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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (from Douglas Cook, president, Benzie Audubon Club) April 2013 MICHIGAN'S SLEEPING BEAR BIRDING TRAIL CONNECTS THE DOTS Michigan’s coastline and habitat diversity have long been a draw to bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Birders and eco-tourists spend millions each year in the enjoyment of
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By Eric Pyne UPDATED 4/29/13UPDATED 4/24/13 MILLS COMMUNITY HOUSE, April 22, 2013—The "Framework for Our Future" Input Expo at the Mills Community House in Benzonia drew members of the public and some protesters. "The Grand Vision," a project of the Northwest
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Roving Alert reporter and photographer Jen Wilkins informs us that Ken Bonney and Charlie Hendershott removed the dock tops from the Marina Park inlet yesterday, as directed by Council. She says: "It looks good. They even stacked them nicely at the end there for anyone who wants them to
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Herewith are three handouts from the Planning Commission meeting of April 9, 2013, provided to us by Planning Commission chair Bruce Ogilvie: the Annual Report for 2012, the most recent draft of the Medical Marihuana Caregiver Facility (Land Use) Ordinance, and the Alternative Energy Ordinance Draft. "These ordinance drafts
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20thEarth Day...just about13th ANNUALBEACH-TO-BEACH CLEAN UP10 am to 11 amStart: Elberta Farmers' Market PavilionEnd: When Trail & Beaches are cleaned!Bring: Friends and NeighborsGloves and EnthusiasmWe'll Provide: Coffee & GoodiesFriends of Betsie Bay have been dedicated stewards of the Betsie Bay area for 13
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Starting pulling out all that stuff you've been meaning to get rid of. The Village will hold Spring Cleanup on Saturday, May 11, from 9 am to 2 pm. You may bring as much of your cr*p as you like, at a rate of $20 per full-pickup-truck
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UPDATE For the third year in a row, the Benzie County Water Festival convenes this coming Friday at Benzie Central High School from 3:30 pm to 9 pm. This year's theme is: “Under The Surface,” focused on youth and lesser-understood impacts to our water resources. Once again
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On February 27, the Benzie Conservation District hosted a forum on the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a natural gas extraction practice that, in part because of fairly recent technological and chemical innovations, is creating a natural gas boom across the nation. Jonathan Maue took this great video of
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It's OK to admit it: You just don't know whether climate change is actually happening and if it is, whether and how it's going to affect you. On April 17, just ahead of Earth Day, join nationally known filmmaker Peter Sinclair for CLIMATE CHANGE
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CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, FRANKFORT—Jim Barnes of 823 James Street needs to submit drawings showing his plan for the solar panel array he intends to mount on his garage to the Frankfort City Planning Commission, plans that demonstrate adequate steps taken to reduce the chance that someone walking through