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New District Draws Fierce Battle Lines

By Eric Pyne The redistricting of May 2011 split representation for Elberta and Frankfort and created a larger District 7, which will now include the Village of Elberta; Gilmore, Joyfield, Weldon, and...

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Sheriff Race 2012: Indy Candidate Carland

By Bob Kenison and Emily Votruba Back in July of this year, the Alert’s Morgan Feger interviewed the candidates for Benzie County sheriff—three Republicans. Ted Schendel won the August primary and...

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Ballot Cheat Sheet

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Election Results 2012

Our turnout was about 73%, down from 2004 (79.2%) and 2008 (77.9%). 478 ballots were cast, including 5 from overseas. Thank you to election workers Carole Anne Lee, Pat Appleton, Cathleen Christie,...

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Gov Watch: Bills to Take the Public Out of Michigan Education?

By Emily Votruba State legislators may soon vote on a set of bills that would make sweeping “emergency manager”–style changes to state public education, while making it easier to establish private and...

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Alert Readers: A Message from Don Tanner

THE ALERT WELCOMES LETTERS FROM OUR READERS! Call or text 231-399-0098, send mail to Elberta Alert Letters, PO Box 357, Elberta, MI 49628, or write to elberta.alert@gmail.com. Letters may be edited for...

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Proposed Downtown Development Authority Would Sequester Funds for...

FRANKFORT CITY HALL—Frankfort City Council held a public hearing this evening on its proposed Downtown Development Authority and Downtown Development District (seen below outlined in yellow). City...

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Dan Benishek at the Sleeping Bear Inn

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country’s cause.—Abraham Lincoln FRANKFORT—At 2 pm Friday afternoon a small group gathered around the...

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Gilmore Township Meetings Roundup, November and December

By James Ward November 13, 2012—Board members present: Ron Beyette, Carl Noffsinger, Doug Holmes, Laura Manville, and Sharyn Bower. Guests: Donald Tanner, Carolee Ness, James Ward Donald Tanner, newly...

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Gilmore Township Meeting Report, January

By James Ward January 8, 2013—Board members present: Ron Beyette, Carl Noffsinger, Doug Holmes, and Sharyn Bower. Guests: Dennis Holcombe, Mike Jones, James Ward Recent personnel changes include the...

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New County Property Maintenance Rules Are Intensely Detailed, Possibly...

Thanks to the Joyfield Residents group on Facebook for making the pdf of the new county property maintenance code available. We haven’t actually read it yet, but you can! We’ve heard it’s pretty...

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Strict Construction: The New County Property Maintenance Code

By Emily Votruba Photograph by Robert Bruce Bushway At the February 19 County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners voted 6 to 1 to adopt the International Property Maintenance Code (see link...

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Village of Elberta Budget for 2013–14

This budget was adopted at the February 21, 2013, council meeting after a public hearing held before the meeting. Read more about the budget adoption and other Village matters in the upcoming Council...

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February Elberta Council Meeting Report: Same Playing Field

By Emily Votruba VILLAGE COMMUNITY BUILDING, February 20, 2013—A date and the spelling of Jennifer Wilkins’s name were corrected on the January meeting minutes. Wilkins’s name was also added to the...

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Gilmore Township Meeting Report, February 2013

By James Ward February 12, 2013 ELBERTA LIBRARY—Present: Laura Manville, Carl Noffsinger, Doug Holmes, and Ron Beyette. Guest: James Ward The treasurer’s report was accepted. New business included the...

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Gilmore Township Meeting Report, March 2013

By James Ward March 12, 2013 ELBERTA LIBRARY—Present: Carl Noffsinger, Doug Holmes, Ron Beyette, Sharyn Bower, and Linda Manville. Guest: James Ward The treasurer’s report and minutes were approved...

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March Elberta Council Meeting Report: Holier Than Thou

By Emily Votruba VILLAGE COMMUNITY BUILDING March 21, 2013—Sharyn Bower announced that the County Board of Commissioners would be holding their regular meeting at the Village Community Building on...

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League of Women Voters Education Forum (Video)

On February 25, the League of Women Voters held a forum on new education legislation and how it might affect local control of schools. Jonathan Maue took this video and has generously let us post it...

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Benzie County Water Festival 2013! (Video)

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...

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Grand Vision Meeting: Assisting Government or Agenda 21?

By Eric Pyne UPDATED 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....

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