Turtlefest: It’s a Movement
The signs are coming down ahead of schedule — some of our bescuted friends are still scooting across. Please watch for them, and tell your fellow FOTs.
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The signs are coming down ahead of schedule — some of our bescuted friends are still scooting across. Please watch for them, and tell your fellow FOTs.
This just in from Gilmore Clerk Amanda Rommell: Election workers are needed for early voting. You need to do a training on July 9. And you need to be appointed at the next Gilmore Twp board meeting, which is July 14, 5:30 p.m. Early voting shifts can be
Dear Alert Reader, First of all, thank you for reading. Whether you’ve just subscribed or have stuck with this newsletter since the hoary print issues of 2011, I appreciate your interest in these scribblings and the Village of Elberta. What a wacky place. The Elberta Alert is now hosted
You can’t hide, but you can run! What better way to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday than to throw your hat (tricorn or tinfoil) into the ring to serve on the Village Council. Or just show up to vote. Check back on this page for hot election takes and updates as they occur.
A report on the June 18, 2026, regular council meeting
The “Elberta Commons” project timeline, tree removals, the code enforcement officer’s contract, speed bumps, and a request for proposals for an LSS manager
Wednesday July 1 at 6 p.m. Community Building. Planning Commission meeting CANCELED by chair
Thursday July 2 at 1:30 p.m. Village Office. Personnel & Policy Committee meets. 2 p.m. 6th Annual Cabbage Eating Contest benefit for the Farmers Market at the Cabbage Shed
Saturday and Sunday July 4–5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Onekama. Art Snake.

Monday July 6 at 8 a.m. Community Building. Special Meeting of the Village Council with Jim Baldwin, applicant for code enforcement officer, regarding his proposed enforcement procedures
Weeks of Monday July 6 and 13 Hydrant Flushing Details on what to expect
Saturday July 11 at 9 a.m. Elberta Heritage Center. Workshop on how to be a Village Council member, presented by Cathy Anderson. Register: ElbertaHeritage@gmail.com. Free.
Sunday July 12 at 2 p.m. FEAS High School. Meet Kyle Blomquist, candidate for MI District 1; and Elberta Boats, a BAHS walking tour with Tim Foster.
Tuesday July 14 at 5:30 p.m. Community Building. Regular Gilmore Twp Board meeting
Tuesday July 21 at 4 p.m. Deadline for filing petition and other paperwork with township clerk to run for Village Board of Trustees
Thursday–Sunday July 23–26; Wednesday–Saturday July 29–August 1 at 7 p.m. Tank Hill, Frankfort. Lakeside Shakespeare Festival presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Scottish play. Suggested donation $10/$30
Saturday July 25 to Sunday August 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Benzonia Twp Hall, 2717 Benzie Hwy. Early voting for the August 4 primary for Elberta, Gilmore, Benzonia Twp, and the Village of Benzonia
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