• Beefing It Up: Council Meeting and Public Hearing on the Budget

    February 16, 2017 Meeting By Emily Votruba Eight members of the public showed up, representing about 2 percent of Village households. Public hearing on the Village’s FY2017–18 budget The proposed budget was posted on the Village website as of February 3. The adopted budget can be viewed here. The Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee met January 11 and January 15 to review budget requests from commissions and departments and prepare the proposed budget. Council received a letter from Office staff (clerk and treasurer) expressing their concerns about the budget. FY2016/17 showed unusually high revenue, with a record year for Life… More

  • Book Review: “Horse Soldiers,” by Doug Stanton

    By Charles W. Buck No—this is not a review of the old John Wayne cavalry movie of a similar name. This is about a book by a writer from northern Michigan—Elberta country. It is a war story. It is a story of exceptionally brave people. It is not all about men, although some very tough men are core characters. The events in this book are now more than 15 years old, yet it will provide any reader with a better understanding of a place still struggling with a daily reality and way of life shaped by those events, in ways… More

  • Elberta Summer Solstice Funraiser

    Support the Elberta Solstice Festival by joining them January 28th at the Cabbage Shed for a night of music, food, and fun. Delicious food provided by the Cabbage Shed and Jim Barnes (Elberto’s Taqueria). 50-50 Raffle, Pool, Darts, Foosball and Cornhole throughout the night.  Live music with Jake Fysinge at 5:00pm and Alfredo Improvisational Quartet at 7:00pm. More

  • Holiday Caroling

    A group of Villagers will meet at the Village Office this week at 6 pm on Wednesday, Winter Solstice, to go caroling throughout Elberta. All are welcome. Songsheets will be provided, so don’t worry if your lyrical knowledge is a bit rusty. Warm up your pipes and your spirits! More

  • Coyote Crossing: November Council Meeting Reports

    By Emily Votruba Regular Meeting, November 17, 2016 On the way to the regular council meeting, Linda Manville saw a coyote cross the road in front of her. The meeting was held at the Life Saving Station for the first time ever as far as anyone could remember. The room didn’t have a flag, so allegiance was pledged to an image of Old Glory brought up on someone’s phone. A long pause was heard before the “second” on the approval of bills motion. Joyce Gatrell asked Ken Holmes if he had his hearing aid on. “Hah?” Ken said. Everyone laughed.… More

  • Sign Sale Today: So Far Successful

    UPDATE:  Here’s an updated list of the remaining sign inventory. Call or visit the Village Office during regular office hours or schedule an appointment. http://villageofelberta.com/elberta-used-street-name-sign-sale/ It’s 11 am and there’s been good turnout for the antique street sign sale at the Village Office. Each corner array costs $50, with some single signs available for $20, including the misspelled “Geo McMannis”. The tally of monies raised is at about $730, with more than half the signs still available. Here we see Andy Bolander, local historian, with one of the biggest prizes: The Furnace Furnace Furnace Bye sign, surely unique in the… More