Traverse City Record-Eagle Benzie County 2012-02-13T12:50:34-05:00 urn:uuid:a579368d-23e6-4ae9-8297-63a40940fb17 Northern People: Frostic shop reopens By MARTA HEPLER DRAHOS urn:newsml:record-eagle.com:20100627:Features_08_30_43_34:s2 2010-06-27T08:40:45-04:00 <p> Even before you enter the cool wood-and-stone building, you can hear it: the elegant click-clack of the old Heidelberg presses that tells you that Gwen Frostic Original Block Prints is back in business.</p> ReStore yields beneficial bargains By Bill O'Brien urn:newsml:record-eagle.com:20100612:Business_17_54_26_34:s1 2010-06-13T07:30:59-04:00 <p>Benzie County's newest superstore features rows and rows of appliances, furniture, building materials, and lighting and plumbing fixtures. Some of it might be a bit worn or dated, but prices are hard to beat at Habitat for Humanity of Benzie County's ReStore along U.S. 31 near Honor. </p> Gwen Frostic shop open under new ownership By Bill O'Brien urn:newsml:record-eagle.com:20100608:Business_23_44_25_34:s1 2010-06-09T07:30:59-04:00 <p>Greg and Kim Forshee, of Benzonia, are the new owners of Gwen Frostic Original Block Prints, a popular printing shop located off River Road in Benzonia.</p> Townships on hook after zoning ends BY SHERI McWHIRTER urn:newsml:record-eagle.com:20100427:Local_00_44_11_34:s5 2010-04-27T07:33:31-04:00 <p>Benzie County elected officials nixed their countywide zoning ordinance amid budget shortfalls, leaving it up to townships to determine whether or not they enforce zoning.</p> Youth summit to cover poverty, finances BY LINDSAY VANHULLE urn:newsml:record-eagle.com:20100423:Local_00_04_10_34:s3 2010-04-23T08:08:22-04:00 <p>On Monday, students will host a daylong Youth Opportunities Summit at Benzie Central High and Kalkaska Middle schools to talk about poverty, jobs and financial health.</p> Lake Ann to get its first public beach BY SHERI McWHIRTER urn:uuid:555e90bc-36d0-4269-b7e5-c7fd2eb49b76 2010-04-15T06:20:56-04:00 Benzie County's Almira Township bought a 1.65-acre tract along Lake Ann's shoreline that's to become the community's first public beach. It's taken years to pull together, but it's not done yet. State to build Crystal Lake boat launch BY SHERI McWHIRTER urn:uuid:eaf33860-5db2-4746-904e-f92251d6b13b 2010-04-02T06:20:59-04:00 A settlement has been reached in a contentious, long-running dispute over access to one of northern Michigan's signature lakes. New fire department to open in Benzie FROM STAFF REPORTS urn:uuid:c4fa7e2c-35c6-447c-ac99-6a292f44b48e 2010-03-26T23:25:53-04:00 The Inland Township Fire Department will open its doors April 1 at 19668 Honor Highway in Bendon. It will be a volunteer, on-call department with 15 firefighters and another 10 in training. Fishermen fall through ice on lake FROM STAFF REPORTS urn:uuid:e4fbcb0e-6cda-4fd2-b72c-7acec7c4c8bc 2010-03-16T06:25:53-04:00 Authorities warned people to stay off the ice after three fishermen fell through Crystal Lake. Investigator for Joni Holbrook approved FROM STAFF REPORTS urn:uuid:b208a5b6-c0cf-4e82-be55-f7a6b7fc9ef2 2010-02-27T00:40:51-05:00 A judge will allow Joni Holbrook's defense attorney to hire a private investigator at public expense.