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Inthe Village of Elk Rapids
Delivery by bicycle saves you time and money. And it's pollution free!
Pickup and Delivery River Pharmacy Prescriptions - Free delivery P.O. box mail House-to-house Water bill payments Recycling runs (trash, too) UPS drops
Personal Shopping Village Market Farmer's Market (Friday) Pharmacy Supplies
Farmers Market every Friday morning at Rotary Park
Green News
October 13, 2009 Winter delivery now available!
Four-season delivery is here, although not always by bicycle.
In cold weather, I take shopping orders only by phone (231-499-9445) and then go shopping, using appropriate transportation for the weather.
Have your shopping list ready when you call.
September 7, 2009 Norm Veliquette on the cherry business
"There is great variability in year-to-year production of cherries, far far more than in most food crops, mostly attributable to our far-north location as a fruit growing area. The cherry industry, growers and processors, have agreed (not unanimously, but by major majority) on a plan to deal with this variability." Complete article
August 16, 2009 Diversion of Cherries
Green Elk Rapids has just started discussions with cherry growers/ processors and area food pantries to see if, in the future, dumped cherries might be sent to food pantries instead of left to rot.
June 6, 2009 New location for recycling
Recycling has moved into town next to the Police Station, and it now takes all kinds of products.
June 6, 2009 Farmers Market deliveries now available
The Elk Rapids Farmers Market is actively selling veggies and other products. Located at Rotary Park on U.S. 31 near downtown, the market is open each Friday morning throughout the summer.
Green Elk Rapids can shop for you and/or deliver produce from the Farmers Market.
April 29, 2009 Green Elk Rapids Video
Green Elk Rapids Village Delivery was featured on the "Project Green" segment of TV 9&10's 6 o'clock news. Here is a link to the video.
April 28, 2009 Green E.R. Day is coming
Green Elk Rapids Day is scheduled for Monday, May 18. Booths and exhibits are on display from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Village Council meeting that night starts at 6 p.m. instead of 7, devoting the entire meeting to presentations about and overviews of several conservation and green programs and also detailing the many recycling and conservation efforts by the village.
There are no entrance or exhibition fees. Interested individuals may still inquire regarding any display items, recycled artwork and so forth. Please contact Royce Ragland for more information.
April 27, 2009 FIT for Michigan
Interest is high here in Michigan to create a feed-in-tariff (FIT) system to promote an increase in renewable energy sources. If the state legislature adopts FIT, anyone (business, school, homeowner, etc.) would be to contract with a local energy utility to sell the electricity produced by an alternative energy source at an attractive price – for as long as 20 years. This bill would create thousands of energy entrepreneursin Michigan.More info on feed-in-tariffs
Governor Granholm has spoken favorably about this program. Video clip
April 25, 2009 River Pharmacy recycling
River Pharmacy recycles plastic bottles for products it sells, as long as the plastic is #2 quality or better.
April 25, 2009 Village Market delivery service
The Village Market weekly flyer prominently touts its new delivery service by us.
April 24, 2009 Delivery to Noble Pines
Got a call this morning to deliver River Pharmacy stuff to Noble Pines. 20 minutes later, done.
April 23, 2009 TV9&10 records village deliveries
This morning, Stephanie from TV 9&10 followed me around while I delivered produce from the Village Market to The Moose and also returned some empty pill bottles to River Pharmacy for recycling. Watch for Project Green on TV, probably at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, but check your TV listing.
April 23, 2009 Outdoor Lighting Forum announces award to Elk Rapids
The Outdoor Lighting Forum of Petoskey gave the Village of Elk Rapids a prestigious award this week. "Forum chair Mary Lou Tanton presented the village of Elk Rapids with the Gary R. Williams Awards for Excellence in Outdoor Lighting, for replacing its 'acorn' streetlights with highly effective and efficient LED fixtures."
"'This village, we predict, will set a unique and one of the finest examples and precedents for other communities to follow,' Tanton said, noting it was the first time the forum had honored a community in Antrim County." Source: OLF News Release, 4/22.09
April 22, 2009 Village wins Award
Tuesday at noon, Mary Lou Tanton (shown below left) from the Outdoor Lighting Forum presented Village President Dan Reszka (below right) with the Gary R. Williams Award for Excellence in Outdoor Lighting at the City Park Grill in Petoskey. The village was honored for its recent efforts to replace downtown streetllights with dark-sky-compliant fixtures.
President Reszka thanked the forum and praised the many residents of the Elk Rapids area and village staff members who worked hard to make this project happen. As part of the festivities, village resident Terry Miller gave a short slideshow presentation about the Lights Out Elk Rapids project.
April 14, 2009 Surprising Recycling
Green Elk Rapids Village Delivery helps with recycling efforts by delivering your empty pill bottles to River Pharmacy, where they are sent off to be used again -- to places that allow such efforts.
