INTRO
Today is Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016.Welcome to Groundhog Day. I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
According to an old German legend, if a groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last another six weeks. If not, spring comes early. (The pseudo-holiday originally started as badger day in European folklore, but German immigrants in Pennsylvania couldn’t find badgers, so they started using groundhogs.)
Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
No Shadow – Early Spring
Since 1887 only 17 times has he not seen his shadow
NEWS
Celebrate Beaver Island’s spectacular location and habitats as birds and birders migrate to the island for the 2016 Warblers on the Waters (WOW) events. An outstanding group of expert field guides and trips are scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend. Field trips, demonstrations, and presentations are free to registrants due to the generosity of island businesses and organizations. For more information visit the Beaver Island Birding Trial’s website:
http://www.beaverislandbirdingtrail.org
Registration for birding events has already been brisk, so please register ASAP.
A special thanks to the Charlevoix County Transit Authority who will assist with van transportation to take birders to sites.
Off island advertisement of the WOW event is occurring through Michigan Audubon, Pure Michigan, Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Events web blast, Little Traverse Conservancy, and the magazine, Blue.
Thank you to the Beaver Beacon, Chamber of Commerce, News on the Net, the Northern Islander, and WVBI-the Voice of Beaver Island for their assistance promoting the event.
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The Beaver Island Association
P.O. Box 390
Beaver Island, MI 49782
Things are moving along with the BICS FRC team. The students have worked hard to this point and have some more work ahead. You can follow their progress on a website that Kevin Boyle has put out there. The address is birobot.org
Take a look at the post “Join the BIROBOT Team as a sponsor”. There is as some cool stuff given to sponsors that donate.
We’re pleased to let you know we have a spiffy new website for WVBI.
- You can use it to listen online with a built-in station player that can provide you all sorts of information about the music we play. You’ll find song lyrics, album and artist information and more. To listen, just press the play button in the station player bar at the bottom of the page.
• There’s also a Community Calendar with information about events all over Beaver Island. We’re trying to make it complete with entries for BICC sponsored events as well as other events sponsored by other island organizations — including BICS, BIHS, the Chamber and the BI Cultural Arts Society, among others. We’ll also have entries for island board meetings that are open to the public. Want to see your event on the calendar? Just send us an email at calendar@wvbi.net.
• Keep up on what’s happening at WVBI with our news posts. You’ll find news about events on the station and at the BICC plus the text of our daily current events updates.
• Want to know what’s on when at the station? There’s complete program schedule with detailed information about all of our programming.
• Have an idea for a show or want to make a suggestion? Use the handy contact form.
But, enough reading about it. Dial it up and have a look at www.wvbi.net.
Mark your calendar! Join us February 26th for the 2nd Annual Alumni Basketball Tournament and Chili/Soup Cook Off
If you would like to join a team or sign up to enter your most awesome Chili or Soup call Carol @ 231-838-2883
This event is sponsored by the Beaver Island Sports Boosters. Our goal is to purchase BICS athletes new Soccer uniforms, an outdoor timer for the Soccer games, Platform for our Volleyball Refs, and new mats for the gym. All donations will go directly to these items for our Beaver Island Community School Sports Program.
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The Charlevoix County Commission on Aging “Dining Out Program” will remain available at Stoney Acre Grill without interruption!
The same menu will be available, however there may be some “temporary outages” during the transfer of ownership and restocking. Other than that, it will be “as usual”: same menu, cooks and wonderful food, same procedure, and same benefit to Seniors!
Any questions?! Just call Ann at 448-2022.
Reminder: The next COA Sunday Dinner at the Community Center is February 7th. Join us for some “lovin’ forkfulls” before your Superbowl Sunday game–and Valentine’s Day!
At the Community Center…
Games Galore will now be held on Thursday’s at 1pm to 4pm
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program will now be available on FRIDAYS ONLY, 11am-12pm @ BI Comm Center effective the week of January 25;
FIRST NEW CLASS Friday, January 29!
NOTE: There will be NO CLASS on Friday, January 22!
Instructors are required to be certified, ensuring the safety of participants. They are also educated as to the precautions necessary for certain conditions, such as surgeries, injuries and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is the longest-running Health and Wellness Program supported by the COA on Beaver Island, celebrating almost seven years of year-round sessions! If you need some physical activity to keep your joints moving and flexible, please give this a try and help us maintain the availability of this valuable program.
If you are interested in attending but would like–or need–to use the Charlevoix County Transit bus in order to do so, please contact Ann at 448-2022. We would consider changing the time of the class to coincide with the Transit schedule in order to keep this valuable program active on Beaver Island.
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And speaking of the movies, for this coming Saturday, are:
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2016
3 PM
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama | 2015 (USA)
Stars:Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke
The MARTIAN
Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet.
Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig |
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 6TH , 2016
7 pm
PG-13 | 144 MIN | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | 2 October 2015 (USA)
Thanks to Beaver Island Community Center Business Sponsors , the Shamrock Bar and Restaurant, and the Beaver Island Boat Company
Wildlife News
The Wildlife Club is asking for volunteers for a couple of upcoming projects:
Feb 1-7: Turkey survey. We need the folks who have turkeys to make a count this week and let us know how many birds you see regularly. Also any stray flocks not regularly seen, should be counted as well. Report all numbers and locations here or to Jacque at jacquel@tds.net
Weather
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:29 AM Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Forecast: Partially Cloudy
Outside Temp: 23.5 F
High Outside Temp: 23.6 F at 8:06 AM
Low Outside Temp: 22.1 F at 1:47 AM
Outside Humidity: 95%
Heat Index: 24.0 F
Wind Chill: 24.0 F
Dew Point: 22.0 F
Barometer: 30.281″ and Rising Slowly
Wind Speed: Calm
Wind Direction: NNE
High Gust: Calm at n/a
10 min Avg Wind: Calm
Phyllis Moore – Her dad’s birthday was today, so Happy Birthday in heaven Mr Moore
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY…
* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY A…ND THEN DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.
* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM TUESDAY AND 9 PM TUESDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY DAYBREAK.
* GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN PERIODIC SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL… INCLUDING THE EVENING COMMUTE.
It’s 23° outside this morning, windchill is at 18°, wind is at 4 mph from the SE, humidity is at 91%, pressure is steady at 1025 mb, and visibility is 9.7 miles. Today: Mostly cloudy. It should start snowing a little before 5:00 this afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Light winds becoming east 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Blowing snow in the evening. Snow and sleet in the evening, then snow with periods of light freezing drizzle and drizzle after midnight. Lows around 30°. East winds 10 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
On this date of February 2, 1935 – Leonard Keeler conducted the first test of the polygraph machine, in Portage, WI.
Did you know that the tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that the sound it makes is actually a tiny sonic boom?
Word of the day: aeromancy (AIR-uh-man-see) which means the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions. Aeromancy entered English in the mid-1300s. The combining form aero- means “air,” and the combining form -mancy means “divination” of the kind specified by the initial element.
Birthdays
Desire Duhamel
Lindsey Kenwabikise
Condolences
As we mentioned yesterday. Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Barry Pischner. Information and a link to his obituary can be found on the forum.
Community Needs and Wishes
Benefit Dinner for Kathy Speck
There will be a benefit dinner for Kathy Speck at the Shamrock on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, from 5-7 pm..
It will be a Mac & Cheese buffet with salad & garlic bread.
Here is the link to the Kathy Speck Healing Fund:
https://www.gofundme.com/8zkdv7es
Roads
let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
Outro
To Lucas and all out listeners, I’d like to say that the thing I like about Groundhog’s day is not the possible prediction of an early spring, but the fact that I get to see a groundhog on TV.
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Tuesday, February 2nd. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI – the Voice of Beaver Island.
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