INTRO
Today is Thursday, February 4th, 2016.I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
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.
http://www.beaverislandbirdingtrail.org
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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
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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!
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 Thursday, February 4, 2016
Forecast: Mostly Clear
Outside Temp: 24.6 F
High Outside Temp: 25.7 F at 3:55 AM
Low Outside Temp: 24.3 F at 12:00 AM
Outside Humidity: 85%
Heat Index: 25.0 F
Wind Chill: 23.0 F
Dew Point: 21.0 F
Barometer: 30.128″ and Rising Rapidly
Wind Speed: 2.0 Mph
Wind Direction: NW
High Gust: 9.0 Mph at 2:01 AM
10 min Avg Wind: 3.0 Mph
A SMALL AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS IMPACTINGPARTS OF CHARLEVOIX AND ANTRIM COUNTIES THIS MORNING
CENTERED
ON THE EAST JORDAN AREA. LOCALIZED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE SEEN FOR PART OF THE MORNING
ALONG
WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN HALF A MILE.
Snow possible today and currently 24degrees
It feels like 14 though
Tonight lows in lower 20’s with more snow possible
Birthdays
None
Roads
Still slippery all over, let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
Outro
To Lucas and all our listeners, as the late great General George S Patton once said, “Accept the challenges so you can feel the exhilaration of victory.”
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Thursday, February 4th. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI – the Voice of Beaver Island.
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