News
From the Beaver Island Boat Company:
For last minute Christmas shoppers, there will be one more boat trip this year on Wednesday, December 23rd weather permitting. Departure times are yet to be determined. We will take vehicle reservations and receive freight by calling 888-446-4095 for this trip today (Friday) until 4:00pm , Monday and Tuesday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Vehicles and Deliveries MUST arrive at the Charlevoix dock by 4:00pm Tuesday!
All items must be paid for and picked up at the time they arrive in either Charlevoix or Beaver Island.
This will be the last trip for the 2015 season!
Merry Christmas!!
Times will be as usual- 8:20am leaving Beaver Island and 11:30am leaving Charlevoix.
The Community Center will be open December 21st-23rd, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 10 AM-2:00 pm only. Closed Thursday and Friday, OPEN Saturday, 9am-9pm for all activities and movies.
The COA Dining Out Program certificates will NOT be available for issue December 21st through the 25th. Please make sure to order what you need for this time period prior to Friday, December 18th!
Additionally, the “Games Galore” Tuesday afternoon activity for 12/22 is cancelled. However, the Monday, 12/21 and Wednesday, 12/23 Arthritis Foundation Exercise Programs scheduled for 11am-12pm will still take place.
The Beaver Island Community Center will be open from 10am-2pm Monday, 12/21-Wednesday, 12/23, and closed 12/24 & 25, as well as Friday, 1/1/2016.
Transit Closing
We will maintain normal business hours during the holidays, except for the above dates, as noted.
Christmas
Thursday, December 24 – Sunday, December 27
New Years
Friday, January 1-Sunday, January 3
New Hours 1230 to 1630
BICC
Join us at the Community Center Tuesday afternoons for a weekly round of game-playing, teaching and learning! It’s
Games Galore! Tuesdays, 12-4pm @ BI Comm Center
Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Hand ‘n Foot, Mahjong…players’ choose!
Share your skills, or learn some new ones! Come compete, laugh, learn and exercise your brain. Coffee and treats provided!
Plus…
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, Now Mon, Wed & Fri, 11am-12pm @ BI Comm Center
This certified program emphasizes balance, strength, flexibility and range of motion and brain power, too! Try it…it’s free and it really works!
Movies
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, 3 PM MATINEE
MINIONS
Minions (2015)
PG | 1h 31min | Animation, Comedy, Family |
Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton |
7 PM FEATURE PRESENTATION:
PAPER TOWNS
After an all night adventure, Quentin’s life-long crush, Margo, disappears, leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a lifetime.
Stars:
Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams
SATURDAY
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
THANKS TO BEAVER ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER BUSINESS SPONSORS; THE SHAMROCK BAR AND RESTAURANT AND THE BEAVER ISLAND BOAT COMPANY!
Medical Center
Flu shots are available October 1 at the Health Center. If you are interested in nasal vaccines for children, please let us know. Medicare and many insurance plans cover the cost of vaccines, but you should check your coverage as plans vary. Call 448-2275 to make an appointment or for more information.
Sporting News
Deer checks will be again conducted by Jacque LaFreniere, 448-2220. Patches are available for successful hunters. We need data on both bucks and does.
All data is shared with the DNR and that helps us determine the health of the herd and future management.
“The Beaver Island Wildlife Club has just initiated a new web site with information about the Club and Beaver Island Hunting and Fishing information. Check it out at beaverislandwildlifeclub.org”
Resale Shop
We will be closed on Dec. 24, 25, and 26. Also Jan1, 2016
Please bring your donations during our regular hours of operation. We need clean winter clothing for men, women, and children. Furniture, tools, and kitchen wares are always needed.
Thank you for the support that you have given us this year. We have earned money that will help equip our Fire Department and EMS.
Food Pantry
Remember that you can donate unopened, non-perishable items must not be past expiration date. to the Food Pantry to help families here on the Island. Drop boxes are at the Community Center, the Beaver Island Rural Health Center, Holy Cross Church, Fresh Air and the Beaver Island Christian Church. Monetary donations (tax deductible) are always needed and can be made payable to the Beaver Island Christian Church, attention Food Pantry, PO Box 21. Or, thanks to Joe Moore, a PayPal/credit card donation link is available on the Beaver Island News on the Net website home page, lower left corner, at beaverislandnews.com. 
Thank you for your help, the Food Pantry Committee, Judi Meister, Beth Croswhite, Mark LaFreniere and Deb Plastrik
Commerce News
Starting in January the Beaver Island Branch of Charlevoix State Bank will be starting their winter hours. The hours for January, February, March and April will be Tuesday and Friday from 9am until 2pm. The bank will be closed on January 1st for the New Years Day holiday.
Weather
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:29 AM Monday, December 21, 2015
Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, Rain within 12 hours
Outside Temp: 38.8 F
High Outside Temp: 43.6 F at 12:00 AM
Low Outside Temp: 38.8 F at 8:19 AM
Outside Humidity: 91%
Barometer: 29.759″ and Steady
Wind Speed: Calm
Wind Direction: N
High Gust: 17.0 Mph at 12:44 AM
10 min Avg Wind: Calm
Right now I’m showing 41°, wind is at 4 mph from the WSW with gusts to 21 mph, humidity is at 92%, pressure is steady at 1007 mb, and visibility is 8.2 miles. Today: Cloudy with periods of drizzle and a chance of rain. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 mph in the morning becoming light. Tonight: Cloudy. Chance of rain and patchy drizzle in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers. Snow showers and patchy drizzle after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds at 10 mph with gusts to around 24 mph.
On this date of December 21, 1620 – The “Mayflower”, and its passengers, pilgrims from England, landed at Plymouth Rock, MA.
Did you know that the space between your eyebrows is known as glabella?
Word of the day: gastronome (GAS-truh-nohm) which means a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure. Gastronome is a back formation from the French term gastronomie meaning “gastronomy,” which in turn finds its roots in the Greek word gastḗr meaning “stomach.”
Birthdays
Jason Darwin
Thought for the day…
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”
― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!