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The Health Center is reporting 16 new COVID-19 tests as of this morning with all of them back positive. That’s right. All positive. That jumps the total of week or less old positives to 27. Nothing new from the state is due out until this afternoon when they will release a hospital utilization update. Next new case update from state health officials is due next Wednesday afternoon. Last reports showed downward trends in all statewide numbers, so it appears the island is lagging the trend. Four of the five Republican candidates for their party’s nomination to run against Governor Whitmer this fall met for a debate at the Mackinac policy conference yesterday up on that other island. Tudor, Dixon, Ralph Rebrandt, Kevin Rinke and Garrett Soldano all seemed to have fairly similar, party-line goals—although their paths to some of those goals showed variation. Six of the initial field were not present for the date including Ryan Kelley who stayed away because of COVID-19 testing requirements for inside portions of the conference, although the debate was outside with no tests required. The others who were absent, including front runners Perry Johnson and James Craig, failed to make the ballot because of signature fraud issues on their qualifying petitions. Craig’s appeal of that call by the State Board of Canvassers was denied yesterday and Perry’s was the day before. Both say they will appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court. Graduation ceremonies are on deck tomorrow for B-I-C-S seniors McKenna Turner and Jered Robert. Thinks kick off with a parade from the Post Office down to the Public Beach and up to School followed by graduation itself at 1:00. That will be followed by a party at the golf course for both graduates and former B-I-C-S student Gage Anderson, who recently graduated in Tennessee. All are welcome to come up and help celebrate the success of these seniors. Come this fall, McKenna is headed to Notre Dame to study architecture, Jared is headed to Western Michigan to study physics and Gage is off to Tennessee Tech to study electrical engineering. All three earned scholarships. Congratulations to all of them as they head out to what’s next. |
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Now, here’s a look at what’s happening on your island… Here’s your meeting planner for next week: St. James Planning Commission has a meeting set for next Tuesday at 6:00 at the Township Hall. B-I-C-S Committee of the whole meets Wednesday at 5:30 at school. St. James Township Board meets at the same time at the Township Hall. Elks Club meets Thursday Evening at 5:00 at Peaine Township Hall. On the fun front today, Friday, the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on up in the Hangout at 10:30. And, at 12:30 it is time for BINGO brought to you by the C-O-A. Friday evening The BIC Center stage comes alive for the 2022 Summer Season with the Byrne Brothers. Expect Irish songs, Irish dance and general Irish shenanigans. Showtime is 7:00. Tickets are available at the BIC Center Front Desk and online at Tickets dot BIC Center dot org. On Saturday, Pickleball is on 10 to noon. Unfortunately, though, the first event in the Beaver Island Jazz series has been cancelled. It will be reset to a later date, bit those who bought tickets will get refunds. Meantime, you can check out the Ortwein Jazztet on WVBI as we feature their work in our overnight Jazz Nightwatch. Sunday there are services at Holy Cross, the Christian Church, the Episcopal Mission and the Lighthouse fellowship. Times and more details are in the calendar. Next Tuesday, B-I-C-S 4th through 6th graders take to the BIC Center stage with the first show in our Theater series. It’s Wingin’ It. Still a few seats available. Get them at the BIC Center Front Desk. And, a final calendar note…tickets for the BIC Center W-V-B-I Secret Garden Summer Gala or on sale. You can get them at the BIC Center front Desk or online at tickets dot BIC Center dot org. This year’s event will be in Gene Masta’s beautiful gardens surrounding the old Lifesaving station that once stood at Whiskey Point…and that is now his summer home. Strolling dinner, music, libations, raffles and both silent and live auctions will add to the fun of mingling with your island friends in the Secret Garden. Monday, Chair Yoga is scheduled up in the Hangout. Start time is 10:30. Tuesday, Pickleball is on at 10:00 over on the Municipal Tennis Courts. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise program is on at 10:30 in the Hangout. Wednesday, senior Chair Yoga is on up in the Hangout at the BIC Center at 10:30. Thursday, Tai Chi is on at the BIC Center at 9:30. Pickleball is on, too, outside on tennis courts from 10 to noon. Games Galore is on up on the Hangout from 1:00 to 4:00. Also, Open Mic Night at the Bodega is on and will become Music on the Porch as the event moves outside for the warm weather. Sign-up at 6:30. Performances begin at 7:00. |
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BIRTHDAYS: Gary Morgan and Annika Anderson are celebrating today. Saturday, Richie Gillespie, Jack Hallahan and Hadly McCafferty blow out candles. And Sunday, Mary Kay McPherson, Francis Pike and Sally Stebbins celebrate. Happy Birthday to Sally, Mary Kay, Annika, Francis, Hadly, Richie and Gary and, if we missed you on our list, Happy Birthday to you, too, from all of us at W-V-B-I and your Beaver Island Community Center. |
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports but expect delays in town when the ferry arrives. It is full just about every day these days. And, new born critters are everywhere. So, let’s be careful out there. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1967 Aretha Franklin hits No. 1, gets some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. She hits No. 1 on the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 singles chart with her version of Otis Redding’s ‘Respect,’ turning the song into a women’s anthem. Decades later, Rolling Stone will rank her recording as one of the five greatest songs of all time. |
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MERRIAM-WEBSTER WORD OF THE DAY: perfunctory (adjective) [per-FUNK-tuh-ree], which means something that is done without energy or enthusiasm, as a duty or out of habit. A perfunctory explanation of the origins of perfunctory would be this: it comes from Latin. Borrowed in the late 16th century, the word is specifically from the Late Latin perfunctorius, meaning “done in a careless or superficial manner.” Perfunctorius ultimately comes from two Latin sources, per-, meaning “through,” and fungi, meaning “to perform.” Fungi is also a source to such words as function, defunct, and fungible, but not to fungus; that word is also from Latin, but it is most likely a modification of the Greek word spongos, meaning “sponge.” |
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Now, to wrap up for this for Beaver Island Friday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Aretha Franklin: “We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.” On a lighter note: Why did the dog cross the road. To get to the other raw-hide. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Friday, June 3rd, 2022. I’m Kevin Boyle reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios wishing you a great day—and asking you: why not go ahead and make it the best day ever? And, thanks for listening. |
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Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Night A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Monday A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wednesday A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Wednesday Night A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. |
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Today WSW wind around 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft. Saturday WSW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Sunday Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers. Waves 1 ft or less. |
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Water Temps: 47 at White Shoal. Still a chilly 38 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. No other stations reporting. Those temps are cold enough to do you in pretty quickly if you wind up in the water with no way to get out. If you are out in a small craft, remember to dress for the water not the weather. |
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Community Calendar for Friday, June 3rd, 2022
