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Community Calendar Report for Friday March 14th, 2025. |
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First, some news… Michigan solar power capacity lags despite national growth. Industry concerns center on policy shifts, trade restrictions, and grid limitations impacting future expansion. Here is Chrystal Blair from the Michigan News Connection with the story Team BIROBOT is ready for their next challenge! Today through Sunday, they’ll be competing at the Berrien Springs District Event. Want to support our Beaver Island robotics superstars? Head over to birobot.org where you can become a sponsor or grab some cool team merch! And if you can’t make it to the events in person, no worries – you can follow all the action and watch livestreams on TheBlueAlliance.com. Let’s all send our best wishes to the Team #6098 as they head into their next competition! Go BIROBOT! |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First, let’s cover those important community meetings. And the Beaver Island AA Meetings continue every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6 PM at the Beaver Island Christian Church. Now, let’s talk about all the activities happening around the island this week! Friday morning starts with Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts at the BIC Center at 9 AM, followed by Pickleball at 10 and the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at 10:30. The COA is hosting a special St. Patrick’s Day Lunch at the Gregg Fellowship Center at 11:30. There is a kids concert scheduled at the school at 2:30 p.m. And now for the big news – the Shamrock’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration runs from March 14-16! Danny Gillespie & Friends will be performing at the Beachcomber Friday and Saturday nights. [Kick off your weekend with our fantastic Friday lineup! After the 6:00pm news, enjoy “That Thing with Rich Appel” featuring top-forty hits from the 70s. At 9:00pm, tune into “The Titus Jennings Experience” offering music from all genres, followed by “The Midnight Special” with Marilyn Rea Beyer at 11:00pm for music, farce comedy, and late-night escape.] There is a lunar eclipse tonight and you can get all the details at darkskyisland.org Saturday’s highlights include Shamrocks & Shenanigans starting at the BIC Center from 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝟭 𝗣𝗠 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲: Face painting
Whether you’re Irish by birth or Irish at heart, come join the fun and help us make this St. Patrick’s Day one to remember! 5 p.m. Shamrock’s Prime Rib Night Your Saturday evening soundtrack begins with Country Classics at 5:00pm with Sheri Timsak, followed by Songs from the Trail with Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach at 7:00pm. At 9:00pm, Mark Beltaire takes over with Rockin’ the Boat, continuing with the Blues Cruise at 10:00pm. Cousin Dan wraps up the night with the Too Good Radio Show at 11:00pm..] Sunday, the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration continues in town at the Shamrock Bar & Restaurant. For those attending services, the Beaver Island Christian Church has worship at 10 AM, and Sunday Mass at Holy Cross Church is at 12:15 PM. The Cancer Support Group meets at the Rural Health Center at 4 PM. Remember, for the complete community calendar, you can visit calendar.wvbi.net Looking ahead to next week *Monday 10:00am Cardio Drumming Beaver Island Community Center 5:00pm Qigong Practice Beaver Island Community Center 7:00pm JoAnne Cook, Native American Storyteller BIDL Tuesday 9:30am Talking Threads Peaine Twp Hall 10:00am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up at BIDL 10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center 10:30am Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Beaver Island Community Center 11:30am Senior Tai Chi Beaver Island Community Center 1:30pm Beaver Island Waste Management Committee Peaine Twp Hall 2:30pm Story Time at the Library 4:00pm BIA Board Meeting Beaver Island Community Center 5:30pm Improv Club Workshop Beaver Island Community Center 6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting Wednesday 1:00pm COA BINGO 5:00pm Pasta Dinner Fundraiser for Paul Lamb Family at Shamrock 5:00pm Time for Art Beaver Island Community Center 5:30pm St. James Township Budget Meeting 7:00pm Medical First Responder Class at School* |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is McKenna and tomorrow it is Ciaran (keer-awn). If that’s your name, head on down to the BIC Center to pick out a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Happy Birthday today to Sarah McCafferty, Kailonnie Dunsmore, Garrett Warmerdam = Saturday – Jack Smelser and Sunday – Chloe Timsak, Cody Middleton, and Joe Caillian and if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you, too, from everyone at WVBI and your Beaver Island Community Center! [And, here’s a way to send special birthday wishes to someone on the island: The B-I-C-S National Honor Society will put up a sign in their yard in exchange for a donation of $10 or more to the Build a Cure for Cancer fund. Contact N-H-S president Alyssa Martin for more details. You can reach her through the front desk at school.] |
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TRAFFIC: None. But the roads are super slick after the snow and glaze of icing yesterday. So, let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone. |
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On this day in 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity drastically altered human understanding of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory helped make possible quantum mechanics and, ultimately, the atomic bomb. |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day – Curfew – Curfew refers to a law or order that requires people to be indoors after a certain time at night, as well as to the period of time when such an order or law is in effect. Chiefly in the United States, curfew is also used to refer to the time set by a parent or caregiver at which a child has to be back home after going out. // No one is allowed on the streets during the curfew. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Friday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day – “What is imagination?…It is a God-like, a noble faculty. It renders earth tolerable, it teaches us to live, in the tone of the eternal.” – Ada Lovelace |
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On a lighter note,being as it is Pi day, here’s one somewhat related, why should you never trust someone writing on graph paper? Because they must be plotting something |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Friday, March 14th, 2025. I’m Greg Doig 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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Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Friday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Saturday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Sunday A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Tuesday Night A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wednesday A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Wednesday Night Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Thursday A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
