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Community Calendar Report for Friday March 7th, 2025. |
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First, some news… Environmental groups are already worried about Holtec International’s plans to revive Michigan’s Palisades Nuclear Plant – now the company says it will pioneer the nation’s first small modular reactors (SMRs) to be installed within five years. Here’s Chrystal Blair with the Michigan News Connection with the story Good news for local robotics fans! Our very own BICS’s Team BIRobot is crossing the border this weekend, heading to their first competition of 2025. The team is traveling to Niagara College in Welland, Ontario – marking their first-ever venture outside Michigan’s robotics district. Here’s something different this year – the competition schedule has changed. Unlike previous years when events typically ran Fridays and Saturdays, this competition runs Saturday and Sunday. The team will set up their pit area Friday evening, compete throughout the weekend, and make their journey back home on Monday. Want to learn more about Team #6098 or show your support? Visit their website at birobot.org where you can become a sponsor or pick up some team gear. And if you’d like to cheer them on from home, you can follow their competition progress and watch livestreams through TheBlueAlliance.com. We wish our Beaver Island robotics team the best of luck as they represent our community across the border! |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner for the week… AA Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 6 PM BI Christian Church The Emerald Isle Irish Feile Committee’s Marketing/Talent & Scheduling Sub-Committee meets Saturday, March 8 at 9:30 AM in the BIC Center Hangout to address current agenda items in coordination of the 2025 Emerald Isle Irish Feile. That’s it on the meeting front. Need more details? Check the full calendar entries online! On the fun front today… Friday 9:00am Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts at BIC Center 10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center 10:30am Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at BICC 5:00pm to 8 p.m.Wild Strawberry Cafe’s ‘Driften Diner’
Brilliant Venus will shine in the east about 40 minutes after sunset on March 7, 2025, near Mercury. Mercury will reach its greatest distance from the sun at 6 UTC on March 8, 2025. Mercury will be easiest to spot the first few weeks of March. This will be the best evening apparition for Mercury from the Northern Hemisphere in 2025. Darkskyisland.org [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.] Saturday 2:00pm Fiero Code Club at Library 5:00pm Prime Rib Night ay Shamrock 5:00 – 8:00pm Wild Strawberry Cafe’s ‘Driften Diner’ 6:00pm Mario Madness: Mario Kart Tournament With limited bracket spots, you must register beforehand here. This is a 16+ event. If you would like to play in both tournaments, please reserve two tickets: one “Nintendo 64” and one “Deluxe 8.” [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..] Roll your clocks forward at 2 a.m. Sunday for DST Spring Forward or you might be late for church Sunday brings folks together for worship, with services at the Christian Church at 10:00 and Mass at Holy Cross at 12:15 Coming Up Next Week Monday 10:00am Cardio Drumming Cardio Drumming Mon Mar 10 @ 10:00am Beaver Island Community Center Senior Cardio drumming is a dynamic cardiovascular workout that combines drumming, rhythm, and music. Participants typically use drumsticks to hit an exercise ball placed on a bucket, following the r… 5:00pm Qigong Practice 6:30pm School Board Meeting 7:00pm Native American Crafts with Sally Ramey at BIDL Tuesday 9:30am Talking Threads 10:00am Babies and Toddlers MixUp 10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center 10:30am Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 11:30am Senior Tai Chi 12:00pm Beaver Island Transportation Authority Board Meeting 2:30pm Story Time at the Library 5:30pm Peaine Township Board Meeting 6:00pm Let’s Get Quizzical! – Trivia Night 6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting 6:00pm Bodega Catering – Chicken Pot Pie Cooking Class |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Deb and Saturday Mario. 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 Sean Gallagher, Saturday – Denni Cady, Natalie Dahm, Rob Turner and Nathan Lavasseur Sunday – Summit Gilfillan and 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 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention: the telephone. The Scottish-born Bell worked in London with his father, Melville Bell, who developed Visible Speech, a written system used to teach speaking to the deaf. In the 1870s, the Bells moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where the younger Bell found work as a teacher at the Pemberton Avenue School for the Deaf. He later married one of his students, Mabel Hubbard. |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day – Career To career is to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner. // The tourists gripped their seats and exchanged anxious looks as the bus careered along the narrow roads. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Friday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day – If every day at work feels like a Friday, then you are doing what you were meant to do.” — Alan W. Kennedy |
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On a lighter note – A man left a note on his refrigerator that read, Gone to the pub for an hour. If I’m not back, please read this note again. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Friday, March 7th, 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 Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. West wind around 10 mph. Friday Night A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wednesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
