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From our Langford Family studios on America’s Emerald Isle, this is the WVBI Community Calendar for Monday, February 14th, 2022. |
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First some news … On the COVID-19 front, yet another no news is good news day for the Health Center. No new tests. No tests pending. And we are now down to three positive tests on the island that are less two weeks old. There was good news in the data from the state on Friday, too. There were just under 3,000 new cases a day in the two days covered by their report and 21 new deaths a day with 110 deaths reclassified from prior dates. That pushes the seven-day averages down to 3,306 for new cases and to 74 for deaths, including reclassifications. For new cases, those are numbers like we were seeing back in November. We didn’t see a similar big jump in deaths, thankfully, but those numbers are trending down as well. There were 76 new cases a day in our region and four deaths total. 17 of the new cases were in Charlevoix. The deaths were in Grand Traverse with two and Emmet and Otsego with one each. Hospital utilization rates continue to look better. Over numbers are a little above normal, but way off from the highs we had been seeing. SaCOVID-19 occupancy remains high, but again well off the numbers we had been seeing—down from the mid-twenties into the teens. No patients at Munson in Charlevoix. 16 at McLaren in Petoskey, but none in their I-C-U. Finally, a reminder that the BIC Center is back to regular winter opening times this week. Those are 9 to 7 weekdays, 9 to 9 on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. |
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Now, here’s a look at what’s happening on your island… Here’s your meeting planner for the week: Peaine Township Board has a special meeting set for today at 1:00 at the Township Hall. School Board meets this evening at 7:00. The Waste Management Committee meets on Tuesday at 1:00 at the Peaine Township Hall. B-I-A Board meets at 4:00 at the BIC Center. St. James Public Works Committee meets Wednesday at 11:00 at the St. James Township Hall. The Joint Telecommunications Advisory Committee meets Thursday at 4:30 at the BIC Center. Library Board meets at 5:00 at the library. And that’s it. More details are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front today, Chair Yoga is on at 10:30 up in the Hangout here at the BIC Center. There’ll be nippy walks in the woods, too, on your own. You might best go on snow-shoes or cross country skis. There are lots of drifts out there. Tuesday, Tai Chi is on up in the Hangout at 9:30. Pickleball is on at 10:00 in the Theater. And the Arthritis Foundation Exercise program is on at 10:30 in the Hangout. Wednesday, Nothing but Needles is on for crafters at Peaine Township Hall. That starts at 9:00. Also, it’s C-O-A’s Chair Yoga, but they are planning to start at 11:30. Thursday, Tai-Chi is at 9:30 and Pickleball at 10 here at the BIC Center. And you can play Euchre Thursday evening over at the Whiskey Point Brewing Company. Cards hit the table at 7:00. Friday, Pickleball is on again—in the Theater at the BIC Center at 10:00. Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on up in the Hangout at 10:30 and at noon it’s C-O-A’s winter BINGO game also here at the BIC Center. And, Friday evening the BIC Center kicks off its Winter Documentary Film Series with Fish and Fishing as the theme. First show is The Sea Baron, which tells the story of a fisherman’s house in Iceland that’s become a world famous, hole-in-the-wall fish joint. Showing is at 6:00 up in the comfort of the Hangout. Bring your own snacks and drink or get something at the Concession stand. Saturday, the Library and Historical Society continue a series of weekly workshops on using the Library Edition of Ancestry dot com. Start time is 1:00 p.m. The workshops will continue on Saturdays through February. Movies are back at the BIC Center Saturday afternoon. The 4:00 show is First Kid with Sinbad and at 7:00 it’s the American President with Michael Douglas and Annette Benning. Both shows on the BIG screen with the BIG sound. Concession Stand open for both. Trailers for those shows and the filem series are on the BIC Center website at bic center dot org. Sunday there are services at Holy Cross, the Christian Church, and the Lighthouse fellowship. Times and more details are in the calendar. |
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BIRTHDAYS: Bill McDonough and Henry Brenden are celebrating today. Happy Birthday to Henry and Bill, and, if we missed you on the 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: None, nada, zip. Still, let’s be careful out there. |
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ON THIS DAY in history there’s an interesting collection of events. Of course, legend has it that on this day in 273 Catholic Bishop Valentine, who married couples without Imperial Rome’s consent, is imprisoned, tortured, and beheaded. In 1779, Captain James Cook who explored the Pacific for England gets crosswise with native Hawaiians and meets his end. In 1929 Al Capone sends henchmen to a North Side garage where they line up seven rival gang members and kill them execution-style in a hail of bullets. The St. Valentine’s Day massacre draws enforcement efforts that ultimately lead to Capone’s end. And, on this 2005 YouTube is launched leading to waste of countless hours watching cat videos. (Bing.com) |
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WORD OF THE DAY: billet-doux (noun) [bill-ee-DOO], which means a love letter. In French, billet doux means “sweet letter.” English writers first fell in love with the word during the 17th century and have been committed to using it as a romantic alternative to “love letter” ever since. (Merriam-Webster) |
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Now, to wrap up for this for Beaver Island Valentine’s Day… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Thomas Merton: “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves- alone we find it with another.” On a lighter note: What did rosemary say when sage proposed? It’s about thyme. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Monday, February 14th, 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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Weather, here there and everywhere – presented every day with the support of Hogarth’s Pest Control: |
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Today A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -3. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Tonight A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Tuesday Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -7. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night Cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind around 15 mph. Wednesday Rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain likely before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers between 1pm and 5pm, then snow showers likely after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Wednesday Night Snow showers likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Friday Night Snow showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Breezy. Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Breezy. Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Sunday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. |
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Community Calendar for Monday, February 14th, 2022
