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The Beaver Island Music Festival wrapped up Saturday evening after a fantastic run of music that included The Accidentals and Ragbirds as highlights on Saturday night. The festival grounds were packed with an estimated crowd in excess of 800. No doubt the spectacular weather helped with attendance, but observers say a spectacular line-up of artists is generated the crowds. Planning is already underway for next year. Even with huge crowds at the festival, the BIC Center theater was crowded as well for a performance by Dave Bennett and his Quartet. Other in-town venues were busy as well. “It shows the community can support multiple events,” says Chamber director Paul Cole. As worries about a recession build, economic forecasters in Michigan say the state is not well prepared for the downturn that now seems likely. Businesses still have not fully recovered from the 2008 downturn much less the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns, they say. They also point out the with its manufacturing based economy, Michigan is likely to be harder than other states by the downturn. There’s a detailed analysis in a Bridge Michigan article linked in our script online: https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/recession-looming-michigan-business-may-not-be-ready Finally in our news, a special program note: This week is Museum Week and to keep you up to speed on what’s happening, we’ve invited B-I-H-S director Lori Taylor-Blitz to join us on Beaver Island Perspectives this afternoon and every afternoon this week to talk about what’s going on. Listen for Beaver Island Perspectives after or Global and National news at 5:00 this evening and Monday through Friday next week to get a run down on Museum Week events. |
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Now, here’s a look at what’s happening on your island… Here’s your meeting planner for the week: Waste Management Committee meets Tuesday at 1:30 at Peaine Township Hall. BIA Board meets Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 in the Hangout at the BIC Center. St. James Public Works Committee meets Wednesday at 11 at their Township Hall. Amik Circle Society holds their annual meeting at noon at Wednesday at the Mound as part of Museum Week. The public is invited. Thursday, the Joint Telecommunications Committee meets at 4:30 at the BIC Center. Library Board meets at 5:00 at the library. And that’s it for the week. Meeting details are in the calendar entry online. On the fun front today, Monday, Summer Yoga is on at the BIC Center morning at 9:30 in the Theater while there is Senior Chair Yoga up in the Hangout. Also Monday, Tennis is on over on the municipal courts from 10 to noon. At noon, it’s the next Marine Museum Monday with a presentation at, you guessed it, the Marine Museum. Bring your lunch along if you like. Monday evening there’s a meet the author book signing at the library at 7:00 with Lori Taylor and over at the Print Shop, Museum week kicks off with Music on the Porch—with special music for this year’s Museum Week theme of All things Anishinaabeg. Tuesday, the Arthritis Foundation Exercise program is on at 9:30 in the Hangout. Pickleball is on at 10:00 over on the Municipal Tennis Courts. C-M-U has an open house planned as part of Museum Week from 11 to 4. Students will have presentations and exhibits on the work they are doing, and there will be special activities for kids. Tuesday evening at 7, Museum Week events continue with Anishinaabeg Strong Women—and evening of history and storytelling at the Print Shop Museum. meet up next to Marina South for Protopia’s Tuesday evening Bike Boodle. Bring your own bike and light. Wednesday, Chair Yoga is on at the BIC Center starting with stretch at 9:30 and full at 10:00. Meantime, Summer Yoga is on in the Theater from 9:30 to 10:30. Tennis is on from 10 to noon on the municipal courts. At 11, the Museum Week Art Show opens at Gregg Fellowship Center. At noon, head over to the Print Shop Museum for a Picnic on the Patio presentation. Bring along a lunch if you like. Wednesday evening at 7:00 there’ll be a presentation at the Print Shop Museum on the Anishinaabeg Chiefs of Beaver Island—Chiefs Peaine and Kenwabikisee. And its BINGO night over at Gregg Fellowship Center. Doors open at 6:15 for fellowship. Games start at 7:00. Thursday, the farmers market is on out at Paradise Bay coffee shop with the start time moved up to 8:30. Senior Tai Chi is on at the BIC Center in the Hangout at 9:30. Pickleball is 10 to noon on the municipal courts. The Museum Week Art Show opens at 11 and runs to 4. Thursday evening there’s a presentation on Cultural Discoveries Beneath the Straits of Michigan. That’s at the Print Shop at 7. And, it’s Open Mic on the Porch at the Harbour Bodega. Signup at 6:30. Performances start at 7:00. With such a packed calendar, we’ll save activities on Friday through Sunday for tomorrow’s report. Friday, there’s also a basketmaking presentation going on all afternoon at the Print Shop Museum and a special session in the even at 7:00 on Pine Quill Baskets with Yvonne Keshik, a recognized master of the craft. kicks off with KLT’s Omelet in the Morning show live from the Harbor Bodega with coverage of the Music Festival. Summer Yoga is taking a day off, but tennis is on from 10 to noon on the municipal courts. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on up in the Hangout at 10:30. Festival performers Good Morning Bedlam will be our guests at noon here on WVBI. Lynn and the Moonshine runners will be at the Print Shop Museum at 1:00 and the festival stage comes alive for the evening with The Bootstrap Boys at 5:00. And, the Elks have their July Burger Night planned for Friday evening. Drive through only at the Gregg Fellowship Center from 5 to 6:30. Fresh grilled burgers with your choice of toppings and chips are $8. Sides of coleslaw and potato salad available for $1 each. All net proceeds go to Elks projects for the community. Saturday, Pickleball is on 10 to noon. Dave Boutette and Kristi Davis will wake up Festival goers on the stage at 9:30. Then, Gretchen Dolphin has Yoga on the public beach at 11. Christopher WINK Winklleman is playing at Dalwhinnies for lunch and Hannah Harris and John Warslter will be with us here on WVBI starting at 1:00. Festival stage comes alive at 4:00 with Lynn and the Moonshine runners. Lineup for the evening includes the Ragbirds and the Accidentals. Meantime, in town Saturday evening, Dave Bennett and his quartet are back at the BIC Center. Jazz and Honky tonk, blues , country and pop—he covers all the bases with an energetic shows that has always been a hit on the island. No doubt there’ll be some tunes from his latest album along with some favorites. Tickets are available at tickets dot bic center dot org. 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. The downtown farmer’s market is on from 11 to 3. Museum Week activities get underway Sunday afternoon at 1:00 down at the Beaver Head light at the south end with a Community Picnic. Lunch will be served at 2:00. All are welcome. And Sunday evening. Music Festival events wrap up with Dave Boutette and Kristi Davis playing at the Circle M Sunday at 8 and Soul Patch will at the Shamrock at 9. 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, Summer Yoga is on at the BIC Center morning at 9:30 in the Theater while there is Senior Chair Yoga up in the Hangout. Also Monday, Tennis is on over on the municipal courts from 10 to noon. Att noon, it’s the next Marine Museum Monday with a presentation at, you guessed it, the Marine Museum. Bring your lunch along if you like. Monday evening there’s a meet the author book signing at the library at 7:00 with Lori Taylor and over at the Print Shop, Museum week kicks off with Music on the Porch. Tuesday, the Arthritis Foundation Exercise program is on at 9:30 in the Hangout. Pickleball is on at 10:00 over on the Municipal Tennis Courts. Tuesday evening at 8, meet up next to Marina South for Protopia’s Tuesday evening Bike Boodle. Bring your own bike and light. Wednesday, Chair Yoga is on at the BIC Center starting with stretch at 9:30 and full at 10:00. Meantime, Summer Yoga is on in the Theater from 9:30 to 10:30. Tennis is on from 10 to noon on the municipal courts. At noon, head over to the Print Shop Museum for a Picnic on the Patio presentation. Bring along a lunch if you like. Wednesday evening its BINGO time over at Gregg Fellowship Center. Doors open at 6:15 for fellowship. Games start at 7:00. Thursday, the farmers market is on out at Paradise Bay coffee shop with the start time moved up to 8:30. Senior Tai Chi is on at the BIC Center in the Hangout at 9:30. Pickleball is 10 to noon on the municipal courts. Thursday evening it’s Open Mic on the Porch at the Harbour Bodega. Signup at 6:30. Performances start at 7:00. Looking for summer activities for the kids? There’s a summer reading program at the Library with a variety of events on tap. Check in with the library for details. |
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BIRTHDAYS: Carol Runberg is celebrating today. Happy Birthday to Carol 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: After a busy weekend on the route out to the Beaver Island Music Festival grounds, things have slowed down. The Island Beltway is running smoothly. Bridges are clear. No delays inbound or outbound to the airports, but there are still delays in town when the ferry comes in—lots of hikers and bikers and beach goers. So, let’s be careful out there. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1927 a ferocious batter is first to hit four grand. Once described as “daring to the point of dementia,” baseball player Ty Cobb, 22 years a Detroit Tiger, has a surly reputation to match his spectacular play on the field, and now he adds to his legend by getting his 4,000th hit for a double off of his old Tigers teammate, pitcher Sam Gibson while playing for Philadelphia. |
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MERRIAM-WEBSTER WORD OF THE DAY: sanction (Verb) [SANK-shun] which, means both “to give effective or authoritative approval or consent to” and “to impose a penalty or economically or militarily coercive measures.” The noun sanction, meaning “authoritative approval” or “a coercive measure,” entered English in the 15th century, and originally referred to a formal decree or law, especially an ecclesiastical decree. (The Latin sancire, meaning “to make holy,” is an ancestor.) The noun’s meaning then extended in different directions. By the end of the 17th century, it could refer to both a means of enforcing a law (a sense that in the 20th century we began using especially for economic penalties against nations violating international law) and the process of formally approving or ratifying a law. When the verb sanction appeared in the 18th century, it had to do with ratifying laws as well, but it soon acquired an additional, looser sense: “to approve.” |
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Now, to wrap up for this for Beaver Island Monday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Ty Cobb: “Speed is a great asset; but it’s greater when it’s combined with quickness – and there’s a big difference.” On a lighter note: Why was the D-J so good at bat? He knew how to hit the extra bass. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Monday, July 18th, 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 Sunny, with a high near 80. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Tuesday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday Night A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Wednesday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 81. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Friday Sunny, with a high near 82. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 83. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. |
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Today Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Tuesday SSW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Waves around 1 ft. Wednesday WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. |
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Fire Danger Level: High |
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Water Temps: 64 at White Shoal, 67 at the straits and 66 at Sleeping Bear. 69 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island.
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Community Calendar for Monday, July 18th, 2022
