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Over in Charlevoix, some folks in the city continue to express concerns about the deer population there. The City Council last week approved a new ordinance in a 5-1 vote to allow archery hunting within city limits. The measure permits landowners with enough space to partner with licensed hunters under state rules. Proponents say it’s a cost-effective way to reduce property damage and deer-related accidents while avoiding overpopulation issues. Michigan’s Attorney General has just announced a new task force to address violence against Indigenous people. The Missing or Murdered Indigenous People Task Force will work with tribes and law enforcement to improve investigations and support victims. Advocates highlight the need to reduce violence against Indigenous women and children. Lake Superior’s lake trout population has finally fully recovered and no longer requires stocking, marking a major milestone. That’s according to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Decades of overfishing and invasive sea lamprey nearly wiped out the species by the 1990s. Efforts by states, tribes, and Ontario restored the fish, with all lake trout subspecies now at sustainable levels, according to the Commission. Photo from GreatLakesNow.org Beaver Island Music Festival performers The Accidentals made a splash at the CMA Awards this week, performing as part of the string section for country star Lainey Wilson’s song “4x4xU.” Band members Sav Buist, Katie Larson, and Katelynn Corll played violin, cello, and guitar, respectively. The Accidentals, formed in 2012, have deep up north Michigan roots but moved to Nashville in 2021 to pursue professional music opportunities. Buist called the CMA appearance “surreal,” thanking Wilson for including them. Wilson, a rising star in country music, took home two awards this year. You can watch the performance on YouTube. There’s a link in today’s script. |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner… AA meets Tuesday and Saturday at 6:00. Locations and details for meetings are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front today… Monday, there’s Cario Drumming at the BIC Center at 10:00. BICS boys basketball team takes on West Lutheran this evening in a season opener. Game time is 5:30. Then at 7:00, there is a Student Council Fun Night for students. Tuesday, Talking Threads is at Peaine Township Hall. Yacking and crafting from 9:30 to noon. Pickleball is on from 10:00 to noon in the theater at the BIC Center. At 10:30 it’s the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program in the Hangout. There’s a babes and toddlers mix-up at the library at 10:00 and then at 2:30 it is Story Time. At the BIC Center, it’s Trivia Night. Let’s Get Quizzical at 6:00. Sign up your team at tickets dot bic center dot org. And while you’re there, grab seats for the BIC Center’s lineup of holiday events. They are all free, but you need to reserve a seat. In our dark skies Wednesday, the moon will reach apogee – its farthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit – at 8 A-M this morning. It will be almost 252 thousand miles away. So, if you are headed there for Thanksgiving, bring some extra gas. Highlights for the rest of the week include: Wednesday, in our Dark Skies before sunrise, the waning crescent moon will hang above the eastern horizon near Spica, the brightest star of Virgo the Maiden. You’ll be able to see the moon occult – or pass in front of – Spica at about 8:00 A-M. The unlit portion of the moon will be glowing with earthshine. Also Wednesday, B-I-C-S students begin their Thanksgiving break. There’s C-O-A Bingo at the BIC Center at 1:00. Then, at 5:00 it’s Time for Art. This week it is: this week its jewelry making with Lois Stipp. A chance to get a start on some Christmas gifts or make something for yourself. [On the radio Wednesday, there’s the Storyteller’s Night Sky. Listen for that after the news at 3 and 6 pm or catch the podcast at W-V-B-I dot net.] [And this evening is countdown time on the radio with the Top Ten Plus Five at 7:00, the Retro Album Chart Show at 8:00 and the Cool Jazz Countdown at 10:00 this evening.] Thursday, is Thanksgiving. There’s a community Thanksgiving Service Thursday morning being put together by all of the Island’s churches. That’s at 10:00 at the Episcopal Mission.. At 11:00 there’s a Freezin’ for A Reason Polar Plunge at the Public Beach. Sign up to support your favorite team at tickets dot bic center dot org. There’s still time to form a team and compete. Proceeds will be split between the Food Pantry and the BIC Center. Most places will be closed, but the Market and Gas Station have some open times. There’s a community Thanksgiving dinner at the G-F-C at 6:00. Friday, Senior and Vets Coffee and Donuts is at the BIC Center from 8:30 to 10:30. Pickleball is from 10:00 to noon in the theater at the BIC Center. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on at 10:30 in the Hangout. The library will be open from 1:00 to 5:00 Friday and Saturday. Island Treasures will be open noon to 4:00 Friday and Saturday. [On the radio, you’ll hear our fantastic Friday evening lineup of shows to kick off the weekend. Right after the news at 6:00 there’s That Thing with Rich Appel, that top-down top forty sound from the 70s that so much fun. He’s followed at 9:00 by Titus Jennings with the Titus Jennings experience and lots of fine music from all genres and then is music and farce comedy and escape with Marilyn Rae Bayer and the Midnight special starting at 11:00.] Highlights for the rest of the week include… On Saturday, there’s Coding Club and a Teen Café board games session at the library at 2:00. At 4:00, Matilda is showing at the BIC Center. It’s the retro pick of the month showing the original film. The trailer is on the BIC Center website. And at the Shamrock, it’s Prime Rib Night and at 7:00 is the drawing for the winner of the BIC Center WVBI e-bake raffle. There’s still time to buy tickets at raffle dot bic center dot org. [On the radio, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00 Saturday evening with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach are in with Songs from the Trail. Mark Beltaire takes over at 9:00 with Rockin’ the Boat and continues at 10:00 with the Blues Cruise. Cousin Dan wraps up the evening with the Too Good Radio Show starting at 11:00.] On Sunday, there are services at the Christian Church at 10:00. Mass at Holy Cross is at 12:15. And our dark skies will be especially dark Sunday night as the new moon flies overhead. Looking ahead to next week… |
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NAME OF DAY: Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Thayer. If that’s your name come on into the BIC Center today to claim a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: None on our list today, but 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. And, remember, you can get your copy of the birthday list at the front desk over at school. Your purchase will help support field trips for B-I-C-S 4th through 6th graders. |
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TRAFFIC: None. But, let’s be careful out there. |
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On this day in 1783, three months after the Revolutionary War ended, the last contingent of British troops sail away from New York. General George Washington leads a triumphant march as he retakes the city that the British had occupied since 1776. Also on this day in 1963, John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery three days after his assassination in Dallas. During the solemn procession to the cemetery, Kennedy’s 3-year-old son John Jr. steps forward and salutes his father a final time.
Photo from bing.com |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is chastise (verb) [chass-TYZE]. To chastise someone is to criticize them harshly for doing something wrong. If you want to understand the meaning of chastise (which comes from the Anglo-French verb castier, meaning “to discipline”), you could do worse than to turn to popular music. Pop, rap, jazz, rock, country—there’s not a single genre that isn’t full of songs penned from the point of view of jilted and/or cheated lovers chastising—that is, harshly criticizing—the one who did them wrong. Nearly every song on Beyoncé’s 2016 album Lemonade, for example, is a master class in chastisement, featuring such lyrics as “What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you” and “Ten times out of nine, I know you’re lying.” Chastise itself pops up in lyrics occasionally, too, as sung by artists including Guns N’ Roses (“So don’t chastise me or think I mean you harm”), Dr. Dre (“Fool, you better recognize / Death Row came to chastise”), and Janet Jackson (“Control and chastise / An instrument of punishment / Like a whip”). Jackson’s use is notable in particular for representing the word’s oldest sense, less common but still in use, of “to inflict punishment on (as with a whip).” So, if you are chastised for listening to music on the radio, now you have a way to chastise your chastiser. It’s a vocabulary builder. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Monday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from George Washington: “You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.” On a lighter note… |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Monday, November 25th, 2024. 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 Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 8am. High near 42. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight Rain before 2am, then rain and snow showers likely between 2am and 5am, then scattered rain showers after 5am. Steady temperature around 39. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tuesday A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tuesday Night A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Wednesday A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday Night A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Thanksgiving Day Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Thursday Night Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Friday Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy. Friday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery. Saturday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy. Saturday Night Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery. Sunday Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy. |
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Fire danger level on the island set at Low… |
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Lake Forecast: Out on the big drink… |
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Today E wind around 15 kt. Rain. Patchy fog after 7am. Waves around 2 ft. Tuesday WNW wind 20 to 25 kt. Rain likely before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Wednesday W wind around 10 kt. A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Waves 1 to 2 ft. |
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Water temps: 51 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. No report from the Straits. No report from Little Traverse Bay.
Photo from Midlake Buoy operated by National Buoy Center |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
