Today is Monday November 13th, 2017.
I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
Monday
Storytime BIDL 10:30 a.m.
BICS Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Regular meetings of the BICS Board of Education occur on the 2nd Monday of each month. Agendas and other meeting materials are available on the BICS website.
Gregg Fellowship Center 6 p.m. Reverend Davis is retiring (again). Please join us in thanking him for his many years of service. All are welcome. Please bring a dish to pass if you are able.
Tuesday
Pickle Ball 9:30 a.m. BICC
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 a.m.
The ‘VA Day’ has officially is confirmed for Tuesday, November 14, 2017, with the same timing of 9:00 – 11:30am BIRHC Representatives from VA Health care will discuss services available at the BIRHC for eligible veterans. Stop by and they can help you sign up for your VA Benefits and more.
Peaine Township Planning Commission Meeting 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Talking Threads Quilt Guild 9:30 a.m. Peaine Township Hall
Thursday
BICC Pickleball 9a.m.
Games Galore 1-4 p.m.
Friday
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program BICC 10:00 a.m.
Saturday
Movies BICC
3 p.m. Cars3
7 p.m Brigsby Bear
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story. Stars: Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jane Adams Trailer: https://youtu.be/_YE0NNaVHZc
Free Will Donation Suggested $5
BICC and Shamrock Bar and Restaurant
Hunters Dinner Shamrock 7 p.m.
The Beaver Island Wildlife Club invites you to join them for their annual Hunter’s Dinner at the Shamrock. The buffet includes a variety of wild foods and domestic fare. The Shamrock owners, Eric and Dana Hodgson, donate a portion of the dinner proceeds, matched by the club, to the Harold Lounsberry Memorial Scholarship each year.
Sunday
Worship Services on Island
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Remember that the Pantry can always donations. For your convenience, there are collection baskets at the Beaver Island Christian Church, Beaver Island Community Center, Beaver Island Rural Health Center, Fresh Air, Holy Cross Church and Island Airways.
We can accept unopened, unexpired non-perishable food items. Cash donations are tax-deductible and are always appreciated as well. Checks can be made payable to the Beaver Island Christian Church, PO Box 21, Beaver Island, 49782. Please write Food Pantry on the memo line. Or you can use the Donation button at the bottom of the home page at beaverislandnews.com
The Food Pantry Committee
Judi Meister, Beth Croswhite, Mark LaFreniere, Deb Plastrik and Chris Heikka
Resale Store – Open on Thurs., Fri., and Sat. from noon until 4:00.
Weather
WVBI BICC – Sponsored by Powers Hardware
37 and cloudy
Today – Cloudy. Temps nearly steady in the mid to upper 30s. Winds light and variable.
Tonight – Clouds Early/Clearing Late. Low 34F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Greenes Bay Beach – Boyle Family
38 and clouds
Same forecast as in town today
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:29 AM Monday, November 13, 2017
Forecast: Partially Cloudy
Outside Temp: 37.3 F
High Outside Temp: 38.7 F at 7:26 AM
Low Outside Temp: 37.3 F at 8:27 AM
Outside Humidity: 83%
Heat Index: 37.0 F
Wind Chill: 34.0 F
Dew Point: 33.0 F
Barometer: 30.410″ and Steady
Wind Speed: 4.0 Mph
Wind Direction: N
High Gust: 17.0 Mph at 6:31 AM
10 min Avg Wind: 4.0 Mph
Rain Rate: 0.00″/Hour
Day Rain: 0.00″
Storm Rain: 0.00″
Month Rain: 0.73″
Year Rain: 12.89″
Phyllis Moore Forecast
Right now its 37°, feels like 34°, humidity is at 75%, pressure is steady at 30.37 inches, wind is from the west at 6 mph, and visibility is 10 miles.
TODAY: Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Scattered snow showers, patchy drizzle, and freezing drizzle in the morning, then patchy drizzle in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Light winds.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Light winds.
MARINE REPORT:
TODAY: West wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog early in the morning. Patchy freezing drizzle early in the morning. Patchy drizzle through the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
TONIGHT: Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
ON THIS DATE of November 13, 1789 – Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
DID YOU KNOW THAT some critters breathe through their rear end?
WORD OF THE DAY: wastrel (WEY-struh l) which means 1) a wasteful person; spendthrift. 2) a. refuse; waste. b. a waif; abandoned child. c. an idler or good-for-nothing.
Birthdays
Ron Gallagher
Traffic
… Still no delays to report on Beaver Island.
Hey, let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
To Lucas and all our listeners, when sharing with friends in person or online, share more of what you like than that of which you don’t like.
On a lighter note, what’s the cannibal having for thanksgiving? His relatives!!!
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Monday November 13th, 2017.
I’m Greg Doig at WVBI‚ the Voice of Beaver Island. Make today the best day ever, and thank you for listening!