Today is Thursday November 2nd, 2017.
I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
Press Release – In late October, MDARD staff confirmed that one of the traps had captured a lone female EAB. MDARD’s Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division has offered suggestions and insights about the finding along with their agency’s continued support. It has not been determined if the EAB was an isolated hitchhiker from the mainland or the first sign of a larger problem. It is hoped that EAB traps and lures will be available from the USDA to again be placed in strategic locations on the island in early summer 2018. At present, the firewood quarantine to the island will remain in place. Next year’s trapping data will give islanders and the MDARD further information to assist in managing the forests of Beaver Island.
For more information contact:
Beaver Island Association Contact: Pam Grassmick, 231-448-2314
MDARD EAB Program Contact: John Bedford, 517-284-5650
Thursday
Pickleball 9:30 a.m. BICC
Games Galore 1-4 p.m. BICC
Friday
Arthritis Exercise Program BICC 10:00 a.m.
Half Day for Students at BICS End of MP#1
Saturday
Movies BICC
3 p.m. Fern Gully the Last Rain Forest
G | 1h 16min | Animation, Adventure, Family The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus. Stars: Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Robin Williams Trailer: https://youtu.be/I2OHc4OvjVc
7 p.m War for the Planet of the Apes
PG-13 | 2h 20min | Action, Adventure, Drama After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. Stars: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn Trailer: https://youtu.be/JDcAlo8i2y8
Free Will Donation Suggested $5
BICC and Shamrock Bar and Restaurant
Sunday
Worship Services on Island
Mike Scripps – We will begin working on our Christmas music this coming Sunday, November 5, at 11:15. We are always looking for new choir members, as well as all types of special music. We will resume rehearsals right after Thanksgiving, and the concert will be on December 3. My cell is 231-855-1759 . Call anytime between 8am & 8 pm.
The Beaver Island District Library is pleased to announce new hours of operation intended to optimize the availability of our facility, staff, and resources to the school.
*Note also the new closing time for the school year.*
Weekdays: 8:30 – 5:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 5:00
Weekdays during scheduled school breaks, the library will open at 10:00 and close at 5:00.
How can you make a difference in the community of Beaver Island? Better yet, can you think of someone who has or continues to make a difference in our community?
This week (Oct. 30 Nov. 4), come into the library and write a post-it note about someone (or yourself) who made a difference in our community (during the 2017 year). Place it on the display. Let’s fill it up.
Can’t make it in? Call us at 448-2701 and tell us the details. We’ll fill it in for you.
Let’s pat some folks on the back who try to make a difference in someone’s life here on the island.
Coming Up
Christmas Bazaar November 12th Gregg Fellowship Center 11-2:30 p.m.
At our website, we’ve tried to include everything, but if we’ve missed your event you can easily add it yourself by using the handy “Post Your Event” button in the upper right of the calendar or by sending an email with the details to calendar@wvbi.net<mailto:calendar@wvbi.net>. And, we can make it easy for your events to show up in a nice calendar on your website, too, so you only have to post them once. Your website can show only your events or those plus other categories from the calendar that you choose.
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
43 and cloudy
Today – Cloudy. High 48F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight – Partly Cloudy. Low 37F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Greenes Bay Beach – Boyle Family
42 and clouds
Same forecast as in town today
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:30 AM Thursday, November 2, 2017
Forecast: Partially Cloudy
Outside Temp: 42.0 F
High Outside Temp: 42.0 F at 1:36 AM
Low Outside Temp: 40.9 F at 6:22 AM
Outside Humidity: 92%
Heat Index: 42.0 F
Wind Chill: 42.0 F
Dew Point: 40.0 F
Barometer: 29.852″ and Steady
Wind Speed: Calm
Wind Direction: SW
High Gust: 10.0 Mph at 12:06 AM
10 min Avg Wind: Calm
Rain Rate: 0.00″/Hour
Day Rain: 0.00″
Storm Rain: 0.25″
Month Rain: 0.15″
Year Rain: 12.31″
Phyllis Moore Forecast
It’s 40° outside this morning, humidity is at 89%, pressure is rising from 29.88 inches, wind is from the ESE at 8 mph, and visibility is 9 miles. In other words, it a good day to wear a jacket!
TODAY: Cloudy with scattered rain showers. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds at 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph.
TONIGHT: Cloudy with isolated rain shower in the evening then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
MARINE REPORT: Small Craft Advisory in effect through this afternoon
TODAY: Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Scattered showers early in the morning, then isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
TONIGHT: Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
ON THIS DATE of November 2, 1948 – Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. The Chicago Tribune published an early edition that had the headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” The Truman victory surprised many polls and newspapers.
DID YOU KNOW THAT there are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty’s crown? According to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar , who stated that the seven spikes representing the seven seas and seven continents of the world, according to the Web sites of the National Park Service and the Statue of Liberty Club. “That’s not true,” says Barry Moreno, author of The Statue of Liberty Encyclopedia and the park’s official librarian. The spikes are sun rays, he says, and the circle is “simply a halo or what in art is called a nimbus, showing she is divine.” He adds that the Web site needs to be changed.
WORD OF THE DAY: hypogeal (hahy-puh-JEE-uh l) which means underground; subterranean. Hypogeal is an uncommon adjective used in biology to describe organisms (e.g., insects, plants) that live underground and in geology for subterranean geological features.
Birthdays
None listed
Traffic
Work to upgrade Donegal Bay Road with tree removal and ditch placement is taking place until further notice.
Your patience and cooperation will be most appreciated, thank you!
… 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, hope and thinking positive thoughts are some pretty good medicine.
On a lighter note, do you know what the last thought of a poisonous snake usually is? Darn it, I just bit my tongue!!!
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Thursday November 2nd, 2017.
I’m Greg Doig at WVBI‚ the Voice of Beaver Island. Make today the best day ever, and thank you for listening!