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Our no news is good news streak continues with no new tests or positive results reported by the Health Center this morning. State data released yesterday is good news for the most part as well. New case counts are down after a blip up and there is a big drop in reported deaths. Hospital data continues to look good overall. Charlevoix shows nine new reported cases in the past week and no deaths. Our eight-county region had 25 new cases and no deaths. Proponents of a ballot measure that would add abortion rights to the Michigan constitution say they have nearly twice the number of signatures required to get the measure on the ballot. Election law experts say the number of signatures apparently collected is extraordinary, representing about one in 10 voters in the state—the most ever collected for a ballot measure. Critics of the measure say it is an anything goes proposal. As we head into what are typically the warmest days of the year up north, M-Live forecasters say we are in for a run of cooler weather. The outlook through the end of the month is for cooler temperatures over much of the eastern U-S with the biggest dip down centered on the lower peninsula of Michigan. With temps in the mid-70s on the near shore mainland and a little cooler here. It will still feel like summer…but more like the beginning or end rather than the middle. Cool or not, July is going to be a dream-month – or maybe a dreamless month – for island dark sky buffs. With the Thunder Supermoon, two meteor showers and a comet, there’s so much to see that there might not be time to sleep at night. The thunder super moon will rise next Wednesday on the 13th. The Comet on view has the sexy name C/2017 K2, but it is quite a sight with the right equipment—which can just be a set of binoculars. The Meteor showers are the Southern Delta Aquarids peaking on the night of July 29 into July 30, followed by the Alpha Capricornids on the night of July 30 into July 31. There’s more info in the Dark Sky calendar at darkskyisland.org. Bridge Michigan has selected Miles Harvey’s The King of Confidence, about the island’s James Jesse Strang, as their book club selection this month. You can pick up a copy of the best seller at the historical society. The online discussion is set for August 10th. |
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If you don’t have one already, Beaver Island E-M-S urges you to get a green address sign out on the road by your house. The reflective numbers on them help E-M-S and other emergency services to find your house when you need it most. The signs are available from the Fire Auxiliary for just $35. You can place an order at McDonough’s Market or online at shop dot bic center dot org. |
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Now, here’s a look at what’s happening on your island… Here’s your meeting planner for the week: The Health Center Board meets Friday at 4:00 at Peaine Township Hall. And that’s it for the week. Meeting details are in the calendar entry online. On the fun front today, Thursday, the Eve McDonough Music School starts up and runs through the end of the week. Details are in the calendar entry online. Also, 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. And Games Galore is on up in the Hangout at the BIC Center from 1:00 to 4:00. Thursday evening its open mic on the porch night at the Harbor Bodega. Signup at 6:30. Performances start at 7:00. Friday, there’s Summer Yoga at the BIC Center starting at 9:00 on the stage in the theater. Also, tennis from 10 to noon on the municipal courts. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on up in the Hangout at 10:30. Friday marks the start of an Astronomy workshop at the C-M-U biological station that runs through next Monday It’s a noncredit course. Sign up info is in the calendar entry online. Friday evening, the Irish Speakers series kicks off at the library at 7:00. Pat Commins and Elizabeth Rice will be there to discuss their book Irish Immigrants in Michigan-A History in Stories. Saturday, Pickleball is on 10 to noon. Saturday evening, the Glenn McDonough Memorial Concert is on at Redeer. Music in the pines is and island tradition. 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. And a celebration of life for the inimitable Paul Niehaus is planned at his hangar starting at 5. Bring your instrument if you play and be prepared to dance and have fun to celebrate Paul’s amazing journey through life. Next Week, it’s time for the Beaver Island Music Festival. There’ll be music in the woods starting on Thursday evening with full lineups on Friday and Saturday. There’s a link to tickets in the BIC Center Ticket store at tickets dot bic center dot org or go to B-I-M-F dot net. Monday, Summer Yoga is on at the BIC Center this morning at 9:00. Tennis is on over on the municipal courts from 10 to noon. Looking for summer activities for the kids. Tuesday, Pickleball is on at 10:00 over on the Municipal Tennis Courts. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise program is on at 10:30 in the Hangout. Wednesday, Chair Yoga is on at the BIC Center starting with stretch at 9:30 and full at 10:00. Tennis is on from 10 to noon on the municipal courts. Wednesday evening its BINGO time over at Gregg Fellowship Center. Doors open at 6:15 for fellowship. Games start at 7:00. There’s a summer reading program at the Library with a variety of events on tap. Check in with the library for details. And vacation Bible School starts up next Tuesday. Details on signing up for this no charge three day campe are in the calendar entry online. 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. |
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BIRTHDAYS: PABI President Judy Gallagher is celebrating today along with Zach Manship. Happy Birthday to Judy and Zach 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: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. Beltway is running smooth as a baby beaver’s bottom. And the bridges are clear. But, it is busy in town especially around ferry arrival times. Plus, lots of bikers and hikers are out enjoying the wonders of the island, so, let’s be careful out there. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1928 it’s the best thing ever, as sliced bread is sold for first time. Missouri’s Chillicothe Baking Company offers up packages of ‘Kleen Maid Sliced Bread,’ thanks to Otto Rohwedder’s invention, a machine that cuts loaves of bread into uniform slices. Hailed as a great advance, sliced bread will be banned for a time in 1943 as a wartime extravagance. |
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MERRIAM-WEBSTER WORD OF THE DAY: inscrutable (adjective) [in-SKROO-tuh-bul], which means “not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood.” Scrutinizing the inscrutable may be futile: even close scrutiny can fail to decipher it. Scrutinizing the scrutable, on the other hand, is likely to yield some understanding. All of these scrut- words have the same Latin root: scrutari, meaning “to search or examine.” While scrutiny, scrutinize, and inscrutable all prove themselves useful in everyday discourse, English speakers don’t tend to call much on scrutable, which functions as a synonym of comprehensible. |
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Now, to wrap up for this for Beaver Island Thursday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Bette Midler: “You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.” On a lighter note: What was the best thing before sliced bread? |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Thursday, July 7th, 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 Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Friday Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 10 mph. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 79. Sunday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Monday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Monday Night A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Tuesday A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. |
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Out on the Big Drink: |
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Today SE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Friday N wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Saturday ENE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. |
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Fire Danger Level: Low |
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Water Temps: 60 at White Shoal, 62 at the straits and 63 at Sleeping Bear. 60 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. The water is warming up, but the temps are still cool enough to be dangerous if you get stuck in the water for an extended period. Remember, if you are out in a small craft, dress for the water not the weather. |
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