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Community Calendar Report for Thursday March 13th, 2025. |
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First, some news… From a press release posted yesterday – State Rep. Parker Fairbairn introduced a bipartisan plan to enhance school safety and mental health in Michigan. The plan includes dedicated staff for student safety and mental health planning, updated safety plans, expanded OK2SAY, and improved crisis response training. Team BIROBOT is already gearing up for their next challenge! This coming weekend (Friday through Sunday), they’ll be competing at the Berrien Springs District Event. Want to support our Beaver Island robotics superstars? Head over to birobot.org where you can become a sponsor or grab some cool team merch! And if you can’t make it to the events in person, no worries – you can follow all the action and watch livestreams on TheBlueAlliance.com. Let’s all send our best wishes to the Team #6098 as they head into their next competition! Go BIROBOT! |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First, let’s cover those important community meetings. And the Beaver Island AA Meetings continue every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6 PM at the Beaver Island Christian Church. Now, let’s talk about all the activities happening around the island this week! Thursday continues with more great activities: Cardio Drumming and Pickleball at 10 AM at the BIC Center, Women’s Bible Study at the Christian Church at 10, and Chair Yoga at the BIC Center at 11. Here’s something special – the BIFDA’s Wearing of the Green Sale starts at the Resale Store at noon on Thursday and continues through Saturday. Perfect timing for St. Patrick’s Day! Speaking of St. Patrick’s Day, the Shamrock has their Burger & a Beer special on Thursday, and there’s An Evening of Irish Music with Siusan O’Rourke & Zig Zeitler at the BIC Center at 6:30. Euchre Night at WPBC starts at 7 PM if you’re feeling lucky with cards! Friday morning starts with Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts at the BIC Center at 9 AM, followed by Pickleball at 10 and the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at 10:30. The COA is hosting a special St. Patrick’s Day Lunch at the Gregg Fellowship Center at 11:30. There is a kids concert scheduled at the school at 2:30 p.m. And now for the big news – the Shamrock’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration runs from March 14-16! Danny Gillespie & Friends will be performing at the Beachcomber Friday and Saturday nights. [Kick off your weekend with our fantastic Friday lineup! After the 6:00pm news, enjoy “That Thing with Rich Appel” featuring top-forty hits from the 70s. At 9:00pm, tune into “The Titus Jennings Experience” offering music from all genres, followed by “The Midnight Special” with Marilyn Rea Beyer at 11:00pm for music, farce comedy, and late-night escape.] There is a lunar eclipse tonight and you can get all the details at darkskyisland.org Saturday’s highlights include Shamrocks & Shenanigans starting at the BIC Center from 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝟭 𝗣𝗠 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲: Face painting
Whether you’re Irish by birth or Irish at heart, come join the fun and help us make this St. Patrick’s Day one to remember! 5 p.m. Shamrock’s Prime Rib Night Your Saturday evening soundtrack begins with Country Classics at 5:00pm with Sheri Timsak, followed by Songs from the Trail with Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach at 7:00pm. At 9:00pm, Mark Beltaire takes over with Rockin’ the Boat, continuing with the Blues Cruise at 10:00pm. Cousin Dan wraps up the night with the Too Good Radio Show at 11:00pm..] Sunday, the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration continues in town at the Shamrock Bar & Restaurant. For those attending services, the Beaver Island Christian Church has worship at 10 AM, and Sunday Mass at Holy Cross Church is at 12:15 PM. The Cancer Support Group meets at the Rural Health Center at 4 PM. Remember, for the complete community calendar, you can visit calendar.wvbi.net Looking ahead to next week *Monday 10:00am Cardio Drumming Beaver Island Community Center 5:00pm Qigong Practice Beaver Island Community Center 7:00pm JoAnne Cook, Native American Storyteller BIDL Tuesday 9:30am Talking Threads Peaine Twp Hall 10:00am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up at BIDL 10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center 10:30am Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Beaver Island Community Center 11:30am Senior Tai Chi Beaver Island Community Center 1:30pm Beaver Island Waste Management Committee Peaine Twp Hall 2:30pm Story Time at the Library 4:00pm BIA Board Meeting Beaver Island Community Center 5:30pm Improv Club Workshop Beaver Island Community Center 6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting Wednesday 1:00pm COA BINGO 5:00pm Pasta Dinner Fundraiser for Paul Lamb Family at Shamrock 5:00pm Time for Art Beaver Island Community Center 5:30pm St. James Township Budget Meeting 7:00pm Medical First Responder Class at School* |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Zig. If that’s your name, head on down to the BIC Center to pick out a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Happy Birthday today to Jack Martin, David Schwartzfisher, Sage Speck, Ralph Williamson and Jenny Banaszak and if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you, too, from everyone at WVBI and your Beaver Island Community Center! [And, here’s a way to send special birthday wishes to someone on the island: The B-I-C-S National Honor Society will put up a sign in their yard in exchange for a donation of $10 or more to the Build a Cure for Cancer fund. Contact N-H-S president Alyssa Martin for more details. You can reach her through the front desk at school.] |
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TRAFFIC: None. But the roads are super slick after the snow and glaze of icing yesterday. So, let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone. |
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On this day in 1881 Czar Alexander II, the ruler of Russia since 1855, is killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary “People’s Will” group. The People’s Will, organized in 1879, employed terrorism and assassination in their attempt to overthrow Russia’s czarist autocracy. They murdered officials and made several attempts on the czar’s life before finally assassinating him on March 13, 1881. |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day – Quark – Quark is a word used in physics to refer to any one of several types of very small particles that make up matter. // Quarks, which combine together to form protons and neutrons, come in six types, or flavors: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Thursday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day – “God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.” |
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On a lighter note, A friend of mine was held back a year in the first grade because he only knew 25 of the 26 letters in the alphabet. Sort of harsh, I know, but even until this day he doesn’t know Y! |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Thursday, March 13th, 2025. I’m Greg Doig 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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Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Friday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday Night Showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Saturday Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Sunday A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Tuesday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wednesday A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
