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The latest data from the state shows a continue surge in new cases—running at almost double the rate it was at the end of April—but fairly steady numbers for hospitalizations and deaths. Current seven-day average for new cases statewide is 3,575. For deaths it is nine. In our region, the running average for new cases is 67 a day for deaths, it is zero. B-I-C-S is returning to in person classes today for secondary students while elementary students will remain virtual through the end of the week with plans for next week still undetermined. Secondary students and teachers will need to mask up and otherwise follow the school’s Red Level procedures. The school was closed last Thursday and Friday and was virtual for all Monday through yesterday. Given the ongoing surge, Michigangers are now eligible for another eight free COVID test kits. You can order yours online at COVIDtests.gov. The link is in today’s script: https://www.covid.gov/tests Last night’s fundraiser dinner for Gerry LaFreniere was a big success with over $16,000 raised. If you missed the dinner, but still want to help out there’s a link to the GoFundMe for Gerry in today’s script online. This week is E-M-S week…time to remember all those on the Beaver Island E-M-S team who train and serve…and train and train and train…to be ready to help you and your loved ones when you need it most. Remember to say a special thanks this week when you see our E-M-S team members around the island. The Beaver Island District Library has announced their summer reading program. This year it is an Ocean of Possibilities with six weeks of distinct themes. Sign up now to pick up a bag of materials each week starting June 13th with a final party on August 20th. Materials include books, games, Google cardboard virtual headsets and more. Sign up at the library or give them a call at 2701. |
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Now, here’s a look at what’s happening on your island… Here’s your meeting planner for the week: St. James Public Works Committee meets Wednesday at 11:00 at their township hall. Telecommunications Committee meets Thursday at 4:30 at the BIC Center. Library Board meets Thursday as well at 5:00 at the library. Meeting details are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front today, Thursday, Tai Chi is on at the BIC Center at 9:30. Pickleball is on, too, outside on tennis courts from 10 to noon. Games Galore is on up on the Hangout from 1:00 to 4:00. Friday, the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on up in the Hangout at 10:30. And, at 12:30 it is time for BINGO brought to you by the C-O-A. Saturday, Pickleball is on 10 to noon. The evening movie at the BIC Center is Dog. Great family film starring Channing Tatum rated PG-13. Concession stand will be open for snacks, a meal or both. Trailer is on the BIC Center website at bic center dot org. Also Saturday evening, it’s time for the B-I-C-S High School Banquet and BASH, a special dinner for students, teachers and invited guests followed by dancing and fun. Amidst it all, there’ll be a ride on the Emerald Isle. Come on down to the dock and wish the kids well. Sunday there are services at Holy Cross, the Christian Church, and the Lighthouse fellowship. Times and more details are in the calendar. Monday, Chair Yoga is scheduled up in the Hangout. Start time is 10:00 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. And, Tai Chi is on up in the Hangout but instead of at 9:30, it is at 3 this afternoon. Wednesday, senior Chair Yoga is on up in the Hangout at the BIC Center at 10:30. And, Wednesday afternoon at 5:00 it is Time for Art at the BIC Center. |
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BIRTHDAYS: Cindy Cushman and Lori Glynn are celebrating today. Happy to Lori and Cindy 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 outboand to the airports. The Island beltway is running smoothly. The bridges are clear. But, as the leaves pop out, lots of blind corners are developing. So, let’s be careful out there. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1963, excerpts from a letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. while in jail for civil disobedience are published in the New York Post. The publication of the forceful “Letter from Birmingham Jail” inspires both debate and devotion to King’s cause. Also on this date in 1992 Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco. Fisher is allegedly having an affair with Mary Jo’s husband, Joey Buttafuoco. Mary Jo Buttafuoco is injured but survives the attack. Fisher will spend seven years in prison for shooting Buttafuoco, and the sensational Buttafuoco story will become the subject of multiple TV movies as well as annual radio reports that delight in repeating the name Buttafuoco. |
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MERRIAM-WEBSTER WORD OF THE DAY: kibosh (noun) [KYE-bosh], which refers to something that serves as a check or stop. It is usually used in the phrase “put the kibosh on.” Evidence of kibosh dates the word to only a few years before Charles Dickens used it in an 1836 sketch, but despite kibosh being relatively young in English its source is elusive. Claims were once made that it was Yiddish, despite the absence of a plausible Yiddish source. Another hypothesis pointed to Irish caidhp bhais, literally, coif (or cap) of death, explained as headgear a judge put on when pronouncing a death sentence, or as a covering pulled over the face of a corpse when a coffin was closed. But evidence for any metaphorical use of this phrase in Irish is lacking, and kibosh is not recorded in English as spoken in Ireland until decades after Dickens’ use. More recent source theories include a heraldic term for an animal’s head when born with only its face fully showing, and an Arabic word meaning “whip, lash,” but no theory has sufficient evidence to back it—and they all have the kibosh put on them. |
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Now, to wrap up for this for Beaver Island Thursday…with no kibosh on anything… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail: “Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” On a lighter note: Why didn’t the greens cross the road? They didn’t want to be road kale. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Thursday, May 19th, 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 Isolated showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Friday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Friday Night Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Night A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Monday Sunny, with a high near 57. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Tuesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Tuesday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Wednesday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. |
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Out on the Big Drink: Today SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Patchy fog before 8am, then Patchy fog between 2pm and 3pm. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Friday S wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Saturday NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less. Water Temps: White shoal is reporting 42. Little Traverse Bay is 41. https://seagull.glos.org/map?coords=-85.0004482%2C45.4052900%2C8 |
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