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From our Langford Family studios on America’s Emerald Isle, this is the WVBI Community Calendar for Tuesday, April 5th, 2022. |
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Now, some news… On the COVID-19 data front, nothing new locally. Next update from the state comes tomorrow afternoon. The B-I-C-S robotics team B-I robot, which I coach, is busy getting ready for their next event. Team mentors have been making some tweaks to the robot while student team members were away IN D-C and on spring break. Steve Radionoff, who joined the team as a mentor this year, says the changes aren’t that big, but should address issues encountered at the first event. “We are adjusting the intake and making some changes to the climb system,” he said. “The student team will be back in the shop today to finish those up and working on some changes to the code that runs the robot. Team alum Kai Drost is helping with that from his perch up at Michigan Tech. The team’s next competition is this weekend at Kingsford in the U-P. More information including links to watch are on the team’s website at b-I robot dot org. There’s a special exhibit coming the Print Shop Museum at the end of the week. The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will be there open from 3:00 to 5:00 on Friday and again on Saturday from 11:00 to 3:00. The exhibit features over 125 original documents and photographs signed by African American historical figures representing the fields of education, politics, science, arts, sports, music, film, religion, and civil rights. Friday evening at 7:00 exhibit curator Dr. Khalid el-Hakim will give a talk that shares through the lens of the black experience how factors, historical figures, and events shaped American history—and how the artifacts in the exhibit relate to that history. |
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Now, here’s a look at what’s happening on your island… Here’s your meeting planner for this week: St. James Planning Commission meets today at 6:00 out at the Township Hall. Peaine Township Planning Commission meets Wednesday morning at 9:00 at their Township Hall. B-I-C-S Committee of the Whole meets Wednesday evening at 5:30 in the front office conference room at school. Meeting details are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front today, Tuesday, Tai Chi is on up in the Hangout at 9:30. Pickleball is on at 10:00 in the Theater. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise program is on at 10:30 in the Hangout. And, Tuesday evening, Open Mic Night returns to the Bodega. Signup at 6:30. Performances begin at 7:00. There’s be special snacks for a freewill donation and the regular Bodega menu available. Wednesday, it’s C-O-A’s Chair Yoga at 10:30. Wednesday evening it’s Time for Art at the BIC Center with Cindy Ricksgers. Start time is 5:00. Thursday, Tai Chi is on at the BIC Center at 9:30. Pickleball is on, too, in the theater from 10 to noon. Games Galore is on up on the Hangout from 1:00 to 4:00. Thursday evening, Euchre is on deck at Whiskey Point Brewing Company. Cards hit the table at 7:00. Friday, Pickleball is on—in the Theater at the BIC Center at 10:00. Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on up in the Hangout at 10:30 and at noon it’s C-O-A’s winter BINGO game also here at the BIC Center. Friday, there are the Black History 101 Mobile Exhibit events we mentioned at the top. The Exhibit is open from 3:00 to 5:00 with an interpretive presentation starting at 7. Saturday, Nothing but Needles is on at the Peaine Township Hall. That event for crafters starts at 9:00. Also, the Black History 101 Exhibit will be open again from 11 to 3:00. Saturday evening, The Matrix-Resurrections is coming the BIG screen with the BIG sound at the BIC Center. Your favorite characters are back and the mysteries continue. Great reviews for this latest installment. It’s rated R. Concession stand will be open. Trailer is on the BIC Center website at bic center dot org. 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 on up in the Hangout. Start time is 10:00. |
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BIRTHDAYS: Sophie McDonough, Sanomalynn Naranjo, Steve Glynn, Adelyn Grogan and April Burgess are all celebrating today. Happy Birthday to April, Sophie, Sanomalynn, Adelyn and Steve, and, if we missed you on the 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: None, nada, zip. But let’s be careful out there. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1772, which happened to be Easter Sunday, 3,000 miles from the nearest continental land, Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen finds a 63-square-mile island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Towering stone statues on what will come to be known as Easter Island mystify these first European visitors and others for centuries to come. |
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WORD OF THE DAY: adversity (noun) [ad-VER-suh-tee] which is “a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune.” Adversity comes from Middle English adversite, meaning “opposition, hostility, misfortune, or hardship,” which itself is from Latin adversus, the source of adverse, which means “bad or unfavorable,” as in “adverse criticism” or “an adverse reaction to the medication.” |
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Now, to wrap up for this for Beaver Island Tuesday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Charles Darwin, who submitted the first chapters of his book Origin of the Species to the publisher on this date in 1859: “The world will not be inherited by the strongest, it will be inherited by those most able to change.” On a lighter note: Why didn’t T-Rex cross the road? He wasn’t a chicken yet. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Tuesday, April 5th, 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 Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Rain, mainly after 11pm. Low around 37. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Wednesday Rain before 8am, then showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. High near 41. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Wednesday Night A chance of rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday A chance of snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Thursday Night A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 47. |
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