From studios in the BIC Center on America’s Emerald Isle, this is the WVBI Community Calendar for Tuesday, June 18th, 2019. First some news… Tuesday: 10 a.m. Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program BICC
5 p.m. The Peaine and St. James Township Beaver Island Telecommunications Advisory Committee holds its meetings on the third Tuesday of the month.
6:30 p.m. Movie Captain Marvel at the BICC PG-13 | 2h 3min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Wednesday: 9:30 Peaine Township Hall Talking Threads Quilt Guild
7 p.m. Bingo Gregg Fellowship Hall Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Check Calendar at wvbi.net
7 p..m. Beaver Island Marina Update at St. James Township Hall On Wednesday, June 19th, there’s a special St. James meeting about what’s going on with the J.A .Wollham Foundation’s plan to purchase the Beaver Island Marina and gift it to St. James Township. Learn about the proposed timeline and how the proposal impacts township goals, taxes and economics of the island.
Thursday: First Farmers Market of the Season 9 a.m. Paradise Bay Coffee Shop – Shop opens at 0830 Games Galore 1 p.m. BICC 7 p.m. Library Board meeting at the Library
Friday: 10 a.m. BICC Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Bike the Beaver Begins 5:30 BICC PABI Solstice Dinner by invitation 7 p.m. Wildlife Club Meeting at Peaine Township Hall
This weekend, Lego club is at the Library. That’s at 1 on Saturday. And we have movies here at the BIC Center. At 4 Wonder Park PG | 1h 25min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy Wonder Park tells the story of an amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. on Saturday at 7 US R | 1h 56min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller A family’s serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them.
Concession stand will be open with Nathan’s hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels, sweets, soda and other drinks.
Sunday, worship services at Holy Cross, the Christian Church and the Lighthouse Fellowship. Check the calendar for details.
Looking ahead, some big events coming up. Beaver Island Bike Festival is this weekend—the 21st to the 23rd. It’s looking like Daddy Franks will be open soon, too. We’ll keep you posted.
Here’s something to get on your calendar. All sorts of fun exercise opportunities coming up here at the BIC Center for the summer season. There’ll be something every day. Yoga on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays, Tai Chi and Thursdays kick boxing moves for exercise right here at the BIC Center. And, Saturdays, Self Defense exercise classes. Everything starts the week of the 24th with all classes starting at9:30 in the McDonough’s Market Theater. You can find more information on all of these events and everything else that’s happening on the island at calendar dot w-v-b-I dot net.
Weather, here there and everywhere – presented every day with the support of the good folks down at McDonough’s Market:
Today Showers. High 61F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight Mostly Cloudy. Low 48F. Winds light and variable.
Greene’s Bay Beach 53 this morning with an overnight low of 50 – same forecast as in town
Marine Forecast Today South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 ft or less.
Tonight South winds 5 to 10 kt veering to north. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers overnight. Patchy fog overnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
TRAFFIC: No, nadda…zip. Lots of hare crossings, turtles and a few snakes using the roads, along with the darting deer So, let’s be careful out there.
DID YOU KNOW: On this date in 1812, The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law—and the War of 1812 began.
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Birthdays: Jewell Cushman And, to you to if we missed you on our list—Happy Birthday from all of us at W-V-B-I and Beaver Island Community Center.
A program note for you… we’ve added a new show here at WVBI. It’s the Beaver Island Birding Report with hosts Pam Grassmick and Donna Hardenburg. Hard to find better experts than these two ladies on the birds of Beaver Island. If you missed their first show last Friday, you can hear it as podcast. Just go to W-V-B-I dot net and click on the podcasts menu at the top. And listen again this Friday after for this week’s show at 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30. Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Tuesday… Here’s a thought for the day,” Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. “- Theodore Roosevelt
On a lighter note … A cop came to my door one day and said that my dogs were chasing people on bikes. I told him he must have the wrong house because my dogs didn’t own bikes. SFX: Clock Chime….
That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for Tuesday, June 18th, 2019. I’m Greg Doig at the pest free Hogarth Pest Control Studios of the Voice of Beaver Island wishing you a great day and asking you: why not make it the best day ever? And, thanks for listening.
