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With the election coming up next Tuesday, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz rallied young voters in Ann Arbor, urging turnout by November 5th . Harris encouraged the crowd to remind family and friends of the stakes, calling voting “your voice and your power.” Walz used a football analogy, likening the race in Michigan to “two minutes left on the clock.” The rally featured a performance by singer Maggie Rogers, drawing a large, enthusiastic crowd near the University of Michigan. Here’s the latest on C-O-A programs for the Island from Island site coordinator Lonnie Allen. Meal vouchers continue to be available, but can only be redeemed at B-I-C-S. You can also elect to receive frozen meals sent over from the mainland. Folks 60 and over plus their spouses are eligible to participate. Lonnie can help get you signed up. Meantime, Bobbi Welke, Lorrie Taylor-Blitz and a group of Islanders are working to resolve the issues raised at the recent C-O-A board meeting on the Island. If you have concerns about the C-O-A programs on the Island you are encouraged to reach out to county officials about them. Contact information is in today’s script online. • District 4: Joshua Chamberlain Former Traverse City Assessor Polly Cairns has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming she was fired for refusing to approve what she believed was an illegal tax abatement. Cairns alleges her termination violates the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act and is seeking over $25,000 in damages. Her lawsuit claims she faced pressure to approve a 12-month abatement for the Breakwater development, even though it didn’t meet the full-year requirement, leading to her dismissal when she refused. More details on the dispute are in a Traverse Ticker article linked in today’s script. https://www.traverseticker.com/news/former-assessor-sues-city/ Our fall colors are quickly fading and, with the wind, falling, but NOAA has just released a snapshot of them almost at peak…from space. The satellite image shot on October 19th shows all of the mitten and most of the U-P, with northwest Michigan and the U-P ablaze in color. The image is in today’s script online. Image from NOAA-22 satellite. NASA’s Earth Observatory photo |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner… AA meets Thursday and Saturday, at 6:00. That’s it for the week. Locations and details for meetings are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front…Tuesday, Pickleball is on from 9:00 to noon outdoors on the Peaine Township Park courts. At 10:30 it’s the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program in the Hangout. There’s a babes and toddlers mix-up at the library at 10:00 and then at 2:30 it is Story Time. Right after school, the Char-EM Street STEM trailer will be out in front of B-I-C-S. Come by to check out 3D printers, laser cutters and more. Wednesday, Holocaust survivor and U of M professor Dr. Irene Butter will make a presentation on her book From Holocaust to Hope at the Historical Society. That’s at 4:00. At 5:00. B-I-C-S students will be raising money for school events and helping with the island’s recycling efforts by sorting cans. Also at 5:00, it’s Time for Art at the BIC Center. That’s right, Time for Art is back. This time the focus will be making Pumpkin Fairy Houses for Halloween. [On the radio Wednesday, there’s the Storyteller’s Night Sky. Listen for that after the news at 3 and 6 pm or catch the podcast at W-V-B-I dot net.] [And Wednesday evenings are countdown time on the radio with the Top Ten Plus Five at 7:00, the Retro Album Chart Show at 8:00 and the Cool Jazz Countdown at 10:00 this evening.] Thursday is Halloween. It kicks off with Pickleball outdoors on the Peaine Township Courts from 9:00 to noon. Women’s Bible Study is at the Christian Church at 10:00. There’s a Halloween Parade at school and then starting at 3:00 a pumpkin walk at the BIC Center. You are welcome to carve a pumpkin for display on the walk. Get it to the BIC Center by Halloween morning. Then, starting at 5:00 over at the G-F-G its an outdoor trunk or treat. Thursday is also Burger and a beer night at the Shamrock. And Euchre night spins up at Whiskey Point Brewery. Cards hit the table at 7:00. Meantime, on the radio, we’ll have the soundtrack for your Halloween celebrations with spooky tunes and special shows including the radio play Lights Out, a special Halloween Rockin’ the Boat, and our traditional broadcast of War of the Worlds. Highlights for the rest of the week include… (Note: Items in bold included in on-air report.) Friday, it’s a day off school for BICS students. Senior and Vets Coffee and Donuts is at the BIC Center from 9:00 to 11:00. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is on at 10:30 in the Hangout. At 2:00, there’s a Halloween Party at the Library. Games, food and treats for all ages. [On the radio, you’ll hear our fantastic Friday evening lineup of shows to kick off the weekend. Right after the news at 6:00 there’s That Thing with Rich Appel, that top-down top forty sound from the 70s that so much fun. He’s followed at 9:00 by Titus Jennings with the Titus Jennings experience and lots of fine music from all genres and then is music and farce comedy and escape with Marilyn Rae Bayer and the Midnight special starting at 11:00.] On Saturday, there’s Pickleball outdoors at 9:00. At the library on Saturday, there’s the Fiero Coding Club at the library at 2:00. Saturday afternoon there’s a movie at the BIC Center. It’s the Disney classic the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It’s rated PG. And It’s Prime Rib Night at the Shamrock. [On the radio, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00 Saturday evening with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach are in with Songs from the Trail. Mark Beltair takes over at 9:00 with Rockin’ the Boat and continues at 10:00 with the Blues Cruise. Cousin Dan wraps up the evening with the Too Good Radio Show starting at 11:00.] On Sunday, there are services at the Episcopal Mission at 9:00 and at the Christian Church at 10:00. Mass at Holy Cross is at 12:15. |
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NAME OF DAY: Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Kane. If that’s your name come into the BIC Center today to claim a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Nancy Butler is celebrating today. Happy birthday to Brighid and Quinn, 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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On this day in 1966… [Audio Cue: 96 Tears up and under…] Question Mark and the Mysterians’ “96 Tears” hits the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It was recorded in February of that year in a home studio in Bay City, Michigan and featured on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand just three weeks before it hit number one. So far, it’s the only song recorded in Bay City to hit number one.
45 cover of 96 Tears from amazon.fr |
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TRAFFIC: None. But, let’s be careful out there. |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is omniscient (adjective) [ahm-NISH-unt]. Omniscient describes someone or something with unlimited knowledge or understanding. Robotics teams often use this word to describe their mentors. One who is omniscient literally knows all. The word omniscient traces back to two Latin roots: omni-, meaning “all” or “universally,” and the noun scientia, meaning “knowledge.” You will recognize omni- as the prefix that tells all in such words as omnivorous (“eating all,” or in actual use, “eating both plants and animals”) and omnipotent (“all-powerful”). Scientia comes from the Latin verb scīre, meaning “to know,” which likewise has a number of other knowledge-related descendants in English, including conscience, science, and prescience (meaning “foreknowledge“). |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Tuesday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day: “Mistakes are proof that you are trying.” On a lighter note…our bad pumpkin jokes continue: What is a pumpkin’s favorite sport? Squash. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Tuesday, October 29th, 2024. 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 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am. High near 70. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Wednesday Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 5pm. High near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 45. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Thursday Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Thursday Night Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Friday A 50 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Saturday Night A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Sunday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Sunday Night Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Monday Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. |
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Fire danger level on the island set at Moderate… |
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Lake Forecast: Out on the big drink… |
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Today—Gale Warning SSE wind around 15 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wednesday—Gale Warning SSW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Waves 5 to 6 ft. Thursday S wind 15 to 25 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Waves 3 to 5 ft. |
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Water temps: 56 in Little Traverse Bay. 55 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. 53 in the Straits.
Photo from Midlake Buoy operated by National Buoy Center |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
