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Community Calendar for Wednesday, November 20th, 2024.
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First some news…
EPA grants $21.9M for MI port upgrades, this comes from an emission planning story from Michigan News Connection and Chrystal Blair
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle…
First your meeting planner…
Thursday
10:00am Women’s Bible Study @BI Christian Church
4:30pm Beaver Island District Library Board Meeting
4:30pm Beaver Island Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting @BICC
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting @BI Christian Church
Saturday
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting @BI Christian Church
In the Dark Sky this week
Darkskyisland.org to check on other events coming up
On the fun front today…
Wednesday
1:00pm COA BINGO
5:00pm Time for Art @BICC Lino Cut Printing: Christmas-Themed, with Cindy Ricksgers
Thursday
10:00am Cardio Drumming at BICC
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
5:00pm Burger & a Beer @ Shamrock
7:00pm Euchre Night at WPBC
Friday
8:30am Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts @BICC
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30am Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
11:30am COA Hot Meal Pick-up at Island Airways
11:30am Hoop Shoot Practice in Gym
Saturday
9:30am Talking Threads
12:00pm Saturday Cartoon Marathon
Remember getting up Saturday morning to eat sugary cereal and watch cartoons? We do. And we’re recreating that at the BIC Center with all of your favorites. Except, why get up early? We are starting at Noon. Wear your jammies if you like. Enjoy our cereal bar. Waste a Saturday in the best way with friends and fun at the BIC Center.
2:00pm Coding Club at BIDL
5:00pm Prime Rib Night at 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 Beltaire 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.]
Sunday
10:00am Beaver Island Christian Church Worship
12:15pm Sunday Mass at Holy Cross Church
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NAME OF DAY: Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Miles . If that’s your name come on into the BIC Center today to claim a free drink of your choice.
BIRTHDAYS Vince Beilman is celebrating today. Happy birthday to Vince 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. And, remember, you can get your copy of the birthday list at the front desk over at school. Your purchase will help support field trips for B-I-C-S 4th through 6th graders.
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TRAFFIC: None. But, let’s be careful out there.
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On this day in 1866, a Frenchman named Pierre Lallement receives a U.S. patent for the nation’s first pedal bicycle.
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Our Merriam Webster Word of Day
Snivel
To snivel is to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner. The word snivel may also be used to mean “to run at the nose,” “to snuffle,” or “to cry or whine with snuffling.”
// She was unmoved by the millionaires sniveling about their financial problems.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Wednesday…
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Here’s a thought for the day
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson On a lighter note…
I saw an ad for a coffin and I thought …That’s the last thing I need |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for this Beaver Island Wednesday, November 20th, 2024. 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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Wednesday
A chance of showers before 1pm, then rain likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low around 37. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday
Rain. High near 46. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Rain. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Rain. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
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Fire danger level on the island set at Low…
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Lake Forecast: Out on the big drink…
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WEDNESDAY
West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain showers with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. THURSDAY
Northwest gales to 35 kt becoming north. Rain. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. THURSDAY NIGHT
North winds to 30 kt. Rain in the evening, then chance of rain overnight. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. FRIDAY
North winds to 30 kt. Rain likely. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Chance of rain. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. SATURDAY
Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. SUNDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. |
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Water temps: 52 at the mid-lake buoy southwest of Gull Island. No report from the Straits. No report from Little Traverse Bay.
Photo from Midlake Buoy operated by National Buoy Center
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  Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org
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Community Calendar For Wednesday, November 20, 2024
