Today is Monday May 30th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
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NEWS
The Beaver Island Community Center Memorial Day Weekend Hours:
Monday, 5/30 CLOSED — Facility Maintenance/Cleaning
Tuesday, 5/31 SUMMER HOURS START!!!
MON – SAT 9am – 9pm
SUN 10am – 6pm
Beaver Island Wildlife Club will meet June 1, Wednesday, at 7 p.m. Peaine Township Hall. Items on the agenda include the fishing tournament, an island wildlife/habitat plan and more.
Museum Summer Daily Hours will begin on Sunday, June 19; Monday – Saturday 11:00-5:00 and Sunday Noon-3:00.
AMVETS –Bob Tidmore Report
Update –
I talked to the Coast Guard in Traverse City last week and the fly-over is scheduled for 1:00 PM Monday May 30th at the Veterans Park. Thanks to everyone who have helped to honor our nations fallen service members, Dave and Sharon Blanchart, Richie O’Donnell and Alvin LaFreniere for placing flags and Michelle Grooters for donating flowers
If you are interested in learning about the programs offered throughout the summer, here on Beaver Island by the CMUBS, visit our calendar section at WVBI.net for those and more.
At the Community Center: June 2nd from 3-5 p.m. Forester, Mike Merriweather will come to Beaver Island to discuss forest health and how to write a forest contract for best logging practices when deciding to harvest timber from your property.
Mike Meriwether has worked for the Antrim Conservation District for the past 20 years. He is actively involved in forest management, timber harvesting, wildlife food plots, and resource management of the lands. Mike issues wood cutting permits for county lands and works with landowners to negotiate surface damages from gas exploration activities in the county. Mike Meriwether works to fulfill forest management objectives by providing technical assistance to non-industrial, private forest landowners. He provides management plans and assists residents with all tree health needs.
The first annual spring Fishing tournament will be held June 11-12th. the weekend will be a free fishing weekend, meaning no license is required. fun for the whole family. there will be two categories, one kids 14 and under, 15 and up adults. kids entry will be free, kids sign up will be located at Powers Hardware and The Beaver Island Community Center. Adults will be a 5 dollar buy in. Adults sign up at Powers Hardware. Kids Fish Saturday weather permitting. pontoon boat transportation provided by the generous people on lake Geneserath. kids fish all open season species for longest fish and most fish caught. Adults category will be Bass only. Large mouth and small mouth. (more details to come based on sign up)
as of now this is all in the making. there may be a few slight changes as the month of may goes on and we organize this event. we are looking for willing parents to volunteer to ride pontoons with kids and bait hooks and keep kids safe and organized. Also looking for donations for bait, snacks and drinks (hotdogs, chips, water and lots of worms to drown ) for more information or if you would like to donate call Levi Connor at 231-459-6697 or stop in the hardware store
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If you are looking for information on all island events, find it on the new WVBI Community Calendar. Things like the Baroque on Beaver events up on the calendar. Just head on over to the WVBI website and click on Calendar on the top menu.
We’ve tried to include everything, but if we’ve missed your event you can easily add it yourself by using the handy “Post Your Event” button in the upper right of the calendar or by sending an email with the details to¬†calendar@wvbi.net. And, we can make it easy for your events to show up in a nice calendar on your website, too, so you only have to post them once. Your website can show only your events or those plus other categories from the calendar that you choose. What a deal! Email us or call for details.
At the Community Center
Pickle Ball Tuesday and Thursday 0930 to 1100
Games Galore will now be held on Thursday‚
at 1pm to 4pm
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program will now be available on¬
FRIDAYS ONLY, 11am-12pm @ BI Comm Center
Movies
3 PM Matinee
Zoolander 2 (2016)
PG-13 | 1h 42min | Comedy |
Derek and Hansel are lured into modeling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writers: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller | 4 more credits »
Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz
8 pm Feature Presentation
Deadpool (2016)
R | 1h 48min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool.
Director: Tim Miller
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick | 2 more credits »
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller |
Storyline
This is the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. Written by 20th Century Fox
Thanks to Beaver Island Community Center Business Sponsors , the Shamrock Bar and Restaurant, and the Beaver Island Boat Company
Weather
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:29 AM Monday, May 30, 2016
Forecast: Partially Cloudy
Outside Temp: 55.4 F
High Outside Temp: 55.5 F at 8:15 AM
Low Outside Temp: 53.4 F at 7:02 AM
Outside Humidity: 95%
Barometer: 29.944″ and Rising Slowly
Wind Speed: 1.0 Mph
Wind Direction: WNW
High Gust: 10.0 Mph at 12:13 AM
10 min Avg Wind: Calm
Rain Rate: 0.00″/Hour
Day Rain: 0.00″
Storm Rain: 0.00″
Month Rain: 1.01″
Year Rain: 2.55″
Phyllis Moore Report
Beautiful morning with clear skies, it’s 54°, wind is at 8 mph from the SW, humidity is at 96%, pressure is steady at 1013 mb, visibility is 8.7 miles, pollen levels are low-medium at 2.7, and the top allergens are oak, grasses, and mulberry. Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 50. West winds at 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
On this date of May 30, 1868 – Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S.
Did you know that your liver has over 500 functions?
Word of the day: doughty (DOU-tee) which means steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant. Doughty traces to the Old English dohtig meaning “worthy.”
Birthdays
Kendra Thorson
Marie Shiminetto
Road
Traffic
Still no delays to report.
Hey, Let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
To Lucas and all our listeners, Memorial Day is today. We honor those heroes that gave their lives to something bigger than themselves. A sacrifice worth remembering today and always.
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Monday May 30th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI ‚the Voice of Beaver Island.
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