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More than two months after a historic ice storm caused an estimated $137 million in damage across Northern Michigan, the state is still waiting for Presidential approval of a federal disaster declaration. Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, along with Representative Jack Bergman, are pushing for approval of Michigan’s Small Business Administration disaster request. The March ice storm damaged 3 million acres of forest and devastated local businesses, with almost all Emmet and Charlevoix County businesses experiencing disruption. The declaration was first requested by Governor Whitmer on May 16. If approved, it would provide SBA disaster loans to affected businesses, homeowners, and nonprofits in seven Northern Michigan counties, including support for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. The Charlevoix Historical Society is launching a major restoration project for the city’s iconic South Pier Lighthouse that Island ferry passengers pass by on every trip. The $140,000 effort will repair paint deterioration and corrosion caused by industrial residue from the lighthouse’s 1948 construction. Nearly $80,000 in grant funding will support the work, which includes removing mill scale, repainting with marine-grade materials, and lead abatement. Work is expected to begin this fall. Emerald Isle outbound after passing the South Pie Light. BIBCO photo Castle Farms is bringing back concerts after decades as just a wedding venue. The iconic Charlevoix stone castle, which hosted rock legends like Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, and AC/DC in the 70s and 80s, kicked off its concert revival over the weekend with local 80s cover band Derailed. The new shows will feature limited capacity and a community-first approach, with both legendary musicians and local talent expected. If you were counting on ChatGPT to write that last-minute report or Facebook post for you, there’s bad news this morning. ChatGPT is down. The outage has affected users globally, with both free and Plus subscribers experiencing problems. Time for Plan B. Finally in our Island news, a couple of reminders… If you are a quilter or textile artist, the Beaver Island Gallery would like to hear from you. They want to see if there is enough interest to run a third annual Quilt Show at the gallery sometime in August. They ask that you contact Linda McDonough at 231-330-4156 so they can make plans. If you use DirecTV and need any service work done, they have a tech coming to the Island this week. Call 517-730-3921 to set up an appointment. |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner… The Transportation Authority meets Tuesday at noon. St. James Board meets Wednesday evening at 5:30. There’s a Broadband Forum on Thursday evening at the BIC Center at 5:30. A-A meets Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:00. We had the Peaine Township Board as meeting this evening on the planner yesterday, but they now meet the third Tuesday of each month, so their meeting is next week. That’s it on the meeting front. Locations and more details are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front today… Tuesday, there’s Chair Strength Training at the BIC Center at 9:00. Babes and Toddlers mix it up at the library at 10:00. Also, at 10:00, pickleball outdoors on the Peaine Township courts. At 10:30, there’s C-O-A Walkersize with a walk from Heritage Park out to the St. James Campground and back. At 2:00 the library kicks off their summer reading party events. Treats, games, and crafts are included, and all ages are welcome! From 4:00 to 6:00 there’s a free workshop at the Beaver Island Gallery. You’ll make an ornament for the Museum Week Art Show. Call the Gallery to sign up. Wednesday, the library has plenty going on. There’s Kids Storytime, Drafts and Art for three years and up at 10:00 and then for 10 years and up at 11:00. At the BIC Center, there’s Bingo at 1:00 in the Hangout at the BIC Center. And C-O-A has fun and Gamers out at Peaine Township Hall at 3:00. Highlights for the rest of the week include: Thursday, the Tara’s Meadow Women’s Retreat gets underway down at Lake G. At 10:00 there’s a lot going on: Pickleball is outdoors on the Peaine Township Courts, Tai Chi in the Hangout at the BIC Center, C-O-A Cardio Drumming is on out at the Peaine Township Hall and Women’s Bible Study is at the Christian Church. Again, all of those events starting at 10:00. Thursday evening it’s Burger & a Beer at the Shamrock at 5 PM. And down at the C-M-U Bio Station, the N-M-U Archaeology Field School is hosting an open house from 7:30 to 8:30. Come see what they’ve uncovered during this year’s digs. Friday, there’s Senior + Vets Coffee + Donuts at the BIC Center from 9:00 to 11:00. Also at the BIC Center, Chair Strength Training in the Hangout at 10:00. And the C-O-A has a Walkersize walk from Heritage Park to the St. James Campground and back. [On the radio, Kick off your weekend with our fantastic Friday lineup! After the 6:00pm news, enjoy “That Thing with Rich Appel” featuring top forty hits from the 70s. At 9:00pm, tune into “The Titus Jennings Experience” offering music from all genres, followed by “The Midnight Special” with Marilyn Rea Beyer at 11:00pm for music, farce comedy, and late-night escape.] Saturday, kicks off with the Artisan’s Market out by the lighthouse at Whiskey Point. There’s Pickleball outdoors at 10:00. There’s a Print Shop Open House at 11:00 with some new exhibitions on tap. Fiero Code Club is on at the library at 2 PM. Saturday afternoon, the Chamber is sponsoring a touring party at the Boat Shop, Wild Strawberry Café, Whiskey Point Brewing Company and Gregg Graphics from 4 to 6. Drop by for refreshments and appetizers. Then at 6, it’s a Dads Rock Open Mic night at the BIC Center led by Paul Lamb and Herb Ledbetter. And Saturdays are 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 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, there are services and Episcopal Mission at 9:00 and the Christian Church at 10:00, and Mass at Holy Cross at 12:15. Looking ahead to highlights for next week… C-O-A has Cardio Drumming at 10:00 and a Crafter’s Workshop at 11:00, both out at Peaine Township Hall. Monday evening is pizza night at the Beachcomber. |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Dom. If that’s your name, come on into the BIC Center today to pick out a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Brett Maudrie is celebrating today Happy Birthday to Brett and, if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you too from everyone at WVBI and your Beaver Island Community Center! |
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. The island beltway is running smoothly with no bridge delays. Still, let’s be careful out there…especially around the school zone |
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On this day in 1935, Dr. Bob Smith has a beer to calm himself before performing surgery, and thanks to the help of his new friend Bill Wilson, it will be his final drink of alcohol. The fellow alcoholics have come together to kick their addiction, and their collaboration will form Alcoholics Anonymous. Also, on this day in 1977, Apple Computer Inc. ships its Apple II computer. The first in a long line of related computers, the original model cost $1,298 and came with 4KB of RAM (upgradeable to 48KB) and had sound and color graphics.
Early Apple II with someone pretending to use it for an early Apple advert. Image from pragercreative.com |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is minutia (noun) [muh-NOO-shee-uh], which refers to a small or minor detail. It is usually used in its plural form minutiae [muh-noo-she-aye]. We’ll try not to bore you with the minor details of minutia; it’ll only take a minute! Minutia was borrowed into English in the 18th century from the Latin plural noun minutiae [mee-noot-tee-aye], meaning “trifles” or “details,” which comes from the singular noun minutia [mee noo-tee-ah], meaning “smallness.” The Latin minutia, incidentally, comes from minutus [muh-noo-toos] (also the ancestor of the familiar English word minute), an adjective meaning “small.” |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Tuesday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from Apple II co-creator Steve Jobs: “The most precious thing that we all have with us is time.” |
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On a lighter note… The pub is ten minutes from my house… However, my house is two hours from the pub… |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Tuesday, June 10th, 2025. 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 A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 5 mph. Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Friday A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Friday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. |
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Fire Danger Level on the Island set at Moderate. |
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Out on the Big Drink… |
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Today WSW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Waves around 1 ft. Wednesday SSW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Thursday Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. |
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Water Temperature: The North Lake Michigan buoy southwest of Gull is reporting 42 with one foot waves.
Mid Lake Michigan photo at time shown. Provided by NWS |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
