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If you have air travel planned other than to and from the island, remember that tomorrow is the Real ID deadline. Starting tomorrow, the TSA will require a Real ID or other approved ID to clear airport security. If your Michigan license has a star in a gold circle or a star in a Michigan outline in the upper right corner, you’re good to go. Don’t see a star? Check if you have an enhanced license — those are also Real ID compliant, even without the star. If you don’t have either, you can still fly using a passport, passport card, permanent resident card, or other TSA-approved ID — but without one, you could face delays, extra screening, or be turned away. A sample of a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license. Image from Michigan Department of State State officials unveiled a plan last Thursday to train up to 5,000 new infrastructure workers by 2030. The Michigan Statewide Infrastructure Workforce Plan aims to expand apprenticeships, remove barriers for underrepresented groups, and build K–12 career pathways. Labor officials say the plan is urgent as many skilled trades workers approach retirement. The announcement came during Michigan Construction Career Days in Howell. Beekeepers have been placing hives across the region to pollinate budding cherry trees, a key step to ensuring a healthy fruit crop. Why are the hives going out before the blooms you might ask? The bees need time to acclimate before blossoms open, so they go in early even though the weather can be wet and cool like it was last week. Ands speaking of warmer weather, M-Live forecasters are starting to hint of a warm Memorial Day weekend ahead. They say a rare “Omega Block” weather pattern is setting up early over the U.S., splitting northern Michigan between lingering clouds to the southeast and drier, milder air to the northwest. Since this slow-moving pattern usually appears closer to Memorial Day, the forecasters say summer weather may arrive early. If so, that means by mid-May we could see a shift toward warmer-than-normal temps across northwest Lower Michigan, with highs possibly reaching the 70s and 80s heading into the holiday weekend. |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner… Peaine Township Planning Commission meets Tuesday at 9:00. B-I-C-S Committee of the Whole meets Wednesday at 5:30. Medical First Responder Classes continue with session Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7:00. Saturday, the Irish Heritage Group has a marketing and talent meeting at 9:30 and a board meeting at 10:45. That’s it on the meeting front. More details are in the calendar entries online. On the fun front today… Tuesday, Talking Threads is on at Peaine Township Hall at 9:30. Babes and Toddlers mix it up at the library at 10:00. There’s Pickleball at 10:00 in the theater at the BIC Center and the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at 10:30 in the Hangout. That’s followed by Senior Tai Chi at 11:30. At 2:30, it’s Story Time at the library. Tuesday evening is trivia time at the BIC Center. Let’s Get Quizzical starts at 6:00. Sign up your team at tickets dot bic center dot org. Wednesday, there’s C-O-A bingo at 1:00 in the Hangout at the BIC Center. Highlights for the reat of the week include… Thursday, there’s Cardio Drumming at 10:00 in the Hangout and Pickleball at 10:00 in the Theater, both at the BIC Center and Women’s Bible Study at the Christian Church also at 10:00. Thursday evening it’s Burger & a Beer at the Shamrock at 5 PM. Friday, seniors and veterans can enjoy Coffee & Donuts at the BIC Center starting at 9 AM. Pickleball at 10:00 and the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at 10:30 are at the BIC Center in the Theater and Hangout, respectively. And, Friday evening is the 3rd through 6th grade play on stage at the BIC Center. It’s Get Up and Go. Curtain time is 7:00 p-m. Get your tickets at the BIC Center front desk. [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, there’s a special Mother’s Day celebration at the BIC Center: Masterpieces for Mom will run from noon to 2:00. Come in to do some diamond flower painting, enjoy some special snacks and treats and also build and decorate a birdhouse that mom can take home. After the kids get home, moms can come back to celebrate B-Y-O-B screening of Bad Moms in the BIC Center Theater. That’s right, this mother’s day weekend moms can party like a mother. Dads and other grown-ups are welcome, too. Party time is 6:00 p-m. Also Saturday, the Fiero Code Club is on at the library at 2 PM. And Saturday evening is 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 brings folks together for worship, with services and Episcopal Mission at 9:00 and the Christian Church at 10:00, and Mass at Holy Cross at 12:15. And, if you are looking for a Sunday breakfast, the Wild Strawberry Café is now open Sunday mornings for the season 9 until 2. Looking ahead to highlights for next week… Monday, there’s Cardio Drumming up in the Hangout at the BIC Center at 10:00. And Monday evenings are pizza night at the Beachcomber. |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Jamie. If that’s your name, head on down to the BIC Center to pick out a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Christy Albin, Adam Martin, Jessica Crandall, Erin Holmes, Lotta Garrett, Ashton Hart and Tim King are celebrating today. Happy Birthday to Lotta, Erin, Jessica, Christy, Tim, Ashton and Adam, and if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you too from everyone at WVBI and your Beaver Island Community Center! [And, here’s a way to send special birthday wishes to someone on the island: The B-I-C-S National Honor Society will put up a sign in their yard in exchange for a donation of $10 or more to the Build a Cure for Cancer fund. Contact N-H-S president Alyssa Martin for more details. You can reach her through the front desk at school.] |
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TRAFFIC: The W-V-B-I virtual octocopter is flying high in the Island skies and spies…no traffic. But, cleanup work continues down-island. So, watch out for the road crews and let’s be careful out there. |
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On this day in 1937 A transatlantic flight of the German luxury passenger airship Hindenburg ends in disaster as the vessel bursts into flames near its docking tower at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people will die in the tragedy, and it will mark the end of airship travel.
Image from bing.com |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is Exculpate (verb) [EK-skull-payt], which means to prove that someone is not guilty of doing something wrong. Today’s word is most often encountered in formal writing in reference to the clearing of someone of alleged fault or guilt, as in “they were exculpated of any wrongdoing.” You may be more familiar with a pair of terms that, like exculpate, come from the Latin noun culpa, meaning “blame” or “guilt.” One is the adjective culpable, used to describe someone deserving of condemnation or blame. The other is the Latin phrase mea culpa, which translates directly as “through my fault” and refers to an acknowledgement of personal fault or error that is more formal than, for example, “my bad.” |
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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 musician Bob Seger, who was born on this day in 1945: “Mediocrity’s easy, the good things take time, the great need commitment.” |
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On a lighter note… Did you hear that they upgraded the lighting system on the Goodyear blimp? Now they call it the LED zeppelin. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Tuesday, May 6th, 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 Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 5 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 10 mph. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Friday Sunny, with a high near 54. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. |
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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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ay Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less. Wednesday N wind around 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Thursday NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. |
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Water Temperature: 39 mid-lake…between Manitowoc and Ludington |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
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