From studios in the BIC Center on America’s Emerald Isle, this is the WVBI Community Calendar for Monday, July 15th, 2019.
First some news…
Lot’s of folks came down to the Beaver Head Lighthouse yesterday afternoon for a Historical Society This Place Matters event. There was a pot luck lunch, music and an important announcement. We’ll get to that, but first some history. The Charlevoix City School District owned the Lighthouse property for many years and leased it to Networks Northwest to run the Beaver Island Lighthouse School. The school lost its funding and shut down several years ago and the property fell into decline. Charlevoix County Board Chairman Chris Christianson picks up the story from there…
ACTUALITY: Chris C.flac
The negotiations were protracted according to Charlevoix County administrator Kevin Shepard:
ACTUALITY: Kevin Shepard on Process.flac
According to our County Board representative Nancy Ferguson, it was pressure from the island—and folks showing up at events at the light—that kept things on track.
Nancy Ferguson on BI Telephones.mp3
Historical Society Executive Director Lori Taylor-Blitz says the easy part is done from her perspective. Now, the lighthouse has to be repaired and prepared for its next role on Beaver island, which will involve a lot of work for the Historical Society. Listen in this evening after our global news at five to hear more about that. Lori will be our guest on the show and talk about that and upcoming Museum Week Events.
Now, here’s what’s happening on your island..
Busy week this week. Of course, Museum week is here and the Beaver Island Music Festival kicks off on Thursday with folks starting to arrive already.
This afternoon, over at the Beaver Island Gallery, there’s the weekly drawing class with Cindy Ricksgers from 2 to 4. $15 to attend. Community CPR class is being offered at the helath center from 1 to 4. You aren’t certified? Call 2275 and take care of that today. Ity’s a rainy day, so we have rainy day movies here at the BIC Center—something we do on rainy weekdays during the summer. Show at 1 is The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy—base don the Douglas Adams classics. It’s a hilarious romp through science fiction. PG-13. And at 4, the recent remake of True Grit. It’s also PG-13. Concession stand will be open. Also today at 1:00 St. James Finance Committee meets at the governmental center. B-I-C-S School Board is meeting this evening at 7 at school. Museum week events include blacksmiths plying their craft from noon to 4 in heritage park and, Music on the Porch was planned for this evening, but the rain has scotched that. New time is Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6:30 or so—still on the Print Shop Porch.
Tuesday, Tai Chi here at the BIC Center at 9:30 followed by the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program at 10:30. Museum Week events: Blacksmiths are at Heritage Park noon to 4. A Jingle Dance will be performed by the Grand Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians at 2 out at the St. James Township hall on Whiskey Point—along with a presentation on what it is all about. That’s followed by a presentation on the Beaver Island Stone Circle at 3. Telecommunications Advisory Committee meets at school at 5 Tuesday afternoon. And, the mid-week movie at the BIC Center is Fast Color. Showtime in the McDonough’s Market Theater with the Big Screen and the Big Sound is 5:30. It’s rated Pg-13—great sci-fi thriller with a bit of super hero mixed in. Concession stand will be open if you want to take your dinner in and watch the movie.
Wednesday, Restorative and Realignment Yoga at the BIC Center at 9:30. Whiskey Pont Lighthouse open from 11 to 1. Picnic at the Point session on the history of navigational aids in the archipelago waters at noon. Bring your lunch and discover. Blacksmiths are at Heritage Park for their last day there from noon to 4. Protar’s home open from 1 to 3. Beaver Island Mac Party is at 4 at the Municipal Marina. Islanders are invited to come welcome Mac race sailors to the island for as break on their trip back to Chicago. There’s be music and food. Bring your own beverage. Historical Society Strang Series Continues at the St. James Episcopal Mission. A look at Strang’s influence on the island and the rest of Northern Michigan.
Here’s a reminder about bIrobot’s summer robotics camp. bIrobot is the B-I-C-S FIRST robotics team. Their summer camp is a mini version of a FIRST F-R-C robotics competition season. Campers build robots to meet a challenge announced at the start of camp and then compete on the final day.
You can find more information on all of these events and everything else that’s happening on the island at calendar dot w-v-b-I dot net.
Weather, here there and everywhere – presented every day with the support of the good folks down at McDonough’s Market: Today After a run of gorgeous weather we’re going to see some clouds and rain. Periods of showers and thunderstorms today, especially likely between 2 and 3. High near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tuesday More showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tuesday Night Showers and thunderstorms may pick up again after a lull. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph. Wednesday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Out on the Big Drink… Today SSW wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Waves 1 ft or less. Tuesday SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Waves 1 ft or less. Water temps:64 in Little Traverse Bay. 63 at the mid-lake buoy. And, White Shoal is 63. Fire Danger Level: Low. But let’s be careful with fire always.
TRAFFIC: Island beltway running smoothly. Bridges clear. No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. But, let’s be careful out there. It’s that busy time of year. Lots of bikers and hikers. Lots of folks slowing down to look at this or that.
BIRTHDAYS: Marie LaFreniere and John Van Dyke. Happy Birthday to each of them. And, if we missed you on the list, happy birthday to you too from all of us at W-V-B-I and your Beaver Island Community Center.
ON THIS DATE in 2006, the San Francisco-based podcasting company Odeo officially releases Twttr—later changed to Twitter—its short messaging service (SMS) for groups, to the public. The rest, as they say—or tweet—is history.
WORD OF THE DAY nosegay; noun; ( NOHZ-gay); a small bunch of flowers Nosegay is a homegrown word—that is, it originated in English. 15th-century Middle English speakers joined nose (which meant then what it does today) with gay (which, at the time, meant “ornament”). That makes nosegay an appropriate term for a bunch of flowers, which is indeed an ornament that appeals to the nose. Today, the word nosegay is especially common in the bridal business, where it usually refers to a specific type of bouquet: a round, tight bunch of flowers as opposed to a cascading bouquet or other type of arrangement.
Here’s a reminder about the PABI Summer Auction. New items are popping up daily, so you’ll find new things from day to day. If you aren’t on the island, you can see items on the BIC Center web site. Head to BIC Center dot org and click on the “Auction” menu. All proceeds from the auction go to help support operation of the BIC Center and W-V-B-I.
Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Monday…
What does Aladin wear to the office on casual Fridays? His blue Genies..
SFX: Sad Trombone Wah..Wah…Waaah….
That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar for Monday, July 15th, 2019. I’m Kevin Boyle at the pest free Hogarth Pest Control Studios of the Voice of Beaver Island wishing you a great day and asking you: why not make it the best day ever? And, thanks for listening.
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