Today is Tuesday, February 16th, 2016. Welcome back, I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
NEWS
Tomorrow Wednesday, February 17 there will be a showing of the movie “War Room” about the power of prayer. This event takes place at the Beaver Island Christian church parsonage and is hosted by Mike and Shelly Scripps. It starts at 7 PM
In cooperation with the Media Lab at the Beaver Island Community School we are pleased to present new episodes of the Student Writer’s Almanac. Tune in on weekdays just after the news at 8:00 a.m., noon, 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and midnight to hear the latest literary work from students at the island’s schools. Today, you’ll hear some letters the 1st, 2nd & 3rd graders have written to the President Obama about things they would like to do to change the world–and learn how the children worked to put their letters together. On Wednesday, the ninth grade class will present their analysis and reviews of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. The rest of this week, we’ll present some works from past students at the school.
You’ll be pleased and amazed and the quality of work our island students produce. You can hear it all on WVBI on 100.1 on the island and worldwide at www.wvbi.net
Did you know Michigan has a food bank. You can find out more on the web at http://fbcmich.org/resources
The Food Bank Council of Michigan’s mission is to create a food secure state through advocacy, resource management, and collaboration among stakeholders and Michigan’s unified food bank network. The Food Bank Council of Michigan works with its seven regional food banks and more than 3,000 hunger relief agencies, private companies, farmers, state and federal officials and other allies to make sure Michigan residents don’t go hungry. For more information, visit fbcmich.org or call (517) 485-1202
Things are moving along with the BICS FRC team. The students have worked hard to this point and have some more work ahead. You can follow their progress on a website that Kevin Boyle has put out there. The address is birobot.org
Take a look at the post “Join the BIROBOT Team as a sponsor”. There is as some cool stuff given to sponsors that donate.
If you are looking for information on when and where to see the latest episode of the Boonies you can find that and information on all island events on the new WVBI Community Calendar. Just head on over to the WVBI website and click on Calendar on the top menu. In addition to Boonies information, you’ll find entries for events all over the island all through the year, including:
+ Summer favorites like Museum Week, Baroque on Beaver, Art in the Harbor and more
+Events at the Beaver Island Community Center including the weekend movies (with full details), wellness events, community meetings and everything else happening at the BICC
+Special meals from COA feasts, to AMVETS breakfasts to fundraising dinners
+Beaver Island Community School Events including sports, plays and robot competitions
+Island board meeting dates for the townships, school and library
+Events at the island’s churches, including Sunday services
+Beaver Island Wildlife Club activities
+Events off-island of special interest on the island like the Grand Rapids party Feb 27th and…the Boonies.
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.
Oh, and where to find the Boonies? It’s on Tuesdays at 9:00 on the National Geographic Channel (DirectTV Channel 256, Dish Channel 186).
And, right now on WVBI you can enjoy some classical music with Exploring Music — an internationally syndicated radio program featuring classical music, with commentary and analysis by host Bill McGlaughlin. All on your own community radio station right here in the boonies–WVBI on FM 100.1 on the island and worldwide on www.wvbi.net.
Mark your calendar! Join us February 26th for the 2nd Annual Alumni Basketball Tournament and Chili/Soup Cook Off
If you would be willing to donate a pot of chili or soup, please contact Debbie Robert at (231 675 7155) or debbier@bics.us or on Facebook.
As always, thank you for continuing to support our Islander Sports Program.
ONCE AGAIN, JUDGES WILL CHOOSE A 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE WINNER!
Open Gym on Monday –
We still have some spots on teams left. Get to open gym and call 231-838-2883 to sign up or tell Cameron.
If you would like to join a team or sign up to enter your most awesome Chili or Soup call Carol @ 231-838-2883
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The Charlevoix County Commission on Aging “Dining Out Program” will remain available at Stoney Acre Grill without interruption!
The same menu will be available, however there may be some “temporary outages” during the transfer of ownership and restocking. Other than that, it will be “as usual”: same menu, cooks and wonderful food, same procedure, and same benefit to Seniors!
Any questions?! Just call Ann at 448-2022.
At the Community Center…
Pickle Ball Tuesday and Thursday 0930 to 1100
Games Galore will now be held on Thursday’s at 1pm to 4pm
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program will now be available on FRIDAYS ONLY, 11am-12pm @ BI Comm Center effective the week of January 25;
FIRST NEW CLASS Friday, January 29!
NOTE: There will be NO CLASS on Friday, January 22!
If you are interested in attending but would like–or need–to use the Charlevoix County Transit bus in order to do so, please contact Ann at 448-2022. We would consider changing the time of the class to coincide with the Transit schedule in order to keep this valuable program active on Beaver Island.
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And speaking of the movies, for this coming Saturday, are:
Captain Jake:Never Land Pirates: The Great Never Sea Conquest”
“Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates: The Great Never Sea Conquest” is a special episode that premiered July 31, 2015
Stars: David Arquette, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett |
SATURDAY
February 20th, 2016
3 PM
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama |
7 pm Feature Presentation
The Intern (2015)
PG-13 | 2h 1min | Comedy |
Storyline
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Originally set up at Paramount Pictures, The Intern was planned to feature Tina Fey and Michael Caine in the lead roles. When a budget could not be settled, Meyers decided to pre-package before going out to other studios and was able to start negotiations for both actors.[4] Handed over to Warner Bros., Fey was replaced by Reese Witherspoon as the attached star, though Witherspoon left the film on January 15, 2014, due to scheduling conflicts.[4] As of February 7, Anne Hathaway was in final talks to replace Witherspoon in the lead role.[5] Stephen Goldblatt was set as director of photography.[6] On June 23, Zack Pearlman joined the cast of the film.[7]
Thanks to Beaver Island Community Center Business Sponsors , the Shamrock Bar and Restaurant, and the Beaver Island Boat Company
Wildlife News
The Wildlife Club is asking for volunteers for a couple of upcoming projects:
Jacque at jacquel@tds.net
Weather
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:29 AM Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Forecast: Partially Cloudy
Outside Temp: 28.2 F
High Outside Temp: 28.3 F at 6:51 AM
Low Outside Temp: 27.4 F at 12:54 AM
Outside Humidity: 83%
Heat Index: 28.0 F
Wind Chill: 28.0 F
Dew Point: 24.0 F
Barometer: 29.818″ and Steady
Wind Speed: Calm
Wind Direction: SW
High Gust: 13.0 Mph at 12:18 AM
10 min Avg Wind: 1.0 Mph
Rain Rate: 0.00″/Hour
Day Rain: 0.00″
Storm Rain: 0.00″
Month Rain: 0.27″
Year Rain: 22.07″
Phyllis Moore report- It’s 26° outside this morning, feels like 21°, wind is at 4 mph from the SW, humidity is at 83%, pressure is steady at 1010 mb, and visibility is 9.1 miles. Today: Cloudy. A 40% chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs around 30°. West winds at 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows around 15°. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
On this date of February 16, 1857 – The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College.
Did you know that the 50-star American flag was designed by an Ohio high school student for a class project? His teacher originally gave him a B–.
Word of the day: posthumous (POS-chuh-muhs) which means happening after someone’s death, but relating to something done earlier. For example, a book published after the death of the author, a child born after the death of the father, an award given after the death of a person. From Latin posthumus, alteration of postumus, superlative of posterus (coming after). The word literally means “subsequent” but since it was often used in contexts relating to someone’s death, people began associating the word with humus (earth) or humare (to bury) and amended the spelling. Earliest documented use: 1608.
Birthdays
Kathy Merriman
Grant West
Roads
let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
Outro
To Lucas and all our listeners, Albert Einstein said, look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Tuesday, February 16th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI – the Voice of Beaver Island.
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