Today is Thursday June 16th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
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NEWS
Southbound drivers on U.S. 31 coming through Charlevoix will see a major detour beginning Monday, June 13.
The road closure is part of the Charlevoix infrastructure project that is currently taking place on St. Marys Drive.
“This will be a complete closure of the southbound lanes compared to the lane shifts we did for Wood and Green streets,” said Department of Public Works superintendent Pat Elliott.
Motorists are also reminded that State Street remains closed between Upright and Carpenter streets, to complete water main re-construction.
The lane closures will allow construction crews to connect the sanitary sewer lines on St. Marys Drive to the line under U.S. 31, which is nearly under the centerline, Elliott said.
“The sewer line is farther out under the roadway than the previous connections crews made with Grant and Wood streets,” Elliott said.
The detour will divert U.S. 31 southbound traffic onto Garfield Avenue to Grant Street. From Grant Street, motorists will travel to Carpenter Street and follow that street east back to U.S. 31, Elliott said.
The construction also will affect the northbound traffic on U.S. 31. From Carpenter Street to Garfield Avenue, motorists traveling north on the roadway will be shifted from two lanes to a single lane.
The lane closures and traffic diversion is expected to last until Friday, June 17.
City officials want motorists to know they are doing what they can to limit the impact on travel.
“We have worked with construction crews to have this portion of the project done at once to limit the impact on motorists,” said city manager Mark Heydlauff. “The goal is to have the lanes open by the weekend. Once this portion of the project is complete we are pretty close to finishing the work on those streets.”
Over at the Library
Kids and adults:
On June 21, Dan McDonough will be offering a Manga/Anime drawing workshop (free of charge) at the Beaver Island District Library at 2 p.m. Materials will be available at the library, but if you would like to bring your own, Dan suggests colored pencils and a straight edge.
Hope to see many faces eagerly drawing! Come check it out!
Bingo
WHERE: Gregg Fellowship Center
WHEN:Wednesday June 15th
TIME:Doors open at 6:15 PM with first number called at 7:00 PM sharp.
Caller Wednesday will be Ed Troutman. Nine card bingo is $13.00–get two for $24.00!!
Save the date for a two day Invasive Species workshop on Beaver Island. The workshop is being held by the CAKE CISMA in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. It will be June 28th and June 29th. The intent of the workshop is to increase the capacity of Beaver Island residents to carry out invasive species ID and management along with educating other stake holders in preventing the spread of invasives to the archipelago. We will have presenters from MNFI, DNR, MDARD, CAKE, TNC, Little Traverse Conservancy and others”.
Presentations and field trips are geared for property owners who wish to indentify and control invasive species in the fields, forests, or yards.
From Tom Clements, CAKE Coordinator
Vacation Bible School
For children ages 3 – 12.
(Arts & Crafts, Music, Storytelling, Imagination Stations, Games & more!)
To be held at the Beaver Island Christian Church
As always, there is no charge to attend VBS.
Brought to you by: Beaver Island Christian Church, Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Lighthouse Fellowship and the St. James Episcopal Mission
Please register early:
Debbie Robert 448 – 2048 or debrob2@yahoo.com
Or
Judi Meister 448-2963
***Volunteers Needed***
The Beaver Island Community Center
Tuesday, 5/31 SUMMER HOURS START!!!
MON – SAT 9am – 9pm
SUN 10am – 6pm
Museum Summer Daily Hours will begin on Sunday, June 19; Monday – Saturday 11:00-5:00 and Sunday Noon-3:00. Annual Museum Open Houses
Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 1:00-3:00PM
FREE FREE
Refreshments at the Print Shop Museum
Gift Shop at the Print Shop Museum
Books, Toys, Technology, Clothing, Cards, Maps
Print Shop Museum — Artifacts from Native Americans, Mormons, Irish, Logging, Modern Life, School Life
Marine Museum — Artifacts from Shipwrecks, Fishing Industry, Boat Captains, Ferry Boats, Noted WPA Mural, Go aboard a gill net boat
Island Treasures
We are ready for the Summer Schedule to begin this week! Tues to Sat 12-4
Donations arrive every day, so stop in often to see what we have.
Concert Awesome Distraction
Saturday June 25th 8pm
$15 Adult $10 Senior/Student
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, CMUBS and other activities 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
Games Galore will now be held on Thursday‚
at 1pm to 4pm
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program will now be available on Tuesdays and FRIDAYS , 11am-12pm @ BI Comm Center
Movies
There will be no 3pm Movie showing on June 18, 2016 due to Beaver Island Community School High School Graduation!
Congratulations Class of 2016!
June 18, 7pm
Spotlight (2015)
R | 2h 8min | Biography, Drama, History
8.1/10 imdb
The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation
and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
View trailer:
Director: Tom McCarthy
Writers: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams
Live Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci
All movie showings free-will donation!
Great popcorn, candies and beverages available!
Thanks to Beaver Island Community Center Business Sponsors , the Shamrock Bar and Restaurant, and the Beaver Island Boat Company
Weather
Currently 56 under partly cloudy skies and a high expected today of 73
Variable Gusts up to 9mph
Birthdays
Kathy Maudrie
Terry Meaney
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 every moment has a value, spend each and every one doing no harm, and better yet, helping others when possible.
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Thursday June 16th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI ‚the Voice of Beaver Island.
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