Today is Tuesday, January 26th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
NEWS
As there is not enough ice in the harbor this year the “Ice Classic” is cancelled for 2016. This also happened in 2012.
Thanks for your support over the years.
Bob Tidmore
PABI
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.
We’re pleased to let you know we have a spiffy new website for WVBI.
• You can use it to listen online with a built-in station player that can provide you all sorts of information about the music we play. You’ll find song lyrics, album and artist information and more. To listen, just press the play button in the station player bar at the bottom of the page.
• There’s also a Community Calendar with information about events all over Beaver Island. We’re trying to make it complete with entries for BICC sponsored events as well as other events sponsored by other island organizations — including BICS, BIHS, the Chamber and the BI Cultural Arts Society, among others. We’ll also have entries for island board meetings that are open to the public. Want to see your event on the calendar? Just send us an email at calendar@wvbi.net.
• Keep up on what’s happening at WVBI with our news posts. You’ll find news about events on the station and at the BICC plus the text of our daily current events updates.
• Want to know what’s on when at the station? There’s complete program schedule with detailed information about all of our programming.
• Have an idea for a show or want to make a suggestion? Use the handy contact form.
But, enough reading about it. Dial it up and have a look at 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 like to join a team or sign up to enter your most awesome Chili or Soup call Carol @ 231-838-2883
This event is sponsored by the Beaver Island Sports Boosters. Our goal is to purchase BICS athletes new Soccer uniforms, an outdoor timer for the Soccer games, Platform for our Volleyball Refs, and new mats for the gym. All donations will go directly to these items for our Beaver Island Community School Sports Program.
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Chamber of Commerce
Here is a link to a handy printable calendar of major Beaver Island 2016 events.
At the Community Center…
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!
Instructors are required to be certified, ensuring the safety of participants. They are also educated as to the precautions necessary for certain conditions, such as surgeries, injuries and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is the longest-running Health and Wellness Program supported by the COA on Beaver Island, celebrating almost seven years of year-round sessions! If you need some physical activity to keep your joints moving and flexible, please give this a try and help us maintain the availability of this valuable program.
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:
3 PM MATINEE
Goosebumps (2015)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 16 October 2015 (USA)
6.5
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
Writers: Darren Lemke (screenplay), Scott Alexander(story), 2 more credits »
Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush |
7 PM MAIN FEATURE****LADIES NIGHT?
Love Actually
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 14 November 2003 (USA)
7.7
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Writer:
Richard Curtis
Stars:
Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson |Alan Rickman| Colin Firth
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:
Feb 1-7: Turkey survey. We need the folks who have turkeys to make a count this week and let us know how many birds you see regularly. Also any stray flocks not regularly seen, should be counted as well. Report all numbers and locations here or to Jacque at jacquel@tds.net
Weather
Beaver Island Weather
Currently it’s 32° on Beaver Island
Snow is expected this morning will transition to snow showers in the afternoon high today’s 32°
Wind Northwest 15 mph
Humidity 89%
Tonight the low will be 21° Snow showers early winds north west 12 mph
Sunrise 8:12 AM
Sunset 5:39 PM
Birthdays
Susan-Dixon Meyers
Brenden Martin
Sandy LoDico
Olivia Schwartzfisher
Condolences
The family of Lawrence McDonough wish to thank everyone for the outpouring of loving thoughts, prayers, and sympathy extended to our family through this difficult time.
Funeral services are being scheduled for Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island.
Community Needs and Wishes
GOFUNDME link on forum for Kathy Speck
Please join in helping with the tremendous medical costs as Kathy works hard to recover and return to the island.
https://www.gofundme.com/8zkdv7es?rcid=b72d80a2af1749f8ade521e581b8649f
Cleaning out your pantry before fall or heading home after your vacation here? Remember that you can donate unopened non-perishable items to the Food Pantry to help families here on the Island. Drop boxes are at the Community Center, the Beaver Island Rural Health Center, Holy Cross Church, Fresh Air and the Beaver Island Christian Church. Monetary donations are always needed and can be made payable to the Beaver Island Christian Church, attention FoodPantry, PO Box 21. Or, thanks to Joe Moore, a PayPal/credit card donation link is available on the Beaver Island News on the Net website home page, lower left corner, at beaverislandnews.com.
Thank you for your help, the Food Pantry Committee, Judi Meister, Beth Croswhite, Mark LaFreniere and Deb Plastrik
Submitted by Deb Plastrik
Roads
News Release
On January 23, 2016 at approximately 12:21 hours, the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office along with the Emmet County Ambulance, Boyne Valley Fire, and Melrose Township Fire were dispatched to a single vehicle snowmobile accident in Melrose Township on the snowmobile trail off Cobb Road.
The accident investigation revealed that 38 year old Michael Wilson from Boyne City was operating a 2001 Polaris Supersport on the trails when he lost control and was thrown off his sled, striking a tree. Wilson suffered serious injuries and was transported to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital by Emmet County Ambulance.
Wilson was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, however speed is believed to be a factor.
This accident is still under investigation.
let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
Outro
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar forTuesday, January 25th. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI – the Voice of Beaver Island.
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