Today is Wednesday, January 6th, 2016. I’m Greg Doig with today’s WVBI Community Calendar.
NEWS
Yesterday, while flying back to Beaver Island Paul Welke, and Ben Delamater, along with paramedic Joe Moore, saw smoke and fire and quickly reported it. Thanks to that flight, the home of Jeff Stewart and Rita Palmer was saved albeit a few burned spots AND all pets are safe. Very special thanks to Island Airways, Beaver Island Fire Department, and Beaver Island EMS! Thanks to Phyllis Moore for reporting.
From the Beaver Island Association
The Beaver Island Community is invited to a
Maine Islands Trip Debriefing
From Island Representatives
on
January 16, 2016 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Beaver Island Community Center
Purpose of meeting: (1) to review and discuss with the Beaver Island community the lessons learned by Beaver Island representatives on the Maine island trip, (2) to begin discussion of approaches to addressing the key issues identified so far (including setting priorities and interested parties) and (3) based on discussion of (1) and (2), identify other issues that should be considered.
Please attend and let’s share ideas.
Additional information on trip can be found at:
www.beaverislandassociation.org
Note on the forum from our Chamber of Commerce:
Island News From The United Kingdom
Here is a nice note and link from the DNR’s Al Stewart about a Beaver Island story published in the United Kingdom.
Beaver Island Community School has formed a team to compete in the First Robotics Challenge. They’ll learn this year’s challenge on January 9th and then spend January through March building a robot to compete against other schools in trying to beat the challenge. The team is still looking for folks that can help as mentors with all aspects of building the robot—from design, to mechanical to programming and everything in between. If you’d like to join the fun, send an email to me, as it happens, to me (I’m one of the coaches) at kevin.boyle@wvbi.net. If you’d like to learn more about the competition, checkout the Michigan FRC website at firstmichigan dot org.
Wildlife News
Anyone who has a big flock of turkeys hanging out for the winter…please contact Mark LaFreniere. The Wildlife Club has corn purchased to feed turkeys and we want to find out where the large flocks are! Mark- 448-2220
At the Community Center…
Games Galore will now be held on Thursday’s at 1pm to 4pm
COA Dinner this week on 1/10/16 11am to noon
Suggested donation $4 for over 60 and 12 and under $8 everyone else
Full menu is posted on the forum at beaverisland.net
And speaking of the movies, for this coming Saturday, are:
We plan on showing the extended Blu-Ray version with extra scenes and features!
Rango (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | 4 March 2011 (USA)
7.3 Your rating: -/10 Ratings: 7.3/10 from 172,369 users Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 334 user | 354 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant |
Our 7 pm feature is R-rated for some male nudity and some scenes depicting drug use. Anyone under 18 will need WRITTEN parental permission or be accompanied by parents.
Trainwreck (2015)
R | 125 min | Comedy, Romance | 17 July 2015 (USA)
6.4 Your rating: -/10 Ratings: 6.4/10 from 62,635 users Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 254 user | 303 critic | 45 from Metacritic.com
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
Director: Judd Apatow
Writer: Amy Schumer
Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson |
Thanks to Beaver Island Community Center Business Sponsors , the Shamrock Bar and Restaurant, and the Beaver Island Boat Company
Missing Pets
From Saturday Forum Post
Tan and white husky has been missing from about half way down Eastside Drive since Thursday. Super friendly and answers to the name of Kato.
If found, please call Jeff at 448-2169.
Weather
Current Conditions – Greene’s Bay Beach, Beaver Island, MI
As of 8:29 AM Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Forecast: Partially Cloudy
Outside Temp: 36.0 F
High Outside Temp: 36.7 F at 2:41 AM
Low Outside Temp: 35.6 F at 12:00 AM
Outside Humidity: 79%
Heat Index: 36.0 F
Wind Chill: 28.0 F
Dew Point: 30.0 F
Barometer: 30.216″ and Steady
Wind Speed: 11.0 Mph
Wind Direction: SSW
High Gust: 25.0 Mph at 12:35 AM
10 min Avg Wind: 12.0 Mph
Outside right now it’s 35°, feels like 24°, wind is at 19 mph from the SW with gusts to 36 mph, humidity is at 77%, pressure is steady at 1024 mb, and visibility is 9.7 miles. Today: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30°. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
On this date of January 6, 1952 – “Peanuts” debuted in Sunday papers across the United States.
Did you know that studies show that knitting reduces the risks of high blood pressures, creates good brain developments and improvements and also decreases the abnormal heart rate cases. Knitting also provides relaxation and reduces stress hence benefiting overall health.
Word of the day: unputdownable (uhn-poo t-DOU-nuh-buh l) which means so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading. Unputdownable, as a term used to describe books, entered English in the 1930s. However, earlier senses based on the verb phrase put down meaning “criticize” or “suppress” appeared in English as early as the mid-1800s.
Birthdays
Roads
Roads are still slippery in parts-so as always let’s be careful out there.
Outro
Today let’s all keep Kathy Speck and her family in our thoughts and prayer.
Weird how sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
That’s the WVBI Community Calendar for Wednesday, January 6th. I’m Greg Doig at WVBI – the Voice of Beaver Island.
# # #