B. I. News on the 'Net, July 7-13, 2014
Marie Johnson Obituary
Marie Johnson, 71, of Beaver Island, passed away Thursday, June 10, at American House Assisted Living Charlevoix. She was born April 24, 1943, in Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada, to Obekiahi and Marjorie (Organ) Northcott, and grew up in Glenwood, Newfoundland. She made her home in Roswell, Ga., for thirty years, where she was owner/manager of M&W Lauck Motors. She later moved to Big Canoe, Ga., where she married Elling Z. Johnson on March 14, 1998. After marrying, they made their home on Beaver Island, and continued to winter in Big Canoe.
Marie was a member of the United Methodist Church in Roswell, Ga., and was active in the Balalaika Orchestra Society in Atlanta, Ga. The Hope Lutheran Church in Ellijay, Ga., and its Pastor, David Smedley played an important role in Marie and E.Z.'s lives, having married them and performed several Baptisms within their family. Most recently, she has been a member of the Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island.
Marie is survived by her husband, Elling Z. Johnson of Beaver Island; son, Russell (Jessica) Lauck of Dahlonega, Ga., and daughter, Angie (Joseph) Peters of Cumming, Ga.; grandchildren, Jenny, and Joseph Peters; stepson, Elling Z. Johnson, III, of Big Canoe, Ga.; step-grandchildren, Lauren Marie, Sarah Joanne, and Brian Kenneth Peet; brothers, Gus (Olive) Northcott, Ted (Glynnis) Northcott of Glenwood, Newfoundland. Marie was preceded in death by her step-daughter, Tonya Lynn Johnson, and sister, Myra Powell.
Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Thursday, July 17, at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island. Funeral mass will be 11 am, Friday, July 18, at Holy Cross Church, the Reverend Jim Doherty officiating. Cremation will follow, and interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia, 5670 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30342, or to Holy Cross Church, Beaver Island, MI 49782.
Please sign Marie's guestbook at www.winchesterfuneralhome.com
Digging in the Dirt
by Cindy Ricksgers
(Visit Cindy's blog by clicking on her name.)
When my friend arrived on Beaver Island recently, someone yelled out to her, “Hey, Terry, are you still digging in the dirt?”
Her answer was “Yes!”
Artist, musician, anthropologist, archaeologist, teacher...though recently retired, Terry continues her explorations.
I was fortunate, this year, to be able to work with her on an archaeological dig.
This wasn’t my first.
Twenty years ago I went to Grand Turk Island in the British West Indies as part of a team working with an archaeologist from the University of Florida. I made the arrangements through an organization called Earth Watch. I was taking a vacation alone and knew that---without an agenda---I would spend far too much time and money in shops and restaurants and bars pretending to have a good time. So, I paid for a vacation where I was expected to work forty hours a week.
It was wonderful!
Our expedition was titled “Before Columbus.” We were studying the Taino people, a division of the Arawak, who---by some estimates---were three million strong at the time of Columbus’s first landfall. Within twenty years they were nearly wiped out.
Our crew consisted of Bill Keegan, the professor who had been studying the history of the Taino on the Turks and Caicos Islands for twenty years, two graduate assistants, and ten folks like me, who had paid for the chance to work and learn.
We were a diverse group. There was a young woman just out of the army, a lawyer from San Francisco, a nurse from Boston, and a couple who were both involved in the burgeoning computer industry in the Silicon Valley. There were two retired professors, one from South Carolina, the other from Minnesota. My roommate was a dear woman (eighty-four years old) who retired from CitiBank in New York City. The youngest member of our team was a seventeen year old young man from upstate New York, whose grandmother bought him the trip as a high school graduation present. And me, a forty-year-old waitress from Beaver Island, Michigan.
We worked together, ate together and played together. We shared lodging and household chores. We rotated cooking and clean-up duties, with a chart just as if we were a family. After work, there was time for showers or swimming, reading or writing. We often played Trivial Pursuit after dinner. We never missed running down to the beach at sunset, to try to spot the “green flash” as the sun sank into the horizon.
I loved the work! From history to basic surveying skills, the learning curve was tremendous. I liked the precision of the gridded site, the mapping and record-keeping. I loved the child-like feeling that comes with being on hands and knees, digging in the sand. Always present was the possibility of discovery.
At the time, I thought that was the kind of trip I’d take regularly. As it turns out, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
I’ve never forgotten it, though, and watched with interest as individuals or teams came to study the history buried here. I’ve told myself “next year I’ll find the time” so often, I almost quit believing it.
Until this year.
Terry is a wonderful teacher and a great story-teller. She is intent on finding, recording and preserving history, but never to the point of disrespecting the people who walked the earth before us.
She walks the woods as if she has a built-in compass. That comes, I suspect, from hundreds of hours spent familiarizing herself with the area. Terry has a good memory and an eye for detail.
We met on the road each morning, and carried our supplies in to the site. We altered our route every time, so that we wouldn’t leave a trail.
We were a crew of five. We took turns at jobs, so that each of us would experience digging, sifting and record-keeping.
We laid out an area four feet square, and divided it into a grid of sixteen sections. We went down six inches at a time, one section at a time. The first layer is mainly roots and leaf litter, but it has to be screened anyway, just to be sure. The second layer is more gravelly, and by the third, we were sifting through sand.
Our discoveries were small, but significant: isolated bits of charcoal, tiny pottery fragments, flint rock and chert. It didn’t matter, we cheered at every one, congratulated each other for recognizing something worthwhile in the dirt as we sifted through it, and sat in awe that we were touching the past.
It was an exhausting, exhilarating week.
I’ll jump at the opportunity to do go digging in the dirt again!
1st Summer Mixed Golf Outing
Beaver Island "Pinehurst"
This was the first mixed golf outing of the summer. There was agood turnout for the first outing with eleven teams playing in today's outing (July 13, 2014). The weather was great, even if the golf was not always so great. The golf outing results are:
1st place team: Dean Barnum and Cathy Blalock with a score of 38.
Photo by Frank Solle
2nd place team: Frank Solle and Nel Worsfold with a score of 40.
3rd place tie: Rick Blalock and Karla Barnum tied Doug and Terry Meaney.
We'd like to thank everyone who played today and hope to see them in our upcoming outings. There will be a sign-up sheet with the dates of the upcoming events in the clubhouse.
A special thanskto Denni Cady-Stid who worked the clubhouse and filled out the scorecards and collected and figured the standings as the teams finished.
Tentative dates are: August 3, August 17, August 31, and September 14.
All dates with be a shotgun start beginning at 1:30 p.m.
From Maplewood Farm
Happy Eating!
“Top Ten Invasive Species on Beaver Island”
by Cindy Ricksgers
Here we are, at the end of our “Top Ten Invasive Species on Beaver Island” list.
.....And the number one invasive species on Beaver Island is: (click here for drum roll)....
PHRAGMITES!
Common Reed.
Here on Beaver Island, just as in Michigan generally, two subspecies are present.
The native type of Phragmites, subspecies americanus, is a natural and beneficial part of our shoreline and wetlands vegetation. It may grow, at most, to be about six and a half feet tall. It grows as scattered stems that break down quickly, allowing other species enough light and space to grow beneath it. Stalks turn a lovely bronze color in the fall.
The invasive form of Phragmites, subspecies australis, is much more robust. It begins growing earlier in the season and continues later in the fall than native Phragmites. It grows twelve to twenty feet in height and sends out rhizomes up to fifty feet in every direction. It forms a dense, impenetrable wall of sharp edged grass that can dominate shorelines and wetlands within only a few years.
Invasive Phragmites does not provide food or shelter or protection to any animal in this part of the world. It is capable of taking over the natural habitat of many plants and animals, destroying our natural landscape.
Here on Beaver Island, we have much to protect. The water that surrounds us is our shelter and our joy. Our inland lakes provide hunting and fishing and boating opportunities. The view and water activities enrich our lives and bring tourists and visitors, which many livelihoods depend on.
Can you picture Beaver Island without its beaches?
Imagine a trip around the island without ever seeing the water!
Beyond that, Beaver Island has some rare treasures.
Many species--that grow in abundance here--are protected or endangered....or have been completely wiped out in other areas.
Do you know that the little Michigan Monkey Flower that grows wild at Little Sand Bay here on Beaver Island represents twenty percent of that species worldwide?
Phragmites could, if left unchecked, destroy the delicate balance that allows this little gem to thrive here.
We don’t intend to let that happen.
At my end, we’re busy preparing for this year’s September battle against invasive Phragmites. Permits and bids and permission slips are being drawn up; resources are being gathered and accounted for; plans are being made.
Your continued concern, support and vigilance in this battle is priceless!
Islander Reunion a Huge Success!
For those of you who have been longing for an old time Holy Cross Parish Hall gathering including great music and great food, as well as great company and social interaction, if you missed the Islander Reunion, you missed the opportunity to have your longing and dreaming fulfilled. The Holy Cross Parish Hall has not had this much of a gathering for the shear joy of gathering in a long time. There may have been more people in the Hall for Baroque on Beaver concerts, but the attendees for B on B are only there to hear the music. This Islander Reunion was to enjoy many different styles of music including old time Island Music, Beans, Rigormortis style, and plain old country music all performed on the same stage at the same venue. On top of the variety of music, the gathering of people who were very friendly and lots of different Island families, who welcomed everyone to this big celebration of Island people, family, and friends, made this editor very impressed.
For those that organized this wonderful gathering, please, please do your best to make certain that this is not the last one! Some would like to see this become an annual event for the weekend after the 4th of July celebration. Watching the musicians perform for only the joy of performing was wonderful!
There is video of the event available HERE.
For Photos of the event, go HERE.
Carol Runberg's Surprise 50th Birthday Party
Today, July 11, 2014, between 12 pm and 3 pm, Carol Runberg is having a birthday party. The interesting thing is that Carol didn't know anything about it. The family arrived, and all were at the Circle M waiting for her when her husband John brought her out there. What a wonderful surprise, and John Runberg, you pulled it off!
Another surprise was the arrival of Beans to sing her Happy Birthday!
Kings Highway Work Begins
Replacing culverts and building up the surface of the road.
The work on Kings Highway is moving forward with the replacement of culverts between Paid Een Oggs Road and Sloptown Road. A phone call from the Charlevoix County Road Commission suggested that the Kings Highway would be closed all weekend to through traffic, but, perhaps Monday afternoon, the traffic would be able to flow on one lane.
There is a short pause in the video clip due to a speeding dump truck that made me get out of the way:
Update: The Kings Highway is open for the weekend of July 12th and July 13th while the construction workers are off the island.
Update: (July 14, 2014) The Kings Highway is supposed to have one lane open to allow traffic down the entire highway per CCRC fax from last Friday.
George 'Skip' Duhamel Passes Away
From the Traverse City Record-Eagle, July 11, 2014
PESHAWBESTOWN----George “Skip” Arthur Duhamel, 53, of Peshawbestown, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at McLaren Hospital.
Skip was born on May 21, 1961, in Jackson, the son of Arthur and Babette (Patton) Duhamel. On April 18, 2014, in Galveston, Texas, he married Kathryn Nix, who survives.
Skip worked hard his entire life, followed in his dad’s footsteps and started fishing by the age of 11.
He belonged to the Pipefitters Union Local 798 as a wielder.
Skip was very instrumental in Tribal development, opening up unused fishing territories for the GTB. He held the second fishing license out of the GTB with his dad holding the first license.
For 20 years he was very active in the conservation of Tribal fishing and many articles were written about Skip and his father concerning their fishing for the GTB. Skip was also a world class totem carver and jewelry maker. Skip maintained a second home on Beaver Island and was active in many island programs there as well.
In addition to his wife, Skip is survived by his children, Desire Duhamel, of Peshawbestown, Jessica Kochin, of Dexter, and Cameron and Alex Shocko, of Peshawbestown; mother, Babs Duhamel, of Peshawbestown; granddaughter, Lilly Gmoser-Duhamel; siblings, Sandra L. Smith, of Allen, Richard Everhart, of Suttons Bay, Armand Sherman, of Holland, and Mark Sherman, of Lansing; and many nieces, nephews, friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his father and sister, Darlene Sherman.
Visitation will be held today, July 11, from 4 to 10 p.m., as well as on Saturday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to the start of the 1 p.m. service, at the Strongheart Center in Peshawbestown. A luncheon will follow. Burial will take place at a later date in the Garden Island Indian Cemetery.
Please share memories with Skip’s family at www.martinson.info.
Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.
News Release from Sheriff's Department
Sheriff Don Schneider reports our office has taken several complaints of the larceny of political signs. Sheriff Schneider would remind everyone this is a larceny under the Michigan criminal code 750.356 which carries a maximum 63 days in jail and/or fines up to $500.00.
Sheriff Schneider does not take these complaints lightly and would ask everyone to respect the political positions and property of all citizens. This office will aggressively seek prosecution of those found in violation of this law.
Peaine Township Board Meeting, July 9, 2014
Video of the meeting by Kaylyn Jones
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Finally, the 4th of July Parade Pictures Are Finished
"The Biggest and Best Parade Ever"
Pictures by Andrea Jo Moore
The crowd gathers to watch the parade.
Island Airways "missing man" formation. Thank you, Island Airways!
Biplane flying by
View more 4th of July Parade pictures HERE
The Needed Beauty This Week
Bob Tidmore, thank you!
A beautiful rainbow in a week of such mixed sadness as well as joy!
Men's Summer Golf League Results
| # | STANDINGS | WEEK 6 RESULTS | |||||
| PLACE: | TEAM | TEAMS: | S. | P. | T.P. | T.S. | S.AVE. |
| 1 | 5 | Bill & Jeff P. | 38 | 10 | 70 | 229 | 38.17 |
| 2 | 1 | Ron W. & Larry L. | 39 | 8 | 68 | 226 | 37.67 |
| 3 | 2 | Jeff M. & Brad | 35 | 16 | 68 | 232 | 38.67 |
| 4 | 9* | Rob & Dan | 39 | 14 | 66 | 201 | 40.20 |
| 5 | 13 | Francis & Larry | 39 | 14 | 63 | 268 | 44.67 |
| 6 | 4* | John-Doug | 0 | 0 | 59 | 181 | 36.20 |
| 7 | 8* | Howard & Joe | 38 | 6 | 54 | 200 | 40.00 |
| 8 | 7* | Ivan & Buck | 41 | 12 | 51 | 206 | 41.20 |
| 9 | 11 | Gerald & Kirk | 40 | 15 | 48 | 263 | 43.83 |
| 10 | 3* | Travis & Jason | 41 | 10 | 46 | 208 | 41.60 |
| 11 | 12 | Ron S. & David | 50 | 6 | 45 | 302 | 50.33 |
| 12 | 10* | Frank & John | 47 | 5 | 43 | 211 | 42.20 |
| 13 | 6 | Riley & Chad | 48 | 4 | 39 | 274 | 45.67 |
| *Teams had their "BYE" week. | |||||||
| WEEK #6 RESULTS | |||||||
| Team #7 beat Team #1 12-8 | |||||||
| Team #2 beat Team #6 16-4 | |||||||
| Team #3 tied Team #5 10-10 | |||||||
| Team #13 beat Team #8 14-6 | |||||||
| Team # 9 beat Team #12 14-6 | |||||||
| Team #11 beat Team #10 15-5 | |||||||
| Team #4 BYE | |||||||
| WEEK #7 SCHEDULE | |||||||
| Team #1 vs Team #8 | |||||||
| Team #2 vs Team #7 | |||||||
| Team #3 vs Team #6 | |||||||
| Team #4 vs Team #5 | |||||||
| Team #9 vs Team #13 | |||||||
| Team #10 vs Team #12 | |||||||
| Team #11 BYE |
Joan Vyse's Memorial Service
Joan Vyse's memorial service will be on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm at St. James' Episcopal Church. Light refreshments to follow.
Memorial Service for Peggy May Banghart
It is a memorial service for long time Sand Bay summer resident Peggy May Banghart who passed away on February 20, 2014. The memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at 1:00 pm. at the Beaver Island Christian Church.
There will be a brief burial service that follows at the Holy Cross Cemetery for family and then a fellowship hour at the Gregg Fellowship Hall for any Beaver Island friends.
Bud Left Passes Away
Francis E. “Bud” Left, 85, of Charlevoix and Beaver Island, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Georgia House in Charlevoix. Bud was born on Beaver Island on June 1st, 1929, the son of Carl and Consuella (Gillespie) Left. Consuella passed away when Bud was 13 days old. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Frank “Ket” and Maryann (Boyle) Gillespie.
As a teenager Bud worked for Tony Wojan in his steam saw mill, firing the boiler. He also worked in the woods skidding logs with a team of horses. He quit school in the 10th grade. When he was 15 years old, Bud drove (without a driver's license or a vehicle license) a logging truck for his uncle Jewell Gillespie. One summer he worked for Wilber Martin on his fish tug (the Evelyn M) where he got his love for water. When he was 17 he went sailing on the Great Lakes Ore Carriers. Having started as a deck hand, he worked his way up to wheelsman. Observing what the mates did on watch he felt he could handle the job. At the age of 25, he went to the Buffalo School of Navigation with his brother-in-law Ray Cull. They both got their 1st class Pilots license, which made it possible for Bud to work as an Officer. After serving as first mate he learned what
the Captains job entailed. A few years later he got his first Masters job on the CH McCullough Jr. Bud later served as Captain of the Medusa Challenger for fifteen years. His service on ships lasted 44 years.
Bud served in the US Army and was a member of the Beaver Island AMVETS.
He is survived by his children, Vince (Mary Beth Kur) Left, Terry (Patti) Left, Clyde (Lori Snyder) Left, Carla (Paul) Bradley, Connie (Rob) Birdsall, Cindy (Jeff) Novotny; grandchildren, Jamie (Dan) DiCiuccio, David Left; Jake, and Lily Left; Hannah, Nick, and Sean Bradley; Bailey Birdsall, Ryan (Kelsey) Novotny, Matthew (Sonya) Novotny; great-grandchildren, Liam DiCiuccio; Benjamin, and Madilyn Novotny. Bud's sister's, Anna Mae Driggers, Claire Cull, Sue Hogan, and Carlene Runberg; and brother, Butch Left preceded him in death.
A memorial mass will be 10 am, Thursday, July 10, at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island, the Reverend Jim Doherty officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The wake will be from 6-8 pm, Wednesday at Holy Cross Church where the Rosary will be recited at 7 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Cemetery.
Please sign Bud's guestbook at www.winchesterfuneralhome.com
4th of July Parade and Fireworks Video
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Links
Community School Board Meeting, May 22, 2014The meeting video is presented HERE June 9, 2014Video of this meeting is available HERE Information from Our SchoolBeaver Island Community School Board Meeting Schedule
First Emergency Services Authority Meeting
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4th of July Golf Tournament on July 5th
The second place team included Mike Anderson, Mike Anderson, Sr., Kahn spencer, and Jesse Smith.
L to R: The winners; Carl Evans, Thomas Proben, Michael Franckowiak, Patrick Roy, and Larry Roy
Video clip of the awards
Happy Fourth of JulyHappy Birthday, America!
St James Meeting VideoThe July 1, 2014, meeting of the St. James Township Board; video is HERE This meeting was about an hour and a half long. It is presented in three clips.
Rescue from High IslandAt approximately 7:30 pm on July, 2, 2014, Beaver Island EMS, Beaver Island Fire Department, and the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Department Deputy were paged for a possible stroke patient on High Island. Deputy Travis Williams arranged for BIEMS transport with two EMTs and a paramedic responding to and boarding the boat. The boat was owned by Eric Fogg and a second boat was readied by Erics's dad Mike Fogg. The EMS personnel and Eric Fogg responded to High Island in one of the quickest trips that most will imagine with a speed approaching 50 mph at times. The USCG helicopter from Traverse City was launched to respond to High Island also. Location of the patient became difficult with the only description of two kayaks, one red and one green. The best location estimation was on the side of High Island closest to Beaver Island. One trip into the High Island harbor and down the east side of High Island did not locate anyone. The return trip up the east side also did not located anyone, so a trip around the seagull nesting point revealed some smoke, so a return to the harbor and a walk was in store for the EMS personnel. As soon as the patient could be convinced to make the trip back to Beaver Island before dark, the kayak and camping gear was loaded into one boat piloted by Mike Fogg. The patient was loaded into the second boat and returned to Beaver Island at approximately 25 mph, an upon arrival at the Beaver Island Marine dock, he was transported by ambulance to the Beaver Island Rural Health Center. The next morning, the rescued individual took the boat back to Charlevoix, and his kayak and equipment made the trip on a later boat. Thanks go out to Mike and Eric Fogg for their complete and utter joyful assistance to their fellow man, as well as their help getting the EMS personnel and the patient back into the boats and the quick trip to and back from High Island. Thanks to BIEMS for their personnel's willingness to go the extra distance to help a visitor. What a wonderful opportunity to show the love and desire to help our island residents and visitors!
2014 MEN'S SUMMER GOLF LEAGUE
Thanking Lil Gregg for Her Many Years on the Library BoardJuly 2, 2014, 2-4 p.m. Lillian Gregg was one of the founders of the Beaver Island Library from the days of a room in the St. James Township Hall to the days in the very nice building that houses the Beaver Island District Library today. Lil spent many years as a volunteer and then eventually as a board member of the Beaver Island District Library. Many community members came to thank her for her many years of service to the library and the community.
Thank you, Lillian Gregg!
Courtney Moore, Joyce Bartels.....Howard Davis, Jerry LaFreniere.......Kolton Kazakos, Andrea Moore, Angie Mogford
Michael Himebauch.......Don Vyse and Kirk Welter........Ron Gregg
Phyllis Moore, Pauline Anthony......Pam Moxham......Donna Stambaugh, Sally Lounsberry
Lil Gregg, Donna Stambaugh.......Lil Gregg, Ellen Kuligoski........Kathy Richards Video Clip of the Thank You
Emma Adams Tuthill Has Her BabyBirth Announcement
Molly Elizabeth Tuthill has arrived. Mom and baby are doing great. Molly was born at 7:40 pm last night, July 1, 2014. She is 9lbs and 22.25 inches long. |
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Need Asphalt Work Done?
Paving Contractor Contact Information
If you are interested in getting some asphalt work completed on your property, it appears that the contractors for the Kings Highway repaving project are searching for additional work or side jobs. While the asphalt plant is on the island, you could get your driveway paved, a parking lot paved, or other work completed. Here is the information for calling to set up an appointment in the spring for an estimate:
Rieth-Riley Construction Company
Contact: Mark Wagner or Jim Pemberton, 231-439-5757, or 06795 US-31 N, Charlevoix, Michigan 49720
B I Christian Church Ministers
Bible study
every Tuesday evening at 7:00; discussion led by pastor of the previous Sunday-
-Everyone welcome!!
Bible study 7:00 - 8:00; coffee/dessert fellowship after Bible study.
FOURTH ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR PLANNED
Save the date of Wednesday, July 16, 2014, (RAIN OR SHINE!)
Where: Beaver Island North End Gardens -- 9 am until 4pm
Tickets: Available at the BIRHC lobby starting July 1st
This years all day tour will be through the gardens of 6 unique residences starting early with a wake-up al fresco breakfast, having lunch at the Beaver Island Lodge, then ending with a dessert tea and home tour. Each host will be showing us the highlights of their gardens; some being container gardens, some with elaborate decks and water systems. All of them as unique as their proud owners.
As usual the price will reflect the cost of the lunch and transportation as needed. We ask you to remember that the ticket price will include a donation to the Wellness Garden and Forestview Apt. Landscape Project.
More details including price and transportation logistics will be in the June newspapers and at Beaver Island News on the Net starting June 1st.
Call Leonor for more questions (448-2894)
BINGO News
Gregg Fellowship Center. Doors open at 6:15 pm and games start at 7:00 sharp onevery Wednesday!
Beaver Island Human Services Commission 2013 Meeting Schedule
Beaver Island Human Services Commission
2014 Schedule of Meetings
3:15 p.m.
Beaver Island Community School
The Commission is a collaboration of organizations that advocates for the emotional and physical needs of island residents and visitors of all ages.
September 16, 2014
November 18, 2014
***additional meetings may be posted as needed
Members: _rotating_(Char-Em Human Service Coordinating Body), Adam Richards (BIRHC), Alice Belfy(BICS), Judi Meister (Food Pantry), Ann Partridge(COA liaison/Community Center), Lois Williams (Hospice/Helping Hands), Kathy Tidmore(St. James Township Rep.), Pam Grassmick (Peaine Township Rep.), ______ (AmVets)
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Summer Breeze
by Cindy Ricksgers
When the air is hot, and the wind is strong, I am transported back at least four decades.
It is usually only smells that have that power: freshly-cut grass brings me back to Sunday afternoons on Hunt Road, fifty or more years ago; a certain whiff of soap can evoke the spirit of my mother, when I was a small child; sometimes the smell of baby powder lifts me to a time and place when I was a young mother, with small children of my own.
But give me a strong summer breeze, and I am a teen-ager again.
I want to ride in fast cars with all the windows down, music playing at full volume.
I want to head for city lights or country roads, just for the change, the movement and distance.
I want to swim by moonlight, then walk the beach and count the stars.
I want to sleep in a tent open to the moving air.
There is a strong wind blowing today.
Not actually being a teen-ager again, my activities were much more mundane.
I walked the garden this morning, picked radishes and strawberries, and pulled a few weeds.
Went to work at the hardware store.
Picked up a few necessities: dish detergent, dog food, mosquito repellent.
Stopped to say “hello” to Sue, at her gallery.
Washed towels, and hung them on the clothesline.
Pulled a few more weeds in the garden, emptied the kitchen scraps into the compost bin, washed the dishes and tidied the kitchen.
Just a normal day....except for the wind.
That feeling of being at the beginning, with endless possibilities lying ahead....that sense of hope and chance and wonder stayed with me, and kept a smile on my face all day.
Just a normal, exceptional day.
Good things come in on a strong summer breeze!
Janet O'Donnell Dies
Teresa Janet O’Donnell, of Beaver Island, while surrounded by her loving husband and family, left her Beaver Island home to touch the face of God on Friday, June 27, 2014. Janet was born in Charlevoix on July 24,1934, the daughter of “Young James” William and Margaret Bridget “Teresa” (Boyle) Gallagher. Janet graduated in 1952 from St. James High before receiving her degree in Education from Aquinas College. She was united in marriage on July 5, 1958, to Richard D. O’Donnell, son of Francis “Frank” Daniel and Helen “Nellie” (McDonough) O’Donnell. She and Richie were blessed with their family of six children.
Janet is survived by her husband, Richie of Beaver Island, children: Diane (David) Westmaas of Allendale; Michael (Anne) O’Donnell of Traverse City; Judy (Michael) Crowell of Lake St. Louis, MO; William (Kendra) O’Donnell of Allendale; Barbara Flowers of Kentwood; and Ronda (Curt) Alber of Grand Rapids, grandchildren Charlie (Ashlie) Flipse, Kelly Flipse; Josh, Heather and Ronnie O’Donnell; Olivia, Chrissy, and Brendan Crowell; Lindsey and Megan O’Donnell; Brittney, Garritt, Kaleigh, Colton Flowers, and great grandson, Jordan Flipse, her sister Eleanor McDonough of Charlevoix, brother Brian (Dee) Gallagher of Beaver Island, sisters-in-law Muggs (Bob) Bass, Beverly (Gary) Cantwell, and Carol (Doug) Bunting, and numerous nieces and nephews. Janet was preceded in death by her parents James and Teresa Gallagher as well as her angels Bailey Lott and Nadia Flowers.
Janet began teaching at the young age of 21 and continued until bringing home their darling daughter Diane. She began her second amazing career as a stay-at-home mom where she was gainfully employed until her passing. She was always happiest giving and sharing with her family. While in Grand Rapids, Janet and Richie were parishioners at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. She volunteered her time, talents, and treasures to both the church and school. She invested her energy in many charities including the March of Dimes and the American Heart Association. She was an original member of the Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids, which has contributed to countless Island projects and organizations.
Richie and Janet retired, sold their house, and returned home to Beaver Island. They became parishioners of Holy Cross Catholic Church on Beaver Island and she was an active member in the Altar Society. She worked tirelessly for the Museums of Beaver Island as well as the Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary (Island Treasures). Her fondness of the Red Hat Ladies showed in her enjoyment of each outing. She and Richie enjoyed spending their winters in Florida but nothing made her happier than her grandchildren and great grandchild. Each one was special and dear to her. She cherished the times they shared together. She was a child of her Savior, Jesus, and enjoyed His “Our Father” that he provided to each of us.
Visitation will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 5pm on Sunday, June 29, 2014, with the Rosary at 7pm. A Funeral Mass, with Fr. Jim Doherty presiding, will be held at Noon on Monday, June 30, 2014. Janet will be laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery. A Luncheon will be served following the burial at Holy Cross Parish Hall.
It was her wish, while shaking her finger, there be “no flowers....absolutely none.” So in lieu of flowers, Janet wished memorial contributions be made to any of the following organizations: Beaver Island Hospice, the Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary (Island Treasures), or the Beaver Island Cemetery.
Please sign Janet’s guestbook at www.winchesterfuneralhome.com
Wildflowers on Kings Highway
Ospreys
Paradise Bay Coffee Shop
Fresh Air Moves into the New Beaver Island Airport Terminal
The new terminal from the new parking lot.
The centerpiece of the waiting room.
The view if you look north and up in the big waiting room.
In the corner
Another turkey added to the display...
The secondary waiting room/meeting room
Just inside the main door out to the tarmack
Invitation to the ribbon cutting ceremony
The Fresh Air desk
The view from Donnel Mors Lane
Inside walk-through
A Short Walk Outside
From the Transfer Station
Waste Management Committee Seeks Bids
Notice of July Meeting Cancellation
Museum Week 2014
July 17, 18, 19: Artist Blacksmiths set up at Heritage Park to demonstrate their wares and craft.
Evening presentations:
July 21: Music on the Porch: Kathy Speck hosts this annual celebration of Beaver Island's resident or visiting musicians, starting at 7:30. Many bring their own chairs; 120 metal fold-ups will be provided. (baskets passed for donations)
July 22: Terri Bussey, discoverer of the Sun Circle, will present her latest finds at 7:30 at the Community Center, and introduce internationally known investigator Luke Clyburn, who will be researching recent underwater discoveries with his crew, cadets, and ship-the Pride of Michigan. Luke wears many hats in his work with the Noble Odyssey Foundation, and is knowledgeable about everything going on in the field. ($10 admission)
July 23: Ward and Chuck, the fascinating hosts of last year's Antiques Roadshow, will be back for another presentation at 7:30 at the Community Center. Don't miss the accurate information on what things are worth, and the scintillating repartee. ($10 admission; $5/item to be appraised-call the Print Shop to make arrangements)
Thurs. July 24th-Children's Trip for Museum week-will be John Gordon and Dave Shuberg ($10/adults, $5/kids, but no lunch). Register with Pinky or the Print Shop. Meet at 9:00 at CMU.
July 24. 5:00-7:00: the Historical Society, its Planning Committee, and its Capital Campaign Committee will present the latest images and concepts regarding the Print Shop Museum expansion-at the Beachcomber. (great hors d'oeuvres; $50 donation to the Capital Campaign)
July 24: Musicologist (and creator of the House Party book and CD) Laurie Sommers will talk about and play some of the Beaver Island music recorded in the 1930s by Alan Lomax at 7:30 at the Community Center. Some local musicians will be on hand to perform the versions they learned as kids. (donations)
Art Show:
July 23-July 25: 12:00-5:00, at the Gregg Fellowship Hall. Be one of the 500+ who visit every year to see what amazing bursts of creativity have exploded from the Beaver Island Art Scene! (donations to the Gregg Hall)
Afternoon Presentations:
All week long (7/21-7-25) there will be afternoon presentations at the St. James Township Hall at 1:30, beginning with Alvin and Barry talking about the greatest Island tragedy, the sinking of the Marold II, on Monday, Frank Mays on the true story of the Bradley on Tuesday, Lee Boisvert on the Minis Kitigan Drum on Wednesday, and writers talking about their books on Thursday. (donations)
The Protar Home: open 1:00-3:00 at least twice during the week. (donations)
Check the new BIHS web, beaverislandhistory.org, for more information.
Nature Walks-2014
CMU and the Beaver Island Historical Society are sponsoring some exciting new Nature Walks (and cruises) in July and early August. The price for each is $25/adults or $10/for kids, including lunch.
Participants will meet at the CMU Biological Station at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Posters will be put up around town.
To register, call Pinky (448-2461) or the Print Shop Museum (448-2254).
The Schedule:
Sat. July 19th-Dan Benjamin-Beaver Island's Inland Lakes
Thurs. July 24th-Children's Trip for Museum week-will be John Gordon and Dave Shuberg ($10/adults, $5/kids, but no lunch).
Sat. July 26th-Dave Zanatta and Daelyn Woolnough-Mollusks of Beaver Island Region.
Sat. Aug. 2-Don Uzarski-Wetlands Ecology
Sat. Aug. 2-Don Uzarski-Lake Michigan Scientific Cruise on the M/V Chippewa. (All proceeds go to the BIHS). Participants will meet at the CMU Boat House on Whiskey Point. Two cruises will take place that afternoon. Participants can sign up for either a 1:30 or 3:30 p.m. cruise.
Ordering of Bricks for the Veterans Memorial Park
Our vendor discontinued the software package we previously used for ordering bricks and from now on they have to be ordered on-line. They can be paid for using a PayPal link that accepts credit cards or your PayPal account if you have one.
To order a brick go to this website http://goo.gl/U6cnZU
Or just e-mail us and we’ll send you this link, our e-mail address is amvetspost46@yahoo.com
Order entry is very simple and straightforward and you will receive an e-mail confirmation when you complete the order.
Thanks for all the support of the Beaver Island Veterans Memorial Park; we have over 340 bricks currently installed at the park.
Bob Tidmore
AMVETS Post 46
From the Beaver Island District Library
Upcoming events:
Beaver Island Airport Open House
July 18, 2014-Ribbon Cutting 1 p.m.-Open House 1:30-4 pm
BI Community Center Events for Summer 2014
Yoga at the Community Center
Yoga starts Monday June 23rd at 9:30 a.m.
http://www.beaverislandcommunitycenter.org/events/ scroll down to Yoga in events
We are super excited to offer our 5th year of donation Yoga at the Community Center. Along with sharing this 4,000 yr. old practice with you, your generous donations for yoga have made an impact on supporting the center and sustaining the yoga program. Everybody wins!
This year we are adding a RESTORATIVE YOGA class on Wednesday mornings. Like all yoga classes offered, no experience is needed and this class is absolutely for everyone (description below).
No experience needed for any class, just a willingness to be playful and try the postures! If you are an active practitioner you can play with your own variations.
Suggested donation of $10 to the Community Center
MONDAY~ BASIC VINYASA (flow) 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
We will flow (Vinyasa) from one posture to another. Posture muscle action will be explained giving students a greater opportunity to feel comfortable in attending this and other yoga classes. We will flow through a sequence that will help energize your whole body.
Great opportunity for any skill level to learn more about the postures & alignment.
WEDNESDAY~ RESTORATIVE YOGA~ 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Amazing benefits for 'restoring' the body and mind using (mostly) relaxing seated postures for longer periods of time while softening the muscles and encouraging passive stretching to work on the deep, dense connective tissues. With continued practice these postures help bring balance & flexibility to the body. We invite you to take the opportunity to nurture your body, mind, and soul. BRING a small pillow and/or large towel if possible.
FRIDAY~ BASIC VINYASA ~ 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Start your Friday morning off with a nice easy yoga flow to energize you for your weekend on the island. Same description as Monday.
* Please arrive 10 minutes early on your first visit
* Mats, Blocks & Hand Towels available
* No perfumes or scents
* Suggested not to eat ONE hour prior to class
* Bottled water for sale at counter or bring your own
* Your entire donation is benefiting the center
Stay tuned for details for future yoga classes offered with live music.
Due to many wonderful events occurring at the Community Center we advise you to check the center's web site and forum for schedule changes.
If you've had the opportunity to participate in a yoga class please feel free to share your experience to encourage others to join us.
Deck / Beach / group or private sessions are available.
Contact at 448-3091
Beaver Island Veteran's Park at Night
Recently, some lighting was installed at the Beaver Island Veteran's Park, next to the Beaver Island Marine, and across the street from the Richard and Laura Gillespie residence. Thanks to Tony Green, the American flag at the Veterans Memorial Park will be illuminated after dark. Currently the timer is set for sundown until 1:00 AM, but we'll turn it off during the 4th of July fireworks and set it back when the harbor is full of boats at anchor.
Thanks to Greene Electric for this nice addition to the park.
View video of the Beaver Island Veteran's Park at Night
Baroque on Beaver 2014-Keeping up with the Times!
The 13th season of the Baroque on Beaver Festival will see some big changes in response to patron suggestions. As a result of last year’s audience survey, the Beaver Island Cultural Arts Association made a few changes that we hope will make events more convenient and accessible for everyone, beginning with timing for the concerts: Most evening concerts will begin at 8:00, allowing more time for a pre-concert dinner, and all afternoon events are at 2:00. The only exceptions are two evenings with double performances, when the first show will be at 7:00 and a later one at 9:00. This is in response to concerns about overflow crowds and so people who work until 8:00 can still participate in the Festival.
The annual benefit event on July 29 is “Baroque on Beaver-And All That Jazz!” featuring the Detroit Jazz All Stars, a nationally known trio of great musicians who are also lots of fun! We’re proud to bring then to Beaver Island in our first foray into jazz, a quintessentially American musical genre. The Benefit wine reception for donors will be at 6:00, prior to the 7:00 pm performance; all tickets will be $35 for the benefit. An additional show is at 9:00, when all seats will be $25. The Detroit Jazz All Stars will meet and greet patrons in the lobby after both shows. There will also be two performances on July 30 at CMU, our most popular venue. If you can’t arrive in time to get a seat at the first show, come at 9:00 for the second!
More choral music is another innovation, including a special afternoon concert by the new Chamber Chorale at St. James Episcopal Chapel. The Chamber Chorale is the professional core of the larger Festival Chorus which we hope will be greatly expanded this year for the big tent event: Saturday, August 2nd at 8:00 is the Festival’s first outdoor performance. Billed as a “Star Spangled Evening”, the event will be at Whiskey Point, in a tent and under the stars and it will be “tent-sational!” The repertoire is all-American to launch the national celebration of the Star Spangled Banner’s bicentennial. Pre-concert lectures will be delivered by Professor Mark Clague, whose research on our national anthem was cited in Smithsonian magazine, and whose curriculum materials on the subject will be available for K-12 social studies teachers nationwide-including at BICS! Please check the website, www.baroqueonbeaver.org for more details on all events and updates, including music on a tugboat and pop-up performances around town.
One thing about Baroque on Beaver that has not changed is free admission to all concerts except the annual benefit. We thank the entire Beaver Island community for embracing and supporting this wonderful enterprise with donations, sponsorships and the all important freewill offerings that keeps the Festival boat afloat on Paradise Bay!
Beaver Island Association Annual Meeting Notice
Church Schedule Changes
June 15-August 31, 2014 Beaver Island Christian Church Service is at 9:30 am on Sunday
Holy Cross Sunday Morning will have two Masses at 8:00 am and 9:30 am
The Episcopal Mission will still have their service at 10 a.m. on Sundays
The Lighthouse Church will still have their service at 10 a.m. on Sundays
Holy Cross Mass Schedule-Summer 2014
Museum Week Schedule
BIRHC Car Raffle
The Beaver Island Rural Health Center is once again raffling off a car. This year so far they have sold 212 tickets, according to the sign outside the medical center. They also already had the Early Bird Drawing, and the winner of the $1000 prize was Pete LoDico. This year, some of the raffle profits will benefit the Forestview Apartments, the senior housing units east of the BIRHC and across the street from Stoney Acres.
Have you got your raffle ticket yet?
Wellness Garden Summer Silent Auction Ready to Start
You know the routine! Please bring your handmade art pieces and craft items to the BIRHC lobby for summer bidding. We will accept decorated birdhouses (Betty has a few unfinished ones in the lobby for those who wish to decorate one), Garden signs, hand painted pots for decks or porches, framed photos and artwork of flowers, landscapes, birds, butterflies, etc. Any merchant wanting to support us can offer items such as work gloves, tshirts, tools, fertilizer, (all garden related). We will put them together in "packages" to auction off. The auction begins June 1st and ends after Homecoming. Betty Hudgins will put bidding sheets out with each donated item as well as a starting bid and end date. Please make sure she knows who has donated each item by signing the piece or contacting her ahead of dropping it off. The proceeds from your donations will be used to continue our Wellness Garden efforts as well as Forest View Landscape Project this year. Last summers auction of birdhouses alone brought in over $750!
Thank you again to all our participants. Connie, Leonor and the Wellness Gardeners
Garden Tour Benefit Planned for July 16th
The 4th annual garden tour to benefit the Wellness Garden and Forest View Landscape project will be held on Wednesday, July 16th. We will be having a North End Event this year, visiting 6 gardens, which will begin early with an al fresco breakfast in our first garden. We then will visit 3 other gardens (one with a home tour!), dine at the Beaver Island Lodge Restaurant and end with a Victorian Dessert Tea at our last garden. This is an all-inclusive ticket. One price ($50) covers the entire day. As it is a benefit, we believe the price will reflect your interest in supporting our Wellness Garden Efforts, as well as two lovely meals, transportation and last but not least, comradery.
Tickets will be limited to 35 guests this year. Transportation will be arranged by the coordinators, and we hope that you "Friends of the Wellness Garden" will remember to purchase your tickets early in order to assure yourself a spot! Betty Hudgins, our BIRHC receptionist, will have the tickets available beginning June 30th.
This is going to be a fun event so be sure to mark your calendars and be ready to get your ticket as soon as possible! This will be a great day for gardeners and photographers alike. The mutual benefit will provide continued landscape improvements and maintenance around our BIRHC campus. Stop into our health center with any questions or email leonor.jacobson@gmail.com before June 4th, email or call Jan Paul (janetkaypaul@gmail.com, 448-2943) or Dana D'Andraia (448-2603) during daytime hours. Leonor will be available by phone in July also (448-2894).
Hope you can make it this year!!
Jan Paul and Dana D'Andraia Co-Chairs
Watercolor Class Schedule and Sign-up for September 8-12
September will bring watercolor artist Sharon Long to Beaver Island once again. With a generous mini-grant from Beaver Island Cultural Arts Association helping the community, the class fees have been reduced this year. Half-day sessions will cost $45 and full day sessions will be $90. The fees include 3 hour or six hour lessons including all supplies. There is a limit in class size due to her teaching style Those of you who have taken classes with Sharon previously are urged to sign up by emailing me as soon as possible. New students need to be aware that the beginning of the week, Monday-Wednesday (Sept 8-10), will be more intensive class instruction (perfect for beginners), especially morning time sessions. The afternoons and latter week days (Thursday and Friday), are generally more relaxed creative time for individualized help, as well as intermediate and advanced artists participation. As a bonus (weather permitting) Sharon will be giving a photo walk on Sunday Sept 7th to teach you about using the lens as an artist's eye. This is free of charge to all class enrollees. Please go to sharin2art.com/blog for a look at her work. If you know you can participate in the classes or have any questions, please email me at leonor.jacobson@gmail.com. I will get back with you about scheduling after July 10th. Have a wonderful summer!!
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