B I News on the 'Net, March 8-14, 2010

Thomas M. Flynn Dies

Thomas M. Flynn, a Torrance California resident of 45 years, passed away on February 23, 2010, after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 10, 1931, to Michael and Helen (Schafer) Flynn and was the younger brother to Mary Lou. After his father passed way, his mother married Charles Kieran and he became an older brother to sisters Mary Ann and Patricia "Tishie". He attended grade school at Our Lady of Peace and was an extremely proud graduate of Mt. Carmel High School. He attended the University of Notre Dame and was a life long Fighting Irish fan. He finished his education at De Paul University and Loyola University of Chicago. Tom joined the United States Marine Corps in 1952 and served with the 1st Marine division during the Korean War. He truly was one of The Few.The Proud. After the 9/11 attacks, he began to wear his globe and anchor pins in honor of his fellow Marines.

Tom married Eileen Gatliff on December 26, 1955. They were married almost 50 years, until her death in 2005. They lived in Chicago until they moved to California in 1960, eventually settling to Torrance in 1965. Tom spent his career working in the drywall contracting business beginning as an accountant for USG and went on to own and operate Specialty Contractors. After his retirement, Tom became a dedicated blood and platelet donor and made over 200 aphaeresis donations to the American Red Cross. He said about his many donations "It's better to give than to receive!" Tom loved to travel, visiting many countries and several continents. He was also an active member of St. James Catholic Church and the Catholic Golden Age Group.

Tom is survived by his heartbroken family. He was a loving father to Barbara Flynn & Claude Posilovich of Nokomis, FL, and Marypat& Joseph Peña of Burbank, CA. He was a proud "Pop Pop" to his grandchildren Matthew, Amanda,& Brian Basnight and Kyle& Molly Peña. He was the "one and only" brother to his sisters Mary Ann Gorman of Chicago, IL and Tishie Haavig, of Orland Park, IL.

He was preceded in death by his sister Mary Lou Brosch of Excelsior, MN. Tom was also brother-in-law to Ernie Brosch, Ed Haavig, Jeanne Gatliff, Grace Doig, Audrey Smallwood, Kathleen Wood and Anne& Bayard Kurth. He was also "Uncle Tom" to over 50 nieces and nephews. Services will be held on Wednesday, March 3rd with a viewing at 4 p.m. and a Rosary 7 p.m. at Rice Mortuary. If you can join us, feel free to wear Notre Dame apparel in Tom's honor. A funeral mass will be held at St. James Church in Redondo Beach on Thursday, March 4th at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Beaver Island, MI. In lieu of gifts or flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society for lung cancer research or to Mt. Carmel High School, Chicago, IL.

An interment service will take place at the Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island this summer. Times will be announced at a later date. The Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix is serving the family.

Congratulations to Beaver Island First Responders

The first three medical first responders to go down to Traverse City, Michigan, to take their National Registry Exam, have all three been successful. Danielle Dedloff became a nationally registered first responder on 3/8/10 followed quickly by Tammi LaFreniere and Deb Bousquet. Congratulations to these first three to take the exam. Others have exam dates in the future. We look forward to congratulating those as well! Good Job! And kudos to their first responder instructor Sarah McCafferty as well!

No Easter Services at Episcopal Church

St. James Episcopal Church will not hold Church Services on Easter Sunday, April 4 or the following Sunday, April 11.

Harbor Ice Almost Gone-Melting Fast

While the ice may still be safe on the inland lakes for fishing and other activities, the ice on the harbor is definitely not. These pictures were taken on March 11, 2010. The first ones on Barney's Lake and the second on the harbor.

Barney's Lake

Paradise Bay almost looks like open water, but is very thin ice that you can see through.

Windy Day Video Clip, March 11, 2010

Visiting Artist at BICS Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra visiting artist held assembly at Beaver Island Community School in the high school area this Wednesday, March 10th. Amalia, musician and teacher from Columbia, and Matt, music director of GLCO presented an assembly for the entire school from 2:25 -3:15 p.m. The public was invited. Parents, school board, and community members were welcome to come hear Amalia perform and speak about music and life in Columbia.

Laura Gibson introduced Amalia, musician and teacher from Columbia.

Amailia spoke to the the students about the culture, the music, the rhythms, and the dance of Columbia. She got the students involved in the dance as well.

Amalia got Doug Campbell in front of the group to do one of the Columbian rhythms while she did another.

Video clip of Amalia's introduction

Video clip of Amalia's violin performance

Interview with GLO orchestra conductor

Interview with Amalia

BICS Board Meeting Rescheduled

The BICS Board of Education has rescheduled its meeting to March 15, 2010. The meeting is held at the Beaver Island Community School meeting room at 7:30 p.m.

Wildlife Moving

There are lots of animals moving again. It's almost like springtime here with the warmer days. The deer are out of their wintering area and moving around. If you're not careful, you'll run over the black squirrels that are out running around as well.

Baroque on Beaver 2010 will be “Made in Michigan”

This summer over 80 musicians from around the state will join artists on Beaver Island during the last week of July to present the ninth annual Baroque on Beaver classical music festival. For the first time the concerts will be “Made in Michigan,” as all participants will be either residents of the state or seasonal visitors to Beaver Island. The festival will be organized by a new managing director, Zac Moore, from Traverse City, who is also Managing Director of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. Robert Nordling, of Grand Rapids will be the new conductor of the Festival Orchestra. Kevin Simon, from Saginaw, will lead the Festival Chorus for the third year.

Baroque on Beaver will include concerts by the orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, and soloists. Featured artists will include Martha Guth, whose performances have been a highlight for the past two years, and Claudia Schmidt, who is new to Baroque on Beaver but well-known to island audiences. As in past years, concerts will be held in the Parish Hall, the Community Center, and Gillingham Hall at CMU; in addition, an outdoor family concert is being planned as well as mini-performances and open rehearsals at a variety of places around the harbor and town.

To involve more of the community in Baroque on Beaver, Zac Moore will schedule additional rehearsal time for island musicians. He will also work with Beaver Island Cultural Arts Association Board Members Kitty McNamara, Miranda Rooy, and Jane Maehr to engage students in the concerts and in musical activities throughout the year. Details about concerts, rehearsals, and music will be available online at www.BICAA.org as soon as those plans are finalized. To learn about participating in the festival as a musician, host, or volunteer worker, contact Judi Meister, Jayne Bailey, or any member of the Beaver Island Cultural Arts Association, or check the website. To enjoy four days of beautiful classical music in a gorgeous island setting, mark your calendars now – July 29 to August 1, 2010 – Baroque on Beaver – Made in Michigan!

Eagles on the Ice in the Harbor Area

There were six eagles on the ice this morning, March 12, 2010. They appeared to be watching something under the ice, but they were also eating something that appeared to be in the ice. Jeff Powers suggested that they might have been eating fish that had been frozen in the ice. There were also some carrion on the ice as well. It is not known if the eagles brought it to eat on the ice or whether another species of bird left it on the ice after being chased away by the eagles.

Video clip of Eagles on Harbor Ice

Gulls also on Ice

There were gulls and crows and/or ravens out on the ice as well the morning of March 12, 2010.

Beaver Island Ice Classic

Update by Bob Tidmore, pictures and story:

Lots of ice in the harbor, and one “old timer” says it is at least 18 inches thick. The ice has turned black and there are some cracks as shown in the pictures. You still have lots of time to get your Ice Classic tickets filled out. They are available at the Community Center, McDonough's Market for from Community Center Board Members. Tickets are for sale until the first day of spring, March 21 .

When I went down to check the clock and tower I spotted the large beaver that is making a home in the dock. He doesn't seem to be afraid of humans and I was able to get close for these pictures.

I also included a never before  picture of the high-tech secret control room with the clock.

The 2009 Beaver Island ice classis is under way after the indomitable launch team of Bob Banville, Ed Troutman and Don Tritsch placed the tower on the ice February 3 rd . The purpose ofthe contest is to guess the day, hour and minute when the tower will go through the ice. Last year the tower went into the water on March 29 th and the winner collected over $600!

Ticket proceeds will be shared 50/50 and the net proceeds go to help operate the Beaver Island Community Center.

Tickets are$5.00 each or 6 for $20.00 and are available from any PABI board member, the Community Center or at McDonough's market. If anyone off the island is interested tickets contact Bob Tidmore at 231-448-3088 or e-mail him at b_tidmore@hotmail.com .

Emmalee Antkoviak Is Home!

To a wonderful spirit of welcoming, Emmalee, Brian, and KK came home on a 4:30 p.m. flight on Friday, March 5, 2010. There was a welcoming crowd at the Welke Airport. There were many places along the East Side Road, King's Highway, and Donegal Bay Road where the Islanders cheered and held up banners and posterboards. What a wonderful welcome the Antkoviak family received as they passed waving and cheering adults, teens, and children. Perhaps the largest gathering of cheering Islanders was near the Beaver Island Community School, even more here than at the airport. The Antkoviaks passed by under the flowing water from the Beaver Island Fire Department's water canon and passed another fire truck near the school and Holy Cross Church. The crowd lined both sides of the street.

This Beaver Island welcome is something that the entire family will never forget. The signs read "Welcome Home," "WE BELIEVE, and "We love you, Emmy." It was an amazing outpouring of love to match the prayers and well wishes sent to the Antkoviak family while down in the hospital in Grand Rapids.

More pictures, story, and video can be found HERE

B I Wildlife Club March 5, 2010, Meeting Minutes

BIWC Deer and Cormorant Survey

Here is a link to a survey about deer hunting on Beaver Island (and one on cormorants). The BIWC would appreciate your taking the time to answer the questions and will will share the results with the public.


http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9VGRW7L

Former BICS Graduate Asks to Fill Board of Education Seat

Read Jessica Keehn Anderson's letter HERE

Frosty Morning

This morning on Beaver Island is just absolutely beautiful. The sun in shining and the air feels like springtime. Without being pessimistic, these few photos of the frost on the trees were too enticing. Here are three photos of the frost on the branches.

Frost crystals on the limbs

Shamrock Has New Website Up and Running

Dana and Eric Hodgson have a new website up. They encourage you to go check it out. Particularly, if you go to the blog, you will be able to see new things that are going on at the Shamrock. The website address is:

www.shamrockbarrestaurant.com

Beaver Island Broadband Inc. Stimulus Funding Denied

Jack Gallagher's email stated the following: "Our application for hi-speed stimulus funding has been denied by the Department of Commerce and closes our chance for funding in Round 1. Through Bill McDonough, we are contacting Mr. Witwer, CEO of TDS to determine if we can participate in any Round 2 application they may file for service on the Island. We will also review the new rules for Round 2 to determine if there is any probability of the Island being awarded funding from the U.S. Broadband plan."

Quality Deer Managment Meeting-An Educational Presentation

Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The Beaver Island Community Center Public Information Meeting on Quality Deer Management (QDM) took place on Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 4-6 p.m. featuring Bob DuCharme, the Regional Director of the Quality Deer Managemen Association (QDMA). This event is co-sponsored by the newly formed Beaver Island Conservation Club and the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce. A great deal of information was provided at this meeting and educational presentation. Video clips of the entire program will be available as soon as processed.

Bob DuCharme

Thirty-six people attended this meeting that was held at the Beaver Island Community Center.

Gavin West, one of the founders of the Beaver Island Conservation Club made some opening remarks and then introduced Bob Ducharme. Mr. Ducharme, regional director of the Great Lakes Region of the Quality Deer Management Association, was the primary presenter. His presentation was educational and was the largest portion of the meeting. Mr. Tim F. Reis from the State Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, was also present at the meeting. Mr. Reis is the managment unit supervisor for the Northeastern Management Unit. He operates out of the Gaylord Operations Service Center.

Mr. Ducharme made a PowerPoint-like presentation in which he presented the composition, procedures, and benefits of Quality Deer Management based upon the QDMA agenda. His presentation suggested that the current method of managing a deer herd on Beaver Island needs to be modified in some different ways that are currently accepted in traditional methods of deer management. His presentation was educational and seemed to provide some reasons to consider embracing some of the theories presented at this meeting. QDM does provide a multi-faceted approach to managing a deer herd. You can find out more by watching the video clips presented below, or by going to http://michiganqdma.com/

The four main "cornerstones" or QDM are Herd Management, Habitat Management, Monitoring the Herd, and Hunter Management. Bob stressed the most difficult one to control was hunter management.

There was also a question and answer period after the presentation which appeared to get a little tense.

Mr. Bob Ducharme can be reached at (517)-238-5375 home or cell (269)-832-0486 or be email at: bducharme@qdma.com

Mr. Tim F. Reis can be reached at (989)-732-3541, exct. 5030 or by emal at: reist@michigan.com

Video clips of the entire meeting are HERE

QDM Letter to the Editor from Lois Williams

OP-ED

Title: The Time Has Come the Walrus Said

To: Joe Moore

From: Lois Williams

The time has come the walrus said to talk of many things. Today I want to talk about the Beaver Island Wildlife Club: what place do we have in the community; what are we doing for wildlife management; what is our stand on Quality Deer Management; what other roles do we play in the management of other resources such as fisheries.

The Beaver Island Wildlife Club has been in existence since the 1940's. It was organized for charitable, scientific and educational purposes—more specifically to preserve all wildlife on Beaver and Garden Islands. Upon review of years of minutes there is a thread that moves through the years: everything takes time and moves slower than we hoped and every project requires hours of physical labor and/or conferencing.

In 2005 we sponsored a Quality Deer Management (QDM) discussion at Peaine Township Hall. Perry Russo, North Central Regional Director spoke about measures aimed at improving herd quality. This is a three fold effort to let the little bucks go to grow, take a judicious number of does, and provide better habitat for our whitetail herd. We certainly can find no fault in those three concepts. Following this meeting the club decided to implement a volunteer effort to encourage non-harvest of small bucks in a campaign to “let ‘em go, let ‘em grow”. Most land owner deer hunters have implemented their own regulations to take only bucks that have at least 3 points on one side. The consensus was to keep it voluntary and what we like to call “Hunter's Choice”. We also agreed to continue drive by surveys and Jacque LaFreniere and Jeff Powers check our harvested deer for those hunters voluntarily bringing them in. This provides valuable information on health. Our continued liaison with the DNR through Brian Mastenbrook has given us direction and valuable advice.

Link to Let Him Go, Let him grow

Lately we have been bombarded with information about Quality Deer Management again. While we agree on the basic concepts (don't harvest little bucks, take some does, improve habitat) we do not want it to become a LAW. As a hunter I want to be able to choose because ultimately I am the one who controls what I harvest—I am the one who chooses to pass up that little guy even if it means I don't get a deer some years. We have been told there are no drawbacks to QDM—listen to this. Currently QDM is mandatory in Leelanau. It was at one time mandatory on Drummond Island. The DNR recently told us the hunters and landowners there were dissatisfied with it and voted it out at the evaluation period. When Jacque inquired about support in the UP she found out that the UPSA has a majority of members that do not support QDM under the method offered because they do not like to have the mandatory dictate that QDM presents. One of the largest constituents groups, U.P. Whitetails pushes a “let ‘em go, let ‘em grow” theme and they also promote “hunter's choice” and wish to leave the decision of what is harvested to the individual. Another comment was that mandated QDM is not very democratic nor is it a method that has any more scientific basis than the concepts of these two UP groups.

On a personal level I don't think it is a wise decision to drop QDM regulations that work on the mainland into Beaver Island. Islands are a very special entity. Our ecosystems are fragile and right now we are concerned with how to best handle this situation.

Resolutions are being made asking our townships to support QDM. Beware that what the townships are being asked is for a blanket endorsement of the principles of QDM as DEFINED by the QDM Management Association—and just what are these principles and who defines them and what do we have to say about them?

On March 5, 2010 we hosted a meeting at the St. James Township Hall featuring guest Brian Mastenbrook, Senior Wildlife Biologist, DNR Gaylord and Tim Reis, Supervisor, DNR Wildlife Division, Gaylord. This was not the first time we had Brian Mastenbrook on Beaver Island to talk about wildlife and other natural resource issues. Brian has worked very closely with our club for years. He was very involved in the war against Phragmities. He has been advising us for a long time and we respect his knowledge. The meeting on March 5 focused on deer health and management, habitat improvement and turkeys among other topics. He praised our efforts in providing important information about population of whitetail deer, ratio, health through our driving census and voluntary deer check. From 2004 to 2009 the beam diameter of 1 ½ year old bucks has increased showing better growth and development. At this time it appears that the population of the herd on the whole is down (that is true for all of northern Lower Michigan). Habitat has always been a concern of ours. We requested clear cutting as early as 2000 but it wasn't until 2006 that the first clear cutting was done. We have encouraged private owners to establish food plots on their acreage and that has moved along but we could use more.

The Wildlife Club will continue to endeavor to protect and preserve the treasures we have here. We have a very active, viable membership that donates countless hours of volunteer time. We do because we care.

I will only briefly touch on the issues of fishing and cormorants. Suffice it to say that our war against cormorant damage is moving ahead once again due to our persistence. This entire effort was spear headed by our president, Jeff Powers. We are confident that when the cormorants come under a manageable control, the small mouth bass fishing will rebound like the perch fishery rebounded in the Les Cheneaux Islands with control. Meanwhile, enjoy the walleye fishery we established on Lake Geneserath.

Lois Williams

 

Chili Cook-off Announced, March 11, 2010

NEW Community Calendar Feature

At a request from a couple of emails, the BINN Community Calendar has been extended from one or two months to include the rest of the entire year of 2010. Several people wanted to schedule their events without having a conflict with another event. The BINN reply via email was, "Of course, we would be happy to include a full calendar year in the Community Calendar!"

Please send us your calendar of events for the the entire year. We will put all scheduled events on one calendar with one place to check!

This will only work if all those people with scheduled events send a quick email with those events to the editor of this website. We will gladly post them on a community calendar available to everyone. Please take the time to send your events to:

medic5740@gmail.com

Come Help Celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

One of the most fun and highly celebrated weekends on Beaver Island is the St. Patrick's Day Celebration Weekend. The games are fun, either to participate or to watch. The music and entertainment is non-stop from Friday night throughout the day on Saturday. March 20, 2010 is the day for this celebration on Beaver Island. That does not mean that a celebration will not take place on the BIG day itself, but the games will take place on the following Saturday.

Watch video clips of a previous St. Patrick's celebration HERE

“What Do We DO on Beaver Island?” DVD Coming Soon

DVD Production AVAILABLE!

“What Do We Do on Beaver Island….when you're not here,” a compilation of video clips about the important happenings on Beaver Island in the year 2009 is HERE!.

What does this DVD document? It documents wildlife including eagles, ospreys, loons, and beaver; holiday celebrations, and news items that were completed in public places that do not need permissions. It documents Music on the Porch and some Museum Week presentations. It documents the first ever Beaver Island Marathon. It documents musical performances by Island musicians as well as visiting musicians. This DVD has a little something for everyone. It provides high quality video of events that have been previously viewed on Beaver Island News on the 'Net.

Four charities have been chosen to receive money from this project. They are: the Beaver Island Rural Health Center, the Beaver Island Community Center, the Beaver Island Food Pantry, and the Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary. All money collected after costs are paid will be divided equally and given to these four organizations.

You can pre-order your DVD today by sending $20 plus $5 postage to DVD, c/o Joe Moore, P.O. Box 50, Beaver Island, Michigan 49782 or you can order yours over the Internet from the provided link.

Order online using the secure PayPal server:

Human Services Commission Report and Letter

Report to Townships

Letter to Charlevoix Agencies

 

BIRHC to Provide Dermatologist for Island Visits

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center announced this morning that Dr. Murray Cotter, Dermatologist, will be seeing patients at the rural health center beginning on April 23, 2010. Dr. Cotter is a member of the Dermatology Assoiciates of Northern Michigan, P.C. and the director of this group. Dr. Cotter completed medical school at the University of Michigan followed by a residency in Dermatology at the University of Utah. He has also completed fellowship training in the Mohs Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology at the University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Cotter is board certified in Dermatology and is pleased to be back home in Michigan providing the full spectrum of skin care at their offices in Petoskey, Gayloard, St. Ignace, and Beaver Island.

To make an appointment with Dr. Cotter, call his office 231-487-2230. They will schedule you for your appointment here at the BIRHC. If you need further information, please call the BIRHC at 448-2275.

Dermatology Associates of Northern Michigan, P.C. has its office in Petoskey at 2240 Mitchel Park Drive. They have a website at: http://www.dermatologyassociatesonline.com

Beaver Island Bike Festival June 25 -27
Marathon Sept 4 – New Course Map Available

Free T- shirts -1st Beaver Island Bike Festival

Online registration information is now available for the 1st Beaver Island Bike Festival on June 26th. FREE T-SHIRTS for the first 250. The registration brochure will be available at the Chamber of Commerce office in the Community Center in early April.

http://www.beaverislandbikefestival.com/6.html

Partner / Sponsors of the 1st year event so far (3-12-10) are:

Chamber of Commerce
McDonough’s Market
Beaver Island Boat Co.
Fresh Air Aviation

Island Airways

Emerald Isle Hotel

"The Beaver Island Bike Festival (June 25-27) is your chance to experience the unique unspoiled beauty of Lake Michigan’s most remote island in a fun festival atmosphere. Bikers will ride at their own pace and enjoy incredible scenery, island monuments, historic sites, a beach picnic lunch, a downtown after party and all the friendly hospitality Beaver Islands residents are famous for,” says promoter John Sohacki.

For complete information and registration information for the new Beaver Island event see the events section on the home page of The Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce web site www.BeaverIsland.org .

The new route map and course description for the second annual Beaver Island Marathon (September 4) is now available on the Chamber web site.

The Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce is a principal sponsor of both events.

 

CORNED BEEF RAFFLE

The AMVETS Post #46 Ladies Auxiliary will raffle off a Corned Beef Dinner on Friday, March 19, 2010. The Dinner will include everything needed for a boiled corned beef dinner. Ticket sales will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Shamrock, Beachcomber and Donegal Dan's Pub, with the drawing shortly after 7:00 at Donegal Dan's Pub. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6/$5. Look for these ladies to buy your chance on a good old-fashioned Irish meal. Sorry, you have to cook it yourself!

Proceeds from this raffle will be used to help the Auxiliary sponsor their community projects.

Peaine Township Meeting 3/10/2010

On a surprising note, the Peaine Township meeting of March 10, 2010, was just a little over 70 minutes. The topics that may have caused serious disagreement seemed to have been worked on quite a bit outside of the meeting, not by the board members necessarily, but definitely by the committees and commissions. This meeting was a pleasant and successful meeting with a great deal accomplished in a short period of time.

The appointments were made to the various organizations, the airport committee was discussed, the waste management committee was discuss, and this was all accomplished with only a small amount of questioning by the public and with excellent answers by the board or the board's representatives. Information was presented, shared, and decisions were made.

Video clips of the entire meeting are HERE

St. James Township Meeting

There was a St. James Township meeting on March 3, 2010, at the St. James Township Hall. Unfortunately, the editor was in Charlevoix doing some training, and the substitute videographer did not arrive at the correct hall to do the video. There will be no video of this meeting available. You will have to wait until the minutes are posted. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Citizen of the Year Banquet Announcement

The Citizen of the Year banquet will be held at the Beaver Island Community Center on Saturday April 24, 2010. The price of the event will be $25.00 for an inclusive evening including appetizers, dinner, desert and entertainment. A cash bar will be available at the annual event to honor the Chamber of Commerce 2009 Citizen of the Year. Reservations will be accepted beginning in mid-March. Seating will be limited to 100.

Previous recipients of the Citizen of the Year Award:

2001 - Don Vyse
2002 - BIEMS
2003 - Connie Wojan & B I Hospice
2004 - Phil & Lil Greg
2005 - Jim Wojan
2006 - John Fiegen
2007 - Pam Grassmick & Father Pat
2008 - BI Fire Dept. & Jim & Mary Gillingham

For additional information about the banquet please contact the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce at (231) 448-2505. For reservations, contact the Community Center at (231) 448-2022.

Official 2009 Citizen of the Year
Nomination Form
Two possible awards: Individual and Organization


The award(s) will honor an individual, couple or community organization that has made a significant contribution to making Beaver Island a better place to live, work or visit.

My name is ______________________________________ Phone _______________

Address ________________________________________________________________

I would like to nominate ___________________________________________________

Please write 3 or 4 paragraphs, typed preferred, see criteria above

Mail to: Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 5, Beaver Island, MI 49782 - Chamber@BeaverIsland.org

Deadline is Thursday April 1, 2010

Questions: Chamber@BeaverIsland.org or call Steve West, Mon. – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00, at (231) 448-2505

The Award Banquet will be Saturday, April 24, 2010

Subscriptions to Expire

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Meeting Minutes

The minutes of all public meetings will be posted

as soon as they are received.

News on the 'Net welcomes minutes to all public meetings. All organizations are welcome to submit meeting minutes for publication on this website. Please email them to medic5740@gmail.com.

Beaver Island Cultural Arts Association Minutes

Peaine Township Board Minutes

BIRHC Board Meeting Minutes

St. James Township Meeting Minutes

Beaver Island Community School Board Meeting Minutes

Beaver Island Ecotourism Goals Draft, rev. 3, 19 Jan 2010 NEW!

Beaver Island Natural Resources and Eco-Tourism Commission Minutes NEW!

Joint Human Resources Commission Minutes (includes agenda when available) New Feature for 2010!

Waste Management Committee Minutes (New for 2010!)