Is This the Common Core Method of Giving Change?

by Joe Moore

Is this the Common Core method of giving change?

The bill is thirteen dollars and thirty-seven cents and the customer hands you a fifty dollar bill.  Explain how you would get the customer the proper change.

Step 1:  Change the fifty dollar bill into two twenties and a ten.  Yes, twenty plus twenty make forty and forty plus ten equals fifty.

Step 2:  You can’t give change until you can take the thirteen dollars and thirty-seven cents out of your pile of money.  So we have to break one of the twenties into two fives and a ten.  Set the other twenty and ten aside, they will be part of the change.

Step 3:  Take the ten and the five out of the new pile and then set the other five in the pile of change that you have set aside.  The amount in the change pile is now one twenty, one ten, and one five.

Step 4:  You can’t get thirteen dollars out of the ten and the five, so change the five into five ones.  You now have two piles.  One is the change pile and one is the bill pile.  There is a ten and five ones in the bill pile and the other pile has a twenty, a ten, and a five.

Step 5:  You can’t get any change until you exchange one of the ones for some change, so put the one dollar bill back in the cash register and take out four quarters.  Place one of the one dollar bills into the change pile, so you have a ten, three ones, and four quarters in the bill pile.

Step 6:  You don’t need two of the quarters since you only need thirty-seven cents, so put two quarters into the change pile.  You can’t get thirty-seven cents without some pennies, so put one quarter into the  cash register and take out two dimes and five pennies to put in the bill pile.  The bill pile now has one ten, three ones, one quarter, two dimes, and five pennies.

Step 7:  The bill pile can now provide the correct amount of money. Take the ten dollar bill, the three ones, one quarter, one dime, and two pennies and put this in the cash register.  Everything left is the change for the customer.  The change for customer should be one twenty, one ten, one five, one one, two quarters, one dime, and three pennies.  This should be 20 + 10 = 30; 30 + 5= 35; 35 + 1 = 36.  So the dollars in the change are $36.  25 + 25= 50; 50 + 10 = 60; 60 + 3 = 63.  So the cents in the change are $.63.  The change is $36.63.  Answer and work is correct, so you get 100%.

If you do it the old-fashioned way, you can’t be sure of your answer:
$50.00 - $13.37  was solved working right to left by taking seven from ten to get three, taking three from nine to get six, taking three from nine to get six, and taking one from four to get three.  Change is $36.63.

You certainly cannot get 100% by doing it the old fashioned way because that way only takes a few steps, and you don’t have three piles of money to work with.  Lastly, if the common core actually does it this way, I think it is stupid.  This is just my view of how silly I think common core math has become.

I’d actually do it like this:  Put the fifty on the drawer of the cash register.  Say out loud:  “thirty-seven,” (put three pennies in the customer’s hand), say, “forty,” (put a dime in the customer’s hand), say “fifty,” (put two quarters in the customer’s hand), say “fourteen,” put a one dollar bill in his hand, say “fifteen,” (place a five dollar bill in his hand), say “twenty,” (put another twenty dollar bill in his hand), say “forty,” (put a ten dollar bill in his hand), say “fifty,” and then say, “thank you,” and then put the fifty in the cash register and close the drawer.

Fire Safety

The heating season is upon us ready or not. Some will be heating with wood, some with fuel oil, some with propane, heat pumps, and some with electricity. No matter what there should be something that you can do to prevent the disaster of loss of life due to a house fire. Luckily, FEMA has plenty of information about this including tips on fire safety.

Fire Prevention Week: Learn the Dos & Don’ts of House Fire Safety

CHICAGO –October 4 – 10, 2015 marks Fire Prevention Week, a commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and an opportunity to emphasize fire safety and preparedness.

Remember these dos and don’ts to help you and your family protect against the dangers of a house fire:

• DO keep a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Half of home fire deaths happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Stay safe with smoke alarms outside of every bedroom and each separate sleeping area.
• DON’T forget to test your smoke alarm every month. The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms. If your alarm doesn’t sound when tested, it’s time to replace it.
• DO address your needs. If you require eyeglasses, hearing aid, cane or a wheelchair, ensure they are next to your bed to quickly grab if necessary. If there is a fire, you may have less than three minutes to get out of your home. Be ready to act immediately.
• DON’T assume you’ll hear the fire alarm if it sounds. If you test the alarm and can’t hear it, consider getting a strobe light that will flash or a bed shaker that will shake when the smoke alarm sounds.
• DO make a fire escape plan that shows at least two ways out of every room. Identify a meeting place in the front of your home, to verify that everyone is safe and help firefighters ensure everyone exited safely.
• DON’T stop to call 911 until you’re safely outside and away from danger. Stay outside until the fire department says it’s safe to go back inside.

For even more fire safety tips, visit the U.S. Fire Administration’s webpage at www.usfa.fema.gov. You can also follow FEMA Region V at twitter.com/femaregion5 and www.facebook.com/fema. Individuals can always find valuable preparedness information at www.Ready.gov.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

(The above poster can be printed. Open the bigger picture by clicking on the thumbnail. Right click the larger picture and download it to your computer. Then you can print it out on your printer.)

Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office News Release

Ironton Ferry Damaged

On Friday, October 02, 2015 at approximately 2:35 p.m. the Boyne City Fire Department and Charlevoix County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a vehicle fire on the Ironton Ferry in Eveline Township.  Christopher Steve Cosier, a 30 year old Charlevoix resident, was traveling to work when his 2003 Grand Prix began smoking and ultimately caught fire and was fully engulfed on the Ironton Ferry.  There were two other vehicles on the Ferry that were evacuated, and no injuries to either driver or Ferry Operator. 

The Ironton Ferry sustained substantial damage in the fire and will be shut down until further notice.

This incident is still under investigation.

 

Bite of Beaver, 10/3/15

The annual Bite of Beaver took place once again at the Holy Cross Hall with Stoney Acres, Josh Runberg, Shamrock, Friends of Beaver Island Vets, Holy Cross Altar Society, Nancy Sommer, Chamber of Commerce, Paradise Bay Coffee Shop, and Beaver Island Christian Church represented in the hall. This Fall event seems to continue to be a very positive opportunity to have visitors come to the island, and is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.

And a good time was had by all! If you left the hall hungry, you just didn't want to eat!

LaDonis Mooney Dies

(The following was written by Duane Mooney)

It is with a very heavy heart that I report the sudden loss of my father, LaDonis Francis Mooney, age 79 of Beaver Island, and Escanaba, MI. He is survived by Theresa Alimenti, her loving family, and his children: Duane (Gregory Serrano), Sheri Timsak (Joseph), Terry (Linda Walden), Dawn Marsh (Robert), Roberta Griggs (Keith), Darryl (Maria), six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

He was born in 1936 on the family farm on Beaver Island, MI to Francis and Elizabeth (Tetsloff McCafferty) He left school in the 7th grade to help work the farm. Gifted with innate mechanical ability, he became a skilled electrician. It was not only his career, but his avocation. He did much of the electrical work on the island for 35 years. He could fix almost anything!

After the death of of our mother, Eleanor (Pischner), we were delighted when he found a soulmate in Theresa Alimenti. She ensured that his last years were filled with love, laughter, and adventure.

At every family gathering, especially if any of his 5 brothers were present, we were regaled with mirthful tales of Beaver Island of the past and the folks that inhabited it.

Thank you, Dad, for the many gifts of love, laughter, knowledge, strength, kindness, support that you gave us over the years.

(More information will be posted as it becomes available.)

UPDATE: The funeral mass for LaDonis will be held on October 17, 2015, at 11:00 am at Holy Cross Church, Father Patrick Cawley, officiating with burial immediately following at Holy Cross Cemetery. A luncheon will be served afterward at Holy Cross Parish Hall.

Islander Soccer in Grand Marais

First of all, if you want to consider the numbers of students in a particular school, Grand Marais certainly beats Beaver Island for the school with the fewest students. This doesn't mean that they aren't able to field a soccer team. Grand Marais has just about half as many students as Beaver Island, and the island numbers are down.

Beaver Island won two soccer matches in Grand Marais with the scores being 6-2 and 8-0. Deb Bousquet was a chaperone and took News on the 'Net video camera to record the two wins as well as some pictures.

Beaver Island at Grand Marais Friday video

Beaver Isalnd at Grand Marais Saturday video

Friday Soccer Pics

Flying to the UP for the matches.

Islanders win 6-2.

Saturday Soccer Pics

Islanders win 8-0

2015 Beaver Boodle

This is a 5K race, walk, run, or just get outside and enjoy the day event. It's purpose is to raise funds for the Sports Boosters and help cover costs of BICS sports teams. The day was one that Winnie the Pooh would have called "Blustery." Quite windy and cool did not stop those who had come to the island to participate, nor those from the island who chose to brave the weather and get outside on a blustery fall day. The course started at the BICS driveway, went down the Holy Cross Hall hill, down the Main Street, and out to the Whiskey Point Light. It then continued back past McDonough's Market, up the short road by Beaver Island Marine to the Back Highway, and down to the Donegal Bay Road. Just before passing the Island Treasures ReSale Shop, the course turned left in the subdivision on the pavement to the Brothers Place, back out to the Kings Highway, with the finish line at the school driveway. The race started at 10:30 a.m. on October 3, 2015.

Beaver Boodle Start and Winners at the Finish Clip

BICS announcement, race start, and registration

The course for the 5K

The start of the race

The first three across the finish line.

The BI Sports Booster would like to thank the Sponsors and Island Business, the supportive Community, Volunteers, Donators, Runners, and Walkers for being so generous in supporting this event which raises much need funds for our Beaver Island Community School Athletic Programs.

There were a total of 59 Runners and Walkers that participated for the slightly blustery Island Boodle. Hosted at the BICS in the open gym with lots of bagels, healthy treats, and refreshments before and after the race.There was a new route posted with large signs to assist the participants along the way. A water stop at the half way point with our local EMS assisting. Also, some very neck and neck finishes resulting in a tie for the Male Runners. Then awards and trophies for the top finishers and lots of raffle prizes for the participants. A special thanks goes out to the many first time visitors to the Island who came to enjoy the Island Boodle with us.

Congratulations to all the Boodle Winners:

Men Runners:
1st-Tie, Clayton Beault and Cameron LaVasseur @ 22:25,
2nd-Marvin Boluyt 27:09
3rd-Scott France 28:30

Women Runners:
1st-Lianne McLennon 24:40
2nd-Rachel Jones 28:16
3rd-Pat Walquist 31:05

Men Walkers:
1st-Jeff Stone 45:45
2nd-Bob Turner 45:50
3rd-John Gerrish 50:01

Women Walkers:
1st-Melissa Hauger 47:00
2nd-Sarah Rohner 47:20
3rd-Jamie Cooley 49:48

The first place overall winners for Male Runner (Clayton) and Female Runner (Lianne), both first time visitors from Canada, left today not only with a trophy but a Round Trip Ticket generously donated by Island Airways and a BIMF Weekend Pass won in the raffle. Congratulations!

We are already looking forward to next year!

Artisans at the Community Center

The artisans were set up and ready to do business at the Community Center before the Beaver Boodle started. BINN editor Joe Moore got in the front door to check things out before the official opening at 11 a.m. The artisans are planning to be at the Community Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to be available for early Christmas shopping. Here's hoping they have a successful time and that all that are on the island will stop by to see them.

Clip of the Artisans set up and ready for business

 

Taste Bud Heaven

by Joe Moore

This website doesn't do many features such as food critique or travel destination suggestions. This particular article might fit into the food critique category, but you will have to be the judge. How appropriate this is considering that tomorrow is the Bite of Beaver as well as the Beaver Boodle!

On Tuesday the dinner special at Stoney Acre Grill was a "Chicken and Truffle Sausage." This meal was absolutely astounding. Your entire palate began an orgasm of flavor and taste. Every bite was worth savoring. Nothing else entered the mouth when this marvelous bouquet and flavor was present. This meal was amazing, but the star of the show was the Chicken and Truffle Sausage.

Now, as frequently happens when there is a one day special, the next day makes use of the highlight of the special of the day before. Liam Racine outdid himself with the next item that was on the menu. This item was on the menu on Wednesday and Thursday. It was even more amazing than the dinner special. Just when I couldn't believe that my palate could taste anything better than the Chicken and Truffle Sausage, I was proven wrong with the next creation. Taking the chicken sausage and adding wild mushrooms into a hearty and chunky soup was an outstanding idea. Not only did I get the flavors of the original dinner special, but the wild mushrooms added just one more layer.

This soup was so good, that I had it for lunch on Wednesday and Thursday, and then once again for dinner on Thursday. I don't know if there is any left for anyone to have on Friday, but I can tell you it is truly well worth the trip out to Stoney Acre to give it a try. Now, the Italian Wedding Soup was pretty good, and Marilyn's chili near perfection, is but this concoction of flavors was outstandingly brilliant. Thank you, Liam! Thank you, Stoney Acres! You will have to work pretty hard to improve on this masterpiece.

EMS AHA ACLS Program

These letters in the title are not secret code or gang lingo. They are medical lingo. The local emergency medical service sponsored an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association (AHA) education program yesterday, October 1, 2015. The program was an exhausting, and challenging program of video and hands on practical skills. Each participant was required to demonstrate some basic and advanced airway skills and test out of these skills. In addition the rest of the rather long day required study, recognition of EKG rhythms, cardiac pharmacology, and treatment algorithms for many cardiac issues. These issues included cardiac arrest, stable and unstable bradycardia (very slow heart beat), stable and unstable tachycardia (very fast heart beat), as well as critical thinking as the simulated patient moved quickly from one condition to another. Another two portions of the class were also presented. Acute Coronary Syndrome, or commonly known as heart attack or chest pain protocol, was also done in simulation, practice, and practical skill; as was Stroke care.

The Health Occupations class from BICS came on over to the Governmental Center Conference Room to observe one of the scenarios using an IV arm, a cardiac rhythm generator, EKG monitor, airway manikin, and CPR manikin. The students observed an IV start, airway management including an advanced airway, the teamwork necessary for a successful resuscitation, and team leader directing all of the team members. Kathie Ehinger, BICS Health teacher, summarized the actions performed by the team for her students. The students then left so that the necessary debriefing of participants could continue without an audience.

The class began at 9 a.m. and continued well past the 6 p.m. scheduled end. The final aspects of the AHA education program included testing of the practical application of the skills and topics covered during the day as well as a written test of 50 questions requiring a passing score of 84%. All participants were successful in course completion. The participants included Kathie Ehinger, paramedic and HOSA teacher; Ken Bruland, former BIEMS paramedic; Bob Hamil, BIEMS paramedic; Christie VanLooy, former BIRHC PA; Kevin White, EMT and BIEMS Interim Director; and AHA ACLS Instructor, paramedic Joe Moore.

Christie, Ken, Bob, and Kevin

This is the fourth time this program has been offered on Beaver Island in the last four years. Congratulations to the successful participants!

Islander Soccer and Lady Islander Volleyball News

The Lady Islanders traveled to the Northern Lights League Volleyball Tournament on Saturday Sept. 26, the tournament was held at the Sault Ste. Marie Middle School. The league teams included, BI, Mackinac Island, Ojibwe, Maplewood Baptist, Munising Baptist, and Hannahville. The teams played each of the teams in 2 games to 21. The top 4 teams advanced to the semifinals and final match. The Islanders and Ojibwe did not advance to the top 4 although they played hard and there were some very close games. 

Soccer did not have a match last weekend due to Paradise not having a team this year. 

The Soccer team did fly to Boyne City on Monday afternoon to play Boyne Concord Academy, the game was shortened due to weather but the ISlanders won 8-1. 

The Volleyball team flew to Kinross on Tuesday to play Ojibwe in a double match, we played 2 out of 3 games; We won the first match in 2 games and the 2nd match went to 3 games and we lost by 2 points in the 3rd game. 

This weekend the soccer team flyies to Grand Marais, and the volleyball team goes to Mackinac Island for a tournament.

Information from Kerry Smith, BICS Athletic Director

Rumors About Emergency Transport

Rumor #1: There is a rumor going around that suggests that an emergency patient does not have any choice about how and where he/she will be transported. This is not a true statement. Every single emergency patient who is able to make a decision about how and where they are to be transported, will be transported how and where they want to go. It may involve a discussion with family and the medical control physician, but the final decision is with the patient. Yes, BIEMS will transport you to the medical center if that is where you want to go. It may be suggested that you go to another destination, such as Charlevoix Hospital, McLaren Northern Michigan, or Munson Hospital; but the choice is still yours to make. You may be asked to sign a special release, but you still get to go where you want to go, as long as you are alert enough to make that decision.

Rumor #2: Another rumor going around is that there is a conflict between the medical center and the local EMS. The local EMS group must follow the laws of the State of Michigan, the administrative rules for that law, and the State of Michigan Model EMS Protocols as approved by the Charlevoix County Medical Control Authority. This includes written physician orders for many aspects of emergency medical care that EMS must follow including assessments and treatments as well as recommended transport destination. The local EMS group is licensed by the State of Michigan to provide emergency medical transport. These license requirements and the written physician orders are required to be followed unless other orders are received from the medical control physician. The assessments and treatments can be refused by any patient capable of making that decision. There will be a continuity of excellent patient care offered to every emergency medical patient by the local EMS agency.

Rumor #3: Taking the locally licensed emergency medical air transport will cost more than using an off-Island air transport service. This is also false. The local air transport vehicle is leased by the local EMS with aircraft and pilot provided by Island Airways. BIEMS accepts all insurance plans and participates in most insurance plans including Medicaid and Medicare. Valley Med out of Iron Mountain also accepts the same insurance plans and also participates in Medicaid and Medicare. The only out of pocket costs for either service is the co-pay required by either insurance companies or Medicaid or Medicare. BIEMS accepts the payments from insurance companies, Medicaid, and Medicare as payments in full. Northflight Air out of Traverse City state that they also participate, but previous experience with Northflight was the reason for licensing a local air transport vehicle.

Rumor #4: Valley Med and Northflight can provide a higher standard of care than our locally licensed air transport. This is also false. The same level of emergency prehospital emergency care is provided in the local ambulance and in the locally licensed air transport vehicle as is available in either of the other two operations. In most emergencies in the last twenty-eight years, critical care transport paramedics and nurses were not necessary. They may be necessary in a patient transfer from one licensed hospital to another licensed hospital, but the efficient transport time provided by the locally licensed air transport gets the patient to the definitive care facility in a much shorter period of time, is provided by friends and neighbors by the same license level in prehospital care, and fits into an emergency medical system that has twenty-eight years of experience right here on Beaver Island.

Rumor #5: I can refuse local EMS transport without them ever being called. This is true, but why would you not want to give yourself the benefit of the physician-directed, efficient emergency transport system designed and adapted over twenty-eight years to fit Beaver Island, and operated by your friends and neighbors? Why would you not want the excellent patient care requirements, fitted to your personal situation? Do you not want the assessments, monitoring, and treatments recommended by the emergency physicians throughout the State of Michigan? Did you know that the paramedics on Beaver Island passed the same certification and licensing requirements as paramedics in any major city of the United States? Did you know that many nationally accepted patient care standards for specific emergencies were actually special study assessments and treatments tested right here on Beaver Island? These included automatic external defibrillation, Epi-Pen administration for severe allergic reactions, and intravenous administration of dextrose for low blood sugar in diabetics. Some others include the training and certification of medical first responders and Basic EMTs to insert an advanced airway called a Combitube or double-lumen airway, new requirements of first responders and EMTS to provide Narcan to possible drug overdoses, as well as the administration of aspirin and nitroglycerin by EMTS for chest pain patients. All of these were done on Beaver Island prior to their general acceptance in the field of basic prehospital emergency care.

BOBI Book Club- Upcoming Titles/Dates

We did change our previously decided upon dates for Sept and October, so here is the NEW schedule:

For Tuesday, October 13th, 7 pm: Lost In Shangri La by Michael Zuckoff 

(New) For MONDAY, November 16th, 7pm: Knocking On Heaven's Door by Katy Butler

*Please speak to Patrick, MG, or Kathy regarding BOBI book availability, there is a BOBI sign out sheet at the desk :)