Beautiful Fall Colors
October 26, 2019
A busy day on Saturday, but there had to be some time set aside to just look at the beautiful fall colors out to the airport and around the town area and down Donegal Bay Road. Color is definitely at its peak now with the sunshine adding the etra light to show off its help to the colors of the trees and their leaves.
Looking across the harbor from Whiskey Point
The road to the airport
Coming back down the Kings Highway
Downtown area
Down by the Brother's Place
Take the time to take a ride and look around at this beautiful island!
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 27, 2019
It's a rainy Sunday morning, 47°, feels like 41°, wind is at 13 mph from the north, pressure is 29.57 inches, and visibility is about 3 miles. The high for today should be in the mid 50s. 90% chance of rain. Marine forecast is as follows:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
Today Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Rain showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the morning.
Tonight West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Monday West wind 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Monday Night North wind 5 to 10 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
ON THIS DAY At 2:35 on the afternoon of October 27, 1904, New York City Mayor George McClellan takes the controls on the inaugural run of the city’s innovative new rapid transit system: the subway.
While London boasts the world’s oldest underground train network (opened in 1863) and Boston built the first subway in the United States in 1897, the New York City subway soon became the largest American system. The first line, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), traveled 9.1 miles through 28 stations. Running from City Hall in lower Manhattan to Grand Central Terminal in midtown, and then heading west along 42nd Street to Times Square, the line finished by zipping north, all the way to 145th Street and Broadway in Harlem. On opening day, Mayor McClellan so enjoyed his stint as engineer that he stayed at the controls all the way from City Hall to 103rd Street.
At 7 p.m. that evening, the subway opened to the general public, and more than 100,000 people paid a nickel each to take their first ride under Manhattan. IRT service expanded to the Bronx in 1905, to Brooklyn in 1908 and to Queens in 1915. Since 1968, the subway has been controlled by the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA). The system now has 26 lines and 468 stations in operation; the longest line, the 8th Avenue “A” Express train, stretches more than 32 miles, from the northern tip of Manhattan to the far southeast corner of Queens.
Every day, some 4.5 million passengers take the subway in New York. With the exception of the PATH train connecting New York with New Jersey and some parts of Chicago’s elevated train system, New York’s subway is the only rapid transit system in the world that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No matter how crowded or dirty, the subway is one New York City institution few New Yorkers—or tourists—could do without. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW While it might be a word that you won't find yourself using any time soon, the burnt part of a candlewick is called the "snaste." (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY pedagogical (ped-uh-GAH-jih-kul) which means: of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education. Pedagogical, which has the somewhat less common variant form pedagogic, was coined in the early 17th century from a Greek adjective of the same meaning. That adjective, paidagōgikos, in turn, derives from the noun paidagōgos, meaning "teacher." The English word pedagogue (which can simply mean "teacher" but usually suggests one who is particularly pedantic or dull) derives from the same root. Although the words educational and teacher make the grade in most contexts, pedagogical and pedagogue are useful additions to the class. (Merriam-Webster)
Mass from Holy Cross
10.26.19
Reader Linda Wearn.......Father Jim Siler.....Server in Training...
Beaver Island Lodge and Restaurant Closes This Season
We have closed the Lodge and Restaurant for the Winter Season. Lodge Managers TJ and Han have committed to be back next year, when they intend to open the 2020 Lodge Season on May 13, with the Sunset Restaurant twelve days later before the Memorial Day Weekend.
After the success with the Fall Color Package this year, new specials will be developed in the coming months and published in these monthly newsletters.
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 26, 2019
Clear skies for a nice change! It's 42°, feels like 37°, wind is from the south at 7 mph, pressure is 30.11 inches, and visibility is 10 miles. It should make for a nice day with a high in the mid 50s. Expect rain tonight though along with east winds 10 to 20 mph. Pollen levels are low at 0.3 and the top allergens is ragweed. (I think it's about time to stop the pollen level report as it really hasn't changed in two weeks). Marine forecast is as follows:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
Today Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tonight East wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Rain. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Sunday Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Sunday Night West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT: DAY ONE
A period of heavier rainfall is expected across portions of
northern Lower Michigan tonight into Sunday morning. This could lead to ponding of water on roadways and minor flooding in low lying spots, especially south and east of a line from Alpena to Houghton Lake.
Gusty southeast winds develop tonight into Sunday producing
significant waves, some lakeshore flooding and beach erosion
along the Lake Huron shoreline. Please see the latest marine
forecasts and ongoing lakeshore flood advisories for details.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
Gusty winds on Tuesday and again Thursday into Friday may lead to additional lakeshore flooding and erosion issues.
ON THIS DAY in 1881, the Earp brothers face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
After silver was discovered nearby in 1877, Tombstone quickly grew into one of the richest mining towns in the Southwest. Wyatt Earp, a former Kansas police officer working as a bank security guard, and his brothers, Morgan and Virgil, the town marshal, represented “law and order” in Tombstone, though they also had reputations as being power-hungry and ruthless. The Clantons and McLaurys were cowboys who lived on a ranch outside of town and sidelined as cattle rustlers, thieves and murderers. In October 1881, the struggle between these two groups for control of Tombstone and Cochise County ended in a blaze of gunfire at the OK Corral.
On the morning of October 25, Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury came into Tombstone for supplies. Over the next 24 hours, the two men had several violent run-ins with the Earps and their friend Doc Holliday. Around 1:30 p.m. on October 26, Ike’s brother Billy rode into town to join them, along with Frank McLaury and Billy Claiborne. The first person they met in the local saloon was Holliday, who was delighted to inform them that their brothers had both been pistol-whipped by the Earps. Frank and Billy immediately left the saloon, vowing revenge.
Around 3 p.m., the Earps and Holliday spotted the five members of the Clanton-McLaury gang in a vacant lot behind the OK Corral, at the end of Fremont Street. The famous gunfight that ensued lasted all of 30 seconds, and around 30 shots were fired. Though it’s still debated who fired the first shot, most reports say that the shootout began when Virgil Earp pulled out his revolver and shot Billy Clanton point-blank in the chest, while Doc Holliday fired a shotgun blast at Tom McLaury’s chest. Though Wyatt Earp wounded Frank McLaury with a shot in the stomach, Frank managed to get off a few shots before collapsing, as did Billy Clanton. When the dust cleared, Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers were dead, and Virgil and Morgan Earp and Doc Holliday were wounded. Ike Clanton and Claiborne had run for the hills.
Sheriff John Behan of Cochise County, who witnessed the shootout, charged the Earps and Holliday with murder. A month later, however, a Tombstone judge found the men not guilty, ruling that they were “fully justified in committing these homicides.” The famous shootout has been immortalized in many movies, including Frontier Marshal (1939), Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957), Tombstone (1993) and Wyatt Earp (1994). (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW it can get pretty chilly in some parts of the U.S., but the coldest recorded temperature ever in the country happened in January 1971 in Prospect Creek, Alaska. While it might be hard to believe—and will certainly make you shiver at the thought—it dropped down to a staggering -80°F (-62.2°C). Brrrr! (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY aerie (AIR-ee) which means:
1 : the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
2 : an elevated often secluded dwelling, structure, or position
English poet John Milton put a variant of aerie to good use in Paradise Lost (1667), writing, "… there the eagle and the stork / On cliffs and cedar tops their eyries build." But Milton wasn't the first to use the term, which comes to us via Medieval Latin and Old French and probably traces to an earlier Latin word, ager, meaning "field." English speakers had been employing aerie as a word for a bird's nest for more than a century when he penned those words. Eventually, aerie was applied to human dwellings as well as birds' nests. At first, this sense referred to dwellings nestled high up in mountains or hills. These days, you're also likely to hear high-rise city apartments or offices referred to as "aeries." (Merriam-Webster)
Beaver Island Community School Weekly Update
October 25th, 2019
Welcome Dawn Marsh to the BICS Cafeteria!
Please welcome Dawn Marsh as the new food service coordinator at Beaver Island Community School! Dawn is excited about providing healthy meals to our students and the Island’s elders through our cooperative arrangement with the Charlevoix Commission on Aging. Reminder to parents—you are welcome to join your student for lunch!
Halloween Party at BIDL October 26th
BICS National Honors Society is having a Halloween party at the library this Saturday, October 26th from 5-7:00 pm for students up to 6th grade. The party for the “big kids” (grades 7-12) is from 7-9:00 pm.
Driver’s Education Segment 2 October 25th-27th
Reminder to all 10th and 11th graders--please be in Mr. Richard’s room tonight for driver’s ed class from 5-7:00 pm and from 10:00 am to noon on Saturday and Sunday.
Halloween Thursday October 31st
Goblins and ghosts galore! Students are welcome to wear school-appropriate Halloween costumes to school on Thursday. Please leave toy guns and plastic swords at home. The Trunk or Treat at the Gregg Fellowship Center goes from 5:00-6:30 pm. Mr. Cwikiel will be on hand at the school from 5:17--8:02 pm passing out a variety of options (including awesome toothbrushes), so be sure to swing by the school after you visit the Trunk or Treat festivities!
Little Traverse Conservancy K-6th Grade Date Rescheduled for Monday October 28th
Due to bad weather the Little Traverse Conservancy event was cancelled and rescheduled for this Monday. They will be taking three groups at three different times for a field trip to Barney’s Lake. Each group will be outside for close to an hour. Please make sure all K-6th grade students dress accordingly. They will be transported to and from Barney’s Lake via the school’s new cutaway van.
Last Week to Order Little Caesars Pizza Kits
The pizza kit fundraiser helps students raise money for Senior Bash. Either stop by the school or see one of BICS 8th-12th grade students to order your pizza kit. In addition to pizza, you can order breadsticks and yummy desserts. Orders and money are due on Wednesday, October 30th no later than 9:00 am.
Bike Reflectors and Bike Safety
Now that it is dark while students are traveling to school in the morning it is important to make sure your child and their bike have all the proper safety equipment. Bike lights and reflectors are necessary so cars can see your child in the dark and early light of dawn. Mr. Cwikiel is in the process of seeking grant money to purchase bike helmets and bike lights for our students. He conducted a quick survey of the elementary students this afternoon to determine how many students do not have helmets or bike lights. He will have and update next week regarding the status of his efforts.
All Politics is Local
The students of Beaver Island, Grand Marais, Paradise, Drummond Island, and Mackinac Island are still being used as pawns in a political game over the state budget. If you have not yet called, e-mailed, or written a letter to Governor Whitmer, Senator Schmidt, and Representative Cole, please do so today. If you need background on the issue, please call the school or check out our website.
Have a Great Weekend!
Beaver Island Airport Commission Documents for Meeting
Update: There was no meeting due to a lack of a quorum!
Familiar Faces 32
by Joe Moore
As I sit here watching the wind gust upwards of 25 mph and consider the Gales of November at the middle of October, I also remember the patients that were helped by a system of emergency transport of patients in the last six or seven years. I am also thinking of some of the patients that did not get a chance to access the 911 emergency system in time for the benefits of this system.
The memories come flooding back because I viewed the Master’s degree project in video and cinematic arts project of my son Philip Michael. It was entitled “32 Miles of Water.” The project was completed and copyrighted in 2004, fifteen years ago. The amazing EMS system on this most remote inhabited island in the Great Lakes became reality in 2012 on August 6th.
Bubblers
by Dick Burris
Bubblers:
For years in the winter was my job to open up the bubblers around the yacht docks, they would sometimes get dirt in them that would seal off the orifices and need to be opened with a tool, around the posts so that the air could bring up the subsurface warmer water, so that they wouldn't freeze and lift theposts.
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 25, 2019
Cloudy skies and 42°, wind is at 6 mph from the WNW, humidity is 63%, pressure is 30.31 inches, and visibility is 10 miles. Pollen levels are 0.3 with ragweed being the top allergen. Marine forecast is as follows:
Today West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Scattered showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Tonight Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Saturday South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Saturday Night East wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
ON THIS DAY in 1854, in an event alternately described as one of the most heroic or disastrous episodes in British military history, Lord James Cardigan leads a charge of the Light Brigade cavalry against well-defended Russian artillery during the Crimean War. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Cardigan received his order to attack the Russians. His cavalry gallantly charged down the valley and were decimated by the heavy Russian guns, suffering 40 percent casualties. It was later revealed that the order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally. Lord Cardigan, who survived the battle, was hailed as a national hero in Britain. (history.com)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
II
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
III
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.
IV
Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
V
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell.
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
VI
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
(poetryfoundation.org)
DID YOU KNOW that there's actually a word for when you're trying to say something and suddenly forget a specific word. It's "lethologica." But is there a different word for when you can't remember the word for when you can't remember a word? Not yet! (betlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY coruscate (KKOR-uh-skayt) which means:
1 : to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes :
sparkle
2 : to be brilliant or showy in technique or style
To help you gain a flash of recognition next time you see coruscate (or to prompt you when you need a brilliant synonym for sparkle), remember this bit of bright imagery by George Bernard Shaw, describing a centuries-old abbey: "O'er this north door a trace still lingers / Of how a Gothic craftsman's fingers / Could make stones creep like ivy stems / And tilings coruscate like gems." Or you could just remember that coruscate developed from Latin coruscare, which means "to flash." That word also gave us the noun coruscation ("glitter" or "sparkle") and the adjective coruscant ("shining" or "glittering"). (Merriam-Webster)
St. James Finance Meeting Date Changed
to November 4, 2019, 1 p.m.
CCSD News Release
October 24, 2019
On September 17, 2019, Detectives from the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Emergency Room for a complaint of suspected child abuse. The investigation involved a 15-month and Fiedorek. Preliminary exams will take place on November 5, 2019 at 3 p.m. old child who was brought into the Emergency Department by his biological mother.
The child was placed in protective custody immediately. During the course of the month-long investigation, Detectives learned the child had numerous signs of severe abuse.
On October 23, 2019, two (2) Charlevoix County residents, John Paul Fiedorek age 32 and Monica Lynn Cornell age 33, were arrested on child abuse charges in connection with the investigation.
On October 24, 2019, Charlevoix County Prosecutor’s Office authorized charges on Fiedorek and Cornell for Child Abuse First Degree. Cornell is being held at the Charlevoix County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Fiedorek is being held at the Charlevoix County Jail on a $200,000 bond.
Pretrial is set for October 29, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. for both Cornell and Fiedorek. Preliminary exams will take place on November 5, 2019 at 3 p.m.
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 24, 2019
41° is the temperature this morning but feels like 36°, partly cloudy skies, wind is from the west at 12 mph, humidity is 76%, pressure is 30.10 inches, and visibility is 10 miles. There is a 20% chance of a rain shower this afternoon. Pollen levels are low at 0.3 and the top allergen is ragweed. Marine forecast is as follows:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
Today West wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Tonight Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
Friday West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Friday Night Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
ON THIS DAY in 1921, in the French town of Chalons-sur-Marne, an American officer selects the body of the first “Unknown Soldier” to be honored among the approximately 77,000 United States servicemen killed on the Western Front during World War I.
According to the official records of the Army Graves Registration Service deposited in the U.S. National Archives in Washington, four bodies were transported to Chalons from the cemeteries of Aisne-Marne, Somme, Meuse-Argonne and Saint-Mihiel. All were great battlegrounds, and the latter two regions were the sites of two offensive operations in which American troops took a leading role in the decisive summer and fall of 1918. As the service records stated, the identity of the bodies was completely unknown: “The original records showing the internment of these bodies were searched and the four bodies selected represented the remains of soldiers of which there was absolutely no indication as to name, rank, organization or date of death.”
The four bodies arrived at the Hotel de Ville in Chalons-sur-Marne on October 23, 1921. At 10 o’clock the next morning, French and American officials entered a hall where the four caskets were displayed, each draped with an American flag. Sergeant Edward Younger, the man given the task of making the selection, carried a spray of white roses with which to mark the chosen casket. According to the official account, Younger “entered the chamber in which the bodies of the four Unknown Soldiers lay, circled the caskets three times, then silently placed the flowers on the third casket from the left. He faced the body, stood at attention and saluted.”
Bearing the inscription “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War,” the chosen casket traveled to Paris and then to Le Havre, France, where it would board the cruiser Olympia for the voyage across the Atlantic. Once back in the United States, the Unknown Soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW why we call unsolicited email "spam"? Just ask a Monty Python fan. The term was inspired by a skit from the British comedy group that featured Vikings loudly (and annoyingly, though hilariously) singing "spam, spam, spam" in an effort to drown out others who were trying to talk.According to Wired, applying the analogy to modern-day spam works because "unsolicited email is seen as drowning out normal discourse on the internet." Even Merriam-Webster dictionary credits Monty Python with the term, explaining that spam comes "from a skit on the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus in which chanting of the word 'spam' overrides the other dialogue." (betlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY Noachian (noh-AY-kee-un) which means:
1 : of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time
2 : ancient, antiquated
Students of the Bible know that Noah survived the Great Flood by stowing himself, his family, and male and female specimens of every kind of creature on his Ark. Noachian is derived from the Hebrew name for Noah. Modern contexts find Noachian used in reference to the Great Flood or, more humorously, to describe torrential rainstorms and flooding reminiscent of the Biblical event. It could be said that usage of Noachian spans even beyond planet Earth. Astronomers studying the surface of the planet Mars use Noachian to refer to the epoch between 4.6 and 3.5 billion years ago when that planet's oldest craters were believed to be formed. This usage is based on Noachis Terra, the name of one of the landmasses of Mars, which translates as "Land of Noah" and was chosen in the 19th century by Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli. (Merriam-Webster)
BEAVER ISLAND COMMISSION ON AGING
VETERANS' APPRECIATION November SUNDAY DINNER
**ALL VETERANS EAT FREE**
NOVEMBER 10, 2019 @ 11 am
Site BEAVER ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Kathie's cooking; Pot Roast, Potatoe's, Carrots, Gravy, Salad, Rolls and Desert!!
Please call the Office to sign up for this dinner by November 4th, so i can plan on the correct amount of food to prepare.
Thank You, Kathie 448-2124
THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY & PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM!
Beaver Island Telecommunication Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule
2019-2020
Draft Minutes of Beaver Island Telecommunication Advisory Committee Meeting
October 15, 2019
Anthony Greene Passes Away
From the BI Forum: Visitation will be held Friday 5-8 p.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home and Saturday from 1-2 p.m at St. Simon's Church with funeral immediately following at 2:00 p.m. More informationn will be posted when available.
Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington
3060 W. US Hwy 10
Ludington, MI 49431
St. Simon Roman Catholic Church
702 E. Bryant Rd.
Ludington, MI 49431
Anthony Greene, age 92, of Ludington passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019, with his family by his side. Tony was born March 16, 1927, on the family farm on Beaver Island; one of ten children to Anthony and Mary (Boyle) Greene.
At a young age Tony left Beaver Island to enlist in the US Army and served his country in Okinawa, Japan, at the end of WWII. After his honorable discharge Tony returned to Michigan and attended Coyne Electrical Trade School in Chicago. Tony owned and operated Greene Electric in Ludington for 61 years from 1956 until 2017, and for the last 41 years worked alongside his son Dennis in the business. Tony married the love of his life, Elizabeth “Betty” Eick on June 22, 1957 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Grand Rapids. They enjoyed 62 years of marriage and raised five children together.
Tony was an active member of St. Simon Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus – 4th Degree, and the American Legion. He was also a member of Lincoln Hills Golf Club. In his spare time, Tony enjoyed spending time on both family farms, one on Beaver Island and the other on Conrad Road in Ludington. He also made multiple visits to Arranmore Island, County Donegal, Ireland, where his ancestors emigrated from in the 1860’s.
Tony was a talented wood worker and stone worker. He worked on wood and stone projects for family and friends over the years. Tony enjoyed reading, his vegetable garden, and cutting wood. His strong work ethic continued until the day he died.
Tony will be greatly missed by his wife, Betty Greene, his five children, Tom (Toni) Greene of Paducah, KY, Dennis (Joyce) Greene of Ludington, Mary Beth (Dave) Nelson of Ludington, Pat (Julie) Greene of Grand Rapids, and Dan (Yvonne) Greene of Scottville, his nine grandchildren, Erika, Rose, Tony, Sean, Brad, Michael, John, Amanda, and Meaghan, his three great grandchildren, Logan, Ryan, and Eloise, three sisters, Rose Connaghan, Lill Left, and Mary Margaret (Ed) Breden.
Besides his parents, Tony was preceded in death by his brothers, Dan, Hubert, Russell, and Peter, and his sisters, Bernell and Frances.
A visitation will be held Friday, October 25, 2019, from 5:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Oak Grove Funeral Home in Ludington, with a vigil service at 7:30 p.m. A Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Simon Catholic Church, with Rev. Wayne B. Wheeler, Jr. and Father Paul Milanowski presiding. Family will greet friends prior to the funeral starting at 1:00 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Ludington Area Catholic School Education Foundation or the Beaver Island Cemetery.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.oakgroveludington.com.
Update: The flags at the B. I. Veterans' Memorial will be a 1/2 staff in honor of veteran Anthony Green. They will remain at 1/2 staff thru Monday.
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 23, 2019
It's 45° outside this morning, feels like WSW at 18 mph, humidity is 79%, pressure is 29.63 inches, and visibility is 10 miles. Today look for another cloudy and windy day with west winds at 20 to 30 mph and higher gusts possible. Pollen levels are low at 0.3 with the top allergens being ragweed. Marine forecast is as follows:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
Today West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Numerous showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
Tonight West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Thursday West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Thursday Night Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
ON THIS DAY in 42 B.C. Marcus Junius Brutus, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, dies by suicide after his defeat at the second battle of Philippi.
Two years before, Brutus had joined Gaius Cassius Longinus in the plot against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, believing he was striking a blow for the restoration of the Roman Republic. However, the result of Caesar’s assassination was to plunge the Roman world into a new round of civil wars, with the Republican forces of Brutus and Cassius vying for supremacy against Octavian and Mark Antony. After being defeated by Antony at a battle in Philippi, Greece, in October 42 B.C., Cassius killed himself. On October 23, Brutus’ army was crushed by Octavian and Antony at a second encounter at Philippi, and Brutus took his own life.
Antony and Octavian soon turned against each other, and in 27 B.C. the Roman Republic was lost forever with the ascendance of Octavian as Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW when you use a jumble of symbols in place of a curse word, it's perfectly clear what you mean (and certainly how strongly you feel). But what you might not know is that those symbols used in this particular way are called a grawlix.
The term was coined by late cartoonist Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey, although the use of grawlixes in comics preceded him. (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY spoonerism (SPOO-nuh-riz-um) which means a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil). Poor William Archibald Spooner! That British clergyman and educator, who lived from 1844 to 1930, often had to speak in public, but he was a nervous man and his tongue frequently got tangled up. He would say things like "a blushing crow" when he meant "a crushing blow." Spooner's sound reversals became the stuff of legend—and undoubtedly gave his listeners many a laugh. By the end of the 19th century, his name had inspired the term spoonerism, which lives on to this day. (Merriam-Webster)
B.I. AIRPORT COMMISSION AVIGATION AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS END
Dated October 15, 2019
Windier Day
October 22, 2019
It seemed pretty windy on Monday, but today's Tuesday winds are even occassionally stronger and the waves are even bigger on Whiskey Point and around the harbor with water crossing normal barriers and puddling in yards and over docks. Th though of another eleven inches of water rise ovr the next years is certainly one of concern for those living near the water or on the shoreline. Below is a gallery of photos of the higher water levels and the waves that are pushing against the shoreline. Six of the pictures in the gallery were taken by Phyllis Moore, and they are labeled.
Who Called?
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 22, 2019
It's 51° outside this morning, cloudy, the sun is about to rise, wind is from the SSE at 16 mph making it feel like it's 45°, humidity is 77%, pressure is 20.37, and visibility is 10 miles. Pollen levels are low at 0.3 and the top allergen is ragweed. Marine forecast is as follows:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
Today Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Rain showers likely in the morning. Rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet in the morning. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
Tonight Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 5 to 8 feet.
Wednesday West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet.
Wednesday Night West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
ON THIS DAY, in a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces on October 22, 1962 that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—under construction but nearing completion—housed medium-range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in the United States, including Washington, D.C. Kennedy announced that he was ordering a naval “quarantine” of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more offensive weapons to the island and explained that the United States would not tolerate the existence of the missile sites currently in place. The president made it clear that America would not stop short of military action to end what he called a “clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat to world peace.”
What is known as the Cuban Missile Crisis actually began on October 15, 1962—the day that U.S. intelligence personnel analyzing U-2 spy plane data discovered that the Soviets were building medium-range missile sites in Cuba. The next day, President Kennedy secretly convened an emergency meeting of his senior military, political, and diplomatic advisers to discuss the ominous development. The group became known as ExCom, short for Executive Committee. After rejecting a surgical air strike against the missile sites, ExCom decided on a naval quarantine and a demand that the bases be dismantled and missiles removed. On the night of October 22, Kennedy went on national television to announce his decision. During the next six days, the crisis escalated to a breaking point as the world tottered on the brink of nuclear war between the two superpowers.
On October 23, the quarantine of Cuba began, but Kennedy decided to give Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev more time to consider the U.S. action by pulling the quarantine line back 500 miles. By October 24, Soviet ships en route to Cuba capable of carrying military cargoes appeared to have slowed down, altered, or reversed their course as they approached the quarantine, with the exception of one ship—the tanker Bucharest. At the request of more than 40 nonaligned nations, U.N. Secretary-General U Thant sent private appeals to Kennedy and Khrushchev, urging that their governments “refrain from any action that may aggravate the situation and bring with it the risk of war.” At the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. military forces went to DEFCON 2, the highest military alert ever reached in the postwar era, as military commanders prepared for full-scale war with the Soviet Union.
On October 25, the aircraft carrier USS Essex and the destroyer USS Gearing attempted to intercept the Soviet tanker Bucharest as it crossed over the U.S. quarantine of Cuba. The Soviet ship failed to cooperate, but the U.S. Navy restrained itself from forcibly seizing the ship, deeming it unlikely that the tanker was carrying offensive weapons. On October 26, Kennedy learned that work on the missile bases was proceeding without interruption, and ExCom considered authorizing a U.S. invasion of Cuba. The same day, the Soviets transmitted a proposal for ending the crisis: The missile bases would be removed in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba.
The next day, however, Khrushchev upped the ante by publicly calling for the dismantling of U.S. missile bases in Turkey under pressure from Soviet military commanders. While Kennedy and his crisis advisers debated this dangerous turn in negotiations, a U-2 spy plane was shot down over Cuba, and its pilot, Major Rudolf Anderson, was killed. To the dismay of the Pentagon, Kennedy forbid a military retaliation unless any more surveillance planes were fired upon over Cuba. To defuse the worsening crisis, Kennedy and his advisers agreed to dismantle the U.S. missile sites in Turkey but at a later date, in order to prevent the protest of Turkey, a key NATO member.
On October 28, Khrushchev announced his government’s intent to dismantle and remove all offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba. With the airing of the public message on Radio Moscow, the USSR confirmed its willingness to proceed with the solution secretly proposed by the Americans the day before. In the afternoon, Soviet technicians began dismantling the missile sites, and the world stepped back from the brink of nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis was effectively over. In November, Kennedy called off the blockade, and by the end of the year all the offensive missiles had left Cuba. Soon after, the United States quietly removed its missiles from Turkey.
The Cuban Missile Crisis seemed at the time a clear victory for the United States, but Cuba emerged from the episode with a much greater sense of security.The removal of antiquated Jupiter missiles from Turkey had no detrimental effect on U.S. nuclear strategy, but the Cuban Missile Crisis convinced a humiliated USSR to commence a massive nuclear buildup. In the 1970s, the Soviet Union reached nuclear parity with the United States and built intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking any city in the United States.
A succession of U.S. administrations honored Kennedy’s pledge not to invade Cuba, and relations with the communist island nation situated just 80 miles from Florida remained a thorn in the side of U.S. foreign policy for more than 50 years. In 2015, officials from both nations announced the formal normalization of relations between the U.S and Cuba, which included the easing of travel restrictions and the opening of embassies and diplomatic missions in both countries. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW It may still be a few years until we land on Mars, but when we do, explorers will have the option to proudly wear the planet's own tartan if they'd like. Designed by Geoffrey (Tailor) Highland Crafts, the pattern was inspired by the colors and history of the Red Planet, according to The Scottish Register of Tartans.
And here's what it all means: "The red background depicts the surface of Mars, the Red Planet; blue depicts the water-rich past of Mars and the presence of water, mainly as ice, on the planet today; the four green lines represent Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, the presence of habitable conditions on the planet and the possible future presence of life in the form of human settlement; the thick white line represents the Martian poles, visible from the Earth, a conspicuous and important feature of the planet and its long-term climatic cycles." (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY fiduciary (fuh-DOO-shee-air-ee) which means: of, relating to, or involving a confidence or trust: such as
a : held or founded in trust or confidence
b : holding in trust
c : depending on public confidence for value or currency
Fiduciary relationships often concern money, but the word fiduciary does not, in and of itself, suggest financial matters. Rather, fiduciary applies to any situation in which one person justifiably places confidence and trust in someone else and seeks that person's help or advice in some matter. The attorney-client relationship is a fiduciary one, for example, because the client trusts the attorney to act in the best interest of the client at all times. Fiduciary can also be used as a noun for the person who acts in a fiduciary capacity, and fiduciarily or fiducially can be called upon if you are in need of an adverb. The words are all faithful to their origin: Latin fīdere, which means "to trust." (Merriam-Webster)
Waste Management Documents from October Meeting
October 21, 2019
Lady Islander Volleyball
October 21, 2019
The Lady Islander volleyball team wnt to Brimley this past Saturday to participate in the Northern Lights League Volleyball Tournament. The games were very close, and the Lady Islanders placed 3rd in the touranment. The ladies also placed second in the Northern Light League Volleyball League for league play. The following picture was taken at their last practice for this year in the BICS gymnasium.
2019 Lady Islanders and Coaches
Beautiful sunrise on the trip
Lady Islanders in competition
What a Difference!
As we had an early dinner at the Shamrock, the sun was shining and the temperature near 60 on Sunday.
Monday, mid-afternoon, is windy with threatening showers with
On Sunday evening, it was pleasantly warm, sunny, and very little wind. Compared with Monday, Sunday was a pretty Fall day. Monday is more representative of the phrase, "Gales of November."
Wind and waves at Whiskey Point, the public beach, and Gull Harbor
The mute swans are swimming in the shallows, but yet another difference can be noted. With the white swans is a greyer one.
Difference in the white swan and the dark headed swan with grey stripes
Then there is the difference of the geese at the public park across from the Shamrock. A white goose is there with the others. The white goose has black tipped wing feathers.
Beaver Islander Continues Trips
October 21, 2019
The Beaver Islander and crew continuee the boat schedule today, October 21, 2019, even with the wind and waves. The boat had spray flying before it entered the harbor today.
Stalled
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 21, 2019
Cloudy skies, 51°, wind is from the east at 17 mph, humidity is 90%, pressure is 29.91 inches, and visibility is 10 miles. Gusty winds developing. Clouds and sun giving away to periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Chance of rain is 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch and winds could occasionally gust over 49 mph. Pollen levels are low at 0.3 with the top allergen being ragweed. Marine forecast is as follows:
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
Today Southeast wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Areas of fog early in the morning. Showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 4 to 6 feet.
Tonight South wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Tuesday South wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Rain showers. Waves 7 to 10 feet.
Tuesday Night Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Rain showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
ON THIS DAY in 1959, on New York City’s Fifth Avenue, thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete building that resembled a giant upside-down cupcake. It was opening day at the new Guggenheim Museum, home to one of the world’s top collections of contemporary art.
Mining tycoon Solomon R. Guggenheim began collecting art seriously when he retired in the 1930s. With the help of Hilla Rebay, a German baroness and artist, Guggenheim displayed his purchases for the first time in 1939 in a former car showroom in New York. Within a few years, the collection—including works by Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Marc Chagall—had outgrown the small space. In 1943, Rebay contacted architect Frank Lloyd Wright and asked him to take on the work of designing not just a museum, but a “temple of spirit,” where people would learn to see art in a new way.
Over the next 16 years, until his death six months before the museum opened, Wright worked to bring his unique vision to life. To Wright’s fans, the museum that opened on October 21, 1959, was a work of art in itself. Inside, a long ramp spiraled upwards for a total of a quarter-mile around a large central rotunda, topped by a domed glass ceiling. Reflecting Wright’s love of nature, the 50,000-meter space resembled a giant seashell, with each room opening fluidly into the next.
Wright’s groundbreaking design drew criticism as well as admiration. Some felt the oddly-shaped building didn’t complement the artwork. They complained the museum was less about art and more about Frank Lloyd Wright. On the flip side, many others thought the architect had achieved his goal: a museum where building and art work together to create “an uninterrupted, beautiful symphony.”
Located on New York’s impressive Museum Mile, at the edge of Central Park, the Guggenheim has become one of the city’s most popular attractions. In 1993, the original building was renovated and expanded to create even more exhibition space. Today, Wright’s creation continues to inspire awe, as well as odd comparisons—a Jello mold! a washing machine! a pile of twisted ribbon!—for many of the 900,000-plus visitors who visit the Guggenheim each year. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW in March 2019, NYC's Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to extend Manhattan's shoreline into the East River in order to prepare for the potentially devastating effects of climate change. By extending the island by up to 500 feet with two city blocks of parkland, they hope to create a buffer zone that will save up to 70 percent of lower Manhattan from possible future floods. (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY comprise (kum-PRYZE) which means:
1 : to be made up of
2 : compose, constitute
3 : to include especially within a particular scope
Comprise has undergone a substantial shift in usage since first appearing in English in the 15th century. For many years, grammarians insisted that the usage of comprise meaning "to be made up of," as in phrases like "a team comprising nine players," was correct, and that comprise meaning "to make up," as in phrases like "the nine players who comprise the team," was not. This disputed use is most common in the passive construction "to be comprised of," as in "a team comprised of nine players." Until relatively recently, this less-favored sense appeared mostly in scientific writing, but current evidence shows that it is now somewhat more common in general use than the word's other meanings. (Merriam-Webster)
Fall Color Pictures Set to Music
October 20, 2019
The Fall Color pictures shown in the gallery of Fall Color Tour Part 2, down below, are put into a video show with music by the Beaver Island Goodtime Boys. Included are "On the Beach of Beaver Island," "Over the Waves," and "Overlooked an Orchid."
Mass from Holy Cross
October 20, 2019
Saturday Reader Pinky Harmon; Sunday reader Ann Partridge
Father Jim Siler
B.I. Christian Church Service
October 20, 2019
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 20, 2019
It's 53° this morning, cloudy skies, wind is from the WNW at 5 mph, humidity is 92%, pressure is 29.79 inches, and visibility is 9 miles. It should become mostly sunny this afternoon with a high around 57°. Pollen levels are low for today at 0.7 and the top allergen is ragweed. Increasing clouds overnight. Marine forecast is as follows:
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
Today Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tonight East wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Monday Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Monday Night South wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
ON THIS DAY in 1947, the notorious Red Scare kicks into high gear in Washington, as a Congressional committee begins investigating Communist influence in one of the world’s richest and most glamorous communities: Hollywood.
After World War II, the Cold War began to heat up between the world’s two superpowers—the United States and the communist-controlled Soviet Union. In Washington, conservative watchdogs worked to out communists in government before setting their sights on alleged “Reds” in the famously liberal movie industry. In an investigation that began in October 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) grilled a number of prominent witnesses, asking bluntly “Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” Whether out of patriotism or fear, some witnesses—including director Elia Kazan, actors Gary Cooper and Robert Taylor and studio honchos Walt Disney and Jack Warner—gave the committee names of colleagues they suspected of being communists.
A small group known as the “Hollywood Ten” resisted, complaining that the hearings were illegal and violated their First Amendment rights. They were all convicted of obstructing the investigation and served jail terms. Pressured by Congress, the Hollywood establishment started a blacklist policy, banning the work of about 325 screenwriters, actors and directors who had not been cleared by the committee. Those blacklisted included composer Aaron Copland, writers Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman and Dorothy Parker, playwright Arthur Miller and actor and filmmaker Orson Welles.
Some of the blacklisted writers used pseudonyms to continue working, while others wrote scripts that were credited to other writer friends. Starting in the early 1960s, after the downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the most public face of anti-communism, the ban began to lift slowly. In 1997, the Writers’ Guild of America unanimously voted to change the writing credits of 23 films made during the blacklist period, reversing—but not erasing—some of the damage done during the Red Scare. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW NFL players aren't the only ones who can take home a Super Bowl ring. Referees who have earned the honor of officiating the sport's biggest annual game are also recognized with the coveted pieces of jewelry.
According to Fox Sports, "The officials get Super Bowl rings just like the players do. They aren't as big as the players' rings, but they are still valuable pieces of jewelry. These rings mean the world to the officials and they wear them with such pride." (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY knackered (NAK-erd) which means tired, exhausted. Knackered is derived from the past participle of knacker, a slang term meaning "to kill," as well as "to tire, exhaust, or wear out." The origins of the verb knacker are uncertain, but the word is perhaps related to an older noun knacker, which originally referred to a harness-maker or saddlemaker, and later referred to a buyer of animals no longer able to do farm work (or their carcasses) as well as to a buyer of old structures. The origins of the noun knacker, however, remain obscure. Knackered is used on both sides of the Atlantic but is more common among British speakers. Merriam-Webster)
Fall BI Historical Society Newsletter
October 20, 2019
Dawn Mooney Marsh Accepts Position of Food Director at BICS
October 20, 2019
With Josh Runberg, an excellent chef, had decided to leave this position, the position was posted, and applicants were sought. Dawn Mooney Marsh was hired by the Board of Education. Due to Dawn's acceptance of this position, she needed to resign from the school board, so this makes a position open on the Board of Education.
Visiting Commercial Fishing Vessel
October 18, 2019
In years past, Beaver Island has had commercial fishermen living right here on Beaver Island. In the last couple of years, Beaver Island has had visiting fishing vessels from the UP attmpting to get and successfully netting perch. At one point, it was determined that one vessel was fishing in a protected area, inside and just outside the Paradise Bay of the island.
This same vessel was seen outside the harbor on Friday. The vessel was a long way out, but there is no doubt that this vessel was out getting perch along with at least two other sports fishing boats.
Fall Color Tour Part 2
October 18, 2019
With the first fall color tour taking in the northwest part of the island down to Fox Lake, it seemed appropriate to go down the east side of the island, around the horn and back to Fox Lake, with stops to capture the colors.
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The colors are brilliant and gorgeous. There is difficulty in choosing which ones to decide to post,so the majority are shown in the gallery above.
BICS Superintendent Wil Cwikiel Speaks Out
October 18, 2019
With the funding for the rural school districts being held hostages on funding in a political game, Wil Cwiikiel makes a suggestion for all those in this community. It involves contacting the governor and representatives to express how much this funding is needed.
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 19, 2019
It's 48°, mostly sunny with a few wispy clouds meandering across the sky, wind is from the south at 12 mph, humidity is at 81%, pressure is at 29.88, and visibility is 10 miles. Today will have a high of 60°, SSE winds at 14 mph (I sure hope my clothes hanging outside will get dry). Clouds will be overtaking the sun by this afternoon. Tonight will be cloudy with a light rain after midnight. Pollen levels are low at 1.5 and the top allergens is still ragweed. Marine forecast is as follows:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
Today South wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Tonight South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
Sunday West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Sunday Night East wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
ON THIS DAY the largest-ever one-day percentage decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average comes not in 1929 but on October 19, 1987. As a number of unrelated events conspired to tank global markets, the Dow dropped 508 points—22.6 percent—in a panic that foreshadowed larger systemic issues.
Confidence on Wall Street had grown throughout the 1980s as the economy pulled out of a slump and President Ronald Reagan implemented business-friendly policies. In October 1987, however, indicators began to suggest that the bull market of the last five years was coming to an end. The government reported a surprisingly large trade deficit, precipitating a decline in the U.S. Dollar. Congress revealed it was considering closing tax loopholes for corporate mergers, worrying investors who were used to loose regulation.
As these concerns grew, Iran attacked two oil tankers off of Kuwait and a freak storm paralyzed England, closing British markets early on the Friday before the crash. The following Monday, U.S. investors awoke to news of turmoil in Asian and European markets, and the Dow began to tumble.
Further compounding the crash was the practice of program trading, the programming of computers to automatically execute trades under certain conditions. Once the rush to sell began, matters were quite literally out of traders’ hands and machines escalated the damage to the market.
Despite looking like the beginning of another Great Depression—the L.A. Times’ headline read “Bedlam on Wall St.” while the New York Daily News’ simply read “PANIC!,” Black Monday has been largely forgotten by Americans not versed in financial history. As it would again in 2008, the federal government took a number of measures to “correct” the market, resulting in immediate gains over the next few weeks. By 1989, the market appeared to have made a full recovery.
Some now interpret the events surrounding Black Monday as proof that boom-and-bust cycles are natural and healthy aspects of modern economics, while others believe it was a missed opportunity to examine and regulate the kind of risky behaviors that led to the crash of 2008. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW THAT if you look at the skin on the inside of your wrists, you'll see a few lines that become deep creases when you bend your hand inwards. These grooves have a name—rasceta—in case you ever find a need to refer to them. (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY deke (DEEK) which means to fake an opponent out of position (as in ice hockey). Deke originated as a shortened form of decoy. American writer Ernest Hemingway used deke as a noun referring to hunting decoys in a number of his works, including his 1950 novel Across the River and into the Trees ("I offered to put the dekes out with him"). In the 1940s, deke began appearing in ice-hockey contexts in Canadian print sources in reference to the act of faking an opponent out of position—much like how decoy is used for luring one into a trap. Today, deke has scored in many other sports, including baseball, basketball, soccer, and football. It has also occasionally checked its way into more general usage to refer to deceptive or evasive moves or actions. (Merriam-Webster)
Notes from Northern Lake Michigan Islands Collaborative
of Meeting on September 12, 2019 10:00 AM
Posted on 10/18/19
BIRHC Special Meeting
October 18, 2019, 5 p.m.
Agenda: Move forward with McClaren or not
Beaver Island Community School Weekly Update
October 18, 2019
Northern Lights League Volleyball Tournament October 19th @ Brimley
BICS Volleyball team travel to Brimley for the Northern Lights League Tournament on Saturday. We wish the Lady Islanders good luck on finishing out what has already been a great season!
Little Traverse Conservancy K-6th Grade Monday October 21st
Monday the Little Traverse Conservancy will be taking 3 groups at 3 different times for a field trip to Barney’s Lake. Each group will be outside for close to an hour. Please make sure all K-6th grade students dress accordingly. They will be transported to and from Barney’s Lake via the school’s new cutaway van. Thank you to the Beaver Island Transportation Authority for providing this new vehicle!
Little Caesars Pizza Kits Fundraiser Going on Now
The pizza kit fund raiser helps students raise money for Senior Bash. Either stop by the school or see one of BICS 8th-12th grade students. Orders and money are due October 30th.
Dress for the Weather
Now that it is getting colder…please send your children with appropriate outer wear for recess.
All Politics is Local
The students of Beaver Island, Grand Marais, Paradise, Drummond Island, and Mackinac Island are still being used as pawns in a political game over the state budget. If you have not yet called, e-mailed, or written a letter to Governor Whitmer, Senator Schmidt, or Representative Cole, please do so today. If you need background on the issue, please call the school or check out our website.
Have a Great Weekend!
Obituary for Larry Delamater, Sr.
Larry Delamater, Sr
A long, well lived life came to an end on October 15, 2019, as Larry Gene Delamater Sr, passed away from dementia surrounded by his wife and his children. Larry was born in Belvidere Township on July 14, 1937n to Arthur and Tressa (Ackley) Delamater. He was a middle child with an older brother Allen (Carol) Delamater and a younger sister, Charlotte House. Larry was married to Joan (Bussiere) for 63 years and was very proud of his children, Jamie (Lynn) VanDersteen, Rick (Karen) Delamater, Wally (Sherri) Delamater, Shane Delamater, Valarie Delamater, Tamie (Danny) Gillespie, Gena (Kevin) King, Robin Delamater, Larry (Pam) Delamater, and Brandy (Chris) Bartley, their 27 grandchildren and at last count, their 34 great grandchildren. Larry was also blessed to have many, many relatives and lifelong friends.
Larry was always good with his hands and was a jack of all trades but mostly a Master Builder, owning his own construction company for much of his life. He built hundreds of homes throughout the Montcalm County and Beaver Island communities, often with the help of his sons, but if you asked him in these later years he would proudly share (for hours) about all the homes that he built (by hand and all by himself).
Larry led a very full and active life with his wife Joan. Together they somehow managed to haul their 10 children camping through-out Michigan. They hosted numerous horseshoe tournaments and parties for family and friends. Larry took his horseshoe throwing very seriously and for many years, he was "the man to beat." Larry was always learning new things and kept his hands busy. He loved to garden, playing cards with friends, attending music festivals and spending time outdoors. He would love nothing more than a ride in the country side, a good mushroom hunt, a long day of fishing, snowmobiling, or hunting. He later turned his hunting into watching animals through binoculars or taking photos. He had an artistic hand as well, between taking photos of wildlife, and flowers, he also enjoyed painting and later as his dementia progressed he would sit for hours listening to his favorite music while using colored pencils to create works of art that he loved to share over and over (and over). He loved to fly small airplanes, playing softball, riding motorcycles, swimming and roller skating. His true passions were country music, dancing…and the use of four letter words.
He loved his community and worked endlessly to improve it. He was very active in forming and working with Township Fire Departments at Beaver Island and Six Lakes. He proudly served on the Belvidere Township board for 25 years first as a trustee then as the supervisor. As supervisor, he acquired grants to build the handicap accessible fishing dock at First Lake, and the road side park in Six Lakes.
He is preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, grandson Jewell Gillespie, and his beloved dogs Corky, Corky and … Corky.
Please join his family in celebrating Larry's life on Saturday, October 26 at Belvidere Township Hall, Six Lakes beginning at 1:00 pm. Joan asks that you bring your families to enjoy a meal, that you bring a story to share, and in honor of Larry's love of all things music and dance, that you wear your dancing shoes.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Belvidere Township Fire Department, PO Box 144 Six Lakes, MI 48886.
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 18, 2019
Dig those winter jackets out. It may be sunny, but it's 34° outside, wind if from the SW at 1 mph, humidity is 90%, pressure is 30.08, and visibility is 10 miles. Pollen levels are at 0.3 and the only allergens on the top of the list is ragweed Marine forecast is as follows:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
Today Light winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tonight South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Saturday South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Saturday Night Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
ON THIS DAY in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was championed by William Henry Seward, the enthusiastically expansionist secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson.
Russia wanted to sell its Alaska territory, which was remote, sparsely populated and difficult to defend, to the U.S. rather than risk losing it in battle with a rival such as Great Britain. Negotiations between Seward (1801-1872) and the Russian minister to the U.S., Eduard de Stoeckl, began in March 1867. However, the American public believed the land to be barren and worthless and dubbed the purchase “Seward’s Folly” and “Andrew Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden,” among other derogatory names. Some animosity toward the project may have been a byproduct of President Johnson’s own unpopularity. As the 17th U.S. president, Johnson battled with Radical Republicans in Congress over Reconstruction policies following the Civil War. He was impeached in 1868 and later acquitted by a single vote. Nevertheless, Congress eventually ratified the Alaska deal.
Public opinion of the purchase turned more favorable when gold was discovered in a tributary of Alaska’s Klondike River in 1896, sparking a gold rush. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959, and is now recognized for its vast natural resources. Today, 25 percent of America’s oil and over 50 percent of its seafood come from Alaska. It is also the largest state in area, about one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states combined, though it remains sparsely populated. The name Alaska is derived from the Aleut word alyeska, which means “great land.” Alaska has two official state holidays to commemorate its origins: Seward’s Day, observed the last Monday in March, celebrates the March 30, 1867, signing of the land treaty between the U.S. and Russia, and Alaska Day, observed every October 18, marks the anniversary of the formal land transfer. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW Gennaro Pelliccia doesn't just appreciate a good cup of coffee—he's a professional coffee taster who works for England's Costa Coffee company. His discerning tongue is so key to his job that he was able to insure it for a whopping £10 million ($11.3 million) with Lloyd's of London. "My tongue and my ability to perceive different aromas are very important to my work," Pelliccia told the Lifestyle Inquirer. (bestlifeonline.com)
WORD OF THE DAY hobbyhorse (HAH-bee-horss) which means:
1 a : a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris
dance
b : a dancer wearing this figure
2 a : a stick having an imitation horse's head at one end that a child pretends to ride
b : rocking horse
c : a toy horse suspended by springs from a frame
3 a : a topic to which one constantly reverts
b : a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation : hobby
The hobbyhorse is a toy of yesteryear, dating back to a homespun era predating automobiles. In the 1400s, the word hobby could refer to a real-life horse of small or average size. It soon came to refer to the horse costume worn by a person participating in a morris dance or a burlesque performance, and then, later, to the child's toy. Another meaning of hobbyhorse was "a favorite pursuit or pastime"; our modern noun hobby (referring to an activity that one does for pleasure when not working) was formed by shortening this word. From pastime, the meaning of hobbyhorse was extended to "a subject to which one repeatedly returns." The sense is typically encountered as part of such phrases as "get on one's hobbyhorse" or "ride one's hobbyhorse." (Merriam-Webster)
Peaine Township Planning Commission Minutes
October 8, 2018, at 7 p.m.
BIA News Release
Beaver Island community leaders and interested parties will attend the 3rd Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA) Summit on October 20-23rd, 2019 hosted by Mackinac Island. The purpose of GLIA is to support year-round inhabitated Great Lakes islands. During the GLIA meetings, information is exchanged and those interactions lead to solutions to address shared challenges and embrace opportunities to benefit islands. Over 120 participants have registered for the Summit from across the Great Lakes basin. Below is the proposed agenda for the event. Bob Anderson is representing Beaver Island/Lake Michigan islands on the GLIA Steering Committee. Additional information can be found at: www.greatlakesislandsalliance.org or www.beaverislandassociation.org
Beaver Island Rural Health Center Board of Directors
Special Meeting, Friday, October 18, 2019, 5:00pm
1) Move forward with McClaren or not
Community Room
37304 Kings Highway
For More Information, call
448-2275
(This meeting notice was not received per OMA subscription request. It had to be found in an Internet search.)
St. James Township Special Meeting Work Session
October 16, 2019
The meeting was attended by a few people. The meeting was for the purpose of discussing several items on the agenda, which can be viewed in the agenda document below. The majority of the two plus meeting included some discussion of the two ordinances listed below; the Nuisance Ordinance and the Dangerous Structures Ordinance. The board worked on three goals with discussion on this type of blight. The second half of the meeting was a discussion of the campground project and the closed ownership of the Beaver Island Marina. Supervisor Kitty McNamara led the meeting and accepted comments from those attending this meeting.
The meeting was live streamed on beaverisland.tv and can be viewed by intereested parties HERE
Crockpot Cooking at Gregg Fellowship Center
October 16, 2019
A fairly large group of island residents gathered at the Gregg Fellowship Hall and received an amazing gift of knowledge as well as excellent training in cutting up food for making crockpot meals.
Thanks to Tina Morgan for this picture of the items presented at the gathering.
Judi Meisteer and Josh Runberg pose. Josh taught the veggie cutting part of the presentation.
Panoramic picture of the group of attendees.
Kathie Ehinger delivers the meal created by the food presented for each attendee to make at home with the gifts given to them.
ST JAMES TOWNSHIP NEW OWNER OF BEAVER ISLAND MARINA
(Thanks to Ruthie Gregg for the photo.)
October 15, 2019
St James Township is now the owner of the Beaver Island Marina Property thanks to a generous gift from the JA Woollam Foundation. The gift is the result of discussions between the Anderson Family, former owners of Beaver Island Marina, and JA Woollam Foundation (JAWF) to purchase the marina property by the foundation for donation to St James Township. The acquisition of the property for transfer to the township has been part of the public discourse for well over a year; Mr. John Woollam first presented the idea in a public meeting in February of 2018. The transaction is now complete; as of October 14, 2019, the property now belongs to St James Township. The complex transaction included four entities: JAW Foundation, Anderson Family, St James Township and Little Traverse Conservancy.
The Beaver Island Marina, which will now be run as part of the township’s existing municipal dock has approximately 50 slips, a boat launch ramp, gasoline and diesel fuel sales, a bath house, and a small shop. The multi-faceted business covers six lots on the northern side of the harbor. The former owners have 120 days in which to remove all but marina items from the property. The township will be the sole operator of the marina and expects to be open for business for the 2020 boating season. The conservation easement, which is part of the gifting agreement, allows SJT to operate the marina, provide for boat fuel sales, opens up land for public access to greenspace and boat launch, including area for kayak launch, creates greenspace on both sides of the road and adds additional boat trailer parking and limits car parking on harbor side of road to specific areas thus enhancing the view.
The project meets ongoing goals and objectives of the township; Increase and Improve Accessibility to Lake Michigan, Maximize Recreational Opportunities Using Existing Assets and Natural Resources, Make the Island’s Recreational Assets more Easily Accessible to its Own Citizens. Specifically, the project allows the township to meet important objectives: Public Boat Ramp/Launch in Harbor, Designate Areas for Public Parking for Boaters, Seasonal Dock Opportunity for year-round and seasonal property owners, Non-boater Access to Improved Green Space and Improvement of Harbor View and Tidiness of Harbor Area.
The township has transition plans with Adam Anderson and with JAW Foundation to complete the many steps necessary to move the project forward. The township is extremely grateful to the JAW Foundation for its commitment and persistence to this project. John Woollam is a longtime supporter of Beaver Island and his motivation for suggesting the project in the first place was to ensure the attractiveness of the harbor and its unspoiled shorelines and charming waterfront. In exchange for the gift to the township, the JAWF wishes for an uncluttered, waterfront, functional yet attractive from both the water and the shoreline. The township looks forward to taking the steps necessary to meet John Woollam’s wishes and the best interest of the Island!
Phyllis' Daily Weather
October 17, 2019
t's 44° outside this morning, feels like 38°, wind is from the north at 11 mph, humidity is 77%, pressure is 29.95 inches, and visibility is 10 miles. Pollen levels are low at 0.3 and the top allergens are ragweed and chenopods. Looks like it's going to be a cloudy, gray day. Marine forecast is as follows:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
Today North wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Tonight North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Friday Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Friday Night South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
ON THIS DAY in 1835, Texans approve a resolution to create the Texas Rangers, a corps of armed and mounted lawmen designed to “range and guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers.”
In the midst of their revolt against Mexico, Texan leaders felt they needed a semi-official force of armed men who would defend the isolated frontier settlers of the Lone Star Republic against both Santa Ana’s soldiers and hostile Indians; the Texas Rangers filled this role. But after winning their revolutionary war with Mexico the following year, Texans decided to keep the Rangers, both to defend against Indian and Mexican raiders and to serve as the principal law enforcement authority along the sparsely populated Texan frontier.
Although created and sanctioned by the Texas government, the Rangers was an irregular body made up of civilians who furnished their own horses and weapons. Given the vast expanse of territory they patrolled and the difficulty of communicating with the central government, the government gave the men of the Rangers considerable independence to act as they saw fit. Sometimes the Rangers served as a military force, taking on the role of fighting the Indians that in the U.S. was largely the responsibility of the Army. At other times the Rangers mainly served as the principal law enforcement power in many frontier regions of Texas, earning lasting fame for their ability to track down and eliminate outlaws, cattle thieves, train robbers, and murderers, including such notorious bandits as John Wesley Hardin and King Fisher.
Even as late as the first two decades of the 20th century, the state of Texas continued to rely on the Rangers to enforce order in the wilder regions of the state, like the oil boomtowns along the Rio Grande. Increasingly, though, some Texans began to criticize the Rangers, arguing that they used excessive violence and often failed to observe the finer points of the law when apprehending suspects. As a result, in the 1930s, the state won control over the Rangers, transforming it into a modern and professional law enforcement organization. (history.com)
DID YOU KNOW THAT there are plenty of debates when it comes to what actually constitutes a sandwich. Is it anything that's surrounded by something bread-like? What does that mean for tacos, burritos, hamburgers, and hot dogs? While you can argue about the first three all you want, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) made an official ruling when it comes to hot dogs: They deemed that hot dogs are not sandwiches. "Limiting a hot dog's significance by saying it's 'just a sandwich' is like calling the Dalai Lama 'just a guy,'" said Janet Riley, the president of the NHDSC.
WORD OF THE DAY maunder (MAWN-der) which means:
1 : chiefly British : grumble
2 : to wander slowly and idly
3 : to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly
Maunder looks a lot like meander, and that's not all the two words have in common—both mean "to wander aimlessly," either physically or in speech. Some critics have suggested that while meander can describe a person's verbal and physical rambling, in addition to the wanderings of things like paths and streams, maunder should be limited to wandering words. The problem with that reasoning is that maunder has been used of the physical movements of people since the 18th century, whereas meander didn't acquire that use until the 19th. These days, meander tends to be the more common choice, although maunder does continue to turn up in both applications.(Merriam-Webster)
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