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C o n t e n t s

  • No Snow, No Problem – Christmas still brings Much Joy!
  • News from the Townships
  • Coast Guard cancels Live Fire Zones due to public, environmental outcry
  • News from the Beaver Island Wildlife Club
  • Thanks to Dean and the EMS
  • V-6: Island Families
  • A Big Step Forward… for Beaver Island Music: You Don’t Know Me – brilliant new release by Sheri Timsak
  • On This Date
  • In Memory: Clayton A. Kline
  • Broadband wireless meeting – Joint Township & Public with NG Wireless, Inc. – January 17th.
  • Out of the Blue - a serial science fiction story starring people and places of Beaver: Episode 5 Song Lines
  • Don't Pull the Plug on the Great Lakes
  • Beaver Island Calendar of Events
  • Wishlists for Santa
  • Dody Bedford: fascinated by Beaver
  • Islanders open season with double sweep
  • Twelve Days: our school’s Wonderful Christmas program
  • Letters to the Editor: Port St. James Association Actions
  • The Next Big Invasion: Shrimp
  • First Snow, Time to Go
  • Island Firm Merges
  • Knitting toward a Big Goal: 1, 2, 3, 4 … 100,000 ‘Sweaters for Kids’
  • Elsenheimer takes on School Funding Inequalities
  • The AmVets choose Dave
  • Grant for BIYC Arts
  • The Cantata Hits Six
  • One Hundred Years Ago

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Year-end report from our EMS
  • School board filing deadline nears
  • What can we do to Improve our Roads
  • It’s not easy to save a life on a night like this - the Beaver Island Rural Health Center, EMS, and Coast Guard ship Biscayne Bay team up to achieve a night rescue
  • Is Wireless Broadband almost here, there, and everywhere? Visits from OnWeb90 and Public and Joint Township Meeting with Central Solutions, Inc.
  • On This Date
  • A Bumpy Month for Islanders
  • CMU’s new Academic Center
  • How is it possible? Tim Turns Fifty!
  • Out of the Blue - a serial science fiction story starring people and places of Beaver Episode 6: Certainty
  • Welcoming Yoo
    Goodbye to ‘Papa Bob’
  • Brad and Drew graduate
  • Neal Green receives award
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • Students Sparkle at the Geo Bee
  • News from the Health Center; BIRHC Plans New Summer Fundraiser
  • About the Cover: the long-delayed snow finally blanketed Beaver Island on January 15th, including the beautiful scenic overlook built by the Friends of the Trails at Martin’s Bluff.

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • some info about BIBCo’s new schedule
  • Island Residents show interest in School Board Openings
  • School building improvements - School Board Chooses BETA Design
  • Island Students Recognized for Commitment to Academics
  • Island Students Outscore Others on MEAP tests
  • Island Roads: Good Enough - Public votes against additional road millage
  • pictures from an afternoon at the Burke Farm
  • One Hundred Years Ago: Strang defended
  • Little Traverse Conservancy reaches out to Our Kids
  • Welcome Ava Lorraine!
  • It's the Little Things that Count
  • Biggest Loser; Biggest Winner
  • Take part in the Citizen of the Year nomination process
  • The Wildlife Club receives input on cormorants
  • Out of the Blue - a serial science fiction story starring people and places of Beaver Episode 7: The Decider
  • On This Date
  • Islanders wrap up their seasons
  • Better WATCH Out

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships, EMS, & reports from the Township Annual Meetings
  • Music camp to accompany sixth Baroque on Beaver
  • Beaver Island: A Great Lakes Jewel stage one coming to completion
  • Honoring Chief Peaine – the new display at Peaine Hall
  • From the 21st Annual Beaver Island Talent Show
  • 2007 Golf Course News
  • Arranmore... Somewhere
  • Upcoming School Election
  • Thanks from AmVets Post 46 and AmVets Auxiliary the generous support of the benefit breakfast for the family of Jean Palmer’s grandson, SP E-4 Nicholas Brown
  • On This Date
  • (on the cover) James Kenwabikise and Skip Duhamel open the harbor
  • The Rewards of being Citizen of the Year
  • In Loving Memory of Ronald Haggard
  • Surprise, Surprise... Happy 60th, Chris!
  • Beaver Island Celebrates the Great Day... photographs from St. Patrick's Day
  • Fireman’s Fund Insurance presentation to the Fire Department
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • BI Broadband News... Central Solutions on-Island lighting up harbor area
  • Why Do I Like Pancakes?
  • Islanders volleyball stung at Districts by Hornets
  • Basketball team second in first NLL tourney
  • Doing Well by Doing Good - our trip to New Orleans
  • Start Saving! Resale Shop to begin anew
  • Michigan Sued by Foreign Fish
       

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C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • The fate of Rural EMS is Different
  • News about Music - Baroque on Beaver Summer Music Camp
  • Beaver Island Wildlife Club - a continued effort to improve our wildlife habitat
  • A Community Garden?
  • PABI Road Rally
  • The 6th Citizen of the Year is named
  • Spring Sports Awards, and a farewell to coach Myers
  • What does the Historical Society do? Please vote yes on May 8
  • On This Date
  • Oh my; Mary has done it again
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • In memory: JoAnne Scripps Hooker, James Martin, Thomas Kleppe
  • Loons return
  • CMU Tracking Smallmouth Bass
  • Non-discrimination on the golf-course: Does Your Biology Prohibit You to Play in the men's league?
  • In a world ruled by Bugs
  • Do you know which way the wind blows? A talk on the downsides of Wind Farming in marginal lcations
  • “You can’t be too careful” to be staged by the Beaver Island Community Players June
  • The American Girl's first run of the season
  • Welcome Philip Mogford
  • Resale Shop lot gets a tree and brush trim

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships; Island Broadband Plans continue
  • Beaver Island Calendar of Events
  • Melissa wins Another Award; Summer Kids Ace College; Islander Graduates
  • Baroque on Beaver Summer Music Camp
  • Beaver Islanders invited to May-Pole Dance at Tara’s Meadow .
  • BIRHC pursuing Digital X-Ray Technology: Senior Housing Facility
  • New Plan for BIRHC Summer Fundraiser
  • Sarah McCafferty - Paramedic!
  • Total Response to Wildfire
  • Loon Trip
  • Wildlife Club Improving Habitat
  • Diamonds on the Water
  • Annual Ladies’ Golf Tourney
  • Honoring BI Women
  • On This Date
  • CMU Summer Field Trip Schedule
  • Inland Lake Eco-Tours
  • Beaver Island Community School Grads Ready to Begin Next Chapter
  • Setting the Resale Shop
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • News on the ‘evil weed’ - Phragmites Control Update
  • In Memory: Roberta McDonough Huey, Merriam Neurohr, Josephine DeVogel
  • The Art of Sailing
  • PABI's Casino Night
  • Austin Eicher wins Again!
  • The Paradise Bay Pedicab Arrives
  • Team Peterson Claims Road Rally
  • Summertime and the driving is easy (new SUV for the BIRHC summer raffle fundraiser arrives)
  • Letters: Two Sides to Every Story
  • Doc, Doc Goose - a prescription for fun
  • Vote Set for School Improvements

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Arranmore Grotto underway
  • Switchback July 5 Irish Music Concert to benefit the Aranmore Park Benefit Fund.
  • Inland Seas July Kayak Eco-tours
  • Donovan Langford IV Music Room to be dedicated July 15
  • CMU Summer Nature Walks
  • The Vances and Greggs celebrate; Rachel announces; Eric welds; BICAA recieves check from Charlevoix County Community Foundation to support summer Baroque on Beaver programs
  • Let’s Go Golfing
  • Mitch Ryan comes to town August 2 to speak about his experience working with the Karen people of Burma
  • The Dennis Sullivan comes to the rescue
  • Nets full of Green
  • AmVets ceremony to dispose of unserviceable Flags
  • On This Date
  • Art at Montaage and Livingstone Studio
  • Independence Day events
  • the Big Neils are coming
  • Thunder on the horizon - July 21st
  • Museum Week: the schedule
  • What really happened at the May Pole
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • In memory: Robert Allen Kenwabikise, Helen Selfridge, Norman L. Banghart, M.D.
  • Save the petals, save the scales: Letters: Where Have all the Flowers Gone? Save the Smallmouth
  • Forrest Powers - on the Dean's list - again.
  • The Amazing Story of the Quilt that Named Itself–and other true tales of art
  • Library loses some services due to state cuts, remains strong with others
  • Support the BIRHC and win wonderful unique packages from locals

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • BIPOA Annual Meeting - Shoreline owners asked to fight Phragmites
  • Upcoming Island Events
  • PABI Sunset Picnic
  • Blob, Glob, and Chuck tour Beaver Island
  • A Farmer’s Market coming to the Paradise Bay Coffee Shop in August
  • Letters to the Editor: in support of School Building
  • Sizzle into Summer: the Annual PABI Beaver Island Fashion Show with fashions from the Boat-Tique
  • Let's Build a Better Boardwalk - repairing ravages wrought by beavers
  • Coming Attractions at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Auction - an Affair to Remember
  • A Camp Quality Thank-you to the Island!
  • The Fine Art of Ferryboat Sleeping
  • Photographs and stories from Museum Week 2007
  • On This Date
  • Welke Flies AmVets to see the Yankee Lady; Plans underway to bring this B-17 Flying Fortress to the Island next year
  • Baroque On Beaver - four performances and music camp
  • Irish Road Bowling comes to Beaver Island
  • The Mystery at Eleven Feet
  • Gillingham Academic Center Dedicated
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • The Fourth of July Parade - Main Street’s heavy traffic
  • Boyne Thunder - skimming across Lake Michigan for a good cause
  • New Langford Music Room Dedicated at the Library
  • Charging Around - Paradise Bay Coffee Shop Electric Charging Station
  • Pikes Prevail in Playoff; then Ladies find Perfection
       

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C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • September Island Events
  • Beaver Island Community School Recognition Dinner for Joe Moore, Jim and Donna Stambaugh, Jacque LaFreniere, and board members John Fiegen and Linda McDonough 9-15
  • A New School; a thank-you to voters
  • Three New Teachers at the Beaver Island Community School
  • Welcome to our world: Aiden Christian Acevedo
  • Attention Gardeners: Let's plant and maintain a new garden at the Health Center, and beyond...
  • The Lakes: 22" Down and Falling
  • Our New Grinder
  • A Season of Change: MHSAA switches eight scholastic sports’ seasons beginning fall 2007
  • Road Bowling: Every Tuesday at 6:30 - come to Paid een Og’s to watch or roll!
  • Soccer: Islanders Scrimmage Red Hawks; Volleyball: Islanders shine at early tourney
  • Homecoming; Booster Club Thank-You
  • Tough Times for the Tiffany
  • The "Affair to Remember" - Generosity Makes BIRHC Auction a Success!
  • On This Date
  • Little Sand Bay Trail Improvements Complete
  • Great things for harvest at Farmer’s Market
  • Bright reflections and perceptions: from the CMU Royale Watercolor Society
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • Senior Housing coming Closer
  • A Perfect Day for an Art Fair
  • Making Tiles, Books, and Paper
  • Nurse Practitioner Needed
  • In Memory: Dr. Leonard J. Siudara 1913-2007
  • Island Library Helps Scouts Earn Badges
  • Par for the Course; Trudy’s Tournament; Sowa repeat, sort of
  • Events at the Christian Church
  • Baroque on Beaver: To the Community; Island Tribute

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Bite of Beaver Island weekend events: the annual Island Boodle 5k/Run Walk, the Bite expanded to both the Holy Cross Hall and a tent across from the Municipal Marina, a performance by the Chenille Sisters at the CMU Auditorium, dancing with a Ceili and Hooley
  • Crossing Lake Geneserath–on Foot
  • New School Building Project fall schedule; State Superintendent of Education Mike Flanagan plans to visit Beaver Island
  • “Island Treasures Resale Shop” to open soon on Donegal Bay Road
  • Beaver Island Rural Health Center Raffle has Record Sales - thanks all those who made raffle a success once again
  • BIPOA thanks community for work on Phragmites
  • A Great Place to Write
  • Fall Sports in Full Swing
  • The Third Annual Beaver Island Celtic Games with the Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
  • On This Date
  • In Memory: Agnes Bird 1915-2007
  • Draining Lake Michigan - More Information on Water Levels
  • Reunited—the mighty Kahlenberg goes back in the Bob S
  • Remembering our shared tragedy on 9-11
  • Arranmore Grotto Dedicated
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • Healing & Joy at Tara’s Meadow
  • A Music Benefit at Unfinished Farms that drew the whole Island
  • Letters to the Editor: excessive gravel on Island Roads, Island Dogs deported by law enforcement
  • Nackerman Family Reunion
  • The Annual Bridge Walk
  • Par for the Course
  • Observations from the Advice Booth 2007

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Letters: Glen Felixson retires as Harbormaster and manager of the Yacht Dock (Municipal Marina) after 17 years
  • Commission on Aging to improve
  • Wireless project to move forward once again following zoning update - construction on three tower sites to commence soon
  • BIRHC Landscaping Begins!
  • A Budding local Writer from the Beaver Island Lighthouse School
  • Halloween at The Stone House
  • Islanders clean up at sloppy Northern Lights League tourney
  • Chenille Sisters Conquer Beaver Island, first the children and then their parents
  • Regulated periodic search of the school for violation of drug-free schools guidelines: nothing found
  • Par for the Course: It was the best of times, it was the best of times. Bill Detwiler, Bob Simpson, Ron Wojan: Fall League Champions .
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • Happy Birthday, Dear Airplane: Liz and Paul Niehaus' complete bicentennial makeover of their Cessna 172, thanks to the skill of Paul Welke and Island Airways
  • Fastest on the Island. the annual Boodle & Bite of Beaver Island
  • Blessing of the Pets; An old friend on the Horizon, the St. Marys Challenger
  • Low-water reflections: still beautiful (and some improvements at Miller's Marsh, despite the low-water year)
  • On This Date
  • In Memory: Eunice Hendrix, Jim Egbert
  • 20 Thoughts on Phragmites
  • Island Educational Pioneers
  • Algae Monitoring Results
  • Hannahville claims volleyball title
  • The Irish Return
  • Beaver Island Historical Society: a Summary of Activity
  • Tight Little Island II

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Last run of the Emerald Isle on December 14 (the Beaver Islander will finish the last week)
  • News from the Christian Church
  • School plans begin to take shape
  • Public input wanted for Charlevoix County Vision Statement
  • High hopes in new era of Hoops
  • Pellston hosts'n’ boasts at Districts
  • Sports Boosters Update
  • A Special Flight on the Wings of Mercy
  • A New Name for BIPOA: The Beaver Island Association
  • A letter from Brian Mastenbrook, Wildlife Habitat Biologist: Phragmites Treatment in review
  • Job Shadowing on Beaver Island
  • The Boodle: A Tradition
  • Wireless Internet tower foundations poured
  • Wintry Road Trip
  • Cindy Ricksgers: Art through time and magic
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • On This Date
  • It Was Only A Bird; a fitting story by Phil Gregg reprinted for the Holidays
  • In Memory: Joy Green, Sheila Robert, John W. Works, Emmett Martin
  • Clinic grounds get Upgrade
  • Horseshoe Reef; Scientists: Riverbed not eroding
  • Alarming Bird Deaths
  • Holiday Happenings for Kids; New Year's Dance; The Cantata (December 8th and 9th); School Program December 18th
  • Letters: The Gravel, The Dust (on West Side Drive and Fox Lake Road)
  • Michigan Outdoor Writers Association Group to Visit Beaver Island
  • BIRHC Solicits Board Applicants
  • Beaver Island needs Advanced Life Support
  • Letters: Shanghaied to Charlevoix
  • Par for the Course
       

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C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Beaver Island Wildlife Club News
  • A New Release from Fort Solletude
  • Letters: Community Input Needed on Master Plan
  • Give 2006 a Healthy Start - Free Screenings from the BIRHC & EMS
  • An Elegant Elementary Performanc
  • On This Date
  • Community Players stage Captains Outrageous
  • It’s not Christmas without a Cantata
  • Letters to the Editor: The Cisco
  • Letters to the Editor: ‘Environmentalist’
  • BIBCO saves Christmas
  • Islanders open Winter Sports Season
  • Death by Island: Episode
  • In Memory: Nora McDonough, BuckyVreeland, Daniel Emerald Gallagher, Alex “JR” Cornstalk Jr., David Leslie Wyman
  • Let Him Go-to Let Him Grow
  • The Season’s First Snowshow
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • In With the New (Cutter)
  • Great Lakes Clean-up Plan Approve
  • Beaver Island Calendar of Events & Upcoming Islander Sports Calendar

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • AMVETS Post 46 Member Appointed Michigan Army Reserve Ambassador
  • Island to get 24’ Rescue Boat from Grand Traverse Bay Band of Chippewa and Odawa Indians
  • Making the Dean’s List
  • CMU Bio Station to Grow with 11,800-square-foot project
  • BIRHC Solicits Board Applicants
  • New Geography Bee winner crowned
  • On This Date
  • Death by Island: Episode 6
  • Humanities students present the world
  • A Resolve to Win
  • Thanks to our Wonderful EMS
  • BIRHC Board tackles Funding Shortfall
  • Beaver Effects
  • Health Fair fares well
  • Is Your Home Unique – a search for interesting Island homes
  • Citizen of the Year Nomination Form; Plans Underway
  • Upcoming DSL Decision
  • Summer Writing Workshop
  • PABI Progress
  • One Hundred Years Ago

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships
  • Supreme Court Ruling Stands – The public has access to the high water mark
  • Chamber of Commerce asks you to nominate your citizen of the year
  • Youth Consortium looking for a new Leader
  • Chili Cook-off set for March 9
  • Recreational Volleyball at the Gym on Monday
  • Beaver Island – Ours to Protect awarded grant
  • Washington Island visits the BIRHC
  • On This Date
  • May 20 - Beaver Island Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Celebrity Roast of Kathy Speck
  • PABI Works to Settle Dispute with Former Architects
  • Home on the Island - A Unique Chapter of Irish American History
  • Larry Kubic and Jacque LaFreniere join VPN
  • The Revised 2006 Draft Beaver Island Master Plan
  • Island School celebrates President’s Day
  • Island Ritual moves to Alaska . a teaser for St. Patrick’s Day
  • PABI’s “Beaver Island Ice Classic” now that we have a little ice
  • Death by Island: Episode 7
  • Against all odds – Islander Sports
  • In Memory: Alan Gillespie 1930 – 2006, Jerry Sowa 1936 – 2006; A State of Grace For Grace Boyle Matela – 9-9-1937 to 3-1-2005
  • One Hundred Years Ago
  • Beaver Island Calendar of Events

C o n t e n t s

  • News from the Townships & Township Annual Meeting Reports
  • Glen McDonough Music Scholarships
  • School welcomes the first Emerald Isle - welcome spring, good-bye"winter"
  • Phil Gregg receives an Award
  • Welcome Xavier
  • Easter Egg Hunt is on thanks to the AMVETS Post #46 Ladies Auxiliary - April 15th
  • USO’s 65th Birthday
  • Don't miss the Citizen of the Year Banquet - April 22nd at the Shamrock
  • Ladies and Gentlemen - Start Your Engines (for the PABI Road Rally)
  • Looking for a few great houses
  • Upcoming Beaver Island Community Players auditions for "Steel Magnolias"
  • B.S. Contest
  • Islander girls repeat as NLL champs