Bob Davis remembered for dedication to district Oct 21, 2009
Barb Schwartzfisher, a Beaver Island resident who also worked as an aide to Davis, noted that the congressman had helped in establishing the Keweenaw National Historic Park, getting the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Acacia reassigned to Charlevoix to replace the Mesquite after that cutter was wrecked about 20 years ago and keeping the Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw operating in the Straits of Mackinac. He was a wonderful congressman, she said. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
NYPA funds Greenway projects, expansion Oct 7, 2009
$175,000 for construction of an East River connector trail at Beaver Island State Park. $76,000 to construct a handicapped-accessible boat launch and water sports facility at the East River Marsh. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Sports Edge: Gaylord duo competes in Scottish Games Festival Sep 23, 2009
Both Dale Gehman and Jason Cherry of Gaylord competed in the 5th annual Beaver Island Scottish Highland Games this past weekend. Gehman won the overall Open Amatuer competition for the third consecutive year, winning five of seven events. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
DIRECTV Sues Michigan Resident for Unauthorized Distribution of DIRECTV Programming Sep 4, 2009
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, alleges John Metzler, the owner and operator of Phoenix Communications and Pine River Cable, set up fraudulent accounts in three communities, Baldwin, Beaver Island and Brutus, using fictitious properties including a non-existent trailer park and an apartment complex. Pine River Cable used the accounts to resell and rebroadcast DIRECTV programming to commercial and residential subscribers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sue Bergmann moving on from Commission on Aging Aug 14, 2009
The commission on aging oversees a host of services for senior citizens in the county, including senior centers in Charlevoix, East Jordan, Boyne City and Beaver Island. The agency is overseen by its own appointed board and the county commission. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Children of the World in Harmony Festival comes to Northern Michigan Jul 26, 2009
8 p.m. Beaver Island Community Center Mongolian Youth Dance Ensemble, free will donation. Tuesday, July 28. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Camera towers keep watch on U.S.-Canadian waterways Jul 6, 2009
The other new camera sites include the roof of a 13-story apartment building in Buffalo's Riverside section, Beaver Island State Park's southern point on Grand Island, the foot of Staley Road on the western shore of Grand Island, and the upstream water intake for the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Project in Niagara Falls. "The clarity of the cameras is going to be superior to any of the cameras we have throughout the rest of the country," he said. (Albany Times Union)
Board split on land bank Jul 1, 2009
Last year I had six of them on Beaver Island that are landlocked and I have a feeling I ll get them back in another three years. Commissioner Ron Reinhardt (R-District Three) expressed concern that the county would go after eyesore properties even if the landowner had paid taxes. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Over 1,000 racers to Run Charlevoix Jun 25, 2009
Suffolk will also organize a marathon this fall on Beaver Island in addition to his Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot in Ann Arbor. Suffolk said his runners always enjoy coming to northern Michigan for the race. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Two men charged in downtown shooting May 26, 2009
The helicopter, a Robinson R44, was trying to land on a dock near Beaver Island in the northwestern part of the lake when the pilot lost control and the aircraft slipped into the lake, said Alison Duquette, spokeswoman for the FAA.. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Charlevoix challengers defeat incumbents May 7, 2009
The only other contested school board race in the county was on Beaver Island where Dana Hodgson and Karen Tritsch Johnson edged out incumbent Brian Cole for two four-year term seats. Hodgson received, 88 votes, Johnson 64 and Cole 51. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
MEAP scores meet or exceed state standards Apr 10, 2009
Beaver Island Community School and Harbor Springs Public Schools posted the highest averages, with 85 percent and 80 percent meeting the standards. The remaining districts with the exception of the Public Schools of Petoskey with 75 percent (up 4 percent from 2007) posted average percentages in the mid-60s. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
More cuts for Charlevoix County building department Apr 10, 2009
I've been very surprised on the response with Beaver Island health department, zoning, they basically all said 'Ken's a nice guy but we finally have a real building inspector on Beaver Island,' Hilton said ... One of the apparent performance issues included dozens of permits on Beaver Island which had never been finalized some for years ... he's done really great with Beaver Island, Hilton said. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Enplanement fee tentatively approved for Charlevoix Aiport Feb 18, 2009
Bill McDonough, of Beaver Island, said if there would have been communication it wouldn t have looked like council was trying to slip the fee in under the radar ... Island resident Ed Wojan said since people overwhelmingly use the local airport to travel to and from Beaver Island, this affects his neighbors most ... The sentiments of island residents unhappy with the fee were best summed in a letter from the Beaver Island Association, a group of 150 dedicated to supporting environmental and... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
