Beaver Island Michigan

Ron rented an apartment from us for over seven years and we probably know him better than most. He was much more than a renter to Andy and me; he was a great neighbor and a good friend. Yes, Ron was a kind, gentle and generous man. He was somewhat naïve, innocent and, perhaps, too trusting. (Both An...

The LTBB Natural Resources Department is organizing a day for volunteers to pull spotted knapweed on High Island. Instead of trying to make a dent in vast patches of knapweed like that found on the spit, we will be focusing our efforts on smaller, more manageable patches west and south of the spit. ...

In case you did not see the opinion piece that I submitted to the Northern Islander . . . https://wkohls.wixsite.com/consolidationinfo/northern-islander-op-ed Kudos to the Northern Islander for providing space in their most recent issue to provide insight to this important issue! (Note that Angel We...

Carol . . . I am bothered by the general tenor of your post. My principal concern has been (and continues to be) that it is in our mutual interest to have fully-informed voters cast ballots on Tuesday. The proponents, in my opinion, have not provided sufficient information and many of the claims pos...

Mr. Campbell . . . Thanks for your post. I have also received a number of messages from friends, one of which reads . . . "The 2018 attempted Coup d’ etat ends on May 8th. All should remember who the leaders were - they don’t have power – they want it. Scares me! It comes down to who do you tru...

Vision for Peaine Township – A total township tax levy of 10 mills or less without reducing services. A levy of 10 mills represents a 14.6% decrease from the current levy of 11.71 mills and an 21.6% decrease from the levy of 12.25 mills that would likely be imposed by a consolidated township. Be su...

Vision for Peaine Township – A total township tax levy of 10 mills or less without reducing services. A levy of 10 mills represents a 14.6% decrease from the current levy of 11.71 mills and an 21.6% decrease from the levy of 12.25 mills that would likely be imposed by a consolidated township. Be su...

I dare you to say that to her face-to-face.

Hey, Bob . . . Thanks for your post. Perhaps you were unaware that the boat launch was addressed at our meeting in January 2018. So . . . did you do any due diligence? Rich . . . With all due respect, this game of gotcha does not serve your purposes and I would be interested to know how this serves ...

Still off point . . .

Rich . . . It's a question of competence . . . despite your committee's painstaking review, your committee commits major blunders in one of the few documents that if has shared with the public. Perhaps your cause would be better served if you and others focused on the merits of consolidation. Questi...

The post that accompanied the proponents' budget, in part says . . . "this has been painstakingly worked on and through consultation of many people interested in Beaver Island's long term future. The numbers shown were gone over many times to be as accurate as possible." Nonetheless, they ...

The post that accompanied the proponents' budget, in part says . . . "this has been painstakingly worked on and through consultation of many people interested in Beaver Island's long term future. The numbers shown were gone over many times to be as accurate as possible." Nonetheless, they ...

On April 24th, Richie told me, "Bill, please answer a question on the thread it's placed on thanks!" On May 1st, he writes, “Stop posting your BS rhetoric to my page without answering my questions, a thread was made for that!” In reality, it’s Richie that doesn’t want to answer questions a...

Rich . . . I'll call PABI . . . there may yet be time to have a public forum at the community center . . . I will be pleased to discuss ESA funding and other topics. The only thing that has been proven is that your budget is misleading and I will also be pleased to go through that document page by p...