Beaver Island Michigan

Hey, Joddy, Did you check out Andy's forum posting about dogs in the parade? Maybe if there aren't any horses, your talents could be put to use in another role, with a little cross training to improve your prodigious poop scooping proficiency. I have a one handed poop scoop you can use, should you a...

Good news, Joddy and Beth. We're glad she's home.

Jim and Donna Stambaugh

Spectacular Shirt Sale at Island Treasures Resale Shop June 26- July 5 Every shirt in the store is on sale for $1.00 !! T-shirts, dress shirts, work shirts, blouses, tank tops, golf shirts, sweatshirts are all on sale!! Long sleeved, short sleeved, and no sleeves ! Layer on lots of shirts so that th...

Hey, Pirate,

Sounds like you have the same kind of sport that I have over here in Hanniganâ?￾s Swamp. The difference is that our skeets require a .30-.30 shot, well placed. Thatâ??s where the dust on the roads come in handy. It coats the little beggars, slows them, down, and makes them an easier wing target. Do you fillet the ones you get like we do? With a nice light BBQ sauce they are hmmm... hmmm good.

Keep your powder dry.

Jim Stambaugh

Please help us contact the people who left a couch and chair at Carol's Barn this morning. We never accept upholstered furniture and now face an expensive disposal bill at the transfer station. Please call the shop at 448-2534 if you can help with this problem.

Thank you. Donna 448-2797

As always, we're glad to hear the fella made it back. It causes a sigh of relief when you get them home again, doesn't it.

Jim Stambaugh

Fantastic Pants Sale Returns !! Island Treasures Resale Shop $ 1.00 We have jeans, dress pants, work pants, and fancy pants. We have kidsâ?? pants, big girlsâ?? pants, and baby pants. We have short pants, capri pants, and long pants. We have lots of pants for men and boys. Pantaloons ? Probably. We ...

The Tuesday ladies are back and will welcome shoppers this week, June 17. Drop off donations, and then shop until you drop !

Roger,

You are an excellent wordsmith, my friend. You rendered a great story so well that it will be a cherished memory, not only for you, but through your words also for those of us who weren't there to see the actual event.
You do create "pigments of the imagination"

Jim Stambaugh

We need volunteers on Saturdays this summer. Please stop in at the shop if you are willing to help us out. We do not want to be closed on Saturdays !

We are always glad to hear when the furballs make it home. We know the stress they cause.

Jim and Donna Stambaigh

Carol's Barn is filling up with some great pieces of furniture !!

I will attempt to explain my â??asinineâ?￾ question. First of all, Richie, I know nothing about your personal business, or what you have to gain or lose concerning the paving project of Eastside, Donegal Bay Road or any other road. You brought that up. Nor am I blaming you for anything concerning this issue. I generally avoid blaming anyone for anything. I admire the expressed passion you have for paving the island roads for the benefit of the island people, though I canâ??t make the connection of how pavement will draw our kids back with few jobs on the island... unless they work for Reith -Riley. The point of my question was about involvement and timing.

Unlike the possible location of the new county barn, the Kingâ??s Highway paving project has not been a secret. It has been discussed and debated for a decade. Finally, two or more years ago, the plan was approved for the year 2014. During that time, was there never any discussion at County Commission meetings or the Road Comission, about the possibility of extending the pavment out Eastside or other roads? Did it just pop up within the last month or two that â??hey, maybe we oughta do...â?￾ You have said that you have had a dream of paving many of the island roads, so I have to believe that expanding the paving was at sometime discussed with the county.

If there wasnâ??t any pertinent, prior discussion about the additional pavement during that time, then why not? And if it had been proposed earlier on, then why were the citizens of the island not apprised that the Eastside paving was being considered? Iâ??m positive that good minds were at work planning the project. Iâ??m sure that you yourself were involved in the discussions at the county level, as a proponent of island development and welfare as our elected official.

Now, Richie, you know Iâ??m no politician, and I know very little about county government or the responsibilities of the road commission, but it seems to me that had the communication been more timely among those entities and the public forum of the township board meetings, the urgency to launch a ballot could have been avoided. It would have given the voters time to determine if additional paving is the best use of their tax dollars, or if there are more effective places to put our communal money to improve island economy and safety

Because I am ignorant about the responsibilities of elected County officials, I first thought it would have been your role to keep the townships and their citizens informed at public meetings. I was wrong about that because you have stated that, for whatever reason, you had not attended township meetings for years. Anyway, it is regrettable that there wasnâ??t more of a â??Heads upâ?￾ given. At any rate, thanks for listening to me, Rich. My question was more flippant, perhaps, than â??Asinineâ?￾. Having been a teacher for 30 years, I believe there are no dimwitted, foolish questions for people who donâ??t know the answers. I am happy we both agree that, ultimately, the decision must lie in the hands of the voters.

Hannigans swamp? A joke. Itâ??s the closest Iâ??ll ever get to owning waterfront property, but sometimes the taxes seem similar to beach front properties. __ Jim Stambaugh

Hey, Ritchie. I was wondering if you are trying to pack in all these quick meetings to get caught up with all the meetings you said you missed over the last sixteen years. Anyway, it's good to let the voters decide. I agree with you that I prefer not to pay anymore taxes, either, since Hannigan's sw...

The Resale Shop will be closed on Good Friday. We will be open on Thursday and Saturday. We need donations of seasonal clothing, household goods, and furniture. Please call the shop at 448-2534 or Donna at 448-2797 if you have questions about donations. Thank you for supporting our Fire Department a...