Beaver Island Michigan

There will be a celebration of the life of Ellie Hohn this Saturday, August 25 at the CMU Biological Station. A short memorial service will be held in the auditorium of the Gillingham Building at 3:30 pm followed by a social hour at 4:30 and then a pig roast/potluck dinner beginning at 5:30 in the M...

We would like to offer our deep, heart-felt thanks to everyone in the community who supported us over the past few weeks during the passing of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. To everyone who brought food and goodies while many of us were there early on, your generosity was much appreciated (and very tasty). To those who send cards and emails, who gave flowers, and who offered support wherever and whenever our paths crossed, we thank you for your caring concern. To those who stopped by to visit and those who took turns sitting with Ellie during this trying time, please know how much that meant to us and to her, as we are sure you do. To Beth Ann and Beth who were there with us throughout, you made this difficult time so much more bearable; weâ??re sure we couldnâ??t have done this without you. And to dear Kate, Ellieâ??s friend and neighbor, for all you have done for so long, saying thank you will never be enough. Ninety years makes for a full life, but having the opportunity to spend over 50 of those years connected to the family that is Beaver Island only makes it more so.

A memorial service has been planned for this August 25th at CMU. In addition to the service there will be a pig roast and pot luck dinner. More details will be forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, Ellie requested donations be made to either the Forest View Senior Housing Project or the Garden Project at the B.I. Health Center.

Again, we thank all of you for helping us through this passage.

The family of Jane Eleanor â??Ellieâ?￾ Hohn â?? Sue and Frank Solle, Cathy Hohn and John Normile, Tom and Lucy Hohn, Mike and Kathy Hohn; Scott and Anne Solle, Maya (Normile) and Sean Cotton, Ian Normile, Christina (Hohn) and Geoff Haisty, Jesse and Brittany Hohn, Matt and Ewa Hohn, Melissa (Hohn) and Jason Hallack, Joel and Jessica Hohn, Michael Hohn, Brittney Hohn; Rylan and Callie Cotton, Allie and Stella Haisty, EllieSue Hohn, Isabell Hallack, Caleb and Cooper Hohn, and Cameron Hohn.

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I am willing to scan photos for this project at no cost as well.
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just got interesting: http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/January ... -Congress/

Hard to believe she was still even alive after all these years. I used to mow the lawn for them - they had one of the first self-propelled models, very narrow, very heavy, and very, very slow, and it's a big yard. I also split and stacked wood of her after his passing. When her flag pole rotted and ...

A couple personnel from LTC are coming over early tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 6) to do some more work at the Barney's Lake site. Anyone wishing to volunteer some time and energy is welcome to join in, say around 9:00 am.

First of all, Iâ??m all for looking at proposals to better or improve life on Beaver Island. Just because I donâ??t agree with Richie on the natural gas issue does not, in any way, discount my concerns for Beaver Island or Island life. Secondly, every issue has, at least, two sides. If he chooses to present one side of this issue, good for him. If I choose to present another, well, good for me. But we should limit ourselves to the issue and not lower the bar to personal attacks.

From everything Iâ??ve researched there seems to be a number of serious environmental concerns associated with natural gas production, especially when â??frackingâ?? is involved. I believe those concerns are multiplied when applied to the unique and isolated environment we have here on Beaver Island. Two of the most obvious concerns are the amount of water required in the â??frackingâ?? processâ??where would it come from? And the disposal of the wastewater along with the undisclosed chemical additives following drillingâ??where would it go? There is also the question of what, if any, damage could be done to our aquifer? Are any of these worth the risk?

There also are many, many questions concerning the financial side of such an undertaking. Costs of drilling are extremely highâ??who pays for that? Then, if gas is found (how much does it cost simply to find out if the gas is actually under us? or to find where the best site to access it is?), what does it cost to store it, transport it, use it? What is the cost of installing adequate and safe pipelines to each and every building/dwelling on the Island? What is the maintenance cost of such pipeline? What is the cost of converting an automobile to natural gas? Or creating a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station? How many CNG cars would be needed to make a fueling station viable? Currently, there is only one car in U.S. production fully equipped for CNG, a Honda Civic model that costs $27,000. Would everyone need to purchase a natural gas furnace? (Even we wood-burners?) Appliances? What does a natural gas-powered electricity generating plant cost? Who would run it? Where would it be? Would the state allow one here? Apparently I have more questions than answers.

There would as well seem to be a variety of cultural concerns associated with this proposal, not only concerning the bringing of materials and workers here to complete this project, but how such a project would affect the Islandsâ?? base economy of tourism.

All of these issues need to be considered. In that light, I am in full agreement that some type of panel of experts should be gathered to present all sides of this issueâ??geologists, petro-chemists, environmental experts, industry experts, etc. And, yes, I think everyone, regardless of their position on the issue, should see the movie â??Gaslandâ?￾ too.

I can certainly agree with the vision of the Island being unburdened from an energy tie to the mainland. I simply do not believe doing so under the warm petro-glow of natural gas is an environmentally-viable or economically-feasible option. I also wonder sometimes, when viewing the great amount of of our timber resources that have been shipped off-Island over the past few years, what if we collected all the tops and scraps that remain after logging or land clearing, or even used a small amount of land for wood cropping, of the viability of using these resources in a biomass-powered electricity plant? (Ah, more questions arise.) The current plight of our beech trees and the prospect of losing somewhere in the area of 50-60% of them to beech bark disease over the coming years could figure into that equation as well. Creating useable biomass would be a great way to make use of the townshipâ??s stump grinder and a way to provide year-round employment for a good number of residents. Prudent use of this available natural resource, combined with a â??greenerâ?? option such as wind power, seems a much better fit for the Island than drilling into the unknown.

Perhaps the Community Center can obtain a copy of the movie "Gasland" for public viewing. Here's a link to the trailer on Wiki, I mean YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8

The Missaukee well, which is the one that has everyone in Northern Michigan pinning their hopes on repeating, despite using 5.5 million gallons of 'liquid' (water plus undisclosed additives) to 'frack', wasn't done cheaply. According circleofblue.org, the Canadian company Encana "spent an estim...

Currently there is no proof that either Antrim or Collingwood shale deposits lie beneath B.I. Furthermore, any shale-oriented gas removal involves hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as 'hydrofracking'). This is not necessarily an environmentally friendly process. From Wikipedia: Some environmental...

In order to get the woodshed partially filled for next winter, our nephew extended his stay a few days - no really. Anyway, now he needs to get to Kalamazoo next Monday, the 7th. Or at least to TC or GR to catch the bus. If anyone is headed to either location and has some extra space we'd appreciate...

My nephew is getting tired of splitting wood and is ready to head south for awhile. He is looking for a ride to GR so he can catch a train. Middle of next week would work for him, he's flexible (if getting a little sore from swinging the maul). We would appreciate a call - 2162.

And let's not forget the great number of slaves he bought, sold, and owned, not to mention sired children with. He did think it would be a good idea to free the slaves, but only if they were all deported back to Africa in order for them, as an inferior race, to not revolt and uprise against their fo...