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by JFPowers
Mon Apr 06, 2020 6:22 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Spring Visit
Replies: 25
Views: 8087

Re: Viruses

VIruses are extremely difficult things to contain and stop. This virus has developed from a small area of China four months ago to circling the globe. I think back to 4-5 years ago when we had an outbreak of Canine Distemper in Wildlife in Northern Michigan. Cases appeared in coyotes and raccoons an...
by JFPowers
Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:57 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Health Department of Northwest Michigan Emergency Work Order
Replies: 0
Views: 2298

Health Department of Northwest Michigan Emergency Work Order

New emergency rules for all businesses conducting business in Charlevoix, Antrim, Emmett and Otsego Counties. Businesses are required to keep logs of workers and assure that they to the best of their knowledge have had no contact with any possible COVID patients or conducted travel in the last 14 da...
by JFPowers
Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Covid Risk Calculator
Replies: 6
Views: 2348

Mackinac Ferries

https://www.mackinacisland.org/travel-advisory/ Star line allows essential workers as listed above are allowed to travel. If you are in an essential business you are allowed to travel. Example: Beaver allows non essential travel with quarantine, Beaver does not allow essential travel without quarant...
by JFPowers
Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Covid Risk Calculator
Replies: 6
Views: 2348

Covid Risk Calculator

Here is a link to a Covid Mortality Risk Calculator very interesting

https://www.covid19survivalcalculator.com/
by JFPowers
Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:09 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Just A Thought
Replies: 7
Views: 2125

Re: Just A Thought

Are you also going to restrict people leaving the island? Doctors in Northern Michigan made the following statement in a recent broadcast, " When you go into a grocery store of any size right now the virus is in the store, and you must take precautions with anything that you touch to prevent yo...
by JFPowers
Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:32 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: PUBLIC STATEMENT COVID-19 MARCH 25
Replies: 1
Views: 1429

Re: PUBLIC STATEMENT COVID-19 MARCH 25

If you do not restrict travel off the island this policy is superfluous. The amount of COVID-19 is vastly underreported in Northern Michigan and if you do not restrict travel by islanders of leaving the island you will not significantly impact the presence of COVID19 on the island. Most transmission...
by JFPowers
Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:59 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: hardware store temproary closeing. covid-19
Replies: 3
Views: 1878

Hardware store limited hours

We will attempt to keep the hardware store open as home improvement goods are considered a vital resource. We are open through saturday March 21 and will then be open on a limited schedule.
by JFPowers
Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Holy Cross Masses Suspended
Replies: 1
Views: 1407

Re: Holy Cross Masses Suspended

:lol: Maybe we should tell the Bishop ..

It is easier to keep people apart in church than it is to keep them apart at the bars on Beaver Island! :lol:
by JFPowers
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:04 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Power's webcam
Replies: 2
Views: 1955

Re: Power's webcam

We had numerous issues with the upload. It has been restored I called in two computer techs to help fix it
by JFPowers
Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:18 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: WTH
Replies: 55
Views: 18963

Re: WTH

Too slow and too long of a trip during peak seasons when it matters the most, especially considering the 1.5 hour pre boarding requirement in Charlevoix. I was told "we had a faster boat before it didn't work".... I asked when, and they said in the 70's, different times.... Not pet friendl...
by JFPowers
Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Powers Hardware Retirement/Sale
Replies: 10
Views: 6495

Re: Powers Hardware Retirement/Sale

Price reduced by 100,000.00. All interested parties welcome!!!
by JFPowers
Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: Bill Allowing Deer Baiting in the Michigan Senate
Replies: 0
Views: 931

Bill Allowing Deer Baiting in the Michigan Senate

House Bill 4687 that would allow baiting has passed the Michigan House. It now moves on to the Michigan Senate. I would like to urge interested hunters to contact their state senators to encourage passage. Links are listed below, both links to the bill that passed as well as the list of Michigan Sen...
by JFPowers
Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:21 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: BIRHC meeting rescheduled 10-1-2019 5 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2924

Re: BIRHC meeting rescheduled 10-1-2019 5 PM

They wonder why no one applies to be on the board...... When the board and staff is composed of relatives, friends and spouses and they make it clear that any current board members who attempt to serve in an honest and open manner and ask meaningful questions are left out of the main decision making...
by JFPowers
Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:05 pm
Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
Topic: BIRHC meeting rescheduled 10-1-2019 5 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2924

Re: BIRHC meeting rescheduled 10-1-2019 5 PM

And how was the new director chosen? Another backroom deal by a few people on the board? What a sham, those that are so worried about corruption and closed door deals dont need to worry about looking to Washington DC. The corrupt operations of the BIRHC is right under your nose. It is time that thos...