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World Environment Day 2012 Credit: © Shutterstock From: http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/world-environment-day-2012/2029/ This year sees the 40th anniversary of the event that led to the establishment of World Environment Day. WED, as it is often called, was established by the United Nations ...

Another wake-up call from an impressive young lady...


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I spotted this link on my Yahoo Mail page today: This is For Your Information Only - You Decide 'Scared the Hell Out of Me. It Was a Great Wake-Up Call (Although I Wasn't Really Asleep)' â?? Russell H., from Wichita, Kansas Over 30 Million Americans Have United to View This Powerful Warning to Prepa...

Andy Rooney , a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. Enjoy.......

 I've learned..... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
 I've learned..... That when you're in love, it shows.  

I've learn...

Sorry about that folks... I didn't intend to post the psychologist's portion and have removed it.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers on Beaver Island and all over the world!!! For the history of Mother's Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_(US) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day Mother's Day Fun! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mothersday/ Prayer For Our Family...

I just got this story from a very dear man! Thanks Larry Hall and
God Bless You!

A Devoted Goose:

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John Glenn's True Hero -- Good Story! For more information about the life of John Glenn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn John Glenn's True Hero - Good Story For half a century, the world has applauded John Glenn as a heart-stirring American hero. He lifted the nation's spirits when, as one ...

Thank you to all of the teachers at the Beaver Island Community School and to all of the rest who help to make the school run smoothly. Also, a thank you to teachers everywhere!

From: http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/Te ... Week-2012/

Teachers â?? the people who educate us and give us the vital knowledge which we need to live our lives. They encourage, support, discipline and prepare us for the road ahead and now itâ??s time for us to show them our appreciation. Teacher Appreciation Week begins on the 7th until the 11th of May 2012, which will be the perfect opportunity for us to show teachers how thankful we are for their support. So boys and girls, itâ??s time for us to demonstrate how much our teachers mean to us, letâ??s all say a big thank you to the people who work really hard so that we can have a better future.

The 8th of May 2012 will mark Teacher Appreciation Day and students all across America will show their appreciation by rewarding their teachers with lovely gifts. These gifts can come in a variety of shapes and sizes â?? remember, itâ??s the thought that counts! Your school will also have a special schedule lined up which will provide many outlets for you to show how much youâ??re teacher means to you. Maybe you could write your teacher a poem or even a story about your favorite memory. You may also choose to make youâ??re teacher a â??best teacher in the worldâ?￾ award, and present it to him or her during the week.

You will also be learn about what it is like to be a teacher and what youâ??re teacherâ??s daily routine is. You may also want to become a teacher when youâ??re older, which would make this experience very beneficial and productive. Teachers will also be able to recognize the positive effects which he or she has on students, which is sure to give everybody involved in education a huge boost. Discussions about different teaching methods will take place as well, which can only be beneficial for everybody.

So letâ??s make sure that we all celebrate Teacher Appreciation week! Show your teacher how much he or she means to you and also try to learn a little bit more about them. So take advantage of this great opportunity to show your gratitude to your teacher!

This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90...

Something we should all think about...

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I am so looking forward to this... Thank you Kate!
God Bless--

Great! I will bring the trees in after the concert and I'll have the backdrop with them and we can discuss the other props that I have to offer. I'll let you know...

Hi Debbie. Now that the talent show is over, I will drop the artificial trees off at the Community Center. I will transport them on the transit because because they are not the greatest quality and it is less damaging to them this way. I left you a message on your phone/answering machine but did not...

Tomorrow is Earth Day... which should be EVERYDAY!

From: http://www.earthday.org/2012

On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earthâ?¢. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together we will stand united for a sustainable future and call upon individuals, organizations, and governments to do their part.

Earth Day: The History of A Movement

Each year, Earth Day -- April 22 -- marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkelâ??s â??Bridge Over Troubled Waterâ?￾. Protest was the order of the day, but saving the planet was not the cause. War raged in Vietnam, and students nationwide increasingly opposed it.

At the time, Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. â??Environmentâ?￾ was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. Although mainstream America remained oblivious to environmental concerns, the stage had been set for change by the publication of Rachel Carson's New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962. The book represented a watershed moment for the modern environmental movement, selling more than 500,000 copies in 24 countries and, up until that moment, more than any other person, Ms. Carson raised public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and public health.

Earth Day 1970 capitalized on the emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns front and center.

The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Senator Nelson announced the idea for a â??national teach-in on the environmentâ?￾ to the national media; persuaded Pete McCloskey, a conservation-minded Republican Congressman, to serve as his co-chair; and recruited Denis Hayes as national coordinator. Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land.

As a result, on the 22nd of April, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.

Earth Day 1970 achieved a rare political alignment, enlisting support from Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, city slickers and farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, andEndangered Species Acts. "It was a gamble," Gaylord recalled, "but it worked."

As 1990 approached, a group of environmental leaders asked Denis Hayes to organize another big campaign. This time, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting environmental issues onto the world stage. Earth Day 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts worldwide and helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It also prompted President Bill Clinton to award Senator Nelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995) -- the highest honor given to civilians in the United States -- for his role as Earth Day founder.

As the millennium approached, Hayes agreed to spearhead another campaign, this time focused on global warming and a push for clean energy. With 5,000 environmental groups in a record 184 countries reaching out to hundreds of millions of people, Earth Day 2000 combined the big-picture feistiness of the first Earth Day with the international grassroots activism of Earth Day 1990. It used the Internet to organize activists, but also featured a talking drum chain that traveled from village to village in Gabon, Africa, and hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Earth Day 2000 sent world leaders the loud and clear message that citizens around the world wanted quick and decisive action on clean energy.

Much like 1970, Earth Day 2010 came at a time of great challenge for the environmental community. Climate change deniers, well-funded oil lobbyists, reticent politicians, a disinterested public, and a divided environmental community all contributed to a strong narrative that overshadowed the cause of progress and change. In spite of the challenge, for its 40th anniversary, Earth Day Network reestablished Earth Day as a powerful focal point around which people could demonstrate their commitment. Earth Day Network brought 225,000 people to the National Mall for a Climate Rally, amassed 40 million environmental service actions toward its 2012 goal of A Billion Acts of Green®, launched an international, 1-million tree planting initiative with Avatar director James Cameron and tripled its online base to over 900,000 community members.

The fight for a clean environment continues in a climate of increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change become more manifest every day. We invite you to be a part of Earth Day and help write many more victories and successes into our history. Discover energy you didn't even know you had. Feel it rumble through the grassroots under your feet and the technology at your fingertips. Channel it into building a clean, healthy, diverse world for generations to come.

What Can You Do:

Earth Day is a day for action; a chance to show how important the environment is to you. Whether you organize an event in your community or teach a peer about environmental issues, Earth Day is about the support of a healthy planet.

Educate your children about the importance of respecting and nurturing our environment

Get family together and get connected with the Earth:

Work in your yard.

Work up your garden.

Get your flower beds ready for planting.

Help a neighbor with their yard or garden.

Go and visit Heidi at Beaver Island Gardens and see what she has to offer. She will be there all day Saturday and Sunday after 1:00pm. She has amazing ideas like: Earth Boxes that are already planted and ideas for virtually every type of gardening from container gardening to raised beds to gardens of any size. She has cold seasons crops that are ready and much more for all your garden needs.

Take a drive and pick-up trash that you see while driving around our beautiful island.

Please, don't throw trash out around our beautiful island.

Please make sure that items are secure, in the back of your pick-up truck, especially if you don't have a tailgate.

Take a walk with family and friends, maybe on one of our beautiful trails.

Sit on any beach and enjoy the fresh air and the amazing view.