Beaver Island NewsLocal news for Beaver Island, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Material (Girl) travel- May 30, 2008 The Maldives, which Madonna has called "Five Definitions of Heaven." Hoping to travel to see Madonna, say at this year's Traverse City Film Festival, you may want to also travel like her.http://www.topix.net/city/beaver-island-mi/2008/05/material-girl-travel?fromrss=1 Detroit News Online- May 26, 2008 The King of Beaver Island Long after the American Revolution threw off rule by faraway British kings, the young state of Michigan played host to a new monarch, James Jesse Strang, the King of Beaver Island.http://www.topix.net/city/beaver-island-mi/2008/05/detroit-news-online?fromrss=1 Tom Greenwood- May 9, 2008 "All fuel must be brought in by boat, tug and barge" Well, it's finally happened: Gasoline has hit $5 a gallon in Michigan -- actually, it's pegged at $4.999, but big whoop. via Detroit Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/beaver-island-mi/2008/05/tom-greenwood?fromrss=1 Tom Greenwood: Gas rises to $5 on Lake Michigan isle- May 7, 2008 "Car gas is $4.99 and diesel is about $4.85 ... we hope to bring that price down slightly, as our main supplier will soon start running his own tug and barge, which is more price effective than bringing fuel across on the public ferry from Charlevoix." Well, it's finally happened: Gasoline has hit $5 a gallon in Michigan -- actually, it's pegged at $4.999, but big whoop. via Detnews.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/beaver-island-mi/2008/05/tom-greenwood-gas-rises-to-5-on-lake-mi... Neal Rubin: Quit complaining, gas is $4.99 on Beaver Island- May 6, 2008 "You can be darned sure about that. "On the other hand, $5 gas is better than none." Memo to me and everyone else complaining about the price of gasoline: On Beaver Island, a gallon of regular unleaded costs $4.99. Of course, the supply chain is a bit brittle in the middle of northern Lake ... via Detroit Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/beaver-island-mi/2008/05/neal-rubin-quit-complaining-gas-is-4-99... List of the issues on ballot- May 5, 2008 The district is seeking a four-year renewal of its 18-mill operating millage on non-homestead property. via Traverse City Record-Eaglehttp://www.topix.net/city/beaver-island-mi/2008/05/list-of-the-issues-on-ballot?fromrss=1 |