At the recent Annual Meeting several changes were made to the Board of Directors.

Bob Anderson whose first article appears on pages 4 and 5 of this Currents, has been coming to the Island since 1979 at the suggestion of his wife Alana who has been coming since childhood. They built their home on Western Shores in 2001 and have two children and four grandchildren. Bob worked for General Motors for 35 years before retiring and becoming an adjunct instructor at the University of Michigan in the College of Engineering. He is a member of the BI Christian Church and his hobbies include woodcarving, reading and scuba diving.

Jim Jones and his wife Judy of 46 years moved to Beaver Island from Rochester, MI in the fall of 2005. They have three sons and nine grandchildren. Dr. Jones is a retired systems engineer who consulted for Fortune 500 companies on the effective use of
engineering and manufacturing systems, and has published two books -
The Document Methodology and Reflections for My Grandchildren.

 

Thank You

We would like to thank Pam Grassmick, Dan Wardlow, and Jane Dwyer for their service on the Association Board.

At the August meeting, Jane stepped down as Secretary and Dan declined a second term on the Board. Dan was responsible for logging reports, maintaining the information files at the library and working on the “Great Lakes Jewel” video.

Pam Grassmick who was born and raised on Beaver Island has been on the Board since 1991. She served as president, started the Island Currents newsletter, the BIA website and the “Great Lakes Jewel” video. She worked tirelessly with the Phragmites project, worked on getting grants and brought together many groups for various ecological projects concerning Beaver Island and the archipelago, and worked to get the Association its 501(c)3 status. While she has stepped down from the Board, she is still a very actively involved in the Association.

We thank them all for their hard work over the years.