Nannette, You are not the only chicken. I am really uneasy about going as well. I just wonder how safe it really is especially since they can't run their passenger boats. Cheryl Smith Youth Services/Assistant Director Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library 117 W. Williams St Howard City, MI 49329 phone: 231-937-5575 "We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher~ "If we don't stand up for children, we don't stand for much." ~Marian Wright Edelman~ ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Nannette Miller" <erdl@elkrapidsnet.com> To: <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:44:49 -0400 Subject: [Michlib-l] Rural Libraries Conference
Hi, We are curious if others are deciding not to attend the conference because of the dicey conditions. This is a video of the Sacre Bleu, the only boat Shepler's has running, leaving St. Ignace yesterday. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154104350790217 <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154104350790217&set=vb.199146720216& type=2&theater> &set=vb.199146720216&type=2&theater
I called Shepler's this morning to ask how 150 people would fit on this boat. They hope to be able to put buses and vans on the deck and fill them with people, but they aren't sure they will be able to because yesterday ice was coming over the bow. Getting there is only our first concern. With a shift in the wind it could jam up again and we could be stranded on the island. Ferry service is still subject to cancellation.
Are we the only chickens?
Nannette Miller
Elk Rapids District Library ------- End of Original Message -------