Midwinter beach party planned at the Wheel
Bayview, always at the cutting edge of innovative entertainment, does it again. This Saturday marks the third annual midwinter beach party.
No, this will not take place at the actual beach. First, we all know that polar plunge on New Year’s Day excepted, nobody is foolish enough to hang out in the cold in January. This party will take place at the Captain’s Wheel Restaurant – indoors. Bikini, limbo, tan line contests, and many more fun events will take place, accompanied musically by Shane Edwards and the Rattletrap Band.
This semiannual event, with both summer and midwinter parties, is in its third year, proving beyond a doubt that management at the Captain’s Wheel is deranged. Hit those tanning beds, ladies. (As of press time, it was not disclosed whether there was a male division for the bikini contest)
•Lani Eldridge, the young lady that we have written about previously, is at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona for further tests. She has a chronic stomach condition that doesn’t allow her to digest or hold down food, and without a turnaround, could starve to death. The wishes of the entire community are with her and family.
•For weeks now, a lonely bull moose, sans the lofty antlers that he will grow back in the spring, has been hanging out in and around Bayview. Making himself right at home, he has been gleaning the unpicked apples in the various yards here. Occasionally he wanders up the road to feast on the winter supply of hay, originally intended for the owner’s horses. Unfortunately, some well-meaning folks, seeing the docile look on the moose’s face, (How could they look anyway else with that nose?) have been tempted to feed the animal by hand.
One wonders if they will ever know it was potentially the most dangerous thing they will ever face, not withstanding mothers-in-law. One such intrepid otherwise very intelligent man, met up with the moose at close quarters, at which time he, (the man) proceeded to paw the ground. The moose, sensing a challenge, lunged after the man with fire in his eye. Fortunately, this time the man escaped, with a well-taught lesson. If you taunt this animal, you will get more than a flag thrown for unsportsmanlike conduct. Suddenly startling him, say with a flash camera, could also set him off.
Idaho Fish and Game officials spoke to us regarding this animal. “Up until now” he said, “the moose had no connection between people and food sources. Since people started to feed him, that no longer is the case.” If, as it seems, the moose hangs around very much longer, he will be a continuous danger to people. It is likely that the authorities will put the animal down if more belligerent behavior is observed, and before someone gets hurt or killed.