Beaver Island Community Center

Beaver Island Community Center At the heart of a great community! Regularly scheduled Activities and Events.

Hi-speed WiFi throughout, four computers with printer, fax, scanning, DISH network, PS4 and games, Blu Ray DVD player, lounging and reading areas, pool table, board games and game tables, and Bose radio/CD player, all with one of the best views of Paradise Bay!

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—™๐—ง ๐Ÿšจ๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ!๐ŸŒบ The ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & WVBI ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ is almost sold out, so if...
08/03/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—™๐—ง ๐Ÿšจ
๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ!

๐ŸŒบ The ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & WVBI ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ is almost sold out, so if you've been thinking about joining us, now's the time to grab your seat!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ“ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€: $๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ

Get ready for an unforgettable evening inspired by the vibrant spirit of old Havana, featuring:

โœจ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐˜พ๐™ช๐™—๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง
๐ŸŽบ ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™š๐™ก ๐™€๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™– & ๐™Š๐™ง๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™๐™„๐™๐™ˆ๐™Š
๐ŸŽ ๐™๐™–๐™›๐™›๐™ก๐™š, ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™–๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ
๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ

With ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, we expect to sell out! Don't wait until the last minute!

We can't wait to celebrate with you. See you on the dance floor! ๐ŸŒดโœจ

08/03/2026

Unfortunately, due to operational issues in our theater, todayโ€™s movies are cancelled. Weโ€™ll be rescheduling for another day in August. Stay tuned.

๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” โœจ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— โœจ ๐—•๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—— ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ โค๏ธ Nothing says comfort like fresh, homemade baked goods! ๐Ÿžโค๏ธ...
08/03/2026

๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” โœจ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— โœจ ๐—•๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—— ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ โค๏ธ

Nothing says comfort like fresh, homemade baked goods! ๐Ÿžโค๏ธ

Treat yourself (or someone you love) to a full year of delicious, handcrafted baked goods when you win ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! This incredible silent auction package includes one loaf of fresh sourdough bread from Bedell's Beaver Bread and one dozen cinnamon rolls from Becks Sweets and Treats EVERY MONTH for an entire year. ๐Ÿฅ–โœจ

To make every delivery even more special, you'll also receive a beautiful handmade bun warmer and basket from ๐—ข๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†โ€”perfect for keeping your fresh-baked treats warm and ready to enjoy. ๐Ÿงบ

๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜†. ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ.

A huge thank you to our generous donors for supporting the Beaver Island Community Center and WVBI. Your generosity helps bring people together, strengthen our community, and keep local traditions thriving. ๐Ÿ’™

Don't miss your chance to bid on this delicious package at the โœจ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎโœจ on ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ at ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  at ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น!

Still need your tickets? Check out the link in the comments! ๐ŸŒบ

๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” โœจ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— โœจDreaming of the perfect Beaver Island getaway? ๐ŸŒŠ This incredible live auction pa...
07/31/2026

๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” โœจ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— โœจ

Dreaming of the perfect Beaver Island getaway? ๐ŸŒŠ This incredible live auction package is your ticket to adventure, relaxation, and a true taste of island life.

Gather three friends and set off on a ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ to explore the breathtaking outer islands of our archipelago. Discover the hidden gems of Lake Michigan while enjoying a curated collection of ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ along the way. ๐Ÿป

Back on shore, raise a glass with a beautiful custom ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€, each representing one of our six outer islandsโ€”a one-of-a-kind keepsake for your home or cottage.

Then unwind with a ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ-๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† at the ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ & ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†, where you can slow down, soak in the island's charm, and... ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ’™

A huge thank you to our generous donors for making this unforgettable experience possible. Your support helps the Beaver Island Community Centerand WVBI continue to bring people together, stay connected, and strengthen our island community. ๐Ÿ™

Don't miss your chance to bid on this amazing package at the โœจ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎโœจ on ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  at ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น!

Still need your tickets? Check out the link in the comments! ๐ŸŒบ

๐ŸŽผ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐— ๐—œ๐——๐—ง & ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ”— ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด!Join us for a magical evening as...
07/30/2026

๐ŸŽผ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐— ๐—œ๐——๐—ง & ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ | ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐ŸŽถ
๐Ÿ”— ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด!

Join us for a magical evening as beloved Beaver Island favorite ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜ returns to the BIC Center stage, joined by acclaimed folk artist ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!

For decades, these two extraordinary performers have delighted audiences with soaring harmonies, masterful musicianship, heartfelt storytelling, and contagious joy. Featuring guitars, dulcimers, original songs, and timeless folk classics, this is an uplifting concert that celebrates the power of music to bring people together.

๐ŸŽŸ $๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
๐Ÿ’บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering them for the first time, this promises to be a memorable night of music and connection. Reserve your seats at the link in the comments.

The โœจ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”โœจ is just ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ on ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ at ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  at Holy Cross Hall. We couldn't be more excited! ๐Ÿฅณ ...
07/30/2026

The โœจ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”โœจ is just ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ on ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ at ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  at Holy Cross Hall. We couldn't be more excited! ๐Ÿฅณ Over the next seven days, we'll be rolling out posts showing off some of the incredible raffle and auction items you'll have the chance to win at our most exciting event of the year.

โœจ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— โœจ
To start, just take a look at this chair! ๐Ÿ˜ Created and donated by ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ'๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ and ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€, this unique custom hand-crafted chair is the only one of its kind! Created from repurposed parts here on the island and reinforced with extra support, this accent piece is sure to wow your friends and family! Crafted with care from the frame to the seat to the polished brass balls and Beaver Island backing, no detail was overlooked in this work of art.

Thank you to ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ for sharing their talent with us and for their generous contribution. The Beaver Island Community Center thrives thanks to the support of donors like you. ๐Ÿ™

Still need to grab your tickets to the ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ? Hit the link in the comments! ๐ŸŒบ

07/30/2026

In today's ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜...
Today we wrap up our preview of Tuesday's primary candidates with a look at the candidates in Michigan's race for governor: their goals, where they differ on taxes, energy, data centers, and more plus where they share views. Tomorrow we move on to the millage proposals.

Also today:
๐ŸŽฃ Tribal commercial fishing has returned to Beaver Island watersโ€”boaters are urged to watch for net buoys.
๐ŸŒซ๏ธ Some haze from smoke is expected to return to the Island this evening.
๐Ÿ‡ Northern Michigan wineries say this month's smoke shouldn't affect this year's grapes, but wildfire smoke is becoming a growing concern.
๐Ÿฆ  Michigan's Cyclospora outbreak tops 10,000 cases.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets are running low for the Havana Nights Gala and the Irish Fรฉile.
๐Ÿ’ผ Plus, two local employers are hiring.

๐ŸŽง Tune in for details in ๐—ช๐—ฉ๐—•๐—œโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜โ€”on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net.๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ: Tribal commercial fishing is underway again in waters around the Island. If you are out boating, be on the lookout for buoys marking the nets. Photo provided by Heidi Bearss via Facebook

07/29/2026

In today's ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜...

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ We continue our election coverage with a ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—จ.๐—ฆ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, including the major differences between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed.

๐ŸŒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ to the mainland, and we'll have an update on the project.

๐Ÿ— Homecoming is fast approaching, and ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต.

๐ŸŽง Tune in for details in ๐—ช๐—ฉ๐—•๐—œโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜โ€”on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net.๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ: Preparation work is complete for the east-side fiber landing site for Peninsula Fiber Networkโ€™s under-lake fiber connection to Charlevoix. The north-shore site that will connect to Gulliver in the U.P. is also ready with boring work there expected to begin soon. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฝ.๐—บ. Photo by George Broder

๐ŸŒบ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โœจ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”โœจ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑโ€”๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น! ๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐Ÿฒ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ...
07/28/2026

๐ŸŒบ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โœจ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”โœจ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑโ€”๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น! ๐Ÿ’ƒ
๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐Ÿฒ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐™‹๐™ˆ | ๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ

This year, we're taking it to a floor that knows how to move: ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น. This hall has a long-standing tradition of hosting parties that leave the walls shaking and the floorboards bouncing, and our annual gala is set to keep that legacy alive!

Step into the vibrant spirit of old Havana for an unforgettable evening of celebration, community, and giving. Guests will be immersed in the sights, sounds, and flavors of Cuba, enjoying an exquisite plated dinner of authentic Cuban cuisine, all while supporting the operation of Beaver Island Community Center and WVBI.

The energy comes alive on the dance floor with a captivating performance by ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ฎ & ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐— ๐—ข, bringing infectious Afro-Cuban rhythms, Spanish melodies, and jazz horns to the shores of Beaver Island. ๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ

From lively music and delicious food to raffle, silent, and live auction items, the ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ promises a memorable evening where every moment makes a difference.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ $๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ. Buy your ticket at the ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€โ€”they're selling fast!

Want to experience the evening in true style? Ask about our exclusive ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒโ€”call the front desk at (๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ) ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ for details.

See you on the dance floor! ๐ŸŒดโœจ

07/28/2026

In today's ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜...

Election Day is one week away, and today we begin our candidate profiles with the three people seeking to represent Beaver Island in the 107th Michigan House District. We'll continue tomorrow with the U.S. Senate race and Thursday with the governor's race.

Also today:

๐Ÿš— President Trump campaigns in Michigan ahead of the primary.
๐ŸŒ‰ The Gordie Howe International Bridge finally opens between Detroit and Windsor.
๐Ÿช– More than 9,000 troops prepare for Northern Strike across Northern Michigan.
๐ŸŽฃ Consumers Energy considers temporarily reducing flows below Hodenpyl Dam, raising concerns for trout and other wildlife.
๐Ÿšค Conservationists advise Island boaters on how to keep zebra and quagga mussels out of Beaver Island's inland lakes.
๐Ÿฅพ The Beaver Island Archipelago Trail Association begins searching for its next president.
๐Ÿ— Volunteers are still needed for the Homecoming Chicken Dinner.

๐ŸŽง Tune in for details in ๐—ช๐—ฉ๐—•๐—œโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜โ€”on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net.๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ: ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ-๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜†. It was a little bumpy out there. Frame capture from image provided by the National Data Buoy Center

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