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!

๐ŸŒธโ˜• ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ + ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—˜๐—˜ & ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅโ€™๐—ฆ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ช๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฉ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† | ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐— Our weekly ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ง + ๐™‘๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™›๐™›...
05/06/2026

๐ŸŒธโ˜• ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ + ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—˜๐—˜ & ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅโ€™๐—ฆ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ช๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฉ
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† | ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐— 

Our weekly ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ง + ๐™‘๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™š & ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ gathering is happening as usual this Friday, and with Motherโ€™s Day around the corner, weโ€™re extending a special welcome to the moms in our community, too. ๐Ÿ’› Join us in the lobby for coffee and donuts, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ for seniors (60+), veterans, and moms this week! ๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ™ ๐™๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ž ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ญ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š (๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‡๐™–๐™ ๐™š).

05/05/2026

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 ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! On Beaver Island, the only thing on the ballot is the Char-Em ISD career and tech education millage. Polls are open until 8 PM.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ A downstate race could shift power in Lansing. Voters in Michiganโ€™s 35th Senate District are deciding a seat that could ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ after a long delay in calling the election.

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒง๏ธโ„๏ธ Michigan weather whiplash continuesโ€ฆ After record snow and flooding, a ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in Oscoda County near Mioโ€”and get this, there was even a ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ near Carleton.

๐ŸŸ Lawmakers are considering a last-ditch effort to ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต as populations decline.

๐Ÿท A major winery ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ near Traverse City continues, with millions at stake.

๐Ÿšง And heads upโ€”๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜… later this month.

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: The Beaver Island Currach Club is set to get ready for the season with a meeting tomorrow at the Boat Shop at 5:30. Photo from Beaver Island Currach Club via Facebook

05/04/2026

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 Election Day is tomorrow! Voters across Charlevoix-Emmet ISDโ€”including Beaver Islandโ€”will decide on continuing the millage that funds hands-on career tech programs. On the Island, that means support for health, business, and visiting STEM programs among other things. Polls are open 7amโ€“8pm. Sample ballots:https://charlevoixcountymi.documents-on-demand.com/document/34ea797b-d023-f111-a48e-000c29a59557/May%205,%202026%20Special%20Election%20Sample%20Ballots.PDF

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Meantime, the November race is heating upโ€”Bernie Sanders campaigns in Michigan for Abdul El-Sayed, focusing on taxes, health care, and foreign policy.

๐ŸŒŠ In Traverse City, the YMCA works to recover from flooding, aiming for a mid-June reopening in time for summer camp.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Also this week: a free child safety conference at Traverse City Central High School covering internet safety, bullying, and abuse prevention.

๐Ÿ”ฅ And a heads-up from the National Weather Serviceโ€”elevated fire danger today across much of the state with gusty winds and low humidity. Fire danger level on the Island is HIGH.

๐Ÿ“ Plus, Wild Strawberry Cafรฉ expands its hours for the season!

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: The fire danger level on the Island is set at High, and it is elevated across much of the state. Graphic from Up North Digital Network

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ | ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ ๐ŸŽฌ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช two exciting new releases are lighting up the big screen at your ...
05/01/2026

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ | ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ ๐ŸŽฌ

๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช two exciting new releases are lighting up the big screen at your Community Center! Whether youโ€™re in the mood for something quirky or something intense, this Saturdayโ€™s lineup brings together two of the seasonโ€™s most talked-about films.

๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฃ๐—  | ๐—š๐—ข๐—”๐—ง

๐—ฃ๐—š | ๐Ÿญ๐—ต ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐—บ | ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

๐˜ˆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ-๐˜ช๐˜ฏ-๐˜ข-๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ-๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ-๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต, ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ.

๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐˜›๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜บ; ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ
๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ด๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ; ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ; ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฐ
๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ ๐˜”๐˜ค๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ; ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ; ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ

๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—  | ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—•๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ

๐—ฅ | ๐Ÿฎ๐—ต ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿญ๐—บ | ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿจ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜น-๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ.

๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ: ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ; ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜—๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ; ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ; ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ

๐Ÿฟ Swing by early, grab your favorite treats, and get comfortable before the lights dim. These movie nights are made possible by the generosity of our community. Thanks for being part of the magic. ๐Ÿ’™

05/01/2026

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˜...

๐ŸŒŠ Northern Michigan is recovering from historic floodingโ€”but experts say itโ€™s a wake-up call. With aging dams and more extreme weather, major changes may be needed to prevent future disasters.

โš–๏ธ The legal battle over the Edenville dam failure isnโ€™t overโ€”an appeal could send the case to the Michigan Supreme Court.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ A high-stakes special election Tuesday could shift control of Michiganโ€™s Senateโ€”and impact what gets done in Lansing.

โ™ป๏ธ Got hazardous waste? Drop it off at the Transfer Station this weekendโ€”most items are free to dispose of.

โ„๏ธ Winterโ€™s not done yetโ€”freeze warnings continue, with temps dipping into the 20s overnight in some areas.

โ„๏ธ And speaking of winterโ€”the Keweenaw just logged over 360 inches of snow this seasonโ€ฆ a big year, even if it didnโ€™t break the record.

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: Itโ€™s going to be another nippy night on the Island and all around us with a freeze warning in effect. Graphic from NWS Ga***rd Office

04/30/2026

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˜...

๐Ÿ’ฐ Michiganโ€™s budget battle is heating upโ€”lawmakers are split over an $88 billion plan, with big differences between the Senate and House and a July 1 deadline looming.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling could reshape how voting maps are drawn in Michiganโ€”raising questions about future elections and possible legal challenges.

โš–๏ธ In Traverse City, a recall effort is growing against Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg, with critics citing plea dealsโ€”while she says sentencing is largely out of her hands.

โ„๏ธ And yesโ€ฆ snow. There were reports of flakes overnight on Beaver Island as temps drop into the 30sโ€”donโ€™t worry, spring should really be here...by mid-May.

๐ŸŽ“ On the Island, a proud moment as Leif McGinnity was inducted into the National Honor Society, continuing a 20-year tradition at BICS.

๐ŸŽน And a full house for a student keyboard recitalโ€”featuring everything from classical pieces to an accordion duet.

๐ŸŒณ Plus, free crabapple trees from the Wildlife Club available at the library (but please consider a free will donation to the club)โ€”and a few more signups needed for food for Memorial Dayโ€™s โ€œIs Everybody Happy Party.โ€

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: Leif McGinnity accepts his National Honor Society membership from BICS Principal Wil Cwikiel. Photo by Kevin Boyle

๐Ÿงš ๐™‰๐™€๐™’ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ: ๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐——๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ & ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐ŸŒฑ โœจ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐Ÿฐ | ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿณ ๐™‹๐™ˆ โœจThis May, weโ€™re introducing something new ...
04/29/2026

๐Ÿงš ๐™‰๐™€๐™’ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ: ๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐——๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ & ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐ŸŒฑ
โœจ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐Ÿฐ | ๐Ÿฑโ€“๐Ÿณ ๐™‹๐™ˆ โœจ

This May, weโ€™re introducing something new for the summer: a monthly ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ, featuring a different guest artist each month. Our first workshop is a little whimsical and a lot community-centered, led by ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ and ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜. Chris will guide participants in decorating garden fairy doors with a pollinator themeโ€”a thoughtful twist on a beloved project from past ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต classesโ€”while Monica brings seeds to share and leads a conversation about the Beaver Island District Library ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐Ÿฆ‹

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜! ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น (๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ) ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜‚๐—ฝ!

๐Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: $๐Ÿฑ (๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€)
๐ŸŒผ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€”๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

Come be part of an evening where creativity, community, and a little bit of magic come together. โœจ

04/29/2026

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˜ก TDS service was down ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป last nightโ€”another outage following last weekโ€™s 18-hour disruption, with unofficial reports again pointing to mainland connectivity issues.

๐Ÿ† Big night at Beaver Island Community School as student-athletes were honored for performance, teamwork, and sportsmanshipโ€”with Sophie McDonough taking home the Bill Burns Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

๐ŸŽ“ More student successโ€”four BICS students recognized at a regional CTE banquet alongside more than 100 students from 11 districts.

๐Ÿšฃโ€A sure sign of springโ€”the Currach Club is gearing up for the season with a meeting next Wednesday at the BIC Center.

โ›ฝ And Island Energies is expanding hours starting todayโ€”another sign warmer days are here.

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: Beaver Islandโ€™s Currach Club prepares to get its boats back in the water with an informational meeting next Wednesday at the BIC Center at 5:30. Photo provided by Beaver Island Currach Club on Facebook

๐ŸŒฑ ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ: ๐— ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—”๐—ง ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐—  ๐Ÿฝ๏ธThereโ€™s something special about gathering around a good...
04/29/2026

๐ŸŒฑ ๐—•๐—œ๐—– ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ: ๐— ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ข๐—ก | ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—”๐—ง ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐—  ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Thereโ€™s something special about gathering around a good mealโ€”especially when itโ€™s shared with neighbors and paired with something new to learn.

Join us tomorrow for our ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป with Lake Michigan Farms, presented by the Beaver Island Community Centerโ€™s ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. Together, weโ€™ll enjoy a hearty lunch while exploring the benefits of these small but mighty greensโ€”and how they can support both our health and our environment.

In honor of Earth Day, Malena will also guide a conversation on recycling and sustainability.

๐Ÿฅ” ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚: ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜
๐Ÿ•š ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐— โ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ’ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜: $๐Ÿฏ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ & ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ | $๐Ÿฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

No registration neededโ€”just come, settle in, and enjoy.

Weโ€™d love to have you at the table ๐Ÿ’›

04/24/2026

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˜...

โš ๏ธ Charlevoix's Bergmann Center plans to shut down programs for people with disabilities May 16 unless major changes happen in their relationship with North Country Community Mental Health. NCCMH says itโ€™s working to line up alternatives.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ A shakeup in the governorโ€™s raceโ€”former House Speaker Tom Leonard is out, citing a negative campaign climate.

๐ŸŽ‰ In Traverse City, the council acts on plans for the 100th National Cherry Festival and says no to trees in the rehabbed bayside parkway median.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Meanwhile, Petoskey is now ranked among the nationโ€™s โ€œpure luxuryโ€ housing markets, with more than half of homes listed over $1 million.

โ›ต And a sign of the seasonโ€”the first sailboat has set anchor in the harbor. Meantime, the freighter Herbert C. Jackson is laying in Greenes Bay.

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: The Herbert C. Jackson lays at anchor in Greenes Bay on the west side of Beaver Island. Photo by Kevin Boyle posted on Facebook

๐ŸŽค ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก ๐— ๐—œ๐—– + ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ข๐—ž๐—˜ | ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐ŸŽถCome be part of a chill night of music and connection. Whether youโ€™re ready to ...
04/23/2026

๐ŸŽค ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก ๐— ๐—œ๐—– + ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ข๐—ž๐—˜ | ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐ŸŽถ

Come be part of a chill night of music and connection. Whether youโ€™re ready to perform or just want to settle in and enjoy the talent of your neighbors, itโ€™s always a good night when this community shows up for each other.

All are welcomeโ€”musicians, poets, storytellers, first-timers, and friendly faces alike.

04/23/2026

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˜...

โš–๏ธ The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of AG Dana Nessel in the Line 5 dispute, keeping the case in Michigan courtsโ€”a key step in the long-running battle over the pipeline.

๐Ÿ’ฐ The Michigan House has passed a nearly $76 billion budget proposal with major cuts. Republicans call it responsible spending, while Democrats warn it could impact services and growth.

๐ŸŒŠ Flooding continues across Northern Michiganโ€”along Black Lake, massive ice sheets have slammed into homes, while water remains high at the Cheboygan Dam, Bellaire, and the Boardman River in Traverse City.

โ›ด๏ธ Ferry service to Mackinac Island is delayed as ice lingers in the Straits. No start date yet for the full season.

๐Ÿฆ Spring migration is surgingโ€”more than 317 million birds in the air nationwide, with peak movement expected across the Great Lakes this weekโ€”just in time for Warblers on the Water.

๐Ÿฅ• Free produce distribution starts Friday on Beaver Island for residents 60+, running weekly through September.

๐Ÿ“… Plus: community reminders including the Wildlife Club plant giveaway, Beaver Island Players meeting, and an extra boat run Friday.

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: With Warblers on the Water just a month away, the bird migration north has begun. A BirdCast graphic depicts birds on the move. Graphic from CornellLab Birdcast from Facebook post

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