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Community Calendar Report for Thursday, September 18th, 2025. |
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First, some news…
The Charlevoix County Community Foundation has awarded the Rural Health Center a Mini Grant valued at $1,500 to assist the center in building a donor-based email list. C3f Mini grants are “designed to fund projects that are small in scale, meet an unanticipated need or opportunity, help an organization with capacity building, or fall outside the timeline for our other responsive grant cycles. All eligible nonprofit partners may apply for grants of up to $1,500 at any time of year.”
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle…
First your meeting planner…
On the fun front today…
Thursday, at 9:00, there’s Pickleball on the Peaine Township Courts. At 10:00 a trio of activities: Tai Chi in the Hangout at the BIC Center, C-O-A Cardio Drumming out at the Peaine Township Hall and Women’s Bible Study at the Christian Church. And, Thursday evenings are Burger & a Beer Night at the Shamrock.
Friday, Senior + Vets Coffee + Donuts is on at the BIC Center from 8:30 to 11:30. At 9:00, there’s Chair Strength Training in the Hangout at the BIC Center. There’s Pickleball at 9:00, too, on the outdoor courts at Peaine Township Park. B-I-C-S Soccer and Volleyball squads head up to Big Bay for matches on Friday afternoon and Saturday. Both teams are coming off wins last week against Ojibwe here at home. [On the radio, Kick off your weekend with our fantastic Friday lineup! After the 6:00pm news, enjoy “That Thing with Rich Appel” featuring top forty hits from the 70s. At 9:00pm, tune into “The Titus Jennings Experience” offering music from all genres, followed by “The Midnight Special” with Marilyn Rea Beyer at 11:00pm for music, farce comedy, and late-night escape.]
Saturday, there’s Pickleball outdoors at 9:00. The Artisan’s Market is back this weekend starting at 10:00 out at Whiskey Point. Fiero Coding Club is on at the library at 1:00. At 3:00 at the BIC Center, there’ll be a kick-off for the 2025-26 Big Read series with programming around the novel The Bear and the theme of survival. There’ll be books selected by the library paired with movies shown at the BIC Center and more. Copies of The Bear and a schedule of events will be distributed, and there will probably be snacks. And, Saturdays are Prime Rib night at the Shamrock. [On the radio, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00 Saturday evening with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach are in with Songs from the Trail. Mark Beltaire takes over at 9:00 with Rockin’ the Boat and continues at 10:00 with the Blues Cruise. Cousin Dan wraps up the evening with the Too Good Radio Show starting at 11:00.]
Sunday, there are services at the Episcopal Mission at 9:00 and the Christian Church at 10:00, and Mass at Holy Cross at 12:15. The Lady Islanders volleyball team is hosting a bake sale on Sunday, September 21 at 2:30 pm at the BIC Center to fundraise for new warmups. If you would like to help contribute by donating some baked goods, that would be greatly appreciated!
Island Summit Starts on Sunday and goes until Wednesday the 24th. Registration for the Summit is now closed. The participants will meet at the BIC Center at 3:30 pm. The public is invited to participate in a GLIA gathering at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, September 23 at CMU Biological Station to informally meet Summit attendees and hear island entertainment. For any questions, please call 231-448-2684.
Looking ahead to highlights for next week…
Monday, the Great Lake Islands Summit gets underway down at the C-M-U Biological Station. There’ll be participants from islands across the Great Lakes from Madeline Island in Lake Superior to the west and Wolf Island in Lake Ontario to the East. Also on Monday evening at 7:00, Gina Mangra will talk about foraging skills at the library. Learn how to survive in the wilderness as part of the library’s 2025-26 Big Read project. |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Wendy. If that’s your name, come on into the BIC Center today to pick out a free drink of your choice.
BIRTHDAYS: Mary Palmer and Addie Purdue are on our list today. Happy Birthday to Mary and Addie, and if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you too from everyone at WVBI and your Beaver Island Community Center! |
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. The island beltway is running smoothly with no bridge delays. But let’s be careful out there—especially in the school zone. |
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On this date in 1957, the United States detonates a 1.7-kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a 1,375-square-mile research center located 65 miles north of Las Vegas. The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained underground detonation and produced no radioactive fallout. A modified W-25 warhead weighing 218 pounds and measuring 25.7 inches in diameter and 17.4 inches in length was used for the test. Rainier was part of a series of 29 nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons safety tests known as Operation Plumbbob that were conducted at the NTS between May 28, 1957, and October 7, 1957.
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is Rationale refers to an explanation or reason for something said or done. It is often used with for, behind, or of. // City council members who oppose the zoning change should be ready to explain their rationale for voting against it.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Thursday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from C.S. Lewis who wrote, How can a just God allow evil in the world? The answer is that when God created the world, it was perfectly good. But the world has since been corrupted through the actions of human free will. |
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On a lighter note… Tin man once alleged that he was assaulted by Scarecrow. But, police said he didn’t have the heart to press charges. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Thursday, September 18th, 2025. I’m Greg Doig reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios, wishing you a great day and asking you: why not go ahead and make it the best day ever? And thanks for listening. |
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Today Isolated showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light north wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 10 mph. Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Saturday Night A chance of showers between 8pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Sunday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Sunday Night A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Monday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Monday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Tuesday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Tuesday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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Fire Danger Level on the Island set at Low. AQI this morning was 54. |
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Out on the Big Drink… |
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Today NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog before noon. Waves 1 ft or less. Tonight N wind around 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less. Friday ENE wind around 10 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft. Friday Night E wind around 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Saturday ESE wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Waves around 1 ft. Saturday Night ESE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Waves around 1 ft. Sunday SSE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Waves 1 ft or less. Sunday Night S wind 5 to 10 kt. Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Waves 1 ft or less. Monday SSW wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers. Waves 1 ft or less.
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Water Temperature: It’s 65.5 in Little Traverse Bay. The North Lake Michigan buoy southwest of Gull is reporting 64 with less than one-foot seas. Mid Lake Michigan photo at time shown. Provided by NWS |
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org |
