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The community gathered at the Elks Lodge yesterday to honor Vets in a ceremony lead by the Island’s AMVETs post. The Elks provided a lunch for vets and their families afterwards, and both the Shamrock and BIC Center offered complimentary meals as well.
Greg Doig led those assembled in a prayer to start yesterday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Elks Lodge. Photo by Patrick Nugent
Newly unsealed court records reveal more about Tuesday’s F-B-I raids at Michigan massage parlors. Investigators allege a married couple operated businesses
in Comstock Park, Lansing and Flint where workers offered illegal sex services. Agents found apparent living quarters beneath the Comstock Park location. The owners have not been charged. A separate couple, accused of collecting and laundering proceeds from
massage parlors, faces federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges.
A five-million-dollar Michigan campaign aims to rebuild confidence in the value of college. Bridge Michigan reports business, labor and education leaders say education beyond high school is increasingly important for careers that support a family. The effort promotes state scholarships for certificates and degrees, including two years of tuition-free community college for eligible students. Organizers say many residents still don’t know that help is available. You can learn more at two years free dot com.
#Education
The Coast Guard pulled the last of the buoys we watch for water temps last evening. The mid-lake buoy came out a little after 5:00 p.m. and, as it happens, sent its last pictures for the season sitting on the deck of the Mackinac. You can see those in today’s script online. Earlier in the day, it looks like the Mackinac pulled the entrance buoys for Paradise Bay.
#Weather #Environment
The cutter Mackinaw pulled the mid-lake Michigan buoy last evening after visiting the Island to pull the harbor entrance buoys. These photos from the buoy cam show its last shot of the lake around 5:10 last evening, then the deck of the Mackinac while the deck was still lit for work about an hour later, and then in its last shot, a view of the ship’s wheelhouse as it sailed for Wisconsin. Photos Provided by the National Data Buoy Center
The track of the Mackinac yesterday shows it starting Sand Bay, working the harbor mouth and then heading to mid-lake to pull the buoy there. Graphic from marinetraffic.com
Although we are looking at a few chilly nights and maybe some snow, the forecast for next week shows temps back in the 50s. And, experts say Northern Michigan
could see a warmer winter with less snow as El Niño strengthens in the Pacific, a pattern that tends to keep Arctic air farther north. During past strong El Niños, northern Michigan winters have averaged two to six degrees warmer than normal. Great Lakes
ice cover could also be reduced. But experts caution that less snow doesn’t rule out rain, ice or occasional winter storms. So, though it may be milder, winter weather is coming.
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Now here’s a look at upcoming events on your Emerald Isle…
First, your meeting planner through the end of next week. The Peaine Township Board meets next Tuesday at 5:30. Next Thursday, the Beaver Island Emergency Services Authority meets at 2:00, and the Joint Telecommunications Advisory Committee and the Beaver Island District Library Board both meet at 4:30. A-A meets Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6:00 in the evening.
On the fun front…
Thursday
And a reminder for veterans: You can still pick up a certificate at the BIC Center’s front desk for a free panini and soup to enjoy another day. Certificates are available through the end of the week, including during tomorrow’s Senior and Veterans Coffee and Donuts.
Friday
Highlights for the rest of the week include…
Saturday
Sunday
And looking ahead to highlights for next week…
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Those are the highlights. Find a full listing of events at calendar dot W-V-B-I dot net.
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Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Beau. If that’s your name, come on down to the BIC Center today to pick out a free drink of your choice.
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On our Birthday List: Our list is empty today, but if we missed you on the list, Happy Birthday to you from everyone at the BIC Center and WVBI.
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. The Island Beltway is running smoothly. There are no bridge delays. Still, let’s be careful out there. Especially in the school zone.
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On this date in 1980, Voyager One makes its closest approach to Saturn, passing about seventy-eight thousand miles above the planet’s cloud tops. Its cameras reveal new details of Saturn’s rings and moons, giving scientists a remarkable close-up look at the ringed planet. Much closer to home, on this date in 1872, the schooner Jennie and Annie is driven ashore north of Empire during a Lake Michigan storm. The vessel was carrying corn from Chicago to Buffalo. Wind and waves tore it apart, and only three of its ten crew members survived. Pieces of the wreck occasionally appear along the beaches at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
This image of Saturn and its ring was taken from Voyager 1 November 16, 1980 four days after closest approach to Saturn, from a distance of 3,300,000 miles. It shows a view never seen from Earth. Photo by from Voyager 1/JPL-Caltech provided by NASA
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Our Merriam-Webster Word of the Day is gauntlet [GAWNT-lut], a noun meaning a series of challenges or obstacles that creates an ordeal. For example: “Getting ready for winter can mean running a gauntlet of repairs, chores and last-minute ferry runs.” This meaning comes from a Swedish term for running between two rows of people wielding weapons. The protective glove called a gauntlet has a separate, French origin.
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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 E.E. Cummings: “A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long.”
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And on a lighter note…
Wing, wing! Wing, wing!
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Thursday, November 12th, 2026. I’m Kevin Boyle reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios wishing you a great day and asking: why not go ahead and make it the best day ever? And thanks for listening.
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WEATHER
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[Current Condition Report, then…]
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Today
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Air Quality Index this morning is 51.
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Fire Danger: Low
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Out on the Big Drink…
Photo from the North Lake Michigan Buoy. Provided by the National Data Buoy Center
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Today
NNE wind 20 to 25 kt. A chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 2pm. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
Friday
N wind 15 to 20 kt. A slight chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of rain after 3pm. A slight chance of waterspouts. Waves around 3 ft.
Saturday
N wind around 15 kt. A slight chance of rain. Waves around 2 ft.
Sunday
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.
Monday
SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
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Water Temps: Last report from the mid-lake buoy was 41 degrees last night at 9:40. It’s been pulled out for the winter, so no more water temps until spring.
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Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org
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Coming up in our Community Calendar Report…
Beaver Island honors its veterans…and the Coast Guard’s Mackinaw brings in another sign of winter. Plus, new details on the FBI’s investigation into a chain of Michigan massage parlors, a campaign promoting college’s value and tuition-free options, and what El Niño could mean for our winter.
Those stories along with more local and state news, a run down of local events, birthdays, this date in history, a thought for the day and yet another even worse turkey joke are up after this global and national news from F-S-N…
[Time check.]
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Today’s featured image: Greg Doig led those assembled in a prayer to start yesterday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Elks Lodge. Photo by Patrick Nugent
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