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The man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Traverse City Walmart has had his bond raised to $1 million. Bradford Gille faces charges including terrorism and assault with intent to murder. His attorney says the family can’t post bond and is seeking a mental health evaluation. One victim remains hospitalized. In Charlevoix, a house fire has claimed the life of 61-year-old William “Billy” Mosher IV. Crews found him after extinguishing the blaze on Clinton Street on Wednesday. Smoke inhalation is the suspected cause of death. The fire remains under investigation. If you are headed across for the weekend, you’ll find comfortable temperatures on the weekend as the state a stretch of sunny, dry summer weather, with highs in the 70s and low 80s—but wildfire smoke from Canada continues to impact air quality across the state. On Beaver Island, the AQI dipped out of the red zone yesterday afternoon, but remains high at 116 as of this morning—still unhealthy for sensitive groups. The haze is expected to linger through the weekend. The Golf Course has announced plans for the annual Homecoming Golf Tournament. It tees off August 9 at the Beaver Island Golf Course—you can register your four-person team now at 231-448-2301 or the pro shop. |
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle… First your meeting planner. A-A meets Saturday at 6:00 at the Christian Church and next week Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday same time and place. Peaine Township Planning Commission meets next Tuesday at 3:30. And that’s it on the meeting front through the end of next week. On the fun front today… Friday, kicks with 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 and Pickleball on the Peaine Township Courts. Summer Yoga is at 9:30 with a basic flow session in the theater at the BIC Center. C-O-A has a Walkersize session at 10:30, a walk from Heritage Park to the St. James Campground and back. Friday afternoon there’s a new Baroque on Beaver event. It’s Brass on the Bay at 4:00 at the Donegal Bay Pavillion. Patriotic and popular favorites played by the Festival Orchestra’s brass section in the dunes overlooking Lake Michigan. [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.] Highlights for the rest of the week include… Saturday, there’s Pickleball outdoors at 9:00. The Artisan’s Market is on out by the lighthouse at Whiskey Point. That starts at 10:00. Baroque wraps up the Festival with their Season Finale at the BIC Center. It’s the Festival Orchestra playing pieces by Astor Piazzolla and Beethoven’s Symphony Number 4. The evening will feature this year’s Young Soloist Competition winner Violet Weizer playing cello and will be directed by Nathan Bieber, the Festival’s new associate conductor. Showtime is 7:30. Tickets are at tickets dot bic center dot org. [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. Looking ahead to highlights for next week… Monday Summer Yoga is at the BIC Center at 9:30 in the Theater with a Basic Flow session followed by a Therapeutic Chair session at 11:00. At 10:00, Nancy Peterson will be at the library leading a session on beading. C-O-A has Cardio Drumming at 10:00 and a Crafter’s Social at 11:00, both out at Peaine Township Hall. Monday evening is all you can eat pizza night at the Beachcomber. Tuesday, there’s Chair Strength Training at the BIC Center at 9:00. Pickleball is outside on the township courts at 9:00. Babes and Toddlers mix it up at the library at 10:00. At 10:30, there’s C-O-A Walkersize with a walk from Heritage Park out to the St. James Campground and back. At 1:00, drop by the BIC Center Hangout to play Mah Jongg [mah jawng]. Tuesday evening at 7:00, meet Islands of Deception author Chris Thelen at the library. In our dark skies Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the bright waxing gibbous moon will glow near the Teapot asterism of Sagittarius the Archer. The bright moon will likely drown out the dimmer stars of the Teapot. They’ll set a few hours before sunrise. There’s more at dark sky island dot org. Wednesday, Summer Yoga is on at the BIC Center at 9:30 with a restorative session. At the library, there’s Kids Storytime, Crafts and Art for three years and up at 10:00 and then for 10 years and up at 11:00. At the BIC Center, there’s Bingo at 1:00 in the Hangout. At 3:00 C-O-A has Fun & Gamers out at Peaine Township Hall. And, there’s BINGO Wednesday evening at the Gregg Fellowship Center. Doors open for fellowship at 6:15. Games start at 7:00. Thursday at 9:00, there’s Pickleball on the Peaine Township Courts. At 10:00 a trifecta 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. At 11:00, the COA has a Crafter’s Social at the Peaine Township Hall. At 5:30 next Thursday, the BIC Center W-V-B-I Summer Breeze Gala gets underway out at the Biological Station. Enjoy a plated dinner, beer, wine and other beverages, live and silent auctions, raffle prizes , music from John Ellison and the Carpenter Ants…and the company of Island friends all at an event to support the BIC Center and W-V-B-I. Tickets are at tickets dot bic center dot org. Also Thursday evening, it’s Burger and a Beer Night at the Shamrock and over at the library at Elizabeth Claire Rose will be the artist in residence for the evening. She’s a print maker who works with photography and collage. That starts at 7:30. |
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NAME OF DAY: The BIC Center Name of the Day is Amelia. If that’s your name, come on into the BIC Center today to pick out a free drink of your choice. BIRTHDAYS: Aidan Martin, Kim Jones and Antionette Calles are on our list today. Happy Birthday to Antionette, Kim and Aidan 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 it is very busy in town when the ferry arrives, and the warm weather means lots of folks at the public beach plus hikers and bikers everywhere. Plus, baby turtles are busy crossing. So, let’s be careful out there. |
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On this date in 1928, Detroit’s new zoo opens…and narrowly missed tragedy when a polar bear named Morris escapes his enclosure. Morris comes across acting Mayor John Nagel who, unfamiliar with the danger, reaches out to shake his paw. Luckily for Nagel and the zoo, trainers rush in and save him. And, in 1981, another first day that is, for a time at least, more successful. M-T-V launches with the tune Video Killed the Radio Star. Turns out not so much. We’re still here. M-T-V in anything resembling its original form, is not. The entrance to the zoo and Morris the polar bear who almost had a Nagel for lunch. Image from losthistory.net |
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is petulant (adjective) [PET-chuh-lunt]. Petulant describes a person who is angry and annoyed, or an attitude or behavior showing the emotions of such a person. Hailing from Middle French and Latin, petulant began its English tenure in the late 16th century with the meaning recorded in our unabridged dictionary as “wanton or immodest in speech or behavior”—in other words, “lewd” or “obscene.” The word eventually softened, at least somewhat, from describing those who are forward in—shall we say—prurient ways, to those who are forward by being merely rude and angrily bold. Today the word is most commonly used to describe someone acting snippy and snippety, snappish and snappy, displaying an often childish ill or short temper of the kind that tends to arise from annoyance at not getting one’s way. |
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Friday… |
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Here’s a thought for the day from fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent who was born on this day in 1936: “Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance. |
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On a lighter note… What do you call a polar bear without ears? Polar B. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Friday, August 1st, 2025. I’m Kevin Boyle 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 Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 74/79. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Tonight Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78/83. West wind around 10 mph. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 78/84. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Monday Sunny, with a high near 80/85. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 81/86. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 81/86. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 80/85. |
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Fire Danger Level on the Island set at High. |
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Out on the Big Drink… |
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Today N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Patchy smoke. Waves 1 ft or less. Saturday WSW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft. Sunday WSW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Monday Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Tuesday Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. |
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Water Temperature: It’s 69 in Little Traverse Bay. The North Lake Michigan buoy southwest of Gull is reporting 69 with one to two 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 |
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🔥 Bond has been raised to $1 million for the man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Traverse City Walmart. In Charlevoix, a house fire has claimed the life of a local man. 🌤️ Heading across this weekend? Expect sunny skies and mild temps—but wildfire smoke is still hanging around. Beaver Island’s air quality remains unhealthy for sensitive groups. ⛳ And mark your calendar: the Homecoming Golf Tournament tees off August 9. Details in today’s newscast. 🎙️ |
