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Community Calendar Report for Friday, March 6th, 2026.
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First some news…
Great Lakes Energy offers scholarships for students pursuing careers in electrical linework, engineering, and IT.
The lineworker program scholarship, previously available through Alpena Community College and Northwest Lineman College, now includes any accredited lineworker program in the US. Up to six $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually.
Students pursuing electrical engineering or IT degrees receive two $2,500 scholarships each. Michigan residents with a GPA of at least 2.5 and enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited program for the upcoming school year or term are eligible. $16,000 in scholarships were awarded in 2025-26.
Eligibility requirements are on the applications available at gtlakes.com.
New for 2026: All scholarship applications are accepted online. The deadline for the 2026-27 school year is March 31.
Contact:
(888) 485-2537, Ext. 8179
Ticket sales for the 2026 Warblers on the Water events, May 22-25, will begin this week in March. The festival will feature new field trips to celebrate Great Lakes Islands biodiversity.
America 250 Writing Challenge seeks submissions on America 250, with selected works compiled into a book. Visit the library for more details.
Ben Traverse and Nick Veine will perform at the BIC Center on March 12th at 6:30 p.m. to kick off Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations. Tickets are $20, with free admission for kids 17 and under. Tickets.biccenter.org
 Ben Traverse and Nick Veine will kick off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on the Island with a cabaret concert at the BIC Center. Image from BIC Center
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Now, here’s a look at events happening on your Emerald Isle…
First your meeting planner…
A-A meets Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:00. Locations and more details are in the calendar entries online..
On the fun front today…
In our Dark Skies there are plenty of events listed this week, visit dark sky island dot org.
Friday
9:00am Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts at the BIC Center
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30am Chair Strength Training at the BIC Center
[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
1:00pm Fiero Code Club at the Library
3:00pm Zootopia 2 Movie BIC Center PG | 1h 50min | Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Detectives Judy and Nick go undercover in Zootopia to solve a case involving a mysterious reptile.
5:00pm Prime Rib Night at the Shamrock
6:00pm Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Movie BIC Center PG-13 | 1h 44m | Supernatural Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Abby reconnects with animatronic friends at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, uncovering dark secrets and unleashing horror.
[On the radio, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00 Saturday evening with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, take a trip back to the best of the 80s and 90s with the Mix Tape show (that’s a 120-minute TDK cassette tape for those in the know) hosted by WVBI’s Adam Pettigrew. 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 Christian Church at 10:00 and mass at Holy Cross Church at 12:15.
Coming Up Next Week
Monday
5:00pm All You Can Eat Pizza & Salad
Shamrock Bar & Restaurant
6:30pm School Board Meeting
Tuesday
7:00pm Dark Sky Event: Moon, Antares & Scorpius
10:00am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30am Chair Strength Training
12:00pm Beaver Island Transportation Authority Board Meeting
2:15pm Homeschool meet up
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting
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Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Parker and Lysander Saturday. If that’s your name, come on it to the BIC Center to pick out a free drink of your choice.
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On our Birthday List today: Dan Drost, Rick Bucholtz, Saturday Sean Gallagher and Sunday Denni Cady, Natalie Dahm, Rob Turner and Nathan Lavasseur and if we missed you on the list Happy Birthday to you too from everyone at the BIC Center and WVBI. [Some may no longer be with us, but we still honor and remember each person named]
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TRAFFIC: No delays inbound or outbound to the airports. The Island Beltway is running smoothly and there are no bridge delays. But, hey, let’s be careful out there, especially in the school zone.
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On this date in 1475 Michelangelo Buonarroti, born in 1475, was a Renaissance artist who mastered painting, sculpture, and architecture. He studied under Lorenzo de’ Medici and Bertoldo di Giovanni, and is renowned for his sculptures and the Sistine Chapel frescoes.
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day Vaunted – “Vaunted” means someone or something is often praised for being very good or great.
// The team’s vaunted defense didn’t hold up in the second half of the game.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Friday…
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On a lighter note… Have you ever heard of silent tennis? It’s basically tennis without the racket.
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Friday, March 6th, 2026. I’m Greg 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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[Current Condition Report, then…]
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Air Quality Index at 4:00 this morning was 23.
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Today
Showers, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 7am, then patchy fog after 10am. High near 41. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Patchy dense fog. Low around 37. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 42 by 9am, then falling to around 34 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow showers likely before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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Air Quality Index at 4:00 this morning was 23.
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   Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org
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Coming up in our Community Calendar Report…
…all of that along with a run-down of local events, birthdays and more after global and national news from F-S-N. [Time check.]
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Today’s featured image: Ben Traverse and Nick Veine will kick off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on the Island with a concert at the BIC Center. There’ll be cabaret seating, so plan to bring snack, food and drinks. Tickets on sale now at https://tickets.biccenter.org. Image from BIC Center
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Community Calendar Report for friday, March 6, 2026
