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Community Calendar Report for Monday, February 16th, 2026.
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First some news…
The Great Lakes Islands Alliance’s annual report highlights the challenges island communities faced in 2025 due to global and economic pressures. Despite these challenges, the report emphasizes the importance of cooperation and celebrating the unique aspects of island life. There is a link to the report in our show notes online https://glialliance.org/
from Lake Superior State University, reporting on the Islanders’ status at Northern Lights League Basketball Tournament: On the boys’ side, the Islanders defeated the Paradise Rockets in their first game on Friday morning with a decisive 43 to 25 win. The win took them into the next game against Mackinac Island. The boys played hard and came up short with the final score 56 to 35. The Lady Islanders dove into deep competition with the Mackinac Island Lakers in an intense rematch of the final Great Lakes Islands Tournament on Friday afternoon. Despite a strong second half and some amazing play, the Lakers edged the Islanders 66-56. Great play by all the Beaver Island athletes despite a season where all but one of their regular season games were cancelled due to weather. Special thanks to our Seniors! Go Islanders!
The Beaver Island Wildlife Club is hosting the annual Lake Genesereth Ice Fishing Tournament on Saturday, February 21st. The festivities start at “first light” at the Lake G. boat launch (bait provided) and lunch will be provided at noon (donations of food are welcome—if you want to make a dish to share, please contact Levi Connor). There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes for pike and bluegill with separate adult and kids categories (and everyone’s favorite—a special prize for the smallest pike!). Weigh-in is at 6:00 pm. Even if you don’t fish, come on out and enjoy the beauty of Lake G. in the winter!
America 250 Writing Challenge is a part of the NEA Big Read programming. We are challenging everyone to write on the topic of America 250- what it means to be an American, what America means to you, to the world…
Submissions will be compiled into a book format and offered for sale next summer.
SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION
Charlevoix Council on Art’s annual regional high school student art exhibit features unique works of art of all media from 11th & 12th grade student artists.
Continues Until February 21 charlevoixcircle.org
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 entires online..
Meetings
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
6:00 pm Beaver Island AA Meeting
Tuesday
1:30 pm Beaver Island Waste Management Committee Peaine Twp Hall
2:15 pm Homeschool meet up Library
4:00 pm BIA Board Meeting BICC
5:30 pm Peaine Township Board Meeting
Thursday
10:00 am Peaine Township Coffee, Conversation, and Community Session at the Hall
4:30 pm Beaver Island District Library Board Meeting
4:30 pm Beaver Island Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting at BICC
On the fun front today…
In our Dark Skies, visit dark sky island dot org.
Monday
10:00 am Becca for Kim at the school
5:00 pm All You Can Eat Pizza & Salad at Shamrock
Tuesday
Dark Sky Event: Quarter Moon and Partial Annular Eclipse. February’s new moon will fall at 12:01 UTC on February 17, 2026. That’s 6:01 a.m. CST. New moons rise and set with the sun.
10:00 am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up at Library
10:00 am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30 am Chair Strength Training at BIC Center
Wednesday
1:00 pm BI Senior Advisory Committee BINGO BIC Center
3:00 pm BOBI book club discussion Library
5:00 pm Time for Art at BIC Center
7:00 pm Dark Sky Event: Mercury at Greatest elongation
Thursday
10:00 am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:00 am Senior Tai Chi at BIC Center
10:00 am Women’s Bible Study at the BI Christian Church
5:00 pm Burger & a Beer at the Shamrock
5:00 pm Pickleball at BIC Center
7:00 pm Euchre Night at WPBC
[Thursday evening on the radio, drop in for W-V-B-I’s newest music show. It’s The Underground with Leila Freijy. It’s the underground sound of grunge and more from the 80s and 90s with special features every week. Tune in at 7:00 for two hours Underground.]
Friday
Friday Schedule:
9:00 a.m. – Senior & Vets Coffee & Donuts
10:00 a.m. – Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30 am Chair Strength Training BIC Center
6:00 pm BIC Center Open Mic + Karaoke
[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
Annual Lake Geneserath Ice Fishing Tournament
1:00 pm Fiero Code Club
3:00 pm Movie A Ballerina’s Tale at BIC Center
G | 1h 25min | Documentary
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise and a potentially career-ending injury, alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
5:00 pm Prime Rib Night
6:00 pm Movie Summer of Soul at BIC Center
PG-13 | 1h 58min | Documentary, Music, History
Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
[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 at 12:15.
Looking ahead to highlights for next week…
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Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Booker. 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: Kathy Merriman,
Thea McKiernan, Kori Maudrie and Brian Williams are celebrating. Happy Birthday toKathy, Thea, Kori and Brian and if we missed you on the list Happy Birthday to you too 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 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 1923 in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.
Because the ancient Egyptians saw their pharaohs as gods, they carefully preserved their bodies after death, burying them in elaborate tombs containing rich treasures to accompany the rulers into the afterlife. In the 19th century, archeologists from all over the world flocked to Egypt, where they uncovered a number of these tombs. Many had long ago been broken into by robbers and stripped of their riches.
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day
Prerogative – Prerogative means “right or privilege,” and especially refers to a special right or privilege that some people have.
// If you’d rather sell the tickets than use them, that’s your prerogative.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Monday…
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On a lighter note… did you know that a dog can bark up to 500 times a day, but, that’s just a ruff estimate
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Monday, February 16th, 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 6:00 this morning was 78.
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Washington’s Birthday
A slight chance of freezing rain before 10am, then scattered rain showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Patchy fog between 1am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 33. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of freezing rain before 10pm, then snow showers. Low around 27. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow showers. High near 31. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
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Air Quality Index at 6:00 this morning was 78.
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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 Monday, February 16, 2026
