Community Calendar Report for Monday, March 23rd, 2026.
First some news…
The Little Traverse Conservancy and TOMMBA (Top of Michigan Mountain Bike Association) are raising $300,000 to protect 36 acres of hardwood forest near the Boyne Forest Trails. The funds will also be used for trail extension and equipment.
Be cautious in areas impacted by the extreme winter storm, especially in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. Check conditions before traveling, as some roads are impassable and many state parks are inaccessible. This comes from the DNR parks and recreation division.
Team 6098 BIROBOT heads to Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste Marie this week for their first competition event of 2026. The team travels Thursday, competes Friday and Saturday, and returns Sunday. Follow their progress at TheBlueAlliance.com and find out more about BICS’s FRC team at birobot.org.
Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon at Beaver Island Community School. If you have students at the school, be sure to check in with their teachers.
Ticket sales for the 2026 Warblers on the Water events, May 22-25, are now open. The festival features new field trips to celebrate Great Lakes Islands biodiversity.
The America 250 Writing Challenge invites you to share your thoughts on America 250. Selected submissions will be compiled into a book. Check out the library for more information.
The Aurora was visible after midnight Friday into Saturday, between cloud movements. (photo by Greg Doig, on East Side Drive)
Meeting Planner
Tuesday 3:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences at the school
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting – also Thursday and Saturday at the BI Christian Church
Wednesday 1:00pm BI Senior Advisory Committee BINGO at the BIC Center
3:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences at the school
On the fun front
Monday
5:00pm All You Can Eat Pizza & Salad at the Shamrock Bar & Restaurant
7:00pm Dark Sky Event: Venus Evening Planet – All Month
Tuesday
7:00am Dark Sky Event: March Morning Planets
10:00am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up at the Library
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30am Chair Strength Training at BIC Center
2:15pm Homeschool meet up at the library
3:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences after school at the school
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting at the BI Christian Church
★ 6:00pm Let’s Get Quizzical! – Trivia Night register on the website
Wednesday
1:00pm BI Senior Advisory Committee BINGO at the BIC Center
3:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences after school at the school
★ 5:00pm Time for Art at the BIC Center
Thursday
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:00am Women’s Bible Study at the BI Christian Church
10:30am Senior Tai Chi at the BIC Center
5:00pm Burger & a Beer at the Shamrock
5:00pm Pickleball at BIC Center
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting at the BI Christian Church
7:00pm Euchre Night at WPBC
Team 6098 BIROBOT departs for Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste Marie.
[On the radio Thursday evening, drop in for W-V-B-I’s The Underground with Leila Freijy at 7:00 – two hours of underground grunge sound and more from the 80s and 90s.]
Friday
8:00am Half day – early dismissal for students and staff at Beaver Island Community School
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
1:00pm Girls Who Code at the Beaver Island District Library
★ 3:00pm BIDL Big Read Survival Movie: Sounder. The heartwarming tale of a young boy’s courageous journey to find his father. at the Beaver Island Community Center
5:00pm Prime Rib Night at the Shamrock
6:00pm Beaver Island AA Meeting at the BI Christian Church
★ 6:00 pm BIDL Big Read Survival Movie: Cold River Follows an Adirondack guide, his daughter, and stepson on a 1932 camping trip cut short by early winter. Stranded without food or shelter, the children must find their way home amidst the harsh winterkill conditions.
at the Beaver Island Community Center
Team 6098 BIROBOT competes at LSSU – Day 2.
[On the radio Saturday, tune in for Country Classics at 5:00pm with host Sheri Timsak. At 7:00, take a trip back to the best of the 80s and 90s with the Mix Tape show 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
10:00am Beaver Island Christian Church Worship
12:15pm Sunday Mass at the Holy Cross Church
Team 6098 BIROBOT returns from Sault Ste Marie – welcome home, team!
Also ahead: Spring Break begins Monday, March 30th – no school next week!
Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Tiffany. If that’s your name, come on it to the BIC Center to pick out a free drink of your choice.
On our Birthday List today: Jake Stipp 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]
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.
On this date in 1983 President Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a program to develop antimissile technology, in a national address. This initiative, inspired by advisors such as Dr. Edward Teller, aimed to protect the U.S. from nuclear attack using antimissile satellites.
Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day
Frenetic – Something described as frenetic is filled with excitement, activity, or confusion. The word is a synonym of frantic.
// The event was noisy and frenetic, which prompted us to leave early.
Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Monday…
Here’s a thought for the day, : Perseverance can do many things that genius cannot.
On a lighter note… A grasshopper walks into a bar, and the bartender says, did you know we have a drink named after you? The grasshopper says, ” You have a drink named Gary?”
That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Monday, March 23rd, 2026. I’m Greg Doig 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…]
Air Quality Index at 4:00 this morning was 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Rain and snow showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Air Quality Index at 4:00 this morning was 2.
Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org
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.]