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A 23-year-old man from Thompsonville is in custody for allegedly making terrorist threats Monday, at Munson Medical Center, leading to a temporary lockdown. He was apprehended unarmed near the Grand Traverse Pavilions and is facing charges of making a false report of a terrorist threat. A summary of an upnorthlive.com story –
Betty Kellenberger, 80, a retired school teacher from Carson City, Michigan became the oldest woman to complete the Appalachian Trail, overcoming setbacks like Lyme disease and a concussion to honor her late hiking partner.
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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. At the Christian Church
Tuesday
5:00pm Peaine Township Planning Commission at township hall
Wednesday
5:30pm January BICS COTW Meeting at the school
Thursday
10:00am Women’s Bible Study at Christian Church
On the fun front today…
Tuesday
10:00am Babies and Toddlers Mix-Up at the Library
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30am Chair Strength Training at BICC
3:30pm Taste the World Tuesdays- after-school program at BI Library
4:00am Dark Sky Event: January Stars & Constellations
Wednesday
3:30pm Lego Club Wednesdays- after-school program at BI Library
5:00pm Time for Art at the BICC
Thursday
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:00am Senior Tai Chi at BICC
3:30pm S.T.E.M. Club on Thursdays after-school program at BI Library
3:30pm Virtual Hoop Shoot Tournament at the school
5:00pm Burger & a Beer at the Shamrock
7:00pm Euchre Night at WPBC
7:00pm Dark Sky Event: Jupiter Reaches Opposition
Friday
9:00am Senior + Vets Coffee & Donuts
10:00am Pickleball at BIC Center
10:30am Chair Strength Training at the BICC
3:30pm Board Game Fridays after-school program at the library
[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.]
On Saturday,
1:00pm Fiero Code Club
2:00pm Author talk- Acacia Warmerdam- Part 2 at the library
3:00pm Sarah’s Oil Movie at the BICC
PG | 1h 43min | Biography, Drama, History
The remarkable true story of eleven year old Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right.
5:00pm Prime Rib Night at the Shamrock
6:00pm Frankenstein movie at the BICC
R | 2h 29min | Horror, Fantasy
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Darksky Events
6:30pm Dark Sky Event: Find the Bear – 2
1:00pm Dark Sky Event: Last Quarter Moon
7:30pm Dark Sky Event: Moon and Spica
[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 Christian Church at 10:00 and mass at Holy Cross at 12:15.
Looking ahead to highlights for next week…
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NAME OF DAY: Today’s BIC Center Name of the Day is Kori. If that’s your name, come into the BIC Center to pick out a free drink of your choice.
BIRTHDAYS: Patti Cull is celebrating today. Happy Birthday to Patti 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 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 day in 1838 Samuel Morse’s telegraph system, revolutionized long-distance communication. Samuel Morse, born in 1791, was a painter who conceived the idea for the electric telegraph in 1832 after learning about the electromagnet. Telegraph messages were replaced by phone, fax, and email, with Western Union’s final telegram in 2006.
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Our Merriam Webster Word of the Day is Loll, Loll most often means “to droop or hang loosely.” It can also mean “to act or move in a relaxed or lazy manner.”
// We’re counting down the days until the weather will be warm enough again to laze and loll by the pool.
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Now, to wrap up for this Beaver Island Tuesday…
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Here’s a thought for the day from Samuel Morse – If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously by electricity.
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On a lighter note…
I picked up a pencil that had two erasers but it was totally pointless. |
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That’s the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for this Beaver Island Tuesday, January 6th, 2026. I’m Greg Doig reporting from W-V-B-I’s Langford Family Studios asking you: why not go ahead and make it the best day ever? And thanks for listening.
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Today
Cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Saturday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Blustery.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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Air Quality Index this morning was 84.
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  Photos from webcams at wvbi.net and mackinacbridge.org
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Coming up in our Community Calendar Report…
…plus a run-down of local events, birthdays and more after global and national news from F-S-N. [Time check.]
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