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07/15/2025

Community Calendar Report for Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

News Update Community Calendar Report for Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 Posted July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 WVBI First some news… (wild sound from boring machine up and under…) The sounds of a lateral boring machine are ringing in the air as work presses along on the fiber project for the library, scho...

07/15/2025

In today's WVBI 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁...fiber, wave energy and music...

🚜 Fiber conduit is going in, soon to bringing better service to the library, museums and more

🌊 Islanders also got to weigh in on small-scale wave energy projects at a community forum.

🏢 Meanwhile, Michigan’s newest ICE detention center near Baldwin is open, but how many are inside remains murky.

🎆 And over in Charlevoix, the Venetian Festival kicks off Saturday so be prepared for traffic if you go across — the better plan is to stay Island-side and enjoy the Beaver Island Music Festival, which starts Thursday.

Tune in for details in 𝗪𝗩𝗕𝗜’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁—on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net. 🎙️Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news 📻Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

07/14/2025

Community Calendar Report for Monday, July 14th, 2025

News Update Community Calendar Report for Monday, July 14th, 2025 Posted July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 WVBI Peaine Township is clarifying the public’s right to access what’s known as “Mike Boyle’s Beach” on Beaver Island. Township Supervisor Maria Dal Pra says there’s a 68-foot-wide county-...

07/14/2025

In today's WVBI 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁...big changes — and big shows — coming up!

🚨 On today’s newscast: Peaine Township clears up public access at “Mike Boyle’s Beach” 🏖️, the Blue Trail gets some love from local volunteers 🌲, and EPA’s Lake Guardian brings lake science to Beaver Island.

Plus: Callie Barr takes another shot at Congress, the Michigan Supreme Court keeps Jennifer Crumbley behind bars, and lawmakers push to bring cursive back to classrooms.

🎯 Oh, and the Queen of Hearts jackpot at the Elks is up to $15,800 — but she’s still hiding!

Tune in for details in 𝗪𝗩𝗕𝗜’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁—on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net. 🎙️Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news 📻Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

07/11/2025

Community Calendar Report For Friday, July 11, 2025

News Update Community Calendar Report For Friday, July 11, 2025 Posted July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 WVBI From our Langford Family Studios on America’s Emerald Isle, this is the W-V-B-I Community Calendar Report for Friday, July 11th, 2025.  First some news…   You may have noticed supplies in the...

07/10/2025

Community Calendar Report for Thursday, July 10th, 2025

News Update Community Calendar Report for Thursday, July 10th, 2025 Posted July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 WVBI You may have noticed supplies in the field just south of the four corners on Kings Highway and some equipment on the roadside on Donegal Bay Road.  That’s the start of a project that will la...

07/10/2025

In today's WVBI 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁...big changes — and big shows — coming up!

👉 You might’ve spotted new fiber crews working by the Four Corners and Donegal Bay Road. That’s the start of a project that will eventually link Beaver Island to the Lower Peninsula by under-lake cable, improving broadband at the school, library, health center & more.

👉 Meanwhile, in Charlevoix, decades of industrial pollution are finally being cleaned up. The EPA is tearing down old dry cleaners and factories, hauling away contaminated soil to protect the city’s water.

🎵 Back on the Island, the BIC Center’s Celebrate Good Times series rolls on Saturday with Jennifer Westwood & the Handsome Devils — plus next week, catch North Country Opera, a filmed version of the classic up-north musical. 🎟️ Details & tickets at tickets.biccenter.org.

🏨 And, on that other island, something grand happened on this date in 1887.

Tune in for details in 𝗪𝗩𝗕𝗜’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁—on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net. 🎙️Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news 📻Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

07/10/2025

Check out a special "Rock'in the Boat" this Saturday Night at 9pm. for a Beaver Island Music Festival edition featuring groups performing this year. Join host Mark Beltaire for all the sounds right here on THE Voice of Beaver Island WVBI 91.9.

07/10/2025

Special Rock'in the Boat this Saturday at 9pm. featuring groups from this years Beaver Island Music Festival. Join host Mark Beltaire for all the sounds on WVBI 91.9 THE Voice of Beaver Island

07/09/2025

Community Calendar Report for Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

News Update Community Calendar Report for Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 Posted July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 WVBI Michigan fish and wildlife regulators will get a sobering update this Thursday on the collapse of lake whitefish in the Great Lakes. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission will hear how catch....

07/09/2025

In today's WVBI 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁...

🐟 Michigan’s beloved lake whitefish are in serious trouble. Regulators will get an alarming update Thursday on how invasive mussels and a disrupted food chain have slashed catches in lakes Michigan and Huron.

🏟️ In Traverse City, a long-discussed indoor sports complex could soon become reality, giving 8,000 students year-round turf and courts.

🚧 And a heads-up: dust control crews will be working later this week — avoid the West Side on Friday late morning if you can.

🎸 Also we’ll let you know about a band that played their final show together on this date in 1995.

Tune in for details in 𝗪𝗩𝗕𝗜’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁—on the air weekdays after FSN news at 9, noon, 3, and 6. If you miss it on-air, grab the podcast or script from wvbi.net. 🎙️Script: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/news 📻Podcast: https://wvbi.biccenter.org/podcasts

07/08/2025

Community Calendar Report for Independence Day, Friday, July 4th, 2025

News Update Community Calendar Report for Independence Day, Friday, July 4th, 2025 Posted July 4, 2025July 8, 2025 WVBI Michigan’s split Legislature is off to its slowest start in two decades. A Bridge Michigan review found lawmakers sent just six bills to Governor Whitmer in the first half of the...