Beaver Beacon explains its August–September gap and editorial transition, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-10
Kind: Publication
Carried out by: Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationpublicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The combined October 1987 Beaver Beacon explained that August and September issues had been missed during an editorial and production transition. Jacque LaFreniere resigned, Jim Hibbler left for graduate school, Carolyn Works became editor, Jennifer Vyse helped, and Joe Moore typed the issue.

Evidence limits

This is the Beacon’s own explanation of its publication gap and staffing; it is not a complete employment or organizational record.

Sources

“Where’s the Beacon Been?,” Beaver Beacon, October 1987.
Explains that editor Jacque LaFreniere resigned from the Civic Association and Beacon position, typist Jim Hibbler left for graduate school and a downstate job, Carolyn Works became editor, Jennifer Vyse became helper, and Joe Moore typed the combined issue; subscriptions were to be adjusted for missing issues. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page combined August–September and October–November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the publication notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon explains its August–September gap and editorial transition, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beacon-editorial-transition-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Where’s the Beacon Been?,” Beaver Beacon, October 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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