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Beaver Island postpones the 2010 Celtic Games indefinitely

Also 2010 Celtic Games postponement

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TypeEvent
Date2010-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2010-09
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Summary

The 2010 Celtic Games were postponed indefinitely. The notice suggested that a festival committee could begin planning for a possible 2011 event.

Evidence limits

The notice does not identify the cause of postponement or establish that a 2011 event was later organized.

Sources

  1. A November discussion questioned whether the Chamber was involved in a possible Celtic Games revival; another participant supplied a historical recollection that the Chamber organized the 2006–08 games and the Community Center organized the 2009 games. These are community recollections and disagreement about future responsibility, not official organizational records.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002926
  2. The Community Center apologized for the late notice and said the Celtic Fest athletic games and Grand Traverse Pipes and Drums performance were canceled because the scope exceeded available resources. This provides contemporaneous organizer context; it does not establish a complete financial ledger.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002694
  3. The Chamber said the Community Center/PABI had assumed responsibility in 2009 and publicly canceled the September 18, 2010 games in mid-August, while a participating athlete supported the decision without disclosing further reasons. Later replies disagree about whether the Chamber was pursuing a 2011 revival; these competing statements document governance controversy, not a settled cause or future plan.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002732
  4. Beaver Beacon, September 2010, "Celtic Games Postponed."
    Says the 2010 Celtic Games were postponed indefinitely and suggests early planning for a possible 2011 event, including funding, travel, lodging, timing, and audience considerations. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-09_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held issue scan confirms the postponement notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island postpones the 2010 Celtic Games indefinitely”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-celtic-games-postponed-2010/, accessed [date], citing Cheryl, Martin, and participants, "The BI Chamber," Beaver Island Forum, November 1–3, 2010. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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