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Connie Wogan and Hospice and Helping Hands receive 2004 Citizen of the Year honors

Also 2004 Citizen of the Year awards

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TypeEvent
Date2004-04-24
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-04-24
Kind
Award
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitycelebrationhealthcarepublic-servicefundraising
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

At the April 24, 2004 Citizen of the Year dinner, Connie Wogan received the individual honor and Hospice and Helping Hands received the group honor. The Beacon linked the honors to long-term service in health care, education, emergency response, and community life.

Evidence limits

The article records the Chamber’s awards and quoted nomination statements; it does not independently audit the service histories or the group’s membership count.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2004, "2004 Citizen of the Year."
    Reports the sell-out dinner at Beaver Island Lodge and names Connie Wogan as individual honoree and the 19-member Hospice and Helping Hands as group honoree; both received certificates signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the illustrated awards report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Connie Wogan and Hospice and Helping Hands receive 2004 Citizen of the Year honors”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-citizen-of-the-year-winners-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2004, "2004 Citizen of the Year." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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