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Pam Grassmick and Father Pat Cawley share Beaver Island Citizen of the Year honors, 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-04-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

At an April 9, 2008 banquet, Pam Grassmick and Father Pat Cawley shared Beaver Island’s seventh Citizen of the Year honor. The report described nominations for seven community contributors and Grassmick’s thank-you, which highlighted the Phragmites response, township support, and local newspaper coverage.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper award report, not the nomination files, selection minutes, or an independent assessment of the nominees’ contributions.

Sources

  1. The forum linked to the Charlevoix Courier report naming Father Pat Cawley and Pam Grassmick as the Chamber's honorees. It is a secondary link to the newspaper account rather than award minutes or nomination files.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001122
  2. Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Citizens of the Year".
    Reports the April 9 award banquet, seven nominees, Pam Grassmick and Father Pat Cawley as co-honorees, the Chamber’s growth and Lighthouse Trail promotion, and a performance by Island Soul. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held May issue scan confirms the award report and thank-you letter.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Pam Grassmick and Father Pat Cawley share Beaver Island Citizen of the Year honors, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-citizens-of-year-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Our Citizens of the Year," April 17, 2008. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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