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Civic Association announces its 1985 Halloween party, 1985

Also October 26 1985 Beaver Island Civic Halloween Party

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TypeEvent
Date1985-10-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1985-10-26
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Civic Association advertised a Halloween party for October 26, 1985, at the Fire Hall, with a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, prizes, and different admission prices for costumed and non-costumed attendees. The December Beacon later reported that the Halloween Dance made a profit.

Evidence limits

The October item is an advance notice, while the December item reports a profit without an audited amount, attendance count, or complete financial record.

Sources

  1. Advertises a 9 p.m. October 26 party at the Fire Hall with a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, prizes, and admission of $2 with costume or $3 without. It is an advance notice, not evidence that the party occurred or a financial or attendance record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Halloween-party notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that the Halloween Dance made a profit. It confirms an event outcome but does not provide an audited profit statement, attendance count, or complete financial record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Halloween-dance outcome report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Civic Association announces its 1985 Halloween party, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-halloween-party-1985/, accessed [date], citing Civic Halloween Party, Beaver Beacon, October 1985. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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