- Dates
- 1983-01 – 1983-02-13
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governanceheritagecommunityfundraisingrecreationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1983 Beacon reported Civic Association board and officer elections, a proposed memorial to islanders lost on the Great Lakes or oceans, brochure renewals, and a February 12 Winter Games programme at Barney’s Lake.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper governance and advance-programme report, not minutes, a memorial record, or event results.
Sources
- Reports elected board members and officers, one remaining vacancy, a proposed Great Lakes and ocean deaths memorial, brochure and membership renewals, and planned February 12 Winter Games at Barney’s Lake with skating, skiing, muzzle loading, snowmobiling, ice fishing, children’s games, food, a Shamrock party, and a snow-sculpture contest. This is a newspaper governance and advance-programme report, not minutes, a memorial record, or event results. 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 · 1983-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Civic Association report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the February 12 Winter Games at Barney’s Lake: skating, muzzle loading, a three-mile cross-country ski race, snowmobile races, ice spudding, food sales that sold out, an evening Shamrock dance, music, prize drawings, competition winners, and funds directed to July 4 fireworks. It continues to solicit ideas for the proposed memorial to people lost on the Great Lakes. This is a newspaper report, not scorebooks, receipts, or a memorial register. 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 · 1983-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Winter Games report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association elects officers and plans memorial and Winter Games, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-memorial-board-and-winter-games-1983/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Civic Association column, Beaver Beacon, January 1983. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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