Name: Beaver Island school presents industrial-arts and multipurpose-room proposals, 1979
Start: 1979-04
End: 1979-06
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1979-04 – 1979-06
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationconstructiongovernmentcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The newspaper explained two proposed school additions: an industrial-arts wing and a multipurpose room, to be decided by June voters.

Evidence and limits

This is a ballot-explanation notice, not proof of passage, construction, financing, or completion.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1979, “Proposed Addition to Beaver Island Community School.”
Explains Proposal I for a $160,000, 1,600-square-foot industrial-arts addition and remodeling, and Proposal II for a $215,000, 3,024-square-foot multipurpose room for music, physical education, art, drama, gatherings, and community use. It is a ballot-explanation notice, not proof of passage, construction, financing, or completion. 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 · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1979, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school proposals.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1979, annual school election ballot and Education Association explanation.
Prints the June 11 ballot language for the $160,000 shop addition and $215,000 multipurpose-room bonds, plus the teachers’ explanation of intended classroom and community uses. It remains a proposal and ballot notice, not proof of passage, financing, construction, or completion. 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 · 1979-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1979, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held ten-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school-election proposal notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school presents industrial-arts and multipurpose-room proposals, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-expansion-proposals-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1979, “Proposed Addition to Beaver Island Community School.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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