Name: Beaver Beacon publishes a satirical Dave Roop appointment memorandum, 1986
Start: 1986-05
End: 1986-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1986-05
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationcommunitygovernmentconservation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1986 Beaver Beacon published a humorous memorandum imagining Dave Roop as a DNR director of raccoon population control and a “King” of Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

This is satire, not evidence of a DNR appointment, wildlife program, official jurisdiction, or population data.

Sources

“Dave's Recent Appointment,” Beaver Beacon, May 1986.
Uses mock official language to describe a supposed DNR appointment for Dave Roop, raccoon-control duties, and an imaginary island kingship. The piece is satire, not evidence of a DNR appointment, wildlife program, official jurisdiction, or population data. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1986, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the satirical memorandum.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes a satirical Dave Roop appointment memorandum, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dave-roop-satirical-dnr-memorandum-1986/, accessed [date], citing “Dave's Recent Appointment,” Beaver Beacon, May 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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