- Date
- 2006-04-22
- Kind
- Award
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitygovernanceinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
At the Chamber of Commerce banquet on April 22, 2006, Jim Wojan was named Beaver Island’s 2005 Citizen of the Year. The newspaper also records nominations recognizing wildlife work, journalism, holiday transportation, community-center advocacy, pastoral care, environmental stewardship, and volunteer service.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the award outcome and nominated contributions; it does not treat every nomination as an award or independently verify the quoted nomination letters.
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2006, "Jim Wojan proclaimed 2005 Beaver Island Citizen of the Year."Reports the April 22 Chamber banquet and Jim Wojan's selection, alongside nominations recognizing the Wildlife Club, local newspapers, Boat Company, Island Airways, PABI, Father Pat Cawley, Jack and Judy Gallagher, Jack Kelly, and Helen Pike. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the award report and photograph.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Jim Wojan is named Beaver Island’s 2005 Citizen of the Year”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jim-wojan-citizen-of-year-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2006, "Jim Wojan proclaimed 2005 Beaver Island Citizen of the Year." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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