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Event

Parish Hall repairs are nearly complete after the Dawn Patrol fire (1961)

Also September 1961 Parish Hall fire repairs

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

By September 1961, repairs to the fire-damaged Parish Hall were nearly complete. The Beaver Beacon credits Walt Wojan and his crew with the work and says the kitchen had been widened by eight feet and given better lighting.

Evidence and limits

The report documents a near-complete state, not a final completion certificate, cost record, or building inspection.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 1961, “Church News.”
    Reports that Walt Wojan and his crew had almost completed repairs to the fire-damaged Parish Hall and had widened the kitchen by eight feet with improved lighting. It does not provide a completion date, contractor record, cost, or inspection.