- Date
- 1964-10-31
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Youth Center opened at Holy Cross Parish Hall on Halloween 1964. The November Beaver Beacon reports parish and township/school support, games, movies, a costume parade, adult-volunteer supervision, and equipment including badminton courts, ping-pong and pool tables, lapidary tools, paints, and a planned wood shop. The advertised hours were Friday 7–11 p.m., Saturday 4–6 p.m. and 7–11 p.m., and Sunday 4–8 p.m.
Evidence and limits
The article documents the reported opening, initial facilities, advertised hours, and support. It does not provide a charter, budget ledger, attendance, volunteer roster, or later operating record.
Sources
- Reports Holy Cross Parish donating the hall, Peaine and St. James Townships and the School Board donating $1,000 for expenses, and a Halloween opening with games, a costume parade, movies, badminton, ping-pong, pool, lapidary, painting, and planned woodworking. It lists Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hours and adult-volunteer supervision. It does not provide a charter, budget ledger, attendance, volunteer roster, or later continuity.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Youth Center opens at Holy Cross Parish Hall, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-youth-center-opening-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1964, “Beaver Island Youth Center Opens.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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