- Date
- 1965-10-31
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityeducationreligion
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Youth Center began its second season with a Halloween party on October 31, 1965. Younger children played games, older children joined a scavenger hunt, and the Center planned arts, crafts, physical fitness, and gymnastics programming.
Evidence and limits
The Center was described as a Beaver Island P.T.A. project with financial support from St. James and Peaine Townships. The report does not provide attendance, budget, minutes, or a permanent facility record.
Open questions
- What were the second season’s activities and expenditures?
- Which township and P.T.A. records establish the support arrangement?
Sources
- Reports a Halloween party opening the Youth Center’s second season, games and prizes for younger children, a scavenger hunt for older children, and plans for arts, crafts, physical fitness, and gymnastics. It identifies the P.T.A. as the project’s sponsor and says both townships provided financial assistance, but gives no budget or attendance.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-11_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 · 1965-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Youth Center opens its second season with Halloween party, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-youth-center-second-season-opening-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1965, “Youth Center Starts Second Year.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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