Beaver Beacon announces editorial and business transition, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-01
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: publicationcommunicationcommercefamilycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1989 issue announced a Beaver Beacon editorial and business transition tied to Mary Russell’s impending family leave and Shannon Heynig’s return to the island.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper staffing announcement, not an employment file or corporate ownership record.

Sources

“Changes at the Beacon,” Beaver Beacon, January 1989.
Reports Mary Russell’s planned departure before the birth of twins, Shannon Heynig becoming editor, Edie Wilmot handling business affairs, and the Heynig purchase of Stoney Acre Grill. 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, January 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon announces editorial and business transition, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beacon-editorial-transition-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Changes at the Beacon,” Beaver Beacon, January 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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