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Bill Wagner receives recognition for fifteen years as a weather observer, 1979

Also 1979 Bill Wagner cooperative weather observer recognition

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TypeEvent
Date1979-06-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1979-06-01
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Award
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On June 1, 1979, Tom Townsend presented Bill Wagner recognition for fifteen years as a Cooperative Weather Observer contributing to Beaver Island’s climatological records.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper recognition notice, not the National Weather Service station or observation archive.

Sources

  1. Reports Tom Townsend presenting Bill Wagner an emblem and letter on June 1 for fifteen years of Cooperative Weather Observer service and contribution to community climatological records. It is a newspaper recognition notice, not the National Weather Service station or observation archive. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page Summer 1979 issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the recognition notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Bill Wagner receives recognition for fifteen years as a weather observer, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bill-wagner-weather-observer-anniversary-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Summer 1979, National Weather Service recognition notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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