- Dates
- 2009-04-06 – 2009-04-27
- Kind
- Award
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitypublic-serviceeducationfire-safety
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce selected its 2008 Citizen of the Year honorees after receiving 31 nominations covering 18 people, couples, or organizations. A later forum post named Jim and Mary Gillingham of Central Michigan University and the Beaver Island Fire Department as the recipients and reported roughly 90 attendees at the April 25 banquet.
Evidence limits
The recipient wording and attendance figure come from forum posts, including a Chamber response, rather than selection minutes or an attendance register. The record preserves the wording without resolving whether the Fire Department was a co-recipient, represented a recipient, or received a distinct recognition.
Sources
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Sources
- The Chamber announced 31 nominations for 18 individuals, couples, or organizations, then promoted the April 25 banquet. The selection was kept secret in the announcement thread.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001570
- A community post identified Jim and Mary Gillingham of Central Michigan University and the Beaver Island Fire Department as the 2008 award recipients; the Chamber reported roughly 90 banquet attendees and described the award as being in its eighth year. The exact award-unit wording is preserved as posted and should be checked against Chamber records.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001605
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Chamber announces its 2008 Citizen of the Year recipients, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-citizen-of-year-awards-2008-announced-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "The 2008 Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Selected," Beaver Island Forum, April 6–25, 2009. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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