Name: Wanta Bees win Fourth of July baseball games as raffle raises Chief Antoine Park funds, 1961
Start: 1961-07-04
End: 1961-07-04
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1961-07-04
Kind: Sports
Where: Beaver Island
Followed by: Beaver Island Civic Association holds its Fourth of July carnival, 1962
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitytourismgovernance
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

After the annual fireworks were not held, the July 1961 Fourth of July program included two baseball games and a raffle at the ball diamond. The Wanta Bees won 9–0 and 11–1, Bruce Love won the toaster-grill, and the reported $130 profit was earmarked for Chief Antoine Park.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper gives the reported scores and proceeds but no receipts, expenses, attendance, or complete committee roster.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1961, “Fourth of July.”
Reports that the annual fireworks display was not held, and that the Activities Committee arranged two games between the Has Beens and Wanta Bees. The Wanta Bees won 9–0 and 11–1; the raffle at the ball diamond awarded a toaster-grill to Bruce Love and produced $130 earmarked for Chief Antoine Park. The issue does not provide receipts or a full organizing roster.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-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.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Wanta Bees win Fourth of July baseball games as raffle raises Chief Antoine Park funds, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-park-raffle-and-baseball-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1961, “Fourth of July.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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