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Beaver Island junior-senior banquet is held at Beaver Lodge, 1961

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TypeEvent
Date1961-05-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1961-05-18
Kind
Celebration
Participants
Tony McDonough (participant) · Irwin Martin (salutatorian) · Larry McDonough (valedictorian) · Colleen Nackerman (speaker)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The 1961 junior-senior banquet was held at Beaver Lodge on May 18. Colleen Nackerman served as Toastmistress; Larry McDonough was valedictorian and Erwin Martin salutatorian.

Evidence and limits

The article gives no complete attendee list and identifies the county superintendent only as C. Robinson.

Sources

  1. The June 1961 issue reports the May 18 banquet at Beaver Lodge, with high-school students, Father Louis Wren, Dr. Frank Luton, County Superintendent C. Robinson, and senior parents attending. The article gives no complete attendee list and identifies the county superintendent only as C. Robinson.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island junior-senior banquet is held at Beaver Lodge, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-junior-senior-banquet-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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