Name: Maggie Bennett seeks a vacant Beaver Island school-board position in 1998
Start: 1998-05
End: 1998-05
Location: Beaver Island Community School

Event

Date: 1998-05
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationgovernancecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In a May 1998 letter, Maggie Bennett asked to be considered for a vacant Beaver Island School Board position. She described her full-time residence, Island roots, experience operating and teaching at an Orchard School in New Jersey, and work involving teachers, licensing, payroll, and reports.

Evidence limits

The letter records a candidacy and self-described credentials; it does not establish appointment, election, or independent verification of every résumé detail.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1998, “Dear Beaver Island Friends,” by Maggie Bennett.
Bennett asks to be considered for a vacant school-board position and lists her education, childcare, administrative, licensing, bookkeeping, and community credentials. 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, May 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms Bennett’s candidacy letter.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Maggie Bennett seeks a vacant Beaver Island school-board position in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-maggie-bennett-school-board-candidacy-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1998, “Dear Beaver Island Friends,” by Maggie Bennett. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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