Beaver Island schoolchildren receive bicycle-safety and maintenance instruction, 1989

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TypeEvent

Date1989-05-18

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-05-18
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationtransportationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On May 18, 1989, Deputy Sheriff Jim Owens taught Beaver Island schoolchildren bicycle safety, while Neal Boyle of Island Rental taught maintenance and riding skills.

Evidence limits

The notice identifies the instructors and subject matter but does not give an attendance count, lesson plan, or outcome assessment.

Sources

“Bike Safety,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989.
Reports a May 18 session in which Deputy Sheriff Jim Owens taught schoolchildren bicycle safety and Neal Boyle of Island Rental taught maintenance and riding skills. 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 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the bicycle-safety notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island schoolchildren receive bicycle-safety and maintenance instruction, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-bike-safety-session-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Bike Safety,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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