Events — notices, 2020

Organizers began preparing Beaver Island’s annual Lake Geneserath ice-fishing tournament in January 2020 and solicited sponsors and donations. The archived notice points toward a February event but does not preserve its final program or outcome.

Evidence limits

This is a preparatory announcement. It does not establish that the tournament occurred, its exact date, winners, or participation.

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center scheduled a January 10, 2020, special board meeting with two guests from the Straits Hospital System to discuss their experience managing medical facilities.

Evidence limits

This direct BIRHC notice documents an information exchange, not an acquisition, affiliation, negotiation, or board decision.

The Commission on Aging scheduled a hands-on paper-making class at Peaine Township Hall for January 14, 2020, led by Cindy Risksgers and covering the history and methods of handmade paper.

Evidence limits

The notices establish the planned workshop and its subject, but not attendance, completed instruction, or participant outcomes.

In January 2020, a Beaver Island COA notice sought all-season photographs of Beaver Head Lighthouse and its fog building for possible display at the Charlevoix County courthouse.

Evidence limits

The post establishes a public heritage-collection request, not the resulting photograph collection, display, or county decision.

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center rescheduled its board meeting from January 11 to January 18, 2020, with the meeting planned for the Health Center’s community room.

Evidence limits

This first-party notice establishes the revised schedule and location. It does not preserve attendance, minutes, or decisions.

The Beaver Island District Library announced a February 3, 2020 presentation by WellConnectGeo about heating and cooling technology, with time for public questions.

Evidence limits

The forum establishes the advertised public program. It does not preserve the technical presentation or establish attendance, installations, costs, or performance claims.

In February 2020, a resident broker marketed a 39-acre property on McCafferty’s Lane near Kings Highway as a woodland getaway or hunting property.

Evidence limits

This is a property advertisement. It establishes the marketing description and location at that time, not a completed transaction or verified parcel record.

A family notice announced the death of Mary Margaret “Peggy” Breden in March 2020 and asked friends to remember her at the time of her burial during the pandemic.

Evidence limits

This is a family/community notice. The burial reference provides a near-term chronology but not a formal obituary, cemetery record, or complete biography.

Forum participants reported that Dave Crown died on or about April 26, 2020, and remembered him as a longtime, well-liked member of the Beaver Island community.

Evidence limits

This is a community death report and remembrance. The exact death date, biography, and funeral arrangements require independent confirmation.

A March 25, 2020 notice announced a May 5 election concerning a Char-Em proposal and encouraged Beaver Island voters to use absentee ballots while the precinct-voting arrangements were being clarified.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves election-process notices, not the proposal text, turnout, or results.

In May 2020, the Beaver Island Rural Health Center advertised a part-time seasonal radiologic-technologist position for the summer.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves the recruitment notice, not the position’s qualifications, hiring outcome, or actual service during the pandemic.

Stanley Steemer advertised a planned Beaver Island visit for carpet, upholstery, tile, and hardwood cleaning in mid to late June 2020.

Evidence limits

The duplicate forum notices establish an advance service announcement. They do not establish completed appointments, customer volume, or cleaning results.

The Beaver Head Lighthouse tower was announced as open for summer access beginning June 20, 2020. The notice asked visitors to treat the site respectfully.

Evidence limits

This is an access announcement, not a schedule, staffing record, or condition assessment.

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center Wellness Garden announced a plant sale for June 27, 2020, with a June 28 rain date. Proceeds were intended to maintain and beautify the garden.

Evidence limits

The community notice establishes the planned sale, offerings, and stated use of proceeds, but not attendance, sales totals, or completion.

A June 2020 forum notice scheduled Beaver Island’s Fourth of July golf tournament for July 3 at 9:00 a.m.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes a planned tournament and registration route. It does not document completion, attendance, scores, or results.

On July 25, 2020, the Beaver Island Retreat clarified that it was not for sale; the property being marketed was 27 acres north of the Retreat, reached by an easement along the entrance drive.

Evidence limits

This preserves an owner-side correction to a forum misunderstanding. The archive does not contain a deed, parcel map, listing agreement, or sale result.

On July 28, 2020, a forum post linked a Beaver Island Realty listing titled “E-Z Johnson Home” at Sand Bay/Beaver Sands Lot 4 and described it as an architecturally notable home.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves only the referral and title. It does not establish the property’s ownership, exact identity, sale terms, or sale outcome.

On August 9, 2020, Beaver Island Forum participants remembered Liz Lanier after her reported death, recalling her long connection with the Island.

Evidence limits

The archived topic contains community condolences but no obituary text, death date, age, or independent vital record. This is therefore a remembrance record, not a fully established death notice.

St. James Township posted a Finance Committee meeting to review its audit for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, with public telephone access. The notice was later corrected because of a date error and said the meeting would be rescheduled.

Evidence limits

This record documents a corrected or withdrawn meeting notice, not the meeting, audit conclusions, or any financial finding.

Paradise Bay Coffee announced that it would open Thursday through Monday, 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., over Labor Day weekend in September 2020.

Evidence limits

The archived forum post documents the business’s announced schedule only. It does not establish attendance, sales, or whether every listed hour was kept.

In September 2020, a forum reply identified a temporary structure south of the Beaver Island museum as a deer-hanging setup used during the previous hunting season’s contest.

Evidence limits

The thread provides a local explanation for an observed structure but does not establish its exact location, ownership, construction date, or continued use.

The Beaver Island Rural Health Center announced a September 12, 2020 board meeting by Zoom, providing public call-in instructions during the COVID-19 period.

Evidence limits

This is a meeting notice, not a minutes or decision record. It establishes the planned remote meeting and public access, but not attendance or outcomes.

In September 2020, the Beaver Island Commission on Aging invited residents to make appointments for open-enrollment assistance expected in October.

Evidence limits

This is a first-party service announcement. It establishes an intended access route, but not the agents, exact schedule, attendance, or enrollment outcomes.

The Beaver Island Commission on Aging announced a 2020 holiday recipe contest with a Beaver Island winner alongside winners at other Charlevoix County COA sites.

Evidence limits

This is a first-party contest announcement. The archived text does not preserve the attached rules, entries, winner, judging, or outcome.

Charlevoix County Transit announced free Beaver Island rides to polling places on November 3, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with advance scheduling through dispatch.

Evidence limits

This is a direct operator notice establishing the announced civic-access service. The forum does not provide ridership, dispatch logs, or an outcome report.

The Beaver Island Hardware announced a 2020 Big Buck Contest in November, with a $20 entry fee, half of proceeds designated as the prize, and scoring by Deny Keehn for bucks taken on Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves contest rules and a signup deadline, not the final entry list, winner, score, proceeds, or outcome.