Events — notices, 2023

In January 2023, the Beaver Island Historical Society solicited bids from local contractors to update the deck at the Beaver Island Marine Museum.

Evidence limits

The forum notice establishes a repair/procurement request, but does not preserve the work scope, bid deadline, funding source, selected contractor, construction date, or completion evidence.

On January 12, 2023, the Beaver Island District Library posted a seven-page newsletter announcing winter and spring events.

Evidence limits

The newsletter pages survive only as image references in the forum archive. This record documents its circulation, not the contents or completion of its listed programs.

The Beaver Island Wildlife Club scheduled a January 12, 2023 meeting at the library. The announced agenda included officer elections, the budget, and an ice-fishing tournament.

Evidence limits

This is a meeting notice. It does not establish attendance, election results, budget decisions, or tournament arrangements.

The Beaver Island Forum reported Patrick “Pat” Kubesh’s death on January 16, 2023 and later linked to a Legacy.com obituary.

Evidence limits

The archived thread preserves only the initial death notice and obituary link; the obituary contents are not reproduced, so the record remains provisional.

The Beaver Island Forum circulated a poster announcing a 2023 ice-fishing tournament.

Evidence limits

The tournament details survive only in an unavailable image attachment. No date, rules, results, or completion are asserted.

The Beaver Island District Library announced a one-day closure on Thursday, January 19, 2023, with an expected reopening Friday.

Evidence limits

The notice does not identify the weather conditions or independently confirm that the library reopened as expected.

The Beaver Island Commission on Aging scheduled Bingo and a National Popcorn Day program for January 25, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the BIC Center, including free popcorn and popcorn trivia.

Evidence limits

The direct COA notice establishes the planned program but not attendance or completion.

Beaver Island District Library announced a February 4, 2023 author visit with Acacia Warmerdam, identified in the notice as the author of The Wild Prince and the King of Darkness, the first of four books.

Evidence limits

The library notice establishes a planned event. It does not establish attendance or preserve a report of what occurred.

Beaver Island Community School announced that its home basketball games against Grand Marais were cancelled because of weather.

Evidence limits

This is a first-party cancellation notice. It does not establish whether the games were later rescheduled or played.

Ann Green, a longtime Beaver Island visitor and mother of Laura Green Valente, died on March 5, 2023, at age 67. The preserved obituary gave visitation and funeral arrangements in St. Johns, Michigan.

Evidence limits

The source supports Green’s family connection and island visits, not island residence or a broader Beaver Island biography.

On March 25, 2023, the Beaver Island District Library posted an announcement for a 2023–2024 budget hearing.

Evidence limits

The surviving forum record contains only the announcement image. It does not establish the hearing schedule, proposed figures, attendance, public comments, or adopted budget.

On April 3, 2023, a forum notice offered mineral blocks for deer for pickup at Mark LaFreniere’s property.

Evidence limits

This is a short community distribution notice. It does not establish who organized the distribution, where blocks were placed, its legal status, or any effect on deer populations.

On May 1, 2023, a Beaver Island resident asked the forum whether anyone on the island repaired small engines such as snowblowers and power washers.

Evidence limits

The archive preserves the request but no response or completed repair. It is evidence of one resident’s search for service, not a survey of island repair capacity.

David “Dave” Avery, identified in the forum as a former Beaver Island resident, died on May 13, 2023.

Evidence limits

This is a brief community death notice. It establishes the former-resident connection but does not preserve a biography, funeral arrangements, or details of Avery’s time on the island.

On May 31, 2023, a Beaver Island Forum participant sought a used jon boat or similar small craft.

Evidence limits

The post records an individual request only. It does not establish a local market, water-access problem, available inventory, or a completed purchase.

Beaver Island AmVets Emmett Burke Post 46 announced a public presentation at Beaver Island Gallery for July 9, 2023. A later organizer reply described the presentation as successful.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves the announcement and a brief organizer assessment, but not the presentation subject, attendance, or independent event report.

The forum shared a sample ballot ahead of Beaver Island’s August 8, 2023 election. A follow-up raised a question about a St. James library-millage item.

Evidence limits

This is a ballot-notice relay with an uncatalogued image attachment. It does not establish the complete ballot, vote totals, certification, or outcome.

In September 2023, Beaver Island Community School published bid requests for ceiling and flooring work in the school gym.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves the school’s procurement announcement and links to external documents, but not the bid specifications, award, funding, construction, or completion record.