It seems like yesterday the town was bustling with visitors combing tents full of merchandise just outside of the newspaper office, the sounds of Bingo call letters and numbers resonating through our office windows with shouts of Bingo, “We’ve got another Bingo but hold your cards while we check, “and music piped in from the harbor park coming through the open alley windows.
Every five years, the Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP) require local public health agencies under the Minnesota State Statute to complete a plan. Cook County completed a draft of its 20232028 CHA and hosted a June meeting to gather community feedback on the report.
The Grand Marais Rec Park is a busy place this summer and with the Fisherman’s Picnic here, it will be even busier. While noticing that the occupancy was flat when compared to last July, Park Director David Tersteeg said “given our 3 percent rate increase year-overyear, the revenue was up 3 percent in July versus July 2022.
It was a good day for the locals during the end-of-the Fisherman’s Picnic drawing for prizes. The top three cash prizes all went to residents of Cook County, a rarity.
The annual Fisherman’s Picnic alumni baseball game was a back-and-forth affair with the “kids” beating the alumni 12-11. Hunter Gomez had four hits and three RBIs to lead the way for the Sr Legion team.
CCHE is hosting a Block Party on Sunday August 27th at the CCHE campus on West Third Street from 1-3. Please come help celebrate 27 years of service to the community with the North Shore Swing Band, cake, coffee, and treats! Join your friends and neighbors for games, raffles, BINGO and face-painting.
Brook Trout 1st- Jeff Keil 19” 2nd- Dan Viren 18 ¾” Lake Trout 1st- Justin Schliep 38 ½” 2nd- Justin Schliep 33 ½” Northern Pike 1st- Terry Kloss 27 ½” 2nd- Kevin Sheils 27 ¼” Salmon 1st Charly Trovall 32 ¼” 2nd-BillSimonowicz31½” Smallmouth Bass 1st Oppie Sheils 19 ½” 2nd Terry Kloss 19” Walleye 1st Kevin Sheils 30” 2nd Oppie Sheils 25” Kid’s Tournament 1st- Delaney Steblay 34” Lake Trout 2nd- Alexa Larson 31 ¼” Lake Trout 3rd- Delaney Steblay 28” Lake Trout Open Drawing winners: Charley Trovall, Thoms Leuty and Steve Bonin. Kids drawing winners: Alexa Larson, Delaney Steblay and Oppie Sheils.
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Cook County Council on Aging received grants from the Otto Bremer Trust. The Clinic was awarded a $50,000 grant for the Oral Health Task Force program, which provides preventive and restorative dental care for youth aged 0-26, expectant mothers, and low-income seniors in Cook County and the Grand Portage Reservation.
Best Class Reunion Float 1st- Class of 1983 2nd- Class of 2013 3ed- Class of 1963 Funniest Entry 1st- Hungry Hippie 2nd- Grand Marais State Bank 3rd- Shriner’s Cycos .