Staff photos/ Brian Larsen
As hundreds of people looked on, and the children crowded nearest—smiling in glee—Grand Marais Mayor Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux got his head, beard and even his eyebrows shaved off by Andrea (Peterson) Everson to raise money for Paulina (Smith) Backstrom, who is suffering from Stage 4 Thymus cancer. Jay’s loss of hair ended up raising more than $7,500 in donations to the Backstrom family.
Left: Andrea, Jay and Paulina pose for a picture following the epic clipping. Above: Skyport Lodge & Raven Rock Grill was the site of what turned out to be a giant fundraiser for the Backstrom family. Sven & Ole’s donated 115 pizzas and merchants throughout the county donated items for drawings for the 600 or so folks who came out in support of the family.
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