One of the community members recognized with a Move It! award last year was tennis player Gene Glader of Grand Marais. Glader was nominated by his friend, Francis Jarchow, who was also a Move It! nominee. If you know someone who goes the extra mile to get others to be active, consider nominating them for this year’s award.
Once again during the month of May, nominations will be accepted for awards for a Cook County resident who inspires others to move more. Maybe it’s someone who helps his or her neighbor in the garden or someone fighting cancer who still gets out hiking after chemo treatments; a child who encourages his or her classmates to play outside no matter the weather, or a Care Center resident who loves to dance! There are amazing people all around us who are Movin’ It! Send us your stories!
Congratulations to last year’s inspiring winners—Rusty Day, Yvonne Mills and Gene Glader.
Submit your nominations for a chance to win one of six prizes. A panel from the Cook County News Herald, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, and Cook County Senior Center will pick winners from the entries. In early June, prizes will be awarded in three categories; children, adults, seniors. Each winner will receive a $40 gift certificate to a local business for the nominee and a $20 gift certificate for the nominator! Send nominations of 200 – 300 words to: Cook County News-Herald, PO Box 757, Grand Marais MN 55604 or email to starnews@boreal.org. Deadline for Nominations: Monday, May 25.
Questions? Contact Rhonda Silence at the News-Herald at (218) 387-9100; Kristin Wharton at the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic 387- 2330, or Bev Greene at the Senior Center 387-2660.
Funding for the Move It! Awards are provided in part by the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Cook County News-Herald, and the Cook County Senior Center.
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