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Monkey Island Kicks Off Fireworks Fundraising Drive
As Grand Lake emerges from the COVID-19 quarantine era, Monkey Islanders are pla  nning a bigger-and-better-than-ever Independence Day fireworks celebration at Shangri-La Resort Friday, July 3. Fundraising efforts are officially underway and the Monkey Island Fireworks Committee is urging lakers to donate generously in order to maximize the celebration.
"Freedom Isn't Free - and neither are the fireworks we use to celebrate it," is the header on the fundraising flyer distributed by Fireworks Committee members Peggy Howard, Doug Smith, and Mike Williams.
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A week from this coming Friday will find us launching the Memorial Day weekend of 2020. With all the Covid-19 news and statistics, it has gotten lost in the shuffle that our first major holiday will come as early as possible when perhaps later might have been better. But a week wouldn't change the outcome as this one will certainly be different than those celebrated in recent years. With social distancing, restaurant seating mandates and so many other things brought about by this dreaded virus, the new normal will leave a lot to be desired. Some of the favorites, like Mooney's, are electing to remain carry-out only so call ahead to be sure would be our recommendation. Hopefully, this pandemic won't take precedence over honoring all those vets who laid it on the line to preserve our way of life.
We probably won't hear chambers and other organizations crowing about Grand Lake being the third or fourth largest city in the state on a holiday weekend, but it's still a great place to be on any weekend, or week day for that matter. There's just something about the waters of Grand Lake sports fans, which can't be matched by a well-manicured body of water, featuring a pair of swans in an upscale residential development or a fountain in a downtown metroplex. Simply put, absorb those healing waters provided by our magnificent pond...Stay Calm & Boat On. All that negative stuff will be wherever you came from when a return to work is inevitable. (more)
In a celebration undampened by COVID-19, three Grove High School seniors were named winners of the Grove Rotary College Scholarships on Monday, May 4. The students gathered at the high school entrance - keeping social distance - where they were greeted by Rotarians honking their horns as the checks were presented.
Winners of the 2020 scholarships, each valued at $7,200 paid out over four years, are Trace Arnold, Rachel Reyes, and Dakota Rickey. They were among 18 outstanding seniors, representing about 13 percent of the senior class, who applied for the coveted award.
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