Daily Press file photo The last cruise ship docks in Escanaba in early October. Cruises were discontinued after only one summer.

AUGUST

1 — After multiple months without a written contract between the county and newly-hired County Administrator Ashleigh Young, the Delta County Board of Commissioners officially offered Young a contract.

5 — A second stabbing has been reported in Escanaba in less than a week. The latest incident early Saturday morning has left a man with serious injuries, according to Escanaba Public Safety officers.

Another man was stabbed in the forearm Thursday, Aug. 3 in Escanaba. The two stabbings are not related.

The latest stabbing occurred at 12:24 a.m. Saturday in the back lounge area of the Granada Bar, 330 S 10th St., in Escanaba. Escanaba Public Safety officers were called to the bar after a report of a man being stabbed. When they arrived at the bar, officers found that a man had been stabbed in the abdo- men. He suffered serious injuries and was taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment by Rampart EMS.

7 — A circuit judge rejected the appeals of three Delta County Commissioners who challenged the language for petitions seeking their recall during a hearing. “The recall language is crystal clear, and the reason for the recall is specifically and precisely stated. It is surprising to this court that anyone could suggest otherwise,” Judge Christopher S. Ninomiya told commissioners Bob Barron, Bob Petersen, and Dave Moyle during the hearing.

8 –The Bark River-Harris School District has announced the appointment of Jeremy Pach as superintendent.

8 — Manistique man was found not guilty in the shooting death of 55-year-old Douglas Orr of Cooks. Trevor Gault, age 36, faced charges including open murder and a felony firearms in connection with Orr’s death, but was found not guilty by a jury on all charges.

The shooting took place on the evening of June 17, 2020. Orr was critically injured during the incident at his home in Cooks, and died ten days later after being airlifted to Marquette for treatment.

15 — Bridget Paidl, 17, is crowned the 2023 Upper Peninsula State Fair Queen by 2022 Fair Queen Kassey Labadie. Paidl attends Stephenson High School and was sponsored in the contest by Paidl’s Hardware. Also recognized during the crowning ceremony was frist runner up in the queen category Trinity Busick, 18; 2023 Upper Peninsula State Fair Princess Kora Beaudo, 15, who was sponsored by To-Ne-Hil Farms LLC; first runner up in the princess category Abilene Axtell, 14; 2023 Upper Peninsula State Fair Junior Princess Alayna Johnson, 13, sponsored by Christian Park Village; first runner up in the junior princess category Liana Beaudo, 10; and second runner up in the junior princess category Kadence Lemanski, 11.

15 — Steers were judged in the beef show ring at the U.P. State Fair The heavyweight grand champion steer, shown by Emma Verbeek, weighed in at 1409 pounds. The

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