by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
The ever-popular Cookout with Cops will take place Thursday, Aug. 25 in Sartell, and those who plan to attend should register as soon as possible to make planning possible for its organizers.
Call 320-258-7365 to register. Anyone 55 or older is invited to the free event.
Cookout with Cops will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at the St. Francis Xavier Church’s Gathering Place.
Cookout with Cops is an annual summer event hosted by the officers of the Sartell Police Department. It’s a way for older folks and officers to get to know one another, and safety and health concerns mutual to one and all. Hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, other fixings and refreshments will be provided.
At this year’s gathering, personnel from Gold Cross Ambulance will be on the scene, as well as a speaker from the Violent Offenders Task Force and possibly a canine with its police officer, according to Amber Molitor, community-service officer for the Sartell Police Department.

Senior citizens help themselves in the Cookout for Cops punchline during the 2013 event, sponsored by the Sartell Police Department. The next cookout will take place Aug. 25, and those who hope to come should register now.