Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 2016 Golf Tournament fields 27 teams


The winner of the Veterans Memorial Hospital Health Care Foundation’s 23rd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament held June 20 was team “Waukon State Bank” with a score of 62.Pictured, left to right, are team members Dan Denk and Jeremy Curtin. Not pictured is team member Sam Mount. The Foundation Golf Tournament is an annual event held each year in June at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. Submitted photo.

The 23rd annual Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Golf Tournament was held on Monday, June 20 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. Twenty-seven teams of three participated in this tournament. Each team enjoyed 18 holes of golf plus lunch and dinner prepared by Rich Schulte, Marge and Bud Strike, and the Foundation Directors.

The Foundation gives credit for the success of this tournament to the many local businesses that provide great prizes so everyone participating wins. Plus many businesses serving this area contribute as hole sponsors to the tournament making it an enjoyable, community-wide event.

The hole sponsors for this 23rd annual event included: Athena Health, Avadyne Health (two holes), Coverys/MHA Insurance (two holes), Dalco, EideBailey, Fairway Outdoor Advertising, Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank, Freedom Bank, Gundersen Waukon Cinic, Hartig Drug, Henkel Construction/Accord Architecture, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, LC Signs, LaMair-Mulock-Condon Company, Mayo Waukon Clinic, New Albin Savings Bank, Northgate Care Center, Ricoh, USA Inc., RW Pladsen, Inc., Systems Equipment, Torkelson Motors of Waukon, Waukon Dental, Waukon Harley Davidson, and Waukon State Bank.

This year, the numerous prizes were donated by the following individuals and businesses:  Alliant Energy, Bemiss Distributing, Bud and Marge Strike, Carquest, Coverys/MHA Insurance, Cunningham Hardware, Dave’s Gus and Tony’s, Double D Liquors, Dr. Larry Barthel, Edward Jones, Elkader Golf and Country Club, Empty Nest Winery, Epic Wear, Farm Bureau Insurance, Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, Fiddler’s On the Green (Whalen’s), Fiesta Vallarta, German Farmers Mutual Insurance, Goodfella’s, Gordy’s Auto Body, Green Valley Getaway, Grinnell Mutual Insurance, Grizzly Coolers, Gundersen Health Waukon Clinic, Hacker Nelson & Co., Hausladen’s Auto Supply, Horsfall’s Lansing Variety, Houg Chiropractic, Impro Products, Iowa Hospital Association, International House of Frybread, Jet’s Meat Processing, Jim’s Appliance, Krambeer Barber Shop, Kristi’s Stylesetter Salon, Larre’s Service and Repair, Leiran Auto Repair, MaCal Grove Country Club, Main  Feature Theatre & Pizza, Martin Funeral Home, Mayo Waukon Clinic, McMillan Muffler, Mindy Mae’s Rays, Milty’s, Mulligan’s Grill  Pub, Norplex Micarta, Northgate Care Center, Old Rossville Store, Oneota Golf & Country Club, Pepsi Cola Bottling, Peterson’s Auto Repair, ProBuild, Red Geranium Floral and Gifts, S&D Café, Shep’s Riverside Bar & Grill, Silvercrest Golf & Country Club, Stoney Creek Inn, Sycamore Floral, System’s Equipment, TriCity Golf & Country Club, UPS, Upper Iowa Insurance, Village Farm & Home-Lansing, Village Farm & Home-Waukon, Waukon City Club, Waukon Golf & Country Club, Waukon Greenhouse, Waukon Harley Davidson, Waukon State Bank, West Side Waukon Lumber, WW Homestead Dairy, Waukon Banquet Center, Waukon Veterinary Service, and West Side Café .

Special hole in one contests were sponsored by Farm Bureau Agents Wade Bucknell and Andy Moore, and also by Waukon Implement.  Volunteers Jack Marsden and Tom Novak were witnesses for these contests.

Many other businesses and individuals pitched in to help with the food expenses and preparation, including Cynda’s West Side Café, Quillin’s Food Ranch, Casey’s, Kwik Star, Fareway, Bud and Marge Strike, Rich Schulte, and the entire Foundation Board.

The 27 teams participating in the tournament consisted of three people each who played a best shot tournament.  The winner of the Veterans Memorial Hospital Health Care Foundation’s 23rd Annual Golf Tournament with a score of 62 was team “Waukon State Bank” consisting of Dan Denk, Jeremy Curtin and Sam Mount.

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation, including Sue Blagsvedt, Dan Denk, Amy Cote’, Jane Dietrich, Jackie Halverson, Kevin Hanson, Ardie Kuhse, Craig Lensing, Dennis Lyons, Gail Prestemon, Ann Roed, Jeanette Ruegnitz, Nona Sawyer, Nancy Schoh, and Matt Teslow, sponsor this annual golf tournament, which is held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club in June of each year.