Veterans Day Golf Outing Raises $1,755

Showing the check for $1,755 were, left to right, Chris Thies Sr., Manny Wei and Chris Thies Jr.

The 12th Annual Veterans Day Golf Outing was held at the Cardinal Golf Course in Effingham Sunday.

Forty-five golfers competed and $1,755 was raised for the Effingham County Veterans Memorial and the American Legion Honor Guard. bringing the total raised to date to $16,400.

The winning team consisted of Pete Goeckner, Adam Goeckner and Ryan Wei.  Second place went to Rick Brockett, Jim Tull, Les Rodgers and Joe Friemuth.

The sponsors were Effingham American Legion, Cardinal Golf Course, Sanitation Service, Dixon Golf, The Elks, Siemer Milling, Niemergs, Effingham Event Center, Effingham Asphalt, Wal-Mart, Effingham New Car Dealers, Pagel’s Silver Dollar Lanes, Effingham Tire and Auto, Starbucks, Martin's IGA, Dr Nayak, Effingham VFW, Linder’s Limited, Federated Auto Parts, Mason’s Sales, Global Tech Logistics, Boos Inc, Sporty’s Beverage, Dr. Koeger and Truckers Pub.