Annual Veterans Golf Outing Earns $1,570

Presenting a check for $1,570 for the Effingham County Veterans Memorial, left to right, Jim Tull, Jeff Rodgers, Chris Thies, Joel Holmes, Chuck Hoelscher, Rick Stodden and Manny Wei.

The 7th Annual Veterans Day Golf Outing was held at the Cardinal Golf Course in Effingham Monday.

Sixty golfers took advantage of the nice weather with $1,570 raised for the Effingham  County Veterans Memorial bringing the total raised to date to $9,600.

The winning team consisted of Jeff Brown, Mark Ries, Bob Arnold and Stan Thompson. Second place went to Manny Wei, Ron White, Ken Dasenbrock and Jerry Lindsey. Third place went to Joel Holmes, Gary Ellis, Vic Provinzano, Rich Caldwell and Janet Hardiek.

The sponsors were Effingham Truck Sales, Sanitation Service, The Elks, Johnson’s Funeral Home, Crossroads Bank, MBI, Niemergs, Wayne Donsbach, Effingham Asphalt, Biermans Welding, Wal-Mart, Wente Plumbing, Joe Weis, Teutopolis American Legion, UNKL Milt and Shirley Campton, Sporty’s Liquor, Southtown Car Wash, TGI Fridays, Larry’s Barber Shop, Kenny Birch, Miller Oil Investments, Effingham New Car Dealers, Just Rite, Dennis Johnson, The American Red Cross, Dominos Pizza, Effingham Tire and Auto, K-Bowl, Steak and Shake, Lion’s Liquors, , Ryan’s Steakhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings, Ruby Tuesdays, Starbucks, Koerners Distributors, Martins IGA, Jim Tull, Joel Holmes, Pro Lube, DAV, El Rancherito’s, Long John Silvers, Denny’s Restaurant, Panda Express, Fisher Auto Parts, Ludwig Lumbers, Jeff Rodgers of the Cardinal Pro Shop and The Cardinal Golf Course.

Special thanks to the Cardinal Golf Course and the RAT Checkers for organizing the event.