Youth Camp Golf Benefit Recap

4th Annual Lake Sarah Youth Camp Golf Benefit held on July 28th at the Sandhill Golf Course, Fertile, MN and was sponsored by Minnesota Farmers Union Organization and Minnesota Farmers Union Insurance Agencies.
There were forty golfers taking part in the beautiful day of golfing. The winners of the contest during the golf event were Sam Melbye, Crookston, MN won the longest putt on hole # 4 and closest 2nd shot on hole # 6. Ron Sannes, Fertile, MN won longest putt on hole # 8 and closet to pin on hole # 7.
There were four first place winning groups of two scoring 37, they were the teams of Tom Nelson and Ron Sannes, Dean Pederson & Tim Ness, Byran Gwin and Mark Gazing, Mike Sorenson and Terry Guttermson. The second place team of Mark Berhow and James Gunufson scored 38. Third place with a score of 39 had a three way tie with teams of Pete and Andrew Shae, Eric Jacobson and Cris Anderson, Craig and Barb Larson.
The Hole – in – one contest was sponsored by the Sandhill Supper Club, Fertile, MN owner Mark Berhow. They collected $94 dollars but no one got the hole - in - one which was a new set of golf clubs.

The following businesses donated a hole sponsorships of $100 or more for the Golf Event: Beltrami Farmers Elev., The Other Place, Fertile, MN, TDS Fertilizer, Inc., Fertile, MN, Clayton & Carol Engelstad, Mentor, MN, Northside Express, Fertile, MN, Al & Laura’s Foods, Al & Terry’s Processing & Fertile Wine & Spirits, Fertile, MN, Olson Farms Seed, Inc., Fertile, MN, Wendell & Penny Johnson, Crookston, MN, NVF Inc., Fertile, MN, Olson & Son Excavating, Fertile, MN, Christain Motors Inc., Fertile, MN, Minkota Techologies, Winger, MN, Ada Auto Dealers, Ada, MN, Fertile Oil Company, Fertile, MN, CHS – Mahnomen Elevator, Mahnomen, MN, Titan Machinery, Winger, MN, Norman County Farmers Union, Gary, MN, First State Bank, Fertile, MN, and Farmers Union Agency, Fosston, MN. The total 19 hole sponsorships took in $3500 cash that will be matched by Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation.

The total other cash donations were given by the following businesses and people: Bergeson Nursery, Fertile, MN, Russell Wilson, Mentor, MN, John P. Vraa, Climax, MN, Lucken’s Inc, Winger, MN, Lynn Lucken, Winger, MN, John & Debbie Anderson, Elbow Lake, MN, a donation from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Ultima Banks in Winger and Fosston, MN, Marsh Creek Pembina Farmers Union Local, Mahnomen, MN, First Financial Bank, Twin Valley, MN, Lepiers Oil Company, Fosston, MN, Erskine Agency, Erskine, MN, Ron Hanson, Fertile, MN, Milo & Peggy Ystenes, Winger, MN, Carl & Connie Moland, Fertile, MN, Mark & Michelle Gunufson, Fertile, MN, Russell Gunufson, Fertile, MN, Wayne & Bertha Gunufson, Fertile, MN, Craig & Cindy Engelstad, Fertile, MN, Eric & Tracee Engelstad, Fertile, MN, Terry Vasenden of Sierra Health Mart Pharmacy, Reno, NV., Richard Wellman, Fertile, MN Harvey Solheim, Crookston, MN, Fertile Building Center, Fertile, MN, and Mark Berhow, Fertile, MN. The total from other cash donations totaled $4275.80 and this amount will be matched by Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation.