By John Mather, Staff Reporter
It might have been better weather for a pond hockey game but more than 160 golfers came to Whitetail Crossing Golf Club in Mundare Aug. 21 for the 12th Annual Reeve’s Golf Tournament.
It was warmer when the sun broke through the clouds, but most of the day was very windy and cold.
In the past 11 years, Reeve David Diduck said the golf tournament had raised more than $201,000 for various charities in the County. For the past couple of years the recipient of the proceeds has been the Lamont County Food Bank.
“In addition to providing food baskets to those in need in our County and municipalities,” said Diduck at the end of tournament banquet.
“They are also in the process of planning and building a larger building to better serve our community. That is where all the proceeds from this year’s tournament will be going.”
He said he really appreciated the staff who put a great deal of effort into making the tournament a success.
Councillors cooked burgers and kuby burgers at the halfway point for golfers.
Lamont County Food Bank director of operations Jody Zachoda and several volunteers also worked at the tournament.
“To the sponsors and supporters of this tournament, your support fuels the belief in everything we do,” she told the crowd.
She added the food bank was holding a round table discussion and dinner to talk about the building planning. It will take place at 5007 – 44 St., in Lamont, Sept. 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Kelly Baker won a Bruderheim golf bag and Mike Bronsard the new public works foreman for the Chipman Public Works Department won the 50-50 draw and took home $1,075. Of that amount he returned $575 back to the food bank.
The winners of the tournament were the team of Dennis Chmilar, Daryn Wright, Greg Pellech, and Shawn Bazin.
Many of the participants in the tournament said they were repeat players who farmed in either Lamont County or neighbouring Minburn.
