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Yellow Jacket golf classic and sports auction raises $14,800 in scholarship dollars

Nearly 80 golfers participated in the 10^th annual Gold Dust Yellow Jacket Golf Classic at the Spearfish Canyon Country Club. Proceeds from the golf tournament and sports auction raised more than $14,800 for athletic scholarships at BHSU. Tom Engen, a hole prize winner, putts as fellow golfers Mike Schultz and Mark Brockley look on.

The annual fund raiser, which is open to the public, featured an 18-hole Texas best-shot golf tournament and a sports and leisure auction. Both events are designed to raise money to support Yellow Jacket athletics.

Steve Meeker, institutional advancement director at BHSU and coordinator of the fund raiser, said, "This year's event was very successful. We had 79 golfers that netted $4,906 and raised $9,958 from the auction."

Meeker said the Gold Dust's overall sponsorship of the day's events and the businesses that contributed individual hole prizes and auction items were once again important to the tournament's success and very much appreciated.

The tournament's winning foursome in the men's division were Ron Junek, Jack Lynass, Greg Hartman, and Myles Kennedy. Each received $50 in auction money, a BHSU t-shirt and a $25 gift certificate at the Spearfish Canyon Pro Shop. Prizes were donated by Financial Benefits/Harvey Krautschun, the Yellow Jacket Foundation and the BH Alumni Association.

The first-place couple’s team included Jim and Mickee Rarick and Al and Linda Lambert. Each received $50 in auction money, a BHSU t-shirt and a $25 gift certificate from the Spearfish Canyon Pro Shop. Prizes were donated by Wolff’s Plumbing and Heating, the Yellow Jacket Foundation and the BH Alumni Association.

The winning seniors' team for the fourth consecutive year was the foursome of Herman Boner, Paul Roach, Howard Harvey and Pat Freiberg. They were tied this year by the senior team of Cliff Feist, Ernie Davis, Robert Singer, and Walt Saubers. Each received $50 in auction money, BHSU t-shirt and a $25 gift certificate at the Spearfish Canyon Country Club. Gift sponsors were the Yellow Jacket Foundation and the BH Alumni Association.

Last but not least were the golfers at the end of the winner's column: John Ziegler, Tom Spawn, Mike Miller, and Barry Crowell. They received admission to the Filly’s Pub and Comedy Club in Rapid City.

Men’s putting contest winners were Lonnie Haugland and Norb Weisbeck, first and second. The winner received $50 in auction money and, admission to the Filly’s Pub and Comedy Club in Rapid City and the runner-up received $25 in auction money and Spearfish Canyon Country Club jacket. The putting contest was sponsored by Dr. Scott Graslie and the Filly’s Pub and Comedy Club, and the Yellow Jacket Foundation.

Women’s putting contest winners were Linda Lambert and Judy Shaw. Lambert received $50 in auction money and, admission for two to Filly’s Pub and Comedy Club. Shaw received $25 in auction money and a Spearfish Canyon Country Club jacket. Receiving an award for the longest distance traveled to participate in the golf tournament went to Kip Lenhart, Ft. Wayne, Ind. He received a BHSU jacket sponsored by Perkin’s Family Restaurant.

Individual hole prizes were awarded in 18 categories. Hole, contest event, winner, prize and sponsors were as follows:

The 11th annual Gold Dust Yellow Jacket Golf Classic and Sports and Leisure Auction is tentatively set again for next June at the Spearfish Canyon Golf Course and the convention center at the Holiday Inn of the Northern Black Hills. A specific date and time will be announced next spring.