Tourney raises over $7,000 for foundation
July 12, 2013
The Super 1 Foods crew size up their shots during the fifth annual Fry Foundation golf tournament at Mirror Lake Golf Course.
After 18 holes of golf, the 66 golfers in the Fifth Annual Fry Healthcare Foundation Golf Tournament were ready to escape from the sharp wind and come inside the Mirror Lake Golf Course dining area for the steak dinner prepared by the Golf Course manager Ralph Lotspeich.

A fun time was had by all: volunteers who masterminded the tournament, and the golfer’s who played the course on Friday, June 14.

Over $7,000 dollars profit was raised from the tournament.

The Fry Healthcare Foundation was formed by community members to serve as a non-profit agency dedicated to collecting and dispersing funds, goods and services to meet the ongoing needs of Boundary Community Hospital. The Foundation members’ primary interest is fostering lifelong healthcare for our community. All the money raised at the Golf Tournament will be used for that end.

The Tournament’s two-person team winners are Glenn Fodge of Bonners Ferry and Russ Brisboy of Sandpoint. The first place prize was worth winning. They won clubhouse passes for two to seventeen Northwest Golf Courses; valued at $1,020.

“Many hands make light work,” was true in the case of the tournament, but special recognition should be given to Linda Hiatt, president, Fry Healthcare Foundation; Teresa Rae, Golf Tournament Coordinator, and Richelle Rode, Prize and Sponsorship Coordinator, for all the hours and planning they put into this very successful fund-raiser.

At 6:30 p.m. on the dot, Life Flight’s blue helicopter flew overhead then circled the Mirror Lake Golf Course clubhouse.

The skies had cleared forming a bright blue background as the helicopter circled. Life Flight Network provides medical transportation for the people of Boundary County who need air-flighted in certain medical situations.

Jim Leonard of Life Flight Network spearheaded the Great Golf Ball Drop.

Local community members purchased 420 golf balls at $5 each, raising $2,100.

Each ball was numbered and dropped over the ninth hole of the golf course using a scissor lift following the helicopter’s visit. Along with 419 other golf balls, golf ball number 201, belonging to Michael Stevens, hit the ground then began slowly separating itself from the rest of the gaggle of golf balls as it meandered towards the ninth hole.

Finally, lucky number 201 dropped into the cup. Stevens won a 55 inch LED Insignia Flat Screen Television donated by Life Flight Network and valued at $1,000.

Tournament sponsors were; Eagle Sponsors — Idaho Forest Group, Yellowstone Insurance Exchange, Kootenai Health and Boundary Computers; Birdie Sponsor — Riverside Auto Sales; Par Sponsors — J.B. Tire and Automotive, Panhandle State Bank, EL Internet, and Potlatch Union; and Donators— Gardiner Prime Angus Ranch and Echo Springs Transition Center.

Boundary Community Hospital Community Relations Coordinator Marcia Morman says, “thank you to all sponsors, volunteers, players, and Mirror Lake Golf Course staff for a successful tournament. See you next year.”