DEADLINE NEARS FOR PALO ALTO COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP
GOLF OUTING BENEFITING AREA STUDENTS

Those interested in golfing in the Palo Alto County Scholarship Golf Outing will want to get their registrations in soon.

The outing benefits students from Palo Alto County who attend Iowa Lakes Community College.  It will be held at the Emmetsburg Country Club on Friday, August 20.  Registration will begin at 11 a.m. with a shot gun start at Noon.

"This year, we're going to have twice as much fun because we're making it an 18-hole event," said Bill Lapczenski, one of the volunteers helping to organize the outing.

In addition, the college has been pleased with the support it has received from area businesses which have provided donations to be given away at the outing.

A hole-in-one contest where one lucky individual could receive $2,500 in cash and a donation in their name to the college foundation is being sponsored again by Hughes, Brennan and Wirtz Inc.

As of early August, other golf outing sponsors include:  Iowa Trust & Savings Bank; Agri-Services of Northern Iowa Inc. (ASI); Ken's Auto & Golf; Pepsi Americas of Estherville; Scott Telephone and Telecommunications; Teton Ranch Corporation; Schwartz Chiropractic and Acupuncture; Frevert-Ramsey-Kobes Architects-Engineers; State Bank of Spencer/Everly/Peterson, Security National Bank of Sioux City; Emmetsburg Publishing; Wells Fargo Bank; and, Farm Credit Services of America.

Additional gifts include a two-night stay at the Lakeside Casino/Resort in Osceola donated by the Palo Alto Development Corporation and the Lakeside Resort; a cooler of assorted meats donated by the Ruthven Meat Processing Inc.; a pair of binoculars with digital camera; a bag chair; and a stadium chair, just to name a few.

Area businesses interested in sponsoring a hole at the event are asked to contact Beth Kraft at 1-800-242-5106 ext. 410.

The golf outing will feature the Best Shot Format.  Following the event there will be a short awards program with a meal.

Proceeds from the Aug. 20 event will fund programs and scholarships for Palo Alto County residents attending Iowa Lakes Community College.