The team of Easton Popma, Dalton Palmer, and Cameron Kemen took first place Friday, August 4th at the 22nd Annual Dr. Maus Dawson-Boyd Community Scholarship Golf Tournament held at the Dawson Golf Course. Fourteen teams were on hand to participate in this years’ Golf Tourney. The best-ball tournament is a fun family event that provides participants a number of opportunities to win prizes at each hole. Almost everyone in attendance received a raffle prize, which were drawn at the end of the tourney.
The money raised from registration fees, hole sponsorships, and donations goes towards the Dr. Maus Dawson-Boyd Community Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is awarded annually to Dawson-Boyd graduates and alumni pursuing careers in healthcare. Proceeds from the Dr. Maus
Dawson-Boyd Community Scholarship Fund has provided over $57,500 in Scholarships! This year $1,000 scholarships were awarded to Kaitlin Wold, Nursing; Sadie Thompson, Nursing; Eli Weber, Pre-Medicine; Kaitlyn Willander, Nursing; and Sydney Giese, Physical Therapy.
The event was sponsored by the JMHS Foundation. As in other years, local businesses and individuals sponsored holes and contributed the prizes for the winners. Sponsors for this year’s tournament include the following. Major Sponsors: AGP, Dawson Co-op Credit Union, Dawson Engineering, Dynamic Advantage, Joyce Nikolaisen, KLQP FM Radio, Lac Qui Parle Co-op Oil and Muriel Stringer. Hole/Prize Sponsors: A&B Auto Parts, Al’s Mercantile, Ambient Chiropractic, Breberg Agency, Blue Grass Protein, Canby Farmers Grain, Dairy Queen, Dawson Drug & Gifts, Dawson Grain Co-op, Inc, Dawson Sentinel, Dawson Truck Parts/Viessman’s, Erickson Chevrolet, Farmers Insurance, Heartland Eye Care Center, Jeff Wicht Home Repair, Jim’s Clothing, Johnson Memorial Health Services, Ken Sather Construction, Lee Motors, Marc’s on Main, Midwest Truck Parts, Minnwest Bank, Minnwest Insurance Agency, Monica’s Apparel & Accessories, Morrie’s Auto Wash, Mycogen Seeds & Channel Seeds, Sadie Zaiser Family, Sather Building Supply, Strand Insurance Agency, Swenson, Nelson and Stulz, The Country Butcher, The Rusty Duck, Tri-County Insurance, Beverly Skordahl, Kari Stringer and Virgil Thompson.
A special thank you to Mike Erickson and Danny Lee for helping to organize the golf tournament. For more information or to donate to the Dr. Maus Dawson-Boyd Community Scholarship Fund please contact Kristyn Wicht or Saundra Snobl at the JMHS Foundation at 320-769-4393.
