The Islanders Bank Celebrity Golf Classic was great!
Posted June 9, 2010 at 9:05 pm by Ian Byington
At Haley's after the Golf Classic - Lisa Moretti (center) gets her picture taken with a couple of her SeaGal pals....
You know, it’s happened every year since the early 1990s, and each year has a different feel to it.
I got a chance to say hey to former Husky & pro quarterback Sonny Sixkiller...
This year’s event was blessed with the best weather in ages – sunny & warm all day Saturday, into the warm evening. You could tell by the end of the day Saturday that the teams of golfers (folks are paired up with celebrities from all over the place) were having a great time – you could hear the laughing rolling across the verdant green of the Golf Club.
The salmon was prepped by John Vejvoda and his crew, and it’s nice to know you can’t undercook on the amount – the leftovers of the smoked salmon were auctioned off in the live auction. I heard that they cooked something like 650 pounds of the donated salmon…wow.
There were retired football players (Cam Cleeland, Chris Chandler, Sonny Sixkiller), radio personalities & announcers (including Delilah), one retired (I think) woman wrestler (islander Lisa Moretti, who went by Ivory back in the day), several of the Seattle SeaGals, and more.
The band was awesome....
The food was good, the golf was fun, the auction went well…and a good time was had by all.
Who does the money go to, that is raised by all this? Check here for the folks who are the beneficiaries.
Super job by a million volunteers, the FHHS Jazz Band (they rock), and organizers Maureen See, Ron Bates, Pat O’Day, and Becki Day.
The major business sponsors were: The Fairway Fund, Haley’s Bait & Grill, John L. Scott San Juan Island, CenturyTel, ValMark (Kings Market), Islander’s Bank, Kenmore Air, Trident Seafood’s, San Juan Air and the Journal of the San Juans.
Shoot, let’s do it again next year.
All focus: Bob Benz knocks down the putt for par at the last hole.
Never sounded better - the FHHS Jazz Band was tight as they entertained the people as they ate.....
Island golfers Jerry Price, Cody Price & Megan Cuomo had a great time in the Saturday sun....
Plenty of food for plenty of people, along with a beautiful island evening....
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