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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 2024WHERE: Hot Springs Village----Granada Golf Course

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Fall Fest Tree
Fall Fest Tree
The Knights' annual fall fest was held Friday, October 25.  It was a great success with 220 tickets sold, especially given a competing all-day fundraiser at St John's School in Hot Springs and a concert at the Woodlands.  The Fall Fest has a long history of being one of the Council's primary fundraisers.  Petit Jean Meat Products in Morrilton has been a supporter for several years and this year donated 75 lbs ($290 value) of ham for the event.

The menu consisted of a garden salad, a thick piece of ham, sweet potato and baked beans.  A large variety of delicious desserts was provided by the Ladies of the Sacred Heart volunteers.   A concert by the  Village Big Band followed the dinner.  Knight and keyboard player Steve Fetcko was the liaison with the band which featured Dave Major and Maureen Morgan as vocal soloists.

There was a number of activities prior to the dinner itself, including the auctioning of certificates donated by businesses for the Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities.  Working with Milt Spaniel, Bill Nosek was called upon to facilitate this function.  Bids ranged from $15 - $300 to wrap up the campaign.  A large blanket with the Knights of Columbus emblem was also auctioned.  A 50/50 drawing coordinated by Bill Hartnett netted six $30 awards for the winners.  The ham sales fundraiser was also kicked off with information and order forms available at the tables.

Council Director Gary Wolfer chaired the event, handled most of the publicity, and also served as its master of ceremonies.  He had a good group of volunteers to assist in preparing for and implementing the event including: ticket sales were managed by Bob Bowman with assistance from Gordon Wilson and Dave Witchger (others to be named); hall decorations were coordinated by Ruth Wolfer with help from Dottie Asten; hall preparations and set up were handled by Dick Biddle, Bob Bowman, Dave Johnston, Mike Kerwin, Bill Roe, Bud Runshang, Steve Schramer, Mike Welsh, and Dave Witchger; dessert preparations were coordinated by LOSH President Barb Potter with help from Beverly Abbott, Nancy Froning, Ruth Kerwin, Becky Roe, Pat Widlowski, and Ruth Wolfer.

Working with cook consultant Rick Hiemenz, Jack Widlowski led the kitchen effort with great support from Bill George, John Lucas, Jim Passe, Chuck Ralph, Tony Raymond, Dave Struthers,  Ed Voss, Jack Wallisch, and Ron Wilging; Ron Cuba and Terry Theisen handled the refreshment center; MIke Miller designed the promotional literature; and, John Bodensteiner did the photography.

Post-event clean up was done by Don and Beverly Abbott, Bill and Kathleen Nosek, Milt and Janice Spaniel, Norm and Virginia Vereecke, and Gary and Ruth Wolfer.  Laundry was taken care of by Kathleen Nosek, Janice Spaniel, Virginia Vereecke, and Ruth Wolfer.

With ticket sales of $3,095 and the auction of a KC blanket for $125, total receipts were $3,220 with expenses of $1,252 for a profit of $1,968.  Adding in the receipts from the 50/50 sales and the refreshment center will bring the net profit (preliminary estimate) to about $2,400.

Pictures of the evening can be viewed in Photos.