Source: ToP

St Paul Community Outreach Community Outreach Center (COC), in Calhan, held their 6th Annual Golf Tournament at the private Colorado Springs Country Club on June 23, 2014.  After a short rain & lightning delay, the 86 golfers played 18 holes and after finishing the course they met inside the banquet room to enjoy dinner and awards.   Some of the awards presented went to:

1st place team – Ralph Cruz, Chris Miller, Cole Miller, Steve Thompson

2^nd place team – Darrell Cirbo, Dennis Cirbo, Justin Cirbo, Spencer Smith

3rd place team – Dennis Mason, Dave Malmquist, Jed Bowman, Greg Stephens

4th place team – Dennis Carter, Mike Edgar, Nick Sims, Rick Wellington

Weekend drives in four different 2014 vehicles, courtesy of Red Noland Infinity Jaguar Land Rover were awarded to the following: Longest Drive-Page Crawford, Closest to the Pin-Jed Bowman, Longest Putt-Irv Fuchs, and Closest to the Line-Tyler Ververs.

Our Gold Sponsors were – Mountain View Electric Association, Ed Glaser Propane, Inc., Linx Cabling, Wells & West General Contractors.  The Beverage Cart Sponsor was Big Sandy Ranch.  Hole Sponsors consisted of Ed Glaser Propane, Inc, Dr. Nolan R. Behr, DDS, Voyages Adult Day Care Center, Farmers State Bank, Re-Ride Band, Alpine Vision, Accolade Homes of Calhan, Inc. Golf Ball Sponsors were Alpine Vision and Meridian Dental.  Business donors – Penrose St Francis Health Systems, The Independence Center, Meridian Dental, Vail Zip Adventures, Water World, Carl Jr’s, Swirly Cow Frozen Yogurt, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chick-Fil-A, Papa Murphy’s, Tucanos Brazilian Grill, Meineke Car Center, Guadalajara Family Mexican Restaurant, Cherokee Ridge Golf Course, Walmart Supercenter in Falcon, Harding Nursery, CC Tiger Hockey, Falcon Auto Service Center, Pappy’s Golf Shop, Tropic Tan, Great Clips, Sky Sox Baseball, Bandimere Speedway, Noodles & Co, Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Brunswick Zone, World Golf SandCreek, Denver Zipline Tours, GJ Gardner Homes, Tupperware by Liz Dillonaire, and the El Paso County Fair.  Our Hole in One prize was donated by Charlie Brown’s Good Time Travel offering a 5 night stay at the all-inclusive RIU Palace Riviera Maya Resort for 2, including round trip airfare from Denver & round-trip transfers from the Cancun airport.

The following businesses also participated: Daren Richard printed the hole sponsor signs, and Design’N Time in Calhan donated the green goodie bags.  The volunteers who donated their time and talents prior to and during the tournament were Linda McClelland, Janice & Kevin Peterson, Deb Drew, Nancy Rowles, Kelly Fowler, Pastor Tim Bettger, Calvin, Patty, Chad, Tiffany, Clint & Amanda Jolly, General Manager Kevin Sanger, PGA Professional Brad Gannaway & the staff at Colorado Springs Country Club.

The Community Outreach Coalition, which consists of community members and agencies that are offering their services to our rural communities, host networking meetings on the third Wednesday of every month at 1:30 at the El Paso County Swink Hall in Calhan.  Everyone is welcome to attend and experience the wealth of information shared at these meetings.  For more information regarding volunteering at the COC, golfing in the next tournament, sponsoring, donations, or general involvement with the Community Outreach Center and/or Coalition; please contact Calvin or Patty Jolly at 719-347-7638, Deb Drew, 719-347-3122 or Janice Peterson, 719-347-2188.

SAVE THE DATE:  The next COC (free) event is the 4th annual Health & Education fair hosted by the Community Outreach Center Coalition on Calhan’s Homecoming day; Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 10am to 2pm.  This event is held in conjunction with the Calhan Alumni and the Calhan Bulldog Booster Club who will be serving lunch, as a fundraiser, immediately following the parade until 1:30 pm.  Everything takes place under one roof – at the Whittemore Hall on the El Paso County Fairgrounds.  Please come, eat, visit, learn and take advantage of all the offerings provided by more than 60 vendors, to include free haircuts, screenings and prizes!