1st Annual Glow Ball Scramble
The 1st Annual Glow Ball Scramble will be held Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Canaan Country Club, Canaan, CT.
Please sign up ASAP, as there are only 40 spots available!
This will be an 8 hole circuit (1, 7, 8 & 9), which will be played twice.
The format will be a shotgun start scramble.
There will be 10 foursomes and it will be WALKERS only.
The price is $28 each and includes one free drink voucher per person.
Glow balls will be provided but need to be returned.
If your team returns ALL FOUR BALLS AS A GROUP each member will receive an additional well drink or bottle of beer FREE!
The 1st place team members will each win a $20 gift card.
Please visit the club to sign up or call the pro shop @ 860-824-7683.
Kara Zinke
No one can know how many lives have been made better thanks to Kara Zinke. The 18 year old died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1993. Back then, because Kara was an organ donor, four people’s lives were saved through the gifts of her heart, kidneys and liver.
These days Kara’s family organizes the Kara Zinke Emergency Fund Golf Tournament to help local families who, because of illness, accident or other tragedy, find themselves in emergency situations. The funds, often as much as $13,000 a year or more, are distributed through a partnership with the Canaan Northwest Lions Club.
20 foursomes teed up for Saturday’s 10th Annual Tournament at the Canaan Country Club where the mood was festive and the weather was New England autumn gorgeous, and four generations of Zinkes were on hand to oversee the event.
For the Zinke family the money raised from this tournament is their way to give back to a community that showed them so much kindness when they needed it most.
The Annual Kara Zinke Emergency Fund Golf Tournament is the organization’s major fundraiser for the year. To learn more about the fund or to make a donation visit thekarazinkeemergencyfund@yahoo.com.
Winsted Elks Annual Golf Tournament Full
This Event is Full
The Winsted Elks Annual Golf Tournament will be held at the Canaan Country Club May 15, 2021.
Golf – The last Sports Refuge ?
The golf course may be the last sports refuge in these crazy times.
At its essence, golf is a solitary sport, and even when enjoyed with others there is a natural distance between players. But even on the links some changes have emerged to help keep everyone safe.
The most obvious change of course is there can be no post-round beers at the bar or lunch either since all restaurants are closed. But course eateries are still offering snacks, lunch-type foods like sandwiches and beverages to take onto the course.
Here is what some of the public courses in the sportingAcause.com Tri-State area are doing to accommodate golfers in coronavirus world.
Egremont Country Club, South Egremont, MA- not open yet, hope to be open soon.
Hotchkiss School Golf Course, Lakeville, CT – may open as soon as April 1st.
Fairview Farm Golf Course, Harwinton, CT – open for the season, burgers, dogs, sandwiches and beverages available to take on the course.
Green Woods Country Club, Winsted, CT – not open yet.
Quarry View Golf Course, Canaan, CT – course and driving range open, no food options.
Undermountain Golf Course, Copake, NY – open, beverages and snacks available to take on the course , no lunch menu yet.
Winding Brook Country Club, Valatie, NY – tentative opening date March 29th.
Canaan Country Club, Canaan, CT – open but without carts, limited luncheon items and beverages available for takeout.
Links at Union Vale, Lagrangeville, NY – beverages and sandwich menu to go. Also only allowing one golfer per cart and only a couple people in the pro shop at a time.
Other measures that some clubs are taking to avoid the virus spread are no rakes in the sand traps, no ball washers, leaving the pin in while putting and using raised cups (when your putt hits the raised cup lip it is considered “in”).
Many courses are also sanitizing carts after each use.
Before you tee off, check with the pro shop at your favorite course to see what changes they’ve made to help ensure our safety.
Knights of Columbus Adam S. Michalek Memorial Golf Tournament
The Knights of Columbus Adam S. Michalek Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, October 7, 2019 at The Canaan Country Club, 74 High St., Canaan, CT 06018. Rain date is Oct. 8th.
The entry fee for the 18 hole, four-person scramble format event is $110 per person which includes green fees, cart, coffee and donuts, lunch, on course contests, on course beverages, awards and dinner.
On course contests include closest to the pin, longest drive, closest to the line and double your money. There is also a putting contest.
This event is limited to the first 16 foursomes, so sign up early. Register by contacting:
Frank Perotti
P.O. Box 538
Canaan, CT 06018
(860) 824-5509
(cell) (860) 920-2353
or
Jerry Baldwin
181 Main St.
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-9996
(cell) (860) 806-6013
Make check payable to : K of C. Council 1520 and return by October 1st.
The tournament day schedule is as follows:
9:30-10:30 am Sign up, coffee and donuts
11:00 – 11:45 am Lunch
Noon Shotgun start
4:30 pm Awards, raffles, auction and Dinner
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Knights of Columbus scholarship fund for local students.
Raffle and auction items from businesses or individuals are welcome.
For more information call Jerry or Frank at the above numbers.
Thank you to these 2018 sponsors!
Printmaster
Canaan Auto Supply
Curves
Stop & Shop
Roma Pizza
Zia Marie
Barrington Outfitters
Mountainside
Drury & Patz
Thornhill Nursery
Hotchkiss School
Deano’s
Litchfield Bancorp
Wake Robin Inn
Black Rabbit Bar & Grille
Riley’s Furniture
Camp Sloane
Salisbury Wines
Caddie Shack
Tech Air
Dave’s Tire
Ed’s Auto
Wm. Perotti & Sons
Freund’s Farm Market
Bill Tierney
Moe Spadaccini
Crane’s
Stadium System
Cordial Shop
State Line Wine and Spirits
Mahaiwe Jewelers
McDonald’s
Herrington’s
Smith & Watson
Hotchkiss School Golf
Salisbury Pharmacy
Interlaken Inn
Boathouse
Ascendant Compliance Management
On The Run
N E Cleaners
Founders
White Hart Inn
Katie Baldwin Designs
Falls Village Inn
Tadiello Electric
Segalla Sand & Gravel
C.A. Lindell
Railroad Café
Quarry View Golf Course
Allyndale Corp
Lindell Fuel
Decker & Beebe
Salisbury Bank & Trust
Main St. Hair
State Line Pizza
Canaan Vision Center
Sand Road Animal Hospital
Egremont Country Club
Pop’s Diner
Jerry Baldwin
LaBonnes
Woodland
National Iron Bank
Lakeville Golf
Mizza’s
Harney & Sons
Passports
Elizabeth’s
Megan Conklin
Rose Hill Kitchen and Bath
Curtis Insurance
Plimpton & Hills
Jacob’s Garage
Laurelbrook Natural Resources
Black Forest Bakery
Geer
If we have missed anyone we apologize. We truly appreciate your donation!
Kara Zinke Emergency Fund 9th Annual Golf Tournament
The Kara Zinke Emergency Fund 9th Annual Golf Tournament, will be held Saturday, September 7 2019 at the Canaan Country Club, 74 High St., Canaan, CT 06018.
The price for the 18 hole, four-person scramble is $110 per person which includes green fees, cart, prizes, lunch and a buffet dinner. On-course contests include closest to the hole, longest drive for men and women, a 50-50 challenge and a putting contest and raffle. There is a dinner-only option for $40.
Although golfers may register on tournament day, organizers recommend early registration because the tournament always fills up before the day of the event. Pre-register by calling Brenda Fife at (860) 671-1645.
The tournament day schedule is as follows:
9:30 am Registration and continental breakfast
11:00 am Shotgun Start
Lunch at the turn
Buffet Dinner and Awards.
Sponsorship opportunities range from $50-$500. Raffle prize donations are also most welcome.
For sponsor information call Brenda Fife at (860) 671-1645.
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Kara Zinke Emergency Fund, a division of the Canaan Northwest Lion’s Club. The tournament was started by the Zinke family in honor of Kara Zinke, who passed away in 1993. In the past year, the Fund has provided $13,000 to 26 families in need. The Fund is a way for the Zinke family to give back to the community for the kindnesses that they received after Kara’s passing.
To learn more about the Kara Zinke Emergency Fund, again, call Brenda Fife at (860) 671-1645 or email thekarazinkeemergencyfund@yahoo.com.
Thanks to these generous sponsors:
Lone Oak Camp Sites
Ed’s Auto Parts Inc.
Salisbury Visiting Nurses Association
Tadiello Electric
Laurelbrook Natural Resources
Raynard and Pierce, Inc.
William Perotti & Sons
Drury Patz & Citrin, LLP
Dave’s Tire & Auto Repair
Segalla Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Ormsbee Gas Co. Inc.
Salisbury Bank & Trust Co.
Caddie Shack
Stor-It-All
Vernali Concrete
Segalla’s Turnkey Housing, LLC
Torrington Savings Bank
Founders Insurance Group Inc.
WD Hewins & Sons
Jay’s Lawn Care
Decker & Beebe
Associated Lightning Rod
The Cordial Shop
Ice Bucket Open
The Ice Bucket Open, 4th Annual will be held Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Canaan Country Club, 74 High Street, Canaan, CT 06018.
The 18 hole, four-person scramble format event will be run in two flights.
The cost is $115 per person which includes green fees, continental breakfast, cart, lunch, on-course contests, prizes and awards. There will also be a raffle.
Only advance registrations will be accepted, by August 2nd- no exceptions. Last year, the morning flight filled up early and the entire tournament sold out well before tournament day.
Send registration and check to Jeannine Frink, 11 Ruth Cross Road, Colebrook, CT 06021.
Tournament day schedule is as follows:
7:30 am Check in for morning flight, continental breakfast.
8:00 am Shotgun start for morning flight
Noon Lunch for both flights
12:30 pm Check in for afternoon flight
1:00 pm Shotgun start for afternoon flight.
Raffle and awards follow end of second flight (award winners need not be present)
For information about registration, sponsorship opportunities etc. call or text Jeannine at (203) 223-2688.
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the ALS Association, Connecticut Chapter which provides equipment, transportation, and general support to ALS patients and their families.
To learn more about the ALS Association visit alsact.org.
Thank you to the following generous supporters:
Eric Kostak
Stony Brook Golf Course 263 Milton Road Litchfield, CT 06759 |
Beth Ford Candlewood Valley Country Club 401 Danbury Road New Milford, CT 06776 |
Dino Gravanis The Ranch Golf Club 65 Sunnyside Road Southwick, MA 01077 |
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Karen Madaus Richter Park Golf Course 100 Aunt Hack Road Danbury, CT 06811 |
Ron Pfaefflin Norfolk Country Club 50 Golf Drive Norfolk, CT 06058 |
Jon Urban Copake Country Club 44 Golf Course Road Craryville, NY 12521 |
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Mark Levesque Columbia Golf & Country Club P. O. Box 646 Claverack, NY 12513 |
Jared Smith Greenwoods Country Club 300 Torringford Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
Jim Budney Greenwoods Country Club 300 Torringford Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
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Tom Sullivan Wyantenuck Country Club P. O. Box 338 Great Barrington, MA 01230 |
Bob Ferrarotti Fairview Farms Golf Course 300 Hill Road Harwinton, CT 06791 |
Bud Pepin Torrington Country Club P. O. Box 837 Torrington, CT 06790 |
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Mike DeFeo 159 South Borough Road Southington, CT 06489 |
Ledgebrook Wine & Spirits Attn: Neil 200 New Hartford Road Winsted, CT 06098 |
Mario’s Tuscany Grill 560 Main Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
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Tributary Restaurant 19 Rowley Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
Al Nero Gilson Cafe & Cinema 354 Main Street Winsted, CT 06098
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R & B Sport 19 Rowley Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
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Rowley Grill & Tap 19 Rowley Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
Northwest Sporting Goods 178 Rowley Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
Ann Lavieri Allstate Insurance 40 Park Place E Winsted, CT 06098 |
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Chelsea Gomez
Ryan Gomez Allstate Insurance 40 Park Place E Winsted, CT 06098 |
Harvey & Marion Bullis 14 W. Goldfinch Court Savannah, GA 31419 |
David Cappabianca Mattress Firm 1912 East Main Street Torrington, CT 06790 |
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Robin Bergman 64 Deer Run Road Watertown, CT 06795 |
Fran Marrello 84 Lake Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, CT 06782 |
Winsted Precision Ball 159 Colebrook River Road Winsted, CT 06098
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Shawn Finney Finney Electric LLC 72 Old turnpike Road N Canaan, CT 06018 |
Knight’s Electrical Service, Inc. Moe & Dolly Spadaccini P. O. Box 64 Canaan, CT 06018 |
The Barden Foundation 1146 Barnum Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06610
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Leslie DiMartino Riverton General Store, LLC 2 Main Street, P.O. Box 48 Riverton, CT 06065 |
Meredith Wise Employers Association of the NE 67 Hunt Street, PO Box 1070 Agawam, MA 01001-6070 |
Mitchell Auto Group 71 Albany Tpke Canton, CT 06019 |
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Kimberly Perez Golf Club of Avon 160 Country Club Road Avon, CT 06001 |
Maria Schaechter Schaeffler Group USA 308 Springhill Farm Road Fort Mill, SC 29715
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Tina Zucca Pop’s Diner 85 Main Street Canaan, CT 06018 |
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Normand Wine & Spirit 361 North Main Street Winsted, CT 06098 |
Tony Troisi
T & J Screw Machine Products 27 Main Street Oakville, CT 06779
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Buddy Riva CA Lindell 59 Church Street Canaan, CT 06018 |
Bob Frink
I only saw Bob Frink once, and from that moment wished that I had known him longer. I met him at the Canaan Country Club last August where he was hosting the 3rd Annual Ice Bucket Open Golf Tournament to raise money for the ALS Association, Connecticut Chapter.
Bob sat in a motorized wheelchair. He could no longer speak, but he could smile, and I think smiling is about the bravest thing you can do when you have ALS.
ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or, more commonly, Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder which means it robs the sufferer of muscular control starting with mobility and manual dexterity and eventually speech and the ability to breath. There is no cure, and it is always fatal. It stole those things from Bob, but it couldn’t rob his spirit, or the spirit of his wife Jeanine and their family. Much is asked of a family when a member has ALS.
Bob had served as greens keeper at CCC for 27 years, so a golf tournament at the Club was a natural for a fundraiser. Well known and well loved, Bob’s friends organized the Open to raise money to help him out, but Bob decided the proceeds would go to ALS Association CT, the organization that has helped him and his family.
Bob passed away in February, but the Ice Bucket Challenge continues. It will be held this Saturday, August 10th, for the fourth year, at the Canaan Country Club in memory of Bob Frink.
The tournament has raised over $70,000 for ALS research over its three year run.