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Thank you! The 15th Annual Heinie Ridler Memorial Golf Tournament raised more than $8,000 for Hospice

Story courtesy of the West Central Tribune and The Ridler Family.
Photos courtesy of Angela Schwanke.

Thank you -
to everyone who helped with the 15th Annual Heinie Ridler Memorial Golf Tournament. More than $8,000 was raised for Hospice this year.

Heinie Ridler, an avid golfer, worked as business manager for the Willmar Golf Club (now Eagle Creek) for eleven years. She lost her battle to cancer in December 1994.

Hospice played an important role in helping Heinie and her family cope with her illness. In her memory, her friends organized this tournament to raise funds for the Rice Hospice Program.

We appreciate every one of the sponsors who contributed money or merchandise for the tournament. It is because of your generous support that this tournament is so successful.

Your gifts reach out into the community to bring hope, comfort, and peace to patients and their families having to deal with a loved one's terminal illness.

The Heinie Ridler Memorial Tournament is proud to play a role in keeping Rice Hospice a viable and active community program. A special thank you to our 2009 major sponsors Harvey Anderson Funeral Homes, Doug Wilmoth and Slumberland.

Hole Sponsors:

American Family - Gary Hern
Bremer Bank
Chapell Central Inc.
Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing PLLP
Country Stop C Store
Edina Realty
Fenstra Real Estate
Gillis AGI Systems
Green Lake Liquors
Haug Implement
Kandiyohi Abstract & Title Co.
Marsden Building Maintenance

Also, thank you for your help: the staff at Eagle Creek Golf Shop and The Oaks, the Ridler Family, Larry & Bobbi Gates, Reneee Swanson, Gwen Anderson,; Peggy Bounds, and, all of the volunteers.

Thank you also to: Film Drop, Maracom, Board of Outreach at Calvary Lutheran Church, and West Central Trophy.

Thank you to all the golfers who came out!

We appreciate all of you!!