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June 2008: Rain fails to dampen the NCCC Golf Tourney

LAKE PLACID – As is the norm for June in the Adirondacks, the day began with rain – and plenty of it – which continued as the start time approached. The event was the 14^th annual NCCC Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament, slated for a noon shotgun start at the Whiteface Club in Lake Placid.

Not one of the 20 teams assembled were going to let the wet conditions deter them. In fact, many noted that it always rains on the NCCC Tournament date – so what? Let’s get golfing!

Let us take a step back from the rain for a moment. The Scholarship Tournament is an annual event designed to raise money for the Foundation Scholarship Fund, which is distributed to worthy North Country students each May at the “Evening of Academic Excellence” dinner ceremony.

Meanwhile, back in the damp, teams consisted of groups as diverse as the North Country itself; teams representing (in alphabetical order) Adirondack Medical Center; Bailey Motors (sponsor); (NCCC’s CFO) Bill Chapin and friends (McPhillips Insuring); (NCCC Trustee) Bob Tebo and friends; Community Bank, NA (sponsor); Janitronics (of Albany -- sponsor); JDKR Mechanical, aka “The Mellonheads” (sponsor); JFP Enterprises (Plattsburgh); Larry Maxwell and friends (Tournament winners); Loran Construction; National Grid; NBT Bank; Pepsi Bottling; SCA Architectural Design; "Team Friedlander"; “Team Four of a Kind”; The Ladies of the NCCC Administration; Time Warner Cable; and a team fielded by the Village of Saranac Lake.

The Foundation would very much like to thank the following sponsors and contributors (who didn’t field a team) for supporting this year’s effort: Northwoods Engineering; the Committee to Elect McHugh; Best Western Mountain Lake Inn; Hyde Fuel; Fortune-Keough Funeral Home; Infomatic; Twinstate Voice Data Video; International Paper Company; Jeremiah Hayes, Attorney; International Border Company (IBC); Hughes, Stewart and Race, P.C.; David Johnson (of Johnson and Noth); Roberts Sports Center of Malone; Belleville and Associates; and the NCCC Alumni Association.

There were also auction items that were donated, and so we thank: Lake Placid Teddy Bear / Far Mor’s Kids (and the Hoffman family); Marieline and Bob Peacock at A Touch of Glass in Lake Placid; Ruthie’s Run; Steve Upham of Crossman Corporation; Blevins Auto; Dunkin’ Donuts; Kinney Drugs of Saranac Lake; High Peaks Cyclery; the Saranac Lake Sears store; The Wild Center; Andy Flynn; Terry Robards Wines and Spirits, Ltd.; Lake Placid Pub and Brewery.

Also, we thank Tail O’ The Pup BBQ; Saranac Sourdough; ORDA-Whiteface Mountain; Eastern Mountain Sports; Craig Wood Golf Course; AAA Northway; Saranac Village at Will Rogers; Lake Clear General Store; Placid Planet Bicycles; Rite Aid; Coakley High Peaks Ace Hardware; the Lake Placid Visitors Bureau; The Great Adirondack Steak and Seafood; Malone Wal-Mart; Downhill Grill; Adirondack Lakes and Trails Outfitters; Quiet Reflections Therapeutic Massage; Blue Moon Café; KFC/Taco Bell of Malone; Verizon Wireless World; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Gallagher’s Restaurant; Glazier Food Service; Saranac Lake Pizza Hut; Bonesteel Garden Supply; Lakeview Deli; and the Crowne Plaza Resort.

Furthermore, the NCCC Foundation thanks the Whiteface Club & Resort, it’s kitchen and course staff, as well as the management, for providing us with such a marvelous venue.

There were the NCCC volunteers – students, instructors, administrators, and Foundation members – who helped with everything from registration to auction and cleanup – thank you all for making it go so smoothly!

Most of all, we thank the golfers. You came to the course, you got wet, but you golfed and made the day a complete success!

By the way, the storms subsided by mid-afternoon, the sun came out, nearly everyone finished all 18 holes and made it back to the clubhouse for a fantastic dinner.

Now, for next year ….