Timber Bulletin May/Jun - Minnesota Forest Industries

TPA Golfers and Anglers Battle RainRain and fog were the dominant conditions atRuttger’s Sugar Lake Lodge for the TPA Golf andFishing outings. But as is typical for a group that worksin a wide variety of weather conditions, golfers andanglers weren’t deterred – and were light on the land aswell!Fishing awards went to the angler with the longestfish and the angler with the shortest fish. Becauseit was again a catch-and-release event, fish weremeasured at the boat and anglers reported their lengthsat the end of the day.The Conservation Award (smallest fish of the day)went to Chuck Hughes of Boise with a 7-inch perch,while the Big Walter Award (largest fish) went to KellyKimball of Park Rapids with a 22-inch walleye.In the golf event, the Foot Wedge Award – earnedby the team with the best score – went to Team RMS,featuring Ryan Milette, David Haley of Haley Logging,Mike Rieger of Rieger Logging, and Dave Hensel ofUPM Blandin.The Caddyshacker Award – for the team that had themost fun and the highest score – went to Dan Holen,Joe Ulwelling, Dale Erickson, and Kit Hasbargen.Ben Preston and Mark Radzak of Bell Timber head out ontoSugar Lake in search of fish during the TPA Fishing Outing.Ross Korpela of Sappi Fine Paper celebrates after golfteammate Brian Gulseth of North Shore Forest Productsmakes a putt at the TPA Golf Event.Golfers at the TPA Event didn’t let a little rain stop them from having a good time. (L-R): Andy Shermoen, Ryan Milette,Ted Kromy, Mike Rieger, Jon Rolle, Dave Hensel, Cam Hardwig, and David Haley.22Timber Bulletin May/June 2013