Lake States Hits Links
Lake States Hits Links For Summer Golf Outing Photos By Chris Fehr Members and guests of the Lake States Lumber Association (LSLA) recently convened in hot and steamy Prior, MN for the association’s annual summer golf outing, held at The Meadows at Mystic Lake. The two-day event began with an evening welcome reception of food, drink and live horse racing at Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN. Over 100 people attended the event hosted by: The AGL Group, Cascade Hardwoods, Constructive Sheet Metal, Dufeck Manufacturing and Kendrick Forest Products. In addition to dinner and live betting, the group enjoyed private paddock tours and Winner’s Circle viewing experiences hosted by former jockey Mark Irving. The following morning, 112 golfers hit the links at the beautiful and challenging Meadows at Mystic Lake. The team of Peter Mc- Carty (TS Manufacturing), Phil Kersten (Kersten Log & Lumber), Vince Catarella (Baillie Group), and Sam Brettingen (Heck Capital Advisors) won the A-Flight and overall 18-hole event with a score of 13 under par. A-Flight runner up consisted of the team of Ryan Peterson (Northern Hardwoods), Marlin Langworthy (Cascade Hardwood), Dave Whitens (Whitens Kiln & Lumber), and Jeff Dougherty (The AGL Group). B-Flight and C-Flight winners were also awarded, along with 24 proximity prizes and special events winners. Marty “Dick” Fox (Max Hill Lumber) won the 8-person pre-golf “Baillie Group Cash Shoot- Out”. Steve Jones (Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc.) and Cory Corullo (Action Floors) finished second and third respectively. Over 150 members and guests attended the evening social hour sponsored by Northern Hardwoods, and an awards banquet held at Mystic Center. Golf and individual hole event winners were announced, along with prize winners drawn for the Par Three Challenge and Putting Contest. In addition, the group held a special drawing for all its sponsors, held a bucket raffle to benefit LSLA Education, and gave out over 150 door prizes. The Lake States Lumber Association was incorporated in 1983 as an association that would represent a broad cross-section of individuals and business organizations involved with the timber industry in the Great Lakes region. The association provides leadership and education to assure the sustainability of forest resources, along with advocacy locally and nationally in support of the forest products industry. n LSLA Recreation Committee: (Front row) Cory Corullo, Action Floor Systems LLC, Mercer, WI; Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Cal Diercks, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI; Phil Kersten, Kersten Log & Lumber LLC, Birnamwood, WI; (Back row) Loren DeJonge, Constructive Sheet Metal Inc., Grand Rapids, MI; Sam Brettingen, Heck Capital Advisors, Milwaukee, WI; Jason Brettingen, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc.; Vince Catarella, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; and Luc Connor, WD Flooring LLC, Laona, WI Sean McMahon, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; Scott Stringer, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; Vince Catarella, Baillie Lumber Co.; and Henry German, DMSi Software John Stenson, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Dana Spessert, NHLA, Memphis, TN; and Steve Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA Learn more at www.lsla.com. Todd Breitenfeldt, Steve Chrudimsky, Tim Nicklaus and Gus Blemke, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI Pete Hilgers, Robbie Holzberger, Kristine Kline and Cal Diercks, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI Additional photos on next page 34 SEPTEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry SEPTEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 35
