Sunny weather and dispositions made for a marvelous day at Pueblo Country Club as supporters, donors and friends of the Pueblo Community College Foundation gathered for the annual golf tournament.
Funds from the annual Fore! Education Golf Tournament support the Pueblo Community College Foundation and its mission to fund scholarships for students who attend Pueblo Community College in Pueblo, Canon City, Durango and Mancos/Cortez. In addition to student scholarships, the PCC Foundation works to raise the funding necessary to support programs of academic excellence at Pueblo Community College.
Winners included:
Alice Birch, women’s closest to the pin
JJ Grillion, men’s closest to the pin
Casey Edwards, men’s straightest drive
Last but not least team: Baca Properties
3rd place team, flight two: Team Erjavec
3rd place team, flight one: CSU-Pueblo President’s team
2nd place team, flight two: Friends of the Foundation team
2nd place team, flight one: Spradley Auto
1st place team, flight two: Team Bell, Canon City
1st place team, flight one: Team Alire
Event Co-Chair Carlos Baca and title sponsor Mark Kennedy get ready to start the tournament
Event Co-Chair Carlos Baca with event announcements
Mark Kennedy makes some additional announcements
Ray Erjavec competes his swing
Orion Birch gets ready to tee off
Steve Carter, left, Ryan Edwards, Mark Kennedy and Paul Beninati
Alice and Orion Birch, left, with Ray and Patty Erjavec, PCC President (Alice won women’s closest to the pin and the team won 3rd place, Flight Two)
Chuck Trujillo, left, Isiah Trujillo, Scott Alire, Victor Solano–they ended up getting first place in Flight One
Dee Brown, Mike Maffucci, Matthew Valdez, Mark Valdez
Committee members Sharon Swerdfeger and Ernest Montoya get ready to go out on the course
Hubert Jones, Quinten Niccoli, Jay McCoy and Stan Rogers
Bob Robler, left, Tom Urbina, Pat Rooney, Ken Conyers
Sam Cortese, left, Carl DeSalvo, Dave Kristan, Tom Clason
Gary Cunningham, left, Bill Drury, Brad Heath, Bob Myers
Mike Kurtz, left, Michael Johnson, David Allen, Dwayne Cavin
Jim Morgan, left, Rory Cook, Casey Edwards (who won the straightest drive award) and Mark Campos
The Farmer’s Insurance team clowning around
Berniece did the tour of the course in a little cart and iced blankets to keep her cool
Don Ortega, left, Don Trujillo, Joe Easton and Butch Batchelder
Ed Mastro, left, Barry Rapp, Eddie Mastro and John Peters
Mike Somes, left, Ken Lewis, Ken West and Don Colalancia (team won the putting contest)
Jim Whitmore, left, Sharla Musso, Cody Gardner and Ron Ivan
Matt Morris, left, Todd Kelly, Donald Moore and Doug Proal
Martin Ayala, left, Tammy Fesmire, Ron Padilla and Craig Law (they won the Superball contest)
Dick Federico, left, Mark Kelzer, Dario Garcia and David Phelps
The District Attorney team jokes around with props
Bruce Bell, left, Karl Wurzbach, Larry Oddo and Eban Bell–they won first place in Flight Two
Mike Hannabass, left, Brett Boucher, Martin Bunn and Chris Thompson
Ron Francis, left, Jeff Shaw, JJ Grillion (he won men’s closest to the pin) and Carl Dirks
Jon Grude, left, Cliff Kitchen, Emilio Gonzales and Brian Figueroa
Joe Morton, left, Jimmy Rousch, Liz Finn and Jeremy Hudson
Bryan Gasperetti, left, Alan Lucas, Michael Milyard and Brian Lucas
Sam Martinez, left, Sam Segura, Roger Wolfe and Paul Bernier
Chris Moore, left, Janice Mehle, Sherri Woods and Leslie Shepard
Scott Robb, left, Paul Depatie, Mike Ingo and Mark Taravella
Anthony Guerrero, left, Rick Greene, Mike Beaudoin, Jim Martin
Joel Sebald, left, Doug Stout, Jamie Pedler, Travis Bostic
Jimmy Walker, left, Dale Dercole, Dillon Thurston
Ray Quintana, left, Frank Hill, Brandon Kochen and Rick Reed
Darryl Stephens, left, Ray Swerdfeger, Keith Swerdfeger and Pam Patterson
Louie Carleo, left, Gino Carleo, Greg Croasdell and Tyler Wright
Troy Lott, left, Bob Silva, Richard Knudsen and Carlos Baca (they won “Last but not Least” award)
Jim Brooks, left, John Segura, Shane Irons and Jack Everhart–they won 2nd place, Flight One
Emcee Mike Engle welcomed everyone
Dr. Patty Erjavec thanked everyone for their support
Ron Francis, in blue shirt, accepts an award for his teammate, as Mike Engle, Ray and Patty Erjavec and Carlos Baca look on
Ray and Patty Erjavec and Carlos Baca give Alice Birch her closest to the pin award
The “Last but not Least” team–Baca Properties
Team Erjavec won 3rd place, Flight Two
CSU-Pueblo President’s Team won 3rd place, Flight One
Spradley Auto won 2nd place, Flight One
First place team, Flight Two–Bell Team from Canon City
1st place team, Flight One–Team Alire
Foundation Director Martha Simmons and Mike Engle watch the program from the side of the stage
Joe Welte, president; Mickey Moore, vice president; Pamela Patterson, secretary; Tammy Fesmire, treasurer; Sharon Swerdfeger, past president; members: Carla Barela, Ross Barnhart, Val DeSantis, Barbara Duff, Patty Erjavec, Barbara Fortino, Jeanne Gardner, Barbara Leonard, Lori Lovato, Charnell Mayer, Scott Moore, Marty Poole, Walter Schepp, Wynona Sullivan, Mary Jane Voelker, Jan Williams, Paul Willumstad