The 2008 11th Annual Fredericktown-Madison County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was a success!  The weather was beautiful, the food was good and everyone had a great time.  The overall winner in this year’s tournament was Wards Farm Center, they scored a 58.  The winners for flight “A” are as follows, 1st Wards Farm Center, 2nd was a tie between Barrett-Jensen, and Mowear USA.  The winners of flight “B” are as follows, 1st place tie between Mineral Area College and Michael Winders team. And 3rd place was split between Madison Medical Center and Seabaugh’s Furniture.

The Golf Committee, Board of Directors, and staff (recognized) Barrett-Jensen’s team for donating their winnings back to the Chamber of Commerce. 

Other winners at the tournament were:

Longest Putt, hole #4, Chuck Penuel.

Closet to Pin, hole #3, Lloyd Paulk.

Ladies Longest Drive, hole #7, Pam Keathley.

Men’s Longest Drive, hole #5 Stefon Klug.

Each of the golf team members received a “Golf Goody Bag” with items donated from Cap America, Countrywide Home Loans, Real Estate Professional Sales, Hardees, and Sonic.  They also included a T-shirt that commemorated the Golf Tournament and 2 coupons for a free golf bag and a free club of choice.

(Kudos) to all those who donated!

(The Hole Sponsors were wonderful): At&t, Barrett-Jensen, Black River Electric Co-op, Coldwell Banker Hulsey Real Estate, ClaRu Deville Nursing Center, Follis & Sons Funeral Home, Fox Electric, Gifford Lumber Company in Fredericktown, Home Care Nursing, Senator Jason Crowell, Madison Inn Lodge, McDonald's of Fredericktown, Mineral Area College, Missouri Natural Gas, New Era Bank, Parkland Health Center, Pense Bros, Real Estate Professional Sales, Sargent Construction, Seabaugh's Furniture, Shelley Keeney, Wal-Mart and Wilson Funeral Home.

(And to the great teams):  Barrett-Jensen, Bening Ford, Black River Electric Co-op, Countrywide Home Loans, Crown Motors, First State Community Bank #1, First State Community Bank #2, Home Care Nursing, Madison County Oil, Madison Medical Center, Maloney, Wright and Robbins, Michael Winder, Mineral Area College, Mowear USA, New Era Bank, Seabaugh's Furniture, Taylor Engineering and Ward's Farm Center

The Fredericktown and Madison County Chamber of Commerce recognizes the following businesses for their contributions to the auction or their help in any other ways: Balance Hair Studio, Barrett-Jensen, Bening Ford, Brost & Associates Eye Care, Brown Shoe, Cam's Hair Care, Cap America, Country Lane Florist, Countrywide Home Loans Court Square Pawn and Sporting Goods, Cowboy Coffee, Dairy Bar, Democrat News, DLB Consult and Network Services, Doghair Photographs, Domino's Pizza, Escarlate Salon, Family Chiropractic, Flower Box Flower Box Too, Fredericktown Vision Center, Home Care Nursing, Home Décor N More, Hurricane Motor Sports, IBS, J 98, Kelley's Jewelry, Kenneth Pierce; CPA, Kris's Korner, Madison Inn Lodge, Madison County Farm Supply, Masonic Lodge, Michael Winder, Mills Barber Shop, Napa Auto Parts, New Era Bank, Ole Time Country Café, Olympic Steak House, Pizza Hut, Plaza Tire Service, Real Estate Professional Sales, Safe Harbor Hospice, Thal's Hardware, Tomboy's Barbeque Barn, and Tom's Western.

A special (recognition) also goes out to the following individuals; Crystal Huebschen, Heidi Steck, J. W. Mattingly, Mary King, Melisa Pritchett, Nathan Hampel, Pat Allgier and Pat Krutz.

The Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to another great Golf Tournament in 2009 and we hope that everyone in the community will take part.