Lewistown Country Club thanks all for ball drop event

To the Editor:

The fifth annual Lewistown Country Club Ball Drop was a great success! Just under 1,000 Ball Drop tickets were sold for the July 25 event.

Congratulations to the following winners:

• Closest to the Hole — Terry Warner

• 2nd Closest to the Hole — Robert Woodward

• 3rd Closest to the Hole — Pam Metz

• Farthest from the Hole — John Thompson

• 2nd Farthest from the Hole — Forest Fisher

• 3rd Farthest from the Hole — Ryan McCartney

The event raised more than $10,000 from ball drop tickets, raffle tickets and 50/50 sales.

Thank you to our sponsors: Morgan Stanley — The Dalton Group at Morgan Stanley, Big Valley Wood Products LLC, Boulevard Station Car Wash, Burnt Timbers Winery and Cottages, Carousel Skating Rink, Dunkin’, Ferguson Valley Storage, Fleet Reps, King-Barr Funeral Home LLC, King Funeral Home and Crematory, Media X, Phoenix Rehabilitation and Health Services Inc. and Whitsel’s Heating and A/C.

We also want to thank the following people and businesses for donating gift baskets, gift cards and products for the raffle: Aaron Bubb, Bel-Vue Inn, Big Daddy’s Grill ‘n’ Chill, Big Valley Beverage, Big Valley Prints & Co. and Big Valley Wood Products, Burnt Timbers Winery, Central PA Engraving, Forest K. Fisher, Friendship Bookstore,, Giant Food Stores, Harshbarger’s Sub ‘N’ Malt, Honey Creek Inn, Hungry Run Distillery, Hungry Run Winery and Bistro, Kountry Kitchen, Lewistown Country Club, Lowe’s, McVeytown OIP, Milroy OIP, Todd and Erin Rhodes, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars and Sharp Shopper.

A great big thank you to our entertainers who donated their time and talent. The entertainers are DJ Ritty (Jim Rittenhouse) and Petrified Wood Band (Paul Kline, Jim Thomas, Larry Cottrill, Andy Daddario, Jason Thomas and Ian Thomas).

Thank you to Kevin Walker of Fleet Reps who sponsored the Junction Fire Co., who brought their ladder truck to assist us in the actual ball drop. Many thanks to Steph Stringfellow, Jess Hughes and the Iron River Grille Staff for the excellent food and service. We also want to thank Greg Williams and The Sentinel for coverage of the event.

The LCC Membership Committee would like to thank everyone who sold tickets, purchased tickets and attended the event. Your support and the community support is greatly appreciated.

See you next year!

Sincerely,

Lewistown Country Club Membership and Ball Drop Committee