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Community support makes Ball Drop a success

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The sixth annual Lewistown Country Club Ball Drop was a great success! Perfect summer weather, a good crowd and many ways to win equaled an event that raised nearly $11,000. The money will be used for golf course equipment and maintenance.

Congratulations to the following winners:

$1000 – Closest to the Hole – Meredith Barkley

$500 - 2nd Closest to the Hole - Doug Shaeffer

$250 - 3rd Closest to the Hole - Billy Erb

$500 - Farthest from the Hole - Roxanne Lake

$250 - 2nd Farthest from the Hole - Tim Young

$100 - 3rd Farthest from the Hole - Robert Miller

Thank you to our very generous sponsors : Morgan Stanley -- The Dalton Group at Morgan Stanley, Big Valley Wood Products LLC, Boulevard Station Car Wash, Burnt Timbers Winery & Cottages, Carousel Skating Rink, Downtown OIP & Grille, DUNKIN’, Ferguson Valley Storage, Fleet Reps, King-Barr Funeral Home LLC, King Funeral Home & Crematory, Phoenix Rehabilitation and Health Services Inc. and Whitsel’s Heating & 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, Cora’s Creekside Tavern, Don Julio Mexican Restaurant, J.P. Edwards Grill & Bar, Friendship Bookstore, Giant Food Stores, Honey Creek Inn, Hungry Run Distillery, Hungry Run Winery & Bistro, Phyllis Johnson, Kountry Kitchen, Lewistown Country Club, McVeytown OIP, Mifflin County Historical Library, Milroy OIP, Reedsville Creamery, Todd & Erin Rhodes, Mike & Melissa Treaster, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, Sharp Shopper, Sticky Bun Cafe and Barb Yoder.

A great big thank you to our entertainers who donated their time and talent. They 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 Company, who brought their ladder truck to assist us in the actual ball drop. Many thanks to Steph Stringfellow, Hannah Rhodes, and Zoe Stoner from the grill room 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

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