Annie Oakley Golf Tournament Raises $19,000 for Cancer Association of Darke County

1st place Low Net Score Division Winners – Wayne HealthCare. From left to right is Kyle Kolopanis, Denis Lockard, Wayne Deschambeau and Jeff Subler.

Results are in from the 33rd Annual Annie Oakley Golf Tournament held July 21, 2014 at the Turtle Creek Golf Course. The tournament raised a record high of $19,000 to present to the Cancer Association of Darke County.

The golf committee would like to thank the 116 golfers who participated in this event. When the last golfer finished the course, the Reichard Funeral Home team claimed winner in the low gross score division again this year. The winning team consisted of Scott Bowman, Russ Reichard Jr, Russ Reichard and Jim Greendyke.

First place in the low net score division was Wayne HealthCare. That team consisted of Kyle Kolopanis, Denis Lockard, Wayne Deschambeau and Jeff Subler.

61 businesses purchased T signs this year which was greatly appreciated.

A special thanks also goes to the sponsors: Second National Bank, Greenville National Bank and Greenville Federal and lunch sponsor, Premier Health.

The annual tournament banquet was held in the Turtle Creek Golf Course dining room where 170 golfers and their guests were served dinner and special golf prizes were awarded.

Jim Buchy emceed the program and the highlight of the evening was the special guest, Ronda Haines, a local cancer survivor who shared her highly inspirational story with those in attendance for the tournament banquet. Ronda shared her story about not only her battle with cancer, but her daughter, Haylee’s, battle with the disease as well. She also expressed her appreciation of the help and support from the local Cancer Association.

1st place Low Gross Score Division Winners – Reichard Funeral Home. From left to right is Scott Bowman, Russ Reichard Jr, Russ Reichard and Jim Greendyke.

Ed Curry, chairman on the committee stated that the goal of the tournament is two-fold: To raise money for the Cancer Association and also to raise awareness of the association and their services to Darke County cancer patients. The tournament for 2015 will be held on July 20 at Turtle Creek Golf Course.



$ 19,000 in proceeds from the Annie Oakley Golf Tournament was presented to the local and independent Cancer Association of Darke County. The Cancer Association gives various types of aid to Darke County residents with a diagnosis of cancer. These benefits include medication reimbursement, nutritional supplements, medical supplies and transportation reimbursement and other helps as well. Christine, Executive Director of the cancer association, states that the organization appreciates the hard work and dedication that the Annie Oakley Golf Committee puts in to the yearly tournament. “Local cancer patients have been greatly helped in several ways because of the dedication and generosity of people like this in the Darke County area.”

Any Darke County resident who has cancer is encouraged to call the cancer office and speak with the director or leave a message if the line is busy. The office number is 937-548-9960.