Final results have been tabulated and by all measures the 13th Annual Chieftain Golf Outing was a huge success again this year.

Fifty-six foursomes (224 golfers) hit the links at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course on June 16, the largest number of participants in the 13-year history of the event.

In addition, records were set with the number of gold and scholarship sponsors.

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of individuals, organizations and businesses more than $42,000 was raised through the event, bringing the grand total raised by the outing since 2004 to more than $368,000.

Each year, 100 percent of the proceeds are split equally between the Dowagiac Union Schools Foundation and the Dowagiac Athletic Boosters.

“We are grateful for the tremendous community support this event receives each year,” said Tom Carlson, chairman of the Chieftain Golf Committee. “Our committee is intentionally small with only seven members. We begin meeting in January each year to plan the next outing. Each member works hard and is dedicated to making the outing successful, all for the benefit of our students, staff, athletes and coaches. But we also realize that there are numerous others that volunteer their time and talents, often behind the scenes, to make the outing a success.”

Organizers thanked the outing’s 2016 sponsors, who include:

Platinum Sponsors ($2,000 and above) — Janel’s Industries, Pokagon Band, Southwestern Michigan College, St. Deny’s and Wolverine Mutual
Insurance Company

Gold Sponsors ($1,000) — Berrybrook Farms, Burling & Gillesby DDS PC, Cambria/Lakeside, Matthew Cripe DDS, Dowagiac Union Schools Administration, Dynamic Metals, Fanning/Howey, Fifth Third Bank, File Land Company, GLP & Associates, Huntington Bank, 7-Generations Architecture, Skillman Corporation, Sodexo, Turf Services and US Business Systems

Scholarship Sponsors ($500) – Terry Ausra Farms, Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, C Wimberley, Gatz Construction, Hale’s Hardware, Honor Credit Union, LAC Consulting, Scott & Kim Lawler, Lyon’s Industries, May Oberfell & Lorber, McDonald’s of Dowagiac, PDK Firearms, Pokagon Band, Securit Metal Products, Wightman Associates and Wolverine Electrical Contracting

Silver Sponsors ($250) — Don Young Insurance, Dowsett Chiropractic, Edu-Staff, Edward Lowe Foundation, Enjoyment Image, Ibid Electric, Kruggel, Lawton & Company, Maner CPA, Masco Cabinet Group, Modineer Company, Premier Photography, PriMar Petroleum, and Special-Lite

Bronze Sponsors ($100) — 1st Source Bank, Amersdofer-Wiltse Insurance, Andersen Windows, Bakeman Barbers, Beeson Street Bar & Grill, Richard Behnke, Booth’s Country Florist, Cargill, Central Produce, Chemical Bank, Creative Vinyl, Cressy & Everett (Tim Mitchell), Cressy & Everett (Shelly Myers-Henry), Crop Production Services, Division Tire, Dussel’s Farm Market, Eckman Chiropractic Clinic, Edward Jones (Kim MaGregor), Edward Jones (John Seculoff), Envirosafe, Fryman Recycling, Geskus Photography, Grabemeyer Farms, Haas Systems, Harding’s Friendly Market, Joe & Martha Hassle, Heartland Auto Sales, Mark Herman, Imperial Furniture, J & E Lawncare, J & H Oil Company, Jim D’s Body Shop, Judd Lumber, K & M Machine, Bob Kearns, Lawrence Law Office, Mahar Insurance, Mane Attraction, Matthews Lawn Care, Meemic Insurance, Mitchell Lawncare & Landscape, Doug & Karen Mosier, MTL Landscaping, Old Tavern Inn, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Preferred Printing, Rohdy’s Heating & Cooling, Scanlon Family, Larry & Carole Schmidt, Schrader Real Estate &

Auction, SEMCO, Short Stop Driving School, State Farm Insurance (Greg Osborn), Stifel (Robert Decker), Tee-Shirt Printing Plus, Tepe Sanitary Supply, Vylonis Custom Building, and Wolford Electric

Prizes and gift donations — Burling TLC Detailing, Marshall Shoppe, Woodfire, Auto Zone, Manor Mini Mart, Oil Can Alley, Shelly Myers & Martha Hassle Cressy & Everett Power of Two, Ruth Riess, Gary Hammerstrom, Hannapel Home Center, Dynamic, Beeches Golf Club, Diamond Lake Golf Club, Hawkshead Golf Club, Lake Michigan Hills Golf, McCormick Creek Golf, Meadow Valley Golf, and Park Shore Golf

Organizers also thanked Bud Distributing for providing beverages and the Chieftain Marching Band and Director Justin Makarewicz for the opening ceremony with the National Anthem and Chieftain fight song

Chieftain Golf Outing Committee members include Carlson, Brent Nate, Debbie Heeter, Krista Smith, Stacy Leversen, Terrie Jo Foster and Larry Crandall.