Published on November 17, 2025 7:33 am
Last Updated on November 17, 2025 7:33 am
Pictured is Tom Jones and Manny Wei.
On Sunday, the 19th Annual Chris Thies Sr. Veterans Day Golf Outing was held at the Cardinal Golf Course in Effingham.
It was perfect weather for the 42 golfers supporting the veterans. Raised for the Effingham County Veterans Memorial was $3,050 bringing the total raised to date to $37,000.
The winning team consisted of Jake Nelson, Pete Goeckner, Rick Huss and Mark Kensil.
The sponsors were Effingham American Legion, Cardinal Greens Keepers, The Elks, IDVA, Rush Trucking, Big Papa’s, Puerto Vallarta, Niemerg’s Steakhouse, Top Shelf Liquors, E-Environmental Solutions, Barr Construction, Truck Centers, Wortman Development, Koerner’s Distributing, Bahrn’s Equipment, Peoples Bank, Steve’s Liquor, Crossroads Counseling, Donnawald Distributing, Roy Schmidt Honda, Kyle Painter, Joel Holmes, Effingham DAV, Serv Pro, Foreway Golf, St Elmo Golf, Mattoon Country Club, Cardinal Golf Course and the Nest, Milano and Grunloh Engineering, Country Companies, GTSI, Eagle Creek Golf, Pagel Silver Dollar Lanes and Ole Liquor.