July Golf Outing Recap

What a perfect day for the July golf outing!

With sunny skies and high spirits, the BIA Golf Tournament at Hawley Golf and Country Club was a fantastic success. We had 145 golfers on the course, all competing for a chance to take home the BIA of the RRV Golf Tournament Champs trophy and a cooler full of goodies. The July 2025 tournament champions were Dan Schroeder, Steve Casey and Ken Terry of Dakota Wall Systems Inc., along with Brian King of Microsoft.

Pictured above: The tournament champions picking up their prize and trophy.

A huge thank you to Forest Products Direct, our tournament sponsor, for their generous support. We're also grateful to our eagle sponsor, Cass County Electric Cooperative, birdie sponsors, First International Bank & Trust and Pope Design Group, and all of our major sponsors and hole sponsors. This event wouldn’t have been possible without you all! 

Pictured above: Forest Products Direct at their Sponsored Hole.

We also want to recognize the incredible volunteers who contributed their time and effort to the July golf outing. From setup to cleanup and everything in between, your commitment played a vital role in making the day run smoothly. Special thanks to Emily Gunderson, Joyce Balstad, Irena Johnson, Cecelia Jorud, Robert DuVan and Heather Breckheimer for all you do!

Pictured above: A few of our volunteers during lunch handouts!

The Great Ball Drop brought another exciting turnout and big win! Chris Sullivan of Spaulding Stone had the ball that landed closest to the hole, taking home $1,390 in winnings. David Kelly also walked away with $100 for the ball that traveled farthest from the hole.

Pictured above: The winners of our Great Ball Drop, Chris Sullivan and David Kelly.

Along with the Great Ball Drop, we wrapped up the day with a variety of prize giveaways and plenty of lucky winners. James Parise of Fabricators Unlimited took home the Forest Products Direct cooler and prize. Chad Brousseau of Cass County Electric Cooperative won the Red Dot game, receiving a portable speaker. Rachel Schall with Wood Specialists Inc. won the Home Builders Care Foundation prize of a cooler full of goodies. Renova One's backpack full of goodies was won by Jason Carpenter of ABC Supply Co. Inc. 

Pictured above: James Parise with the Forest Products Direct prize (left) and Steve Schall with the HBC's prize on Rachel's behalf (right).

Dexter Werner of Dacotah Bank took home the Professional Women in Building Council's prize, a chillin' and grillin' themed cooler, and Cory Steiner of Cass County Electric Cooperative won OECS's bundle of summer items, including a cooler, tumbler and river tube. Clayton Roscoe with Krueger Construction took home ABC Supply's prize, a cornhole chipping game. D.C. Lucas of Eide Bailly LLP won Bell Bank's gift bag, featuring a hat, towel and golf balls. Tara DuBord of Wood Specialists Inc. won the Midco prize, a Bogg bag filled with goodies. 

Pictured above: Dexter Werner with the PWBC prize (left) and Cory Steiner with the OECS bundle (right).

To top it all off, we challenged golfers to wear their wackiest t-shirt—and they delivered! The winner of the contest was Andy Nelson of Sherwin Williams, who took home a mini trophy and a bag of goodies. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to all our winners!

Pictured above: Our wacky shirt winner, Andy Nelson!

We also had a great day of fundraising! Home Builders Care raised a total of $2,980 from the Ball Drop Raffle, with a total of 149 tickets sold in advance and day of. They also raised $1,570 on their yard dice game at their sponsored hole. NDAB-PAC raised $1,855 to support housing and business-friendly candidates in North Dakota. The Professional Women in Building Council also raised money to go toward scholarships for young women pursuing careers in the building industry.

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make the day such a success! We're already looking forward to seeing you at our final outing of the year on August 14!

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