To the editor:

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department held its 8th annual golf tournament fundraiser on May 14 at the Saranac Inn Golf Club. One hundred and forty golfers from all around the area came out to enjoy a beautiful spring day and to show their support for the fire department. The fundraiser was a great success and it was nice to see everyone who participated. Congratulations to Team Martineau #3, who took first place, shooting -14 and consisting of golfers Noah Martineau, Ryan Thomas, Jon Hickey and Nate Devins. Prizes were given out to the winners, the second and third place teams, along with closest to the pin and long drive contest winners for both men and women. The Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank all the participants, along with the following individuals and businesses that made this a successful fundraiser:

The lead sponsor once again for our event was Burnham Benefit Advisors, who among other things provided new golf balls and cooler bags to all the players. Our hole sponsors were: Fisher, Bessette, Muldowney and McArdle LLP, High Peaks Landscaping, Fourtune Keough Funeral Home, Hyde Mobile, Bloomingdale Fire Department Auxiliary, Romano’s Saranac Lanes, St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers, Preserve Project Management, Belleville and Associates, Gordon W. Pratt Insurance Agency and I.B. Hunt Agency, Say Rentals, Edward Jones Investments (James Stinson, Plattsburgh), Jim Cochran, Sayles Construction, Municipal Emergency Services (MES), Carcuzzi Car Care Center, NBT Bank, Neiderbuhl Bros. Tree Service, Martin’s Excavation, High Peaks Ford, the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Saranac Lake Moose Lodge #457.

Special thanks to: The Saranac Inn Golf Club, Chris and Missy Blanchard, Amusement and Vending Traeger Wood Fired Grills, Rockbottomgolf.com, Cape Air (SLK), and Wicked Signs and Graphics. Other businesses that donated auction items and supported the event include: The Tupper Lake Country Club, La Bella Ristorante, the New York State Trooper’s PBA, Grizle T’s, Jreck Subs, Charlie’s Inn Bar and Grill, ADK CAVU Caf, The 1892 Bar and Grill, Bitters and Bones, Tri-Lakes Fire Safety and Adirondack Wine and Liquor.

The Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department looks forward to holding our 9th annual event around the same time next year. Watch our website www.saranaclakefire.com or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SaranacLakeVolunteerFireDepartment for updates. Photos from this year’s event will be available on these sites as well.

Sincerely,

Chuck Dobson

Golf tournament committee chair, SLVFD

Saranac Lake