Bethel College Alumni Association to Host 20th Local Golf Tourney

NORTH NEWTON, KAN.– The Bethel College Alumni Association will host its 20th annual Summer Thresher Golf Classic at Galaway Creek Golf Course, Henderson, Saturday morning, Aug. 3. Bethel College, located in North Newton, Kan., is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA.

The 18-hole, four-person scramble for men and women promotes fellowship and supports the college through its Alumni Association. Funds raised go toward student-centered activities such as a Student/Alumni Career Night, Student Alumni Association Holiday Feast, Young Alumnus Award convocation, annual Grandparents Day, and popular Mud Slam Volleyball Tournament.

All golfers are welcome. Players may register as teams, or as individuals who are then placed on a team.

Registration forms are available at the course (401 S. 15th St.), from the Bethel College Office of Alumni Relations (316-284-5251, <alumni@bethelks.edu>), or at <http://www.bethelks.edu/alumni/events-for-alumni-and-friends/>.

Registration cost is $65. However, a $10 discount applies if the form is postmarked or delivered with payment by Thursday, July 25, to Bethel College Office of Alumni Relations, 300 E. 27th St., North Newton, KS 67117. The tournament is free to current Bethel students and to youth in high school in 2013-14.

Hole prizes as well as team prizes for first, second and third place will be awarded at a barbecue lunch that follows. The meal is prepared by alumni and friends who attend Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson. The lunch is free to those who played. Others are welcome, as well, with a suggested donation of $6 to defray costs and support the college.

Bethel College is the only private college in Kansas listed in the 2012-13 Forbes.com analysis of premier colleges and universities in the United States and ranks in the top five “Best Baccalaureate Colleges” in the Washington Monthly annual college guide for 2012-13. The four-year liberal arts college is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. For more information, see www.bethelks.edu.

The term “Threshers” refers to Mennonite wheat farmers who founded the college in 1887. Current students as well as alumni refer to themselves as Threshers, and it is the name given the college athletic teams.