Blaine Pederson of Amisk (right) was one of 300 people in the Czar Hall who came to be entertained—but became some of the entertainment as he was pulled to the stage by singing impersonator Robert Larrabee (left) of Saskatoon. The two showed their skills portraying the Blues Brothers on Saturday night as the Hughenden Golf Club raised money for an addition. Pederson, who was the Canadian steer wrestling champion in 1982, 1983, 1993 and 1994—became the world champion also in 1994. More pictures, story, in this weeks issue. ©Provost News Photo.

Hughenden Golf Club Hosts Entertainment, Raises Money for Clubhouse Addition

The Hughenden Golf Club organized a successful fund raising event in the Czar hall on Saturday night with live entertainment.

Three hundred people filled the hall and paid cash during a silent auction, enjoyed a hot meal and were then entertained with an evening with “The Legends.”

Spear-heading the event to raise funds for an addition at the Hughenden golf clubhouse were directors Jack Swanson and Brad Johnson.

The chairmen of the building committee told The Provost News in an interview that a 600 square foot addition to the south end of the clubhouse and 680 square feet on the west side (that includes new kitchen space) has been done and the project is estimated to cost between $60,000 and $80,000.

The project is not finished inside but they expect it to be ready by the start of golf season.

The men said that they were hoping to clear about $20,000 at the Saturday night fund raising event—and were surprised later in the evening when $32,000 was raised from the silent auction.

There are about 250 people who belong to the Hughenden Golf Association.
Last fall the association put up a 40 by 8 foot hall that cost $38,000 to be used to store carts and equipment. That building has been paid for.
In addition to money raised Saturday night the association is pursing government grants and are also planning to work one day at a casino in Red Deer this summer and have been told they could expect to bring home $15,000 from that.

Swanson and Johnson said the building committee has three phases. Phase one was the shop put up in July. They pointed out that Les Bishop brought in a comedian last winter to raise money for that cause. Phase two was the extension of clubhouse seating and phase three was the kitchen and storage areas. A carpenter, Derek Tainsch was hired but the rest of the labour was all local volunteer work. The pair noted that four to eight volunteers worked daily from December 2 to February 1 on the latest project.

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