by Rachel Hunter
The St. James School Vikings Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, August 28, at Emerald Greens in Gouverneur. All North Country resident are encouraged to participate. By “swinging for education,” participants will help raise funds to benefit the St. James Catholic School in Gouverneur.
Registration will be held at 10 a.m., with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. The cost is $50 per person, or $200 per team. The cost includes greens fees, cart fee, welcome gift, hot dog lunch, cash bar, and a chance to win great prizes!
There will be a $1,000 cash payout that will be split for the best team score in the men, women and co-ed divisions. This prize is in memory of Dale I. Bush, a longtime supporter of the St. James School Annual Golf Tournament.
Dale I. Bush passed away in 2019 at the age of 76. Dale was born on February 24, 1943 in Gouverneur, NY, the son of Alton S. Bush and Margaret L. Jones Bush. Dale graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1961 and from Canton ATI in 1963, with a degree in Agri-Business. After college, he joined the United States Army Reserves.
Mr. Bush began his career at Agway in Syracuse in 1964 as a manager/trainee. He married Kathryn Randall on April 30, 1966 at St. James Church in Gouverneur. They moved to several different states, returning to Gouverneur in 1972 and purchased his grandparents' farm on the Welch Road. He worked for Agway, Augsbury, and Atlantic/Ultramar until he started his own business, D.I. Bush Fuels Inc. in 1982.
Dale was an active member of St. James Catholic Church in Gouverneur where he was a Eucharistic Minister, Parish Council member, 20-year Kiwanis member, 15-year trustee of E.J. Noble Hospital board of directors, advisor/board member of Gouverneur Community Bank, advisory board member for St. Lawrence/Lewis County BOCES, and a member of the board of directors of Cambray Housing. In 2003, Dale and Kay were named Citizens of the Year by the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce. Dale enjoyed spending time with his family, his beef cows, golfing, collecting tractors, trips to the casino, bowling, singing and dancing.
The St. James Golf Tournament Committee Members include Mike and Emily Bason, Teresa Minckler, Bridgette LaPierre, Ashley June, and Michelle Fuller. The committee announced that there will be a 50/50 raffle as well as special raffle of a Lemon Basket, featuring lemon-themed items, and a cooler, donated by Ace Hardware.
Registration for the 2022 St. James Vikings Annual Golf Tournament is still open, and all those interested in participating are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Committee Member Michelle Fuller at 315-486-8173.