A great photo by Anna May Husson of Ken Boufford hitting the first ball off the first tee for the afternoon shotgun start of the Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament. Ken, who is now suffering with ALS (Lou Gehrig disease) was honored at the Memorial dinner for helping to bring over $10,000 to the Roscoe area since 2001 to benefit scholarship funds, flood victims, sick children and the fire deparment and ambulance corps. He didn't know it was one of those exploding golf balls and this photo caught all the action.
Ken Boufford, field representative for Promotion and Services, Inc., Automotive Division Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler) was given the honor of hitting the first ball off the first tee for the afternoon shotgun start of the Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament.
Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial regular division tournament champions are, from the left, brothers Tommy and Terry Knickerbocker (men's division), mother and daughter Cheryl and Shannon Bowers (ladies division), and mixed division Liz and Butch Hendrickson.
Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club Memorial senior division tournament champions are, from the left, Dan and Gwen Baldo (mixed division), Sally Shea and Mary Day (ladies division) and John Hoffmann and Ed Townsend (men's division). 
Heading up the Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser at the Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament were, from the left, Max and Karrie Jara from the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler dealership and Ken and Phyllis Boufford from the Promotion and Services Inc., Automotive Division-Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler).Memorial Tourney Honors Ken Boufford
The Chrysler Corporation along with Roscoe's Kirchner Chrysler dealership and the Twin Village Golf Club (TVGC) on Sunday, July 13 pulled together to raise over $1,450 to benefit the TVGV Scholarship fund but the highlight of the annual Memorial Tournament and banquet was the honoring of a pure gentlemen who has played a leading part in helping to raise over $10,000 the past eight years to benefit flood victims, sick children, the scholarship fund, fire department and the ambulance corps in the Roscoe area.
The Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and the Annual Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament annually benefits the Roscoe community and "The Drive" event is always organized by Karrie and Max Jara of the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership along with great cooperation from Kenneth Boufford, field representative for Promotion and Services Inc., Automotive Division-Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler) out of Greenwich, N.Y.
They set up a test drive (road test) at the golf tournament and each person who drove a new Chrysler or Dodge receives a free sleeve of golf balls and Daimler Chrysler donates $5 for each test drive to the Memorial Tournament fund raiser.
This year disaster almost struck the Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and for a brief period of time there was great concern as to whether Ken Boufford would be able to attend.
Chrysler as a result of the economy and severe decline in auto sales was cutting down on these type of events and their representative had been stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig disease).
But Boufford wasn't about to let this disease get him down and he wasn't about to let Chrysler pull the event from Roscoe. Ken's first "Test Drive" event was in Roscoe in 2001 and the Memorial Tournament holds the Chrysler record for signing up 210 drivers several years ago.
Boufford wasn't about to let Chrysler pull out of Roscoe where he has become a popular friend to many folks and although his disease has prevented him from working some 20 other "Test Drive" tournaments he persuaded Chrysler to stay with Roscoe where he said he would finish his career.
Ken was asked to take the first drive (with a golf club) on the first hole of the afternoon shotgun start and was later honored with special remarks by Ralph Kirchner at the tournament dinner. Many wished him the best with hopes and prayers that he would be able to return next year. Ken attended the event with his wife, Phyllis. They make their home above the Albany area.
. Additional assistance and cooperation from the Chrysler Corporation and the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership came in the sponsorship of a hole-in-one competition with the winner of an ace of the 175-yard par 3 eighth hole. There were no winner.
A total of over $2,000 in golf packages and prizes donated by area golf courses and other area merchants were awarded to tournament golfers.
This yearly and very popular golf tournament raised money this year for the Twin Village Golf Club Youth Golfer scholarships fund. Tournament chairman is Chuck Husson.
Husson in announcing the total monies raised thanked both the Chrysler Corporation and the Kirchner Chrysler Dealership for their participation in the tournament and their dedication and support of youth golfers.
Boufford said that of all the tournaments that he was involved with, the Twin Village Memorial Tournament gets the most people out for the test drives. He pointed out that this is due to the local dealerships involvement in the local community.
Husson also thanked sponsors who donated prizes, Chrysler Corporation, Grossinger's Golf Course, Terry Brae Golf Course, Lochmore Golf Course, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, French Woods Golf & Country Club, Tennanah Lake Golf & Country Club, Sullivan County Golf & Country Club, Roscoe Diner, Spiro's Countryside Restaurant, Rockland House, Country Store Youth Foundation, Fairway Inn, Live Bait Bar & Grill and Buffalo Zach's Cafe.
Some 77 individuals or local merchants also sponsored holes in this tournament.
The tournament competition this year featured the scramble-best-ball format with foursomes being split up into two-member teams. The par for 18-holes is 64. This event hosted 70 golfers with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Champions of the regular men's division are Terry and Tommy Knickerbocker with a 55, Champions of the regular ladies division are Cheryl and Shannon Bowers with a 65, , Mixed team regular champions are Butch and Liz Hendrickson with a 65, repeat champions of the men's senior division are Ed Townsend and John Hoffmann with a 65, repeat champions of the Ladies senior division are Sally Shea and Mary Day with a 69 and champions of the mixed senior division are Dan and Gwen Baldo with a 65.
Tournament participants along with their guests attended the tournament awards banquet dinner that same evening.
The Chrysler Corporation along with Roscoe's Kirchner Chrysler dealership and the Twin Village Golf Club (TVGC) on Sunday, July 13 pulled together to raise over $1,450 to benefit the TVGV Scholarship fund but the highlight of the annual Memorial Tournament and banquet was the honoring of a pure gentlemen who has played a leading part in helping to raise over $10,000 the past eight years to benefit flood victims, sick children, the scholarship fund, fire department and the ambulance corps in the Roscoe area.
The Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and the Annual Twin Village Golf Club Memorial Tournament annually benefits the Roscoe community and "The Drive" event is always organized by Karrie and Max Jara of the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership along with great cooperation from Kenneth Boufford, field representative for Promotion and Services Inc., Automotive Division-Jubilee Group (Daimler Chrysler) out of Greenwich, N.Y.
They set up a test drive (road test) at the golf tournament and each person who drove a new Chrysler or Dodge receives a free sleeve of golf balls and Daimler Chrysler donates $5 for each test drive to the Memorial Tournament fund raiser.
This year disaster almost struck the Drive For The Chrysler fund raiser and for a brief period of time there was great concern as to whether Ken Boufford would be able to attend.
Chrysler as a result of the economy and severe decline in auto sales was cutting down on these type of events and their representative had been stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig disease).
But Boufford wasn't about to let this disease get him down and he wasn't about to let Chrysler pull the event from Roscoe. Ken's first "Test Drive" event was in Roscoe in 2001 and the Memorial Tournament holds the Chrysler record for signing up 210 drivers several years ago.
Boufford wasn't about to let Chrysler pull out of Roscoe where he has become a popular friend to many folks and although his disease has prevented him from working some 20 other "Test Drive" tournaments he persuaded Chrysler to stay with Roscoe where he said he would finish his career.
Ken was asked to take the first drive (with a golf club) on the first hole of the afternoon shotgun start and was later honored with special remarks by Ralph Kirchner at the tournament dinner. Many wished him the best with hopes and prayers that he would be able to return next year. Ken attended the event with his wife, Phyllis. They make their home above the Albany area.
. Additional assistance and cooperation from the Chrysler Corporation and the Roscoe Kirchner Chrysler Dealership came in the sponsorship of a hole-in-one competition with the winner of an ace of the 175-yard par 3 eighth hole. There were no winner.
A total of over $2,000 in golf packages and prizes donated by area golf courses and other area merchants were awarded to tournament golfers.
This yearly and very popular golf tournament raised money this year for the Twin Village Golf Club Youth Golfer scholarships fund. Tournament chairman is Chuck Husson.
Husson in announcing the total monies raised thanked both the Chrysler Corporation and the Kirchner Chrysler Dealership for their participation in the tournament and their dedication and support of youth golfers.
Boufford said that of all the tournaments that he was involved with, the Twin Village Memorial Tournament gets the most people out for the test drives. He pointed out that this is due to the local dealerships involvement in the local community.
Husson also thanked sponsors who donated prizes, Chrysler Corporation, Grossinger's Golf Course, Terry Brae Golf Course, Lochmore Golf Course, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, French Woods Golf & Country Club, Tennanah Lake Golf & Country Club, Sullivan County Golf & Country Club, Roscoe Diner, Spiro's Countryside Restaurant, Rockland House, Country Store Youth Foundation, Fairway Inn, Live Bait Bar & Grill and Buffalo Zach's Cafe.
Some 77 individuals or local merchants also sponsored holes in this tournament.
The tournament competition this year featured the scramble-best-ball format with foursomes being split up into two-member teams. The par for 18-holes is 64. This event hosted 70 golfers with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Champions of the regular men's division are Terry and Tommy Knickerbocker with a 55, Champions of the regular ladies division are Cheryl and Shannon Bowers with a 65, , Mixed team regular champions are Butch and Liz Hendrickson with a 65, repeat champions of the men's senior division are Ed Townsend and John Hoffmann with a 65, repeat champions of the Ladies senior division are Sally Shea and Mary Day with a 69 and champions of the mixed senior division are Dan and Gwen Baldo with a 65.
Tournament participants along with their guests attended the tournament awards banquet dinner that same evening.
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