Courtesy photo Mike Stewert, left, owner of Bark River Knife presents a Barlow machete as a prize for the Golf Scramble Raffle to John Pickard President Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority.

GLADSTONE –î Team registrations are still being accepted for the 4th Annual Gladstone Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority 4 person 18 hole Golf Scramble that will be held on Thursday, May 29th, at the Escanaba, Michigan Country Club.

The entry fee is $360 per 4-person team. The tournament format is an 18-hole scramble, and the entry fee includes green fees, dinner, flight prizes. A raffle will be held for a gun plus a 50/50 raffle and a chance to win a brand new Jeep Compass compliments of O’Connors Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Pickford, Michigan for a Hole in One on the 13th green, plus other prize packages on the remaining par 3 holes.

Dinner will be served approximately around 4 pm and the public is invited to join us for dinner. Please call ahead if you want to dine with us. The tournament will have a shotgun start at 11:00 a.m., with registration at 10. The awards ceremony and raffle winners will be announced immediately following the tournament’s completion. All Upper Peninsula golfers and families of Soo Line retirees are encouraged to sign up and join us.

Proceeds from this Golf Scramble go to the continued perpetual care of Soo Line Steam Engine #730 and the preservation of other historical railroad artifacts to be added and displayed in our planned history center and museum building for the added value of the community. This year’s tournament is once again co- hosted by the Community Foundation for Delta County with all funding being turned over to them.

The Gladstone Soo Line Steam Engine Authority is a 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit organization that is also seeking additional donations to help support the Golf outing. Companies or individuals who would like to donate items to be used as raffle prizes are welcomed. Team sign up sheets are available at the Escanaba Country Club or contact John Pickard at 906-241-0888 for more details.