Ryan Helminen of SentryWorld Golf Course (WI) won his first Tapemark Charity Pro-Am title, shooting 69-65-70-204 (-9) to win by one stroke over David Morgan (Rochester), Joe O’Brien (Minneapolis) and Mario Tiziani (Windsong Farm).
In the team competition, professional Aaron McClay’s team of Steensland, Skarda and Johnson took the 2010 title by shooting -63. Ensrud, Klein, Bienash and Passe took second at -54, while Snyder, Grove, LeRoy and Schouweiler took third at -50.

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Wednesday, June 9

The Drawing of Teams Banquet is held at Southview Country Club. Join your hosts Anderson Agency and US Bank for a cash bar at 6pm, dinner served at 7pm, and the Team Drawing begins at 8pm. New this year: follow the drawing on Facebook and Twitter!  We will tweet and post the Teams as they are drawn http://twitter.com/tapemarkgolf.

One-in-five-raffle! Over $25,000 in prizes! Get your ticket early. One of every five tickets sold will be …

In Good Times and Bad, Arc Helps Families Cope
Tom, who has Down syndrome, attends church with his family and has been active in his church for years.
Tim, whose spinal cord injury requires him to use a wheelchair, edits a local newspaper.
Michael, a kindergartner with Down syndrome, circulates among adults and children, flashing a huge smile and extending his hand to everyone he sees. Just a couple of decades ago, all three would likely have lived in an institution, shut off from society, their lives disregarded and their gifts denied. …

In Good Times and Bad, Arc Helps Families Cope
When times are challenging and problems too big to handle alone, Arc Greater Twin Cities is there for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Arc has a comprehensive array of services and programs that can help in many ways. Just as important, Arc is a community of people who have have wisdom and inspiration to share. People like Diane Allen of Rosemount.
“I think people who have kids with disabilities are a little more resilient than most,” said Diane. …

If there’s one thing that distinguishes the Tapemark Charity Pro-Am from all other tournaments in Minnesota, it would be tradition. And after 38 years of Tapemark tournaments, no one knows this better than the staff at Southview Country Club. Mark McCahey, the current general manager at Southview, got his first job at the club in 1970, when then-pro Corky Dahl hired him in the bagroom. When the Peters Open called it quits, It was Dahl who offered the open tournament weekend to Bob Klas Sr., as he knew Klas had …