BATH

The 15th annual Blue and White Golf Classic was held at the Bath Golf Club on Friday. Over 140 sponsors and 200 golfers contributed $42,000 to the Morse High School Scholarship Fund in the name of this year’s 50th Morse High School reunion class, the Class of 1966. This included $11,000 toward the Elford “Brud” Stover Scholarship Fund.

Opening festivities around the first tee included the recognition of this year’s Morse High School scholarship recipients, the playing of “The Blue and the White” and the National Anthem by the Morse High School band along with the naming of this year’s Honorary Chairpersons of the Blue and White Golf Committee, Dr. Patrica Ames and Paul Johnson.

Ames, named posthumously, was recognized for her unflagging support of both the Bath area community and Morse High School in her lifetime. An outstanding social studies teacher at Morse High School for many years, Ames was also responsible for starting the unique student/citizen government, the SCLC, and establishing the Dr. Patricia Ames Distinguished Teacher Award and the SCLC Mainsail Award.

Johnson, also a strong supporter of Bath and Morse, has served on the Bath School Board with distinction.

A Bowdoin College graduate and president of his Morse High Class of 1956, Johnson has had a long career in education where he served as a private school headmaster and has a deep interest in contributing his time and donations to the Morse High Scholarship Fund.

This year’s Brud Stover Award winners — gross score — were Barbara Harrington, Randy Harrington, Betsy Harrington and Jim Hamel. Second-place finishers were Mike Hart, Ed McGuire, Dan Hart, Terry Jones and Chris Marco, with third place going to Brian Hatch, Pat Conley, Mike McGuire, Dave Dorion and Rick Davis.

The net score was won by the team of Dean Snell, Dave DeLois, Sandy Nesbitt, Jim Stevens and Kevin Crosman. Second-place finishers were Brian Bennett, Randy Clukey Orr, Nate Doak, Josh Hodgkins and Alex Marshall. Third place went to Bruce Lee, Dana Libby, Fred Robie, Dick Baxter and John Lee.

Winners of the closest to the line drive were Kathy Kenyon and Smokey Suggs, and winners of closest to the pin were Janet Grondin, Bob Greenblatt and Ryan Maines. Paul Boucher won the putting contest, sponsored by the Class of 1966.

Next year will mark the 16th year of this tournament that has raised over $484,000 for the Morse High School Scholarship Fund.