The Northern New York Lumber Dealers Association (NNYLDA) held its two-day Annual Summer Outing in the St. Lawrence River 1000 Islands region on August 23 and 24. The 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel in Clayton, N.Y., was home base for nearly 130 attendees who enjoyed golf, the annual dinner with a river cruise, and fishing. Members from across NNYLDA and other regions in Upstate New York enjoyed the event. It was another record-breaking event for NNYLDA!
Golf Tournament on Wednesday
The field teed off for a shotgun start at 10 a.m. to play at Clayton’s C-Way Golf Course. Defending champs four years in a row, the Merriman’s/Marvin team dominated the field to defend their title and hold the top spot in the tournament! Second-year Golf Chair James Murphey of Marvin Windows continued the momentum for the event and alluded to fun changes and a possible new venue for next year.
Photo 1: Tournament winners for fourth straight year—Team Merriman’s/Marvin: Ryan Merriman, Christos Theodore, Tyler Merriman, Matt Merriman. Photo 2: Second place team—Home Central/North Counties: Chris Olp, Walter, Joel Edsell, Ben Wittemore, and Betsy Hicks. Hicks also won Closest to the Pin and the 50/50 drawing! Photo 3: Golf Chair James Murphey (Marvin Windows) preparing for registration with Annual Outing Committee, Ryan Robinson (L) (Wellesley Island Bldg.), Tim Clark (O.D. Greene), and Matt Gondek (Warren Trask) (not shown).
Annual Meeting Wednesday Evening
Following golf, members reconvened at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel resort for an open bar reception and the NNYLDA Annual Dinner honoring Industry Excellence Awards recipients Sam Haselton of Haselton Lumber and Ken Palmer of White’s Lumber. In addition, Bestway was honored as Vendor of the Year, and Tim Lloyd of National Nail was honored with the Salesperson of the Year Award. To cap the evening, the group boarded a bus headed to Alexandra Bay, where they were treated to a guided boat tour of the 1000 Islands region and the famous Boldt Castle.
Photo 1: Industry Excellence Award recipient Sam Haselton (L) (Haselton Lumber) with NNYLDA President Rob Bicknell (Bicknell Building Supply) presenting. Photo 2: Industry Excellence Award recipient Ken Palmer (White’s Lumber) with Brad White (L) and Palmer’s wife, Pat (R). NNYLDA presented a donation of $500 toward ALS research. Photo 3: Annual Meeting attendees headed to the 1000 Islands Boat Tour! Photos 4 & 5: Attendees ready to explore the 1000 Islands region and Boldt Castle.
Fishing Tournament Thursday Morning
With another record-breaking turnout, 17 boats were chartered to leave various harbors early Thursday morning. NNYLDA fishing boats canvassed the region in both U.S. and Canadian waters for what was the best fishing the tournament has seen, with many of the boats catching the daily limit! At 1 p.m., the boats rolled back into the docks, and soon after, the fishermen enjoyed a resort-prepared shore dinner where they shared their stories and excitement from the last couple of days before heading home. NNYLDA Fishing Chair Tim Clark of O.D. Greene once again took the first-class event to a new level!
Photos 1 & 2: The start of a great day of fishing! Photo 3: Largest Pike Winner at 39”: Casper Gottuso (BlueLinx). Photo 4: Largest Bass Winner at 21”: Floyd Calkins (Retired). Photo 5: Largest Walleye Winner at 28 – ½” – Don Dodson, North Counties Supply. Photo 6: Fishing Chair Tim Clark (C) (O.D. Greene) and committee member Ryan Robinson (L) present 50/50 winner Russ Howe (Weyerhaeuser).
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