The 20th annual Beltrami Electric Touchstone Energy Open, held Sept. 13 at Castle Highlands Golf Course, raised $18,000 for United Way of Bemidji Area.

“Beltrami Electric’s Touchtone Energy Golf Tournament has been a must-see event for United Way of the Bemidji area,” United Way Executive Director Denae Alamano said in a statement. “Not only did the tournament give hundreds of participants the opportunity to support their community, but it also helped thousands of people in our community thrive.”

The Cooperative Development locator team of Brian Passeri, Brad Davenport, Jeff Schneider and Tom Passeri won first place in this four-way race.

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Second place went to Paul Bunyan’s communications team of Bob Lindberg, Dane Jones, Brian Bissonette and Don Dale.

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Third place went to the Pinnacle Marketing Group team of AJ Dahl, John Stewart and Tracy Williams.

“The Beltrami Electric Cooperative would like to sincerely thank the corporate sponsors, golfers and tournament volunteers on behalf of the United Way of Bemidji,” the release said.

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