1964
July 2, 1964- “Rapids Golfer Wins Mesaba”
Joan Richardson, an ace Grand Rapids golfer won the Mesaba Women’s Invitational golf crown Sunday at Hibbing.
A Grand Rapids high school graduate and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richard, Joan is now a school teacher. Joan fired a 36-hole score of 166 on 82-84. Nancy Hultgren of Minneapolis was second with 86-85 for 171. Miss Richardson won the same tournament in 1961.
Grand Rapids golfers who participated were Mrs. Cliff Nelson, 191 in first flight; Mrs. Bill Powers, 204 in third flight; Mrs. Walt Mornes, 211 in fourth flight; Mrs. Ted Pennala, 219, fifth flight; and Mrs. Fred Meyer, 234, seventh flight.
“Al Gustafson Wins Pokegama”
Al Gustafson plunked an eight-foot putt on the second extra hole to shade Jim Erickson for the Pokegama country club short-stop tourney Sunday.
Both young golfers finished the 45 holes with scores of 190. Each shot a par-4 on the first extra hole, but Erickson bogeyed when his putt missed from ten feet.
1984
July 4, 1984 “Local driver third”
Tom Anderson, Grand Rapids, continued his impressive showing in the hobby stock division at Hibbing Raceway Saturday when he finished third in the feature event.
Anderson qualified for the final by cominign in third in the second heat of the evening.
Right behind Anderson in the feature was David Matzdorf, Grand Rapids, who came in second in the first heat while Doug Maki, Coleraine, worked his way to fourth place in the semi-feature and took eighth in the feature event.
The feature was taken by Gene Brusacoram of Chisholm.
Anderson is now in fifth place among point getters in hobby stock at Hibbing with 198 points. Dave Hawkinson is seventh with 173 and Matzdorf is ninth with 158.
“Bike rodeo planned”
Five bicycle rodeos are planned for next week as a cooperative effort by Grand Rapids Bike Patrol and the Grand Rapids Recreation Department.
The first will be Monday, July 9, ata Riverview School that will be followed by rodeos July 10 at Portage Park, Cohasset, July 11, at Southwest School, July 12 at Forest Lake School and July 13 at Edna Murphy School.
All rodeos are from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and will include tests of skill and bicycle safety inspections.
1994
July 3, 1994: “Joan Richardson wins golf invitational”
The Pokegama Women’s Golf Invitational started with a sprinkling of rain for the second year in a row Tuesday, June 28, and during the day 120 participants were seen repeatedly donning rain gear, only to dispose of it a short time later.
Though a great deal of casual water was visible on the course, the ladies persevered and completed the 18-hole event.
Joan Richardson, representing Pokegama, evidently didn’t notice any of the adverse conditions as she shot a 40-35 for a 75-stroke total which was only one over par. Second and third place finishers in the championship flight, Tricia Wollack of Cloquet and Jea Hall of Pokegama, didn’t fare as well, scoring 87 and 88 respectively.
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