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The PGA comes to Wisconsin...
The breathtaking Whistling Straits golf course at Kohler, Wisconsin, is the home of this year's PGA Championship. (Photo courtesy of the Kohler Company)
ECHO READERS AND GOLF FANS -- Stay tuned for exciting news about the upcoming PGA Championship played right here in the Badger State next month. The ECHO will bring you many exclusive interviews and other information leading up to the championship held in August at Whistling Straights in Kohler, Wisconsin.
Update: July 2010
WISCONSIN NATIVE STEVE STRICKER AWAITS THE STRAITS BY SUBMITTING OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR 92ND PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
The talented field takes shape as 50 of the world’s best golfers join “Wisconsin’s own” in submitting official entry forms
KOHLER, Wis. – Steve Stricker, a native of Edgerton, Wis., and the No. 4 ranked player in the world, has joined the field for the 92nd PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis. Stricker is one of 50 players who have submitted their official entry forms to play in the season’s final major, to be held Aug. 9-15. Sticker, who was inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame in December 2007, will be competing for the first time in a PGA Championship held in his home state.
“We are thrilled to have a fellow Wisconsinite join the world’s best field and have a chance to make a run for the coveted Wanamaker Trophy,” said Barry Deach, Championship Director. “Wisconsinites love their golf events and I am certain that many will rally to support Steve as he takes on the unpredictable course that is the Straits.”
Stricker is joined by 50 of the world’s best golfers who have officially entered the 92nd PGA Championship, including: Graeme McDowell – 2010 U.S. Open Champion; Phil Mickelson – 2010 Masters Champion; Vijay Singh – 2004 PGA Champion at Whistling Straits; and four-time PGA Champion Tiger Woods.
The PGA Championship perennially features the best field in professional golf, and golf enthusiasts are encouraged to purchase their tickets for this historic event by visiting www.pga2010.com or calling (800) PGA-GOLF.
Northland College's Wheeler Hall in the late 1800's
Northland College Partners with The ECHO
Ashland, Wis. – Northland College has announced a new partnership with The ECHO, a northern Wisconsin-based newspaper founded by Jeff Peters several years ago, to sponsor a writing competition open to all Wisconsin high school students. The competition provides an opportunity for students interested in history to contribute to the study of Wisconsin’s rich cultural heritage.
Open to high school students across Wisconsin, the competition seeks articles that explore one or more areas of the state’s history. Areas of study may include communities, families, schools or any other topic that is of historical significance.
A committee composed of members of The ECHO staff and Dr. Kevin Schanning, associate professor of sociology at Northland, will evaluate submissions and select outstanding articles for inclusion in future editions of the newspaper. High school students whose articles are selected for inclusion will gain statewide exposure and will receive one credit from Northland College in recognition of their accomplishment.
Schanning feels the project has unlimited potential. “The partnership will not only spotlight local and state history, but also bring an acute awareness to the environmental issues Northland has always promoted,” he said.
“I am anxious to read the journalistic efforts of high school students in the next issue of The ECHO,” Schanning said. “I cannot think of a better way for schools and communities to enrich their knowledge about our collective past, which will help readers make better decisions about our future. This is a great chapter in the history of Northland and Wisconsin.”
In addition to sponsoring the writing competition, Northland College will support the distribution of future editions of The ECHO to each of Wisconsin’s public and private schools, as well as public libraries throughout the state.
Based in Mellen, Wisconsin, The ECHO has received praise for its narrative presentation of the region’s unique history. B. Robert Tabachnick, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, has called The ECHO an “invaluable resource that enlivens the study of state history.”
“I am extremely excited and deeply gratified to partner with Northland College to present The ECHO to an audience of high school students who will have the rare chance to see their stories about their heritage appear in print to a captive audience,” said ECHO publisher Jeff Peters.
“Bringing history into the light of day is an exciting niche for The ECHO and Northland College, which enjoys a rich history itself. I firmly believe high school students across the state will embrace my passion of sharing our collective histories,” Peters said.
Michael Masterson, a Northland College Trustee, said, “As The ECHO becomes more of a teaching tool in high school classrooms across the state, this partnership between Northland and The ECHO will grow exponentially. All the residents of Wisconsin share a common bond -- history.”
John H. Chapple, who established and endowed the Chapple Family Chair in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility at Northland College, said, “This project seems full of promise for both Northland and The ECHO, and appears to be a moment of opportunity in the world of education.
“This type of ongoing interaction will further Northland’s fine reputation on many levels, including public relations, goodwill, and linking our intertwined pasts while marching towards a promising future,” Chapple said.
Northland College and its Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute are located in Ashland, Wis., near the shores of Lake Superior. Northland’s distinctive environmental liberal arts program, passionate faculty, and beautiful natural location create a community of engaged learners who develop the skills and experience to prepare for advanced studies and meaningful lives. Founded in 1892, Northland enrolls 700 students from across the nation and across the world. For more information about Northland College and its Institute, visit http://www.northland.edu/.
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