Fishing for a Cure helps locally

Published 11:52 am Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Letter to the Editor

Jim Nelson, Duane Smith, Mark Turvey, Committee Members

We would like to thank businesses in the Austin and surrounding communities for their support of the ninth annual Fishing for a Cure contest held Saturday, Feb. 5.

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A special thanks to all who participated in the event and to those who donated their time, talents and resources. This year, $3,100 was donated to The Hormel Institute to help find a cure for cancer.

Thanks to: Hormel Foods, Dry Sausage Office, Waste Management, Austin Holiday Inn, Wal-Mart, U.S. Bank, Mrs. Jerry’s, Windrift Lounge, Brick Furniture, Mayer Funeral Home, Dan Donnelly Law Office, Rent N Save, Austin Chamber, Austin Aeroflight, Firestone, Games People Play, Eco-Lab, Usems, Hanson Tire Service, Kuehn Motors, Meyers Printing, Ed’s South Main Auto, Auto Value, Golden Tress, Smyth, Vista, Weber Inc., Maurice’s, Auto Zone, The Beer Depot, Super Fresh, Collision Specialists, Visco Fan, Advance Auto, Ag Power, Steve’s Pizza, Cinemagic, Papa Murphy’s, Piggy Blues BBQ, Perkins, Nicol’s, Burger King, Apollo, Quiznos, Subway, Culvers, Handtmann, Mapleview Lounge, Northstar Power and Marine, Stadheims, Godfather’s Pizza, Arby’s, Old Dutch, Hy-Vee, Cryovac, The Old Mill, Minnesota Corrugated Box, DJ RV and Repair, Hybrid, Reichel Foods, Reiser, Steve Kneeskern, Chris Hansen, Terry Hamilton-auctioneer, USW 1259.