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‘My experience was unforgettable’   Editor’s note: On Wednesday of the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship, Raymond had the opportunity to play in the pro-am with the PGA TOUR player of his choosing, Rory McIlroy. I would first like to give my utmost thanks to Wells Fargo, First Tee, and the PGA TOUR for the opportunity to play in Wednesday’s Pro-Am with Rory McIlroy and Zhang Xinjun. The event and the Wells Fargo Championship in general are very well-run. I reco...

Rory McIlroy searching for old form at Wells Fargo Championship   CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Rory McIlroy is still a fan favorite, and often THE fan favorite. He joined Raymond Jin, a First Tee participant and Wells Fargo Succeeding Together essay contest winner who chose him over everyone else in the field, at the Wells Fargo Championship pro-am on Wednesday. And they played well, with McIlroy carding four birdies over nine holes. As for official results, though, McIlroy ...

Like most years, 1981 was a year to remember. Raiders of the Lost Ark was the number one movie in the country. Prince Charles married Princess Diana, and NASA launched the space shuttle Columbia the first flight of the space shuttle program. 1981 was also the year a young man named Mark Johnson began his television career. The big announcement Mr. Johnson announced Monday during his 4 pm newscast that he will be retiring from Channel 7 at the end of this year. The broadcaster has covered events...

Mark Johnson’s final broadcast on KTVB will be on December 23, 2021. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 8:36 PM MDT May 3, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — After three decades at Idaho’s leading news organization, KTVB News anchor and journalist Mark Johnson is retiring from television broadcasting.  In his storied career, he’s been the face of Idaho news on KTVB’s top-rated evening and late newscasts and a champion for countless community nonprofit organizations. He’s ...

A few sporting events the last few weeks captured my attention. First, we saw Selma’s football Bears stage a valiant, gutsy second-half comeback to pull ahead of Kingsburg in the annual rivalry game. Then the Vikings kicker sealed a two-point victory for Kingsburg, 17-15 in the final seconds.  A day later I watched as Fresno Pacific University, coached by Selma High grad George Rodriguez, lost a 4-3 heart-breaker against Academy of Art from San Francisco in NCAA women’s tennis. Bot...

Four nonprofits turning Manchester warehouse into shared headquarters April 26, 2021 A warehouse at 100 Everett St. in Manchester will be renovated to pave the way for four area nonprofits to use the space as a shared headquarters. ( Jack Jacobs photo) A foursome of local nonprofits is shacking up in Manchester. The Boys and Girls Club, First Tee of Greater Richmond, Communities In Schools of Richmond, and Higher Achievement’s Richmond office are moving in together this summer into a shared 1...

Masters Honorary Starter Lee Elder Passes the Torch of Hope to 12 Black PGA Members By Bob Denney, PGA Historian Emeritus Published on Thursday, April 15, 2021 Center - Lee Elder, PGA L-R (standing): Kendall Murphy, PGA; Kennie Sims, PGA; Gerry Hammond, PGA; Maulana Dotch, PGA; Rich Jones, PGA; Wyatt Worthington, PGA; Howie Pruitt, PGA; Scooter Clark, PGA; Renee Powell, PGA; Jeff Dunovant, PGA; Earl Cooper, PGACourtesy of Augusta National Golf Club PGA Member Lee Elder, who lived the dream of...

Officials from the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, which was held at The Concession Golf Club in February, announced Thursday that the tournament raised more than $400,000 for organizations in the Bradenton-Sarasota area. Those organizations include the First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Scholarship Fund.    “It was an honor to host a World Golf Championships event and be granted the opportunity to showc...

The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 4.13.21 Elevation wrapped up its “Thanks for Giving a Crap” campaign to benefit the Colon Cancer Foundation. The campaign, which offered a limited edition DuClaw Brewing Co. beer and Squatty Potty toilet stool to promote colon cancer screenings, raised more than $20,000 for the New York-based nonprofit during Colon Cancer Awareness Month and received more than 3 million views through earned media placements, according to Baltimore PR firm 212 C...