Lions to stage 11th annual Fire & Ice snow golf event

After last year's absence, the Tupper Lake Lions Club will again be staging its popular Fire and Ice Golf Tournament on the frozen fairways of the Tupper Lake Golf Course on Saturday, February 19. The fun event will again be held in conjunction with the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce's Brewski, which draws craft beer lovers from all over the North Country.

The Lions will also be selling their Fire & Ice 50-50 tickets again this year. In recent years the winnings have approached $2,500.

In February 2020- before the pandemic- the Brewski and Fire & Ice drew over 1,500 people to the course on a sunny winter day, with the mercury hovering about 25 degrees F. It was picture perfect weather for a winter event.

This year in an effort to bring more people into the snow golf tournament, the local Lions have lowered the team entry fee from $60 to $30. So for the three-person scramble, that's only $10 a golfer.

The event will again be on a five-hole course in the vicinity of the driving range. Teams are encouraged to play two rounds and turn in their best 5-hole score.

The event runs from noon to 4p.m. that day.

The 11th annual Fire & Ice again benefits the Lions' extensive community service work.

An entry form for the three-person teams is published in this week's issue and should be mailed in with the $30 team entry fee to PO Box 635, Tupper Lake. Payment and entry form can also be completed on the day of the event.