Press Release

Shriners Hospital Golf Event

Charity Golf Event Raises Awareness & Money for Shriners Hospitals

Local Golf Professional Turns Personal Challenge into Successful Charitable Event

Logan, UT- September 13, 2011 – PGA Golf Professional, Eric Kleven, the Birch Creek Golf Course and Cache Valley Specialty Hospital announce the 6th Annual Shriners Hospitals Charity Golf Event 4-Man Scramble.

Over the past five years, this Charity Golf Event has collectively raised and received donations of $129,000, with a record-making $40,000 being raised in 2010. This year, the event organizers have set a goal to bring $50,000 in charitable donations for the Shriners Hospitals Prosthetic and Orthotics Department in Salt Lake City.

The Shriners Hospital Golf Event was created after the daughter of PGA Golf Professional, Eric Kleven, was diagnosed with a genetic disorder called Rett Syndrome. After being misdiagnosed by doctors at other hospitals, Kleven found the help, attention and care his daughter needed at Shriners Hospitals.

“I was so grateful and impressed with the care they gave my daughter that I wanted to find a way to give back,” Kleven said, “and since I’m a PGA Professional at Birch Creek, where we host many golf events, we decided to start our own Shriners Hospitals Golf Event.”

This year’s event has many sponsors, its main sponsor being Cache Valley Specialty Hospital, who finds itself in a unique position of being a hospital, sponsoring a hospital. 

“We’re involved in this event because it’s not only a good cause,” said John Worley, Cache Valley Specialty Hospital’s CEO, “but, because we believe people deserve the best health care possible, regardless of where they get it.”

The event begins at 8:30 a.m. on September 13, 2011 at Birch Creek Golf Course, with team entry fees include $900 for Bronze, $1200 for Silver and $1500 for Gold, with sponsorships available for $250 a hole; all proceeds going directly to medical care and rehabilitation programs for children.

Activities for the event include 18 Holes with Cart, Free Range Balls, Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Contests and Tee Prizes.

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North Gate Apartments Grand Opening

Premium Women’s Housing Opening for BYU-Idaho Students

Open House and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Set for North Gate Apartments

Rexburg, Idaho – Dec 16, 2010 – Kartchner, Inc. announces an open house and ribbon cutting event for the North Gate Apartments, Rexburg’s newest student housing community for women. Located at 350 West 6th South in Rexburg, North Gate stands apart by offering students more amenities than any other approved housing at BYU-Idaho.

The ribbon cutting and open house will take place December 16th at 2:00 p.m. at the North Gate clubhouse, and will be attended by Richard Woodland, Rexburg’s Mayor, Troy Kartchner, President of Kartchner Inc. and other city officials. Light refreshments will be served. 

Just a few of the amenities that make North Gate perfect for students include, a bathroom connected to each room, laundry, two refrigerators, large, individual closets, fiber optic internet access and tons of storage, including indoor storage for bikes at each unit. North Gate is also close to the L.D.S. Rexburg Temple.

The heart of the community is North Gate’s clubhouse, featuring a fitness center with new, state-of-the-art exercise equipment, free Wi-Fi throughout, a full kitchen, a study/conference room and two general seating areas with couches, over-stuffed chairs, a 55” TV and a fireplace. The clubhouse also offers plenty of entertainment amenities, including a game room with pool and air-hockey tables, two 46” televisions with Wii gaming systems and cable TV, a piano and an impressive theater room with seating for 40, a high-definition projector with cable and DVR capabilities and a 133” screen. The clubhouse houses the on-site managers and a large storage room that the students may use free of cost.

“With so many amenities included, North Gate offers students an affordable, all-in-one option,” said Troy Kartchner, President of Kartchner, Inc. “North Gate is truly the best place to live at BYU-Idaho.”

North Gate is composed of 54 units that house up to 324 students. Rooms are filling up fast for Winter and Spring Semesters.

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