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Eirin Amundsen Memorial Golf tournament attracts many

Seventy-two golfers gathered on the greens last Thursday, to honour and show their support for Eirin Amundsen, a friend to many who was lost but not forgotten.
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Eirin Amundsen Memorial Golf tournament raised $15,434 towards a new pavilion, on Thursday. Phil McLachlan/The Free Press

Seventy-two golfers gathered on the greens last Thursday, to honour and show their support for Eirin Amundsen, a friend to many who was lost but not forgotten.

One-hundred and ten came to the dinner, which followed the golf tournament.

Amundsen was a registered nurse at the Elk Valley Hospital, who was taken unexpectedly in a car accident, January 2015. Amundsen was avid in athletics, and played soccer for the Victoria Vikings.

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Phil McLachlan

About the Author: Phil McLachlan

Phil McLachlan is the editor at the Penticton Western News. He served as the reporter, and eventually editor of The Free Press newspaper in Fernie.
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