GOLF OUTING SEPT. 14, 2025
DERBY DAY 2025 – Photos
DERBY DAY 2025 – Results & Sponsors
We would like to announce the results (at last!) of DERBY DAY, including listing race sponsors, raffle prizes and prize sponsors, and other donors and sponsors that made this year’s Derby Day the “galloping” success it was.
MOCK HORSE RACES:
- RACE 1, sponsored by GABBY PETERSON and followed by a “blitz” raffle for an eat/drink package with donations of gift cards and logo items from various restaurants and brewpubs.
- RACE 2, sponsored by THE BROWN BEAR and followed by a “blitz” raffle of a green Spartans-themed patio rocker donated by CHRISTMANN INSURANCE AGENCY.
- RACE 3, sponsored by NUTRIEN and followed by a “blitz” raffle of a golf package for playing at various local and nearby courses
- RACE 4, sponsored by VALLEY CITY METALS followed by a “blitz” raffle of a gas grill
- RACE 5, sponsored THE PIZZA FACTORY and followed by a “blitz” raffle of a National Cherry Festival Package in Traverse City donated by the NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL
- RACE 6, sponsored by PIXEL GRAFIX and followed by a “blitz” raffle of a kayak
- RACE 7, sponsored by VALLEY CITY METALS and followed by a “blitz” raffle of tickets to the ELECTRIC FOREST
Overall winner of the mock horse races with the highest amount of bets placed is VALLEY CITY METALS, who sponsored Races 4 and 7. (See photo.)
Tickets were also sold for the raffle of two large coolers stuffed with many prizes. And we shouldn’t overlook the 50/50 raffle that yielded $422 for Shelby Optimist Club.
We’re pleased to announce that proceeds after Derby Day expenses allowed us to award $7,000 to Shelby Township Park’s future TIGER ATHLETIC & COMMUNITY CENTER!
Here’s our list of the many OTHER DONORS AND SPONSORS for this year’s Derby Day event:
| Advanced Architectural | Mediatechnologies |
| Affordable Auto Service & Sales | Meyers Brothers Sales CHEVROLET |
| American Apple | MJM Plumbing |
| Benona Shores Golf Course | N J Fox & Sons, Inc. |
| Big Hart Brewing Co. | North Grove Brewers |
| Birch & Blossom | Oceana Golf Club |
| Blondie’s Hair Salon | Oceana Veterinary Clinic |
| Blue Photon Technology | Oceana’s Herald-Journal |
| Burnette Foods | Peterson Farms, Inc. |
| Colonial Golf Course | Sawyers Brewing Company |
| Dave and Lisa Payne | Shelby State Bank |
| EnerG Fitness | Starving Artist Brewing Co. |
| envigor | Stony Lake Inn |
| Fresh Point Nutrition | Stovall Construction Inc |
| Full Bloom Bakery at Shelby Floral & Shelby Floral | Tab’s Quick Stop |
| Golden Sands Golf & Bucket Bar | The Artisan |
| Grandview Golf Course | The Electric Forest Festival |
| Great Lakes Informatics, Inc. | The Fox Barn Market & Winery |
| Hansen Foods | Thoroughbred Golf Club (Double JJ Resort) |
| Helena Agri-Enterprises | Travis McLouth |
| Hickory Knoll Golf Course | Val-Du-Lakes Bar & Grill |
| Jarvis Sawmill Inc | Weesie’s Bros. Garden Centers & Landscaping |
| Keystone Cooperative | Wesco |
| Klotz CARQUEST Auto Parts | West Shore Bank |
| Klotz Farm Bureau Insurance | Wickstra Realty, Inc. (Larry Byl & Tim Horton) |
| Mac Wood’s Dune Rides |
Of course, we also need to thank the many, many volunteers (our own Optimist Club members and others) who gave so generously of their time and skills to also ensure the success of this year’s Derby Day. You know who you are, and we can’t possibly thank you enough!
