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Golf Tourney to Benefit Coach Kinen A benefit golf tournament to raise money for research in the fight against ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a usually-fatal disease with which Chillicothe resident, teacher, and coach Dave Kinen has been diagnosed, will be hosted in Richmond by the ALS Association’s Keith Worthington Chapter Friday, May 8. Kinen, head coach of Chillicothe High School’s wrestling team since 2000, a middle school and freshman football assistant coach, Chillicothe Middle School track and field coach, and a physical education instructor at Dewey School and the middle school during his nine years here, was initially tentatively diagnosed with what often is called Lou Gehrig’s Disease in January. Subsequent testing seems to have confirmed the initial diagnosis. Since then, he and his family – wife Crystal and their children – have become associated with the Mission, Kan.-based ALS Association’s Keith Worthington Chapter through a support group at Richmond, whose motto is “Never Give Up – Never Give In.” To help raise money for research in the fight against the deadly disease, as well as to aid with the help the support group provides victims and their families, the group has hosted a golf tournament the past three years and has its fourth-annual Johnson-Templeton ALS Golf Classic scheduled for Friday, May 8. Tournament play will begin at 12 noon at the well-known and highly-regarded Shirkey Golf Course outside Richmond, There will be separate men’s and women’s divisions. The entry fee is $125 for individuals. Businesses and organizations also may purchase sponsorships associated with the tourney for $200-$4,000, according to tournament organizers. In addition to the golf, there will be a silent auction conducted that day to raise additional funds. For further information on the tourney, making a donation, or the disease, contact Crystal Kinen at 660-973-7032 or Leamon John at 816-776-2637. A copy of the tournament registration form also may be obtained at the C-T office. Kinen had experienced a chronic problem with one of his feet for about a year or so prior to the ALS diagnosis made during testing at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in January. He’d undergone surgery for the removal of bone spurs in the foot last year. Following the diagnosis, he returned full-time to his teaching and coaching duties and remains in them. |
