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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament, June 17, 2008

Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament, June 17, 2008

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Newlyweds APRO Executive Director Bill Keese with wife Debby Keese.

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
MRDA President John Cleek Jr., Kentucky RDA President Chris Bolin, APRO Executive Director Bill Keese, APRO President Larry Carrico, Illinois RDA President Steve Braning and Kansas RDA President Jess Fisher.


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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Second place golf team John Howard, John Phillips, Kelly Carrico and Larry Carrico.

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Third place golf team, John Mays, Wayne Strachan, Aaron Windsor and Phil Brown.


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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
John Cleek Jr. accepts his golf trophy for men's long drive.

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Jamie Moore of Ad Pro accepts her golf trophy for ladies long drive.


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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Herb Carlson of Ginsu/Kinetic Cookware accepts his golf trophy for longest putt.

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Marty Smith of Imagery Marketing Solutions accepts his golf trophy for "closest to the pin from the back nine"


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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
John Howard of Promo Biz.com accepts his golf trophy for the "closest to the pin from the front nine".

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Ted Albert of Rent One accepts the trophy for the single largest catch from "Tiger" John Cleek. Albert also took home $240 for his winning five pound two ounce bass.


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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Second place bass tournament winners Dan Cole and Joe Fagin of National Rent-To-Own with first place winners Mary Hazel and Matt Mertens, of Rent-A-Center.

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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Vic Lombardo and Joe Neuhous of National Rent To Own take third place trophies in the bass tournament.


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Heartland of America Awards Banquet
Steve Braning and Ron Mueller of National Rent To Own, take fourth place trophies in the bass tournament.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Gary Romine of Show Me Rent To Own reads the rules.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Kevin Scheufeley of Rent-A-Center, Jewell Dolton of DSI, John Cleek Jr. of Cleek's Lease or Own, and Bob Saunders of United.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Ken Steiner, MRDA executive director.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Steve Kaza of Step Two, Dave Reed of Premier, Daryl Rhodeman of Cleek's Lease or Own and Terry Callendar of RentDirect.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
John Cox of Gateway RTO, Ben Lewin of DSI, David Graham of Rent One SKC and John Rogers of High Touch.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Jamie Moore of Ad Pro.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Shawn Oligschlaeger of Cleek's Lease or Own, Jamie Moore of Ad Pro, Tracy Locke of DSI.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Dennis Shields.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Curt MacKiewicz of Rent-A-Center, Bob Smaldone of PFC Pioneer, Dennis Shields of Trip Group, Jerry Pinkley of Show Me Rent-To-Own.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Kelly Carrico.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
John Howard of Promo Biz, Larry Carrico of Rent One, Kelly Carrico, John Philips of Progressive furniture.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Rent One owner Larry Carrico tees off.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
John Mays of Cleek's Lease or Own, Wayne Strachan of Dimplex, Aaron Windsor of National TV Sales and Rental.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Ann Cleek of Cleek's Lease or Own.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
James MacAlpine of RentDirect Nationwide and Ann Cleek of Cleek's Lease or Own.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Tom Moore of Rent-A-Center, Cherri McKinnon of Dimplex, Ann Cleek of Cleek's Lease or Own and James MacAlpine of RentDirect Nationwide.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Dan Cole of National Rent To Own.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Ted Albert's (Rent One)winning catch. The fish was the single largest caught at the tournament this year.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Mike Cunningham of Rent One with his two pounder.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Weighing in at the bass tournament.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Mary Hazel and Matt Mertens of Rent-A-Center, take home the prize for most total pounds of bass caught. Here they display two of five.

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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Ted Albert of Rent One, winner of the largest single bass prize.


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Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008
Heartland of America Golf and Bass Tournament 2008




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