The Rotary Club of Jamestown invites all golfers, male and female of varying degrees of ability to register for the 27th annual Rotary Charity Golf Classic.

The tournament will be held at Moon Brook Country Club on Monday, Aug. 29, with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. The tournament benefits Rotary’s projects in the local community as well as International Rotary projects. The cost is $150 per player which includes greens fees, cart, lunch on the course, dinner, and prizes. Beverages will be available on the course as well. There will be two formats playing, either a scramble or two best balls out of four, with each foursome decides which format they would like to play. All fees must be paid in full before the start of play and entry forms must be submitted by Aug. 12.

Sponsorships are available at four levels and each memorial sponsor will have a sign on the course and receive recognition in the event program and in The Post-Journal. They include: platinum memorial sponsor, $1,000 which includes one foursome; gold memorial sponsor, $500 which includes two players; silver memorial sponsor, $250 which includes one player; and bronze memorial sponsor, $100, signs only. For more information, call Mike Bird at 716-487-1111, ext. 201.

This year, the 27th annual Rotary Golf Classic will honor Rotarian Paul Wahlstrom, 91, of 1992 Camp St. Ext., who passed away May 13, 2022, in his home.

He was born in Jamestown and was married for 67 years to Beverly Olson Wahlstrom. He is survived by his son, Steven, a retired electrical engineer with the BPU. Wahlstrom’s daughter Debra Nickerson of Dewittville passed away two days after Paul Wahlstrom on May 15. He is also survived by four grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a sister Alice Carlson, who was married to Rotarian Marsh Carlson, who owned B&E Electric. Wahlstrom’s sister Helen Weaver, who was also married to Rotarian J. Emerson Weaver, predeceased him as well.

A lifelong resident of Jamestown, Wahlstrom graduated from Jamestown High School in 1949 and the IBEW Local 106 Electrical Apprentice Program. He was an apprentice electrician at Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric and when the time came for Ahlstrom to retire, Wahlstrom bought his interest in the business and then purchased Schaeffer’s interest upon his retirement. When Wahlstrom retired he had organized the turnover of the business to John Dale. Growing and maintaining his business was extremely important to Wahlstrom and he was delighted for his legacy to continue with Dale.

Family was important to Paul Wahlstrom. He grew up on Camp Street and, with the help of his brother Arthur, built a home across the street from their parents. In turn, Paul Wahlstrom helped his brother build his home next door. Eventually, Wahlstrom facilitated his son’s purchase of one of the homes in the family enclave in later years as well. Debra Nickerson and her family lived in one of the homes until moving to Dewittville. and Wahlstrom’s wife Beverly still lives in the Wahlstrom home.

During all this time, Wahlstrom was very involved in his grandchildren and great grandchildren’s lives, attending all their sporting events and supporting them in all their endeavors.

Paul Wahlstrom loved the game of golf. He was a former member of Moon Brook Country Club, South Hills Country Club and Cable Hollow golf courses. After retiring, Wahlstrom and his wife wintered in Northport, Fla., and bought a home on a golf course there where he played at least every other day in the early morning, maintaining a steady handicap and filling his home with many trophies and golf awards.

Wahlstrom was an active Mason for 55 years where he held many offices and acquired his 33rd degree as well serving as a past commander in chief.

Wahlstrom held Rotary in very high regard and was a member of the Rotary Club of Jamestown for 53 years and was named an honorary member in his later years. He was recognized as a three-time Paul Harris Fellow, denoting his significant financial support of Rotary’s work throughout the world.

The Steve Wahlstrom family opened their home to Australian Rotary Exchange student Sara Sullivan in 2006-07 and she became life-long friends with the Wahlstrom’s daughter Sara. Both girls had leg injuries requiring surgery and were hospitalized at the same time. They then recuperated together on the couches in the Wahlstrom home.

Today, Sara Wahlstrom and spouse Oscar Gonzalez Martinez have combined their names (she is known as Sara Wahltinez) and now are busy exploring all of Australia. She is a world-renowned veterinary expert in the invertebrate health and wellness of Sea Stars. She is doing research for her Ph. D at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Sara graduated from Malone University and The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine. The Rotary Club of Jamestown participated in her education by presenting her with a scholarship for three years. Her spouse is employed by GOOGLE and privately developed a tool for COVID data collection now being used by Stanford, Harvard and Yale and now being fostered by his employer.

Sister Lynn Wahlstrom owns Lyndiana Acres LLC in Indiana and breeds and raises Velveteen Lop-eared rabbits, registered Nubian Goats and Icelandic Sheep Dogs for sale and produces wonderful soaps.