Local man organizes memorial golf tournament supporting veterans’ charity

In Washoe Valley, Toiyabe Golf Club served as the venue for the Al Porta Memorial Golf Tournament. The event remembers Al Porta, who was a World War II veteran, and raises money for a local veterans charity.

The organizer, Tom Porta, says his friend gave him the idea.

“My father enjoyed golf very much,” Porta says, “and a friend of mine called me after my father passed away and said ‘let’s start a tournament in your father’s name.’ I said, ‘well, that would be really great.'”…

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