History of Council 601

Since then the Knights of Columbus has over 10,000 Councils around the globe and has become the strong right arm of the Cathoic Church providing support to numerous charitable causes and Catholic education.
On September 19th, 1900, Council 534 in Topeka, KS. became the first K of C Council west of the Mississippi River. On July 21, 1901, Salina was chosen to become the 2nd site and a group of Knights from the Topeka Council came to Salina and conducted a 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees to 52 charter members.
The first officers of Council 601 were W.R. Kaffer, Mike Shanahan, L.J. Supple, J.J. Hinnenkamp, E. J. Kaffer, Lew Johannes, John Lill, J.R. Geis, Thomas Quin, T.A. Williams, A.T. Wolsieffer, D.D. McAuliff, William Wessling, Anthony Madden and John O'Shea. Rev. R.F. Leary was Chaplain.
In less than 7 years, Salina Council 601 became the "mother" council to the following cities councils; Hutchinson, Wichita, Junction City, Beloit, Concordia, Herington, St.Marys, Chapman, Solomon and Hays Kansas
State Golf Results
The following are the results from the 2016 KofC State Golf Tournament held at Salina Municipal Golf Course on June 30-31, 2016.
Championship Flight
1st - Hay, Knipp, Knipp, Knipp.
2nd - Radell, Dellasega, VanBelelaere, VanBelelaera.
3rd - Martin, Kay, Martin, Ziegler.
First Flight
1st - Kratz, Prager, Keller, Kratz.
2nd - Austin, Freeman, Augustyn, Augustyn.
3rd - Baalmann, Basal, Jacobs, Stroot
Second Flight
1st - Weishaar, Kohman, Augustyn, Ziegler
2nd - Fox, Mai, Bohm, Bachofer.
3rd - Foltz, Franks, Feuerborn, Rockers.
Championship Flight
1st - Hay, Knipp, Knipp, Knipp.
2nd - Radell, Dellasega, VanBelelaere, VanBelelaera.
3rd - Martin, Kay, Martin, Ziegler.
First Flight
1st - Kratz, Prager, Keller, Kratz.
2nd - Austin, Freeman, Augustyn, Augustyn.
3rd - Baalmann, Basal, Jacobs, Stroot
Second Flight
1st - Weishaar, Kohman, Augustyn, Ziegler
2nd - Fox, Mai, Bohm, Bachofer.
3rd - Foltz, Franks, Feuerborn, Rockers.