Post by Demona on Oct 3, 2007 20:46:53 GMT -5
Local news, and I don't know anything about it other than what I read here and heard on TV, but this guy sounds like a fart fetishist and a creep if it's true. Or he has a vulgar sense of humor that got too carried away. Either way, how unprofessional. 
Just thought this article was sort of funny.
www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7163951
ADA -- One of the biggest names in the state when it comes to golf has been fired from Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada.
24 Hour News 8 broke the story Wednesday afternoon and broke the news of the fallout Tuesday night.
Lynn Janson is the director of golf operations at Egypt Valley. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame and once paired with Arnold Palmer at a US Open.
Some insiders say Janson has been railroaded as there is no indication he is part of sexual harassment accusations surrounding the country club. He told 24 Hour News 8 he was asked to resign on Tuesday, but refused, saying he did nothing wrong. Then on Wednesday, he was fired because, he says, he would not be part of the coverup.
"I was aware of serious wrongdoing in the operation of the Club, and I refused to continue to live with any more avoidance or coverup of this conduct," Janson told us.
At the center of those allegations is Egypt Valley's general manager - Steve Pastoor. It is alleged he sexually harassed at least one male employee.
The accusations are outlined in a document from Janson's lawyer, obtained by 24 Hour News 8. The document states Pastoor repeatedly, and in front of witnesses, administered "anal kisses" - passed gas - to employees and used "filthy sexual language."
It is also alleged Pastoor once characterized "the Bishop of Grand Rapids as the 'Chief Child Molester.'"
The president of Egypt Valley released a statement Tuesday, basically saying there was nothing to report. But after visiting the country club 24 Hour News 8 found out otherwise - Pastoor was fired.
Janson says the alleged actions inside the Club have been going on since May.
Just thought this article was sort of funny. www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7163951
ADA -- One of the biggest names in the state when it comes to golf has been fired from Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada.
24 Hour News 8 broke the story Wednesday afternoon and broke the news of the fallout Tuesday night.
Lynn Janson is the director of golf operations at Egypt Valley. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame and once paired with Arnold Palmer at a US Open.
Some insiders say Janson has been railroaded as there is no indication he is part of sexual harassment accusations surrounding the country club. He told 24 Hour News 8 he was asked to resign on Tuesday, but refused, saying he did nothing wrong. Then on Wednesday, he was fired because, he says, he would not be part of the coverup.
"I was aware of serious wrongdoing in the operation of the Club, and I refused to continue to live with any more avoidance or coverup of this conduct," Janson told us.
At the center of those allegations is Egypt Valley's general manager - Steve Pastoor. It is alleged he sexually harassed at least one male employee.
The accusations are outlined in a document from Janson's lawyer, obtained by 24 Hour News 8. The document states Pastoor repeatedly, and in front of witnesses, administered "anal kisses" - passed gas - to employees and used "filthy sexual language."
It is also alleged Pastoor once characterized "the Bishop of Grand Rapids as the 'Chief Child Molester.'"
The president of Egypt Valley released a statement Tuesday, basically saying there was nothing to report. But after visiting the country club 24 Hour News 8 found out otherwise - Pastoor was fired.
Janson says the alleged actions inside the Club have been going on since May.
