Rocky Mtn Elk Foundation Banquet - November 20

[Gissert]

Thanks to Rick for allowing this post.

The Battle Lake chapter of the RMEF is having its ninth annual banquet at the Otter on Saturday, November 20.

We still have tickets available, and there may be a possiblity of having tickets at the door.

Here is a sampling of what we have on tap:

Door Prize - Winchester Model 70, 270 WSM

Medallion Rifle - Sharps Tristar 45-70, lots of engraving

$2 Bill Raffle - 1866 Uberti in 45 Long Colt (Neat gun!)

Dice Game - Weatherby Vanguard in 300 WBY, Ruger 10/22

Balloon Raffle - $500 cash

Board Raffle - BLR in 7mm Mag

Board Raffle - Winchester Model 70 in 243 WSSM

Game - Ruger 77 in 300 Win Mag

Progressive - Remington 700 in 300 Short Action Ultra Mag (Winner of the progressive gun gets a 1 in 450 chance at an $8000 New Mexico Elk Hunt)

Youth Raffle - Henry 22 Lever

80 item general raffle with the following nine guns:

Remington 700 in 300 mag

Marlin Mach II

Remington 710 in 30-06

Henry Lever 22 LR

Benelli Nova 3 1/2 12 gauge

Savage 17 HMR

Remington 870 Express in 20 gauge

Ruger 10/22

Savage 110 in 300 WSM

Live and Silent auctions, men and womens bonus raffles.

Social Hour starts at 5, prime rib dinner at 7, and live auction at 8.

Email [email protected] with questions, or call Dick Trana at Mid Central Equipment 218-583-2931.

Tickets are $30 for membership, and meals are $20 each. One membership can purchase two meals, or additional meals if you bring your kids! This is a fmaily event, and kids are most welcome.

Sponsor memberships are also available for $250. One in every five sponsor members will win a Winchester Model 70 in 300 WSM. Sponsors are also welcome at our committee banquet at a later date, and that dinner will be free to sponsors.

Hope to see some FM'ers there!

[WallEYES]

Me and your brother will be there... I have both boys this weekend....where to stay or drive home?

[Gissert]

Bump....

We are off in attendance this year due to a date change, and there are plenty of tickets left. Tickets can be had at the door.

Hope to see a few new faces there!

[Mark Christianson]

I would love to come, but this is my first weekend home in what seems like months. I dont think the wife would be too happy, since Muzzleloader starts next weekend, and I'll be up there another 3 weekends in a row.

[Gissert]

I hear ya bub, I'm in the same boat. We've been remodeling our basement for what seems like an eternity, and I have not touched it since duck opener. Now ML is looming, and first ice action. I gues the basement is not going anywhere, LOL.

The Warden, Yardape and I are gonna fly to Chicago next Thursday and come home on Saturday. I agreed to this before I knew it was ML opener. DOH! I should be home in time for an evening hunt, I hope.

[BarTender]

Wish I could have made it, but duck hunting got in the way. the guy who owns the lot next to my folks called me up to remind me what day it was, he and his kids just got back from their annual elk hunt, but I had a date with a corn field out west and had to do my part to short stop a few mallards.

Hope it went well for you all.

[Gissert]

BarTender -

Thanks!

It went very well. We served 149 meals, which is about as many people we care to have in that venue, but still have room to operate. With all of our comittee members and helpers, we probably had around 170 folks attend. Very good turnout indeed, and a lot of new faces this year.

Once again, I got shut out in the gun dept.

Hope to see you there next year.

[BarTender]

I told Dick Tranna to always remind me the week or so befor the event to see where I'll be, and if I'm in the area, I'll buy a ticket and show up. I almost made it last year, but had something else going on, maybe another Hot mallard field. I'll make one of them some day soon.

[WallEYES]

Gissert... That was a goot banquet....had a lot of fun and even won a firepole in 270 caliber....Thanks again bub!

[Gissert]

Nice goin WallEYES, and thanks for the Sponsorship!

Enjoy that 270WSM. It will be a nice gun for Puffy, it will.