Quail Unlimited silver anniversary banquet Feb. 23

Friday, February 15, 2013

The 25th annual West Central Indiana Quail Unlimited banquet and fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23 in the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, located off State Road 240 at Ballard Lane in Greencastle.

Dixie Chopper is the corporate sponsor of this event.

Proceeds from this year's fundraiser will help to further the efforts of Quail Unlimited toward establishing wildlife habitat and supporting youth activities, including safe firearm handling and instruction to the 4-H shooting sports 2013 participants.

Silver anniversary activities scheduled include a "seven-gun salute" raffle with only 100 tickets sold, a live auction featuring art by some of the nation's best wildlife artists, hand-carved decoys by Jules Bouillet of Vincennes and an original oil painting by Bouillet.

Additional special live auction items include an oak entryway shoe storage bench handcrafted by Barry Grimes, a large adult assortment of fireworks supplied by Wayne's World Fireworks for Fourth of July celebrating, and a custom landscape boulder for residential elegance handmade and designed by Boulder Designs of Cloverdale.

There will also be games and prizes for youths, some tables of ladies' gifts, and a silent auction.

The evening will begin with beverages and appetizers at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 and the auction to follow.

Tickets are $35 for adults and $17.50 for youth age 17 and under. Tickets are available at Humphreys' Outdoor Power, 950 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, or by calling Lynn Wilson at 246-6306.

Ticket sales end Wednesday, Feb. 20. The public is invited to attend.

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