The North Shore Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will hold its 20th Anniversary Sportsmen’s Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 6 at the American Legion Post 413 in Grand Marais.
The event will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.
According to Julie Puch, individual membership and dinner tickets are $50. There is also an optional family membership package for $90 which includes two dinners. Additional family dinners are available at $25 each. Banquet, Conservation and Sustaining sponsorship packages are also available at $275, $500 and $1,000 respectively.
And, in the spirit of the outdoors, youngsters under the age of 16 who recently took and passed a hunter education course and/or women who have participated in a recent Outdoors Women program and can verify same will receive a complimentary dinner ticket when accompanied by a paying adult.
As is the custom at this event, the evening will feature a live and silent auction, games, drawings and door prizes that will feature the finest selection of quality firearms, artwork and collectibles.
For more information on the banquet and/or tickets contact Puch at 218-387-1923, or by e-mail: sjpuch@hotmail.com .
As with all RGS fundraisers, proceeds from this event will be used to restore and protect grouse and woodcock habitat. Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) is the one international wildlife conservation organization dedicated to promoting conditions suitable for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and related wildlife to sustain our sport hunting tradition and outdoor heritage.
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