Friends of NRA banquet

Before I go outside to get started on my extensive honey-do list, I wanted to search around to see if I could find any news stories to blog about. I came across a Friends of NRA banquet...

The 2nd Annual Fundraising Banquet that will take place Tuesday, August 19, starting at 6 p.m. at the Redwood Empire Fair & Events Center Fine Arts Building, 1055 North State Street, Ukiah.

Last year's sell-out dinner was the first banquet in Mendocino County. More 100 people attended.

This year's event will be limited to 200 people and NO tickets will be sold at the door.

Banquet tickets are $50 per person, with special dinner packages available, including private tables for eight guests.

Table packages will include your choice of either a Springfield XD 9mm pistol, Henry Golden Boy Lever Action .22LR, or a Mossberg 590 12-gauge Pump Mill-Spec shotgun.

Raffle tickets also will be included with either the two-dinner or eight-dinner packages. Special drawings for kids and women will also be held.

Newly added features to this year's event include an opportunity to bid on an African hunting trip and an Alaskan fishing trip.

Information, or to order tickets: Don Grossman Jr., 459-0824; or Don Grossman Sr., 459-4512.

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