Monday, November 4th, 2024 Church Directory
FUND-RAISER. A shooter draws a bead during a sporting fund-raiser for the Farm Friends Barn project at the Wild Marsh Sporting Clays facility in Clear Lake last Thursday afternoon. The shooting contest and the banquet and auction raised an estimated $10,500, organizers said.
SIGHTING IN. Members of the Stearns County Pheasants Forever No. 1 team watched the action at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays last week during a fund-raiser for the Farm Friends Barn project.

Farm Friends Fundraiser On Target

The Sporting Clays Fundraiser to benefit the Farm Friends Barn project was a success, organizers said, with 48 attendees taking part in a program that included a shooting competition at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays in Clear Lake and a dinner banquet and silent auction at Jack & Jim’s in Duelm that netted an estimated $10,500 for the project.
 
In the sporting clays competition, first place went to Stearns County Pheasants Forever No. 1 (Jason Selvog, Dennis Fuchs, Joe Opitz and Ralph Feld) posting a score of 166, with Stearns County Pheasants Forever No. 2 (Chris Denn, Charlie Opitz, Mark Volkmuth and Mike Windschitl) in second place with a score of 147.
 
The team voted “Most Likely to Improve” was the Blazing Barrels squad (Bill Wilts, Troy Malo, Amanda Othoudt and Aaron Othoudt), who finished with a 103.
 
In the individual scoring, Joe Opitz finished first with a 47, followed by Mike Windschitl with 45.
 
The 17 items donated for the silent auction raised over $1,200 for the project during the evening as well.  Sponsors for the event included the following:  CPS; Structural Buildings of Becker; CentraSota; AgStar; April Graphics; Arnolds; Midwest Machinery; Chubbs Performance; Jack & Jim’s, and Vonco II.