BY Sarah smith
ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com
Tickets have gone on sale for the 17th annual Park Rapids American Legion Community Fishing Contest.
The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Fish Hook Lake.
The event attracts hundreds of ice anglers and thousands of dollars in prizes.
This year’s grand prizes are a 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 pickup, for the 17th largest fish caught. An Ice Castle fish house is another grand prize.
The seller of the winning fish house ticket will get a $2,000 prize. The seller of the most tickets will also get a $2,000 prize.
Thousands of dollars’ worth of raffle ticket sponsors have donated cash and prizes. There will be division sponsors for bluegills and crappies; northerns, walleyes and largemouth bass; a perch division; a rock bass division and a division for white fish.
Shuttle services will be provided from the Legion Club and from the old Pamida parking lot.
The weekend begins with a Friday night concert by “White Knuckle Willie” at the Legion, a Saturday morning breakfast and a Legion Post 212 fundraiser lunch from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The awards presentation will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, followed by the Fisherman’s Ball at 8 p.m., again featuring “White Knuckle Willie.”
The weekend ends with the traditional Boy Scout Breakfast, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8.
All events, except the fishing, are held at the American Legion Club on Highway 34.
Tickets can be bought at the Legion, at all three Park Rapids bait stores or you can call 732-3360.
The website is
www.parkrapidsamericanle
gion.com.
