A banquet and auction to benefit waterfowl habitat will return to Iola Feb. 23 with the annual Neosho Valley-Iola Chapter of Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction.
Doors open at the Iola American Legion Post at 5 p.m., with a barbecue dinner starting at 6:30. The auction follow.
Among the items to be sold or given away through drawings are shotguns, a series of prints of varying size, a number of decoys, a children’s bicycle, trunk and pub table with barstools.
In addition, other donated items will be sold during a silent auction.
All proceeds go to Ducks Unlimited
Advance tickets sell for $35 for adults, $45 for couples and $15 for youths 17 and under. They can be ordered by calling either Max Turner, 365-6118, or Mark Kauth, 365-7181. Ticket prices go up $10 apiece at the door.
The chapter also is looking for sponsors, Turner said.
Bronze Sponsors receive two tickets and a print for a $250 donation.
Corporate tables also are available — good for eight tickets and a free print — for $400.
Local auctioneer Kent Thompson has agreed to donate his services for the auction.
Banquet benefits habitat
