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Support the Chetek Chain of Lakes fishery and local organization Walleyes for Chetek by attending the annual Labor Day weekend raffle drawing fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 4.  

The event will once again take place at Gilligans, beginning at 2 p.m., and will feature a variety of raffle prizes, including gun raffles, paddle raffles, various door prizes, silent auction items, Green Bay Packers tickets, a kayak giveaway, music and more. A Traeger pellet grill, an Owen Knutson Memorial fishing rod, a Grizzly cooler and several other items will also be raffled off. 

Now in its 20th year, Walleyes for Chetek relies on funding from the event to purchase large fingerling walleyes that are stocked into the Chetek Chain of Lakes. In Sept. 2022, the local organization is slated to stock 15,000 large fingerlings into the Chetek Chain.

During its 20 years of existence, Walleyes for Chetek has purchased and released more than 120,000 large fingerling walleyes at a cost of approximately $196,000 for the 15 years it has stocked the Chetek Chain.

Be sure to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win this year’s grand prize of $2,000. Prizes will be awarded through 15th place and will also include a $1,000 Walmart gift card; a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Steel Stalker rifle sponsored by Red’s Grill & Bar; a Browning Silver synthetic 12 gauge 3.5-inch shotgun sponsored by B and B Bar & Grill; an ice fishing package sponsored by Pro Powder; one pizza a month for a year from Chetek Lanes Event Center & Pizzeria; $250 in Chamber Bucks, sponsored by Sather Family Dental; a bounce house rental from Party On St. Croix; a $200 gift card to Caddy Shack; one meal per month for a year from Gilligans; one meal per month for a year from Pokegama Lakeside Cantina; one fish dinner per month for a year from Phill’s; a full-day pontoon rental from Lake Country Marina; a $100 Rod & Gun Sport Shop gift card; and $100 toward a mount from Cro-Bar Taxidermy.

Raffle tickets are $5 per ticket or $20 for a book of five tickets. Tickets are currently being sold at many Chetek resorts, as well as the following area businesses: Gilligans, Skippers, Rod & Gun Sport Shop, Off “R” Rockers, Caddy Shack, Red’s, B & B Bar and Grill, Phill’s Bar & Grill, Lynda’s Lakeshore, Chetek Lanes Event Center & Pizzeria, Mary’s Cafe & Pub, Cameron House and more. Prizes will be drawn at 7 p.m. Prize winners do not need to be present to win.

Guns that will be raffled away include: a Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport II,  a Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield Plus, a Glock 20 Gen 4 10mm, a Savage Axis II XP .243, a Savage Arms 64 FV-SR .22LR and a Ruger Wrangler .22LR (purple).  

Walleyes for Chetek will also be selling a variety of apparel at the event, such as T-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts, sweatpants, leggings, shorts, Flexfit and snapback caps, window decals, coozies and tumblers.

All of the funds raised through the sale of raffle tickets and additional donations go toward the purchase of walleyes to be stocked in the Chetek Chain of Lakes, as well as other projects such as Fish Sticks, new fishing regulation signs and upgrading boat landings.

Those interested in donating items to be used as door prizes or in the silent auction can send them to Walleyes for Chetek, Attn: Josh Akins, 2609 8-1/4 Ave., Chetek, WI 54728 or to Walleyes for Chetek, Attn: Tyler Florczak, 1074 24-3/4 St., Cameron, WI 54822. 

For more information, contact Walleyes for Chetek member Florczak at 715-225-8937.

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