2019 Winner
Winner Garret Huie is given the key by Lion Ric Stott. Photo courtesy Pinedale Lions Club.
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Virginia man wins Lions Club Snowmobile Raffle
by Pinedale Lions Club
December 11, 2019
The Pinedale Lions Club held its 30th Annual Snowmobile Raffle Drawing on Saturday, December 7 at Bucky’s Outdoors. All 500 tickets were sold and the lucky winner of the 2020 Polaris 800 Pro RMK 155" with the new 850 engine was Garret Huie of Gloucester, VA.
Garret is here in Pinedale on a church mission and was shocked to win. He said that he’d just purchased one ticket to support the Lions Club’s good work. Approximately 70 other prizes were awarded during the reverse drawing, featuring items donated by many generous Sublette County businesses. Winners will be called Monday & Tuesday.
The following local merchants supported our 2019 raffle: A Clipping Along Barber Shop, Altitude Drug, Auto Doc, Bank of Sublette County, Belveals Body Shop, Black Mountain Rental, Bomgaars, Boulder Bar, Bucky's Outdoors, Clean Wash Laundry, Coral & Tusk, Country Lane Convenience, Country Lane Liquor, Cowboy Shop, Down River Shuttles, The Garage Gym, Geared Up, Green River Gear, Half Moon Lake Lodge, Hampton Inn & Suites, Heritage Quilts & Fabric Shoppe, High Country Suites, Jak's Salon & Boutique, Lakeside Lodge, Linda Trimmer, Max Lockett, Mousse Salon, Museum of the Mountain Man, Napa Auto Parts, Nested West, Obo's Market & Deli, Office Outlet, Old Stones Smokehouse & Country Pizza, Performance Tech, Pickaroon Timber Products, Pinedale Aquatic Center, Pinedale Arts & Crafts, Pinedale Fine Arts Council, Pinedale Super Center, ReBel Auto Car Quest, Rendezvous Meadows Club House, Ridley's Family Market Pinedale, Rocky Mountain Bank, Rocky Mountain Wash, Rocky Mountain Yeti, Stitchin’ Post, Sublette Communications, Tegelers Insurance, The Hair Outfitter & Spa, The Tire Store, Valley Wide Cooperative, Wells Fargo Bank.
The Pinedale Lions Club supports numerous local projects including the Easter Egg Hunt, high school scholarships, grants to early childhood education centers, vision care assistance, free diabetes testing via the Public Health Nurse, and the Leo Club for youth ages 12-18. They also help fund the Allen H. Stewart School for the Visually Impaired in Casper, the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank and contribute to Lions Clubs International’s disaster relief efforts. This year, the club has taken an active role in administration of the Roosevelt Fire Disaster Recovery Fund and rebuilding efforts. According to President Max Lockett, "the Pinedale Lions Club’s mission is to empower volunteers to serve our communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding. We greatly appreciate the incredible support of our local businesses, friends and neighbors who help us not only with the snowmobile raffle but throughout the year."
Next up on the Lions busy calendar are the Freshman Basketball Tournament in January, the Winter Carnival in February, and their own Big Fish Winter Derby the first weekend in March.
New members are always welcome – come to one of their meetings the first and third Thursdays of each month at Rendezvous Pointe, 7am!
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