Outdoor Celebrity Appearing At Annual Banquet
Young Outdoorsmen United will be hosting their annual Dinner Auction Banquet on June 24 in the Rendezvous Room at River Ranch Resort in Noel. Doors open at 5 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. A live auction begins at 7 p.m.
The event will feature games and raffles for all ages, and a silent auction before meals are served. Dinner menu is a threemeat combination plate of pulled pork, smoked sausage, and sliced brisket. Entrée includes three sides of cheesy potatoes casserole, corn on the cob, and baked beans. Blackberry cobbler and pineapple upside-down cake are featured on the dessert bar. A choice of drinks will be served with the meal and desserts. Carry-out dinners are also available.
Headlining this year’s event is outdoor TV personality Allen Treadwell. Allen is national spokesman for Bass Pro and on the RedHead pro hunting team. He is host of Bass Pro’s “100 Percent Real Hunting TV,” “Bass Pro King of Bucks TV,” “Winchester’s Rack Masters,” and “Field and Stream’s Total Outdoorsman Challenge” television show. Allen owns national, international, and world records in shotgun shooting events, and was a member of the 2005 Olympic skeet-shooting team. Treadwell will be available for autographs, photos, and will share some of his anecdotes from his hunting and fishing adventures.
Advance ticket prices before June 20 are $20 for adults, $15 for youth 5-18 years old, and include a yearly event pass to attend the organization’s monthly activities for free, and a complimentary kayak raffle ticket. Kid’s age 4 and under are $5 and are for meals only. Party tables with special perks and bonus are $300 — call for details. Prices at the door increase $5, excluding kid’s meals. To reserve your advance tickets, call 417-439-8594.
“Our auction has several wow items, plus we added some new games to earn raffle tickets this year for guns and large-merchandise items,” stated Dan Fuller, Young Outdoorsmen United founder and president. “We have worked hard to make sure everyone attending will have fun.” The proceeds from the event will be used to fuel the organization’s monthly outdoor activities for the upcoming year. Future events include a tomahawk throw, butterfly house construction, primitive archery, and a trapping seminar.
Young Outdoorsmen United is an independent organization based in McDonald County with the goal to “Build opportunities for youth and families to enjoy the outdoors through hunting, fishing, shooting, and other related outdoors activities.”