- Dates
- 2017-11-04 – 2017-11-18
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Shamrock Restaurant and Pub
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Wildlife Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifefundraisinghuntingcommunityremembrance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Wildlife Club’s 2017 Harold Lounsberry Memorial Hunter’s Dinner was scheduled for November 18 at the Shamrock, with proceeds directed to the Harold Lounsberry Scholarship Fund and a rifle raffle supporting the club. The year also introduced the Roy Elsworth Memorial Big Buck Contest, extended through muzzleloader season. A later forum post listed the reported raffle winners.
Evidence limits
The forum provides organizer notices and a reported result list. It does not provide attendance, proceeds, scholarship awards, contest winner, ticket ledger, or an independently audited drawing record.
Sources
- The notice invited everyone to the November 18 Hunter’s Dinner at the Shamrock from 6–8 p.m., described the raffle, and emphasized that non-hunters could attend. This is an organizer announcement, not attendance or proceeds evidence.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012520
- The notices announced the first Roy Elsworth Memorial Big Buck Contest, extended through muzzleloader season, and described the November 18 Harold Lounsberry dinner and raffle as Wildlife Club fundraising for the scholarship fund. They establish the planned program, not contest results or proceeds.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012488
- The notices announced the first Roy Elsworth Memorial Big Buck Contest, extended through muzzleloader season, and described the November 18 Harold Lounsberry dinner and raffle as Wildlife Club fundraising for the scholarship fund. They establish the planned program, not contest results or proceeds.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012506
- A final reminder confirmed the November 18 dinner, scholarship purpose, and raffle prizes. It remains an organizer notice without attendance or financial totals.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012536
- The follow-up lists the reported winners of the Weatherby rifle, Garmin GPS, fishing charters, knives, gift certificate, binoculars, and wallets after the dinner. It is a first-party/community result notice, not a raffle ledger or audited drawing record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012551
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club holds its Harold Lounsberry dinner and 2017 raffle, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-hunters-dinner-raffle-and-big-buck-contest-2017/, accessed [date], citing Jacquel, “Hunter's Dinner Nov.18,” Beaver Island Forum, November 10, 2017. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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