The Rod and Gun Club’s annual banquet was quite a party with all the food and drink your could manage — and free taxi rides home if you weren’t safe to drive.
Special guests included MLA Norm Macdonald and Bill and Joanne Bosch of the BC Wildlife Federation.
Here are a couple of dozen photos of the event I hope you’ll enjoy:
The 2013 Rod and Gun Club Banquet was a sell-out affairs that filled the Multi-Purpose Room at the Community Centre with outdoor enthusiasts and their families on Saturday evening. David F. Rooney photoWild game was the order of the day with plenty of moose, deer, bear, salmon, elk and cougar to satisfy all kinds of tastes. David F. Rooney photoThere were plenty of non-locals at the event, too, such as BC Liberal candidate Doug Clovechok (right) and his wife Susan. This is the second year Doug has been to the hook and bullet dinner. Doug and Susan are full-time residents of the Dutch Creek area in the Columbia Valley. David F. Rooney photoThere were scores of items available in the Silent Auction and the live auction as well as draws for plenty of other items. David F. Rooney photoThe head table included MLA Norm Macdonald (unfortunately, his wife, Karen got caught on the other side of Saturday’s Trans-Canada Highway closure), Garry and Maryanne Krestinsky, Maria Stagliano, Mayor David Raven, Joanne and Bill Bosch of the BC Wildlife Federation and Bjorg and George Buhler. David F. Rooney photoRod and Gun Club President Gary Krestinsky congratulates Kim Doebert as he become a life member of the club. David F. Rooney photoTeigan Lenzi poses with his trophy for first place in the Junior Rainbow Category. His catch was 6 lbs 4 oz. David F. Rooney photoJustus Cameron beams as he receives his second-place trophy in the Junior Rainbow Category. His catch was 2 lbs 14 oz. David F. Rooney photoKayser Cameron swept the Junior Kokanee Category with both first and second place. His first-place catch was 1 lb. and his second-place fish was 15 oz. David F. Rooney photoMatt Cadden took first place in the Junior Dolly Category for a 12 lb 7 ounce fish as well as the Harley Foat Memorial Trophy for the largest fish caught by a junior. That one weighed in at 12 lbs 10 oz. David F. Rooney photoKaren Colby took first-place in the Women’s Fish Category and the largest fish for the Ladies Sport Fishing Derby. Her catches were both 7 lbs. 14 oz. David F. Rooney photoPeter Bernacki took first place in the Men’s Rainbow Category and the Lorne Taylor Memorial Trophy for a 17-pounder. David F. Rooney photoFranco Bafaro won the second-place trophy in the Men’s Fishing Category for his 15 lb. 8 oz. rainbow. Barry Keates won first place with a 20 lb 4 oz. Dolly as well as second place for an 18 lb 12 oz Dolly and the Art Davis Memorial Trophy for that 20-pounder and the Hiebert-Mair trophy for the 18-pounder. Unfortunately he was not present and will collect his trophies at a later date. David F. Rooney photoIn the Junior Hunting Category Daryn Cameron picked up a trophy for this 98 7/8 moose. That trophy was sponsored by Two Moose Holdings. David F. Rooney photoDakota Brule shows off his First Place trophy for best black bear (17 3/8). That prize is sponsored by Kasbro Drilling and Blasting Ltd. David F. Rooney photoAdrian Bernava picks up the first-place trophy for his whitetail deer (87 7/8). That prize is sponsored by Excel Tire. David F. Rooney photoJane Kendall was ecstatic at winning first place in the Ladies Hunting category. Her animal scored 79 5/8. The prize was sponsored by Infinite Creations Graphics and Website Design. David F. Rooney photoMitch Roggensack was pleased with his first place finish for his 125 3/8 whitetail. That prize was sponsored by Finning Canada. David F. Rooney photoKyle Buhler took second place for his 101 6/8 white tail. That prize was sponsored by Score Construction. David F. Rooney photoGary Rohde mugs for the camer after winning first place with his 120 7/8 mule deer. That prize was sponsored by Ron Taylor Trucking. David F. Rooney photoCharlie Keates picks up his trophy for the second-place (71) mule deer trophy. That award was sponsored by Skalicky’s Plumbing and Gas Fitting. David F. Rooney photoKyle Buhler came back to pick up the first-place prize for a grizzly bear (18), sponsored by Tom Brake, and to pick up Art Buhler’s First Place Moose Trophy (144 6/8) sponsored by Nu-Trend Construction Ltd. David F. Rooney photoMike Vopni picked up the second-place trophy for his 80 7/8 moose. That trophy was sponsored by K&W Trucking. David F. Rooney photoClancy Boettger, who’s well into his 80s picks up the trophy for the second-place elk (2721 3/8), which was sponsored by Brensrud Contracting. First place was taken by David Bungay. He also took the Rob Lenzi Memorial Trophy for the largest elk (283 2/8. The first-place trophy was sponsored by Sure Haul Transport Ltd. and the Rob Lenzi Memorial was sponsored by Kurt Schoefelder/Wright Machine. David F. Rooney photoRobert Bernava picked up the last trophy of the evening — first-place for a cougar (14) — sponsored by Valley Blacktop and H&J Readimix. David F. Rooney photo
