The annual Cater Lake Wild Game and Awards Night was held at the Village Hall in Medstead on the evening of April 7. With cocktails at 5:30 and the dinner at 7 p.m, the event saw the hall packed with eager award winners and attendees.
Over 170 people came out for the yearly event to celebrate the successes of hunting and fishing in the area over the past year. According to Barry Starling, the primary coordinator of the event, the success was due in large part to the directors of the club.
Every year there is a guest speaker who touches on a topic important to the spirit of the evening. In 2017 the topic was poaching and the importance of wildlife security. This year had Laurel Waldner, the co-ordinator of the youth camp from head office speak to the positive effects of involvement from a young age.
Content attendees ate food offered by club members with salad donations, and by Diane Blixrud of Hometown Grocery who made, amongst other things, salads, deserts and main courses.
Many items were donated to the silent auction as guests had the chance to wander the room and bid on the various items. According to Starling, the most successful was the raffle. The winner, Steven Schmidt, had the choice between a pit barbeque and a rifle. Schmidt chose the pit barbecue as his prize.
Many awards were issued to proud winners, firstly for hunting and fishing successes and later for silent auction high bidders. The successful event ran late into the evening as smiling attendees trickled out into the night, eager to continue their practice and meet back up in 2019
