Tickets available now for annual Scholarship Elk Hunt Raffle
Tickets for the Dave Sherwood Memorial Scholarship Elk Hunt Raffle are on sale until Aug. 1 at selected outlets across Lewis and Thurston counties.
Since 2012, the raffle has raised more than $47,000 for student scholarships to Centralia
College.
Raffle tickets are $25. The winner will be allowed to hunt for a big bull elk (minimum three-point) on TransAlta Centralia land. The hunt is a modern rifle hunt set for opening weekend, Nov. 4-5.
The winner will be drawn Aug. 7 and notified. All proceeds go toward a Centralia College scholarship in Dave Sherwood’s name.
The winner is responsible for buying a Washington hunting license and permit for westside Modern Firearm. The hunt must be coordinated and approved by a TransAlta representative.
Tickets are available at the following retail locations:
- Colton Pharmacy, Morton
- Ethel Market, Ethel (Highway 12)
- Hedden’s Pharmacy, Tenino
- Joe’s Outdoor Sports Shop, Lewis County Mall, Chehalis
- Lincoln Creek Lumber, Centralia and Tumwater
- Market Street Ace, Chehalis
- Riverview Foodmart, Toledo
- Brenda’s Market, Onalaska
- Chehalis Outfitters, Chehalis
- The Man Cave, Centralia
- Centralia College Foundation Office, Centralia
This raffle and elk hunt are in honor of Dave Sherwood, who passed away from a tragic accident while hunting for elk near Mount St. Helens in 2011. He was a popular and respected manager at the Centralia TransAlta plant.
For more information on the Elk Raffle, contact the Foundation office at 360-623-8942 or ccfoundation@centralia.edu.