After a two -year hiatus, the Logan Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold its 30th annual banquet on Friday March 18.
The actual 30th annual banquet was set to take place on Mach 20, 2020, but that banquet was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
This year's event will be held at the Beaumont Event Center on North Highway 15. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for social time and dinner will be served at 7 p.m.
The event will include a variety of games and raffles, along with a silent and live auction.
Tickets for the banquet may be purchased from any Pheasants Forever member or at CopyWrite in Wayne. For ticket information contact Pheasants Forever members Jim Modrell at (402) 369-0084, Scott Brummond (402) 375-0747 or Scott Barg at (402) 369-1061.
Throughout its history, the Logan Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF) has been involved in many habitat projects, including tree planting at the Thompson Barnes Wildlife Management Area northwest of Wayne.
One of the projects the group has regularly sponsored is a pollinator project to increase the number of bees and monarch butterflies in this area. The project takes place at the Thompson Barnes Wildlife Management Area. Students in Wayne Community Schools are part of the project and planted seeds to attract and support butterflies and bees, which are loosing populations rapidly.
Pheasants Forever member Jim Modrell stressed that Pheasants Forever is not a hunting organization. Instead, the group works to provide habitat and habitat information for wildlife of all types.
"We are always looking for volunteers to work with habitat and youth and those who want to make a difference. You don't have to be a hunter to be a part of our organization," Modrell said.
For approximately 20 years, the local Pheasants Forever chapter has sponsored a Youth-Mentor Hunter in early October at the Ike's Lake northwest of Wayne. Those youth who took part in the last hunt will be on hand at this year's banquet and one of them will be awarded a gun during the event.
Dues collected by Pheasants Forever go toward improving habitat and protecting wildlife on the national level. Dues are $35 per person and the cost for attending this year's banquet is $20 per meal. A spouse or youth dinner is also $20 for this year's banquet
"Money collected for dues goes to the national organization, but all money raised during our banquet stays with our chapter and will be used locally for projects in this area," Modrell said.
For more information on Pheasants Forever or to volunteer to become involved with the group in some way, contact Modrell at (402) 369-0084.
Modrell also encourages everyone to follow the chapter's activities on facebook at Logan Creek Pheasants Forever Chapter #303.
