 The event will be at the Lincoln Banquet Center, 201 Madigan Drive,
with music and a silent auction beginning at 7 p.m.Sandwiches and
a cash bar will be available as well as a 50-50 drawing.
There are dozens of silent auction items to bid on, with all the
proceeds going to Bob.
There will be a live comedy show beginning at 9 p.m., featuring
John Means ("Dr. Gonzo") and Clammy from Mason City Limits. Tickets
for the show are $20 and can be purchased at State Bank of Lincoln,
Logan County Bank, and Action Rental and Sales. Tickets can also be
purchased from "The Walkers," whose names are listed in the
accompanying story about Bob and
his fight for survival.
During the intermission, there will be a live auction of several
special and unique items.
Included in the live auction are a flight and dinner for two to
St. Louis, season tickets to Lincoln College basketball, and box
seat tickets to a Cards-Cubs game in St. Louis.
Also in the live auction is a fly-in fishing trip for two to the
great Canadian north with your own personal Canadian fishing
"guide," Bob Arneaud, and 20 others of those who will thereafter
become your fishing buddies. The trip departs from Lincoln at noon
on Sept. 13 and returns Sept. 19.
Included in the package:
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Transportation by
car from Lincoln to Cloquet, Minn., where you will meet your 20
new fishing buddies
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Transportation by
bus with your new buddies to Savant Lake, Ontario
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Transportation by plane (because that's
the only way to get to where you're going) the last 40 miles to
the lodge at Lake Seseganage
More information on the location can be found at
http://www.seseganagalodge.com/.
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Also included:
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3 1/2 days of all
the fishing you can handle
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16-foot boat with
15 horsepower motor, gas and everything you need for the boat
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Live bait, all you
need
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3 square meals a
day
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2 cases of beer per
person
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Bottled water
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Fish cleaning services to pack your
take-home catch
[By
MIKE FAK]
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