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Gold, red, and blue bucket raffle items on display during the Cordova Friends of NRA annual banquet and main fundraising event held on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at the Powder House. Prizes were ranked based on the bucket color; gold was the highest in value, followed by red, and then blue. Prizes included a wide variety of firearms, a locally trapped fur and Cordova area chart pillow by XOAK, and a full moose butcher donated by Steve Johnson. (Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times)
Banquet attendees Andy Pfeiffer and Carl Rolland look over silent auction items at the Cordova Friends of NRAÕs main event on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at the Powder House. Every silent auction winner was given one raffle ticket for every 50 dollars spent for a Silent Auction Bonus Raffle. Rolland ended up being the winner and took home a ÒDeclaration of IndependenceÓ blanket made and donated by Vikki Simpson and his choice of a Remington 783 .30-06 rifle or a Canik 9mm pistol. (Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times)
Elaine Zeine presents the Veterans Honor quilt to her husband Ed Zeine during the Cordova Friends of NRA main event banquet Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at the Powder House. The quilt, made and donated by long-time Cordova Friends NRA volunteer Vikki Simpson, was a unique live auction item; the highest bidder was able to present the quilt to the veteran of their choice at the banquet. After winning and asked who sheÕd like to present the quilt to, she replied, ÒTo my husband Ed who spent 20 years in the Navy.Ó Cheering and clapping from the audience filled the room. (Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times)
Dan Logan, vice president of the Cordova Trap and Gun Club, thanks the audience for their contributions during the Cordova Friends of NRA main fundraising event on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at the Powder House. Logan highlighted the Cordova public shooting rangeÕs structural improvements, the growing interest of youth and women shooting and educational programs, as well as future plans for the range as direct benefits since the CT&GC started applying for FNRA grants. (Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times)
Greg Stephens, senior field representative for NRA in South Alaska, draws from the color buckets near the end of the Cordova Friends of NRA main event on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at the Powder House. Stephens made note of each winner and the prize they chose on the back of each winning ticket. (Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times)
A Stars & Stripes blanket made and donated by event volunteer Vikki Simpson was the Veterans Honor live auction item at the Cordova Friends of NRAÕs main event on Friday, Aug. 31 at the Powder House. Attendees of the banquet bid on the item and the winner presented it to the veteran of their choice at the event. (Photo by Vivian Kenned/The Cordova Times)
Auctioneer Suzanne Keller and event volunteer Catherine Barsanti playfully heckle competing bidders during the live auction portion of the Cordova Friends of NRA banquet on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at the Powder House. Barsanti, who is the advancement communication manager for the NRA, displayed the Weatherby Vanguard Camilla 7mm-08 Rem with NRA logo. (Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times)
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