RMEF banquet tickets on sale.

Tickets are now available for the 17th Annual Elmore County Chapter Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet, which will be held March14, beginning at 5 p.m., at the Gunfighter Club on base.

The largest banquet held in the area each year, the event has space for 375 persons to attend, and it usually sells out quickly. Tickets are available from banquet chairman Jeff Day by calling 587-9570, or calling Troy at T&V Marine at 587-9803. The cost is $20 for the prime rib dinner or $35 for a membership.

The dinner begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by the live auction and raffle drawings.

Money raised from the event supports wildlife and habitat conservation efforts.

This year is the 25th anniversary of the founding of the RMEF, and a number of special anniversary edition firearms will be raffled and auctioned off, including the "banquet rifle," a Model '70 Winchester.

A large number of local businesses have contributed to the raffle and auction items, and Day said that any local craftsmen who would like to donate items to the auction should call him at the number listed above.