Rod and Gun Club hosting "blanket shoot" tonight

The Wrangell Rod and Gun Club, a relatively new organization that promotes shooting and fishing sports around town, will be hosting a "blanket shoot" at the outdoor range this Thursday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m. All participants should bring a prize to the event, which is worth at least $10, according to club member Terry Courson. These prizes will then be laid out on a large blanket for attendees to look over. Whoever gets the high score in the contest gets first pick of the prizes. There will be a separate prize blanket for kids between the ages of 7 to 14-years-old.

Besides the blanket prizes, there will also be a "wall of guns" raffle, which will only have 100 tickets available for sale. The winner of this raffle will win the gun of their choice from a wall of options.

"It's mostly for a fun function," said Courson. "I believe they said they were going to be doing a 50/50 raffle, I'm more interested in the wall of guns."

The only entry fee for the contest will be the prize for the blankets. Rifles and ammo for the contest will be provided. To learn more about the Rod and Gun Club, visit their Facebook Page at "Wrangell Rod and Gun Club."