Lynn Sabo was asked to draw the winners of the 2020 Castor Elks cash raffle draw. Elks member Mike Coutney holds up the tote as she draws names. All 300 tickets sold, with Lea Bagshaw ($1,000), Amberley Charlton ($500), and Blake Boizard ($300) having their names drawn. Proceeds from this years edition of the raffle go to the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation. Kevin J. Sabo photo

Lynn Sabo was asked to draw the winners of the 2020 Castor Elks cash raffle draw. Elks member Mike Coutney holds up the tote as she draws names. All 300 tickets sold, with Lea Bagshaw ($1,000), Amberley Charlton ($500), and Blake Boizard ($300) having their names drawn. Proceeds from this years edition of the raffle go to the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation. Kevin J. Sabo photo

PHOTOS: Running since 1976, the Castor Elk’s cash draw was around for another edition in 2020

Proceeds from this years edition of the raffle go to the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation

Running since 1976, the Castor Elk’s cash draw was around for another edition in 2020. All 300 tickets were sold, and the winners were Lea Bagshaw ($1,000), Amberley Charlton ($500), and Blake Boizard ($300). In the photo, Elks members Phil Dietz, George Nichols, Jacquie Baldwin, and Patrick Annett prepare the tickets for the Boxing Day draw. Kevin J. Sabo photo

Lynn Sabo was asked to draw the winners of the 2020 Castor Elks cash raffle draw. Elks member Mike Coutney holds up the tote as she draws names. All 300 tickets sold, with Lea Bagshaw ($1,000), Amberley Charlton ($500), and Blake Boizard ($300) having their names drawn. Proceeds from this years edition of the raffle go to the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation. Kevin J. Sabo photo

Proceeds from this years edition of the raffle go to the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation

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