The 18th annual Pheasants Forever banquet will be held at the Austin Holiday Inn on Saturday, Feb. 24.

The social hour and raffles begin at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets will be limited to only 250 attendees.

Funds raised are used to continue work done in Mower County to ensure the restoration and preservation of habitat.

The year marks the 35th anniversary for the Pheasants Forever organization. To commemorate the year, the dinner gun is a Browning A5 Sweet 16, Pheasants Forever Gun of the Year with a retail value of approximately $2,500. Tickets are $10 each or three for $20, and are available for sale early from committee members and at the banquet. Purchasers need not be present to win and must be 18 years of age or older.

The truck winner is scheduled to be drawn in June. The chapter will also pull one ticket to win a gun at the banquet. Tickets are $10 each. Again, purchasers need not be present to win and must be 18 years of age or older.

For more information about the banquet and to get tickets to our event please go to: www.pfmowercountyhabitat.org/events.