POKER RUN 2022
After an absence of 3 years due to Covid, the KRATV Club organized a Poker Run.36. The event was well attended with participants coming from as far away as Alberta & Saskatchewan. The Poker Run was based out of Noke Creek Campground with host Tom Portmann. Many participants were camped at Noke and there was lots of socializing each evening around the campfires. The weather cooperated – even though it looked a little iffy at times.
The event was organized by 3 members of the KRATV Club (Mary Brown(Club President), Valerie Williamson & Esther Johnson) with help from many KRATV Club members. Wayne King and Shellie Hollister, with help from Wayne’s parents (Alton & Wendy King) – cooked a pancake & sausage breakfast the morning of the Poker Run followed up with a hamburger barbeque Saturday night after the event. These were 1st rate meals as Wayne & Shellie have been doing this for a number of years – not their first rodeo-!! Wayne & Shellie along with Alton & Wendy and friends Brent & Sheri-Lyn Campbell, donated all their labor for these meals.
In addition to all the work on the Breakfast & Barbeque, Alton & Wendy King donated a 400 Amp Reactor Power Bank (value $250.00) that was used in a draw as consolation prize for all Poker Hand purchasers. The club didn’t go into the business community to actively look for sponsors for this event – but a few companies stepped up on their own.
A BIG Thank You to the following businesses for their donations:
INTEGRA TIRE (Gerald Parish).
https://integratire.com/store/cranbrook/
NENO’S PAINT & BODY (Jeremy Neno).
https://www.nenospaint.ca/
JONES BOYS BOATS (Kootenay Lake).
https://www.jonesboysboats.com/
KINGS CAT (Wayne King)
https://www.facebook.com/Kings-Cat-112263330418230/
MULISHA SMALL ENGINE REPAIR (Kris Peltzer).
https://www.facebook.com/Mulishasmallenginerepair
Many club members worked on the Poker Run course prior to the event as well as helping on the day of the event getting participants signed up, signed out and signed back in – to make sure no one got lost.
A BIG Thank you to the following KRATV Club members for all their help:
Ken Gauthier, Gary & Joan Wilson, Gord Needham, Mario Hardy, Steve & Cheryl Mauriello, Doug & Valerie Williamson, Doug McGovern, Keith & Donna Martin, Fred & Mary Brown, Al & Esther Johnson, Doug Maxwell, Zsolt & Anna Csillag, Jim Webster, Susan & Doug Boker, Art Burlingham, Alton King & Wendy, Wayne King, Shellie Hollister, Calvin Steiner, Bernie & Jean Ogonoski, Brent & Sheri-Lyn Campbell.
POKER HAND WINNERS:
1st place winner of $500.00 was Wayne King.
2nd place winner of $300.00 was John Zimmer.
3rd place winner of $200.00 was Keith & Donna Martin.
50/50 RAFFLE WINNERS:
Friday night – Diane Kalin - $110.00.
Saturday night – Mary Brown - $390.00
A BIG Thank you to the following KRATV Club members for all their help:
Ken Gauthier, Gary & Joan Wilson, Gord Needham, Mario Hardy, Steve & Cheryl Mauriello, Doug & Valerie Williamson, Doug McGovern, Keith & Donna Martin, Fred & Mary Brown, Al & Esther Johnson, Doug Maxwell, Zsolt & Anna Csillag, Jim Webster, Susan & Doug Boker, Art Burlingham, Alton King & Wendy, Wayne King, Shellie Hollister, Calvin Steiner, Bernie & Jean Ogonoski, Brent & Sheri-Lyn Campbell.
POKER HAND WINNERS:
1st place winner of $500.00 was Wayne King.
2nd place winner of $300.00 was John Zimmer.
3rd place winner of $200.00 was Keith & Donna Martin.
50/50 RAFFLE WINNERS:
Friday night – Diane Kalin - $110.00.
Saturday night – Mary Brown - $390.00
