By Sally Paulson

Katie Simmers reacts to the announcement that she won the grand prize – a 50” plasma TV courtesy of Best Buy.

More than 200 people from all over the area headed to Apple Creek Country Club on May 29 for a shot at a television, laptop and many other prizes. Technically two people won the grand prizes, but with all proceeds benefitting Junior Achievement, everyone who played won.

Congrats to the grand prize winners of the evening: Patrick Brown the recipient of a new laptop computer and Katie Simmers who now enjoys a new plasma TV. Thank you to our sponsors and partners for making the second annual Casino Night a huge success!

TRC Sponsors include: Front Street Millwork, Bismarck Aero Center, Cumulus Broadcasting, A-1 Steam Brothers & Fode’s Carpet, Capitol City Welding, Entertainment Resources, 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, Bismarck Lumber Co., The Painters, Inc. and Northwest Contracting. A special thanks to our Event Partner Apple Creek Country Club, who provided us with a wonderful venue and awesome food, and thanks to our major prize partner Best Buy!

Thank you to our wonderful media partner, Cumulus Broadcasting radio stations: Classic Rock 96.5, Hot 97.5 Cool 98.7, US 103.3 and SuperTalk 1270. We couldn’t do without our printing partner- Image Printing!

For those of you who were lucky enough to win one of the great bucket auction items, we must thank those businesses that provided them. They are: Roughrider Industries, Best Buy, Bismarck Aero Center, Office Depot, Basin Electric, Cloverdale Foods, Coventry Health Care, Marci Narum, Brady Martz & Associates, McQuade Distributing, Bob’s Photo, Roughrider Harley Davidson, Ed Phillips and Sons of ND, Bismarck Bobcats, Wireless Concepts, Indoor Services/Sunny Maids/Outdoor Services, Cumulus Broadcasting, Interiors by France, Eastgate Funeral Home, Mary Kay Cosmetics by Heather Sailer, Missouri Valley Petroleum, NISC, Kirkwood Bank, Hooters, Midcontinent Communications, M & M Meats, Medicine Shoppe, Student Loans of ND/Bank of ND and Zorells Jewelry.