Submitted by: Bowsman and District Lions Club
589 hardy contestants bought tickets and braved the cold -20C plus wind chill weather for a chance to win the first place prize of $10,000 at the 16th annual Billy Beal Ice Fishing Derby.
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The event, which took place on Saturday, March 16th at Whitefish Lake is an annual fundraiser put on by the three local Swan Valley Lion Clubs (Bowsman, Minitonas, and Swan River) for the Swan Valley Lions Medical Assistance Fund.
Since it’s start, the Swan Valley Medical Assistance Fund has given $135 903.66 to 152 local residents. Administration costs to date are $78.41.
A total of 16 fish were caught and the grand prize winner of the $10 000 was Linda Lafreniere from Camperville, MB with a pike weighing in at 5.06 pounds.
The other winners are as follows:
2013 Billy Beal Prizes – Fish Sorted By Weight
| Ticket # |
First Name |
Last Name |
Time |
Species |
Weignt |
|
| 1 | 1414 | Linda | Lafreniere | 02:59 pm | Pike | 5.06 |
| 2 | 1618 | Randy | Naydiuk | 02:00 pm | Pike | 4.10 |
| 3 | 1404 | Doug | Frank | 02:05 pm | Pike | 3.02 |
| 4 | 1414 | Linda | Lafreniere | 02:45 pm | Pike | 3.02 |
| 5 | 1504 | Burt | Sutherland | 12:25 pm | Pike | 2.14 |
| 6 | 1082 | Raylynn | Delaronre | 12:37 pm | Pike | 2.14 |
| 7 | 1423 | Barry | Anderson | 01:27 pm | Pike | 2.13 |
| 8 | 1439 | Stacey | Sutherland | 02:10 pm | Pike | 2.10 |
| 9 | 1394 | Lorian | Shulshiniki | 12:06 pm | Pike | 2.08 |
| 10 | 1363 | Mitchell | Lafreniere | 12:13 pm | Pike | 2.08 |
| 11 | 1576 | Terry | Papp | 12:32 pm | Pike | 2.06 |
| 12 | 1318 | Melisa | Wasylchiw | 02:55 pm | Pike | 2.05 |
| 13 | 1095 | Caroline | Foster | 12:26 pm | Pike | 1.13 |
| 14 | 1409 | Mike | Keehn | 12:35 pm | Pike | 1.13 |
| 15 | 1083 | Alvin | Sutherland | 12:08 pm | Pike | 1.09 |
| 16 | 1626 | Stephanie | Sutherland | 12:15 pm | Pike | 1.01 |
2013 Billy Beal – Special Events Winners
| Oldest Fisherman | Glen Roberts | Date of Birth: May 27 1929, 83 years old |
| Youngest Fisherman | Gradey Hrapstead | Date of Birth: March 12 2008, 5 years old |
| Hidden Time: 2:15 | Stacey Sutherland | 2:10 |
| Hidden Weight: 1 | Stephanie Sutherland | 1.01 |
The three local Swan Valley Lion Clubs would like to thank everyone involved again for their support and hope to see you there next year.