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After months of selling raffle tickets for The Highground’s fifth annual “Honoring Our Veterans” ATV Raffle (exactly 609 of the 999 ordered), Veterans Day arrived for the winners' names to be drawn. At 3 p.m. that day, JT Savor, the Veterans Day guest speaker, did the honor of randomly drawing the three winning tickets.

This year’s raffle helped raise $11,740 before prize payouts. Ken Bell of Humbird was pleased to win the 2024 Sage Green Polaris Sportsman 570.

“I guess I’ll have to sell one of my older ones now,” stated Ken as he picked up the ATV on Nov. 12.

Don Karnosh of Phillips was excited to hear that he had won the second prize of $1,000 and Adam Sweet of Fitchburg expressed his surprise to win the $500 third place prize. Sweet donated the $500 back to The Highground in honor of his father, Ron Sweet. Ron is a Vietnam veteran military dog handler and has dedicated several Military Working Dog Honor Stones at The Highground.

For the nonprofit veteran organization, this raffle is one of many fundraisers that helps them carry out their mission: honoring veterans, educating civilians on the many sacrifices made in the nameoffreedomandhealing veterans and their families who made those sacrifices.

“On behalf of the veterans and their families who participate in The Highground’s veteran programs, The Highground staff and this year’s lucky winners are eternally grateful to everyone who purchased tickets to support The Highground,” wrote Liz Hamilton of The Highground in a press release.

Supporters are invited to keep an eye out in the coming months for information about the next annual Honoring Our Veterans ATV Raffle. Once tickets arrive at The Highground, they will be available for purchase until the raffle drawing on Nov. 11, 2025.

For upcoming events and more, visit thehighground.us or follow them on Facebook at Facebook.com/ TheHighgroundVeteransMemorial.

The Highground is at W7031 Ridge Rd, Neillsville, WI 54456.

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