From Staff Reports

A fundraiser for District 2 Supervisor Mart Salley will be Nov. 1 at the Woodmen of the World lodge on Highway 182 in Eupora.

The benefit begins at 2 p.m. All money received will be given to Salley to help his family with staggering health care expenses incurred to treat his cancer.

Boston butts are being presold for $25 each, and barbecue plates are being presold and will be sold on site for $5 each. Concessions including hamburgers and hot dogs will be available on site; cakewalks will also be part of the fundraiser.

The Buckners and Kalee McMinn will be among local musicians scheduled to sing beginning at 2 p.m. Elvis impersonator Tim Johnson will be performing at 5:30 p.m.

An auction of items donated from the entire Golden Triangle community will begin about 6:15 p.m. Two .45-70 rifles with scopes are being auctioned and raffled, one of which was donated by Randy McCool after he won it at the Choctaw Cruisers' "Show and Shine" benefit for Salley on Oct. 4 at Sonic.

Raffle tickets are available from Chancery Clerk Russ Turner, Dr. Jack Huffman at the North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora Emergency Room, Buster Duvall, Danny Hubbard, Trace-Way Restaurant and 670 Mini-Storage.

Anyone wanting to make a donation for the auction or monetary may call Gary Gardner at 552-2138, Rudy Johnson at 242-2004 or Jerry Jones at 435-0047.