聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Arcola Optimist Club is encouraging people to come out and enjoy the day in town on Saturday, Jan. 30, to take in their annual snowmobile rally.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he only changes this year are that there is no set trail to follow and we鈥檝e increased the length of time registration is open for; usually registration closes at noon, but this year it will be open until 2 p.m. so people can come in after lunch and still be entered into the rider prizes,鈥� Randy James, Optimist member explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he changes are due to snow conditions. There鈥檚 not an officially marked route because the conditions. So, people should still bring their machines and when they go riding that day we just want them to spread out a little bit.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Everything else will continue as planned.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檝e got all our prizes to give away, so rider registration will be open until 2 p.m. and prizes will be drawn at 5 p.m.,鈥� James explained. 鈥淥ur ticket sales for the sled are still available as well.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Optimists encourage everyone to come out to Prairie Place Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30, where rider registration is $20 and comes with a chance to win over $6,000 worth of prizes.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Breakfast will be held by the Arcola Fire Department between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., with registration open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Riding then takes place throughout the afternoon ending around 4 p.m. at which time the rider prizes and the big prize will be drawn for.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year鈥檚 lottery includes a choice for the first place winner between a Viper MYX 153 Snowmobile, Wolverine 700 EFI SidexSide, or a Grizzly 700 EPS EFI Quad. Second and third place winners will receive $1,000 each.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The lunch and concession at Prairie Place Hall will be available between noon and 4 p.m., while the beer gardens will be open between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e hope we get a more snow, but whether we do or don鈥檛, the rally will still go on,鈥� James said.
