Preserve Lake Onalaska

🍀FUN FOR ALL AT THE ST. PADDY’S PARTY ON THE PRAIRIE🍀

We’re excited to host a St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser on Tuesday, March 17th at Red Pines in Onalaska  from 11 am -8:30 pm.  Come enjoy live music from 4-8 pm from Joe Cody  and enjoy great company, and raffle prizes you can win with tickets. It’s a fun, meaningful way to support the lake we all love.  Raffle drawings will happen at 8:00 pm

St. Paddy’s Day Menu Available   Red Pines will be open 11 am -8:30 pm. serving corned beef & cabbage, other Irish favorites, and festive Irish cocktails.  Enjoy a great meal and have fun all while supporting our lake!

 at the heart of it all is the North Shore Dredging Project, a critical effort to restore shallow water habitat, improve overwintering areas for fish, reduce sediment buildup, and protect the natural channels and backwaters that make Lake Onalaska so special. Years of sedimentation and changing river conditions have slowly choked off key areas along the north shore, making it harder for fish to survive winter, for wildlife to thrive, and for families to enjoy the lake the way they remember it. This project helps reopen those areas, improve water quality, and support healthier habitat for fish, birds, and all who depend on the lake. This fundraiser helps us move closer to our goal. We are currently about $100,000 short of completing the North Shore Dredging Project which will begin this June - 2026, and one of the most important steps in restoring Lake Onalaska. This project provides the roadmap for future restoration efforts and strengthens our partnerships with federal, state, and local agencies.

  Here’s how you can help right now:

• Donate a raffle basket or gift card (approx. $50+ value). Holiday items you won’t use make great baskets. - Click here this link to add your name and donated item.  Please do so by Friday, February 20th.  
• Contribute a larger raffle item — firearms, VRBO stays, unique experiences, or high‑value items are especially appreciated for the raffle. - Drop off at Red Pines.
• Make a monetary donation — every dollar moves us closer to our goal.  

If someone purchases $500 or more in tickets, they will be recognized on our donor plaque.

We will install a permanent wooden donor plaque on the wall to officially recognize supporters. This will replace the temporary fish display currently being used.

 Donations can also be dropped off at Red Pines,, or reach out to me and I’ll gladly pick them up. There is a link above for basket items you wish to donate.  Time is short, and this event is a key moment to show what our community can accomplish together.

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                                         🍀 POT O’ GOLD Raffle 🍀

                                         THREE Incredible Prizes!  

                  🍀 Only 100 Tickets Available!  Buy them early!  🍀

                       1st  💰Grand Prize -   $2,000 WINNER TAKES ALL 💰 

                       2nd    🌅 RED PINES VIP EXPERIENCE  🌅  

Red Pines VIP Getaway  including 2 night stay, breakfast and a guided boat tour  - $600 Value  

                      3rd  🌄 NECEDAH WILDCAT CABIN GETAWAY 🌄 

2 nights on  Friday and Saturday in April,May, June, or July. Two bedroom, sleeps 6-7, fully furnished. Just bring your food and drink and enjoy Wildcate Mountain and the Castle Rock lake area.  Close to Warrens, Wisconsin Dells, many state and federal parks.  $500 value.  

🍀Grab your ticket early at Red Pines before they’re gone.  Every ticket gought, you will recieve alight up shamrock necklaces.   

🍀Once they’re gone… they’re gone

If someone purchases $500 or more in tickets, they will be recognized on our donor plaque and will be honored for supporting the cause.

**You do not need to be present! 

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For Every 3 ticket purchased the day of the event, you will recieve a Red Pines Pint Glass, while supplies last.

The drawing will take place at 8:00 pm during the St. Paddy’s Day Party on the Prairie. You do NOT need to be present to win.

• Fritz Funk — Upper Mississippi River Tour of Black River Delta / Lower Pool 7 Backwaters 
• Jeff & Anne Fimreite — Half‑day Mississippi River adventure for up to 4 people: river boat tour, sandbar stop, and lunch on a pontoon 

• Jerry Jerue — Duck‑themed basket for the Lake project 
• Helen Pernsteiner — “Man’s Basket” ($50 value)
• Tina Jaeger — Two $50 gift baskets from Angry’s Way Out 
• Colleen Shore — Brice Prairie Moments art book ($50 value) 

• Home Depot — Ryobi Impact Driver with battery and charger 
• Hisense 50’ TV - Pat  Kiesling 

• Olive Garden — $100 in gift cards (4 × $25) 
• Buffalo Wild Wings — $50 gift card plus three bottles of wing sauce 

• Bluffview Cleaning Service — One deep house clean ($300 value) 

• Marc Schultz — Automatic shotgun 

**You do not need to be present! 

  🌊 LAKE ONALASKA DONOR WALL OF SUPPORT 🌊 

We wiill install a permanent wooden donor plaque on the wall to officially recognize supporters. This will replace the temporary fish display currently being used. 

Individual & Family Donors                     Businesses & Organizations 

Todd Family                                                Dairyland Power

Terry & Amber L.                                        Balduzzi Lumber

Paul Thieman                                             First American Roofing & Siding, Inc.                                                                     

Steve Anderson                                          Kathy Kumm Renovating

Ronald Rick                                                 Dynamic Recycling

Tony Christianson                                      Sitara

Darrell & Sharyl Schlechau                       Bubba’s Meats

Naomi Deeger                                             Weather Mont

Bill & Ellen Soper                                         ALM Charities

Mark & Anne‑ Heintz Farms                      St. Robert’s Church of St. Elizabeth

Julie and Rick Diermeier                            Van Meter

Don & Roxanne Schlechau                        Brice Prairie Conservation Association

Barb & Larry Leis                                           

Marc & Sue Schulze                                      

Donna Reiser

Fimreite Family