WHEATLAND – The Kiwanis Club held a Casino night on April Fools Day at the Platte County Agriplex.

All of the casino games were provided by Casino Party USA.

“They’re based out of both Colorado and Wyoming, and they do primarily casino parties as fundraisers for various organizations,” Kit Armour, Kiwanis casino night organizer said.

Food and drink was available throughout the night. Guadalajara’s set up cash bar with alcoholic drinks and the students from Wheatland High School provided the food with their group, “Last Minute Catering.”

Along with the games and refreshments were the raffles and silent auctions. The silent auction consisted of items created by local artists and donated to the event.

At the end of the night, participants could cash in their earnings for more chances in the raffle.

There were three big prizes in the raffle. There was a three-night stay in a two-bedroom condo in Breckenridge, Colorado at French Ridge Condos. This was donated by Alpine Meadows Management. Next there was a half-price turkey hunt for two valued at $1,000 and donated in honor of CPL Josiah Hollopeter and Niobrara Wilderness Outfitters out of Valentine, Nebraska. The third raffle was for a box of steaks and ground beef donated by Horblit Natural Beef.

The casino night was brought together with the help of at least 30 volunteers and an estimated 125 people attended.

According to Armour, the favorite thing about the casino night to her is seeing people come out and support different causes.

“I enjoy the entire thing and just seeing people having a good time and seeing people participate and support various organizations and various ages within our community of people and giving freely to help support the kids as well as our older generation. Preliminary numbers indicate we should net just about $4,500.00 for our Scholarship Program. So, a very successful night that could not and would not have happened without the incredible support of our GREAT community! Again, a million thanks!”