UPCOMING EVENTS
* December 1 - Children's Christmas Party - Brush Creek Mill
* December 2 - Commemorative Tree Lighting Ceremony - Brush Creek Mill
* December 8 - Ride with Santa at Patchwood Plaza
* December 18 – Chamber Meeting (9 am at Patchwood Plaza)
Membership Dues
Membership Dues will be due December 31st. A renewal letter was mailed in October. If you haven’t already mailed in your renewal please do so.
Buck Pole 2018
A total of 21 Deer were hung on this year’s buck pole.
We want to tanks all our sponsors that donated to this year’s pole.
Buck Pole Sponsors
- A-1 Woods and Waters Inc.
- Ace Hardware of Hillman
- Alpena Beverage Company
- Bucks & Does Beauty Salon
- Don's Tractor & Equipment Sales
- D's Honda Sales & Service
- Hardies Electric
- Huron Distributers
- Northern Styles Beauty Salon
- Onsight Outdoors
- Whitetails Unlimited
David LaClair from Sunrise Cable Network put together a video for this year Buck Pole. Thanks David! It can be viewed at:
Buck Pole Top 5
Largest Rack
STEVE WICKS
Mossberg Patriot 30-06 wood stock with scope – Donated by: Whitetails Unlimited
Largest Antlers by a Lady
KRISTA ANDREWS
Mossberg Patriot .243 wood stock with scope – Donated by: A-1 Woods and Waters Inc.
Largest Rack - Youth
BRADY FIRMAN
Savage Axis camo 7mm-08 with Scope – Donated by: Onsight Outdoors
Heaviest Buck by a Man
CHAD RUTHKO
$75 cash – Donated by: Don's Tractor & Equipment Sales / D's Honda Sales & Service
Heaviest Buck by a Lady
ASHLEIGH CHAPIN
$75 cash – Donated by: Don's Tractor & Equipment Sales / D's Honda Sales & Service
FREE RIDE WITH SANTA
Come see Sparky and Chiefy the Reindeer
December 8th
11AM - 3PM
AT PATCHWOOD PLAZA
14797 State Street South, Hillman, MI 49746 (989) 742-2605
FREE POPCORN, HOT CHOCOLATE, TREATS!
GAMES & PRIZES – COLORING CONTEST
Bring your camera to take a free photo with Santa.
SPONSORED BY:
Hillman Area Chamber Of Commerce
A-1 Party Store
Hillman Self Storage
Patchwood
4 C’s Wagons
2018 Buck Pole Scores
| Name | Weight | Points | Spread | Total |
Largest Rack
Mossberg Patriot 30-06 wood stock with scope – Donated by: Whitetails Unlimited
| STEVE WICKS | 155 | 10 | 15 5/8 | 25 5/8 |
Largest Antlers by a Lady
Mossberg Patriot .243 wood stock with scope – Donated by: A-1 Woods and Waters Inc.
| KRISTA ANDREWS | 155 | 8 | 16 1/8 | 24 1/8 |
Largest Rack - Youth
Savage Axis camo 7mm-08 with Scope – Donated by: Onsight Outdoors
| BRADY FIRMAN | 171 | 9 | 13 5/8 | 22 5/8 |
Heaviest Buck by a Man
$75 cash – Donated by: Don's Tractor & Equipment Sales / D's Honda Sales & Service
| CHAD RUTHKO | 176 | 8 | 13 1/2 | 21 1/2 |
Heaviest Buck by a Lady
$75 cash – Donated by: Don's Tractor & Equipment Sales / D's Honda Sales & Service
| ASHLEIGH CHAPIN | 163 | 7 | 13 1/8 | 20 1/8 |
2nd Heaviest
Buddy Propane Heater – Donated by: Ace Hardware of Hillman
| JEFFERY KLEIN | 158 | 7 | 12 3/4 | 19 3/4 |
3rd Heaviest
Cooler, T-Shirt, Hat, misc. – Donated by: Alpena Beverage Company
| KATELYN TUCKER | 153 | 9 | 13 1/4 | 22 1/4 |
4th Heaviest
Gift Package – Donated by: Northern Styles Beauty Salon
| JAMES PRODERUT | 145 | 6 | 12 3/4 | 18 3/4 |
5th Heaviest
Cooler, T-Shirt, Hat, misc. – Donated by: Alpena Beverage Company
| JIM STODDARD | 143 | 6 | 12 7/8 | 18 7/8 |
6th Heaviest
Mirror – Donated by: Alpena Beverage Company
| CHUCK HUBERT | 142 | 7 | 15 3/4 | 22 3/4 |
7th Heaviest
Gift Package – Donated by: Bucks & Does Beauty Salon
| NORA STEINKE | 139 | 8 | 6 1/4 | 14 1/4 |
8th Heaviest
Ice Bucket with T-shirts, Hats – Donated by: Huron Distributers
| LAURENE POTTER | 138 | 7 | 12 7/8 | 19 7/8 |
9th Heaviest
Ice Bucket with T-shirts, Hats – Donated by: Huron Distributers
| DYLAN STEINKE | 132 | 6 | 14 3/8 | 20 3/8 |
10th Heaviest
Snowman Tin
| BRENT CADIEUX | 132 | 10 | 14 1/4 | 24 1/4 |
Hung on pole
| CHARLIE BAUR | 102 | 8 | 11 3/4 | 19 3/4 |
| RAYMOND SCHLAK | 110 | 7 | 13 1/2 | 20 1/2 |
| CHARLES SPENCER | 118 | 8 | 13 3/8 | 21 3/8 |
| DEVIN COOK | 119 | 7 | 12 1/8 | 19 1/8 |
| DARRELL SCHAILTZ | 128 | 7 | 12 5/8 | 19 5/8 |
| KEN MUNROE JR. | 129 | 8 | 14 1/2 | 22 1/2 |
| RON FLOER | 129 | 8 | 12 3/4 | 20 3/4 |
