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BILLIE SUTTON BENEFIT
A benefit meal and auction will be held on December 29,
2007 at the Burke Civic Center for 23 year old Billie Sutton, son of Bill &
Renee Sutton of rural Burke, SD. Billie was seriously injured October 4th
in a rodeo accident at the Circuit Finals in Minot, ND. Billie was flown to
Minneapolis, MN with a spinal cord injury. Surgery was performed on October
8 and discovered that the spinal cord was damaged but not severed. On
October 25th Billie was then flown to the Craig Hospital in
Englewood, CO where he has been in rehab since that time. Billie is
planning to head home from the Craig Hospital on Friday, December 21st
pending the arrival of his wheelchair. Billie is planning on driving his
hand controlled vehicle home for the Christmas holidays and then will return
to college at the University of Wyoming in Laramie where he will finish his
degree in Business Finance. Billie plans to be present at the benefit in
Burke on December 29th. The meal will start at 5:00 and the
auction will begin at 6:00 PM CST. Items are coming in daily for the auction
which include an Angus bull, a processed beef, a cutting bred colt, $1000
worth of vaccine, $500 worth of bull semen, a ton of mineral, hay, a GE
Freezer, a pheasant hunt, custom made hat, numerous handmade items and many
more items too numerous to mention. There will be something for everyone at
this benefit auction.
If you would like
to donate an item to the auction or have any questions about the benefit
please contact Sara Grim at 605-654-2288 or 605-775-2605, Terri Wiedman at
605-775-2457 or 605-775-2621 or Dee and Tyler Haugen: 605-347-0066.
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