In focus: Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest raises $3,679 for Rob Fuller Scholarship Fund

Teams “Eat a bag of deez (corn) nuts” in blue and “Sweet Beavers” in red compete in a bracket-style tournament during Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce representatives, from left, Chamber Ambassador Cory Moses, Executive Director Cynthia Mudge, and employee Jacob Larsen sell raffle tickets during Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Chamber raised $1,939 through raffle ticket sales and Dick’s Brewing Company donated the $1,740 it collected in tournament fees, for a total of $3,679 raised for the Chamber’s Rob Fuller Scholarship Fund.

Ross and Amanda Walker smile for a photo while serving sausages at Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Bartender Travis Johnsey serves drinks during Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Amanda Walker smiles while serving up a sausage at Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cynthia Mudge examines the raffle prizes available during Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9. The most popular item of the day, according to Mudge, was a YETI product package donated by Rainier Connect. Other raffle items included an overnight stay at Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel and themed gift packages such as a “s’mores” basket, a harvest basket, a margarita package, and more.

Commemorative glasses on display during Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9. The annual event was a fundraiser for the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce’s Rob Fuller Scholarship Fund, which provides $1,000 scholarships to local high school graduates.

Beanbags fly during Dick’s Brewing Company’s Cornhole and Sausage Fest in Centralia on Saturday, Sept. 9.