Jamestown Rural Fire Department, Knights of Columbus host 17th ice-fishing fundraiser

The Jamestown Rural Fire Department partnered with the Knights of Columbus to host the 17th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament and Raffle at Jamestown Reservoir (Pelican Point) on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Tickets were $25 each, and organizers and local coverage identified proceeds as supporting the Jamestown Rural Fire Department and funding "gear and equipment that firefighters rely on when it matters most."

Local coverage and event postings described a busy, daylong derby that drew anglers, families and community supporters to the lake. A CSi News preview urged residents to "Bundle up and head to Jamestown Reservoir for a winter tradition that keeps getting bigger," and noted the scene at Pelican Point where "Even when the wind bites, the fish houses show up bright and plenty, and the lake fills up fast." An Instagram caption for the event described it as a "daylong tournament" that "pits the best anglers" and confirmed the Feb. 21 date.

Ticketing details published before the event placed sales at $25 per ticket and listed availability at select locations. CSi News advised that "in past years, tickets have sold out early," and instructed readers to check the ticket post for updates. A Jamestown Rural Fire Department web page captured in the supplied materials included mail-in instructions for North Dakota residents and listed the department's address as Jamestown Rural Fire Department, 1209 9th St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401 for ticket requests.

The JRFD ticket page captured in the archive appears to be a 2025 post and listed ticket locations by town: Jamestown, Medina, Carrington, Mandan, Fredonia, Ellendale, Gackle, Fargo, LaMoure, Bismark, Oaks, Carpio and Wahpeton. That page explicitly stated the tournament "will be held on February 15th, 2025" while also using the "17th Annual" label, creating a discrepancy with the Feb. 21, 2026 date cited by CSi News and Instagram. The 2025 ticket page also displayed image placeholders and a countdown element showing zeros in the captured snapshot.

CSi News posted its event preview on Feb. 13, 2026, and its reporting formed the basis for the Feb. 21, 2026 scheduling cited in multiple sources. Material captured from JRFD’s site suggests organizers used a long-running ticket post that included a "best-effort" list of selling locations and mail-in directions; the archived capture repeated the department address twice and noted it would update the post as more locations became available.

The tournament continued a winter fundraising tradition in Jamestown that organizers and coverage say funnels community participation into equipment and gear for volunteer firefighters. Coverage from the week before the event emphasized both the competitive, daylong nature of the derby at Pelican Point and the practical purpose: revenue from $25 tickets to support Jamestown Rural Fire Department operations and the gear firefighters use on call.