Golf Ball Drop Tickets Continue To Be Sold

(Canton, IL) -- Those wishing to participate in the 12th Annual Golf Ball Drop can still purchase tickets. Tickets will be able to be purchased to just before the drop takes place. Tickets are one for $5 or five for $20. The top three prizes are $1,000, $250 and $100. There are also 15 other prizes that those buying tickets will be able to win. In addition to purchasing a ticket from any United Way for Spoon River Country board members, they can also be purchased at the Canton YMCA, YWCA, Health & Wellness Clinic of Fulton County as well as the Fulton-Mason Crisis Service or the United Way for Spoon River Country office. You can also purchase a ticket at the local United Way's booth in the Merchant Building on the Canton Friendship Festival grounds. The golf ball drop will take place Saturday afternoon on the festival grounds and will be taking place at 1:30.