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Shirley Wickersham reacts after winning three pounds of cheese during the monthly charity cheese raffle at Northside Lounge in Madison. The event raises money for local nonprofits and over the past year has packed the bar on the third Wednesday of each month.
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Northside Lounge co-owner Emily Devine walks through the bar showing off the prizes in one of the six rounds of the monthly cheese raffle. On this night, the cheese was purchased earlier in the day at Decatur Dairy near Brodhead.
Emily Devine, left, and Karyn Schubert sell for $2 each numbered paint sticks for the cheese raffle at Northside Lounge.
Numbered poker chips are drawn from a purple Crown Royal whiskey bag during each round of the cheese raffle at Northside Lounge.
A participant in a cheese raffle at Northside Lounge purchases a numbered paddle at the monthly gathering of the charity event. The payout is award-winning cheese.
Alyssa Winn writes about cheese during the day for Cheese Market News but, on the third Wednesday night of each month, she can typically be found at Northside Lounge taking part in the cheese raffle. Here she is celebrating after winning one of the six rounds at the July event.
Northside Lounge worker Karyn Schubert is dressed for the occasion during a monthly charity cheese raffle.
Photos: The wildness of a cheese raffle at Northside Lounge in Madison
Emily Devine, left, and Karyn Schubert sell for $2 each numbered paint sticks for the cheese raffle at Northside Lounge.
Alyssa Winn writes about cheese during the day for Cheese Market News but, on the third Wednesday night of each month, she can typically be found at Northside Lounge taking part in the cheese raffle. Here she is celebrating after winning one of the six rounds at the July event.
A participant in a cheese raffle at Northside Lounge purchases a numbered paddle at the monthly gathering of the charity event. The payout is award-winning cheese.
Numbered poker chips are drawn from a purple Crown Royal whiskey bag during each round of the cheese raffle at Northside Lounge.
The money flies the third Wednesday of each month at Northside Lounge on North Sherman Avenue. But it’s all for a good cause. Over the past year, the event has raised over $6,500 for local nonprofits.
Northside Lounge worker Karyn Schubert is dressed for the occasion during a monthly charity cheese raffle.
Northside Lounge co-owner Emily Devine walks through the bar showing off the prizes in one of the six rounds of the monthly cheese raffle. On this night, the cheese was purchased earlier in the day at Decatur Dairy near Brodhead.
Shirley Wickersham reacts after winning three pounds of cheese during the monthly charity cheese raffle at Northside Lounge in Madison. The event raises money for local nonprofits and over the past year has packed the bar on the third Wednesday of each month.
After winning a charity cheese raffle at Northside Lounge in Madison, Wis., Shirley Wickersham displays her winnings for a photo Wednesday, July 16, 2025. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Barry Adams covers regional news for the Wisconsin State Journal. Send him ideas for On Wisconsin at 608-252-6148 or by email at badams@madison.com.
