Toad Hollow Iris Tour
The annual Iris Tour at Toad Hollow has been cancelled because of freeze damage to the flowers. However, Nina and Gaylord West of Toad Hollow said that visitors are welcome to “come and see what blooms there might be on Mother’s Day weekend and the weekend after.” Mid- to late-blooming iris may have survived the freeze and could be blooming by then.
Photographs of the 2006 Iris Tour taken by Debra Kline and Suzanne West will be displayed.
Eggs and Issues with the school board
The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau will be host for an Eggs and Issues Forum with officials from the USD 253 school district from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mary Herbert School, 1700 W. Seventh Ave. Coffee and rolls will be served from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
The next forum will be May 19 with city commissioners at the Emporia Public Library, 110 E. Sixth Ave.
Coach Snyder will speak here Friday
Emporians for Drug Awareness will be host for a speaking appearance by former Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder on Friday at the William L. White Auditorium. Coach Snyder will speak about K-State football, the dangers of drugs and alcohol, and the YouthFriends Mentoring Program in the Emporia school district.
The event will begin with a non-alcoholic social hour and silent auction at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m. Snyder will be joined by new Emporia State University head football coach Garin Higgins, and new ESU quarterback coach and former K-State quarterback Jonathan Beasley.
Ticket prices are $250 for preferred/reserved seating (table of eight); $25 for adults; $12 for youths high school age and under.
Tickets sales close at 5 p.m. Wednesday. For more information, call 341-2450. All proceeds benefit Emporian for Drug Awareness.
Underage drinking enforcement at area lakes
On Saturday, from 6 p.m. until midnight, conservation officers from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will conduct a selective enforcement at Lyon State Fishing Lake, Osage State Fishing Lake and Melvern Reservoir to discourage underage drinking.
For more information, call conservation officer Dave Adams at 620-699-3395.