Emporia Junior
Spartan Basketball
All boys third through eighth grade that are interested in playing for the Junior Spartan youth basketball team this winter should contact coach Rick Bloomquist before Nov. 5.
All boys are welcomed to play. No one will be turned away.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact Coach Bloomquist at Emporia High School at 341-2365 or Coach Hudson at 794-1619. You also can visit www.emporiabasketball.net for more information.
Kansas’ ‘Becoming
an Outdoors-Woman’ program
Kansas’ “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman,” a nonprofit, nonmembership program sponsored by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, will take place Sept. 28-30 at Rock Springs 4-H Center outside Junction City.
BOW gives women the chance to learn a variety of outdoor skills, from hunting and archery, to fishing and float tubing, to rappelling and wild-game cooking. This year will be no different, with more than 35 classes to choose from.
If the classes aren’t enough, participants can try their hand at knot tying, test their shooting skills with a laser system or go for the Coleman BOW Games during some of the mini-sessions. And the fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down. What outdoor experience would be complete without star gazing and campfires?
BOW is an educational opportunity that teaches hands-on outdoor skills to adult women in a safe and supportive atmosphere. BOW workshops are designed specifically for women who are beginners, so no experience is necessary.
BOW provides the equipment and supplies. All participants need to bring is their enthusiasm. The cost is $180 for cabins or $175 for tent lodging.
For more information, contact Jami Vonderschmidt at kansasbow@sbcglobal.net, or go to the “education” link at www.kdwp.state.ks.us.
Spartan Boys Basketball
fall league
All boys pre-school through eighth-grade are invited to participate in a fall basketball league sponsored by Emporia High coach Rick Bloomquist. The fall league is designed to give boys a continued, playing format to improve their skills and have fun.
Teams will be coached by EHS staff and players. Instruction will be offered by both coaches and players.
The league begins in October, and cost is $50, which includes a T-shirt uniform.
Registration deadline for the league is Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Send registration and fee to: Coach Rick Bloomquist, Emporia High School, 3302 West 18th Avenue, Emporia, KS, 66801. Parents also may register online at www.emporiabasketball.net.
For more information, contact Bloomquist at 341-2365 (EHS), 343-5102 (cell) or by e-mail at rbloomqu@usd253.org.
Topeka Hoops Classic
basketball tourney
This year’s Topeka Hoops Classic basketball tournament is scheduled to be held Nov. 2-4 at Washburn Rural High School and Middle School.
The tournament is for boys grades 3-8 and for girls grades 3-6.
The tournament cost is $190 per team for a four-game guarantee. For more information, call (785) 478-3122 or e-mail selad925@aol.com.
Hunter Education Class
A Kansas Hunter Education Class will be held in Olpe at the First Methodist Church on Sept. 29-30.
Registration is required, and the class will be limited to 25 students. The class runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Both sessions must be attended in their entirety for certification.
Participants must be at least 11 years old by Sept. 30 to get their hunter safety certification card.
For more information, or to pre-register, call Roger Carson at (620) 475-3839, or drop by the Olpe City Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Flint Hills Friends
of the NRA Banquet
and Fundraiser
The Flint Hills Friends of the NRA invite you to their annual banquet and fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30. A live auction will follow.
The Friends of the NRA Banquet is a fund-raising event that gets the community involved in raising money for grants to 4-H programs, scouting, Eddie Eagle programs in schools and law-enforcement groups. These programs promote firearms safety and responsibility in the home, hunter safety education and various training programs for women and youth throughout the state.
Come join the fun and help support shooting sports programs and firearm safety education throughout Kansas.
To purchase tickets, sponsorships or for more information, contact: Dick’s Business Machines, 320 Commercial St., 341-9817; Pak-N-Ship, 9 E. 4th Ave., 343-6756; Groh Printing Inc., 702 Prairie St., 342-4724; Jack’s Tobacco, 324 E. 6th Ave., 343-3277, or the Gun Den, 708 Commercial St.,
342-0711.
3rd Annual Connie Shell
Memorial Golf Tourney
On Sunday, Oct. 7, the Emporia Country Club will play host to the third-annual Connie Shell Memorial Golf Tournament for Hand In Hand Hospice and cancer awareness.
Tee times will be at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. It is a four-person scramble, with chances to win in a gross or net division. Skill prizes will be given.
Educational information regarding Hospice and cancer awareness will be on site with numerous items being raffled or available for silent auction. The day will wrap up with announcements of the tournament winners and an evening buffet dinner for everyone. Advanced dinner reservations are needed if not in the tournament.
Sign-up sheets are available at the Emporia Country Club pro shop, Hand In Hand Hospice, Central Care Cancer Center, Newman Regional Health east and north lobbies and the Emporia Municipal Golf Course.
Volunteers, raffle items and silent auction items also are needed. Please contact Corey Palmer at Hand In Hand Hospice at 340-6177 if you would like to help or if you have an item to donate.