Harlem Rockets Comedy Basketball Show
Emporia High will be playing host to the Harlem Rockets Comedy Basketball Show at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Advanced tickets are on sale at Emporia High for $7. For tickets or more information, contact coach Rick Bloomquist at 343-5102.
6th Annual Las Casitas Kids Fishing Derby
The Las Casitas Association will be holding its 6th Annual Kids Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday.
The derby is open for children ages 3-14 and will take place at Peter Pan Park with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.
There is no cost to enter, and prizes will be awarded in three different age categories.
For more information, contact Victor Rodriguez at 344-5430.
Furharvester
Education Class
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Kansas Fur Harvesters Association will sponsor a Furharvester Education Class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. There will be no charge for the class.
Those interested should meet at the American Legion Hall in Olpe at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 for registration. Please bring a sack lunch Saturday.
Adults are welcome and encouraged to attend with students. A minimum age of 11 is preferred. Topics will include modern trapping techniques for raccoon, bobcat, coyote, beaver and other furbearers, furbearer hunting, fur handling, ethics and laws and regulations. Saturday’s class will include a classroom session followed by a field session. Sunday will include a brief classroom session and review followed by testing.
Pre-registration by phone is requested but not required. Please pre-register by calling the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at (620) 342-0658 or Bob Redeker at (620) 475-3786.
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 welcome 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.
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.
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.
Sports Shorts runs each week on Thursday. If you have a sports-related announcement that you would like to see in Sports Shorts, e-mail your announcement to sports@emporiagazette.com or fax it to (620) 342-8108 attn: sports. Please include how long you would like your announcement to run.