Hunter Education Class
Any person born after Dec. 31, 1968, must have completed a state certified "Hunter Education Certification"class to hunt in Arkansas. Students will hear and learn from Arkansas'best, most experienced and involved instructors in shooting, hunting, youth training and education.
BCQU is sponsoring this program, in conjunction with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
There is no fee or cost for this certification class. Lunch will be provided by the BCQU Cooking Team and Wal-Mart. There is no preregistration required, there is no limit to class size. Class starts at 8 a.m. with registration and sign-in starting at 7: 30.
Participants who successfully complete the 10-hour course will receive their hunter education certification. Temporary certification cards will be issued to those hunters needing immediate certification.
Door prizes and games will also be a part of the day's activities. For more information contact Gary Jobe at (479 ) 925-7762. Last chance to register Although the deadline has passed for fall sports leagues at the Rogers Activity Center, applications will be accepted until all spots are filled for each league, assistant director Cathy Benich said.
The youth soccer league has teams for both boys and girls, ages 5 to 18. Games begin Sept. 13.
There's also a new program for ages 4 and 5 called Little Kicksters.
The youth football league is for boys in grades four through seven. Games begin Sept. 13.
A free trial tumbling class is scheduled on Aug. 18. Tumbling is for boys and girls ages 4 through 12. The new tumbling session starts Sept. 8.
Registering can be done online at www. rogersarkansas. com / parks or call 631-0336 for more information. Rogers Thunder tryouts The Rogers Thunder, a 12- & - Under USSSA competitive baseball team, will be holding tryouts Aug. 16 and 23. To be eligible for the team, a player cannot turn 13 before May 1, 2009.
For more information, including times and locations of the tryouts, contact either Don Arrick at 903-4940 or Marc Bryant at 366-2752. Kappa Alpha Psi Golf Classic On Aug. 16, the Fayetteville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will hold their 12 th annual Golf Classic at Berksdale Golf Course in Bella Vista. Money raised will benefit the Rogers Meals on Wheels organization.
"Our Fayetteville alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity raises proceeds for a nonprofit organization through our annual golf tournament," said Roderick Stakley, tournament chairman.
For more information, contact Stakley at 283-1310 or Curt Loyd, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Rogers, at 636-1814 or 426-4551.
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