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TODAY, MARCH 16
ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS: Let creativity shine to create a cute craft or inspiring art piece from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium. Ages 18 and up. No fee. Registration is required by calling, 434-799-5195.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
FAMILY GAME NIGHTS: Relax with family and come out for a fun night of board games, sports and outdoor games at Coates Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. No fee. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 18
CARS & COFFEE: Old Dominion Classic Sports Car Club will hold Cars & Coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crema & Vine, 1009 Main St. For more information, call 434-548-9862.
JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENT: George Washington High School Japanese class and club will host the third annual Japan Day free event in the GW auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Kendo, Taiko Drumming, a tea ceremony, prizes and more. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/yse2tj2z.
CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB: Enjoy a classic movie with discussion following at the Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Adventure of Robin Hood” (1938) for ages 18 and up. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5195. No fee.
ARCHERY 101 WORKSHOP: Learn the basic safety, anchor points, draw and release, care of equipment and essential safety skills with a USA Archery certified instructor for ages 5 to 17 at Coates Recreation Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150.
HOMESTEADING 101: Learn from local homesteaders Ben and Amber Martin at Glenwood Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon. No fee. For ages 5 and up; registration is required a week prior.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
PRESSURE CANNER LID TESTING: Virginia Cooperative Extensive Office, 19783 U.S. 29 South, Suite C, Chatham, will check pressure cooker lid and gauge used for canning at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 434-432-7770.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
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Kelsi Hilton led Sand Springs’ girls cross country team with a 44th-place finish in the Class 6A regional meet Saturday at Ponca City.
Hilton posted a a 5k time of 22:38.49. The girls team was one runner shy of earning a team place.
The Sandites finished 15th in the boys meet, led by Taigh Wright in 19:59.32 for 74th.
On Oct. 11 at the Frontier Valley Conference meet at Muskogee, the varsity girls placed eighth, led by Hilton with a time of 22:09 for 26th. The varsity boys didn’t place, but were led by Wright in 19:48 for 43rd.
At the junior high level, Sand Springs’ Chloe Grona took first place in the Frontier meet, leading the girls to a program-best finish of seventh place.
She ran the 2-mile race in 12:39 to earn the conference title while Josie Grona placed seventh in 13:15 to also earn All-Conference honors.
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The disc golf capital of the world is now hosting a collegiate disc golf event.
The brand-new Emporia State disc golf program will have its first-ever meet today at Peter Pan Park, the Collegiate Kickoff Sponsored by Dynamic Discs.
Emporia native and PDGA world champion Eric McCabe will be the team’s coach, and he’s super excited to get things going.
“I am very excited to get the season started,” McCabe said. “Having home-field advantage is going to be huge for our team. It means everything to have the disc golf capital of the world host a collegiate event. To kick off what Emporia State has been doing for the disc golf community, there’s no better place than Emporia to have this first event.”
Emporia State will host Fort Hays State, Kansas State, Wichita State, Oklahoma State, Hesston, Southwest Baptist and Oklahoma Christian in the inaugural event, which will be Emporia’s only home event of the season.
McCabe is glad his team will be at home for the first meet as his players know Peter Pan Park very well.
“There are colleges coming to town that have probably never played this course,” McCabe said. “The course has a lot of unique holes and you need to know where the out-of-bounds are. Our guys know that it’s an obvious advantage and we hope they can use that to their benefit.”
McCabe noted collegiate competition is a unique format. The teams will play an individual first round before an alternate shot doubles in round two. But at the end of the day, it is the same game they have been playing for a long time.
“It’s pretty much the same game they have been playing their whole lives, except for the formats,” McCabe said. “That’s the only thing a little bit different. But for the most part, they’re going to go out there, throw the shots that they knew how to do and it’s going to be another walk in the park.”
Freshman and Emporia native Alexis Chaparro was excited McCabe reached out as he was putting together the team. It was definitely something he wanted to be a part of.
“This means a lot,” Chaparro said. “To have Eric reach out to all of us and be a part of this team is a dream come true. He’s a world champion and we’re all excited to get going.”
McCane noted the team has practiced a few times leading up to the tournament, and he feels the team is ready to go.