More changes are coming to Dynamic Discs, with the exit of longtime events coodinator Doug Bjerkaas.
Bjerkaas announced in a blog post to Dynamic Discs’ web site Wednesday that he will be taking a “director-level” position with the PDGA beginning April 1.
“It is with bittersweet emotions that I am announcing my run with Dynamic Discs is coming to an end,” he wrote. “On April 1st, I have the privilege and honor of working for the PDGA. Working for the sanctioning body of the sport I love is an exciting opportunity. The Director-level position I will be assuming will allow me to work with the outstanding team of PDGA employees, the PDGA Board of Directors, and many of my fellow PDGA members, to help shape the future of major PDGA events. This collaborative effort will further the growth of disc golf and continue to increase professionalism in our events. In addition, this new position provides me with the perfect platform to grow the sport of disc golf in an area I have been very close to; competitive disc golf.”
Bjerkaas said he first met Dynamic Discs founder Jeremy Rusco at the 23rd annual Frontier Open in Hays in Sept. 2007. He lauded their budding friendship and Rusco’s primary sponsorship of a small women’s event Bjerkaas started, which grew over time.
“In the fall of 2015, Jeremy sought someone to be the Tournament Director for the Dynamic Discs events hosted in Emporia,” he said. “Again, I was fortunate that he called me. After a few phone calls with Jeremy and the ability to continue my primary job remotely, my wife and I relocated to Emporia. I became the part-time Events Coordinator at Dynamic Discs in January 2016.”
Bjerkaas said his time with Dynamic Discs has been a “rollercoaster ride” where the “excitement never really slowed down.”
“From running the annual PDGA National Tour Glass Blown Opens, a few DGPT editions of the Dynamic Discs Open, three PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships, two PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships, and countless other events, my experience as a tournament director grew,” he said. “Dynamic Discs also grew rapidly, creating an opportunity to add to my responsibilities. Over the last seven-plus years, my position evolved into a full-time role that included the duties of community relations, special projects, and human resources. In the fall of 2021, I was named the…
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Logansport residents running in city elections this year are gearing up for the May primary election with a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday at McHale Performing Arts Center.
The forum will feature candidates running for city council, clerk-treasurer, and mayor. The mayor race, which currently has seven candidates running between the Democrat and Republican parties, is of particular interest because of the number of people vying for the position. The Cass County League of Women Voters is working in conjunction with the Logansport Chamber of Commerce, Iron Horse Broadcasting, the Pharos-Tribune and Cass County Online to host the event.
The Indiana primary election is Tuesday, May 2.
Mayor’s race
The Republican candidates for mayor include James McKeever, Johnny Quinones, and incumbent Chris Martin. The Democrat candidates for mayor include Larry Hood, Dave Kitchell, Terry Doran, and Jacob LeDonne.
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Mayor Chris Martin
Martin said his team faced difficulties after he was sworn into office because some plans were delayed for nearly two years due to the pandemic, but he believes his administration was still able to accomplish a lot. During a second term, he hopes to continue building the industrial park, addressing environmental concerns on the west side of the city so it is ready for redevelopment, creating housing at places like Chase and Davis roads, and seeking federal grants for infrastructure improvements like those planned for city sidewalks around local elementary schools.
“We want to continue…
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Dynamic Discs announced the start of a new chapter this week, with news that it was recently bought out by an international venture capital firm.
And if you ask founder Jeremy Rusco, this could be a boon to Emporia.
House of Discs — created by Europe-based Vendis Capital last June — subsumed Latitude 64, Kastaplast and Westside Discs and has now added Dynamic Discs, Dynamic Distribution, Handeye Supply Company, and Spinoff Games to the HOD fold.
“House of Discs will invest in the growth of disc golf as a whole to ensure that each brand that is in the group receives the financial assets and professional expertise to grow to a level that elevates the sport, and the brands, to new heights,” said Rusco in a Mar. 8 press release.
Vendis Capital scales up consumer companies globally, implementing buy-and-build strategies that promote growth via select acquisitions.
Rusco will serve on the House of Discs board of directors, and Dynamic Discs’ new status could help leverage a disc golf-related production facility in Emporia.
“Ultimately, our hope and intention is that it only furthers disc golf in Emporia and only furthers the business in Emporia with the intent to bring a production facility over to the United States under this group,” Rusco told The Emporia Gazette.
The Dynamic Discs leader said if his company wasn’t now a part of the House of Discs, Emporia wouldn’t be considered for the production facility.
“But with us being a part of the larger organization, the way I see it is we’ve got the first opportunity to invest, an investment opportunity, to bring that production facility here and the world headquarters of House of Discs to Emporia,” Rusco said.
Rusco said the facility could create 100-plus jobs for Emporia and believes local leaders will be on board with it.
“I definitely know that our city, community leadership is going to work hard to put something together to make that be an attractive deal for the ultimate decision-makers at House of Discs,” he said. “And I guess I’m optimistic that will land in Emporia.”
Rusco further stated that he doesn’t feel like the community has tapped out its resources and financial capacity.
“They [House of Discs]know what we’ve established in Emporia,” he said. “They know how strong a foundation that we’ve built … and they know a lot of the…
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The popularity of disc golf continues to grow in the region, with London as the hub, as evidenced by another maxed-out professional tournament on Saturday, March 18 and the rising number of rounds played at Whitley Branch Veterans Park.
Due to the logistics of holding such a large tournament, Whitley Branch will be closed to the public this Saturday for the event.
A full field of 90 disc golfers is scheduled to participate in the “Thaw Down at the Branch.” The event is sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association and sponsored by London Tourism and Parks.
“Excitement for the tournaments at Whitley Branch continues to grow,” said Jordan Infield, a PDGA member who designed the course at Whitley Branch and is coordinating the Thaw Down. “We have a waiting list of golfers who want to play.”
Disc golfers from Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana and all over Kentucky have registered for the tournament and will compete in classes from professional to novice. Cash payouts will be offered to the pros, and amateurs will receive disc golf-related prizes, Infield said.
A large tournament bringing tourist dollars into London was one of the goals of installing the disc golf course at Whitley Branch.
“It’s a great tourism event for the city,” said Parks and Recreation Director Mackey Williams. “We usually have about 35-50 people playing every day to get ready for the tournament, so it’s just more than a one-day event. It brings in a lot of people. The park is doing its job for sure.”
Figures just released by a popular disc golf app show that Whitley Branch is the fastest-growing course in Kentucky for the number of rounds played.
Infield said he’s just learned of the top ranking, which shows the number of rounds played increased from 10,600 rounds in 2020, to 15,470 rounds in 2021 and another large increase to 21,225 rounds last year.
“It’s so encouraging to me to see how fast the sport has grown in London,” Infield said. “It indicates that London could be the fastest-growing area for disc golf in Kentucky, not in the number of golfers living here, just in the number of rounds played per capita. I’ve looked all over Kentucky and I haven’t found any courses with greater-year-over year growth than Whitley Branch.”
The park’s location near Interstate 75 makes it a prime…
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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.
People are also reading…
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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Benton city leaders and officials celebrated what is being touted as “the largest single land acquisition in the city’s history,” gathering on a chilly Tuesday morning on the first parcel of the purchase, 101 acres just off Interstate 30.
In total, the city will be purchasing 511 acres of undeveloped land along the Saline River from the Thomas family of Benton for $7.6 million.
Gary James, the president of the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce introduced Mayor Tom Farmer, who James credited for being the leader in creating this opportunity for the city.
“The person that’s really made this whole thing happen is the mayor of Benton,” said James.
Farmer said it took a lot of people working together to get to this point.
“It took the people behind me, the council, the commissioners, it took the vision of our parks and it took some work from McClelland Engineers,” Farmer said.
Farmer said actions like this one are about improving the quality of life for the current generations and future generations of residents in the city.
“That’s what the 2040 vision was all about, is planning a quality of life for the people 40 to 50 years from now,” said Farmer.
Farmer pointed out that all ten payments for the 511 acres of land will be done in cash.
“We don’t want to put our citizens in debt,” he said.
The land is being bought from siblings Jessie Mitchell and Jim Thomas of Benton in 10 tracts, with the first payment of $904,000 being made Tuesday. Thereafter, the contracts will be signed and the payments made on the first business day of each year, starting in 2024.
Matt Thibault, marketing official for the city, said Friday the payments will be $904,000 a year for five years, then $615,000 a year for the remaining five years.
Farmer said in May of 2021, the city council passed an ordinance to allow the A&P commission to continue its role through 2041. The city then formed a focus group with two citizens from each of the five wards in the city.
“The challenge they…
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GARRETT — “It’s been a very good year for us,” Garrett Mayor Todd Fiandt said in his State of the City address Jan. 26 in City Hall.
As of Oct. 25, some $33 million had been invested in the Garrett, up quite a bit from the previous year, he began.
“I don’t know if it is just dumb luck or the result of trying to make a better business climate for some to come to Garrett to open a business,” he added. “Either way, we’ve been fortunate enough to have several come here to give it a go.”
New activity at the south side of town includes The Rail Yard Center that is home to the recently opened Westwind Furniture, Shear Bliss Salon, Classic Cabinet Company, Coterie Pizza and another addition to Diederich Storage. Other new businesses are Eye Candy, LaLos Mexican Restaurant and Red Stagg Investments who set up an automatic ice and water machine service a few months ago.
Plevna Implement Company has built a new farm implement and garden equipment store at S.R. 8 and Wiant Drive. Van’s Home Center is in the process of building a 100,000-square-foot warehouse at C.R. 19 and S.R. 8.
Additions were also made to F&H Warehouse on Taylor Road, Mossberg Hubbard Spool, Hometown Graphics, Diederich Self Storage and Walmart Distribution Center.
Fiandt is also proud of the 17 roads that were either resurfaced or rebuilt in 2022 though the Community Crossings matching grant program, most of which were on the north side of town. Plans for 2023 include resurfacing of Houston Street from the Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center to Hamsher Street.
Forty older trees along Randolph Street in the S.R. 327 right-of-way were removed as part of the Judy Morrill Beautification Project. More than 70 trees have been planted, as well as new sidewalks installed on both sides of the street for Phase 2 of the project that now extends south near the Dave’s Burgers location. Fiandt thanked Morrill for her generosity in funding the project.
The abandoned Torco Station in the 700 block of South Randolph Street has been demolished and the site has been remediated to state standards. A pocket park has been built on the site that includes a cedar pavilion for the public use, Fiandt added. Plans call for solar lighting and more trees to be planted this year.
A gathering place is planned at the site of a burned-out building at 109 S. Randolph St. that has…
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The 24HR Access System has been changed to an APP-based system at River’sEDGE. Original key fobs that were given out prior to 2023 will no longer work. All memberships must be renewed and paid in full at River’sEDGE to receive 24HR Access. River’sEDGE TEAM YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS- $150 Single, $175 Duo, $200 Family & River’sEDGE NON-TEAM YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS- $155 Single, $180 Duo, $210 Family. 24HR Access is a $25 one-time fee with a paid yearly membership.
24HR ACCESS to the FALCON CIVIC CENTER AVAILABLE TO YEARLY MEMBERS… Falcon Civic Center Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm & Sun- 12-4pm
Our access system is an APP based system, so interested members must have an updated smartphone to download the app and use the system. Cost is only $25 (one-time fee w/ paid in full yearly membership) on top of your Yearly
2023 Falcon Civic Center Yearly Membership Fees:
Family $215 Adult $155 Student & Seniors (60+) $130
Memberships and/or 24HR access must be purchased at the Falcon Civic Center. Once paid and the form filled out completely, Bob will email you the link (from POSTMASTER, not from BOB BEATTY) to download the APP.
If you are member with 24HR access and would like to bring a friend who does not have 24HR access, the cost is:
$4 per person regardless of membership status. You must be at least 16 years of age to come alone or if you are under 16 years of age, you must come with a responsible adult. Drop box for admission is located @ the front desk at the Falcon Civic Center. 24HR access at the Falcon Civic Center does NOT transfer to 24HR access at River’sEDGE or vice versa. You must purchase separately. REMEMBER YOU ARE ON CAMERA!!!!
ATTENTION MEMBERS & PATRONS of the FALCON CIVIC CENTER~
Winter weather means that our facility is a lot busier than it is during warmer seasons. This is especially true after school, on early out days, and non-school days. Please keep this in mind when you come out to walk in the gym. We have youth programs, rentals, and fitness classes that run in the gym which in turns shuts the gym down to public use at various times. Please feel free to call 319-334-6711 to check if the gym is open or when you are in the building you may look at the calendar at the front desk.
Our 2023 IPRD ACTIVITIES GUIDE is COMPLETE!!! Hard copies have been delivered to Kindergarten- 3rd Graders in the Independence…
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