It’s hard to believe but on Saturday, Oct. 11, Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska will be holding our seventh annual Bishop Glennon Flavin Memorial Sporting Clays Tourney at the Oak Creek Sporting Club near Brainard.
There is still room for teams to sign up. If you do not have a team, we will place you with others to form a team!
For those who do not know what sporting clays are, I like to describe it as ‘golf with a shotgun.’ When walking from station to station, the clay targets fly in from multiple directions which makes it all the more fun.
Registration, shooting and games start at 9 a.m. with lunch at 1 p.m. The last team will begin at 3 p.m. This means teams will begin shooting at different times from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In other words, each team will receive a ‘tee time.’ Teams will start at 10-minute intervals. Shooters are asked to arrive 30 minutes before their ‘tee time.’
The individual registration fee is $125. This includes a buffet meal, 100 sporting clays, shotgun shells and one free ticket to be used for one of the shooting games, or for use in one of the raffles. Shooters are asked to wear glasses and ear plugs. All the proceeds will be used to help needy individuals and families.
To find the registration form and for more information as well as for sponsorship opportunities, please visit our website, www.cssisus.org.
I am happy to announce that we will be auctioning off ‘Patches,’ who is half Brittany Spaniel and English setter, via a silent auction. It looks as though this may be a new breed. She is 10 weeks old and is already pointing. She will come with her shots and whoever is the lucky winner may want to give her a different name. We named her ‘Patches’ because of the black patch of hair over her left eye. She’s a real cutie!
In addition to praying for the success of this year’s event, please pray for the happy repose of the late Bishop Glennon Flavin who was an outdoor enthusiast.
For those who are planning to participate, I not only promise that you will have a great time, you will have a ‘blast!’ May the soul of our late beloved Bishop Flavin rest in peace, Amen! Bishop Flavin, pray for us!
