Bishop Flavin Memorial Sporting Clay Tourney Time!

Details: 30 September 2011

I am excited to announce that we will be holding our fourth annual Bishop Flavin Memorial Sporting Clay Tournament at Oak Creek Sporting Club (located near Brainard) Saturday, Oct. 22. All the proceeds will be used to ease and assist the suffering and needy across southern Nebraska.

As many of you know, the event was named after Bishop Glennon Flavin, who was an avid hunter and sportsman. The Oak Creek Sporting Club is located 3.25 miles off of Highway 92 on Road W, about 40 miles from Lincoln on Highway 79. Once at the club, follow the signs through the yard to the event.

What is sporting clays? It may be described as golf with a shotgun, with each station having clay targets flying to and fro from different challenging directions. Registration and shooting games are from 8 to 10 a.m. with the main event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be held at 1 p.m. with the raffle drawings and the awards ceremony. This year is no different than previous years as there are many prizes for our participants.

I am equally excited to announce that this year we will have a silent auction item, a handsome French Brittany Spaniel whose father I hunted with. They are tremendous hunters, retrievers and make great family dogs. My administrative assistant Pat has been puppy-sitting "Gabe" and has nothing but good things to say about this little guy. He is well on his way to being housebroken and has not had any inside accidents. He is kennel-trained and sleeps through the night. This particular puppy’s father is a show dog with a bloodline having numerous champions and his mother is a field dog specializing in pheasants and quail. She also has champions in her bloodline. While walking in the park, his nose is to the ground, sniffing, and he loves water. He has been ‘wormed’ and has had his distemper and Parvo shot. And yes, he is very cute!

We are blessed that each year we have women shooters who keep us men on our toes. The first year we held this event, I was on the same team as Char Kriz, who broke many more sporting clays than I did. I just got over it last week and only now am able to joke and write about it… So you ladies who pack heat, please consider registering! Last year’s event was a "blast" and this year’s promises to be bigger and better!

Please pray for the success for this year’s event. Our patron saint for this event is St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother. St, Gabriel, pray for us and for the success of this year’s event!

For registration information, visit www.cssisus.org. To place a bid on the puppy, call (402)430-5626.