Lion Fight 65, a UFC Fight Pass event, will be coming to the Tony s Pizza Events Center at 7 p.m. Friday, April 9. The event will feature an international superfight and a women’s title fight headlining the card and will be livestreamed on UFC FIGHT PASS.
World title eliminator and women’s championship bout top lineup for LF65 Brash Scottish sensation Nico Carrillo will make his Lion Fight debut as he meets Mexican standout Josue “Tuzo” Cruz in the main event of Lion Fight 65. The international superfight also serves as world title eliminator with the winner earning the right to take on World Super Lightweight champion Ramesh “Headhunter” Habib.
Two high school seniors receive rural voices award
Two high school seniors in North Central Kansas are being recognized with the John R. Cyr Rural Voices Award for submitting the top entries in the 2020-2021 Rural Voices Youth Contest that is sponsored by the The North Central Regional Planning Commission (NCRPC) based out of Beloit. Avery Johnson, a senior at Beloit Jr-Sr High School, and Carrie Roe, a senior at Herington High School, submitted the winning entries in this year’s contest.
Both Avery and Roe will receive a cash award of $850. The contest awards are named in honor of John Cyr who served for 22 years as the NCRPC Executive Director. Since 2006, NCRPC has awarded more than $26,000 through the Rural Voices Youth Contest.
The Salina Family YMCA is encouraging Salinans to get up out of their recliners and go take a walk on the Bunny Trail throughout the month of March.
The start of the YMCA trail, aka Bunny Trail , is located west of the of the YMCA, 570 YMCA Drive, parking lot in Salina. Community members who hop on the trail will experience signs of nature through the woods and near the Smoky Valley River Channel and might find some activity markers that provides for some additional actives to do while on the trail.
Children who go through the trail can pick up a free one-time completion reward in the Salina Family YMCA lobby. The YMCA trail provides for a ¼, ½ and ¾ of a mile long walk and is always free for community members to enjoy. Salina is home to over 25 miles of dedicated trails including almost four miles of multi-use concrete trails, almost 13 miles of ag-lime levee trails, and over 10 miles of nature walking trails.
Manna House to offers Lenten Retreat series in person and online
The season of Lent inspires many people to take a step back and examine their lives and their faith.
This year, Manna House of Prayer in Concordia is offering a six-part Lenten series, both in person and available online via Zoom, to help with that introspective process. Zoom will allow people to participate from a distance, or simply from the comfort of their own homes.
The series will begin 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, and continue from 7 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday evening throughout the Lenten season. Each week will feature a different topic and speaker. The cost is $10 per session, or $50 for all six sessions. Pre-registration is required.