Hotdish Challenge

If you enjoy cooking and think you've got an award-winning hotdish or casserole, the Pierce County Fair is giving you a chance to prove it. They will be putting on a Hotdish Challenge. All entrants receive a free ticket to the fair's fundraiser meal March 14th at the Eagles, and have a chance to win fair tickets.

Entrants must register by March 1. For more information contact Don at 701-208-0901 or Khloe at 701-208-0830.

Class A Region 3 Girls Basketball Tournament

The Class A Region 3 Girls Basketball Tournament gets underway Monday and continues Tuesday and Thursday at the Minot State Dome.

Monday, Feb. 23

Game 1: South Prairie-Max vs Stanley, 3 p.m.

Game 2: Bottineau vs Dunseith, 20 mins after

Game 3: Nedrose vs Turtle Mountain, 20 mins after

Game 4: Rugby vs Des Lacs-Burlington, 20 mins after

Tuesday, Feb. 24

Game 5: South Prairie-Max vs Bottineau, 5:30 p.m.

Game 6: Turtle Mountain vs Rugby, 20 mins after

Thursday, Feb. 26

3RD PLACE GAME: Bottineau vs Turtle Mountain, 5:30 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP: Rugby vs South Prairie-Max, 20 mins after

Saturday, Feb. 28 - State Qualifiers

SQ1: Region 3 No. 2 vs Region 4 No. 3, 1 p.m.

SQ2: Region 4 No. 2 vs. Region 3 No. 3, 2 p.m.

Catch all the tournament action on KZZJ AM 1450 & 92.1 FM and stay tuned to Rugby Broadcasters for bracket updates

District 6 Basketball Tournament

The District 6 Boys Basketball Tournament proper gets underway Friday at the Minot Auditorium. It will resume Monday, March 2 with loser outs and semifinals, and Tuesday, March 3 with the region qualifiers and championship.

Friday, Feb. 27

Game 3: Bishop Ryan vs Surrey, 3 p.m.

Game 4: Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood vs Westhope-Newburg, 20 mins after

Game 5: Our Redeemer's vs Drake-Anamoose, 20 mins after

Game 6: TGU vs Velva, 20 mins after

Monday, March 2

Game 7 (loser-out): Loser game 3 vs loser game 4, 3 p.m.

Game 8 (loser-out): Loser game 5 vs loser game 6, 20 mins after

Game 9 (semifinal): Winner game 3 vs winner game 4, 20 mins after

Game 10 (semifinal): Winner game 5 vs winner game 6, 20 mins after

The winners of games 9 and 10 will have their tickets punched to the Region 3B tournament in New Town, along with the winners of the regional qualifier rounds. The championship round will just decide seeds

Tuesday, March 3

Game 11 (region qualifier): Winner game 7 vs loser game 10, 4:30 p.m.

Game 12 (region qualifier): Winner game 8 vs loser game 9, 20 mins after

Game 13 (championship): Winner game 9 vs winner game 10, 20 mins after

Catch TGU's progress on the tourney starting Feb. 27 on KKWZ 95.3 FM

This Week in Sports (Feb. 23-28)

RUGBY PANTHER BOYS BASKETBALL: The Rugby Panther boys host South Prairie on Friday (est. tip around 7)

NORTH PRAIRIE GIRLS BASKETBALL: The North Prairie girls basketball team is competing in the Region 2B Girls Basketball Tournament, which starts Monday. They play in the nightcap Monday night against Griggs-Midkota

NORTH PRAIRIE BOYS BASKETBALL: The North Prairie boys will compete in the District 4 Tournament, which gets underway Friday in Langdon. The Cougars play Langdon Area-Munich in the nightcap Friday

Permit to Shop Local

The Rugby Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau and Rugby Broadcasters have their Permit to Shop Local & Win Local Promotion on NOW! While shopping in the Rugby area, pick up your permits, get them stamped and drop them off at participating businesses for a chance to win! Tune in March 2nd starting at 9 am on Rugby Broadcasters for our live drawings and find out if you are a winner!

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES ARE: Baldy's Pizza, Leevers Foods, Stylin You Salon & Boutique, Solid Ground Coffee, Rugby's Hardware Hank, Magnolia Wellness & Detox Spa, St. Michel Furniture, Rugby Auto Connection, 2nd Chance Market/Market on Main, and the Balta Bar & Grill

Lyric Theater

Here's a list of upcoming movies for February at the Lyric Theater in Rugby.

Upcoming movies

- Feb. 27-March 1: Wuthering Heights, R

- March 6-8: I Can Only Imagine 2, PG

Library Essay Contest

If you're a patriot, the Heart of America Library is giving you a chance for you to say why you love your U.S. of A with their Write Like Thomas Jefferson Essay Contests. The contest is open to all ages. If you're in grade school, your essay is 250 words; high school 500 words; adult 750 or more. All entries must include names, ages, and school or occupation. The best essays in each age group will be published in the Pierce County Tribune. Submit your essays between April 1 and 30.

In-city bus route

Rugby Public Schools has their annual bus routes for in-town students for the winter months. The service is free of charge, and operates in the mornings only Monday thru Friday.

- Route 1 starts at the former North Cenex location at 740 am and will drop off at the RHS gym around 803, Little Flower at 808 and Ely at 810 am.

- Route 2 departs Ely at 811 am, and will drop off at the high school at 827 am, Little Flower at 830 am and Ely Elementary at 833 am.

Students are reminded to dress for the weather, and be prepared to wait for extended periods due to weather.

Story Hour

Story Hour is held Friday mornings at 1015 at the Heart of America Library in Rugby.

BINGO!

The Rugby Senior Center has Bingo Wednesday afternoons at 1:30 pm. And if you missed out on Bingo that day, other places you can get your Bingo fix include the Rugby Eagles' happy hour Bingo, and Sundays at 3/330/and 4 pm at the Balta Bar

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Know somebody celebrating their birthday or anniversary? Give Rugby Broadcasters a call at 776-5254. And if you do, the person you'll be wishing a happy birthday/anniversary will be entered into a drawing for a cake from the Rugby Dairy Queen. Then tune in Fridays at 8:45 am to find out who is the lucky winner.

Got an event coming up in the Rugby, ND area and want to get word out about it on Rugby Broadcasters radio stations? Give us a call at 701-776-5254, and we can help you.