Banner-News
Registration is still open for the “Magnolia Hold’Em” Texas Hold’Em fundraising poker tournament scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday at Magnolia Country Club.
Entry fees will be $75, with a $50 re-buy and $25 half re-buy. To save your seat for the event, call Amy Lewis during standard business hours at 870-235-7073. Registration will also be available from 5-5:45 p.m. Saturday at the door, depending on availability. The tournament will be capped at 80 players. Gallery Tickets are also on sale for $15.
Local businesses have donated money, big prizes, and items for a silent auction. The top three tournament prizes are as follows:
· a Samsung 50” 1080p 60 Hz Smart LED TV, which retails for around $530;
· a Blackstone Patio Pizza Oven with a 16.5” cooking stone that uses propane and has a 60,000 BTU burner, donated by S&S Home Center and retails for $499;
· and an H&R pump 12-guage shotgun, donated by Circle W Farms, which retails at $250 and includes a pistol grip and a regular stock.
The evening will also include free tee-shirts for participants, finger foods, door prizes, a silent auction, music, drinks available for purchase.
All proceeds will benefit the Leadership Magnolia Class of 2015 project. The group has set a goal to raise $25,000 to build two large brick monument “Welcome to Magnolia” signs for the city.