NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 3rd Annual Reno County Veterans' Memorial Poker Run is coming up on Saturday, sponsored by Bretz Injury Law.
"The continued support from Bretz Law Office has been amazing," said Kelly Danyluk with the memorial. "They started out from the very beginning, clear back in 2014, when we did a thing at the Cosmosphere, a fundraiser. They had sponsored a guitar and donated some other things. They've just been very supportive throughout the years."
Registration begins at 9 a.m., kickstands up at 10 a.m. All vehicles are allowed. The cost is $25/rider and $10/additional hand. 25% to the winner, 15% for second place, and 10% for the worst hand. 50% goes to the Veterans' Memorial.
"We just put 315 names up two or three months ago," Danyluk said. "We've got a list going currently. I'm still taking names. We always will take names. I plan to continue to do this for years to come. Right now, I think I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 names. I need to get to 150 to print a partial panel out there. Hopefully, maybe this fall, we can get that done. During the winter months, they won't print, because the granite gets too cold. Hopefully, we can do it before it gets too cold."
Door prizes will be awarded and there will also be a raffle with $5 tickets. Donations are accepted. There will be coffee and donuts at Salty Cycles and lunch will be served at Bretz Injury Law. Danyluk said the memorial is on a waiting list for decommissioned military vehicles to display at the site.
"We've applied for those vehicles," Danyluk said. "They say it can take two to three years. We have the funding sitting back to build the platforms that they would need to sit on. We're ready. It's just a matter of them saying, here you are, and they are approved."
The route for Saturday is as follows:
Registration at Salty Cycles
1st stop: Shep Chevrolet in Haven
2nd stop: Bobz Bikz in Kingman
3rd stop: Shane Love Insurance Agency in Arlington
4th stop: Reno County Veterans Memorial outside of South Hutchinson
Final stop: Bretz Injury Law back in Hutchinson
The route will take about 2 hours with 5 to 10 minutes per stop. Organizers will begin giving out prizes when the last rider arrives at Bretz or at 1 p.m., whichever comes first.