Outdoor expo set

The second annual Dan Burton Fellowship of Christian Athletes Outdoor Expo is set for 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 13 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Kay Rodgers Park in Fort Smith.

Attendees will have a chance to visit more than 100 vendor booths featuring equipment and services geared toward outdoor enthusiasts.

There will also be interactive displays of archery, ax throwing, Nerf gun shooting, air gun shooting and log rolling.

Two shows will entertain outdoor fans of all ages. The Gator Country show features alligators, crocodiles, tortoises, lizards and all kinds of snakes. It’s an entertaining show with personal interaction in a safe environment.

The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show has some of the world’s top lumberjacks competing in ax throwing, crosscut sawing, log rolling, chain saw racing, chopping and more.

Admission is free. A pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Sept. 14 features two guest speakers, ESPN analyst Adrian Branch and Apache Chief Reynard Faber. Tickets for the breakfast are $10 per person or $25 for a family.

At 10 a.m. Sept. 14, the Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride will begin at the park. It’s a 102-mile loop in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Tickets for the ride are $10 per person or people can sponsor a rider. Registration is available at fcaoutdoorexpo.com

The ride is a fundraiser for the River Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletes in memory of Dan Burton, who died of cancer in 2010.

Courtesy photograph/ CHAMPIONSHIP CATCH Noah Boyett (left) of Mountain Home and Hunter Hanby of Springdale, members of the University of Arkansas bass fishing team, show some of the bass they caught at the College Bassmaster National Championship held Aug. 1-3 at Lake Chickamauga near Dayton, Tenn. They finished seventh out of 116 college teams. Their three-day catch totaled 48 pounds, 8 ounces. Their biggest bass was a 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth bass. Boyett is a junior majoring in agriculture business. Hanby graduated this year with a degree in supply chain management.