Hunter safety

The Nevada Department of Wildlife and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation are co-sponsoring a hunter safetycourse in Pahrump.

The course is mandatory for all first-time hunters.

The dates and times for the course in Pahrump:

March 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

March 18, 6 to 8.

March 19, 6 to 8.

March 20, 6 to 8.

March 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To register for the course, go to the Web site (www.ndow.org) and complete the on-line work. Work books are also available (for a $5 fee) at WR Sporting LLC, 111 South Frontage Road, Suite 6, across from the Albertson's shopping center.

All work books must be completed before class begins. All classes must be attended to complete the course.

For information, call Walt Rubio at 537-0448. The class will be held at 3360 California St., between Murphy and Barney.

Prep rodeo

Pahrump Valley will host a two-day Nevada High School Rodeo Association event at McCullough Arena.

The dates are March 8-9, with cutting Feb. 29, with Las Vegas.

It is the sixth rodeo of the season for the NHSRA. On March 1-2, Las Vegas will host a rodeo, and on March 15-16, action will be at Fernley.

The state finals rodeo will be June 18-22 at Winnemucca.

Camp in March

Advantage Basketball is accepting registration for a basketball camp March 17-18-19-20 at the Tarkanian Academy in Las Vegas.

The times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, go to the Web site, www.advantagebasketball.com, or call 1-800-670-0013.

Leagues merge

The Pahrump Little League and the Pahrump Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Association have agreed to merge their programs for the 2008 season.

According to Charlotte Uyeno of the Little League program, all players who have already registered with the softball association will be transferred to the new Little League-sanctioned softball organization, at no additional cost.

Any new girls' fast-pitch softball players are welcome to register, said Uyeno. An additional tryout session will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Honeysuckle Park.

The goal of the now-reorganized group is to hold clinics and seminars for Pahrump-area youngsters.

For more information, call 751-3883 or go to the Web site, www.eteamz.com/pll.

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The PLL is still taking baseball players 5 to 8 years old for T-Ball and Minor Machine Pitch leagues, and for players 13-16 for Junior and Senior leagues. A registration period for baseball players is scheduled today.

10-Star camp

Applications are being evaluated for the Ten-Star All-Star Summer Basketball camp. The camp is filled by invitation only.

Boys and girls 10 to 19 years old are eligible to apply; go to www.tenstarcamp.com or call 1-704-373-0873 for more information and a free brochure.

Prescott, Ariz., and Thousand Oaks, Calif., are the closest camp sites in the southwestern United States. Other locales are Commerce, Texas; Babson Park, Fla.; Gainesville, Ga.; Champaign, Ill.; Glassboro, N.J.; Lebanon, Tenn. and Blacksburg, Va.

There is also a camp for boys and girls 6 to 18 years old.