140 year of Shriners

140 year of Shriners

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Montana East-West Shrine game tickets on sale


On July 16, at 7 pm., the annual East-West Shrine football game will be played in Laurel, at Laurel High School's sports complex.

The Locomotives will be represented by punter Ethan Albrecht, inside linebacker Chase Kaufman, and tackle David Swecker. LHS football head coach Mike Ludwig will be an assistant for the East squad as well.

The Montana Shrine Bowl is the oldest continuous single-state sponsored Shrine High School All-Star Game in North America and is played in support of Shriners Hospitals for Children.

A Shrine Parade the day of the game gets people in the mood for the evening finale. The game itself, for the first time in its history, will be broadcast live across Montana on CBS KTVQ.

The annual cost to operate the 22 Shriners Hospitals is over $726,000,000, an amount which comes to more than $2 million per day. Funding that expense inspires Shriners to continue to sponsor this all-star football game, and others across the nation.

Shriners said they genuinely appreciate Laurel area's support and attendance of this game, which honors players from every school class from AA to C, across the state. The support also benefits the players, and especially, the kids in the hospitals.
Tickets may be purchased at web sites montanashrinegame.org/tickets.html, or albedoo.org/game.html or from the Al Bedoo Shrine at 1125 Broadwater Avenue in Billings. They will also be available at the gate the day of the game. General admission tickets are $10 and reserved seating is $15.

The gates open at 5 pm., followed by a 6:30 pm. pre-game show, player introductions at 6:40 pm., and finally the kick off at 7 pm.

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