What's in a name? For Chase Likens, a second-round audition for American Idol.

After a successful audition for Idol in Nashville Saturday, Chase, 19, said the people he sang for got a kick out of his name.

"I thought that was kind of weird," he says, "but that was a good thing."

Chris, a rising sophomore at Marshall University majoring in music education, sings country music and tried out with Chris Young's Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) and Clint Black's Nothin' but the Taillights.

Charleston Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Drive
January 20, 21, and 22, 2012

Friday, Jan. 20 12 Noon - 9 PM Adults - $7.00

Saturday, Jan. 21 9 AM - 9 PM Children 6 to 12 - $1.00

Sunday, Jan. 22 9 AM - 5 PM Children under 6 - Free

The auction of hunting and fishing trip and related items will be held 5PM Saturday.

2012 West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show^SM

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The West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show^SM now has over 240 booths!

The West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show^SM is organized by the West Virginia Trophy Hunters Association^SM. This is the 25th year we have held this show for the benefit of our exhibitors, the hunters and fishermen in our area and the hunting, fishing, wildlife, and conservation organizations who benefit from our charitable donation program. Our past exhibitors tell us the West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show^SM is one of the best run and more productive shows in the East. The show features exhibitors from as far away as Alaska, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa.

Our primary reason for hosting this show is to bring hunters and fishermen into contact with organizations that can provide them with goods and services related to these activities. We only solicit vendors of high quality products and services related to the sports of hunting and fishing. We do not invite "flea market" type vendors nor do we offer "petting zoos" or "trout ponds".

In conjunction with the show, we run the West Virginia Whitetail Hall of Fame^SM. The West Virginia Whitetail Hall of Fame^SM provides an opportunity for individuals to bring their West Virginia deer trophies in for official scoring and to display the largest racks harvested. You may bring as many mounts in to be scored as you wish. Bring your tags for the deer for official WV DNR scoring.

The West Virginia Wildlife Charity Auction^SM will be held at 5 PM Saturday the 21st, as part of the show.

The show dates are Friday through Sunday, January 20, 21, and 22, 2012. The location of the show is the Charleston Civic Center Arena. This venue is in the heart of Charleston, WV, adjacent to one of the better Town Center Malls in the Eastern United States, with plenty of reasonably priced lodging within walking distance of the show. The show has over 240 booths. Each booth is 10 feet by 10 feet. Electricity and telephones are available at a nominal cost.

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