Dick's Sporting Goods has set three-day grand opening weekend celebrations for stores in Casper, WY and Bowling Green, KY.

The Casper celebration begins on Friday, Oct. 25 at the retailer's new location at the Eastridge Mall (601 SE Wyoming Blvd.) and continues through Sunday, October 27. Throughout the weekend, Dick's will host a variety of giveaways, including a free Mystery Gift Card from $5 to $500 for the first 100 adults in line on Friday and Saturday, a free Under Armour Tech™ T-shirt for the first 100 people in line on Saturday and a free Scratch & Win card, where every card is a winner, for the first 100 adults in line on Sunday.

On Sunday, U.S. Olympic Gold medalist Rulon Gardner will make an appearance in-store from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Garner, a Wyoming native,  was the gold medal winner in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

The Bowling Green store at Gary Farms (2300 Gary Farms Blvd) will hold its grand opening events during the same time frame and will hold similar giveaways. On Sunday, former University of Kentucky basketball player Ron Mercer will make an appearance in-store from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Mercer was the 1997 SEC Conference Player of the year who would go on to average over 13 points per game over eight seasons in the NBA.

The Bowling Green location will be the retailer's 9th store in the state of Kentucky. The Casper location will be the retailer's 1st store in the state of Wyoming and its 547th nationwide.