The club held it’s first NFAA American 900 since the watershed project started. We were able to set up 4 targets on our FITA range. It was a little tight and we had to run an A & B line, but it didn’t take any longer than our previous 900 shoots when they were held up front. We had eleven archers attend this shoot. Hopefully we will be able to increase our attendance at the next shoot. The club intends to hold our 900 shoot monthly on our FITA range until we can move the venue back to the front of the park after the construction is complete.
On Saturday, April 20th we hosted an ASA Qualifier. We had a really good turnout for the day before Easter. We had 48 shooters participate in the qualifier. Flo Gleason brought a number of youths from her S3DA program in Jacksonville. Everyone had a good time, the food was great. Justin Lang made smoked pork loin, coleslaw and potato salad, thank you Justin. We want to thank everyone who helped set up and tear down the range, staff the event and did all the little things that make for a successful event.
The Watershed Project is moving right along despite the inconvenience it is causing. The board really appreciates everyone’s patience and understanding during this project.
Members in the news:
Emma Rose Ravish recently traveled to the Arizona Cup to get certified as a Para Archer. While there, she was invited to be part of the USA Para team. They will be travelling to the Netherlands next month, to compete for a spot on the USA Paralympics team in 2020.
Rick Dubrueler traveled to South Africa last October to compete with the NFAA team in the World Field Archery Championships in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Rick finished first individually in his class and set two new South African records.
On May 3-5 Bill Ziegler, Tim Fisher and I will be traveling to Tennessee to attend the Tennessee Classic Traditional Archery event. While we are up there we will be purchasing 3 Big Blob targets for use on our 20 yard range.
Chick Richards
President Lee County Archers Inc.