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New club gives families a chance to enjoy archery By Brad Quarin was improved. When mass regisThe building is now tration takes place in well suited for archery, the Pincher Creek next providing a reasonably week, one option will long shooting distance be to join the Pincher for an affordable price. Creek Archery Club. Duane used social The club was media to get word out launched this January about the club, and disand found a home at covered plenty of local 749 Main St., next door interest. to the Bright Pearl So far, the club has Restaurant. 32 voting members, “What we are is famwhich doesn’t include ily-based,” says founder the children. Duane Filipuzzi. “This The group is affiliis a community club. It’s ated with the Alberta for anybody that wants Target Archers Associato shoot.” tion, so members of the There isn’t exactly an local club can qualify to age requirement to join, participate in any ATAA although a new archer event. Photo by Brad Quarin should be able to safely For now, the club is Vicky Lessard, left, and Morgan Filipuzzi take aim at their target at the Pincher Creek Archery Club. hold a bow. Beginners focused on indoor tarare most welcome. get shooting. The other Vicky Lessard and her family were invited to join after Duane saw them out major part of archery is 3D target shooting, involving foam animals. The club is at archery shoots and told them about the new club. hoping to have an outdoor 3D target shoot in August, Duane says. Archery was already a hobby for the Lessards. “I love it,” Vicky says. “It was Another goal is to provide more instruction for the youth program by traina family activity we could all do together.” ing adult members to become certified coaches. Having a club in Pincher Creek means that the family doesn’t have to travel The club has open shoot nights on Wednesdays and youth shoots on Friday to Lethbridge to enjoy the sport and they can ask for help when needed. afternoons, but adult members have a key to the building and can shoot whenWhile the Pincher Creek Archery Club is a new organization, Duane has ever they like, Duane says. learned of the Westwind Bowmen’s Club, which was located in our community Membership costs $250 per year, or $550 for a family. 25 years ago. Former members of the group have contacted Duane about possiAside from attending mass registration night, anyone interested in joining bly donating old equipment, he says. the club can contact Duane on Facebook or call Hedderick Insurance at 403In starting up the new club, he says the vacant building — previously used 627-3566. as a bar — needed extensive renovations. Non-members can also drop in on Wednesday nights for $20. The bar was removed, the floor was fixed and repainted, and the lighting
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