The Quiver

          The Newsletter of the Lee County Archers

                                   July, 2010

President’s Notes

    The most important time of the year---you get to renew your club membership! We have included an application and a stamped, self addressed envelope to make it easy. Please, if you are going to renew, fill out the application and include with your 75 dollar check right now while you are thinking about it. Use the envelope rather than bringing the application and check to the range---it’s easier for the secretary. Please fill out the renewal carefully, particularly if there are any changes. The life members, club champions, and those who have already signed up for the following year will not have return envelopes with this mailing. Life memberships are still just 500 dollars. A great deal if you plan on living more than six years!! At this time the membership stands a 184, which is an all time high. We use the total as of July 31 so the official total will be even higher.

     At this time Ron Martin is leading for Florida Shooter of the Year. We will keep posted at the club updates on Shooter of the Year as well as the most recent State Championship. The Florida Association has an excellent web site:   www.floridaarchery.org  with all state results as well as many links to all aspects of archery.

     Our club has been awarded the 2011 State Unmarked 3-D Championship to be held on January 15-16. Our 3-D range is at least the equal of any range anywhere. We will be showing off our stands and all targets will have backstops. We plan on promoting this shoot extensively and expect a large attendance.

     There was a very good turn out for our June 3-D, particularly for this time of the year. The high score was turned in by our young adult shooter, Kevin Dooling. Congratulations Kevin. 

     This next weekend, July 10-11, the State and Southeast Sectional Marked 3-D Championships will be held at both Gainesville and Ft. Lauderdale. The remaining State Champiionships will then be the State target, and the FITA and FITA Field. In addition to these state shoots the Easton Foundation is hosting the final USTA Qualifier (Gator Cup) at the Newberry Complex the last weekend in October, and the Everglades Archers will be hosting the North American Field Championship in December. 

Misc.

1. As you walk the range please throw branches, fronds, etc. off the trail. This saves a lot of 

    time for the person mowing the range. Of course no cigarettes butts on the range!

2. Ten miles per hour from the inner gate to the pavilion.

3. Be very careful on our stands. These summer rains can make them very slippery.

4. Leave the bathroom doors unlocked and turn out the lights when leaving.

5. There is always a work day on the Saturday before the third Sunday 3-D shoot. Many

     of the jobs necessary to keep the range in good shape (mowing, making targets, etc.) 

     are handled by a few club members, but on the work day we really clean up the range

     in addition to putting out the 3-D targets.