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Texas 4-H Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Postal
League - Registrations are due in the State Office by
15 May. Each participant must shoot 3 matches
between May and December with all scores back to
the office by December 15, 1997.
Texas 4-H Trap and Skeet Postal League -
Registrations are due in the State Office by June 15
for a 3 match shoot (one in each month) from June
through August. All scores must be received before
September 15, 1997.
Early Warning on the Fall Workshop
The fall workshop this year will be held in Lubbock
on September 5-7. Volunteer may want to begin
planning now for that workshop. Registration
materials will be in the July newsletter.
Welcome!
Meet Some New State Training Team Members
Texas was very fortunate to have 15 new state team
members trained in the Southwest Regional 4-H
Shooting Sports Workshop at Brownwood. We lost
all of our archers to various problems, but Linvel
Baker and Bob Russell (Black Powder), Craig and
Beverly Sullivan (coordinators), Roxann French and
Brent Russell (hunting), James Jahn and David
Williams (pistol), Jennie Dietrich, Rick Monger, and
David Nichols (rifle), and David Lackey, Ricky
Linex and David Williamson (shotgun) successfully
completed the courses. Rick Dromgoole was forced
to leave early but is committed to work with the
coordinators to complete his training as an apprentice.
I am extremely pleased with this group, and I hope
that you will be, too.
Next Year's National Workshop
The 1998 National Workshop will be held in West
Virginia in May. As in the past, I am looking for a
few good people to attend this workshop if space
permits. In addition to those who were snookered this
year and unable to attend, others are welcome to
apply. Our challenge in distant workshops is
transportation, but we are still in the process of
building those regional teams of instructors. Any
experienced volunteer or agent may apply to attend.Hunting Curriculum Almost Ready
We thought that we had this curriculum ready to go,
but a couple missing pieces remain. A fall working
session is planned to bring the hunting materials into
final form before they are distributed. We have
approximately 150 copies of the current materials on
hand if someone needs a set in the interim. Among
the things we failed to cover (and this is unbelievable)
was dove hunting. 40 lashes with a wet noodle on
that one!
Making the Calendars Work for You
Judy and I try to put everything that folks share with
us into the calendars so they are up to date on events
and activities related to shooting. Unfortunately, we
get lots of notices after a publication date when the
next newsletter will be too late. I know it is hard to
be thinking about July in March, but that is exactly
what we need to do in order to get the information out
there for those who would like to use it. How about
helping us to get that calendar full and to make it
most useful for everyone? Keep us posted on your
shoot dates where they are open or invitational shoots.
Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Camp
Enclosed you will find application materials for a
statewide 4-H Shooting Sports Camp to be hosted by
Ward County in Monahans. Scheduled for July 15-18,
1997, the program will involve up to 15 males and 15
females between the ages of 12 and 17. Four adult
volunteer instructors are also needed. Applications are
due in the Ward County office by June 2 with
payment of the $165 fee due after notification of
acceptance. The program as it has been discussed
with me looks like an excellent week for the folks
involved. If you need additional information, please
contact the Ward County office at (915) 943-4112 or -
4682. If your kids want a summer adventure, this
might be the place to do it.
FAST Still Available
Several newsletters back we discussed the FAST
program developed in Arizona as an early intervention
model for kids who had committed minor firearms
offences. Like defensive driving, the program is a
classroom approach to instilling safety awareness and
socially acceptable use of firearms. Parents, youth and
juvenile officers attend together with 4-H Shooting
Sports volunteers providing the instruction. The
program has a proven track record in preventing
subsequent violations. We are still looking for a few
places to put it to the test. Interested??4
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