April 2025 Newsletter
April 2025 Newsletter
APRIL 2025 ALGONQUIN ARCHERS NEWSLETTER
MONTHLY MEETING- The next monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 @ 7 p.m. A cash prize drawing is taken at each monthly meeting. April Arrasate missed out on her name selection for the raffle as she was not in attendance. Next month the prize will be $70
Welcome New Members: William & Emily Starr; Allen Aliych; Grant & Kate Ebner;Drew Gwiazdesky(returning member);Ryan Macclone;Douglas Ouellette;
3-D SHOOTS :
Algonquin is hosting the First Leg of the ASA 3-D shoot on April 26 &27 . Registration will be 6AM –9AM, 9Am-NOON on both days.
Two volunteers are required for these days and times
Archers may shoot either day to compete.
Cost is Adult $30; Youth 17 & under $15
Anyone can shoot but to compete you must be an ASA member or Join ASA: $50 individual;$70 Family. See asaarchery.com
The membership allows for access to State and National Championships as well as regional shoots
The kitchen will serve breakfast and lunch for this event.
Three Volunteers are required for the following.
9AM -12noon; 12noon-3PM
Volunteers will also be needed for Parking vehicles; target take down on the 27thstarting approximately 4PM.
CONTACT: Bob Bruno; brunobows@comcast.net; 860-250-2556 for specifics
++ALGONQUIN 3-D TOURNAMENT will be held on MAY 31 &June l at the club. Registration will be 6AM –9AM, 9Am-NOON on both days. Two volunteers are required for these days and times- contact Bob Bruno.(see above)
Volunteers are also required on June 1 at 4PM for target take down
Cost is $20Adult; Youth12 and under is FREE
The kitchen will serve breakfast and lunch for this event.
A Chicken & Rib barbecue meal will also be offered.
Barbecue cost: Shoot + barbecue $30; Adult barbecue alone $15 adult; $10youth
ARCHEOLOGY NEWS; TRONDHEIM, NORWAY—Melting snow in Norway’s mountains has revealed a bow and arrows that were probably used to hunt reindeer. The 3,800-year-old bow had been made from elm that grows at lower altitudes. The arrows, the oldest of which was 5,400 years old, were made of different types of wood and tipped in slate. The weapons are similar to those found in other cold climates. Neolithic hunters probably followed the deer into the mountains during the summer months, when the deer would move to cooler pastures. .
https://archaeology.org/news/2013/10/01/131001-norway-neolithic-arrows/
Algonquin Apparel is posted on Algonquin archers.com. The apparel will now be handled by B&G sports. Contact is KIM @ B&G 203-757-2571 Members need to go to the club web site to view available items and ordering info.. Orders can be placed at any time; you do not need to wait for a group as in the past.
***Check out Algonquin Archers on FaceBook for real time articles regarding on going archery tournament winners and other items added by members.
On GOING ITEMS
*BE ALERT----SAFETY FIRST
As an archery club, we are very fortunate to have an Indoor Range and 2 outdoor courses on our property: 3-D & Field, . All members need to remember that multiple archers, can be on any of the courses, at any given time.
** SAFETY ALWAYS COMES FIRST
Also, for your awareness, you may see hunters on the property. Do not be alarmed, as these are club members that have permission to bow hunt deer and turkey.
Have fun, Stay Alert, and be aware of other shooters at all times. *
Used Equipment
Members seeking to sell their unneeded equipment should post their information on the BULLETIN BOARD near the club house entry door. Once the equipment is sold the poster should remove the announcement from the board.
The Newsletter is not used for this type of posting. Thank You
WORK HOURS
There is always a great need for volunteers to handle the large variety of work activities that are necessary to keep the club, it's property, and it's activities in operation.
The club has a program where members can receive a $10/hr credit, for a maximum of 5 hrs, $50, This will apply towards their next dues payment in the following Fiscal year, which is in the month of June.
Donna Rhoads, dlwrhoads@gmail.com;203-233-4550 must be contacted in order to, record any work hours that a member has performed, to keep a total of a members work hours, and to assure the proper credit is applied.
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**WEB PAGE: The monthly newsletter and additional club information can be found at www.algonquinarchers.com