Q3 Newsletter 2010 - Juneau Archery Club

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Volume 5 Issue 4
July 10th 2010
New handicap-accessible range ribbon cutting
Dedicated to
Promoting the
Sport of Archery
Inside this issue:
JAC Board News &
Mongolian Bow
2
Tell the Members
&
JDU Fine Arts camp
Archery class
3
JAC Committee
Opportunities
4
Echo Ranch Become
an Outdoor Women
5&6
More Great Pictures
7
Juneau Archery
Indoor Range
Summer hours
Tuesday & Wednesday
6 pm - 9 pm
Through September 2010
Stay tuned Kids Night
Returns this Fall
June 28th, 2010 JAC Outdoor Range
The ribbon cutting event for
the new handicap-accessible
archery range took place on
June 28th, 2010. The archery
site was built to comply with
ADA standards.
JAC maintains an upper and
lower range located near the
end of Montana Creek Road.
A history sheet at the Outdoor
Range, this help JAC record
public use of the facility.
Please come check out all the
hard work volunteers have put
into the outdoor range. Thank
you to all volunteers assisting
in the new handicapaccessible archery range. A special thanks to Dan Miller and Rowdy Dowdy and many
others for your dedication to this project.
Juneau Archery Indoor Range:
Schedule twice weekly
July 2010
Starting May 11th, 2010 the JAIR will be
open from 6-9 pm Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. Range Master may close the range
by 8 pm if there is no attendance.
In the past the indoor range has been closed
during summer months. This year the
Indoor Range Committee decided to open
the range two days a week through the end
of June. Continuation of summer hours
will be reevaluated in June.
If you are interested in volunteering or
would like to be on the standby list contact
a Range Master or sign up at the JAIR.
The range is operated by NASP instructors
who are JAC volunteers. Each instructor
has completed the NASP Certification
course in order to effectively operate the
range safely and teach kids and youth in
the skill of archery.
Juneau Archery Club frequently holds
NASP Certification courses, this is a one
day course. If you are interested in
volunteering at the JAIR, you can attend a
NASP Certification, the Juneau Archery
Club will cover the class fee. For more
information call Mike Collins at Archery
Outfitters 789-4287, sign up at the JAIR
or email JAC at [email protected].
A special thank you to the summer indoor
range volunteers.
Volume 5 Issue 4
Page 2
JAC Board News
JAIR Juneau, Alaska
JAC Board Elections held annually
JAC Board knows a great organization is backed by great
members. Thank you to all those who volunteer their
time to run the indoor range, repair the outdoor range,
serve on committee and promote the sport of archery.
Our goal is to promote the sport of archery in all aspects,
indoor target shooting, 3D target shooting, hunting and
competitive archery sport.
If you are interesting in serving on the JAC board or serve as a JAC
Director, please contact us at [email protected].
Formal nominations will be accepted later this year.
Dates and deadlines will be announced in the next newsletter.
The next JAC Board meeting will be on July 12th at 6:30
pm at JAIR.
The JAC Board Members: Mike Collins, President, Kirk
McBride Vice President, Secretary Tim & Amy Perov,
Treasurer Tom Weske and Historian Molly Aichner. JAC
Directors Roger Hoffman
Shawn Williams, Boyd Cody and Richard Aichner.
The Mongolian Bow
The Mongolian bow is traditionally made of
common birch. The birch frame is covered
with several layers of horn or bone, layer of
sinew (which is made of animal tendons). An
ancient epoxy was used called fish glue. Fish
glue was made freshwater fish bladders. They
bladders were soaked in hot water to remove
the protein, and then boiling the resultant soup
to create the adhesive.
The Mongolian bow’s shape is a semi-circle
when unstrung. Once the string is in place the
limbs are bent inward. The Mongolian bow
forms a double curve, which delivers extra acceleration and velocity of the arrows.
The pull weight of the Mongolian bow is over
100 lbs. It is common for a skilled Mongolian
archer to hit targets up to 320 to 350 ft.
Traditional Mongolian military archers carried
two bows; one for long range targets and a second for closer distances. These ancient archers
also carried various arrows for amour piercing,
fire setting for whistling arrows for signaling.
Arrow fletching were often made from Crane
feathers, the tail feathers were favored. Arrowheads varied from metal to bone or even wood.
Next Month: Mongolian Release
Volume 5 Issue 4
Page 3
Tell the Members: Great Archery Stories, Experiences & Knowledge
The JAC Newsletter is to inform the members and
community of events, activities of the club. It is also
to generally to promote the sport of archery through
our club newsletter.
Do you have an archery experience, story or special
knowledge about a subject that you would like to
share? We would like to hear about it.
JAC newsletters are going to be published quarterly
in April, July, October and January. The deadline
for news articles are the 10th of each publish month.
Send stories to [email protected].
The universe
is made of
stories,
not of atoms.
Muriel Rukeyser
Juneau Dance Unlimited Fine Arts Camp Archery Class
June 2010 Harborview Soccer field
JAC Board member, Richard Aichner had the opportunity to promote
the sport of Archery to Juneau kids. Two classes ran three weeks
with seven kids attending each class. Students learned all aspects of
the sport of Archery from safety and rules to anatomy of arrows and
bows. These classes were in great demand, each class had a waiting
list.
It was a great outreach program and provided great exposure to kids
their families about the sport of Archery and the Juneau Archery
Club. Thank you Juneau Empire for the great write up and pictures.
A special thanks to Rich for taking time to teach kids about archery.
Juneau Archery Club Committee Opportunities
JAC Committees, Juneau, Alaska
JAC is recruiting volunteers to serve on four distinct committees.
Indoor Range Chairperson: Rowdy Dowdy Indoor Range Committee will oversee all aspects of the
JAIR range instructors and schedule, equipment (bows, arrows, targets) and special events.
Outdoor Range: Dan Miller Outdoor Range Committee will be oversee all aspects of the
outdoor Range mapping and repair of trails, targets, maintenance and signage.
Public Relations: Amy Ely Public Relations Committee will be responsible for radio announcements, newsletters and website operation.
Fundraising: Amy Ely Fundraiser Committee will organize all aspects of club earning
activities.
Interest?
Email the JAC at
If you are interested in joining a JAC committee please email at [email protected]
[email protected]
Juneau Fine Arts Archery Class
Great Form!
Echo Ranch
Becoming an Outdoor Women Retreat
June 2010 Echo Ranch Juneau
N.A.S.P instructors and JAC Board
members Amy Perov and Tom Weske
taught an Introduction to Archery
class at Echo Ranch in May.
Tom and Amy transported all materials via a skiff to Echo Ranch camp.
Two classes were held with 5-7 students. It was a great opportunity to
promote the sport of Archery. Thank
you Amy and Tom for your dedication
and volunteerism.
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Juneau Archery Club
PO BOX 34866
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Email: [email protected]
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www.juneauarchery.com