The Battle River Archery Club's Indoor 3D Shoot over the weekend of March 24 and 25 was the first to be held in their new facility, the former curling rink in Battleford. One hundred archers from throughout the province took part in several different age classifications and five different equipment categories.
The 100-member Battle River Archery Club, which had been using the Wildlife Federation Building and the Civic Centre, both in North Battleford, took over the former curling rink building in Battleford Feb. 1, having signed an agreement with the Town of Battleford, owner of the building. The two curling clubs that were operating out of that building, now combined to form the Twin Rivers Curling Club, have relocated to the new Northland Power Curling Centre in North Battleford.
The building in Battleford is working out well, say club members Larry Mackrell and Glenn Day. The club recently held a high performance team event with coaches from Alberta who were impressed, they said, even "envious" of the indoor facility that allows archers to shoot a distance of 50 metres.
While the archery club has a 50 year history in the Battlefords, the popularity of archery has grown exponentially over the last four years or so, say Mackrell and Day.
In addition to events for adult members, the club has developed a Junior Olympic Program (JOP) for youth and last year purchased 32 3D targets in order to host the 2012 3D Outdoor Provincial Shoot.
