In coordination with the County Free Fair, our 4-H program holds our annual County 4-H Rifle, Archery and Shotgun contests on the weekends leading up to the county fair. The Rifle Shoot was held on August 12 at the Collins Wildlife Facility and the Shotgun and Archery Contests were held north of Crowder on August 19. Results were as follows: …
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An avid fan of YouTube videos, I watched a hunter harvest a nice buck with a spear on the opening day of the Nebraska archery season. The buck presented a narrow target after meandering under a tree stand while munching on acorns. The margin of error for a lethal shot on both sides of the deer’s spine was an inch …
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When Ascent Classical Academy opens its doors to students Sept. 5, it will become the first new independent charter school to open in the Grand Valley since Mesa County Valley School District 51 became an exclusive authorizer in 2019. Being an exclusive authorizer means that all charter schools hoping to move into the district’s boundaries have to go through the …
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Seven years ago, physical education teacher T.J. Bickford was asked by parents to incorporate archery into his middle school classes. Bickford hesitated because he didn’t have any experience with the sport. But it wouldn’t be long before archery became one of the most successful lessons he teaches Millard Central Middle School students each year. “I was a little nervous because …
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