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Published July 26, 2009 11:11 pm - On the weekend of July 17, 18 and 19, Ashtabula Rod and Gun Club held its annual Outdoor Education Weekend. Led by club member Skip Crane and co-chaired by Paul Callendar, this year’s event was attended by 52 young hunters and outdoors persons. “This was one of our best turnouts in a long time” Skip said. “I was very pleased.” Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: Outdoor education weekend a success DALE SUNDERLIN Star Beacon On the weekend of July 17, 18 and 19, Ashtabula Rod and Gun Club held its annual Outdoor Education Weekend. Led by club member Skip Crane and co-chaired by Paul Callendar, this year’s event was attended by 52 young hunters and outdoors persons. “This was one of our best turnouts in a long time” Skip said. “I was very pleased.”
Skip’s Posse During the weekend-long campout, the potential conservationists took part in several hands-on activities which were led by experienced outdoors men and women that Crane said are unsurpassed in their enthusiasm and desire to pass along the outdoor traditions to the young folks that attended. On the archery range were Skip, Marty and Ed, while John Wright and Bob Allen took care of the pistol range. Rifle was led by Ron Tusai with assistance from Vic Thomas and Don Hancock. Black powder was manned by Dave Salecki with help from Tedo Sircelji and Troy, while shotgun classes were presented by Rick Piper and Randy Smith. Skip wanted me to give due recognition to John Dougherty, who runs the kitchen and keeps everyone fed and happy. Also, his lovely wife Brenda, who helps throughout the weekend anywhere there’s a need and then some. Great seminars Jim Bidell, a member of the local Ducks Unlimited Chapter, also took part in the event on Saturday and provided a watercraft safety seminar as well as giving a demonstration of waterfowl retrieving with his black lab. Along with this, there was also a grandiose turkey seminar given by Lanny Swigger that always provides plenty of fun and entertainment as well as turkey-hunting expertise. Friendly competition After all of the educational material is taken care of, the Saturday night schedule of events is always the best part of the whole weekend. The kids get to participate in a little friendly competition using the knowledge they’ve learned thus far. The young outdoors persons can choose one of several events to partake in — archery, and shotgun or rifle competition. Archery is scored on a bull’s-eye target with the highest total score being the winner. Rifle consists of knockdown targets and whoever knocks down the most taking the prize. Shotgun is done in a turkey-shoot manner with the closest to the center being the winner. 
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