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Last Update: 08/03/10 |
               
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Welcome to the Bloomington Archery Club!
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So Long To A Dear Friend I have been a member of BAC for a short time, since October 2007. I came to Bloomington just a month before that, in September, from the Czech Republic, across the Atlantic. And now I must leave for Chicago, where work takes me. I am writing this to let you and other fellow members know that the BAC made it possible for me to find home here in Indiana. I was told I was the first international member of the club ever, and I'm very proud of it. When I first contacted Rod Taylor, and then got a key from Randy Keift, I was basically scared of Hoosiers. And then, when I was target-shooting on the club grounds for the first time, I met Scott Henderson, he was in the back of the club range, all dressed up for hunting. That was a real surprising sight for me and I can tell you, I could hardly understand anything he was saying. Well, over the time, I came to many shoots with you guys, met with Tony (the eternal BAC Santa Claus), tasted the Quicks' breakfasts, poked Doug's belly, and joked with the young ones (Eli Mitchell, Dakota Kinser, and others). And then I fell in love with Scott Mitchell's bows. And I brought another international member, Yong (who's South Korean, not Chinese). And we both got great bows from him and started camping at the range, shooting often, and I even got to learn how to set up a shoot, how to fix targets, how to participate in benefit shoots, how to dig holes for broadhead-shooting, how to laugh at my lost arrows and sparks from the steel targets (Do it again!), and how to enjoy Steve Chambers' "from the Quiver" letters. In other words, Bloomington wouldn't have become a home for me without BAC, without you all. I don't know where and if I'll be able to shoot the arrows Eli made for me in Chicago at all, and I'm dreading that my "A Screaming Comes Across the Sky" Strike bow will get unstrung and will sit displayed on a wall in some city apartment. So, I will miss you, and will try to come for the Wing-Ding, at least, because I want that pulled hog! I'll always remember BAC and tell my little stories to my students in Chicago about Hoosier hospitality and friendliness. The club is a great thing but it's the people who make it so. Thanks, guys. VIT (and yes, this is my real name, and it's not short for anything). From BAC: Vit Vanicek - We are so sorry to see you go Vit. It is we who are the better for your courage to settle in Bloomington even though for a short time. You reminded us that archery is not all about hunting. It is about the love of friends and a mutual respect and love for the arrow and the bow. Thank you for your friendship and for teaching us about your wonderful country. Please come back and see us soon.
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Weather at the club:
Next 3D shoot is Saturday 21 August. Registration is from 8am to 11am. Arrive early and enjoy a delicious breakfast at a modest price by the best cooks in Monroe County. Hang out and have lunch too - you won't be sorry.
Members: If you visit the club and unlock the gate, don't forget to put the club lock through both of the other locks when you leave. Do it like this:
Remember to e-mail us your trophy photos! We'll upload them to the trophy page a.s.a.p.
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