HEWARD - The year-end archery for the Crossroads Multiple 4-H Club was held on April 5 at the Heward Community Centre.
The 4-H members went to the archery zone for weeks, learning how to safely manage a bow and arrow.
The club was formed years ago, but after one of the leaders became ill and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the club was on the backburner. They had also lost their meeting place, and Heward became the new location to gather.
Kids and young adults from ages 6-21 can join the club. It is up and running in full force, giving the 12 members a lot of things to do.
The main leader is Danielle Gibson, and she has Jeryn Tanner and Carolyn Chaytors helping out.
It was Chaytors who took the course to learn about archery through the National Archery in the Schools Program.
The group held a general meeting, which included a few tests about what they learned through the archery program, such as parts of the bow.
This was a bring-a-friend night, and grandparents and parents could come out to see what the group had learned over the past weeks.
Supper was served for all the members and then it was off to show their skills in the archery division.
There are 11 steps in the proper handling and knowledge of archery.
Everyone had a chance to see whether they could break a balloon that was set up on the target.
Many parents and grandparents attended and tried the challenging event.
The evening was completed with an achievement day cake that they all seemed to enjoy, and they thanked their sponsors to make the evening a success.
With this event coming a close, the beef cattle training will begin, and an event will take place in the summer.
