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| Youth Shooting Sports Education |
Welcome! We hope you enjoy your
visit. The Club goal is to educate youth in the safe
handling of BB gun, air rifle (sporter and precision), and .22
smallbore. The Club is also an NRA recruiting club and offers NRA membership/renewal at a reduced price.
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| CONGRATULATIONS!!! |
Congratulations to Tonya Kocher and Nicole Harpster on an outstanding season.
Tonya recently competed in the Pennsylvania Rifle & Pistol Association PA Interscholastic High School 3-position state championship smallbore rifle match. Tonya placed second overall with a score of 577 and 32 center shots.
Tonya and Nicole competed in the PA State Junior Olympic match in December. First-round invitations to compete in the National Jr. Olympic Rifle Championship matches to be held April 2-8, 2009, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were sent to both ladies. Tonya will compete in air rifle; Nicole will compete in smallbore. Best of luck to both!
Nicole is also a member of The Penn State Rifle Club team and competed in the MAC Division championship match on March 7, 2009, in Lexington, VA. Nicole placed 9th overall in smallbore and 12th overall in air rifle. The PSU Rifle Team won the expert classification in both disciplines.
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| BB Gun Practice/Meetings |
BB Gun Practice will be held every Tuesday evening from 6:30- 9:00 p.m. at the PSU Wagner Building unless otherwise advised by your leaders. Two relays will be held at 6:30 and 7:30; classroom instruction begins at 6:30.
Each Member should arrive five to ten (5-10) minutes prior to his/her designated start time and be ready to commence firing or attend classroom activities immediately. If a member is running late, he/she should silently enter and await instructions from a leader. One parent/guardian is required to be present during firing at all times to assist the member. Club Procedures.doc
Contact Greg Harpster (814-234-8087, (814) 360-0282 or gharpster@rtd.com) for more details and/or to register.
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| .22 and Air Rifle Practices |
.22 and Air Rifle Practices will be held at the PSU White Building (Room 33, basement), Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise advised by your leaders.
Parents of members under age 18 MUST carry the cased rifle from the parking area to the Range. No one under the age of 18 is permitted to carry the firearms. They may carry other equipment.
Please contact Jim Harbison (jharbison@verizon.net) and/or Ruth Harpster (rah18@psu.edu) if you are interested in joining.
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| Club Needs A Range |
Club Needs A Range
Tussey Mountain Junior 4-H Rifle Club has never owned a
rifle range. Several ranges have been
used through the years due to the kindness of supporters of the 4-H Club, but
always at the mercy of the range owners or operators. The ranges that have been used include the US
Army Reserve Center, The Outdoor Sportsman’s Club, the State Game Commission
range at Scotia, the Western Pennsylvania Highpower League range in Reade Township,
the Penn State
range in the White
Building, and a private
outdoor range. The kindness of these
various supporters have kept the program alive, but continuation of the program has been on a
year-to-year basis. Only by the
dedicated devotion of the club’s founder and lead instructor, Ernest Harpster,
has Tussey Mountain Junior 4-H Rifle Club been able to survive. As many of you may be aware, a new
building is being built for the Army Reserve. We are seeking a
new location to conduct our training. If you know of a social
club/church with room enough for our activities that may be willing
to sponsor our Club, please ask a representative to contact Greg
Harpster (gharpster@rtd.com; 814-234-8087).
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