“I like to see what Archery does to a child - they come out of their shell. I see them gain confidence. They meet new people and develop new friendships - especially if they attend local archery shoots outside of Asessippi. The focus that is needed for archery really helps - it is stress releasing.”
- Roseann Yaremchuk

Daryll Stelmach, Neil Caldwell and Tim and Roseann Yaremchuk from Rossburn have been bow hunters for decades.
Around 2008, they were looking for a way to continue to shoot more in the off season so they started looking into forming a club that would allow exactly that.
“We talked about forming a club, and when Tim wants to accomplish something, he does,” Stelmach said.
“He made contact with ABAM (Archers and Bow Hunters Association of Manitoba) now known as Archery Manitoba.
Tim and Roseann then did up all the necessary paperwork, found grants, acquired targets, netting, and other equipment needed. The senior gym at Major Pratt was secured and weekly shooting started.
“At first, it was a dozen or so adults shooting,” Stelmach said. “And that’s changed over the years to the point that we now have a consistent membership of members from six year of age and up.”

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