Marksmanship clinics offered for adults, kids
SHOOTING -- A two two-day rifle marksmanship clinic will be held March 3-4 at the Fernan Rod & Gun Club. This will be the first of six clinics to be held in the Coeur d'Alene area this year sponsored by Project Appleseed, an offshoot of the Revolutionary War Veteran's Association.
A Project Appleseed clinic also is set for May 5- in Medical Lake.
Clinic instructors will teach three shooting positions, use of the sling, six steps to firing the shot, natural point of aim, how to zero a rifle and more.
The program also features a few true stories of the American Revolution surrounding the events of April 19, 1775, when marksmanship met history and American Heritage was born. Read more about it here.
The Appleseed Project also promotes civic involvement.
The clinic will be held 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. March 3 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 4.
The gun club is at 11600 E. Fernan Lake Rd.
Cost: Men $70, women $10, kids under 21 pay $5. Active military, law enforcement officers, and elected officials with ID can register FREE.
Info: (208) 819-0866, email ID@appleseedinfo.org .
Pre-register on the Appleseed website.