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AZJOAD
NEWSLETTER
“AZJOAD, where Arizona JOAD clubs meet and
compete”
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Do you
remember the
Encanto Park
Archery Range to Papago Park trade?
If you do,
we need your help!
Dec. 23, 2002
Some history found at the City of Phoenix Library. Click here Dec. 15, 2002 For years now, many have spoken of the outstanding
target archery facility that was once at Encanto Park. The Encanto facility had a large grass
lawn field that accommodated the 90-meter distance, stadium lights for cool
summer evening shoots, and a concession stand. Restrooms were nearby.
It is the senior archery community’s general recollection that the
Encanto Archery range was closed in the mid 80’s. Most interesting is that some claim that the
Encanto Park property was originally donated to the City with some sort of a
stipulation that the City of Phoenix maintains an archery range. The rumor continues that the Phoenix was obligated
to create a new range of equivalent value of the Encanto range to provide for
the target archery community and to comply with the spirit of the Encanto
park property donation stipulations. The City
of Phoenix, Parks and Recreation Departments, Papago Park leadership has recently
been charged with documenting the facts. If you
were apart of the target archery community during the Encanto closure and
Papago development, we need to have the information you might remember or
copies of the documents you might still have including:
Please take
a moment and contact the Arizona Junior Olympic Archery Development (AZJOAD)
with whatever information you may have.
We would like to compile the information to assist the City in their
research efforts. Thank
you, Bob Pian AZJOAD
coordinator Email: azjoad@cox.net Mobile
phone with voice mail: 602 228-0465. |
