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Papago Park new gravel
topping
November 3, 2003 Thanks Brian and George! History: May 22nd,
2002 was the first of many meetings between Papago Park, Papago Archers and
the Arizona Junior Olympic Archery Development Association. Since that time: 1. Volunteers including the Maricopa county sheriffs department
chain gang have cleaned up the range. 2.
A storage container has been located on
site. 3.
Target archery equipment secured. 4.
Regular classes and practice has been
established 5.
Many events including tournaments and a
free Intro to Archery class have been held.
Today: a number one priority of Decomposed Granite (DG) has been
fulfilled thanks to the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department Brian Hinrichs, Street
Maintenance Superintendent and George Frangos, Street
Transportation's Senior Technology Specialist and JOAD supporter. DG ground cover is
desirable in non-turf fields for dust control. Archers like DG as it covers the rocks that break arrows that
cost anywhere from $5 to $50 each. Papago Park Manager Kathryn Reichert was more than happy to
coordinate the improvement on the Parks behalf. The first event on
the field will be that National Field Archery Associations Arizona
International Round. The round
features 10 different distances shot in rapid succession. Many archers will have “misses” and will
greatly appreciate the DG. Other
upcoming events include a Senior Olympic program tournament in mid November
and the Fall Star FITA in December.
Practices continue to be held on Saturday mornings of non-event
weekends. For more information
contact, azjoad@cox.net Return to Top Return to
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