A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Add-One " Western Heritage" Workshop is scheduled for early May in Alda. It will be held May 1-2 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park near Grand Island. The deadline to register for the Alda training is April 21st.
Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. This special workshop will offer a new 4-H Shooting Sports project area, Western Heritage. The 4-H Western Heritage Project is a combination of 4-H Shooting Sports and a living history of the frontier west from 1860 to 1900. Certification in this project area is only available to individuals who have been certified or Updated as a 4-H Shooting Sports instructor after January 1, 2014.
The 4-H Western Heritage Project combines a comprehensive study of the Old West with the fastest growing shooting sports discipline in the world – western action shooting. The purpose of this project is to provide an avenue for 4-H members and adult leaders to experience the lifestyles and cultures of the Old West from the period of around 1860- 1900 through a living history approach to learning while instilling the concepts of gun safety and personal responsibility. Members dress in Old West clothing, shoot replica firearms of the frontier period, and expand their knowledge of U.S. history. More information about the 4-H Western Heritage Project can be found at:
http://www.4-hwesternheritageproject.org/
There is a minimum number of participants needed to offer this discipline at the workshop. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
The registration fee is $110.00 per person for initial certification and those individuals adding an additional discipline except for Apprentice Instructors. The registration fee for Apprentice Instructors is $90 for the workshop. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. The registration fee after April 21st is $160. Participants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Please share this information with volunteers in your county. For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page. Or contact your local Nebraska Extension Office or Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691. Registration is available only online at the link provided in the brochure: https://unl.box.com/s/466jqhc39gxsj500rxxhuvp7kwxsi8wj