Grant County, ND

Recently I was reading an article in the February 2008 North Dakota Outdoors magazine.  It is a great story about a partnership between North Dakota State University Extension Service, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and the National Archery Schools Program (NASP) to bring the sport of archery to youth.  Elgin and Carson are among the fifty-five North Dakota schools participating in NASP to introduce target archery to students during physical education classes.  “This is something they can take and do the rest of their lives.” said Grant County High School instructor Priscilla Roth.  Because archery isn’t specific to male or female, athlete on non-athlete it is growing in popularity among students.  Anyone can do archery.   Best of all, it sharpens concentration skills and builds self-esteem among students.  This community-based archery program is drawing youth from across the county to the Grant County fair building every Wednesday nearly year-around.  The communities in Grant County are working to build and grow a strong program that is bringing a cross section of people from all ages together.  

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