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| ASA Southwest Shootout | |
April 4-6, 2008 Paris, Texas and the Paris Visitors and Convention Council are proud to announce that they have signed a multi-year agreement to host one of the six nationally sanctioned McKenzie ASA Pro/Am archery tournaments conducted annually by the Archery Shooters Association. In recognition of the support and commitment of the Visitors and Convention Council, the ASA has agreed to jointly promote this national event as the “Southwest Shoot Out”. Each Pro/Am features the top pro and amateur 3-D archers from across America competing for the largest cash purses in archery. But the “Shoot Out,” to be held April 4-6, 2008, has even more. The competitors will be vying for specially designed signature belt buckles that will be presented by the Visitors and Convention Council, and the weekend will feature a special evening of entertainment for the whole community. To kick things off, the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an archery tournament free of charge Wednesday and Thursday, April 2nd and 3rd, prior to the Southwest Shootout, on the Shootout site. Amateurs and Pros alike are invited to participate with a cash payback for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class. Saturday’s fun will begin with an authentic Chuck Wagon Breakfast prepared by cowboys from The Cowboy Church. Cost for the breakfast will be $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Come start the day off right with a hearty meal and stick around for a full day of activities. Carbon Express, one of the country’s leading manufacturers of premium tournament and hunting arrows, will be hosting a free concert Saturday evening featuring Crew One. But archery will also be center stage, because immediately before the concert, the nation’s top archery professionals will be competing for over $50,000.00 in bonus prize money in the Pro Pressure Point Shoot Down. Everyone is invited to join the excitement as all of the evenings activities are free to the public. The Shoot Down will be at 5:30 p.m. and the Visitors and Convention Council has arranged for a BBQ with all the fixins beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a cost of only $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for children. The concert is set to begin at 7:00 p.m., so come early and stay for all the fun! |
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| Information from last year's Pro/Am | |
This March, Paris hosts one of its biggest events on record — the Archery Shooter’s Association Texas Pro/Am, a major national 3-D archery tournament. More than 1,200 competitors, plus their families and spectators, are expected to take aim in the woods by Love Civic Center the weekend of March 23-25, 2007. Greg Skidmore, a member of Archers for Christ of Paris and the Texas Pro/Am project manager, said there has never been an ASA convention in this part of the country, and this event should draw competitors from both sides of the country. “This will be the largest archery event Texas has ever had,” he said. Archers will be aiming for life-sized foam animal targets that represent North American and African game species. The targets are arranged on designated ranges in the woods, offering realistic settings at unknown distances, and the competitors will be in groups of four to five per target. The shoot includes professional and amateur divisions for men, women and youth.The nature trails that will be created for the archers to compete on are slated to become permanent additions to the Trail de Paris area, giving a lasting purpose to the changes that must be made to the woods for this tournament. “We are proud to be part of a program that will enhance the community and provide year-round enjoyment,” ASA president Mike Tyrell said in a release.Paris tourism director Becky Semple, Visitor and Convention Council and Lamar County Chamber of Commerce deserve a pat on the back for the work that has gone into securing this event. Local hotels and restaurants will be filled to the brim with visitors to our area, boosting our hotel/motel tax revenue and the bottom line of Paris businesses. We can’t wait for the arrows to start flying. Published August 21, 2006 The Paris News |
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On site camping for self-contained campers and motor homes. 45 camper pads with electrical/water hookups and dump station on site For reservation call:
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| Paris, Texas! | Love Civic Center |
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| Covered Pavillion | Clearing Out Lanes |
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| Nice wooded shooting lanes. | More shaded trails. |
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| Over 50 Volunteers from FBC helping clean up! | A Paris City Employee Putting Finishing Touches on a road. |
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| Some Archers For Christ Paris members getting ready to clear out those lanes! | A nice road from donated materials |
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| Buckles for winners generously donated by the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce! | Close up of one of the winner's buckles! A big Texas "Thank you" to the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce! |
