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Meet your Black Eagle Bowmen Board Members
Steve Shaffer.
Steve and his wife Cora
live in the Mill Hall area. He has been a flour mill operator
for 32 years. He enjoys being a part of organized archery and
would like to see more involvement in indoor shooting. His
favorite type of shooting are field-hunter and 3D. He
compliments the Black Eagle Bowmen (BEB) Board for their hard
work. His favorite archery experience is bow hunting. He shoots
a Bow Tech bow set at 58 pounds using Gold Tip arrows and 100g
Thunderhead broadheads. Steve serves as Treasurer of BEB.
Don Confer. Don lives in the Mill Hall area
with his wife Carol. He is a retired chemistry teacher for
Keystone Central School District. Don likes all forms of archery, but his
favorite is field-hunter and he would like to see more archers try
these challenging rounds. He has won both state and national
titles in the Unlimited Division. He enjoys working at the Club
and hopes it continues to grow and provide recreation for our
area residents. He hunts with a Hoyt Protec bow set at 59
pounds, 2213 arrows and 100g Slick Trick broadheads. Don serves
as Secretary of BEB.
Jack Thorpe. Jack and his wife Barbara live on
the Coudersport Pike. He retired from the Central Intermediate
Unit where he was a Speech Therapist for 34 years. Jack began
archery in 1953 with his Dad and his Marine Corps buddies. He
started hunting in 1959 and has hunted every year since. He has
won several state titles and this year won the NFAA National
Senior Male Traditional Championship in South Dakota, and
qualified for the 2007 Senior Olympics in Kentucky. He also
likes to travel and fly fish. He prefers to hunt with a custom
Assenheimer 52 pound recurve bow with Phantom arrows and 125g
Snuffer broadheads. Jack serves as a Director for the BEB.
Mark Deitrich. Mark lives on Deitrich Road just
east of Mingoville with wife Tracy and daughter April. He has
been involved in archery for 34 years and enjoys the hunting
aspect the most. Mark practices extensively to improve his
skills and has taken several nice bucks. He would like to see an
even longer archery season. He enjoys both the 3D and
field/hunter shooting. Mark shoots a Bow Tech bow at 62 pounds,
ACC 3-39 arrows, Trophy Ridge sight and Trap Door rest. Mark
serves as President of BEB.
Bob Fenton. Bob lives in Mill Hall and works as
a filtration plant operator. His family includes two grown
daughters, Ashley and Sarah. He has been active in archery for
32 years and likes bow hunting and 3D the most. Bob especially
enjoys hunting the larger bucks in the Midwest. He enjoys being
part of BEB and helping out with the club activities. Bob would
like to see more kids involved in the sport. He hunts with a PSE
Nitro set at 62 pounds, Easton Carbon Evolution arrows and 100g
Thunderhead broadheads. Bob serves as a Director for the BEB.
Eric Wagner. Eric, with his wife Sue, and three
children Amanda, Rebecca, and John, live in Mingoville not to
far from where he grew up. Eric has been employed by the Applied
Research Laboratory at Penn State University for the past 20
years as a Program Coordinator in the electronics engineering
field. In 2002 he retired from the former 112th military
service. His interest in archery started with his father back in
the mid 60's and has been a member of BEB since the early 70's
when he and life long friend Dave Murray were approached to join
BEB by Chester Workman, a former club member. He shoots a
Matthews Switchback XT set at 60 pounds using Vapor 4000 arrows
with Bear 120g broadheads. Eric proudly serves as a Board
Director for BEB and would like to thank all the club officers
and members for making the BEB Club what it is today.
Dave Murray.
Dave serves as Vice President/Range Manager for BEB. He
lives in Mingoville and works in the construction trade as a
carpenter. He has been involved in archery for over 35 years,
being introduced to the sport by Chester Workman. As a youth he
frequently shot with his good friend, Eric Wagner. He would like
to see more of our members involved with club activities and a
longer archery season. Dave places archery hunting and 3D
shooting as his favorites. He shoots a Hoyt x-tech with carbon
arrows and 100g Montec broadheads.
Jim Bechdel.
Jim lives in Fairpoint and works at Bob McCormick Ford in Lock
Haven. He got involved in archery when his son Zachery began
shooting at Miller's Gun Shop. Although he doesn't bow hunt, Jim
enjoys 3D shooting and an occasional round of field archery at
BEB. He is involved in scouting and the Southern Clinton County
Sportsmen Association. He believes we need to get more youth
involved in clubs oriented to the outdoors and wildlife
programs. He shoots an Alpine Fast Trac at 62 lbs, Blackhawk
Vapor arrows, and a back tension release. Jim serves as a
Director for BEB.
Kevin Novosel.
Kevin works in the machining and engineering field for Novosel
Instruments. He is single and lives along route 64 just a couple
of miles from the Club. He was introduced to archery by his
older brother and enjoys traveling to the Club for practice and
3D shooting. Bowhunting is his favorite type of archery and he
has arrowed several nice bucks. Kevin also shoots on the very
successful Ingram's team of the local 22 league. Kevin is always
willing to help with Club projects. He would like to see more
youth in the sport. Kevin serves as a Director for BEB.
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