Ladies’ Adventure Day – June 4 2022

Our First Ladies’ Adventure Day was a success.

Check out the awesome photos below!

A heartfelt thank you to Connie Simon, my “left hand” woman. I could have never pulled this off without you! YOU ROCK!!!

The McVety Family: Dennis, Janay, Jerry and Meranda, Gary & Melissa Seeback, Lynn McClelland, Jeff Quinn, Samantha Matson, Bill Meyer & Gordon Doda
Group Leaders: Joann Ayotte , Tamara Ewald, Jennifer Kitchen, Jan Klym, Meranda McVety, Juli Simon & Tina Trosper.
Guest Speaker: Lori Card and Brian Stroik with Wild Card Outdoor Adventure, truly honored that you were a part of this 1st annual event.
Shootergirl Annunition Jewerly: Tracy Polaski for coming all the way from Pinconning, Kim Turner from Kim’s Creations and Melodie Feltner from Thirty-One, and Sabrina Borth for all the yummy deserts.

Check out OCSC Facebook page to view the photos of the days event.

We had to preregister and there was a total of 72 of us participating. The Archery building’s shooting range on the lower level was where we signed in and were divided up into groups by colors. Each of us got a string backpack in the color of our group (mine was yellow) so we could keep track of our teammates. I had been apprehensive that I would be too old, or physically unfit to participate, but it was instantly clear that was a needless worry. There were young and old, every kind of body shape and fitness.

Our team leaders introduced themselves, and after coffee, orange Juice, donuts, and a potty break, we were off!!! Group pictures were taken of each color team as well as one of all of us. Our team started at the shotgun range where we each got to shoot at skeet after getting our gun introduction and safety instructions. Then we went to the Range House to shoot two rounds with the .22 rifles borrowed from the Junior Rifle program. Their instructions were clear, patient and encouraging. After that, we headed to the new Pistol ranges for more instruction and shooting at the metal targets.

Lunch was back at Archery and was pizza, salad, pop, and water. Mrs. John Borth provided home baked lemon bars and brownies for deserts. From Archery we headed to the Muzzleloaders site. Instructions there were on how to make fire with flint and steel, how to throw tomahawks and knives, shoot a real black powder muzzleloader and finally, what cobbler tasted like cooked in a Dutch oven over a fire.

We went back to Archery, where we shot recurve bows from the 10-yard line. Then our last activity was a presentation by Lori Card of Wild Card Adventures. There were other vendors also set up at Archery, because what’s a Ladies event without some Shopping?

Samantha Madsen took pictures of each of us doing something as well as the group pictures and they were printed and available for sale. The whole day was well planned and organized, and it showed.

Jenny Silek from Michigan Outdoors was also there filming for the show to spread the word of the growth in women’s events like this. A lot of jokes during chances to interact with my teammates were shared, as well as mutual respect and congratulations for each other’s accomplishments.

Contact Monique Matson at mimatson@aol.com for more info on the next event!