Holmes County 4-H Shooting Sports Club meeting set

Organizational meeting and officer elections March 14 near Millersburg

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Published March 3, 2026 - 5:02 a.m.

Holmes County 4-H Shooting Sports Club meeting set

The Holmes County 4-H Shooting Sports Club will hold its organizational meeting and election of officers for 2026 from noon to 2 p.m. March 14 at the Eastern Holmes Sportsman Club on Township Road 310 near Millersburg.

The club offers firearm safety instruction in the following disciplines: safe use of guns, basic archery, archery, crossbow, pistol, rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader, shotgun shell reloading, living history, hunting and wildlife, western heritage, trapping, fishing and other natural resources.

New members are always welcome. Equipment is furnished by the advisor/instructor, and there are no dues to be a member of the club.

For more information about the Holmes County Shooting Sports program, contact the Ohio State Extension Office at 330-674-3015 or Patricia Ann Lang, advisor and certified instructor through Ohio State University and the National Rifle Association, at 330-275-7578.

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