| Below you can find some interesting
info about the board members here at Flint Bowmen Archery
Club. When you see these board members out at the club,
introduce yourself and tell them thanks for the great job
they've been doing.
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 Mike
Alexander
President
Mike has been a Flint Bowmen
member for over 17 years. He's been our President
since 2005. In his seventeen+
years as a member, Mike has also been Bowhunter Coordinator,
Vice President, and Rules Coordinator. Mike fell in love
with the Flint Bowmen
Club when a neighbor brought him
here for the first time to shoot
someplace other than his back yard. He
was hooked immediately. Mike and his three sons spent
many hours shooting together as the boys
grew up around Flint Bowmen.
Mike founded the Flint Bowmen’s Kids’
League which has taught well over
a thousand kids to shoot a bow. Mike is a very active
hunter as well as a novice target
shooter and a guy who just wants to keep Flint Bowmen a fun
place to shoot a bow. None of Mike’s dedication to Flint
Bowmen would be possible without the incredible support of
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 Rod Coles
Vice President
Rod has been a member of Flint Bowmen since 2001. He
was introduced to the club through the kids league after his
son Josh joined the league. Josh talked his dad into getting
a bow and now the whole family shoots.
Rod enjoys shooting indoor leagues, SVAA tournaments and 3-D
leagues. He has won some local awards and a few state
awards.
He also enjoys helping Mark Salsgiver with the JOAD program
and also helping out with the kids league when he can.
Rod enjoys working along side his wife, Kim, with many
projects at the club. He has gained so many life long
friends from his involvement at Flint Bowmen! |
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Laurie LaLonde
Secretary
Laurie LaLonde
Laurie has been a member since 1997. Her parents had
been very active members since 1983 so it was very natural
for Laurie to follow. Laurie has been Secretary since 2000.
She does a fantastic job of recording the minutes from all
of our monthly meeting. Laurie does not shoot very much any
more due to her busy life. Laurie is very busy with a number
of groups such as the American Legion Auxiliary and a
Medieval history group.
Laurie can be seen running the bake sale at the Fall Shoot
each year and it is not uncommon for her to come out on
workdays and put in a few hours of Club House cleaning.
Laurie will pitch in when ever her schedule permits to help
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Kim Coles
Treasurer
Kim has been a member of Flint Bowmen since 2001. She
and her husband, Rod, have two wonderful children, Josh and
Crystal. In 2001 Josh started shooting on the kids league
and shortly after that, the whole family had bows and were
shooting together at local and state tournaments.
Kim was hooked on archery when she shot a
“robin-hood” in the first week of shooting her bow. She has
since won many local awards and a few state awards. She also
enjoys shooting on the 3-D leagues and shoots. Even though
her kids have moved on to JOAD, she still enjoys running the
kids league and working with JOAD.
She has been our treasurer since 2002 and serves on many
committees. With all her hard work and dedication, she was
voted a life member of Flint Bowmen in 2008.
Kim has a great family who supports her, and Rod is always
at her side and works right along with her (if he can
keep up)! Flint Bowmen has given Kim and her family a
great opportunity to meet so many people and they’ve become
great friends with many of them.
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Mark Johnson
Membership Coordinator
AKA The MAC Daddy
(had to be there)
Retired from General Motors after 34 years. SQL
Database Application Administrator 1988 – 2006 and
Journeyman Machine Repair Machinist 1976 – 2006. Past
President, Board Member and MUCC Rep, for the Shiawassee Dog
and Gun Club, 1974 – 1982. Past President and Secretary for
the Elf Khurafeh Shrine Highlanders Bagpipe Band, 1988 –
Present. Past Secretary and Vice President for the Durand
Area JCs, 1973 – 1980. Corunna McCurdy Park Planning
Commission, 1978 – 1979. Flint Bowmen Membership Secretary
2005 – Present and member since 1998. A life member of
Swartz Creek Masonic Lodge 458, National Rifle Association
and Bassmasters. Hobbies include ham radio (n8vjq), hunting,
fishing and archery. |
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Laura Woodby
Kitchen Coordinator
Laura has been a member of Flint Bowmen since 2004.
Laura has been on the Board since 2007 as Assistant Kitchen
Coordinator and became Kitchen Coordinator in 2010. Laura
has been a staple in the kitchen for years now and she is
one of our experts in doing our 3-D league registration.
Laura is married and has three wonderful
kids who are around Flint Bowmen all the time. Laura is a
frequent shooter on many of our leagues including the
outdoor 3-D leagues as well as the couples indoor target
leagues. Laura has also been known to shoot in the Saginaw
Valley shoots around Michigan. When not at FBM, she can be
found helping out at hers kids schools or working with the
girl scouts and the cub scouts.
Besides archery, Laura enjoys baking,
gardening, scrap booking, taking care of her yard, going
boating in the summer and likes camping with her family.
Probably, her favorite thing to do though is texting her
best friend!
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 Dianne Preston
Assistant Kitchen Coordinator
Diane became a member in December of 2007. Diane is in her
first year as a Board member as being Assistant Kitchen
Coordinator. While Diane does not shoot a bow, her son and
husband really enjoy shooting. Her son is one of the kids
everyone at Flint Bowmen loves to have fun with as he is a
great kid and a fantastic shot for a young teenager.
Diane has been a great help in the kitchen since she became
a member and makes a mean burger. When not at the Club,
Diane enjoys watching American Idol and spending time up
north in the summer. |
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 Larry
Woughter
Work Coordinator
I joined Flint Bowmen in 2000 after retiring from
Buick Engine Plant. I was work coordinator from 2001 through
2005, and then I have been vice president to present. I
enjoy shooting target leagues and S.V.A.A. shoots and state
shoots. I enjoy hunting for many years. My wife Mary and I
have attended many Flint Bowmen Family events.
I joined the Boy Scouts in 1972 and have been active as
scoutmaster and leader training. I am active in the shooting
sports in the Tall Pine Council for many years. |
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 Art
Nellett
Public Relations
Art has been a member of Flint Bowmen since 2005.
Art has been on the Board since 2006 when he was Legislative
Coordinator. In 2007, Art became Rules Coordinator and
became Public Relation Coordinator in 2010. He is also
assisting with the JOAD shooters on Fridays. Art became a
member after coming out to Flint Bowmen with one of his
friends enjoying the 3-D leagues.
Art is married to a wonderfully
supportive wife who now also shoots with Art at Flint
Bowmen. Art has one beautiful daughter who started shooting
in 2008 and has fantastic form with her pretty pink bow. She
will be a force to recon with for many years at Flint
Bowmen.
Art is an avid hunter who enjoys deer
hunting with his bow and has hunted Michigan black bear with
his bow in hand. Art enjoys the 3-D leagues as well as the
indoor target leagues during the winter. Art also competes
in the Saginaw Valley Tournaments and the Nationals in
Louisville. Art has come a long way in his shooting since
becoming a member in 2005. He is now one of the best
shooters who shoots at Flint Bowmen as recognized at the
Annul Meeting in 2010 with his first Club Championship
award.
When not shooting at Flint Bowmen, Art
enjoys going to NASCAR races, fishing and camping with his
family.
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 Trish Rensberry
Rules Coordinator
Trish was first introduced to Flint Bowmen back in
the 80's by the Rensberry family while dating her future
husband Scott Rensberry, but didn't touch a bow until 1994
and then did better aerating the lawn than hitting the
target. Since then she has gotten better, but don't stand
too close.Scott, Trish, and
their 3 girls joined the Flint Bowmen family sometime around
2000. Scott & Trish shared Bow Hunter Coordinator duties in
2003 and 2004. In 2005, with a lot of support from the Flint
Bowmen Family, Trish continued on as Bow Hunter Coordinator,
while Scott was serving his country in Iraq.
In 2006 Trish became the FBIYC
coordinator. She then took some time off and in 2009 decided
to come back onto the board as our Public Relations
Coordinator and is currently our Rules Coordinator. Scott and Trish are also grandparents to a
little guy named Bryce, a future bow hunter and board
member.
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 Gary
Reppenhagen
Special Committee Coordinator
Gary has been a member since 2006. Gary has been
Special Coordinator since 2008. Gary and his wife Patty
joined Flint Bowmen for their daughter Lisa who wanted to
get more serious about Archery. While neither Gary nor Patty
shoots at this time, they are very supportive of Flint
Bowmen and Lisa’s shooting. It is not uncommon for them to
go to tournaments all over the country to have Lisa compete
in.
When not dealing with his teenage daughter, Gary works two
jobs and many hours to make the two women in his life happy.
Gary also enjoys collecting screws and donating them to
Flint Bowmen. This does not mean Gary has any screws loose
though!
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 Lynn Lovejoy
Legislative Coordinator
Lynn has been a member since 2005. Lynn started out
with being on the Board in 2008 with being a Bowhunter
Coordinator. Lynn became the Legislative Coordinator in
2010.
Lynn is an avid outdoorsmen along with enjoying his
bowhunting. It doesn’t matter what kind of hunting it is,
you will find Lynn doing it with what ever is legal. Lynn
has been shooting our 3-D leagues for years but has recently
(2009) added indoor target leagues to his agenda knowing the
more arrows he shoots, the more comfortable his shots will
be when a live animal is in front of him.
Lynn is one of our most imaginative members when it comes to
setting shots for our Fall Shoot. Lynn also has a very
supportive wife who enjoys sharing Lynn with all the members
at Flint Bowmen
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Don
Baxter
Target Coordinator
Don has been a member since 1995. Since then,
Don has been a Bowhunter Coordinator for one year in 1998
and was Target Coordinator from 2000 to 2003. He then came
back to Target Coordinator in 2008 to the present.
Don has come farther then any shooter at Flint Bowmen in
modern history. I have been told that when Don first came to
Flint Bowmen, he pretty much sucked at shooting a bow. Don
started shooting around age 42 when he bought a bow for his
son and he wanted dad to shoot with him. Don was one of
Terry Wunderle’s first students in 1995 when he stayed the
weekend learning how to shoot the fundamentals of archery.
Don has over two dozen 300, 60 spot games recorded in
Saginaw valley shoots. One tournament Don shot three perfect
450 FITA rounds in three different categories, using three
different bows! This was at Flint Bowman. He shot the indoor
animal league in 1999 with 26 other league shooters and shot
30 arrows for 12 weeks and never missed the 10 ring; from
the size of a nickel on a squirrel to the standard size on a
deer. As well as winning dozens of archery leagues, here are
a few of his accomplishments. He has more than 20 MI state
championships, 5 US North region championships, 2 National
Championships and currently holds 5 US National records in
Star FITA Outdoor Compound Master 50+. Don is on the PSE Pro
Staff and has other sponsors as well.
Don is a retired Electrician from GM but is now found
working with his friend at
Spot Shooter Archery
in Holly MI.
Don loves to work on bows, arrows and any other archery
equipment. “Working with Jim Beasley and on his Pro staff
has been one of my greatest enjoyments and blessings".
Don has a wonderful supportive wife and family that allow
him to have fun with his bow. One of Don’s favorite hobbies,
besides shooting archery is doing dream and vision
interpretation.
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 Scott Rensberry
Bowhunter Coordinator
I became a member of Flint Bowmen
Around 1980 with my mom and dad. I went off to the Air Force
in 1986. When I got out of the Air Force I rejoined Flint
Bowmen about the year 2001. I was Bowhunter coordinator for
2 years then went over to Iraq in October 2004 with the Army
National Guard for 15 months. When I came back I was
Bowhunter coordinator for another 2 years, then took a break
from the board for a year and now back as Bowhunter
coordinator.
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 Nathan Squires
Bowhunter Coordinator
Nathan has been a member since 2008. He has
been Bowhunter Coordinator since 2009. While Nathan has been
an avid hunter since he was a kid,
he has only been shooting a bow a few years. Nathan enjoys
the challenge of trying to carp shoot with a bow as well as
hunting deer with a bow.
Nathan is an avid hunter and fisherman. He is also an expert
carpenter as some of his decks are breathtaking. Nathan has
a fantastic, supportive wife, 4 kids and one grandson that
he enjoys playing with at home.
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Juli Campbell
FBIYC Coordinator
Juli was introduced to the Flint Bowmen by
her son Donald. In 2008 Donald had the pleasure of shooting
The Flint Bowmen’s fall shoot and asked his mom if she would
bring him back for the Hick’s shoot. That is when they
learned about the Kid’s league. Donald was introduced to
Mark Salsgiver the JOAD coach while shooting the kid’s
league. Donald then joined JOAD and they became members of
the Flint Bowmen. At that time Juli was not shooting. After
taking her son hunting she decided to start shooting. Juli
has only been shooting for about a year. Donald and Juli
enjoy taking part in the different tournaments. Juli is the
proud mother of two sons. Her other son is Malcolm who is a
senior at Western Michigan University. This will be Juli’s
second year as FBIYC Coordinator. The FBIYC board and Juli
are making many exciting plans for the kids at the club.
Juli is looking forward to
working with the many wonderful families at Flint Bowmen.
Juli and her family have met so many interesting people
through the Flint Bowmen and have developed many great
friendships.
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 Mike
Sanders
Editor
Mike has been
a member of Flint Bowmen since early to mid 1990s. He has
served on the board as Special Coordinator and now as the
Editor. Every time you check out our awesome newsletter
(especially the email version) you're looking at Mike's
handiwork. Over the years, Mike has brought his children
and, as you can see in this photo, now his grandchildren to
the club to enjoy Flint Bowmen's awesome family atmosphere.
Mike and his wife Meleia really enjoy the club and all of
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 Mark
Salsgiver
JOAD Coach
(Not a board position)
Mark has been a member of Flint Bowmen since
1998 when his son Travis started shooting in the JOAD
shooting program. It wasn’t long afterwards that Mark
couldn’t take just watching that he started shooting
himself. A few short years later he took over the JOAD
program and has been coaching young kids at Flint Bowmen
ever since.Mark has had several of his
JOAD kids win many awards, from national championships to
many state and local championships. Some of his JOAD kids
are National and state record holders. His JOAD group
consists of young kids who are very interested in shooting
archery competitively. Mark is a level 2 coach and has
also coached many of the adults at Flint Bowmen. He also
holds a class for women shooters every year. There is hardly
a time at the club that you won’t find Mark helping someone
learn to shoot. Mark is an avid
indoor target shooter and has many awards. He currently
holds a state record for indoor NFAA, and took second place
in the indoor NAA championships in 2007. He was also
“Archer of the year” in 2006.
God has blessed Mark in so many ways.
He is the proud father of two boys, Travis and Justin who is
married to beautiful daughter in law Tiffany, and the proud
“papa” of two grandchildren, Gabriel and Ava Grace who have
stolen his heart. He has been married to the love of his
life, Becky for over 30 years. Mark is a commercial pilot
for Continental Airlines where he flies the Boeing 737. He
has been flying for over 25
years. Over the years, Mark has made so many GREAT friends
at flint Bowmen and hopes to continue shooting for many more
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 Tom
Sanders
Webmaster
(Not a board position)
Tom has been a member of Flint Bowmen Club since some time
in the early 1990s (?). He and his brother Mike joined a
league and then attended a Fall Shoot. After that, it was
only a matter of time before they both became members.Tom has served on the board in the
past and now takes care of the website for the club. Tom is
probably best known at the club for being the original
recipient of the coveted "Hay Bale" Award. But that's a
completely different story all it's own.
"I've been
away from hunting, and the club, for a number of years now
and I'm pretty excited to get back into it. I've missed it
more than I ever would have imagined. In the past, my wife
Charlene and I have made some great memories and some
incredible friendships through the Flint Bowmen Club. I'm
anxious to share this whole "club experience" with my
teenage daughters. It's just good to be back"
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