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Beginner Rifle Coach Training

Beginner Rifle Coach Training

The Alberta Federation of Shooting Sports supported by the Alberta Smallbore Rifle Association (ASRA) is hosting the Shooting Federation of Canada (SFC) NCCP Instructor Beginner Rifle Coach training in Lethbridge Friday evening October 4 – Sunday early afternoon October 6 2. This course is being supported by ASRA and therefore membership is required. Follow this link to download the Membership Form http://absbrifle.ca/?page_id=39 3. Complete and submit Registration Form to become an SFC Member.Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Contact Susan Eymann for…

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Important! – Sept. 16th General Meeting Information

Important! – Sept. 16th General Meeting Information

Sept. 16 LFGA General Meeting is a SPECIAL EVENT and will take place at Saddle Room – Lethbridge Exhibition Ground and NOT LFGA Hut. Attendees MUST register as supper is included and space is limited. The Lethbridge Exhibition has invited the LFGA to visit them and hear a talk on their proposed convention centre http://www.exolution.ca/ The presentation will take about 20 minutes, supper will be served and then we will hold our General Meeting and we have some important topics…

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Time Sensitive Information – Alberta Hunter Education Course Open to Members & Non-Members.

Time Sensitive Information – Alberta Hunter Education Course Open to Members & Non-Members.

This is the AHEIA approved course all hunters must take to hunt in Alberta. With the support of LFGA, the course will be taught live, in-person, on-location September 20 -22. At the completion of the course, all students will write the approved exam and will be provided certificates they need to purchase hunting licenses.  First-time mentored hunts will be offered to students. AHEIA can usually obtain special licenses for first-time hunters to hunt this November. Questions about mentored hunts can…

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Free Sight-In Clinics … Hunting Safety

Free Sight-In Clinics … Hunting Safety

These bullets don’t stop here…. Responsible hunters do not use County of Lethbridge signs to sight-in their hunting rifles.  Without backstops, these bullets don’t stop at the sign.  They endanger the people and property for miles behind the sign.  The cost to the County for signs damaged by irresponsible use of firearms is astronomical and the bullets don’t stop there… they may travel into the City of Lethbridge causing property damage and even could cause personal injuries.  Informal ranges at the farm are not…

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Online Sales Resume.

Online Sales Resume.

Our online payment system has now been upgraded. We have changed providers and are no longer using PayPal. Payments for Memberships, Day Passes, Event Tickets etc. will now show that the payment was processed by Wild Apricot Payments. This system is part of the Affinity Pay Network. Please note if you had your Membership to auto-renew it has automatically been cancelled and you will need to set up re-occurring payments again with the new system. We apologize but this change…

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Excess Clean Clay Needed

Excess Clean Clay Needed

The range needs clay fill to finish the new range and landscape around the training centre. If anyone wants to deliver free of charge excess clean clay we have places that it can be used.  Text Rick Blakeley at 403-308-3541 or e-mail [email protected] spread the word. Cheers Rick  Rick Blakeley, Volunteer Range Operator.  403-308-3541

LFGA Internet sales offline until Wed. 21 Aug.

LFGA Internet sales offline until Wed. 21 Aug.

We are in the process of changing our payment provider for all online purchases including Memberships and Day Passes. To ensure there is no issue during the transition online sales will be unavailable Monday, Aug. 19th and Tuesday, Aug. 20th. Wed. Aug. 21st online sales will resume but with our new payment provider. Offline sales will continue and Memberships and Day Passes can be purchased at the range in person using cash or cheque. Day Passes can be purchased using…

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19 Years and Still On Target!

19 Years and Still On Target!

The FRANK LEFFINGWELL MEMORIAL SHOOT today was once again a fully booked shooting sports event held at the LFGA Shooting Sports Facility! This popular event has taken place for 19 years and was as always an excellent opportunity for riflemen and women from local and distant locals to come together and compete for bragging rights and large cash prizes! We will be publishing the winners as soon as they are verified and released to us but we wanted to draw…

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Range 2 closed until 5ish

Range 2 closed until 5ish

A reminder the annual FRANK LEFFINGWELL MEMORIAL SHOOT is on today and Range #2 will be closed for non-event shooters until the event is finished. Organizers plan to be finished around 5pm today but may be finished earlier or later depending on conditions. All members are encouraged to always check on the LFGA Shooting Sports bookings calendar to ensure the range they plan to use is availible. The Range use calendar can be found here https://lfga.club/range-calendar/ Good luck to all…

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RANGE OFFICER COURSE

RANGE OFFICER COURSE

RANGE OFFICER COURSE – Sat, August 17, 9am – 1pm The next Range Officer course will be on Saturday, Aug, 17, 9am – 1pm Range Officer Course for New Members. If you already have taken and passed the RO Course and maintained your status you do not need to take this course it is for those without RO status Please Bring: 1. 2019 LFGA membership card, 2. Photo identification, 3. A pen and paper 4. $25.00 cash. Time: 9 am . Program is usually finished in three hours. Location: LFGA Hut You can purchase…

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