Rec Sports
Vinton Today – JAKES Day: Local group invites youth to learn variety of outdoor sports skills
The Blue Creek Blue Creek Springtime Monarchs (an affiliate of the National Wild Turkey Foundation) is inviting all area youth to its annual JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) Day at the Izaak Walton League facility north of Vinton.
Children age 17 and under are invited to this free event on Saturday, Aug. 13, to enjoy and learn about many activities including hunter’s safety, archery, .22 rifle target practice, trap shooting, and game calling. Lunch and drinks are provided. The first 60 children to register will receive a free Jakes Day t-shirt.
For more information, call Mike Salow at (319) 350-4187 or Randy Scheel at 319-477-3150.
See the event Facebook page HERE.