Burnet County 4-H shooters get heavenly new digs

Donations help refurbish former church building into Olympics training facility

  • Burnet 4-H Youth Rifle Team member Harper Sitra takes careful aim at a target. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander
    Burnet 4-H Youth Rifle Team member Harper Sitra takes careful aim at a target. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander
  • Photos by Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander From left, Maggie Moore, Harper Sitra, Weiss Stanley, Asher Enterline, Eli Enterline, Klein Stanley and Elainna Marr recently practiced firing an air rifle at the new Burnet County 4-H Youth Rifle Team facility at 2802 S. Water St.
    Photos by Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander From left, Maggie Moore, Harper Sitra, Weiss Stanley, Asher Enterline, Eli Enterline, Klein Stanley and Elainna Marr recently practiced firing an air rifle at the new Burnet County 4-H Youth Rifle Team facility at 2802 S. Water St.
  • Burnet 4-H Youth Rifle Team member Asher Enterline takes a moment to breathe well and center his air rifle on a target before he attempts another shot.
    Burnet 4-H Youth Rifle Team member Asher Enterline takes a moment to breathe well and center his air rifle on a target before he attempts another shot.
  • Air rifle shooter Morgan Sitra from a prone position prepares to fire at a target. Note the electronic target tracking system near her face.
    Air rifle shooter Morgan Sitra from a prone position prepares to fire at a target. Note the electronic target tracking system near her face.
  • Burnet 4-H Youth Rifle Team Head Coach Guy Taylor stands before the stained glass of the former church, now the practice site for the team.
    Burnet 4-H Youth Rifle Team Head Coach Guy Taylor stands before the stained glass of the former church, now the practice site for the team.
Rifle Team continues to set its sights for heavenly success. Indeed, they have found a new home for that purpose. Recently, the sport-shooting team moved into a new building in Burnet at 2802 S. Water St., the site of the former Hill Country Taber - nacle of Praise. There, in their new home, the team hopes to hone their shooting skills, to the point where sometime during the near future; many of…

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