Local man shares love of history, archery in new rec district class

A local man is planning to spread his love of archery and history in a six-week class that will run through the Greybull Recreation District.
Garrett Thomas’s class will meet on six consecutive Fridays at the Herb Asp Community Center, starting Sept. 6 and ending Oct. 11.  The per session cost is $8, but for the full effect, Thomas encourages participants to pay the $48 for the full session.  
Archery, after all, isn’t the only thing he’s teaching.
Garrett said he shot bows as a kid with his brother, but didn’t really get into archery until about five years ago.  His brother had just died and he was looking for a way to better connect with his mother.
“We started shooting a lot, but it’s hard to get set up with everything you need — you need a good target and you don’t want to lose arrows so you need a backsplash, too,” he said. “From that I slowly got the idea to start a business.