06/09/2026
Please welcome Viviana Petrella as our new intern and staff shooter as well. I had her author her own introduction. Here it is.
*Hi everyone, my name is Viviana Petrella and I am Papa Bears new intern. I'm going to be a senior this coming school year. I love Jesus, family and friends, helping others, and the outdoors.
I have my own library program, volunteer all over, am part of the 2024 and 2025 Cortland County Fair Queen Court, I'm in 4-H, and love event planning. I enjoy the outdoors and all of the activities it has to offer. I love fishing, hiking, camping, swimming, and bush craft with friends. Most importantly I love outdoor weaponry. I shoot a variety of guns, knife throw and would love to get into axe throwing, but my favorite is archery. I started with my dad's hand-me-down now when I was little. I then went to a summer camp where they taught me how to shoot a long bow. The next spring I joined Legends of Falls homeschool archery group where they taught me to shoot compound. For a few years I only shot at those two events. Thats when my grandpa bought me my first compound bow from a friend. He and I would shoot in his backyard every week. We then found the CNY 3-D Archery league which we joined last year. We try to make it to every shoot we can. Jim chose me as his intern, because of my dedication to my family and the sport. As part of the internship I got to choose out a new bow. Jim helped me the best fit and we ended up with the Darton Consequence (John 15:13). I am so grateful for this opportunity and can't wait to continue growing in this sport and passing on what I learn to my siblings and others wanting to join archery.
James 1:17-18