Less than a year after opening, Carolina Outdoor Sportsman has tripled its size with a move within the Harvest Oak Plaza shopping center.

Now at close to 6,000 square feet, the store has expanded its collection of hunting (ammo, no guns) and fishing supplies and now includes, by popular demand, an indoor archery range.

Ken and Tracie Merwitzer plan to open the range today. They will offer individual memberships where members will prepay for a year. Nonmembers will pay a flat rate for 30 or 60 minute sessions. Private and group lessons will be available for adults and children. They hope to start a league, comparable to a bowling league.

Would-be Robin Hoods can fire bolts down the seven-lane, 20-yard range.The new Carolina Outdoor Sportsman comes complete with qualified instructors. Group rates are available.

Harvest Oak Plaza shopping center is near the corner of Strickland and Six Forks roads.

For more information, visit the company's Web site: www.carolinaoutdoorsportsman.com.

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Attention crafty people: If you're in need of small decorative items to run string through, or just want to spruce up your fringe jacket, Bead Delite is now open.

Long-time neighbors and bead enthusiasts Carolyn Williams and Melanie Haun have opened a 1,200-square-foot space in the Forest Oaks Place shopping center at Oak Forest Drive and Old Wake Forest Road.