I have heard personal rumblings about IDNR and it's employees. These are the people stuck in the middle. Just think what you have been told....
I contacted presquad.com in reference to the statements on the forum, ISTA, Facebook, ATA, etc that the U.S. Open is scheduled in a few weeks. This...
I spoke to a very polite Monica Brackman, IDNR. I mentioned to Monica that the dates for the U. S. Open do not appear on the IDNR Schedule. Her...
At 9:03 am eastern time I called the WSRC and was informed that "Until further notice there is no shooting available on site. Is this another one...
If Webster had the definition of the old "Ohio Penalty A Shooters" OH-I-O PEN-AL-TY A SHOOT- ER (noun) Trapshooting person that only travels...
By Phone call to IDNR 4/4/16 12:14 PM From the IDNR / WSRC : "Until further notice there is no shooting available on site." I called the IDNR to...
So what is the most logical choice for a blue collar shooter that has around $1000 or more to spend? We recently had a few new shooters on the...
Has anyone heard from their delegate about contacting the EC and reminding them of their $50K spending limit on acquiring real property? (real...
Some roads at the CC are getting resurfaced and widened. The logging area has been cleared (bottom) to make room for more parking. [ATTACH]...
View from the road of the land being prepped for the new skeet and trap field overlays. Difficult to see but some of the land to the left has been...
View from the road of one of the rifle berms at the Cardinal Center. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Way out beyond the red truck is the same berm from a...
The CC has the heavy equipment working thru the weekends on preparations for the SCTP Championships. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] More pictures soon!
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Dropped by the Cardinal Center to see how the scenery is changing at the Cardinal Center for the SCTP Nationals and Collegiate Shooting Tournaments....
Received an email from 8 Sisters Bakery that they will be running the Fishburn Concession again this year. [ATTACH]...
For immediate release The Kool Aide Drinkers Anonymous (KADA) Sparta Chapter 18 has been cancelled until further notice. The meetings were held at...
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/mikeshedlock/2016/02/26/moodys-downgrades-3-illinois-universities-to-junk-or-just-above-junk-n2124858 The...
More budget problems for Illinois - from Washington Post...
There are always the "great ones" in every sport. The guy that did more with less. The athlete that enjoyed signing autographs more than making...
I spoke with Monica Brackman, IDNR, at 2:02 pm eastern. I asked her if there was an agreement in place to hold AIM and the grand. She was very...
From the Chicago Tribune: first it sounded like Gov. Bruce Rauner's "Dorothy" moment. About a third of the way through his budget address to the...
Who wants to see this shoot? Same format as Big Don match?
So we have heard there is no doubt the SCTP and the U.S. Open are going to be at Sparta this year. So what is the problem? Doesn't Bradford trust...
Those people from Ohio and PA that used to flock to Vandalia can tell you about bad economic times and shooting trap. Some may remember the...
This is a shout out to Cabelas for the Beretta 686 Pro Onyx Trap. Thanks. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cabelas is a major sponsor at the Cardinal Center.
Shoots start at 11:30 am and will be shot from various yardages. Events will be 10 birds. Club is just south of Rogers, OH at the corner of...
Jan 31 is the Iceman Shot at Columbiana Fish & Game. Shooting starts at 9:00 am. Club is just south of Rogers, OH at the corner of Middle Beaver...
Anyone at the Dixie Grand? Let us know info about the shoot.
It would be good to hear what is happening there.
1. No mention of the shoots that will be there other than the grand. 2. No IDNR Director. 3. The governor was a no show for the second time....
No from me! Any bets?
In less than a week (if Merlo is right) it sounds like we will get the ole quote from the great one....Paul Harvey. Now you know the rest of the...
PIQUA — Robert "Bob" Vernon Havenar, 75, of Piqua, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at 12:55 a.m. at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. He...
Gipson's remarks to a local paper seemed to imply that they have the $2.1 million dollar HOF building on their mind. The building was built with ATA...
Late as usual. Probably got a flat on his bicycle on the way to the computer at the Sparta library.
There are reports out of Sparta (not from Merlo) that tickets are sold out! This despite Merlo's prediction that the governor will be a no show....
A friend confirmed that MOU's are the big thing in Illinois. Contractual agreements are a thing of the past. Attorneys no longer study contractual...
129 shooters were at the Moulton New Years Sausage Shoot. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Parking lots were full. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I spoke with a major fine gun retailer recently. He said specialty trap guns only account for 20% of their inventory and that the move is towards...
"When I started this process, I thought we'd probably have a compromise in the fall," Rauner told a manufacturing industry group at a luncheon this...
CHICAGO • Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday that the final meeting of the year with legislative leaders about the state budget impasse was productive,...
James Sutton December 10, 2015 Morning Journal News Save | EAST LIVERPOOL - James Allen "Jim" Sutton, 57, died Monday after an apparent heart attack....
As per the Hall of Fame lease with the State of Illinois, it has been pointed out that the HOF has to pay property taxes on the HOF property and...
EAST LIVERPOOL -Norman R. Rambo, of East Liverpool, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 8, 2015 at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sewickley. He...
A reliable source says the Cardinal Center is looking at adding between 12 and 20 skeet fields. Do you think the Cardinal Center can find users for...
News from the Cardinal Center is the Ohio State High School Clay Target Championship will be at the Cardinal Center June 11 - 16, 2016.
Just announced the SCTP Collegiate Nationals will be held at the Cardinal Center next year. The dates are October 28-30, 2016.
The December 15 red line drawn by Gipson and the EC is close now. _________________________________________________ Will the line be moved or will...
On Black Friday the Boardman, OH, Fin Fur Feather, recorded 162 in store gun sales.
Does week 14 - the Holiday Edition of ATA Held Hostage bring hope and cheer for the ATA Hostages? [ATTACH] Thanksgiving came with the hope of a...
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