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The last 3 years, the ATA E.D. has been paid $517,150. 2016 $194,495 2015 $183,307 2014 $139,348 Total $517,150 Over $50,000 more...

This is just a small list of some items mysteriously missing from the WSRC. There are other lists but the guys in the trenches will only let me...

This is a heads up that a very peculiar list of items missing from the WSRC is being finalized by some of the staff in the trenches. Stay tuned....

I previously posted that there were trolleys missing according to ATA and IDNR officials. Not surprising tho is that a few on the site decided to do...

We have confirmed that three motels will be put up soon within walking distance of the Cardinal Center. I report. You decide. Merlo out

Just confirmed - shot curtains are going up at the Cardinal Center. The curtains will be going up from end to end. I report. You decide. Merlo...

The proud trolleys that once carried shooters around Vandalia and recently stored at the WSRC have vanished. Some think the trolleys were taken by...

The Illinois Governor Rauner was given an honorary ATA Life Membership. Previously he vetoed funds to repair the roads at the WSRC. No more funds...

Not sure how to interpret this. E. D. Gipson talking about a need for funds from the Potterfields. This could level the playing field with other...

Has the IDNR broken the agreement with the ATA again? At the executive meeting in December, President Burke questioned Gipson as to whether the...

The EC in executive session voted to give an endowment program $250,000 without consulting the board of directors. For those not in the know, the...

The ATA will not be collecting fees for the ISTA at the U. S. Open. Why is that? There may be many reasons. Or none at all. I report you decide....

So what is the purpose of the elevator Jack bought at the Cardinal Center? I report. You decide. Merlo out

Reports from trenches are - - - Cloverdale keeps having around 100 shooters for their small meat shoots. Strange they aren't giving out those All...

A demand for the official record of the after the grand meeting was given to the IDNR. According to the IDNR there were no minutes or notes taken....

Word out is that White Flyer will be the go to target for the Cardinal Center. The ink is now drying. I report. You decide. Merlo

Word on the street is that the Eurotargets were tested at the Cardinal Center this past week. They were at least flying and word is that they...

Deal, Injunction Trigger EndTo Skeet Target Patent Suit By Matthew Bultman Law360, New York (November 9, 2016, 8:42 PM EST) -- Reagent Chemical &...

Say it aint so Merlo! The scoop is Euro Targets may soon be flying around the Cardinal Center. Why should White Flyer get the business? After all...

I don't make this stuff up. You decide. Merlo out

The IDNR WSRC is scheduled for layoffs. Illinois seems to want out. They want outside management. The place was shuttered last year for a while....

I have been getting inundated with folks asking me if Monica was still with the IDNR directing things at the WSRC. Despite the false numbers that...

The next event is the rediscussion of an MOU that both parties have agreed to. Ah yes, I know I have posted two boring chapters of that. Round...

What do you get for vetoing ATA WSRC monies and shutting down the WSRC? For vetoing the road bill last year. For turning your back on the SCTP....

Last year it was mentioned to the IDNR in the minutes that the trap houses at the WSRC are sinking and or leaning. Has it been addressed by the...

Do ATA Executive Committee Members go to all the satellite grands? What do you think? You don't think the travel expenses are designed for the...

The U.S. Open "may" happen but it is the "how" that may be intriguing. The IDNR and ATA will not be collecting ISTA fees. Why not? The U.S. Open...

If you have not heard, the SCTP is signing a deal with the Cardinal Center for the next three years. What impact will this have? A big part of the...

Just a heads up. You are welcome to guess but it is coming.

I read some think it is plausible the ATA and or WSRC directors may not know the numbers of participants at the shoot. The lease between the groups...

Below you will see two pictures. The first picture shows the chart published by Trap and Field that shows the entry figures since 2009 for the...

Where will the SCTP hold their National Tournament and College National Tournaments in the future? The Cardinal Center stepped up to the plate when...

The electric bill for the WSRC is $100,000.00 for the month of August. A Walmart calculator puts the basic utilitites at $111,000.00 to open for...

If you are trying to compute the profit / loss for Sparta this year you may want these figures. The bill for water and sewage for August was close...

At the end of October the SCTP College Nationals will return to the Cardinal Center. Last year the CC was a last minute fill in after the WSRC was...

The ATA dealt with a company Pull 2012, which happened to have ties to an eventual ATA President. The ATA first paid mega dollars for a lease and...

I don't get it. Here is the time line. You decide. Phill Kiner posted some contents from a letter to Delegates regarding the investigation that...

Minutes are posted from a Executive Committee teleconference. It appears to be one subject only. 20 It was also noted that: 21 ▪ Ex-Officio Rob...

The SCTP surveyed their customer base which I surmise is the shooters or parents of shooters.

The 1784 entries in the 2016 GAH Event was 34 higher than the number of entries at the 1950 Grand American Handicap....

It is supposed to be a 10 year deal. Maybe others can add more information.

Brad is undergoing surgery to have a stent put in. Last report is that his heart is in good condition. More later.

The ATA will now be awarding the mega gun $16,500 to the president. There are still some lingering questions. Who got the guns before the vote?...

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Found this under the bridge. Almost all of this is delinquent. August will push it close to $500,000.00. Note: thanks to those that work hard to...

Why? Answer #1 : People in the trapshooting world care about their sport. Answer #2: Some people don't.

There has been an IDNR Director sighting at the Cardinal Center. No word as to why? A Monica sighting has been reported by a very reliable source...

The EC replied to the Illinois Attorney General with the following concerning the 2012 Pull discovery. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

In 2011 the ATA agreed to rent the campgrounds at the WSRC. The ATA pays for the campground up front. The years 2013 and 2014 cost the ATA...

I posted the $318K electric bill for the WSRC. What are the chances it gets paid before August?