You getting warm but only lukewarm.
Missing items vary such as pressure washer, picnic tables, and electronic equipment. These are IDNR owned items but.....they are items needed for...
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...
We have papers showing the trolleys were missing. We have seen correspondence saying the trolleys are now accounted for. We have not seen an...
Someone has asked if the trolleys are "still unaccounted for". I cannot say they are or are not. Only that the same official person(s) that...
I must be extremely clear. I have the facts! Thanks to all those in the trenches that get this information. I report. You decide. Merlo out
Any super sleuths out there that have the answers to this riddle please note that the trolleys are blue. It is about locating the right trolleys....
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...
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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...
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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....
But wait! That's not all. Last year the forum mentioned the needed road repairs. And look what appeared in the minutes. Do you remember...
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.
The mentioned is not me. He was a legend in the outdoor sports world on the west coast. I am just a hobo with news....
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...
I am posting this for username lord maker. The page below is from last year. Obviously the same format. The same system but no incorrect numbers...
Thanks. The info is given to me. You guys do the deciphering.
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...
The results reported to me were somewhere between 60% and 80% voted for the Cardinal Center.
Where will the SCTP hold their National Tournament and College National Tournaments in the future? The Cardinal Center stepped up to the plate when...
No one answered in the office. ;)
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...
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Bat, would you like the word "company" substituted for the word "corporation". I can have a mod do that. The questions in red remain the same....
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