Hi everyone. I want to start with some milestones Illinois shooters have reached. Jim Ketchum has shot 25,000 Singles and Gary Crowe has shot 25,000 Doubles. Mike Dennis has shot 100,000 Singles. Great shooting guys.
Illinois is well represented in the 20,000 targets in one year club. Leland Hassler, Mike Dennis, Dave Dressler, Mike Westjohn and Lawrence Gillum all shot at least 20,000 targets. That's 80 flats of shells. WOW. I really respect their dedication to our sport. Nice job.
I was looking at my latest issue of Trap and Field magazine and came across a page listing the AIM All-Stars, basically a list of the best AIM shooters in the country. As I looked at the names, I started to realize there were a lot of Illinois shooters listed on that page. I did some basic math and found 1/4 of those shooters were from Illinois. Boy, this is impressive to me. I knew the competition was tough, I just didn't realize how tough. Well done to all the AIM All-Stars, particularly to those from Illinois.
I was saddened to see in Trap and Field magazine that Jeff Brown has passed. Jeff would come down to Brittany Shooting Park from time to time and I always enjoyed talking and shooting with him. Rest well in Heaven.
Spring is just around the corner. Shoot well and support your local clubs.
Bill Duncan, ATA Delegate