As I am sure you have heard by now, the Board of Directors have voted to move the Illinois State Shoot to the last weekend of July. Due to both political and health concerns, the Board saw no way forward other than to move the shoot later into the shooting season. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our shooters.
I need to correct a mistake of mine. I incorrectly recognized Denise Dressler's Singles milestone by her maiden name of Stultz. I apologize to Denise, Dave and anyone else who was confused by my mistake.
I was deeply saddened to recently read that Joe Spradley had passed. I first met Joe at the Illinois State Shoot years ago when we both wanted to buy an old Remington trap gun. (Joe liked Remington's as much as I do.) I ended up with the gun, but much more importantly, I got to know Joe. If there is a dictionary of phrases, all you would need to do is put a picture of Joe next to the phrase "Class Act" and you've said it all. We will miss you, Joe. When I join you some day, we will find two high grade Remington's and shoot 50 bird derbies forever.
The country is starting to open up now and the shooting season is ramping up. Due to Illinois' plan to open, small clubs are going to be the way to go to shoot. Please support our small clubs as much as you can. We need them to survive this pandemic for our sport to grow.
Everyone stay safe.
Bill Duncan, ATA Delegate