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Regional Report Home

North Central | April 2008

SPECIAL EVENTS

Friends of NRA
Friends of NRA banquets are key grassroots events that support thousands of community services related to firearm education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, range improvements, youth marksmanship and law enforcement. For more information on upcoming events in your area, please contact your local field representative, call (800) 672-3888, ext. 1354 or visit www.friendsofnra.org

North Central Region Director—Tom Ulik
(507) 895-9407; tulik@nrahq.org

OH—Lloyd Edwards
(419) 646-3669; ledwards@nrahq.org

Southern OH—Phillip Gray
(740) 773-4119; pgray@nrahq.org

IN—John Crone
(317) 946-7260; jcrone@nrahq.org

IL—Mike Huber
(815) 635-3321; mhuber@nrahq.org

Southern IL—Wayne Steele
(217) 233-6784; wsteele@nrahq.org

MI—Don Bassett
(231) 839-1055; dbassett@nrahq.org

Southern MI—Allan Herman
(989) 686-3013; aherman@nrahq.org

WI—Scott Taetsch
(715) 873-3360; staetsch@nrahq.org

IA, NE—Tim Bacon
(515) 332-1285; tbacon@nrahq.org


SPECIAL ALERT

Women’s Wilderness Escape
JULY 16-24—RATON, NM

The first annual NRA Women’s Wilderness Escape will be held July 16-24, 2008, at the NRA Whittington Center in scenic Raton, New Mexico.  The Wilderness Escape provides women 18 and older with exposure to a wide variety of shooting sports, hunting and outdoor-related activities. Participants will learn to shoot rifle silhouette, scoped/tactical carbine, long-range high power rifle, conventional and tactical pistol, historic firearms, shotgun (trap or skeet) and archery. Outdoor activities include camping, survival training, game calling, game habitat, hunter education and western cowgirl history. Food, housing, guns, ammunition, targets, classes, camping, mock hunt, evening activities, instructors, demonstrations and adventures are all included in the $975 fee. Travel to and from location is not included. Space is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Call Patricia Zollman at (800) 861-1166 or visit www.nrahq.org/women/wilderness_escape.asp


State Associations

NRA-affiliated state associations promote and support the purposes, objectives, policies and programs of the NRA. For more information, contact your state association listed below, or logon to www.nrahq.org/clubs/index.asp

Illinois State Rifle Association, Inc.
Don A. Moran, President
P.O. Box 637, Chatsworth, IL 60921
(815) 635-3198, president@isra.org
www.isra.org

Indiana State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.
Jerry Wehner, President
7527 State Route 56, Rising Sun, IN 47040
(812) 534-3258, president@isrpa.org
www.isrpa.org

Iowa State Rifle & Pistol Association
John Klopfenstein, President
606 S. Harrison Place, Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
Johnklop@interl.net
www.iowastateriflepistol.org

Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association
Leo Cebula, President
P.O. Box 530637, Livonia, MI 48153-0637
(888) 655-6772, lcebula@hotmail.com
www.michrpa.com

Minnesota Rifle & Revolver Association, Inc.
George Minerich, President
14500 45th Street, NE, Foley, MN 56329
(320) 968-6898, Minerich@ecenet.com
www.mrra.org

Nebraska Shooting Sports Ass’n
Charlie Weisleder, President
P.O. Box 9275, Albuquerque, NM 87119
(505) 877-6128; gunweis@aol.com www.nmssa.org

Nebraska State Rifle Ass’n
Ronald L. Grapes, President
P.O. Box 1585
3407 - 19th Ave., Kearney, NE 68848
(308) 237-7902; rlgrapes@frontiernet.net

North Dakota Shooting Sports Ass’n
Walt Fairbanks, President
5515 6th Avenue. S.W., Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 673-3321; upnorth@bektel.com
www.ndssa.org

Ohio Rifle & Pistol Ass’n
G. Martin Capito, Sr., President
1185 Swartz Road, Akron, OH 44306-4224
(330) 773-2989; capito@lek.net
www.orpa.net

South Dakota Shooting Sports Ass’n
Doug Stratton, President
P.O. Box 421, Deadwood, SD 57732
(605) 578-2412; dgstrat@mato.com
www.blackhills.com/sdssa

Wisconsin Rifle & Pistol Ass’n
Eric Obermeyer, President
P.O. Box 320173, Franklin, WI 53132
(414) 529-3807; ejobermeyer@yahoo.com
www.wrpa.com


2008 NRA Annual Meetings
• May 15-18 •  Louisville, Ky

For hotel accommodations at the NRA Annual Meetings, visit www.nraam.org. Housing opens June 1, 2007.

 



AREA SHOOTS

PISTOL
CANTON, OH
CHILLICOTHE, IL

SMALLBORE RIFLE
DEPERE, WI
COLUMBUS, OH


AIRGUN
AKRON, OH
MARSHALLTOWN, IA


HIGH POWER RIFLE
FREEDOM, IN
EAU CLAIRE, WI


SILHOUETTE
ALMA, MI
YPSILANTI, MI

 

 




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For more information, call Tonia Forte at
(703) 267-1466.

A PLACE TO SHOOT

Area Range Facility
Randomly selected listings of shooting ranges that are open to the public will appear here periodically. To include your range, send the facility name, telephone number, city and state to: “A Place To Shoot,” NRA Publications Division, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-9400. For detailed information on the facilities listed below, call the accompanying numbers. For information on other shooting facilities in your area, call NRA Clubs and Associations at (800) 672-2582.

Bullet Stop Gun Shop
22100 Harlem Road
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 654-7550
bulletstop@inwave.com

Burnsville Pistol Range
14300 Ewing Avenue
Burnsville, MN
(952) 890-6228
rchird@real-time.com

Custom Cop Corporation
7731 E. 1000 N.
Indianapolis, IN 46259
(317) 862-3237
jamesrheath@aol.com

Metro Gun Club
10601 Naples Street
Blaine, MN 55449
(763) 786-5880

GUN SHOWS

APRIL 4-6 ANTIGO, WI
Ice Arena, Bob & Rocco Shows
(608) 752-6677

APRIL 5-6 LIMA, OH
Lima Fairgrounds, Tri-State Gun Collectors
(419) 647-0067

APRIL 5-6 MASSILON, OH
Knights of Columbus Hall, Stark Gun Collectors
(330) 833-2483

APRIL 5-6 SHARONVILLE, OH
Convention Center, Goodman Gun Shows
(502) 538-3900

APRIL 11-13 MILWAUKEE, WI
City Sports Complex, Bob & Rocco Shows
(608) 752-6677

APRIL 12-13 COLUMBUS, OH
Westland Mall, P.R.O. Gun Shows
(614) 523-7767

APRIL 12-13 RAPID CITY, SD
Rushmore Civic Center,
Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Ass’n (605) 923-5191*

APRIL 12-13 NILES/WARREN, OH
Eastwood Mall Expo Center, Ohio Gun Shows
(330) 539-4247

APRIL 12-13 MAUMEE, OH
Lucas County Recreation Center, Maumee Valley Gun Collectors Ass’n (419) 893-1110

APRIL 13 ST. CHARLES-DEKALB, IL
Kane County Fairgrounds, Constellation
(815) 758-2773

APRIL 15 FORT WAYNE, IN
Allen County Fairgrounds, Midwest Gun Traders
(260) 833-2315*

APRIL 18-20 WAUKESHA, WI
Expo Forum, Bob & Rocco Shows
(608) 752-6677



APRIL 19-20 ST. PAUL, MN
State Fairgrounds, Minnesota Weapons Collectors
(612) 721-8976

APRIL 19-20 SOUTH BEND, IN
St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds, C. P. I., Inc.
(260) 483-6144

APRIL 19-20 MEDINA, OH
Medina County Fairgrounds, Conrad & Dowdell
(330) 948-4400

APRIL 19-20 NOVI, MI
Rock Financial Showplace,
Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Ass’n
(248) 676-2750

APRIL 20 LAKEMOOR, IL
Banquet Facility, Lakemoor Gun Show
(815) 363-9541

APRIL 25-27 ASHLAND, WI
Civic Center, Ray Kangas Productions
(715) 372-4654

APRIL 25-27 STURGEON BAY, WI
Fairgrounds, Bob & Rocco Shows
(608) 752-6677

APRIL 26-27 CLEVELAND/BEREA, OH
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Ohio Gun Shows
(330) 539-4247

APRIL 26-27 ST. CHARLES, IL
DuPage Expo Center, Midwest Antique Arms Show
(760) 202-4489*

*NRA Affiliate.
All others are NRA Recruiters.
For details, call (703) 267-3772.