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North Central | September 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

Central Regional Director—Philip Gray
(740) 773-4119; pgray@nrahq.org

Midwest Regional Director—Tom Ulik
(507) 895-9407; tulik@nrahq.org

IA, NE—Tim Bacon
(515) 576-1285; tbacon@nrahq.org

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

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

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

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

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

MN—Scott Lembke
(218) 844-2000; slembke@nrahq.org

ND, SD—Clay Pederson
(701) 522-9622; cpederson@nrahq.org

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

Southern OH—Walt Ingram
(740) 335-2445; wingram@nrahq.org

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


LAW ENFORCEMENT

Training
Public and private officers interested in becoming firearm instructors should attend one of NRA’s Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor Development Schools, designed to enhance the instructors’ firearm knowledge and handling skills, as well as prepare them to develop effective training programs. Restricted to law enforcement officers only.

SEPT. 8—HARRISON, OH
(Approved)

SEPT. 14—LINCOLN, NE
(Approved)

Training

Women’s Events
Women On Target creates opportunities, educates and mentors women’s responsible participation in recreational shooting and hunting. The program offers fun, non-competitive instructional shooting clinics and hunts. For more information, contact the person listed or call (800) 861-1166. Call early to reserve your spot—Women On Target clinics fill up fast!

SEPT. 13—BAY CITY, MI
Instructional Shooting Clinic (Pistol, Rifle)
Thomas Monto (989) 894-6691

SEPT. 13—PLYMOUTH, MI
Instructional Shooting Clinic
(Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun)
Karen Petzold (248) 486-9532

SEPT. 13—MANKATO, MN
Instructional Shooting Clinic (Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun)
Rick Bruels (507) 381-0930

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 Ass’n
Don A. Moran, President
P. O. Box 637, Chatsworth, IL 60921
(815) 635-3198, president@isra.org
www.isra.org

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

Iowa State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n
John Klopfenstein, President
606 S. Harrison Pl., Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
johnklop@interl.net
www.iowastateriflepistol.org

Michigan Rifle & Pistol Ass’n
Leo Cebula, President
P. O. Box 530637, Livonia, MI 48153
(269) 781-1223; lcebula@hotmail.com
www.michrpa.com

Minnesota Rifle & Revolver Ass’n
George Minerich, President
14500 45th St., N.E., Foley, MN 56329
(320) 968-6898; minerich@ecenet.com
www.mrra.org

Nebraska Shooting Sports 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
Eric Pueppke, President
P.O. Box 228, Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 967-8450; cpueppke@polarcomm.com
www.ndssa.org

Ohio Rifle & Pistol Ass’n
David Johnson, President
P. O. Box 571, Dayton, OH 45409
(513) 934-1468; dajohns37@embarqmail.com www.orpa.net

South Dakota Shooting Sports Ass’n
B.J. McGuire, President
P. O. Box 3, Dell Rapids, SD 57022
bj@sdshootingsports.com
www.sdshootingsports.com

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