GOOD NEWS FOR SHOOTERS!

        The Frederick County Zoning Board approved our plans for lights and electrical expansion throughout our home grounds.  We will now be able to have shoot-offs each evening under lights if necessary.

        In addition, we have approval to extend our existing building for bathrooms and to erect a new building to accommodate bathrooms and showers.  We also have approval to install water hydrants throughout our grounds.

        We are working to obtain a street address for our home grounds so that GPS devices can be used to locate our facilities for those who do not know where we are.

        We have come a long way in a little over a year, but we again need your financial help.  Donations are needed to continue and complete the work.  Please send any donation to:

        Home Grounds Improvement Fund

        c/o Paul Frank

        2410 Old Joppa Road

        Joppa, MD 21085

Fall Handicap Results for 2010 are posted

MARYLAND STATE HOME GROUNDS SHOOT

APRIL 3, 2010

            The Maryland State Sportsmen’s Association held a spring shoot at its home grounds in Thurmont on Saturday, April 3, 2010.  The shoot was managed by the officers of the Association and was worked by a large base of volunteer help from many of the gun clubs in Maryland.  The profits from this shoot will be donated toward further improvement of our home grounds.  Other shoots sponsored by MSSA will include the State Shoot held on June 23 through June 27 at Millington, a summer shoot on August 21 and 22 at our home grounds, and the Fall Handicap on September 4 and 5 at Millington.

            The weather for the shoot was gorgeous.  No one could have asked for better.  The turnout of shooters was fantastic.  The officers wished that they could have anticipated the huge numbers of shooters so that more banks could have been used. 

            The results of the shoot follow:

Event 1—Singles (118 shooters)

            Winner                        Dave Shaeffer (AA)   100

            AA                  T. G. Shepherd 98 flip over David Henry and Glen Funkhouser

            A                     John Crawford 99

            B                     Ed Zimmer 97

            C                     Fielder Armiger Jr. 95

            D                     Roger Jessee 88

            Lady                Janice Feaga(A) 97 over Cassie Hammond (AA) 97 forfeit

            Vet                  Paul Snyder (A) 98

            Sr. Vet             Ed Dietrich (B) 95

            Sub Jr              Cord Kisthardt (B) 95

            Junior              Osker Reynolds (C) 94

Event 2—Handicap (86 shooters)

            Winner                        Cord Kisthardt            (23) 95

18-21                              Harry Comer (18) 94

22-23                              Robert Knode (23) 90

24-25                              Paul Frank (24) 89

26-27                              David Shaeffer (27) 91

Lady                Elizabeth Evering (22) 80

Vet                  Thomas Jenkins (21) 85

Sr Vet              Thomas Janson (22.5) 87

Sub Jr              Ryan Wolfson (19) 82

Junior              Osker Reynolds (21) 93

Event 3—Doubles (32 shooters)

            Winner                        Steve Hawkins 94 (flip over Louis Goodwin)

            Runner Up      Louis Goodwin 94