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Register for the Blaser Skeet Classic

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Registration for the 2018 Blaser Skeet Classic is now open. The event is March 15 – 18 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, TX. To sign up, download and complete the registration form, then mail it and your deposit to:

2018 Blaser Skeet Classic
Attn: Stephanie Haga
5931 Roft Road
San Antonio, TX 78253

Please note that shooters wishing to shoot together MUST send in deposits together.

RV Park: To reserve an RV space, contact the National Shooting Complex at 210-688-3371 Ext. 138 or email at nscrv@nssa-nsca.com. The NSC RV Park is open year-round and may be available at daily rates for early arrival to and late departure from this event. More information about RV rentals.

 

 

2018 Ladies Charity Skeet Classic Canceled

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Due to recent circumstances beyond their control, the organizers of the Ladies Charity Skeet Classic announce that they must cancel this year’s event, which was to have been held April 13-15, 2018. Unforeseen health situations have made it impossible for them to do the preparation in time for this year’s shoot.

Louise Terry and Barry Rich stated, “We do want to encourage the ladies who were planning to attend and who are interested to go ahead with the traditional ‘Cash for the Kids’ campaign in your home areas. Responding to suggestions from several of our participants in 2017, we expanded our 2018 target charities to include both Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) youth shooting programs and Ronald McDonald House Charities. Both are bona fide 501(c)(3) charities, so all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You, and any of your donors, will be able to specify a preference for their donation to be directed to one or the other, or both split 50/50.”

You can start your efforts anytime from now to April 15 and mail your proceeds to:

    Barry Rich
    388 Harper St.
    Chattanooga, TN 37405

Checks should be made payable to either Ronald McDonald House Charities or the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF). All donations will be acknowledged for tax purposes.

To recognize donors’ help in keeping their event going, the LCSC organization will award prizes to the top two ‘Cash for the Kids’ fundraisers.

“We realize there are a number of you who have already started to make plans to attend the shoot this April,” said Terry and Rich, “and we sincerely apologize for having to make this tough decision at this late moment. We will keep everyone informed as to future plans and our ‘Cash for the Kids’ results after April 15.

“Thank you to all of our ladies who have been past participants for your continued interest, your loyalty, and most of all for your support. We hope to have things back on track for 2019! If you have any questions, please give either of us a call or drop an email.”
 

Armed Services Shoot at Tucson Trap and Skeet

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The annual Armed Services Skeet Championships moves to Arizona this year, as Tucson Trap and Skeet Club does the honors as host May 14-18. Registration will open February 1.

The ASSC is open to all U.S. Active Duty, Reservists, and National Guard personnel, USCG, ROTC and Service Academy Cadets, retired military, honorably discharged veterans, NOAA and PHS personnel, dependents and spouses, and active foreign military personnel.

As is tradition, on the weekend prior to the Armed Services Shoot, May 11-13, the host club will hold the General Pletcher Open, a registered skeet event open to all NSSA members. Lt. General Kenneth E. Pletcher, USAF, was one of the key leaders who established the Armed Forces Skeet Association and was elected the first AFSA president, a position he held from 1975 to 1978.

NSSA military members should establish their military status with the NSSA so their membership card displays all concurrent classifications. If you have not yet done so, or if your status has changed, i.e., from Active Duty to Retired or Veteran, contact Michelle Lee, mlee@nssa-nsca.com, with your DD Form 214 or appropriate identification.

You can find registration forms for the ASSC and Pletcher Open on the Armed Forces Skeet Association’s new website at www.armedforcesskeet.com.

Mississippi Native Dick Hollaway Passes

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Richard “Dick” Thomas Hollaway passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett in Memphis, Tennessee after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Lee County, Mississippi, he was born in Tupelo on May 26, 1960, to Lee Thomas and Mary Nelle Wages Hollaway. He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1978. On June 4, 1983, he married Connie Smith.

Dick won numerous skeet and trap open titles during his lifetime, including the 28 Gauge World Skeet Championship in 1993. In 1995, he won the Champion of Champions event. In 1994 and 1996, he was a member of the NSSA All-American Team.

In 1997, Dick opened Whitetail Ridge Outdoors. He was in the inaugural class of the Mississippi Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame in 2014. Dick was also a licensed amateur ham radio operator whose call sign was N5IPI. Dick enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling with his wife. He attended Birmingham Ridge Baptist Church.

 

 

 

Texan Skeet Shooter Richard Haas Passes

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Richard Charles Haas, 69, of Lakeway, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, in Lakeway.

Richard attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a BBA in Marketing with the Class of 1970. Upon graduation he went to work for Mercantile Bank in Corpus Christi, then in the oil and gas industry for many years before starting his own business, Pinnacle Royalty and Operating Company.

He was an avid skeet shooter who won many awards and contributed a great deal to the community both by giving his time and providing financial support for youth shooters and the A&M shooting team. At the time of his death, he was the Vice President of Vortex Tools, LLC, and President of the recently established Poco Loco Operating, LLC.

Richard is preceded in death by his father, Richard E. Haas, his mother, Louise C. Haas, and his sister, Trevlyn J. Haas. He is survived by his wife, five daughters, a step-son, and eight grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a favorite charity of Richard’s.

For the full obituary, read here.

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