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Show h County Page A4 July 14, 2006 The Summit County Bee Girls and Guns and a Whole Lot of Fun at The HVGC Annual Women's Shotgun Clinic On Saturday, July 8, twenty students attended the sixth annual Heber Valley Gun Club's Women Only Shotgun Clinic sponsored by the NRA "Women on Target," the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" and Sportsman's Warehouse. "This was an exceptionally upbeat, fun group," said one of the instructors, Jon Bradshaw. 'This group was hitting a lot more targets than most. It was a good group, a good day." "This is fantastic," said Jon Larson, of Sportsman's Warehouse. 'These women are having a great time. I want my wife to come to one of these. She would love it." After introductory remarks by Wendy Mair, of the hosting club, and Jon Larson, of Sportsman's Warehouse, the group gathered outside for group instruction featuring range and gun safety rules, shotgun anatomy, proper stance, gun mount and shooting fundamentals. The class was then divided into two groups and sent out to the trap fields with instructors to learn how to shoot. And learn they did. The youngest student, Megan Averett (age 9), of Kamas, has been accompanying her parents to the Heber Valley Gun Club and other area clubs for several years watch- ing them shoot competitively. She was anxious to learn how to shoot so she could join in the fun. She quickly learned how much easier it was to move to the target with proper stance and mount using her small 20 gauge break-open single barrel shotgun and was soon hitting many more targets than she was missing. One young lady, Emily Brinkerhoff, «of Heber Ciiy (age 17), and her mother, Sandra Brinkerhoff, came out to learn how to shoot the 20 gauge pump shotgun they recently inherited from a deceased loved one. "My brother loved this shotgun and enjoyed shooting it," said Sandy. "Now my daughter, Emily, enjoys shooting and I have friends who shoot. "So I came to this class so I could learn how to shoot my brother's gun and enjoy shooting with my friends and my daughter." Another mother/daughter duo, from Heber City, Stephanie and Anna Davidson, came to improve their shot gunning skills and to enjoy the afternoon together. They said they usually go target shooting with dad and two brothers and it was a treat to enjoy the afternoon together. One lady from Salt Lake City told us that she told her family she was going to a gardening class so that she could secretly learn how to shool. She wants to surprise them with her new shooting skills on the family's next target shooting outing, which she says she usually doesn't go on or doesn't participate in if she does go. "I came to make my mom happy," said Lauren Dunn (age 18), of Heber City. "She's been asking me for about five years now if I want to learn how to shoot and I always decline. But this time, I decided to go and try something new. And I was surprised that it was so much fun. I want to go again." Seven students said they were motivated to take the class because it sounded like fun and they wanted to learn a new outdoor activity. Six of the students took the class because they have family and friends who shoot recreationally and they wanted to learn so they could join in the fun. Five of the students took the class to improve their budding shotgun .skills and two of the students took the class because they were curious and wanted to learn about firearms in general. According to the survey forms ihe students filled out after the class, six of the students had previously fired rifles or handguns prior to the class but had never fired a shotgun before. Five of the students Girl Scouts of Utah Help Make Utah # 1 in Volunteering! Every year, volunteers in Utah of the Girl Scout program and its training is flexible on time and contribute approximately transforming power in the lives of available through workshops, self142,700,256 hours of service girls. 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Eleven of the students felt somewhat comfortable with firearms before the class and eight of those students reported th;il they felt much more comfonable with firearms after the class, while three still felt somewhat comfonable after the clinic. The five students who had never fired any kind of gun before the class understandably felt very uncomfortable with firearms prior to taking the class and all five reported feeling either somewhat to very comfortable after the class. All the students reported that they were very impressed with the quality of instruction and the emphasis on safety during the event. All of the students said that they would recommend this class to a friend and that they would attend another class like this one again in the future. After a couple of hours of breaking targets, everyone enjoyed a delicious catered lunch from Genulics Restaurant and Bakery featuring sandwiches with fresh baked bread, green salad, pasta salad and a variety of fresh baked Debra Abla, of Heber City, enjoys hitting her first target. She is pictured with instructor, Gene Ekenstam. cookies. Sportsman's Warehouse, Hunt'N Biz and NWTF "Women in the Outdoors" representatives gave out free T-shirts and hats to all the ladies and the volunteers. A shooting bag and shooting vest donated by Browning, a gift certificate for brunch at The Homestead, a gift certificate for Baja Cantina, two $50 gift cards from Sportsman's Warehouse and ten free practice round punch cards were raffled off. The Heber. Valley Gun Club will be featuring another shotgun clinic in October. The club is open for trapshooting practice rounds and games every Thursday starting at 6 p.m. Sporting clays are available by appointment for groups of six or more. For more information, please visit www.hebervalleygunclub.org or call (801) 377-3350. On Saturday. July 29, the Spanish Fork Gun Club will be hosting an all ladies trapshooting competition. For more information, please contact Karen Corey at (801) 5640270. Success Stories From Echo Resort Boyd Bird caught a 28-1/2 inch catfish on July 4 Ken Bilyeu, from Satatoga Springs, caught a 29 inch fish weighing 11-1/2 lbs. on July 8 Get High on HugsNOT DRUGS! Ray Wayman caught a 22 inch fish on July S See the 1 B4Os Came To Ufe With Music, Dance and Drama Under the Nauvoo Summer Stars. MAUVOO PAGEANT July 7th - August 4th Tuesday-Saturdays Pre-Shaw Celebration 7pm Performances 8:45 pm New Futures For Infants and Children With a Limb-Loss Toll Free (866)582-0966 Web address: www.kidscanDlav.com E-Mail: pdpr@sbcglobal.net WETC FIGHTING FOR \OURUFE 89O S . M a i n S t . , Heber City (435) 654-2352 American Heart Association Notice of Special Service District Board Vacancies - Peoa Recreation Veggie & Fruit Platters Special Service District to a secure retirement. ••&•••• ; j f > ; i ••;' - ' . •(-". myaaVJi' •' T—.'- For a recorded message of current rate information, call 1-800-4US BOND 1-800-487-2663 Takei_ Stock w ln Amerlc SAVINGS rig B0NDS W A public *TVke The Peoa Recreation Special Service District has three (3) vacancies on the Service District Board. The term of office begins in August, 2006 and ends December 31, 2009. Please submit your letter of interest or application to To: Summit County Special Districts Glen G. Thompson Summit County Treasurer P.O.Box 128 Coalville,UT 84017 435-336-3266 (W) 435-783-5248 (H) gthompson@,co.sumrnit.ut.us Application Deadline: July 25, 2006 Published in The Summit County Bee July 14 & 21, 2006 Home Cooked Chicken Decorative Cakes & Cookiec • •* Ice Cream Cakes Decorations on Aisle 1 Homemade Sandwiches Meat Trays |