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Show Page November HILL TOP TIMES 14 4. 1977 Club shoots continue traction mm for winter range By Homer Carpenter Hill Rod and Gun Club Publicity Director as club Tom Nixon, an ouin turned president, tstanding performance in general management by keeping all the other trials and tribulations of running the club as far as possible away the builders. This is pointed up by the fact that in from ma 4. jk-j- three ranges were 1976 'It. available for hosting the Utah State Skeet Tournament. He also is an expert carpenter and assisted in cement layout and general construction. At the present time, three ranges are complete and the cement block buildings and surface work completed for the fourth and final range. As Bob and Lynn Walker, Tom Nixon and half a hundred willing hands of volunteer help are forced to a halt by in- clement weather, plans are already being made for a new start, and hopefully, completion of the project in 1978. In the future are a new clubhouse, better storage As winter draws near once again, the work force at the Hill Rod and Gun Club will be forced to hang up their tools until spring. ' the old was broken and range, ground three new ranges were started at the south end of the area allocated for this purpose. This is when the oustanding talents of Robert D. Walker, Skeet Director and Con- it While maintaining struction Foreman; I-- " w r i I f rci I NEARLY COMPLETE FACILITIES - Here is an overall view of Hill Rod and Gun Club's new skeet and trap ranges, as they are at the end of the 1977 construction year. (U.S. Air Force Photo) facilities, lights for night trap and-o- r skeet shooting, and concentration on new and better pistol and rifle ranges as soon as the skeet and trap facility in the west area has been completed. Everyone who has helped with this project has the satisfaction of knowing that they have helped to build the best skeet and trap ranges in the state of Utah. f Since 1975 club members have each year added more and better skeet and trap fields to the Hill Rod and Gun Club facility. r The ranges now available will be open all winter on Thursday evenings and Saturday and Sunday afternoons for your shooting pleasure. Come out and enjoy the new facilities at 9 a.m. on Nov. 19 by participating in the big Turkey Shoot of the Year. Turkeys and hams are the prizes offered, and hams can also be won without shooting by playing the splatter boards. don't need to be a member to participate! but a club card gets a lower shooting rate. You Accompanying this article are photos showing the results of countless hours of over and above time expended by club to make Hill's members facilities "top shooting ."y, Lynn" ' club former Walker, Tom and Nixon, president, club president, came to the ft -4- - v srr- g-- . - 'J ' - :..-.- - front. Bob Walker not only coordinated the many facets of the varied problems posed by such a gigantic undertaking; he also was first and foremost when the nail and driving, cement-pourin- g general mechanics of the construction were the orders of the day. EVEN THE PRESIDENT WORKS -- Tom L. Nixon (Plans and machine. Programs) builds a pier for a skeet target-throwin- g (Private Photo) -- V. r -- Lynn Walker, with his Uy - SHOOTING SKEET Lynn Walker, Bob Walker and Tom Nixon (1 to r) enjoy the results of shoot of a round of skeet on the new skeet and trap range at their work in a summer after-dut- y Hill. (U.S. Air Force Photo) ex- pertise at everything electrical, has been one of the mainstays in formulating Wfyx for wiring skeet machines, trap machines, and plans the clubhouse itself. To add to that brilliant performance he did most of the electrical installation and helped pour cement, build platforms and roofs over the skeet and trap houses. He also somehow found time to be at the elbow of anyone who needed assistance. i 1 ..4 t- V Hill racquetballers proved their mettle in the recent Rocky Mountain Championships held in Salt Lake City. With Edward Maw, a civil service retiree; and Programs, and Lynn Walker, Plans Itobert'I). Walker, Civil Engineering, lay a new sidewalk as part of the Hill Rod and Gun Club's facility construction project. (Private Photo) BACK-BENDIN- Raquetballers take two titles Hill ) G 200 defeated Jerry Hodgson to earn the Senior Singles title. Tom Nystrom, 6514th Test Sq., was defeated by the defending champ, but not until he reached the quarterfinals. top participants from Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Utah, the locals took two titles and a runner-u- p placing. Bob McNabb, 388th QMS, In the "B" doubles, McNabb teamed with Nystrom to defeat Harlsbad and Bernachi from the University of Utah to earn the championship title. Herb Martin, 2952nd CLSS, in the Novice was runner-u- p Division competition. It is obvious that the racquetball boom that has hit the base paid real dividends in community relations as Hill AFB players let it be known they are to be reckoned with in future racquetball com- petition. till I I lornets take double win from Mountain Home AF Hill's varsity basketball team opened the season last weekend with a pair of wins over visiting Mountain Home AFB, Id. 77-7- 8 Mountain Home invaded Hill Saturday with a well-season- ed tall team that averaged about 6 ft. 4 in. them a height advantage of three inches over the locals. Hill's cagers had only one-dapractice but still Mountain Home 81 to 80. edged giving y Although Hill was leading down the stretch, Mountain Home fought back until Moore put the game on ice with a driving layup in the final seconds. Hill Hornet scoring: Blue-14- , Austin-17- , Moore-14- , with Willett-11- , visitors off the court on Perkins-6- , Mathis-2- . Leading Pitts-8- , Pannell-7- Holmes-2- , scorers , and for Mountain Home were Carpenter with 2G and McCall 11. The Hornets Sunday with a 105-7- 7 blew the victory. "It was a real team effort," said Coach Bob Blount. "We adjusted to each individual's style of play and simply blended together. When you go over a hundred points, havi? four players in double figures and scoring from-aH'- of the a is good'lndication others, it that the team has it all together." Hill Willett-24- , scoring Austin-14- on , Sunday: Perkins- - 12, Blue-10- , Holmes-8- , Larrymore-6- , Pitts-9- , Moore-9- , Ma this-8- , and Hunter-5- . Mountain Home's McCall was high point man for the game with 36 while Carpenter, high point man on Saturday, came through with 9 on Sunday in the losing cause. |