We had such a great response to the Muller/Girl Scout Cookies Sale that Jim picked Two Winners!

From the CTSCA Mid-Winter Martyrdom shoot, the winner is....Ed Przysbyski!

From the FCFGPA Winter League, the winner is... Tom Zombardo!

Courtney Muller is selling Girl Scout Cookies.  Each box is $4 and part of the proceeds from each box will go to her troop.  You can even buy a box of cookies for the troops and they will send them directly to a serviceman.

Everybody that buys a box will be entered into a drawing for a set of three Muller Chokes OR a two hour lesson with Jim at either Dover Furnace or Fairfield County Fish & Game Protective Association with Fiocchi ammuntion provided.  The drawing will be held January 29th at Fairfield County Fish & Game.

An order form will be available at the January Travelers Shoot or contact Jim for details.  The cookies will be delivered to the March Travelers shoot.

Bruce Buck has a new book out entitled "Shotguns on Review: 38 Guns Tried & Tested".  Learn about the glamorous life as a gun writer and the best guns he's tried out in the last 10 years.

 Happy Easter

Judy Morris Selected Team USA Manager

Judy Morris of Hoboken, NJ, is the new team manager for NSCA Team USA. Morris replaces former Team USA manager, Jeff Demmon, who resigned recently after managing the team for four years.

The appointment was announced by Executive Council member Steve Schultz, chairman of the NSCA Advisory Council’s Awards Committee, which made the selection. “Judy has shown the ability to handle the job as a volunteer assistant to the previous team manager and is very familiar with the ins and outs of managing the teams,” said Schultz. “Her ability to provide seamless logistics to the team, coupled with her enthusiasm for fundraising, make Judy the perfect fit.”

Morris has been shooting sporting clays for seven years and registers about 4000 targets per year. “During that time, I have had the privilege of getting to know many of the past and present Team USA members,” she commented. “In 2008, I attended my first World FITASC event in Cyprus and was completely hooked on Team USA.”

The team manager serves as the liaison between Team USA members and the NSCA and is responsible for coordinating and managing the team for World Sporting and World FITASC events. The responsibilities include team competition coordination and planning, media relations, marketing, fundraising, management of team affairs, and all logistics and arrangements to field the teams.

“As team manager, my goals are to raise awareness of what Team USA is about so that NSCA members are proud to have a team and to demonstrate how the team can give back and help grow the sport,” Morris says. “To get the teams organized for the World Championships, there is an amazing amount of work involved – from filling the team slots to event registration, arranging travel, and securing gun permits – and I can’t wait to get started.”

Robert Crow, NSCA Director, also commented on the selection of Morris as the new Team USA manager. “Judy’s enthusiasm and expertise will make her a great team manager, and we’re pleased she has accepted this role,” he said. “On behalf of the association and previous teams, I also want to thank Jeff Demmon for serving the past four years in this position. Team USA made a great deal of progress and represented our association and our country well under his leadership.”

Attached is an article Henry S. F. Nachaj did for ClayshootingUSA a few years ago on the Connecticut Travelers.  Since that time we have added 5 Sporting Sportsman of the Year, countless Juniors, and have been shooting at some real world-class organizations.

Winter Triple Header #3

Unfortunately, it is my deepest and saddest duty to inform all of you that last Monday evening, on Halloween night, at approximately 6:30 pm, my sister Sara passed away.

At the time of the event she was in her own bed, in her Mother’s arms, and surrounded by her family. Sara had fought a valiant battle demonstrating exceptional courage, unparalleled stoicism, and eternal optimism. But due to the nature of the circumstance, much like the warriors at Masada, Sara was forced to redefine what victory could mean. For her, time became the new measure, and it’s forced extension, her mission. For those of you who have offered my Mother and myself sage advice during this time, we want you to know how much we appreciated it. For those of you who have provided and proffered everything from professional services to professional recommendations, expedited day to day requirements and needs, and afforded us the ability to maximize our time both for her and with her, my Mother and I are eternally grateful. For those of you that gave us just a minute diversion on the telephone, a joke, a story, a chance to step out of the intensity to re-group and refocus before going back in, we thank you. And for those of you that wondered why either my Mother or myself seemed unreachable or lost contact these past three years, neither of us wanted to violate Sara’s privacy, but now you know where we’ve been.

Due to scheduling constraints, Sara’s obituary ran in the Boston Globe on Thursday (I have attached it below), but it may not have been disseminated widely enough for all of you to be informed. I apologize for the impersonal nature of an email, but it was the best medium for both reaching all of you and to provide the Boston Globe materials.

If you knew Sara, you knew that she was obsessed and consumed with dogs, even attending the Westminster Kennel Club Show in New York. If you have a dog or see a dog, my Mother and I humbly ask that if you can, please spend a minute petting or playing with it and think of Sara. I think she would love that.

Sincerely,

Joshua Narins

SUSSMAN, Sara Beth (Narins) – of Rockville, MD, formerly of Weston, MA. Entered into rest October 31, 2011, age 38. Beloved wife of Lee Daniel Sussman of Rockville, MD. Loving daughter of Marjorie Ellen Shapiro of Weston, MA and Lyn Ross Narins of Norwalk, CT. Loving sister of Joshua Scott Narins of Weston, MA and Dr. Seth Craig Narins and his wife Luisa of Harrisburg, PA. Funeral services will be held at Stanetsky Memorial Chapels, 1668 Beacon Street, BROOKLINE on Thursday, November 3 (TODAY) at 12:00PM. Interment will follow at Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, MA. Memorial observance will follow interment. Charitable contributions in Sara’s memory may be made to Pawprints for Patients and Families, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 www.childrenshospital.org.

From http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/10/17/news/doc4e9b4e4a3c2f1...

COLEBROOK - A man was shot and killed during field dog training at the Harwinton Rod and Gun Club on McClave Road in Colebrook Sunday afternoon.

An official from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said State Police Troop B contacted DEEP shortly after 3 p.m. with a report of a shooting accident.

According to DEEP, the male victim was participating in field-dog training at the Harwinton Rod and Gun club when the accident occurred.  A DEEP official said the man was transported via Lifestar to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The victim was a 65-year-old male from Litchfield. No other details are available as to his identity, pending notification of family.

The DEEP is conducting an ongoing investigation into the incident.

UPDATE:

The Hartford Courant has identified the victim as Richard N. Lesniewski of Litchfield.