The First Shot
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:51 pm
16 April 2010
One new article is posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0410/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays upcoming events and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest article posted is described below.
Gary Anderson Tribute Dinner Celebrates 10 Years of Leadership - Gary Anderson, who was appointed Director of Civilian Marksmanship in 1999, announced his retirement in December. He was honored at Anniston, Alabama, on 28 March at a Tribute Dinner one day after the close of the 2010 National Junior ROTC Air Rifle Championship - a program he fostered eight years earlier. While the face of marksmanship and firearms safety at the Civilian Marksmanship Program has changed from a single leader to an empowered team of CMP staffers, one thing is certain - Anderson's legacy and impact on CMP programs will remain forever indelible.
The soft-spoken Nebraskan, with the help of a creative staff, grew a fledgling national civilian marksmanship and firearms safety program into the premier organization of its kind today. The CMP's programs have touched hundreds of coaches and thousands of shooters across the US.
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CMP Shooters’ News will post links to published or posted articles about the shooting sports that appear in the public or shooting sports media. If you see an article that you think would be of interest to Shooters’ News readers, send us a link to celder@odcmp.com.
A shot at a win - Competition-in-Arms Program concludes Friday - By Hope Hodge, ENCToday.com - Every Marine knows how to shoot. But once a year, a marksmanship competition shows who does it the best. Marines from bases as far away as Hawaii and Japan spent the last three weeks at the Stone Bay shooting range to participate in the Marine Corps match of the Competition-in-Arms Program, a grueling contest among more than 80 of the best shooters in the service. Read the complete article at http://www.enctoday.com/news/span-77185 ... color.html.
Tyler is shooting for the big-time - Andrea Rivera, Arizona Daily Star - Tyler Rico hits his mark. Rico, a sophomore at Flowing Wells High School, set a new national shooting record late last month at the National JROTC Championship in Anniston, Ala. Competing for Flowing Wells' JROTC team, Rico earned a new overall record in the prone position for sporter-class air rifles by scoring 199-16 out of 200. He took 20 shots and hit his targets in a specific area 16 times to earn a score of 199-16. At the event, Rico and the other prone shooters fired at targets from 34 feet while lying on their stomachs. Rico's national record ranks high on his list of achievements, which is sure to grow as the 15-year-old aims for a chance to shoot in the Olympics. Read the complete article at http://azstarnet.com/news/local/northwe ... c1a42.html.
Local vet, condo resident honored with Patriot Award - Fallan Patterson, Special Correspondent, SunSentinel.com - World War II veteran William "Bill" Kling is a lover not fighter, in spite of his wartime achievements. Kling received the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Patriot Award on April 5 at the Fort Lauderdale City Commission chambers. The Plantation condo resident was presented the award, an M1 Garand rifle, by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who also nominated Kling for the honor along with the Civilian Marksmanship Program's CEO Charles Maddox. Read the complete article at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/browar ... 5456.story.
Register Now for the 2010 Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches - 8 – 16 May 2010 - The Official Program for the 2010 Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches hosted by the North Carolina Army National Guard at Camp Butner, North Carolina on 8-16 May is now available for online competitor registration at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4865 or view the complete program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/EasternGames.htm. This year the CMP has added a Range Officials Certification Program, a new Vintage Sniper Rifle Test Match, a Pistol Fundamentals Clinic and has continued the Three-Gun Aggregate Awards. Pre-registration is encouraged and an additional $5.00 per match will be charged for all registrations after May 1, 2010. We hope to see you on the firing line!
Range Officials Certification Program, Saturday, 8 May, 9:00AM - 11:00AM, Camp Butner, NC. The primary goal of the Range Officials Certification Programs is to provide every club and range with trained Line Officials, Pit Officials, and Range Safety officers. Secondary goals include providing experienced officials with a comprehensive range command handbook, alibi situation manual, and pit situation manual. As part of this certification process, you will receive a comprehensive training/reference handbook. This level one clinic will cost $10.00 and consist of classroom presentation and range work. To register, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4865.
New Distinguished Shooters. The CMP extends its congratulations to the following competitors for achieving this prestigious status! The most recent shooters to earn Distinguished Badges are listed below. To view the official list of all Distinguished shooters, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_distinguished.cgi.
Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge
335 Hannah Weatherford, Little Rock, AR
336 Michael Stroud, Des Moines, IA
337 Hannah Black, Yorktown, VA
338 Brandon Wicker, Des Moines, IA
339 Michael Hudson, Guyton, GA
340 Alessandra Williamson, King George, VA
341 Vincent Ford, Albuquerque, NM
342 Beatriz Santiago, McDonough, GA
343 Karina Schmidt, Louisville, KY
344 Connor Davis, Shelbyville, KY
The 2010 CMP Junior Air Rifle Camp schedule and application forms are posted on the CMP website! The dates for the highly popular summer camps were posted in early January and applications are coming in fast! 2010 camp openings remain at Anniston, AL (31 May - 4 June); Camp Perry, OH (7-11 June); Fort Benning, GA (CMP-AMU Advanced Smallbore Camp) (21-25 July); and Anniston, AL (19-23 July). Two of the six camps scheduled are now full so it is important to submit your applications as soon as possible. A new addition to the Summer Camp program is the Western Regional Outreach Clinics. There are openings in both the Linn, MO and Phoenix, AZ Clinics (15-17 July). Visit http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/camp.htm to view the 2010 schedule and application forms.
3PAR Junior Olympic Qualifiers Posted. For the past few months, State Three-Position Air Rifle Junior Olympic Championships have taken place around the country. The last of these matches will wrap up at the end of April. These state level matches are the first step in the qualification process for teams and individuals to participate in the National 3PAR Junior Olympics. The National is set to occur 8 – 13 July at the CMP Marksmanship Center – South, in Anniston, AL. Qualifying teams and individuals have been posted on the CMP website, and that information will continue to be posted as it comes in. Qualifying teams, as well as information about the 2010 3PAR Junior Olympics, has been posted at http://odcmp.com/3P/JO.htm. Results from the state level championships can be view at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchRes ... nation=AIR.
The CMP is now accepting registrations for the 2010 Daisy Invitational Air Gun Championship. This match is set to take place 4 – 6 July 2010 in Rogers, Arkansas. Information and a link to registration can be found at http://www.odcmp.com/3P/Daisy.htm.
Please Share. . .Forward this copy of CMP Shooters’ News to coaches, parents, friends and fellow shooters whom you know would enjoy reading it. They can also subscribe to these CMP email updates at http://clubs.odcmp.com/subscribe.
One new article is posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0410/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays upcoming events and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest article posted is described below.
Gary Anderson Tribute Dinner Celebrates 10 Years of Leadership - Gary Anderson, who was appointed Director of Civilian Marksmanship in 1999, announced his retirement in December. He was honored at Anniston, Alabama, on 28 March at a Tribute Dinner one day after the close of the 2010 National Junior ROTC Air Rifle Championship - a program he fostered eight years earlier. While the face of marksmanship and firearms safety at the Civilian Marksmanship Program has changed from a single leader to an empowered team of CMP staffers, one thing is certain - Anderson's legacy and impact on CMP programs will remain forever indelible.
The soft-spoken Nebraskan, with the help of a creative staff, grew a fledgling national civilian marksmanship and firearms safety program into the premier organization of its kind today. The CMP's programs have touched hundreds of coaches and thousands of shooters across the US.
More Details
CMP Shooters’ News will post links to published or posted articles about the shooting sports that appear in the public or shooting sports media. If you see an article that you think would be of interest to Shooters’ News readers, send us a link to celder@odcmp.com.
A shot at a win - Competition-in-Arms Program concludes Friday - By Hope Hodge, ENCToday.com - Every Marine knows how to shoot. But once a year, a marksmanship competition shows who does it the best. Marines from bases as far away as Hawaii and Japan spent the last three weeks at the Stone Bay shooting range to participate in the Marine Corps match of the Competition-in-Arms Program, a grueling contest among more than 80 of the best shooters in the service. Read the complete article at http://www.enctoday.com/news/span-77185 ... color.html.
Tyler is shooting for the big-time - Andrea Rivera, Arizona Daily Star - Tyler Rico hits his mark. Rico, a sophomore at Flowing Wells High School, set a new national shooting record late last month at the National JROTC Championship in Anniston, Ala. Competing for Flowing Wells' JROTC team, Rico earned a new overall record in the prone position for sporter-class air rifles by scoring 199-16 out of 200. He took 20 shots and hit his targets in a specific area 16 times to earn a score of 199-16. At the event, Rico and the other prone shooters fired at targets from 34 feet while lying on their stomachs. Rico's national record ranks high on his list of achievements, which is sure to grow as the 15-year-old aims for a chance to shoot in the Olympics. Read the complete article at http://azstarnet.com/news/local/northwe ... c1a42.html.
Local vet, condo resident honored with Patriot Award - Fallan Patterson, Special Correspondent, SunSentinel.com - World War II veteran William "Bill" Kling is a lover not fighter, in spite of his wartime achievements. Kling received the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Patriot Award on April 5 at the Fort Lauderdale City Commission chambers. The Plantation condo resident was presented the award, an M1 Garand rifle, by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who also nominated Kling for the honor along with the Civilian Marksmanship Program's CEO Charles Maddox. Read the complete article at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/browar ... 5456.story.
Register Now for the 2010 Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches - 8 – 16 May 2010 - The Official Program for the 2010 Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches hosted by the North Carolina Army National Guard at Camp Butner, North Carolina on 8-16 May is now available for online competitor registration at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4865 or view the complete program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/EasternGames.htm. This year the CMP has added a Range Officials Certification Program, a new Vintage Sniper Rifle Test Match, a Pistol Fundamentals Clinic and has continued the Three-Gun Aggregate Awards. Pre-registration is encouraged and an additional $5.00 per match will be charged for all registrations after May 1, 2010. We hope to see you on the firing line!
Range Officials Certification Program, Saturday, 8 May, 9:00AM - 11:00AM, Camp Butner, NC. The primary goal of the Range Officials Certification Programs is to provide every club and range with trained Line Officials, Pit Officials, and Range Safety officers. Secondary goals include providing experienced officials with a comprehensive range command handbook, alibi situation manual, and pit situation manual. As part of this certification process, you will receive a comprehensive training/reference handbook. This level one clinic will cost $10.00 and consist of classroom presentation and range work. To register, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=4865.
New Distinguished Shooters. The CMP extends its congratulations to the following competitors for achieving this prestigious status! The most recent shooters to earn Distinguished Badges are listed below. To view the official list of all Distinguished shooters, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_distinguished.cgi.
Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge
335 Hannah Weatherford, Little Rock, AR
336 Michael Stroud, Des Moines, IA
337 Hannah Black, Yorktown, VA
338 Brandon Wicker, Des Moines, IA
339 Michael Hudson, Guyton, GA
340 Alessandra Williamson, King George, VA
341 Vincent Ford, Albuquerque, NM
342 Beatriz Santiago, McDonough, GA
343 Karina Schmidt, Louisville, KY
344 Connor Davis, Shelbyville, KY
The 2010 CMP Junior Air Rifle Camp schedule and application forms are posted on the CMP website! The dates for the highly popular summer camps were posted in early January and applications are coming in fast! 2010 camp openings remain at Anniston, AL (31 May - 4 June); Camp Perry, OH (7-11 June); Fort Benning, GA (CMP-AMU Advanced Smallbore Camp) (21-25 July); and Anniston, AL (19-23 July). Two of the six camps scheduled are now full so it is important to submit your applications as soon as possible. A new addition to the Summer Camp program is the Western Regional Outreach Clinics. There are openings in both the Linn, MO and Phoenix, AZ Clinics (15-17 July). Visit http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/camp.htm to view the 2010 schedule and application forms.
3PAR Junior Olympic Qualifiers Posted. For the past few months, State Three-Position Air Rifle Junior Olympic Championships have taken place around the country. The last of these matches will wrap up at the end of April. These state level matches are the first step in the qualification process for teams and individuals to participate in the National 3PAR Junior Olympics. The National is set to occur 8 – 13 July at the CMP Marksmanship Center – South, in Anniston, AL. Qualifying teams and individuals have been posted on the CMP website, and that information will continue to be posted as it comes in. Qualifying teams, as well as information about the 2010 3PAR Junior Olympics, has been posted at http://odcmp.com/3P/JO.htm. Results from the state level championships can be view at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchRes ... nation=AIR.
The CMP is now accepting registrations for the 2010 Daisy Invitational Air Gun Championship. This match is set to take place 4 – 6 July 2010 in Rogers, Arkansas. Information and a link to registration can be found at http://www.odcmp.com/3P/Daisy.htm.
Please Share. . .Forward this copy of CMP Shooters’ News to coaches, parents, friends and fellow shooters whom you know would enjoy reading it. They can also subscribe to these CMP email updates at http://clubs.odcmp.com/subscribe.