Nice warm Arizona winter weather greeted shooters on Wednesday January 11 to the Ben Avery Clay Target Center North of Phoenix with good weather for the most part of the week through Sunday.  Over 20 squads shot the Singles on Saturday with 4 199’s tying.  Shooters agreed to declare themselves as co-champions and then accepted Category and Class titles.  During the week Chester Nelson won first days D with a 95 and lost on a flip with Leonard Raddohl breaking a 181 tied on Saturday’s singles.  Chester Nelson and Leonard Raddohl were the only ND shooters at the shoot.  Other North Dakotan’s I’ve seen or have heard they are  on the chain are Orrin Johnson, Marlin Egeland, Carl Anderson, Don Ackerson and Jim Harchenko.  Gerald Wendel is expected in town next week although because of recent major surgery he will be doing more visiting than shooting this winter.

 Other ND shooters expected to join the Winter Chain at least for the Spring Grand are Dennis Powell, Tim Kaffar,  Jason Folvag, Jeff Wagner, Bill Suda, Greg Vaage, Brian and JoMarie Knutson, Dennis and Jan Klipfel, Bob Reis and Cody Tangsrud. 

 This week the chain travels to Casa Grande then the next week it is the PIN shoot in Tucson.

 Chet Nelson