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Executive Officers

Steve Stiby

PRESIDENT

Bill Malcolm

VICE-PRESIDENT

Gord Kerr

SECRETARY TREASURER

Robert Blackburn

DIRECTOR

Barbara Sheldon

DIRECTOR

Neville Henderson

DIRECTOR

Florin Marinache

DIRECTOR

Basil Zmiyiwsky

DIRECTOR

Paul Shaw

A.T.A. DELEGATE

Gord Kerr

1st  ALTERNATE A.T.A. DELEGATE


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Presidents Message

 

Fellow Shooters:

As your new OPTA President, it is with great pride that I welcome you to the 91st Ontario Provincial Trapshooting Tournament. The Hamilton Gun Club will be hosting this event the weekend of July 31, August 1st to 2nd 2010.

I would like to thank our corporate sponsors and advertisers for their continued support and would encourage you to support them in return.

I would also like to thank the OPTA Directors and the ATA Delegates for their support and effort in the past year and in organizing this championship for the shooters of Ontario.

I would also like to thank my wife Cheryl without the love, support and understanding she has shown me over all the years I have served the shooting community, I could not do what I do.

As your new OPTA President it is my commitment to improve trapshooting in Ontario so that it may grow and flourish and to be a most enjoyable event for all. As you can imagine this position does keep me busy but please know that I am never too busy to listen to any shooter’s concerns and will do my best to make myself available.

 

Shoot Well

 

Steve Stiby

OPTA President

 

 


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Notice to All Shooters

 

1.   The O.P.T.A. General Meeting will he held after event #4 on Sunday, August 01, 2010 at the Hamilton Gun Club. All O.P.TA. members are urged to attend. Starting time will be 15 minutes after the end of event #4.

The election of 0.P.T.A. Directors and A.T.A. Delegates will be held at this time. NOTE: Any Motion from the floor during the AGM must have been presented to the OPTA Board prior to the AGM to be Vaalid.

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2.  O.P.T.A. 100 Straight Pins and 200 Straight Pins

 

The Ontario Provincial Trapshooting Association will again he awarding their 100 Straight Pins and 200 Straight Pins to all A.T.A. shooters who shoot their 100 or 200 straight at a registered shoot in Ontario and to all Ontario shooters, wherever they may shoot their 100 or 200 straight at an A.T.A. registered shoot, providing the date and location is given for other-than-Ontario shoots. One pin per shooter in his lifetime for 100 straight and 200 straight.   This information shall be given to the O.P.T.A. Secretary/Treasurer.

 

3.  Attendance pins will be provided to each shooter, while supplies last.

 

4.   With regard to changing target settings during the day, the shoot committee will instruct all personnel that A.T.A. rules will be followed and that targets will not be routinely checked and/or changed for any shooter merely upon that shooter's request. The goal is to have the best target possible, but "best" shall not be defined by individual preference.

 

5.   Shooters and spectators assume all risks of accidents.

 

6.      Ontario new shooters who intend to compete for the O.P.T.A. Resident New Shooter" trophy shall be defined as an Ontario resident who filed membership application with A.T.A. on or after September 1 of the previous year, and who has never registered targets before that date with any registered A.T.A. clay target organization.

7.      The previous year's AGM minutes will not be read at the AGM. Minutes and Financial Report will be posted in various areas. Any business arising from the minutes will be conducted at the AGM.

8.      All added money cheques(OPTA) will be null and void 30 days from date of issue.

9.       The Hamilton Gun Club will charge a $1.00 maintenance fee per event ( 6 events ) which will be included in the cost per target event.

10.  All entries for Sunday events 4 & 5 must be cashiered by 5 P.M. on Saturday July 31st. All entries for Monday event 6 must be cashiered by 5 P.M. Sunday August 1st . A penalty of $ 10.00 per event will apply if events not cashiered before hand.

 

 


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Trophy Committee

 

 Barbara Sheldon

 


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Shoot Committee

 

Steve Stiby    - Chairman

Gord Kerr

Neville Henderson

Bill Malcolm

Florin Marinache

Basil Zmiyiwsky

Robert Blackburn

Barbara Sheldon

Paul Shaw


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Handicap Committee

 

Paul Shaw, Chairman

Gord Kerr

Steve Stiby

Bill Malcolm

Basil Zmiyiwsky

Neville Henderson

Florin Marinache

Robert Blackburn

Barbara Sheldon


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O.P.T.A. Past Presidents


NAME

YEAR ELECTED

Hugh Lennox

1951

Tom  Oliver

1952

Ed Wladichuk

1953-1968

Bruce E. Stevens

1969-1970

Jack Henning

1971-1972

John Kaylor

1973-1974

Jerry Mariani

1975

Maurice J. Wainwright

1976-1981

Bruce C. Lyons

1982-1985

Jerry Mariani

1986-1987

John Van Heusden

1988-1989

Jerry Gilroy

1990

Jerry Mariani

1991-1992

Paul Shaw

1992-1994

Ray Norton

1994-1996

Brent Price

1996-1998

Ike Prokaska

1998-2000

W.L. (Smokey) Smith

2000-2007

Steve Stiby

2007-2010


 


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Special Events

 

As Special events and announcements become available they will be posted here!

 


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The first event of the day must have Three(3) contestants who compete and complete the first event, after which any subsequent event of the same day whether it is another singles, or handicap or doubles event(s)will still require three(3) contestants will be required to compete in and complete the event(s) for them to be registered.

Gun Club Executives should be aware of these Rule Changes by the ATA as they apply to any registered shoot.

 

1000 HANDICAP TARGET REVIEWS

Reviews are conducted by the ATA after each 1000 handicap targets to determine if a yardage reduction is required. If a shooter does not have an 89% average after removing the abnormal low scores a yardage reduction is generally offered, unless the shooter has been flagged for some other reason. In order to qualify for a yardage reduction the shooter must have shot at a minimum of 500 singles targets in the current shooting season. Many shooters did not know that a minimum number of singles targets is required to obtain a handicap yardage reduction.

 

 


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