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world fence news • august 2014 • 67 Bring your shotguns! Northern Ohio AFA to host sporting clay shoot The Northern Ohio Chapter of the American Fence Association will host a sporting clay shoot on Septem- ber 9, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Hill'nDale Club in Medina, Ohio. A steak dinner will follow at approximately 4:30 p.m. This year the club has installed a new "softer" course that will help first time and inexperienced shooters or anyone wishing to relax and shoot a less challenging course, the chapter reported. The harder course in the woods is available to anyone choosing it. The chapter notes that last year, the shoot had over 80 participants. Sporting clays is shot with a shot- gun of any gauge and any type. Over under, pump, side-by-side or semi au- tos are used. The club has ammunition and rental guns if you need them. Call ahead to Hill'nDale Club at 330-723- 5105 to reserve a shotgun. The various stations that you will go to will give you approximately 6 to 8 targets to shoot, and you can choose to shoot a course of 50 or 100 clay pi- geons. It doesn't matter whether you are an expert shot, or you have never shot a gun before. If you are a novice shooter, the chapter says it can team you up with an experienced compan- ion that will "coach" you through the event. The sporting clay event will be open to AFA members and non-mem- bers. The cost for the event is $55 per person, which includes dinner. Dinner alone is available at a cost of $25 per person. The chapter is asking spon- sors for door prizes and donations to defray the cost of the event. A spon- sorship form is available upon request. You should RSVP no later than August 25. Make checks out to the Northern Ohio AFA, and mail to Elyria Fence Inc., 230 Oberlin Rd., Elyria, Ohio 44035. 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