Well, it’s mid-year already. AO Days has come and gone, it was a great weekend. I want to thank all hosts for their time and hard work. Our contests are well run and a lot of fun.
Some shooters make shooting low thirties easy, but it sure isn’t. Skill and hard work has produced many great thumbers in our sport. Congratulations to them.
As Chairman, I would not dictate to a host what target they want to use, but I wish we would use the Ohio target instead of the Blocker target as the target of choice. I believe the Ohio target would better level the playing field. Each shooter approaches the sport with a different agenda; to some, speed is the ultimate goal, to others, accuracy is the objective. The events and targets should reflect this diversity.
We have an awful lot of great people in this sport and I’m proud to know them. Tom

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OFDA Chairman’s Report

Hi Fellow Shooters!
OFDA seems to be on an upward swing. There are more contests than ever thanks to the new Southern Region. We have over 100 members, the most since I have been in the organization.
All the contests seem to be well organized and a lot of hard work is done by the clubs to make the shooters comfortable. Everyone seems to be having fun shooting, and that is the idea.
Although dates for contest have been set in time for most contests, many brochures have been late. Brochures with all the information have to be to the Chairman and Secretary 60 days prior to the contest, and to the membership 30 days prior to the contest. Start now to plan your contest for 2004.
Western wear is mandatory—our dress code is important to the image of our organization and sport. Polyester shirts and loafers are not western wear. Hopalong Cassidy and stars of his era should be our models for clothing. Most discount and farm stores sell western clothes at a very reasonable cost. Check them out. I’m going to buy a new cowboy shirt for the next shoot, how about the rest of you?
Hope to see all 100 members at the next contest.
Harry B.

EDITOR’S TIME

Red’s shoot was a very successful one, and Congratulations to Smitty and Susie, who took the contest both days, and walked away with the Georgia State Championship! Susie was a heavy hitter both days of the contest, and Smitty was a heavy hitter on Sunday. Looks like Smitty ‘s twenty-year plan are coming together.
Gene Autry Days was a great shoot! Due in part to our host: The Lawman Gunfighter, and his side kick- Nola. They put on a great contest, and made it a good time for all of us. Congratulations to Howard and Mindy who won the contest, both days. Mindy was a heavy hitter on Saturday, and Howard a heavy hitter both days of the contest. We are all looking forwards to the shoot next year!
The Banshees fun shoot was a successful one. Everyone had a great time! Thank you to our hosts Dale and Susie. Let’s do it again, next year!
Bart and Bev Stack held a very enjoyable contest. The plaques were very creative. And we all had a great time. This is another contest to look forwards to next year!
Annie Oakley Days was huge success. And there was a big turnout of shooters. It was great to see everyone. Two new women shooters joined us, and in total there were fifteen women.
See everyone at the next contest. Which will be Jethro’s Aug. 23 & 24, held at Hall’s in TN.

THE SPORTMAN’S PRAYER

In the battles that goes thru life, I ask but a field that is fair.
A chance that is equal with all my strife. A courage to strive and to dare.
And if I should win, let it be by the code, with my faith and my honor held high.
And if I should lose, let me stand by the road, and cheer as the winners go by.

Georgia State Championship
Macon, Georgia
May 24, 2003
Men’s Division
1 Smitty Polhill 13.393
2 Shawn Van Beber 13.703
3 Jim Yurasek 14.241
4 Harry Ballengee 14.436
5 Dennis (Smiley) Walton 14.755
6 Jim Hall 15.734
7 Ron Zimmerman 15.888
8 Ray Cantrell 16.189
9 Dale Searls 16.725
10 Wm. Boyd Van Beber 16.734
11 Steve Francis 17.630
12 Tim Murphy 18.045
13 Max Buckhalter 18.119
14 Verd Stuckey 18.409
15 Mike Jenkins 18.754
16 Tom Davis 18.914
17 Adolf Spiegelhalter 19.848
18 Tom Buckhalter 19.905
19 David Horne 20.067
20 Joseph Nelson 20.671
21 Luke Meyer 20.793
22 Roy Meyer 21.500
23 Dan Sloan 22.218
24 Pop Frysinger 23.454
25 Christopher Zimmerly 23.923
26 Rick Jenkins 24.616
27 Ron Bretz 28.824
28 Trinity Oxnam 30.379
Women’s Division
1 Susie Searls 19.991
2 Sue Zimmerman 20.292
3 Vickie Spiegelhalter 20.892
4 Jeanne Buckhalter 21.783
5 Justy Davis 22.182
6 Karin Kanter 22.874
7 Patricia Horne 23.830
8 Gail Burgess 25.349
9 Missy Nelson 26.299
10 Louise Nelson 31.269
All events were shot at the Blocker Target
Heavy Hitters: Susie Searls
Congratulations to Susie Searls and Smitty Polhill

Red Jordan’s Shoot
Macon, Georgia
May 25, 2003
Men’s Division
1 Smitty Polhill 4.664
2 Jim Hall 5.853
3 Dennis (Smiley) Walton 5.936
4 Jim Yurasek 6.090
5 Dan Sloan 6.176
6 Steve Francis 6.414
7 Wm. Boyd Van Beber 6.443
8 Tim Murphy 6.829
9 Ray Cantrell 7.170
10 Joe Nelson 7.202
11 Shaun Van Beber 7.346
12 Dale Searls 7.354
13 Mike Jenkins 7.385
14 Adolf Spiegelhalter 7.387
15 Tom Buckhalter 7.605
16 Verd Stuckey 7.641
17 Luke Meyer 7.783
18 Harry Ballengee 7.809
19 Christopher Zimmerly 7.955
20 Max Buckhalter 7.956
21 Ron Zimmerman 8.141
22 Rick Jenkins 8.629
23 Larry Atcheson 8.807
24 Tom Davis 9.346
25 Roy Meyer 9.472
26 Pop Frysinger 9.483
27 David Horne 9.487
28 Jeff Duncan 11.180
29 Trinity Oxnam 14.401
Women’s Division
1 Susie Searls 8.387
2 Justy Davis 8.438
3 Karin Kanter 8.494
4 Vickie Spiegelhalter 8.724
5 Sue Zimmerman 8.923
6 Gail Burgess 8.994
7 Patricia Horne 9.081
8 Missy Nelson 10.245
9 Jeanne Buckhalter 10.918
10 Louise Nelson 14.099
All events were shot at the Blocker target.
Heavy Hitters: Susie Searls, Gail Burgess, Smitty Polhill, Jim Hall, Dennis Walton, Wm. Boyd Van Beber, Dale Searls and Adolf Spiegelhalter
Congratulations to Susie Searls and Smitty Polhill – Georgia State Champions

Gene Autry Days
Ohio State Championship
OFTC
June 21, 2003
Hosted By: The Lawman Gunfighter
Women
1. Melinda Shingler 7.919
Men
1. Howard Shingler 6.510
2. Tom Blasgen 6.740
3. Phil McNaughton 6.934
4. Harry Ballengee 7.163
5. Ken Rich 7.355
6. Tom Crawford 7.806
7. Bill Sajovic 7.917
8. Dale Searls 8.020
9. Greg Knick 8.047
10. Scott Reed 8.302
11. Ron Zimmerman 8.539
12. Neil Preston 8.600
13. Jim Yurasek 8.982
14. Bart Stack 9.054
15. Verd Stuckey 10.280
16. Ron Bretz 10.412
17. Leo Hooper 10.594
18. Terry Preston 11.735
Congratulations to the 2003 Ohio State Thumbing Champions!
HOWARD SHINGLER & MELINDA SHINGLER
Heavy Hitters: Tom Blasgen & Phil McNaughton Great Shooting Guys!!!

Gene Autry Days
Saturday, June 21, 2003
Hosted by: The Lawman Gunfighter
OFDA Sanctioned
Men’s Division
1 Howard Shingler 7.415
2 Paul Reginaldi 7.954
3 Ron Zimmerman 8.595
4 Greg Knick 9.023
5 Jim Yurasek 9.084
6 Tom Blasgen 9.331
7 Terry Baker 9.658
8 Bart Stack 10.468
9 Phil McNaughton 10.636
10 Tom Crawford 10.686
11 Verd Stuckey 10.762
12 Ken Rich 11.047
13 Ron Bretz 11.149
14 Bill Sajovic 11.326
15 Dale Searls 11.359
16 Harry Ballengee 11.742
17 Neil Preston 11.917
18 Leo Hooper 13.070
19 Charley Wise 13.362
20 Scott Reed 13.408
21 Duke Bonnett 15.467
22 Terry Preston 15.587
23 Fred Bratton 17.380
Women’s Division
1 Melinda Shingler 8.310
2 Sue Zimmerman 11.485
3 Susie Searls 11.539
4 Carol Bonnett 13.343
5 Kathy Crawford 13.842
All events were shot on the Blocker Target
Congratulations to Howard Shingler and Melinda Shingler

Gene Autry Days
Ohio State Championship
Hosted by: The Lawman Gunfighter
OFDA Sanctioned
Sunday, June 22, 2003
Men’s Division
1 Howard Shingler 7.111
2 Jim Yurasek 8.075
3 Greg Knick 8.146
4 Paul Reginaldi 8.548
5 Bill Sajovic 8.645
6 Ron Zimmerman 9.258
7 Ken Rich 9.276
8 Ron Paul Duning 9.523
9 Neil Preston 9.645
10 Terry Baker 9.889
11 Tom Blasgen 10.346
12 Leo Hooper 10.561
13 Duke Bonnett 10.620
14 Phil McNaughton 10.673
15 Bart Stack 10.752
16 Tom Crawford 10.965
17 Harry Ballengee 11.157
18 Dale Searls 11.410
19 Scott Reed 11.760
20 Ron Bretz 11.763
21 Verd Stuckey 12.239
22 Charley Wise 12.372
23 Fred Bratton 14.888
24 Terry Preston 16.142
Women’s Division
1 Melinda Shingler 9.621
2 Carol Bonnett 10.541
3 Sue Zimmerman 11.143
4 Susie Searls 12.057
5 Jennifer Knick 12.215
6 Kathy Crawford 12.348
7 Ramona Wise 12.874
All events were shot on the Blocker Target
Heavy Hitters: Howard Shingler, Jim Yurasek, Greg Knick, Bill Sajovic and Ken Rich
Congratulations to Howard Shingler and Melinda Shingler
Ohio State Champions for 2003

Shoot Out @ the C & H Corral
OFTC
June 21, 2003
Women
1. Justine Davis 9.562
2. Judy Jenkins 14.563
Men
1. Smitty Polhill 4.860
2. Steve Francis 6.600
3. Shaun Vanbeber 7.195 4. Jim Hall 8.752
5. William Boyd 10.467
6. Tom Davis 11.160
7. Pop Frysinger 11.273
8. Adolf Spiegelhalter 14.686

Shoot Out at the C.H. Corral
OFDA Sanctioned
June 21, 2003
Men’s Division
1 Shaun Van Beber 7.702
2 Jim Hall 8.209
3 Steve Francis 10.307
4 Boyd Van Beber 11.141
5 Tom Davis 11.812
6 Smitty Polhill 11,997
7 Mike Jenkins 12.790
8 Rick Jenkins 13.758
9 Adolf Spiegelhalter 13.847
10 Pop Frysinger 15.267
Women’s Division
1 Karin Kanter 12.012
2 Vicky Spiegelhalter 13.311
3 Bebe Polhill 13.609
4 Michelle Van Beber 14.234
5 Justine Davis 14.703
The wax events were shot on the Blocker target
Heavy Hitters: Shaun Van Beber and Jim Hall
Congratulations to Shaun Van Beber and Karin Kanter

Shoot Out at the C.H. Corral
OFDA Sanctioned
June 22, 2003
Men’s Division
1 Shaun Van Beber 5.050
2 Smitty Polhill 6.479
3 Boyd Van Beber 6.626
4 Steve Francis 7.246
5 Tom Davis 7.412
6 Rick Jenkins 7.495
7 Adolph Spiegelhalter 7.962
8 Pop Frysinger 8.428
9 Jim Hall 9.456
Women’s Division
1 Bebe Polhill 6.632
2 Karin Kanter 8.237
3 Michelle Van Beber 8.756
4 Justine Davis 8.899
5 Vicky Spiegelhalter 9.387
6 Sarah Hall 9.778
All events were shot at the Blocker target.
Heavy Hitters: Bebe Polhill, Michelle Van Beber, Shaun Van Beber, Boyd Van Beber, Rick Jenkins and Pop Frysinger
Congratulations to Shaun Van Beber and Bebe Polhill

PA State Thumbing Championship
July 12, 2003
Hosted By: The Allegheny Fast Draw Club
Women:
1. Jennifer Knick 7.418
2. Sue Zimmerman 14.342
Men:
1. Harry Ballengee 7.524
2. Phil McNaughton 7.572
3. Tom Crawford 7.614
4. Howard Shingler 7.775
5. Dale Searls 8.016
6. Greg Knick 8.149
7. Jim Yurasek 8.165
8. Bart Stack 8.544
9. Ron Bretz 8.953
10. Verd Stuckey 9.328
11. Ron Zimmermann 9.757
12. Leo Hooper 12.387
Congratulations to the 2003 PA State Thumbing Champions
Harry Ballengee & Jennifer Knick

Pennsylvania State Open Championship
July 13, 2003
Hosted by: Allegheny Fast Draw Club
OFDA Sanctioned
Men’s Division
1 Harry Ballengee 6.328
2 Jim Yurasek 6.358
3 Howard Shingler 6.409
4 Greg Knick 6.969
5 Phil McNaughton 7.660
6 Leo Hooper 7.695
7 Tom Crawford 7.904
8 Ron Paul Duning 7.977
9 Bart Stack 8.154
10 Ron Bretz 8.543
11 Ron Zimmerman 8.566
12 Dale Searls 8.752
13 Verd Stuckey 9.225
Women’s Division
1 Jennifer Knick 6.942
2 Kathy Crawford 8.621
3 Sue Zimmerman 8.768
4 Susie Searls 9.454
All events were shot on the Blocker target
Heavy Hitters: Kathy Crawford, Harry Ballengee, Jim Yurasek, Greg Knick and Tom Crawford
Congratulations to Harry Ballengee and Jennifer Knick

Congratulations also go to Greg Knick and Jennifer Knick for winning the two day combined to determine the 2003 Pennsylvania State Champions

C.H. Corral Shoot Out
Saturday, July 19, 2003
Hosted by The Hall’s
OFDA Sanctioned
Men’s Division
1 Wm. Boyd Van Beber 13.321
2 Smitty Polhill 13.330
3 Shaun Van Beber 13.331
4 Jim Hall 13.547
5 Harry Ballengee 14.257
6 Mike Jenkins 14.319
7 Tim Murphy 15.833
8 Adolf Spiegelhalter 16.694
9 Tom Davis 17.222
10 Rick Jenkins 17.691
Women’s Division
1 Vickie Spiegelhalter 17.772
2 Justine Davis 18.677
3 Sarah Hall 18.727
4 Michelle Van Beber 20.647
All wax events were shot on the Blocker Target
There were no Heavy Hitters
Congratulations to Wm. Boyd Van Beber and Vicki Spiegelhalter

C.H. Corrall Shoot Out
Sunday, July 20, 2003
Hosted by The Hall’s
OFDA Sanctioned
Men’s Division
1 Smitty Polhill 5.561
2 Shaun Van Beber 5.793
3 Wm. Boyd Van Beber 6.403
4 Jim Hall 6.939
5 Harry Ballengee 7.333
6 Mike Jenkins 7.359
7 Tim Murphy 7.396
8 Adolf Spiegelhalter 9.038
9 Tom Davis 9.483
10 Rick Jenkins 10.541
Women’s Division
1 Bebe Polhill 7.640
2 Justine Davis 8.978
3 Sarah Hall 9.337
4 Vickie Spiegelhalter 9.837
5 Michelle Van Beber 12.269
All events were shot on the Blocker Target
Heavy Hitters: Sarah Hall, Wm. Boyd Van Beber and Jim Hall
Congratulations to Bebe and Smitty Polhill, First Place Winners
and Congratulations to Smitty Polhill and Vickie Spiegelhalter
Overall Two Day Combined Winners

Annie Oakley Days
July 26, 2003
Hosted By: The Shawnee Bandits
Women:
1. Melinda Shingler 7.700
2. Jennifer Knick 8.726
3. Michelle Vanbeber 10.947
4. Cel Jones 12.099
5. Justy Davis 12.801 Men:
1. Smitty Polhill 4.848
2. G.W. Jones 6.006
3. Harry Ballengee 6.063
4. Howard Shingler 6.415
5. Shaun Vanbeber 6.978
6. Dennis Walton 7.307
7. Phil McNaughton 7.588
8. Dale Searls 7.646
9. Tom Crawford 7.650
10. Greg Knick 7.820
11. Tom Blasgen 8.157
12. Jim Yurasek 8.166
13. Leo Hooper 8.169
14. Bart Stack 8.381
15. Scott Reed 8.737
16. Rich Sorokaput 8.997
17. William Boyd 8.999
18. Ken Rich 9.035
19. Tom Davis 9.138
20. Ron Zimmerman 9.172
21. Verd Stuckey 9.552
22. Jimmie Donaldson 9.939
23. Tim Murphy 10.100
24. Ron Bretz 10.748
Heavy Hitters!!!!!……Smitty Polhill, Dale Searls & Bart Stack……Heavy Hitters!!!!!

Annie Oakley Days
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Hosted by The Shawnee Bandits
OFDA Sanctioned
Men’s Division
1 Shaun Van Beber 7.855
2 Ron Paul Duning 7.932
3 Greg Knick 8.339
4 Howard Shingler 8.391
5 Tim Murphy 8.694
6 Tom Blasgen 8.729
7 Jim Yurasek 8.753
8 Terry Baker 9.230
9 Dennis Walton 9.266
10 Ron Zimmerman 9.702
11 Harry Ballengee 9.911
12 Phil McNaughton 10.048
13 Bart Stack 10.147
14 Wm. Boyd Van Beber 10.368
15 Tom Crawford 10.525
16 Ken Rich 10.715
17 Verd Stuckey 10.798
18 Tom Davis 11.020
19 Dale Searls 11.291
20 Glen Knick 11.579
21 Smitty Polhill 11.806
22 Charley Wise 12.106
23 Jimmie Donaldson 12.182
24 Duke Bonnett 12.472
25 Adolf Spiegelhalter 12.497
26 G.W. Jones 12.524
27 Ron Bretz 12.643
28 Buck Akers 12.757
29 Leo Hooper 12.836
30 Rich Sorokaput 12.948
31 Fred Bratton 13.302
32 Scott Reed 14.514
Women’s Division
1 Jennifer Knick 9.217
2 Bebe Polhill 9.614
3 Melinda Shingler 10.014
4 Carol Bonnett 10.561
5 Cel Jones 11.561
6 Susie Searls 11.750
7 Kathy Crawford 11.829
8 Sue Zimmerman 12.111
9 Justy Davis 13.180
10 Ramona Wise 13.288
11 Karin Kanter 13.318
12 Michelle Van Beber 13.795
13 Vickie Spiegelhalter 15.283
14 Jan Moore 15.413
15 Judy Wagers 17.769
All events were shot on the Blocker Target
Heavy Hitters: Greg Knick, Tim Murphy, Tom Blasgen and Terry Baker
Congratulations Shaun Van Beber and Jennifer Knick