Union Sportsmen’s
Alliance shooting
tour makes first stop
in Oregon
GERVAIS, OR — Forty-six shoot-
ers of all skill levels took part in the
inaugural Union Sportsmen’s Al-
liance’s (USA) sporting clay shoot
held Oct. 15 at Mitchell’s Clay Target
Sports in Gervais.
Shooters from various unions, con-
tractors, family members, and outdoor
enthusiasts raised nearly $10,000 to
support the USA’s wildlife conserva-
tion projects.
The Gervais stop was part of
USA’s Pacific Northwest tour. On
Oct. 13, 74 shooters gathered in
Puyallup for the third annual Puget
Sound Clay Shoot hosted by the Inter-
national Association of Machinists.
That group raised $20,000 for wildlife
conservation projects.
Collectively, the two events drew
40 teams from across the Northwest
and garnered “significant community
support from nearly 20 sponsors,”
said USA Director of Events and
Fundraising Nate Whiteman.
A team from Scott Wealth Man-
agement — comprised of Casey Scott,
Craig Rhea, Carl “Skip” Zapffe, and
Dave Farley — took home the top
prize at the Gervais shoot with a score
of 333.
Finishing second, with a score of
263, was a team from Seattle-based
Boilermakers Local 104 — Lance
Hickey, Barry Stevahn, Isiah Willis,
and Brian Fenlon.
Third place went to a team from
Portland-based IBEW Local 125 —
Lucas Buyas, Mike McGriff, Ryan
Showerman, and Matt Unger. They
scored a 239.
Zapffe took top honors for individ-
ual shooters at Gervais, with a score
of 95. Keri Bryson, with IBEW Lo-
cal 125 Team C, captured top honors
for women with a score of 51.
In Puyallup, a team from Seattle-
based IBEW Local 46 — comprised
of Shawn and Lori Kuhns, Jason
Snodgrass, and Greg Zavoyna — took
home the top prize, with a score of
330.
Greg Howe from the Sunrise Den-
tal team was the top shooter, with a
score of 93. Lori Kuhns of the win-
ning Local 46 team was the top
woman shooter with a score of 88.
“We’re excited about the continued
growth of the Northwest portion of
our shooting tour,” Whiteman said.
“Not only did the events raise a signif-
icant amount of money to support our
conservation mission, but it united
union members from various commu-
nities for a great cause during a time
when union solidarity is crucial to the
labor movement.”
The Pacific Northwest events were
the 18th and 19th stops this year, part
of a 25-city tour covering 17 states,
including Alaska. The first event was
held Feb. 12 in Sunrise, Florida, and
the last one is scheduled for Dec. 10,
in Corona, California.
USA is a union-dedicated outdoor
organization whose members hunt,
fish, shoot and volunteer their skills
for conservation. The USA’s goal is to
unite the labor community to expand
and improve hunting and fishing ac-
cess and wildlife habitat throughout
North America.
[To see a full list of scores from the
USA’s shooting tour, go on line to
www.unionsportsmen.org/events.]
Team members from IBEW Local 125 — Jeff Cox, Sydney Cox, Cheryl
Neuman, and Keri Bryson competed against 42 other shooters at the USA’s
inaugural sporting clays shoot at Mitchell’s Clay Target Sports in Gervais.
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