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After shooting league targets for
several years, Ken became interested and active in registered shooting when he
worked at the 1956 State Shoot in St. Cloud. He was a Charter Member of
the Central Minnesota Gun Club and served as a Director or Officer from 1958
through 1985. He was Vice-President of the club in 1967, President in
1968, and Treasurer from 1969 through 1975. These were the years when the
Central Minnesota Gun Club was active in assisting in development of the
Del-Tone Trap Range.
Ken became a Director of the Minnesota Trapshooting Association in 1965.
He was elected Vice-President in 1968, President in 1969, then again elected
Director. In 1975, he was appointed MTA Secretary and Treasurer and as
been elected to that office every year since. Ken arranged for and took care of
the entry, squadding and cashiering at the State shoots from 1965. He has
also been involved in the writing, printing and mailing of the State shoot
program for 25 years (1965 to present).
Ken helped a good many clubs get started with their club shooting, and when they
asked for help with a registered shoot, he assisted them any way he could,
including working with them at their shoot. His involvement with
trapshooting has won him several community service awards. In 1984, he was
honored with an award by the Minneapolis Gun Club for his dedicated service to
the Minnesota Trapshooting Association.
Even though Ken's shooting years were medically curtailed early, he had
registered 35,700 targets and earned several worthy trophies, including MTA
Class Championships in 1965 and '66, and has been on the Minnesota State and
Zone Teams several times.
