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Williams Shooting Range gets some shade
First of six portable shade structures erected on 200-yard rifle range Ryan Williams May 29, 2012 WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The Williams Shooting Range located in the cinder pit off Highway 64 at the east end of Williams doesn’t benefit from a lot of natural shade. But thanks to the work of Sheldon White’s Williams High School construction class along with the city of Williams and some local businesses, two portable shade structures were recently erected. The structures are the first of six to be built and are authorized through a special use permit from the Kaibab National Forest. Materials for…
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Shooting club to form non-profit organization
Volunteers needed to form board of directors, become range safety officers Ryan Williams March 31, 2010 WILLIAMS – A working shooting range open to the public in Williams could be a reality. But in order for the range to come to fruition, volunteers are needed. Toward the end of 2009, the city of Williams was granted a conditional use permit from the Kaibab National Forest to host shooting events at the cinder pit shooting range located on the west side of Highway 64 approximately a half mile north of Interstate 40. The permit was made possible partly through the efforts of a…
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Cinder pit transformed into shooting range
Kaibab forest grants conditional use permit Ryan Williams September 29, 2009 WILLIAMS – The city of Williams was recently granted a conditional use permit from the Kaibab National Forest to host shooting events at the cinder pit located on the west side of Highway 64 approximately a half mile north of Interstate 40. The pit has been used as a shooting range for a number of years for training purposes by law enforcement agencies including the Williams Police Department, DPS and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, but has not been open for public use. The city of Williams Parks and Recreation Commission…
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Aiming for a real need
Northern Arizona shooting range far away on the horizon By Russ Walton October 5, 2006 With all of the hunters northern Arizona caters to and all the firearms enthusiasts normally found in rural areas, it stands to reason that a public shooting range facility in the region would do well. So why isn’t there one yet? The answer is two-fold ‹ red tape and public opinion. In our state, public shooting ranges fall under the direction of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The closest current public shooting range is the Ben Avery facility just north of Phoenix proper and…
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