By Chad D. Baus
On Saturday, August 26, I had the opportunity to attend a Clay Shoot/ Cookout fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell.
The family event was an afternoon filled with the sounds of children laughing and splashing in the backyard pond, friends and neighbors sharing tales of their summer vacation adventures, and the sharp reports from a host of shotguns. About 20 shooters (probably four times that many were present for the cookout) took turns attempting to dust one of the more than 2,000 clay targets that were thrown over a bean field and into a nearby woods.
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Secretary of State Blackwell and his wife Rosa broke out a pair of Beretta over-and-under shotguns immediately after arriving, and over the next hour or so both showed they are not only very accomplished trap shooters, but also a fun couple to be around. Blackwell seemed to take as much pleasure in cheering for a young boy, who broke his first target after receiving some instruction from his father, as he enjoyed his own success on the range.
As we leaned over the bed of my friend's pickup and watched others take their turn, I had an opportunity to talk with Mr. Blackwell.
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