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Ivy O’hern – Third Scholarship Recipient.

Ivy O’hern – Third Scholarship Recipient.

June 29, 2009 Jared Larsen

Our third scholarship recipient completed her 250 at Gunsite on June 19 with an M1 certificate. Ivy O’hern is 18 and a recent high school graduate from Americus, Georgia. She will be attending college in the fall and intends to become a physical therapist.

Ivy came to our attention through the recommendation of a mutual friend and wrote such a great letter to Janelle about her desire to take a class at Gunsite that we were thrilled to accomodate her. She came to Arizona accompanied by her parents and we had the pleasure of meeting them all and welcoming them into the Gunsite family.


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 Jeff and Jane Ellen, trying a little archery in Big Bear, 1938.
Jeff and Jane Ellen, trying a little archery in Big Bear, 1938.
Jack Weaver vs Thell Reed - a classic bout.
Jack Weaver vs Thell Reed - a classic bout.
Jeff and Ian Macfarlane with Buffalo. Okavango Delta, Botswana (no date)
Jeff and Ian Macfarlane with Buffalo. Okavango Delta, Botswana (no date)
Jeff met with Hans-Ulrich Rudel in Germany in 1978.
Jeff met with Hans-Ulrich Rudel in Germany in 1978.
Black Wildebeest, German South West Africa (Namibia), 1988
Black Wildebeest, German South West Africa (Namibia), 1988
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The Hudson and the Porsche taking a break during the summer trip across country, 1953.

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