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about $13,000 to purchaseprizes. Using this money, thestaff was able to provide morethan $30,000 in retail value onthe prize table. Prizes are dividedinto tlu-ee categories: donations,discount purchases,and cash.Direct donations of merchandiseby manufacturers obviouslyprovides the best value tothe match. Manufacturers areoverwhelmed with requests fordonations from all types ofevents and have been limitingthe amount available to ourmatches. Since this year's Mile-Hi was also an Area Championship,we also benefited fromUSPSA's efforts of soliciting SeriesSponsors for prizes.The major portion of theprize table is supplied throughdiscount purchases from majorsuppliers that offer prizes at 50percent or less of retail price tothe match. A small number of13'THE RO-1 Quick Patch -21-2-1Ns y S195,AND /QUICK PATCH PASTERSAUTOMATED TARGET REPAIR SYSTEMFIX 'EM AS FAST AS YOU SHOOT 'EMNo more wasted time patching targetsQUICK PATCH PASTERScontributors will offer cash forthe table.E3anquet - 1V/3The Mile-Hi Showdown wasdesignated the North WestArea 1 Championship. TheArea 1 bylaws require thematch director to provide anawards banquet, the cost ofwhich can rtm from as low as$15 to more than $20 per person.The banquet offers theshooters and their families anopportunity to socialize andshare match experiences withother competitors. As the cost ofmatches has increased over theyears, the value of the banquethas come in question by theArea 1 committee. A change inthe bylaws has been proposedby the committee to make thebanquet optional at the discretionof the match director. If thebanquet was eliminated, thematch fee could be lowered$ 89.99Brown - Black - VVhite RI 500 $1.5012 Pack Brown only - $16.95More Fine Products:Safariland, Gilmore, Para-Ord. Mags,Frame Saver Guide Rod, Speed Timer 3000Once Fired Brass,Ultra Brass PolishJames DeCristo Enterprises8625 Willow Dr, Rome N.Y. 13440Email - rolnatch(&fitenet.comBank Ck or M.0COD + 4.75315-337-7610 10am-2pm / 315-337-0983 6pm-lOpmand/or additional money wouldbe available for the prize table.Materials - 12%The 1996 Mile-Hi consumed1,500 targets, cases of brown,white, and black tape, and morethan $1,000 in construction materialsto build stages. Competitorshave come to expect Areamatches to offer stages andshooting that can't be seen anywherebut at the Nationals. TheMile-Hi attempts to offer thehighest level of competition ofany match in both challengeand enjoyment. The materialscategory also includes thingslike the trash pickup and Porta-Pottys that are essential to anysuccessful competition.Fees - 9°/0An Area Championship is aUSPSA Tournament-levelmatch, which requires that $5per shooter be submitted toUSPSA as mission count. In additionto national fees, the hostrange charges for each shooter.In addition, this match, like allothers in the Eastern ColoradoSection, pays a per-shooter feeto the section to support sectionactivities.Printing/Postage/Advertising- 7%Printing and postage representa significant cost to anymatch. Everything from the initialmailing of applications tothe printing of match books,scoresheets, and results requiresat least 300 copies. Wehave been able to get significantdiscounts from local suppliersbecause of the volume ofwork . Also, the Mile-Hi, likemost major matches, advertisesin Front Sight. USPSA chargesa fee for advertising in themagazine. (Area championshipsmay run one half-page ad freePage 18 September/October 1996