Retired police officer seeks permit for gun store, shooting range
June 13, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
PATASKALA -- A sporting goods store specializing in firearms and firearm training could be coming to town.
A former Pataskala Police officer recently submitted plans for the store, The Bullet Ranch, to the city's zoning department.
Per the plans, the store would sell firearms, including pistols, shotguns and muzzle loaders, in addition to bows, ammunition, hunting and fishing licenses and firearm and bow accessories and gear.
The store also would have a classroom for firearm training and an indoor shooting range.
Steve Garavuso wants to build the store on the south side of Broad Street, on a vacant lot just east of Centennial Park Harley-Davidson.
The lot is zoned for general business, a category that allows stores selling firearms. However, Garavuso has asked the Pataskala Board of Zoning Appeals for a conditional use permit for the shooting range. The BZA intends to consider the request when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Without the conditional use permit, Garavuso does not intend to build the store. With the permit, he plans to move forward and employ six people.
"As business grows, I certainly plan and hope to hire some additional employees," he said.
Garavuso, who retired in 2009 after working for 14 years with the Pataskala Police Department, said he always dreamed of opening his own firearms store and training center in Pataskala.
"This is where I want to put it. I've got my family, my brother's family here. I'm very invested in the community," said Garavuso, who served as a firearms instructor with the police department.
The plans Garavuso submitted to the city call for the use of specific materials inside the range.
Heavy-duty 10-gauge steel bullet traps would prevent bullets from exiting the facility, and acoustic panels would silence the shooting.
Garavuso, meanwhile, said the store would offer a variety of training, including concealed-carry-permit classes and one-on-one training for particular firearms. Customers interested in trying out firearms before buying them also would have that opportunity, via firearm rentals.
"Everything someone buys in my store I'd want to make sure they know how to use it properly and securely," Garavuso said.
He added his store would fill a void in the area.
"There's nothing around Pataskala like this," Garavuso said. "There's (an indoor) range up in new Albany and (an indoor) range down in Lancaster.
Chad Klimack can be reached at (740) 927-3738 or cklimack@nncogannett.com.
Retired police officer seeks permit for gun store, shooting range
Stock Picks: Cablevision, Harley-Davidson, Men's Wearhouse, Shuffle Master
June 13, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Wall Street analyst opinions on stocks making headlines on June 10
Businessweek.com and Bloomberg News staff
Cablevision Systems: Wunderlich Securities equity analyst Matthew Harrigan maintained a buy rating on shares of Cablevision Systems (CVC) on June 10, with a price target of $33.50.
On June 9, Bloomberg News reported that Cablevision, the fifth-largest U.S. cable operator, is among seven bidders for Providence Equity Partners's Bresnan Communications, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. All the bids are for more than $1 billion, according to one of the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private.
Bresnan, based in purchase, N.Y., provides broadband-communication services in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah and is 30 percent-owned by Comcast (CMCSA). Bresnan would give its new owner a slice of the market for high-speed Internet services, whose revenue is expected to rise to $210 billion globally in 2014, from $164 billion in 2009, according to ABI Research in Oyster Bay, N.Y.
In a note, Harrigan said Cablevision stock declined 5.6 percent on June 9, "reportedly off CVC engaging in the Bresnan Communications auction process." He said the winning bidder would acquire 320,000 customers with "high advanced service penetrations" and about $160 million in 2009 Ebitda.
Harrigan said his research suggests that Cablevision's market-share losses to Verizon Communications' (VZ) competing FiOS bundle "are wildly overamped in CVC's stock price."
Harley-Davidson: UBS Securities equity analyst Robin Farley maintained a neutral rating on shares of Harley-Davidson (HOG), the largest U.S. motorcycle maker, on June 10. she lowered a price target on the shares to $28.80 from $32.
In a note, Farley said that she believes Harley-Davidson's U.S. retail sales at dealers declined around 15 percent year-over-year in May vs. an industry decline of around 11 percent. While the company's quarter-to-date sales decline of 7 percent is an improvement over the first quarter's year-over-year decline of 24 percent, "it also signifies that the worst may not be over" for Harley's dealer-level sales, Farley said.
Men's Wearhouse: Wedbush Securities equity analyst Betty Chen kept an outperform rating on shares of Men's Wearhouse (MW) on June 10.
That same day, shares of the retailer of men's suits and attire advanced as much as 14 percent in New York trading after first-quarter earnings topped analysts' projections.
In a note, Chen said the company's better-than-expected first-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of 26¢ and its guidance for second-quarter EPS of 75¢ to 78¢ should "reaffirm its ability to navigate through macro headwinds" and deliver second-quarter EPS above current Wall Street estimates, given the strength of its tuxedo-rental business. Chen noted that current tuxedo reservations have "already hit 99 percent" of the company's plan, with additional bookings building.
The analyst said she still believes Men's Wearhouse can return to normalized margins, given its ongoing success capturing new customers, market-share dominance in tuxedo rentals, and improved retail sales. she kept her second-quarter EPS estimate of 80¢ and raised her fiscal 2011 (ending January) EPS estimate to $1.40 from $1.28.
Shuffle Master: Roth Capital equity analyst Todd Ellers reiterated a buy rating on shares of Shuffle Master (SHFL) on June 10. He raised a price target on the shares to $12 from $11.50.
On June 10, shares of the maker of casino-chip sorters and card shufflers rose as much as 12 percent in New York trading after posting second-quarter sales and profit that exceeded analysts' estimates. Revenue of $50.8 million surpassed the average estimate of $49 million, while per-share profit of 15¢ compared with a 10¢ projection.
In a note, Ellers said Shuffle Master reported a "strong" second quarter. He noted that the better-than-forecast results came from larger-than-expected sales of the electronic gaming tables in Singapore and Australia, combined with better-than-expected gross margins. the analyst said the company's balance sheet also continues to improve, with its net debt declining to $75 million.
Ellers raised his EPS estimates for fiscal 2010 (ending October) to 46¢ from 42¢ and for fiscal 2011 to 55¢ from 53¢.
Stock Picks: Cablevision, Harley-Davidson, Men's Wearhouse, Shuffle Master
What Don't you like about Your Sportster Motorcycle?
June 13, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Ground clearance - but that's MOSTLY just because we bought a Shortster for her.
Size and ergos are fine, though I personally fit the R better than the L (specifically the bars and the seat).
I think the suspension could be a little better, but that's an easy enough fix.
I wouldn't bitch about EFI, but I don't mind the CV carb.
Honestly, I don't have many complaints.
And the "girls bike thing" I honestly could care less, but I'll say there are plenty of other bikes out there where people act that way. It's a factor of physical size, CC's and price. People say that about certain cars I like too, don't stop me from buying/driving.
Oh and I've never had a problem with a warranty claim. Heck back on my 93 they covered the oil tank when it split a month after the warranty expired. Well they sorta covered it, I knew there was an updated tank cause the previous design sucked, so they agreed to provide the parts for free, I just had to do my own labor. no biggie.
What Don't you like about Your Sportster Motorcycle?
2010 Harley Motorcycle News Dark Custom Sportster | SEX & HARLEYS …
June 12, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
When you think of new Harleys, most enthusiasts tend to consider the big twin models like the top of the line Harley Ultra Glide, the Harley Fat Boy or a Harley Softail model. But let’s not over look the wonderful Sportster platform.
We believe the Harley Sportster might be the longest continuously produced model. Launched in 1957 the Harley Sportster has been in business for 53 years and counting.
One of the more recent offerings from Harley-Davidson is their line of “dark customs” which includes the 2010 Sportster Forty-Eight.
Orange Harley Forty-Eight Sportster Motorcycle
The Harley Sportster Forty-Eight is a slammed and chopped Sportster that’s priced at $10,499 in black, and $10,789 in silver or orange.
Silver Harley Forty-Eight Sportster Motorcycle
Black Harley Forty-Eight Sportster Motorcycle
Front View of the Harley Forty-Eight Sportster Motorcycle
- A rubber-mounted, fuel-injected 1,200cc Evolution V-twin
- A 5-speed transmission
- 16 inch black, laced steel wheels (chrome is optional), with chopped fenders
- A one-piece, 26 inch high solo classic seat
- A low profile handlebar equipped with under-mounted mirrors
- Key blacked-out components
Tags: Harley Sportster
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Old Time Newsies set to kick up dirt in Dayton
June 12, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
By Greg Billing, Staff Writer 1:08 AM Saturday, June 12, 2010
DAYTON — The Old Time Newsies Professional Motorcycle Races has come full oval for Dayton’s Pat Kelley.
The former competitor raced in the first event held back in 1970 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Forty years later, Kelley is running the show.
Kelley took over promotion of the show from his father, J.R., who helped start one of the nation’s highest paying flat track races in the country with a purse of $10,000.
“We never really gave much thought about how long it would last,” Kelley said. “We were interested in helping motorcycling and at the same time helping a very worthy charity.”
The Old Time Newsies celebrates its 40th anniversary tonight, June 12, at the fairgrounds. The classes include 750 expert, 750 basic twins, 450 expert and 450 pro sport. Among the 100 expert class riders expected to attend is Michigan’s Jared Mees, an AMA Grand National title contender sponsored by Kelley’s KK Motorcycle Supply.
Practice is at 4 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30. Admission is $17 and proceeds benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley.
F&S Harley-Davidson is also a main sponsor, and Kelley said Dayton area motorcycle dealers contribute to the racers’ fund.
For his part, Kelley’s racing career was cut short. Kelley, who didn’t make the feature in his Newsies debut, tried road racing for a few years before shattering his knee after a fall at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
With his racing days now dedicated to selling parts and promoting, Kelley gave his pitch for spectators to come out to the fairgrounds today.
“If they’re looking for some exciting racing, people going 80 to 100 mph on a motorcycle into a turn and throwing up dirt and just having fun, that’s the place to go,” he said.
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