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Club 82 is expected to open in March at 1695 S. Santan Village Parkway, Gilbert. It will be a gun range that has 24 private shooting lanes with touch screen monitors, games and patented scoring technology; classes; a restaurant; retail sales; and a cigar shop. 480-210-8200. https://club82.com
By Tom Blodgett
Raised in Arizona, Tom Blodgett has spent 30 years in journalism in Arizona and is the editor of the Gilbert edition of Community Impact Newspaper. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he now serves as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet.

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