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ANNUAL CLUB ELECTIONS
YOUR Club’s 2004 elections will be held on Tuesday, November 11th, at 6:30 P.M. All members are welcome to come and cast YOUR vote for the 2004 Officers, one (1) open 2003-2004 Board Seat, and four (4) open 2004-2005 Board Seats. The announced candidates at this time are:
President: Cally Morgan
Dale Schroeder
Vice-President: Charles Varnold
Jerry Oglesby
Secretary: Bob Bjerke
Treasurer:
Board of Directors: Fred Anderson Dean Martin
Walt Stroyeck Paul Brenkman
Mike James* Steve Smith*
(*) - Denotes Annual Member
ARE ANY MORE MEMBERS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE? IF SO --
To get your name on the ballot for any of these positions, please contact one of our Nominations Committee: Dale Schroeder, Chairman @ (309) 274-3082, Kevin Monk @ (309) 443-5339, Bob Bjerke @ (309) 692-1800.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Your membership expires on December 31st, 2003, and the gate lock changes on January 1st, 2004. The club’s current annual membership is full and we have pending applications for new memberships in the file, so get your renewal in. Don’t wait until the last minute to renew your membership. Some Associate Life Memberships are available for those who want to upgrade.
Annual Members: Dues $50, Land Fund $10 and 10 work hours or $10 for every work hour not worked. Annual Members with no work hours will have a renewal fee of $160 for 2004.
Associate Life Members: Land Fund $10 and 10 work hours or $10 for every work hour not worked. Associate Life Members with no work hours will have a renewal fee of $110 for 2004.
Life Members: Land Fund $10 and 10 work hours or $10 for every hour not worked. Life Members under the age of 65 with no work hours will have a renewal fee of $110 for 2004. Life Members over the age of 65 are EXEMPT from the 10 work hours requirement and will have a $10 Land Fund renewal fee for 2004.
Please be sure to return your 2003 membership card with your dues and/or fees even if you don’t have any or only partial work hour credits. This includes both non-renewing and renewing Annual Members, Associate Life Members, and Life Members (both under and over 65) all with or without work hours. We need your membership cards for our records. Thank you.
It is not absolutely necessary to return your old gate key, however old gate keys in good condition can be re-keyed. It would be appreciated if you would deposit your old keys in the mailbox in front of the Club House. This action will help save the Club money. Thank you.
WANTED - GUN SHOW MANAGER
Because of the demise of Cal Loser, our Gun Show Manager, the
Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club needs someone to take on the responsibility of
managing our semi-annual gun shows, which occur each April &
September. Responsibilities include all
planning, setting up before, running the show, cleaning up after, and all of
the details in between. The Board will
assist you in any way it can. If you
are interested in taking on this responsibility, please let one of the Board
Members or Officers know by or at the November 11th Board Meeting
(also election night).
CLUB CALENDAR
Be sure to check out this month’s and next month’s included calendars for All Scheduled Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, and Other Events and Starting Times.
GUN BAN NEWS
GUN BAN BILLS HAVE NOT
GONE AWAY! They have been tabled. Detrimental bills to our right to own and
use most firearms could resurface at any time.
The Illinois
Legislature will soon reconvene for a short veto session later this fall and
there are several anti-gun bills that could be considered. Two prominent bills are SB 1195 (banning
most firearms with a bore diameter of .50 or greater) & SB 947 (Gun Show Ban
/ Major Restrictions). Additionally,
any number of anti-gun measures could be added to pending bills via the
amendment process. Please remember to make periodic POLITE and FRIENDLY written/telephonic reminders to your
legislators about your position on proposed firearms related issues. Their local telephone numbers are listed in
your telephone book. Their office can
give you their Springfield telephone number and e-mail address.
Web sites with
information and details relating to firearms ownership related bills are:
http://www.isra.org and http://www.legis.state.il.us/
TRAP NEWS
Open Trap is available on Thursday evenings @ 6:00 p.m. & the 1st and 3rd Sunday Mornings @ 9:00 a.m. We will need help running Sunday shoots with Hunting Season starting. Questions – contact Dale Schroeder @ (309) 274-3082.
MAUSER MATCHES
Mauser Matches:
are held on range #1 on the 2nd Saturday each month at 10 AM. Signup begins at 9 AM. The October 11 Match had perfect
weather. There were no surprises in the
top 3 place finishers. The “LUCKY
SHOOTER” prize went to Dennis Rainville who drove in from the Aurora, IL area
to participate.
Mauser Matches
are held to provide an informal and inexpensive marksmanship opportunity. The next Mauser Match is November 8. All are invited. Questions - contact Max Koehl @ (309) 385-1033.
CLUB MEMBER MAILING ADDRESS
Again, if you have moved, or are moving, please let us know your new address. Please mail your new address to the Club at P.O. Box 13, Chillicothe, IL 61523 or call one of our officers with it. Thanks.
CLUB WEB SITE & E-MAIL NOTICE
The newsletter and calendar are available for viewing on-line. Back issues of the newsletter are available as well and the club activities information are periodically updated. Check it out. The web site address is listed at the top of each monthly newsletter.
Many of you newer members and some of you older members have provided the Club with your e-mail address. The Club will be e-mailing you your monthly newsletter. If you have provided your e-mail address and have not received your monthly newsletter via e-mail, please let us know via e-mail so that we can get your correct e-mail address. (Some of the e-mailed newsletters have come back as undeliverable due to a bad e-mail address) You will also continue to receive a hard copy of the newsletter, until we hear from you that the e-mail version is sufficient. The Club can then delete your name from the club newsletter printing and mailing list. This will save the Club money (just over $.50 per). Tim Vik is the CLUB WEBMASTER and E-MAIL coordinator. His E-MAIL address is sprtsman@mtco.com. Thanks!!
If you have any questions or concerns about your Club you may contact any Club Officer listed below or any board member.
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Cally Morgan Charles
Varnold Bob Bjerke Dale Schroeder
(309) 691-3427 (309) 697-6766 (309)
692-1800 (309) 274-3082
Acronyms - What the heck do they mean!!???!!?!?
Wonder what all the acronyms used out on the range and in
this newsletter mean? This area of the newsletter is dedicated to helping
explain these. If I forget some or misidentify them, please let me know.
SASS Single Action Shooting
Society
USPSA United States Practical
Shooting Association
DCM Department of Civilian Marksmanship
(old designation)
CMP Civilian Marksmanship Program
(new designation)
IPSC International Practical Shooting
Confederation
NRA National Rifle Association
PPC Police Practical Combat
Contact Tim Vik via e-mail at sprtsman@mtco.com
if you would like to receive the CSC Newsletter and calendar of events via
e-mail at no cost to you.