Chillicothe Sportsmen’s

Club News November 2009

WEB PAGE  http://www.chillisportsmen.org/

 

NOTICES & INFORMATION

 

NEED WORK HOURS – TWO November DATES:

Outdoor Work Party, Saturday, November 7, 9AM, contact Steve Schneckenburger @ (309) 692-7807.

Indoor Range Cleanup, Saturday, November 14, 9AM, contact Bob Bjerke @ (309) 692-1800.

 

ANNUAL MEETING,ELECTIONS, & BY-LAW CHANGES

 

CLUB ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS:  The Annual Club Meeting & Elections will be held on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009.  The meeting begins at 6:30pm in the Club House.

This year’s positions up for election or re-election are:

PRESIDENT - Charles Varnold     VICE-PRESIDENT - Jerry Oglesby

SECRETARY - Don Clemens         TREASURER - Lowell Bennett

 

and four (4) Two-Year BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S positions:

Ross Baer           Bob Bjerke             Ed (Charlie) Braasch III

Ken Depperman       Steve Schneckenburger

 

The Club By-Laws permit any Annual Member to be elected to two of the open Director’s Positions each year.  This is your club.  Run for any of the open positions.  Additional nominations may be made from the floor before the actual election process begins.  Come out and vote on November 10. 

 

Proposed By-Law changes will also be submitted for approval.  The proposals were included in last month’s newsletter:  (Art-4, Sec-4) prospective Assoc-Life active participation requirements.  (Art-4, Sec-9) add Annual Member late renewal payment penalty.  (Art-5, Sec-1) change from four (4) to one (1) required general membership meeting a year.  These proposed changes may also be found on the CSC Website.

 

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

 

Your membership expires on December 31st, 2009, and the gate lock changes on January 1st, 2010.  Don’t wait until the last minute to renew your membership.  Associate Life Memberships are available for those who want to upgrade from Annual Member status.

Annual Members:  Dues $75, 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 $185 for 2010.

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 2010.

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 2010.  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 2010.

Please be sure to return your 2009 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.  Expired membership cards are needed for the Club’s records.  Thank you.

ALSO, PLEASE PRINT ALL OF THE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION LEGIBLY ON YOUR OLD 2009 CARD.  WE ARE HAVING SOME TROUBLE READING SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND HAVE TO GUESS AS TO THE CORRECT DATA.  ADDITIONALLY, ALL CARDS MUST CONTAIN THIS INFORMATION BEFORE THEY WILL BE PROCESSED.

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 after the start of the new-year.  This action will help save the Club money.  Thank you.

 

NRA &/OR ISRA MEMBERSHIP.  Are you a member of either or both of these organizations?  IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, WHY ARE YOU NOT A MEMBER?  These are the only two Organizations that are continually fighting for your rights that allow you to continue to be permitted to own and use firearms for target shooting, plinking, and hunting!  Anti-gun legislators on both the Federal & State levels are constantly introducing legislation to VOID your 2nd AMENDMENT Rights!  Join or renew in either or both of these organizations today!  Their websites are: www.nrahq.org/ and www.isra.org/  Follow the appropriate prompts to the membership applications.

 

NMO ORIENTATION 

 

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION (NMO):  An (**) in your middle initial area of your address means you need to attend to obtain your current year’s membership card & gate key.  Check the enclosed calendars for dates & times.  ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED OR NO INSTRUCTOR WILL BE AT THE CLUB FOR THE CLASS.  To make your class attendance reservation or to ask any questions - Contact Charles Varnold at (309) 697-6766 or via e-mail at tunaot1@sbcglobal.net

 

Mauser Matches

 

Mauser Matches are informal off-hand shooting matches, at 50 meters using SR-1 targets, for center-fire rifles with open sights and un-modified pre-1964 military bolt-action repeaters.  The next match is November 14th.  September & October results were:

September 26                                      

First Place:    Mike Roe             203/3X        K31 Schmidt-Rubin

Second Place:   Bill Johnson         200-1X        M1903A3 Springfield

Third Place:    Ron Anderson         199-2X        M1903A3 Springfield

High Raw Score: Fred Roe             196-6X        M24/47 Czech Mauser

Special Challenge:     Paul Bishop   194-3X        M1908 Brazilian Mauser

 

October 10

First Place:    Bradie Robbins       237-0X        M91-30 Mosin-Nagant

Second Place:   Chuck Bledsoe        207-1X        Finnish Mosin-Nagant

Third Place:    Vince Stubbs         206-3X        M1903 Springfield

High Raw Score: Jay Zentko           193-6X        Finnish Mosin-Nagant

Special Challenge:     None

 

Annual King’s Shoot, Oct 11th Results:

King:  John Wiesbrock       First Knight: Dave Hale     2nd Knight:   Jay Zentko

Vogelkoenig (Bird King):   Paul Bishop

Speed Shooting:      Fred Roe (both semi-auto & non-auto categories)

This year’s theme had all competitors shoot with a Martini .577-450 single shot rifle of the general type used by the British in the wars against the Zulu tribesmen.  The Ehrenscheibe (wooden target) was in the shape of a Zulu warrior’s shield and painted to resemble the same.  The shooters enjoyed typical British bangers and mash and a variety of British beverages and desserts after the match.

Questions – contact Max Koehl @ (309) 385-1033.

 

Sister Club News

 

Congratulations to Walter Wildgrube, Axel Wilke, and Birger “Egon” peplau for taking 1st thru 3rd in the annual Bockbierschiessen shot last month in Treuenbrietzen, Germany.  Egon Peplau is also saluted as the new Captain of Shooters (equivalent to Club President).

 

TEMPORARILY AWAY/NEW ADDRESS/NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS

 

ALL MEMBERS:  It is your responsibility to make sure that the Club has your current home address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc., for you to continue receiving your monthly newsletter and any other important communications.

1.       Monthly CSC newsletters cost $ .33 each to print and $ .26 each to “bulk mail” out.

2.       The USPS WILL NOT HOLD NOR FORWARD any “Bulk Mail” items when they are or are not notified of an address change or any ‘temporary mail hold’ by the postal customer.  These items are marked ‘return to sender’ and include the monthly CSC newsletters.

3.       Returned newsletters are marked “POSTAGE DUE” and cost $ .44 each (First Class Postage) to retrieve from the USPS/Post Office.  The Club is averaging 2 or 3 per month.

“TEMPORARILY AWAY” – individual is on an extended vacation, gone for the winter, or out of town for an extended job assignment.

“MOVED TO A NEW ADDRESS” & “MOVED – NO FWD ADDRESS” – are self-explanatory.

4.  Members that receive their monthly newsletter “VIA E-MAIL” must also notify the Club Webmaster when their e-mail address changes to avoid the dreaded “Unable to Deliver” notice.

 

CLUB WEB SITE

 

The newsletter and calendar are available for viewing on-line at www.chillisportsmen.org  The website also lists all Club ACTIVIITIES, events, and contains periodically updated general information as well as the current CSC Membership Application. Tim Vik is the CLUB WEBMASTER and E-MAIL coordinator.  His E-MAIL ADDRESS is webmaster@chillisportsmen.org

 

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

Charles Varnold      Jerry Oglesby              Bob Bjerke           Lowell Bennett

(309) 697-6766       (309) 274-5413             (309) 692-1800       (309) 274-5586

 

 

 

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 – Club Number #IL-08

DCM           Department of Civilian Marksmanship (old designation)

CMP           Civilian Marksmanship Program (new designation) - Club Number #52084

NMO           New Member Orientation

NRA           National Rifle Association - Club Affiliation Number  #R0570

ISRA          Illinois State Rifle Association – Club Affiliation Number  #00282

Contact Tim Vik via e-mail at webmaster@chillisportsmen.org if you would like to receive the CSC Newsletter and calendar of events via e-mail at no cost to you.