Chillicothe Sportsmen’s

Club News January 2010

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

NOTICES & INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INDOOR RANGE HOURS:  On Tuesday afternoons, 1-4PM, for a $ 5.00 fee, the Indoor Range will be open for members who want to practice and improve their small-bore rifle and pistol shooting skills.  This is in addition to the Thursday afternoons, 1-4PM, schedule. 

Questions – contact Bill Beluschek @ (309) 246-2800 or Gene Perna @ (815) 437-2286.

INTRO TO BULLSEYE PISTOL CLASSES:  Classes resume on Wednesday evenings, 6:30pm, February 3rd.  Previously scheduled January dates are cancelled due to non-availability of staff.

For information, fees, and reservations – contact Ron Dennis @ (309) 697-0095 or Jeff Payne @ (309) 264-2276.

2010 WORK HOURS:  Indoor Range, including cleaning the lead out of the Backstop, & Clubhouse Cleanup, January 9, 9AM, contact Bob Bjerke @ (309) 692-1800.

2010 CLUB GROUNDS MOWING NOTICE:  CSC is accepting bids for mowing services for 2010. The club grounds consist of 5 shooting ranges and an archery range and trails. Requirements include regularly scheduled mowing and trim on all ranges plus selected additional mowing as required for special events. Must have commercial quality equipment.  Bidders informational meetings are scheduled for Feb. 13 and 14 at 1:00 PM in the clubhouse. For additional information, contact Steven C. Schneckenburger @ 309 692-7807. Send pictures of equipment and bids to s.schneckenburger@comcast.net.  All bids must be received before March 8, 2010.

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.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

INDIVIDUAL DUES INVOICES ARE NOT SENT OUT.  THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER NOTICE, EITHER E-MAIL/WEB VERSION OR HARD COPY MAILED VERSION IS ALL THAT YOU RECEIVE.

Your membership expired on December 31st, 2009, and the gate lock was changed 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.

ALL MEMBERS – RENEW BY FEBRUARY 1ST, TO AVOID BEING ASSESSED AN ADDITIONAL LATE PAYMENT FEE OF $10.00 PER MONTH.

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.

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 December 12th match results were:

High Raw Score: Fred Roe             197-5X        Yugo 24/47 Mauser

First Place:    Brady Robbins        218-0X        Russian 91/30 Mosin-Nagant

Second Place:   Bob Killion          209-3X        K31 Schmidt Rubin

Third Place:    Chuck Bledsoe        201-1X        M38 Finnish Mosin-Nagant

Special Challenge:     None

The next match is January 9th.

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

 

There will be a Neujahrsschiessen Shoot, 10 AM, on New Year’s Day (Jan 1, 2010), on Range #1.

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              Donald Clemens       Lowell Bennett

(309) 697-6766       (309) 274-5413             (309) 274-6870       (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.