Chillicothe
Sportsmen’s
Club
News Feb. 2012
WEB PAGE
http://www.chillisportsmen.org
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Knowing
that the right information transmitted at the right time can be critical to an
organization’s success, your board is in the process of improving the quality,
quantity and timeliness of club information offered through our website,
newsletter and event calendar. I am extremely pleased to say that you will soon
witness some very positive changes.
Anytime
you submit hand-written information to the club, especially personal data such
as your name, address, telephone number and email address, please be sure to
print legibly. If we can’t read your
writing, which happens far more frequently than it should, the end result may
be that you don’t receive the response or action you require. Be particularly attentive when submitting
email addresses to us electronically because different fonts can make certain
small and large case letters appear similar and/or look like the numeral one
(1). One wrong character in an email address can render it inoperative. It is
not the responsibility of those comprising the board to try and decipher your
writing or interpret your intent, so please help us help you by making sure
that your submissions are clearly legible.
I would
like to publicly respond to the question of whether or not our board members
are paid for their services or receive any form of compensation. The answer is quite simple: no, unless of
course you count extreme personal satisfaction from providing our membership
with one of the finest clubs in the country while simultaneously upholding the
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, itself a key factor in
making America the greatest nation on the face of the earth. From the executive
board to the board of directors to the match directors and everyone else, our
club is managed and ran exclusively by volunteers, which if you think about it
is pretty spectacular. We are a healthy and thriving organization with
tremendous advantages to offer our members, and every ounce of our success has
been brought about exclusively by volunteers. If you are interested in becoming
involved in the ‘behind-the-scenes’ aspects of sustaining our legacy, please feel
free to contact any board member, or better yet come to a board meeting at
6:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month and talk with us in person. We’d love to have you.
I’d like to leave you with two
thoughts, one a bit more serious than the other but both certainly worthy of
consideration. Have you ever wondered
why we attend college in order to refine our ability to speak with confidence
and panache and then send email to our fellow workers across the hall?
The right to complain carries
with it the responsibility to act to remedy the situation.
Kevin
Hutchison
CONTACTS
If you have any questions or concerns about your Club you
may contact any Club Officer listed below or any board member (see web site for
current board members).
President V-President Secretary Treasurer
Kevin Hutchison Cally Morgan Donald
Clemens Lowell Bennett
(309)
657-1518 (309) 691-3427 (309) 274-6870 (309) 274-5586
Membership/Publications Web-Master
Cliff Wilcox Tim
Vik
(309) 579-2793 (309)
274-4018
ADDRESS CHANGES
ALL MEMBERS: It is your responsibility to make
sure that the Club has your current home address, telephone number, e-mail
address, etc. Be aware that bulk mail is never forwarded!
Newsletters which are returned to us as undeliverable will
cause your name to be deleted from
the mail list. You will not receive any further Newsletters
until you contact us with your new address.
2012 WORK HOURS
INDOOR:
-- Indoor Range and Clubhouse Cleanup – 9AM, 11FEB2012.
CMP: -- CMP work party on Saturday, March 3rd,2012
at 9:00AM to repair target frames and prepare for the 2012 season. Please bring
hammers, saws and staplers to the meeting. Contact Steven C. Schneckenburger at
(309) 692-7807 for more information.
MAUSER MATCH RESULTS FROM JAN. 14th MATCH
Temperature at first shot – 7 Degrees Fahrenheit!
High raw score : Tie between Marty Lehman (Mosin-Nagant)
& Jay Zenko (K-32 Swiss) 195-3X.
1st – Bob Griffith (Mosin-Nagant) 209-2X
2nd – Bob Killian (K-31 Swiss) 201-7X
3rd – Jay Zenko (K-31 Swiss) 201-3X
Lucky Shooter Award – Ray Ellington
Rifleman Of The Year Traveling Trophy – Martin Lehman
Next Match – Saturday, February 11, at 9:00 AM
Challenge Match – None yet announced.
BULLSEYE PISTOL
The next class of “Introduction to Bullseye Pistol” will
start on March 14th. This class is open to men, women and families,
and runs for 5 weeks. The cost for this class is $35. To enroll in this class
or for further information about it, please contact Scott at 309 274-8407 or
Jeff at
(309 264-2276).
NEWS FROM OTHER SHOOTING DISCIPLINES
Some of the members have asked why we don’t report news
from the other disciplines (archery included). Well, we have the
space.......all we need is the news to report. So, let your Activity Director
know that you’d like to see your results posted in the news letter. Activity
Directors, contact Cliff Wilcox (309) 579-2793 with any information you would
like to see published in the
newsletter. Information submitted at or before the third Tuesday of each
month will be published in the next month’s newsletter. Remember, it’s your
news letter. We’re going to try to make it more personal for you!
TIP OF THE MONTH
Here’s an effective, yet inexpensive way to remove copper
fouling from your barrel. Spray some patches with Windex. Then, using a plastic
or aluminum jag or nylon brush, swab your barrel until
these patches come out clean. Follow this with a couple of
dry patches and then an oiled patch. Note: The ammonia in the Windex attacks
the copper, and you may get a false indication of the presence of copper if you
use brass jags or brushes with the Windex. This cleaning method is also very
effective to clean black powder firearms.
“The
beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to
take it.” - Thomas Jefferson
CSC BOARD NEWS
The board
discussed a situation reported by a board member concerning the use of improper
targets on range 1. This board member had observed some shooters on that range
shooting at
clay pigeons
that had been placed on the ground. This action continued even after the
shooters
were warned
the second time that shooting to ground was not allowed.
Rules for the use of each range are posted. The
CSC Ground Rules are also posted on our web
site. Please take the time to read and be
aware of these rules! If you fail to comply with these
stated rules, you will be asked to surrender
your club ID. Your ID will not be returned to you until
the board decides what further action is
necessary.
Our next gun show is scheduled for 3/32-4/1.
Because of the importance the upcoming election, and to support our right to
vote, we will have a voter registration station at one of the tables up-stairs
as a service to the folks attending our show. There will be no charge to anyone
availing themselves of this service. If you know anyone who is not registered
please encourage them to
stop by this table and register.
Remember
that the $10 late fee for renewals kicks in March 1. If you
do not renew your membership by March 1st, you will be assessed an
additional $10 per month after that. Also,
do
not send your old key in with your renewal! It tears
up the postal sorting equipment.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS (NATIONAL)
Representative Joe Walsh (Republican from
Illinois) has introduced a bill (H.R. 3954) to withhold funding from the United
Nations and prevent the U.S. government from adopting any treaty that threatens
national sovereignty or abridges the Second Amendment firearms rights of
American citizens. H.R. 3954 would express the sense of the Congress that the
United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national
sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, such as
the right to keep and bear arms. It would withhold funding from United Nations
unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to
restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights
of individuals in the U.S. to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other
constitutionally protected rights of citizens of the U.S.
This is just one of nearly 100 firearms-related
bills that have been filed in the past year. You
can find all of these bills by visiting http://thomas/loc.gov and typing “firearms” in
the “Search” box at the top of the middle column. Most of these bills were sent
to the appropriate policy committee, usually the House or Senate Judiciary
Committees, where they sit with no action taken.
As the new year begins, this is a good time to write, e-mail,
or call your elected officials and express your support of, or opposition to
the bills that you believe are most deserving of action. Contact information
for both your Representative and Senators can be found on the internet or in
the Government section of your telephone book. Remember to be polite and
courteous in your request.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS (ILLINOIS)
Illinois House Bill HB0112 (Firearms-Concealed
Carry) is currently in the Rules Committee where is has been stalled since
March of 2011.
Illinois House Bill HB0148 (Firearms Concealed
Carry) has been placed on the calendar, where is
considered “postponed”.
In other words, there is currently no action
being taken on either bill.
All Illinois gun owners are invited to join in
Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) in Springfield in 2012. This is an
annual event where everyone goes to lobby their representatives in the Illinois
House and Senate. The ISRA is partnering with local and internet organizations in Illinois to
increase attendance and make a bigger & better impression in
Springfield. The other participating organizations are IllinoisCarry.com, Guns Save Life, and Sangamon County Rifle
Association. Get your local organization involved as
well!
DIDJA KNOW?
A short
report on how your "club" ended up for the year 2011. To start with,
it is no longer the old "club" that some of you remember from days
past, but has been a business for several years.
We ended
the year with 839 members
It cost
$122,566.99 to operate in 2011, with $23,080.00 going for Capital Improvements,
$20,743.00 on the Grounds, $9,993.00 for Insurance, $7,956.00 for Propane Gas,
$6,560.48 for Property Taxes, $4,916.89 on the Buildings and supplies,
$3,873.69 to Ameren Illinois, $3,561.04 on Printing and Office Supplies,
$2,120.40 on Postage and a whole lot of smaller expenses.
Your Dues
brought in $57,550.00, Work Hours brought in $23,080.00, the Farm $6,691.20,
initiation and late Fees $6,620.00 and the rest being covered by the
activities. The two Gun Shows brought in $2,261.27, Action Pistol $2,124.21,
Trap $1,883.42, Bulls Pistol in various forms $1,792.07, Bowling Pin,
$1,700.15, the Driving Range, $1,110.16, Small Bore Gallery Rifle $1,074.00,
with all activities but one showing a profit or at least paying their way for
the year.
