Chillicothe Sportsmen’s
Club News SEPTEMBER 2005
WEB PAGE http://www.chillisportsmen.org/
INFORMATIONAL NOTICES
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION: The next
scheduled dates will be later this year, probably November & December. Remember, all new 2005 ANNUAL MEMBERS have
to attend one of the sessions in order to be eligible to renew for 2006.
3RD TRAP RANGE: Dale
Schroeder, Trap Range Director, is looking for members needing work hours to
help lay out walks and put down the concrete for the 3rd Trap Range
that is scheduled to be built. The
walks and new trap house will be installed this year and the machine and
necessary electrical work will be done next year. The work party will do the necessary preparation/layout work
during the week and the concrete work will be done on a Saturday. Call Dale @ 309/369-6569 with your
availability and willingness to help the Club with this project.
GUN SHOW
The CSC semi-annual Gun Show is set for September 24 & 25, 2005, in the Clubhouse. Show times are:
Saturday, September 24th, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 25th, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Note - the show ends at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Gun Show Work Party dates are set for Friday, September 23rd, 9:00 a.m. till done to clean and setup for the Show and Monday, September 26th, 9:00 a.m. till done to take down and cleanup from the Show. Work hours Credits will be given.
Desserts (Pies & Cakes ONLY) are also needed for the Show Kitchen. Work Hours Credits will be given for help and desserts (1/2 hour per dessert). Please bring your desserts in disposable containers. It is very hard to return containers when we don’t know whom they belong to. To help in the kitchen and/or provide desserts, contact Carol Loser @ 309/274-4833.
To make table reservations and/or to help with the show contact Dennis Loser @ (309) 274-2721.
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. Check out the
Club web site. Some of our regular
events have changed there starting dates and times. The included calendars are as accurate as possible for this month
and next month. You can also go to the
Club’s website http://www.chillisportsmen.org/
for event information.
BUFFALO SHOOTS
The August 21st Buffalo
Match FIRST PLACE results were:
CENTERFIRE: Barney Rainwater
RIMFIRE(IronSights): Mike Hallar
RIMFIRE (SCOPED): Frank Zosky
Questions – contact Tim Shoff @
(309) 745-9463.
MAUSER MATCH
June match results were:
First: Jay Andrews 228 Turkish Mauser
Second: Rick Reichel 217 Schmidt-Rubin
Third: Ray Chumney III 202 SKS
High Raw Score: Paul Bishop 193-9X Finnish Mosin-Nagant
Lead Bullet Challenge Winner: Paul Bishop
The September Match will be on the
24th.
Questions – contact Max Koehl @
(309) 385-1033.
CLUB MEMBER MAILING ADDRESS
Some of our members have
moved to a new address and have not notified the Club. The Post Office returns your monthly club
newsletter and charges the Club $ .37 for each newsletter returned. The Club then has to again pay an additional
$ .37 to forward this returned newsletter to you. These fees are in addition to the original printing and standard
rate postage charges incurred in sending you your monthly newsletter
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. If you call and get an answering machine,
please leave your telephone number also.
Sometimes the machines are unable to clearly record your message. 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 newsletter). Tim Vik is the CLUB WEBMASTER and E-MAIL coordinator. His E-MAIL address is sprtsman@mtco.com. Thanks!!
The Club Website also has Club
a membership application, events and general Club information on it.
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
Dale Schroeder Charles
Varnold Bob Bjerke Richard Powell
(309) 369-6569 (309) 697-6766 (309) 692-1800 (309) 697-2889
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
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.
