Chillicothe Sportsmen’s
Club News DECEMBER 2005
WEB PAGE http://www.chillisportsmen.org/
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Your membership expires on December 31st, 2005, and the gate lock changes on January 1st, 2006. The club’s current annual membership is full and we will 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 2006.
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 2006.
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 2006. 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 2006.
Please be sure to return your 2005 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.
Please do not submit any prospective new member applications
until after January 1st, as they will have to be returned
to the applicant if they are received before January 1st.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONAL NOTICES
ELECTION RESULTS: All current
officers (listed at end of this newsletter) were re-elected for 2006. Don Willis was elected to fill the
2005-2006-board vacancy. Ross Baer,
Paul Brenkman, Dean Martin, and Walt Stroyeck were re-elected to fill the
2006-2007-board term of office.
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION: Remember,
all NEW IN 2005 ANNUAL MEMBERS have to attend one of the sessions in
order to be eligible to renew for 2006.
If this newsletter has (**) in the middle initial area of your
name line, (their are approximately 60 of you) then you must attend one of the
remaining 2005 classes in order to be eligible to renew for 2006. The remaining 2005-early 2006 dates are:
Saturday, Dec 17th,
2-4pm; or Monday, Dec 19th, 7:30-9:30pm
Saturday, Jan 14th,
2-4pm; or Monday, Jan 17th, 7:30-9:30pm
To make your class
attendance reservation or to
ask any questions - Contact Charles Varnold at (309) 697-6766 or via
e-mail at tunaot@insightbb.com
CLUB GROUND RULES: (selected ones
will be reprinted monthly as space permits)
(9) It is each member’s
responsibility to pick up his own litter when shooting, camping or
fishing. No dumping of any kind is
allowed.
BUFFALO SHOOTS
This month’s winners were:
Centerfire: Bill Wallinger Rimfire Scope: Will Baer Rimfire Iron Sights: Mike Hallar
Questions – Contact Tim Shoff @ (309) 745-9463.
MAUSER MATCH
Results of the November 12th
match were:
First: Scott Harris 213-2X Schmidt-Rubin
K-31
Second: Rick Reichel 211-2X Schmidt-Rubin
K-31
Third: Paul Bishop 199-3X K98k Sporter
in 6.5X55
Paul Bishop also won the High Raw
Score (197-3X) and Sporter Challenge (191-5X)
Next match is December 10th. Be at Range #1 by 9:45 a.m. to shoot the
first relay.
Questions – contact Max Koehl @
(309) 385-1033.
7TH ANNUAL KING’S SHOOT
The reigning Schuetzenkoenig, John Wiesbrock, presented the Ehrenscheibe to our New Shooting King, Max Koehl, at the November 13th King’s Shoot. Max Koehl also won the speed shoot on the Biathlon targets.
First and Second Knights were Cliff Wilcox and Paul Bishop, respectively.
Cliff Wilcox shot down the wooden King’s Eagle to become Vogel Koenig. LONG LIVES THE KING!
Questions – contact Paul Bishop @ (309) 579-2914.
SISTER CLUB NEWS
16 OF OUR SHOOTING BROTHERS IN Treuenbrietzen, Germany, shot their annual Hubertusschiessen on October 30th. The results were:
First - Dietmar Lange – 96; Second - Walter Wildgrube - 87; Third - Timo Sieberhein – 84.
Congratulations to All!
CLUB MEMBER MAILING ADDRESS
If you have moved, or are
moving, please let us know your new address. Mail your new address to the Club at P.O.
Box 13, Chillicothe, IL 61523 or call one of our officers. Our monthly newsletters are mailed at bulk
rate, which the Post Office will NOT FORWARD to you. The newsletters are returned to the Club as ”POSTAGE DUE”.
CLUB WEB SITE
The newsletter and calendar are available for viewing on-line at www.chillisportsmen.org The website also lists all Club activities, 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 sprtsman@mtco.com
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.
