WEB PAGE http://www.chillisportsmen.org/
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Approximately 200 people attended the 50th
Anniversary Party on Sunday, October 15th. Barbeque Pork, Baked Beans, Potato Salad and Beverages were
served to an enthusiastic and reminiscing crowd. A history book of the Club’s last 50 years was given to all
attendees and many folks enjoyed looking thru the old scrapbooks and seeing
photos, articles, etc., about themselves, friends, and relatives. Many door prizes were given out. Winners (spelling based on your printing)
were: Lynn Hollaway, Don Biddleson,
Lynn Goble, Jess Graham, Cliff Wilcox, Bob Bohm, Jessica Hurt, Cheryl DeYoung,
Nick Dieg, Bill Roger, Brenda Bohm, Brian Hurt, Ross Baer, Connie Powell, Gwen
Krause, Gloria Dunn, Madelyn Pirth, Paul Vallow, Bill Radley, Josh Dunn, Steve
Krause, Tammy Nevilda, Maxine Stratton, Deb Lister, Dick Zaring, Norm Statler,
Jerry Strakowski, Roger Bass, Tom Slifo, Jerry Oglesby, Barbara Barr, Cindy
Braasch, and Mike Hallar. COME TO THE
NOVEMBER 14TH ANNUAL MEETING, 6:30P.M., TO PICK UP YOUR PRIZE IF YOU
WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN YOUR NAME WAS CALLED.
KUDOS TO ALL (PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS)
WHO HELPED TO MAKE THIS EVENT A MEMORABLE SUCCESS!!
ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS
ANNUAL CLUB MEETING & ELECTIONS: The Annual Club Meeting and Elections will be held on Tuesday, November 14th, 2006. The meeting begins at 6:30pm in the Club House. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND VOTE. Additional Nominations may be made from the floor. Announced Officer & Board Candidates are:
OFFICERS: (1 – Year Term)
President – Dale Schroeder Vice-President – Charles Varnold
Secretary – Bob Bjerke Treasurer – Richard Powell
DIRECTORS (5 TO BE ELECTED): (2 – Year Term)
Fred Anderson Ed Braasch Don Clemens Ken Cook
Ron Dennis Greg Howald Jerry Oglesby Steve Risinger
Gary Spencer Cliff Wilcox Donnie Willis
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Your membership expires on December 31st, 2006, and the gate lock WILL BE CHANGED on January 1st, 2007. If you DO NOT PAY your renewal fees by Jan 1, you WILL NOT be able to get onto the Club Grounds until you pay your fees. 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 2007.
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 2007.
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 2007. 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 2007.
Please be sure to return your 2006 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.
ALSO, PLEASE PRINT ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION LEGIBLY ON YOUR 2006 CARD. WE ARE HAVING SOME TROUBLE READING SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND HAVE TO GUESS AS TO THE CORRECT DATA.
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.
MAUSER MATCHES
Mauser
Match rules
are center-fire rifles with open sights, but we have added the rifle class
"Ordonnanzgewehr" using the German rules, unaltered military bolt
action infantry repeating rifles, for the remainder of this year. This
opens the shooting to the M1903-A2, M1917, Enfield No. 4's, Arisakas, FR-8s,
etc.
2006
King's Shoot: Max Koehl, the reigning Schuetzenkoenig,
will host the annual King's Shoot, the Bird Shoot and the Rim-fire Speed Match on
November 12th at Range #1. All you need to bring is a .22 rim-fire rifle,
preferably a semi-automatic, sufficient ammunition, and eye and ear
protection. Max will provide some food and refreshments. Mark your
calendars for this chance to experience some centuries' old Germanic shooting
traditions and to have some good shooting camaraderie. Call Max Koehl @
(309) 385-1033 or Paul Bishop @ (309) 579-2914 for more information.
Next match is November 12, 10AM, Range 1. Come
early if you want to shoot the first relay. Relays have been filling up
early. The November Challenge Match is
SKS - Type Rifles.
September 30th
Match Results
1st
Place Dieter Badenbach 233-0X 9mm
Spanish Destroyer
2nd
Place Bob Killion 221-1X 59/66
Spanish Yugo (SKS)
3rd
Place Joe Zentko 204-1X SKS Norinco
High Raw Score: Paul Bishop 196-5X M1903 Springfield
Challenge Match Winner: Marty Lehman with 6 hits on the Osama Bin Laden target
October 14th Match Results
1st Place Don Filkins 219-2X 24/47 Yugo Mauser
2nd Place Cody Killion 219-1X M-48 Yugo Mauser
3rd Place Chris Bach 201-1X 91/30 Moisin Nagant
High Raw Score: Don Filkins 196-2X 24/47 Yugo Mauser
Questions – contact Max Koehl @ (309) 385-1033.
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 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
ISRA Illinois State Rifle
Association
Contact Tim Vik via e-mail at sprtsman@mtco.com
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e-mail at no cost to you.