Chillicothe Sportsmen’s

Club News December 2008

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

ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTIONS, & BY-LAW CHANGES

CLUB ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS:  The Annual Club Elections were held at the Annual Club Meeting on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008.  The results were:

PRESIDENT - Charles Varnold           VICE-PRESIDENT - Jerry Oglesby

SECRETARY - Robert Bjerke             TREASURER - Lowell Bennett

Two-Year (2009-2010) BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S:   Chris Bach - Ken Cook -             Chuck Hoelscher - Derek Howald - Steve Risinger

Congratulations to all!

All Proposed By-Law Changes were approved.  Revised By-Laws will be printed and distributed to everyone in the next few months.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Your membership expires on December 31st, 2008, and the gate lock changes on January 1st, 2009.  Don’t wait until the last minute to renew your membership.

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 2009.

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 2009.

Assc-Life fees increase to $750 effective January 1, 2009.  If you want to upgrade at the old $500 rate, your application must be in by the December 9, Board Meeting, for Board approval. 

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 2009.  Life Members over the age of 65 are EXEMPT from the 10-work hours requirement but will have a $10 Land Fund renewal fee for 2009.

Please be sure to return your 2008 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 THE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION LEGIBLY ON YOUR 2008 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.  This action will help save the Club money.  Thank you.

 

Do You Still Need 2008 Work Hours?  Indoor Range Cleanup scheduled for December 13, 9 A.M.

Questions – contact Bob Bjerke @ (309) 692-1800.

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION (NMO):  If you still need to attend a session --

Contact Charles Varnold at (309) 697-6766 or via e-mail at tunaot1@sbcglobal.net

MAUSER MATCHES

Mauser Match rules are casual center-fire off-hand rifle matches at 50 meters for rifles with open sights and pre-1964 military bolt action repeaters.  The next match is December 13th.

November 8 Match results were:                    

First:        Zack Roe      207-5X        K-31 Schmidt Rubin  

Second:       Fred Roe      202-5X        M24/47 Yugo Mauser  

Third:        Chris Bach    200-2X        M96 Swedish Mauser

High Raw Score:      Paul Bishop   197-9X        Turk Mauser

November Challenge Match:     Chris Bach    200-2Xm96 Swedish Mauser

The December 13th Special Challenge Match will be for SKS Rifles of any manufacture.

King’s Shoot Results (Old World Annual Traditional Style):

King - Bob Killion;    First Knight – Justin Howeler;    2nd Knight – John Wiesbrock

Bird Shoot (Vogelschiessen) – Bird King (Vogelkoenig) John Wiesbrock

Speed Shoots:   Semi-Auto – 1st – Paul Bishop:     2nd – Jay Zentko

                Non-Autoloaders – 1st – Paul Bishop:      2nd – John Wiesbrock

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

CMP SUMMARY

2009 NRA Approved CMP Match Dates (all on Saturday) are:  April 4; May 16; June 20; July 18; August 15; and September 19.

A M1 John C. Garand Match will be held on May 16 & September 17, following the regular CMP Match.

Saturday, October 17 will be a Non-NRA-Approved CMP Match followed by a cookout and end of year awards ceremony.

Questions – contact Steve Schneckenburger @ (309) 692-7807.

2008 CMP Summary Scores

Expert:

First:        Nicholas Dieg        468

Second:       Mark Aussieker       463

Third:        Martin Lehman        452

Sharpshooter:

First:    James Martin         438           Fourth:       Christopher Bach     423

Second:   Paul Gagarin         438           Fifth:        Stephen Rector       416

Third:    Joseph Zmia          429           Sixth:        David Rector:        413

                                            Seventh:      James Gurnsey        406

Marksman:

First:        Stephen Morris       398

Second:       Norman Zentko        390

Third:        Andrew Alms          354

Fourth:       Paul Vallow          339

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              Bob Bjerke           Lowell Bennett

(309) 697-6766       (309) 274-5413             (309) 692-1800       (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.