Chillicothe Sportsmen’s

Club News Oct. 2010

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

Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club, Inc.

PO Box 13, Chillicothe, IL. 61523-0013

NOTICES & INFORMATION

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SAFETY FIRST

The weather is really starting to get nice—great shooting weather.  Please enjoy the Fall shooting season & please be careful.  Once again—THANKS for your help.

 

CSC FALL GUNSHOW

 

CSC FALL GUNSHOW  WILL BE HELD ON SEPT. 25TH( (Sat.) AND 26TH (Sun.) .   WORK HOURS WILL BE AVAILABLE  FOR GUNSHOW  SET-UP ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 24TH STARTING AT 9 AM.  WORK HOURS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR  GUNSHOW CLEAN-UP STARTING AT 3 PM ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 26TH.  SEE BACK COVER FOR FULL GUNSHOW DETAILS.

 

2010 WORK HOURS:

 

INDOOR RANGE  CLEAN-UP:  INDOOR CLEAN-UP SCHEDULED FOR 9:00 AM ON Saturday, OCT. 02, 2010

 

GROUNDS:  NEXT OUTDOOR CLEAN-UP WILL BE ON OCT. 2, 2010 AT 8:00 AM.  please bring brush cutting tools, rakes, shovels, etc.  Contact Steven Schneckenburger at 692-7807 if you have questions.

 

Please pickup targets, bottles, cans, hulls when you are done shooting as per range rules # 9 and  #12.

ORIENTATION 

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION (NMO): You need to attend NMO to obtain your current year’s membership card & gate key.  Check the enclosed calendars for dates & times.  ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED OR NO INSTRUCTOR WILL BE AT THE CLUB FOR THE CLASS.  For reservation or to ask any questions - Contact Charles Varnold at (309) 697-6766 or via e-mail at tunaot1@sbcglobal.net

                 

TEMPORARILY AWAY/NEW ADDRESS/NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS

ALL MEMBERS:  It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that the Club has your current home address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.  If you leave town, bulk mail is not forwarded.  If you don’t ask us to mail to an alternate address or to suspend your mailings until you return, & we get ‘failure to deliver’ notices on you (& return postage fees), we will drop you from the mailings until you let us know your current info or status.

                                   

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                 Donald Clemens    Lowell Bennett

(309) 697-6766    (309) 274-5413          (309) 274-6870    (309) 274-5586

                     

 

 

LADIES --WOMENS TARGET PISTOL SHOOTING -- LADIES

 

When asked “Why don’t you shoot?”;  most women reply “I’ve never been invited.”

 

WELL, YOU ARE NOW INVITED!!!!!!

 

We are going to shoot 5 targets, 10 rounds each, in 10 minute segments.

Don’t have a pistol, no problem; one will be provided.

 

YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR OWN EAR AND EYE PROTECTION.

 

RANGE MASTER(S) WILL BE PRESENT AT ALL SESSIONS

NO MAGNUM CARTRIDGES ALLOWED

 

Where: CHILLICOTHE SPORTSMEN CLUB           Cost:    Club Member:              $5.00/session

            CHILLICOTHE IL 61523                                          Non-Member:               $6.00/session

            Indoor Range                                                               50 rounds of ammunition:          $2.00/session

           

When:  First and Third Tuesday of each month                      Starting 10/5/10 at 6:00 p.m.

 

More    Kathy Beluschek          309-246-2800                            wtpscsc@yahoo.com                      NOTE:    (Corrected from Sep.                                                                                           

Info:       1725 County Road                                                                                                      Newsletter)                       

            Lacon IL 61540

 

                Cheri McGann              309-253-4128                jimcherimcgann@yahoo.com

            20327 N Hampton

            Chillicothe IL 61523

 

CMP WORKPARTY

                    

CMP will have a workparty on October 23 at 9:00AM to repair target frames, clean the club rifles

for winter, and take stock of supplies.  Please bring hammers, saws, screwguns, rifle cleaning supplies.

Contact Steven Schneckenburger at (309) 692-7807 or Chris Bach at (309) 256-1712 for more information.

 

 

NEXT OUTDOOR WORK PARTY

                                                               

Next outdoor work party is October 2 at 8:00AM. Please bring brush/tree cutting equipment, rakes, shovels. Contact Steven Schneckenburger at (309) 692-7807 for more info.  

 

                    

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

      WTPS        Womens Target Pistol Shooting (new group at CSC)

 

 

Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club

2010 Fall Gun Show

 

Saturday, September 25th ,  9 am---4 pm and

Sunday, September 26th,  9 am---3 pm

In the CSC Clubhouse

 

Two floors of guns, ammo, knives and accessories.

Come on out and have a fun day!

 

For table space or more information, contact

Steve Risinger @ (309) 449-6268

 

 

Troop 69 Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast

        

Sunday, October 10th,  7 am---2 pm

In the CSC Clubhouse

 

All you can eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, and OJ!

 

Tickets are $5 purchased in advance or $6 at the door. Contact Tim Vik @ (309) 274-4018 for tickets or information.