President’s MessagePresident’s Message
(March 2025)
The club annual meeting is scheduled for March 15 at the club starting at 9 am. The board of directors will be addressing club finances, events and projects, election results, and will take questions from the attendees. No shooting will be allowed until the meeting is adjourned.
A 5-stand/sporting clays league between our club and Rock Ridge is being formed by Bill Shold. See below for information and schedule.
Rock Ridge and Rockford Skeet Sporting Clays and 5-Stand League $235, includes 10 weeks of shooting, dinner at our last shoot, and a weekly shell raffle.
Rockford Skeet – 50 5 Stand: 5/21, 6/4, 6/18, 7/2, 7/16
Rock Ridge – 50 Sporting: 5/28, 6/11, 6/25, 7/9, 7/23
Rock Ridge: 14755 E Edson Road, Davis Junction
Rockford Skeet: 8104 Lindenwood Rd, Rockford
Top 8 scores will be taken, allowing for 2 missed weeks or 2 throwaway scores. Shooting every Wednesday night beginning at 5 from May until July. We will have a random drawing of 50 shells for shooters in attendance each week. To sign up, contact Andrew (815-382-1232) at Rock Ridge or Bill (815-978-8686) at Rockford Skeet.
A handgun league will start on Saturday March 29 with shooting times of 9, 10, and 11 am. If you are interested in shooting this league contact George Ketter at 815-631-9366 or email him at geosueket@gmail.com.
Also, plans are being made to have a skeet league. More to following as details are firmed up.
Twilight Tuesday skeet will be held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month starting April 1 at 7 pm. Come out and enjoy a couple of casual rounds of skeet under the lights. Low key and open to all ability levels. All shooting ends by 9 pm. Invite your friends to join us.
The drilling of the well has been completed and test results showed an unacceptable amount of radium in the well water. To remedy this issue a reverse osmosis system will be installed at the clubhouse sink the week of March 24th. A water softener is not required.
If anyone is interested in getting certified for the handgun range, please contact Milt Schwanke at
815-988-2278, George Ketter at 815-631-9366, or Caleb Davis at 815-243-1483. You will need to bring a handgun, ammo, eye and ear protection and a $25.00 annual fee.
2025 Projects
- Repair skeet houses and install gutters
- Purchase new trap voice calls
- 5-Stand shooting building – TBD
- Electrical power to 5-Stand – TBD
- Rolling the grounds to smooth out the ruts
2025 Events
- Annual meeting – 3/15/25
- Cleanup day – 5/3/25
- Youth shooting initiative events – April & October
- Fun Days – 6/14/25 & 8/23/25
- Landfill Lunch – 9/25/25
- Tutorials
- Trap – 5/17/25
- Skeet – 6/21/25
- 5-Stand – 7/12/25
Remember gun safety is our number 1 priority.
Rockford Skeet Club Mission Statement
The Rockford Skeet Club’s mission is to promote clay target shooting and complementary shooting sports. The objectives are to promote those characteristics of honesty, good fellowship, self-discipline, team-play, and self-reliance which are the essentials of good sportsmanship. It is the duty of all members to contribute to the wellbeing, to protect, to grow, and to enhance the club and its membership.
Best Regards,
Sam Valenza
President, Rockford Skeet Club – March 2025