BOD Meeting of 2 May 2016:

PRESENT:  Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, Randy Scott, Al Perry, Harley Shepherd, Clay Beuhler

ABSENT:   Terry VanDenBoom.

Meeting called to order at 5:45 by president Sam Valenza

1. Minutes of 7 March 2016,  – Accepted as presented 5-0
2. Treasurers Report:
   1. Accepted as read, attached by reference Accepted 5-0.
3. 2015/2016 Projects
   1. Hand gun range pulley system – in process – working through pulley system design. Design complete will be procuring hardware for completion. (Almost complete). No change
   2. Construction of 5 stand deck – 2 designs under review – construction on hold pending over shoot rights resolution. No change
   3. Plan being developed to replace both club house bathroom floors. Project complete with all tile floors completed (Kitchen, two bathrooms)

4. Notices:
   1. Trap field 1 will be reopened.
   2. Carpet cleaning will be May 9 at 7:30 am.
   3. Handgun training class, Point of Impact, will be offered at the club pistol range June 12. This will be an entry level basic use and safety class.
      1. Members $40
      2. Non-members $60
   4. Shirts and t-shirts are available for order. Orders may be confirmed with Randy Scott who will coordinate a new order in future. No Change.

5. 2016 Events – Dates finalized
   7. Spring Cleanup – May – 7.
   8. Vintage shoot – June -18.
   9. Registered Skeet Shoot – August 13-14.
   10. Landfill Lunch – September 16.
   11. Old Geezer Shoot – September 17.
   12. Braggin Rights shoot – October 15.
   13. Turkey Shoot – November 5.

6. New Business
   1. RSC club board members continue to meet with S & T Land Corp board members to improve relations and develop comprehensive plans for club growth. The latest team meeting was February 29 and we will continue to meet the last Monday of each month. March meeting was postponed. No change
      1. Discussions ensued on extending the lease for long term viability of the club on current property. Need vote from Land Corp members to rewrite lease.
      2. Any members wishing for topics to be presented or discussed with the teams may present them to Randy Scott, Clay Buehler, Al Perry or Ned Burns.
   2. Greg Baylander is coordinating a survey by a group to reclaim lead on property. This project was cancelled.
   3. New bids for lawn care and weed prevention were reviewed and Tru Green was still best value and will continue as provider.
   4. A procedure change was voted in allowing guests to pay directly for rounds shot. Previous policy was that members were required to pay guest costs.  A procedure will be completed (action Al Perry)
   5. A credit for rounds will be given to the folks who installed the new tile floor for us.

7. No other member business.

Meeting adjourned at 7:00PM (or thereabouts)

Next Board meeting is Monday, 6 June 2016 @ 1730

President’s Message

(May 2016)

Our annual spring cleanup date is at 8:30 am on Saturday May 7. Bring out your shovels, rakes, and trimmers. We will also need a wheel barrow or two as we will be getting a load of mulch to spread around the trees. No shooting will be allowed until all of the work is done. I hope to see you there. Lunch will be provided.

Thanks to Rich Tomasewski for installing new ceramic tiles on the bathrooms and kitchen floor. Also thank to Glenn Steward and LK Roney who did a lot of the prep work and assisted Rich during the installation. The floors look great!!!

On Monday May 9 at 7:30 am the club house carpet will be cleaned. The club will be open but I ask that traffic on the carpet be held to a minimum until it is completely dry. Thanks for your cooperation.

Judy Springer recently donated a picnic table, located on trap field 2, in memory of her late husband Carl who was a long time member. Judy remains a club member and plans to continue to shoot and to enjoy our club. On behalf of all the members of Rockford Skeet Club, I offer our condolences to Judy and her family. Thank you Judy for your generous donation.

I want remind everyone that shot larger than #8 is not permitted to be used on club property. Shot sizes of #7^1/2 or larger are prohibited.

I made an error when I announced the 2016 election winners. The Directors that were elected were Terry VanDenBoom, Harley Shepherd, and Clay Buhler. Randy Scott was not up for election and remains our Treasurer.

We had two instances of members inadvertently taking home skeet remotes. Please be sure that you check your pouches, shooting bags and trunks to be sure that a remote does not go home with you. Both remotes were returned promptly once the members were identified.

In the very near future, trap field 1 will be operational and available for anyone wishing to shoot on that field. We are in the process of making sure that all of the voice calls are working properly.

Club member Jerry Cello, who is an active police firearms instructor and the owner of Point of Impact Training, is offering a Tactical Handgun Level I training class on June 12, 2016. Instruction includes safety, fundamentals of marksmanship, critical troubleshooting, application of tactics to shooting, and combat marksmanship. The cost to members is $40.00 and nonmembers is $60.00. For more information and to register for the class go to http://www.poifirearms.com/ecommerce/ or call Jerry at (815) 322-6721.

When making a deposit for rounds only (not guest fees and guest rounds) it is not necessary to use an envelope. Simply write the number of rounds in the memo portion of your check and deposit it in the drawer. When paying by cash an envelope is to used.

If anyone is interested in getting certified for the handgun range, please contact Milt Schwanke at 815-988-2278 for weekend morning classes and Don Lyddon at 815-877-0754 for weekday afternoon classes. You will need to bring a handgun, ammo, eye and ear protection, and a $25.00 annual fee.

2016 Club Projects

• Replace bathrooms and kitchen floors- completed
• Construction of a 5 stand deck – approved and on hold
• Pulley systems for the handgun range – in process

2016 Club Events

• Spring cleanup – May 7, 2016
• Registered Skeet Shoot – Aug. 13 & 14, 2016
• Landfill lunch – Sept. 16, 2016
• Bragging Rights Shoot – Oct. 15, 2016
• Vintage Shoot – June 18, 2016
• Geezer – Sept. 17, 2016
• Turkey Shoot – Nov. 5, 2016

Best Regards,

Sam Valenza, President, Rockford Skeet Club

Rockford Skeet Club Mission Statement

The Rockford Skeet Club’s objectives are to encourage organized target shooting; to forward the development of 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 members now and in the future.