RCS  BOD  ,  May 4th  2021                                                                                                        PRESENT:  Sam Valenza, , Al Perry, Bill Shold ,Terry Van Den Boom, Randy Scott,Todd Hendreys,Caleb Davis.

1.     Meeting called to order at 5:30 by President Sam Valenza

2.     Minutes of April  / 2020 – Approved ,  6-0

3.    Treasurers Report:  Approved , 6-0

4.    2021 Projects:

a.     Additional concrete work to complete sidewalks on field 1 station 8 to 4 and from stair case sidewalks to semi-circle on all skeet fields. – Spring

b.     Skeet houses and Trap houses maintenance – Spring  2021

c.     Paint propane tank – Todd Hendreys , Spring  2021

6.          2021  Events.

a.   Annual meeting –On fun day.  8:30 A.M.

b.  Clean up day – May  15

c. Club fun day –  July 17

d.  Registered Skeet Shoot – Canceled

e.  Landfill lunch – September 17th

f. Family pig roast – October 2nd

7. New Business:  

1.  Trap league . T.B.D.

2. Virus guidelines –  sent out via email.

3. Trap machine instructions.  Posted

4. Fun Day sign .  in process

a. Handgun Safety Course –   Canceled .

b. Shooting instructions – Craig Strike   T.B.D.

c. Handgun league starts May 17

d.  5 stand league – Starts 6/2

e. 5 stand to be on Thursday through Sunday . Approved

f. Skeet night . Dates to be sent via email

g. Sam’s club card approved

h. Members survey , to be sent in May

 i. Septic tank pumped . completed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Meeting adjourned at 6:30

Next Board meeting June 1st , 2021                                                                                         Respectfully submitted – Caleb Davis , Secretary

President’s Message

(May 2021)

Clean up day is Saturday May 15 at 8 am. Bring out your shovels, rakes, chain saws, and trimmers. No shooting will be allowed until all of the work is done. I hope to see you there. Lunch will be provided.

Our annual meeting has been scheduled for July 17 at 8:30 am outside on the grounds. The BOD will be addressing club finances, events and projects, and taking questions from the attendees.

Rockford Skeet Club and Rock Ridge Sporting Clay and 5 Stand League

$200 entrance fee includes 10 weeks of shooting and dinner at the last shoot

Rock Ridge – 50 sporting targets	Rockford Skeet Club – 50 5 stand targets
6/2/21	6/9/21
6/16/21	6/23/21
6/30/21	7/7/21
7/14/21	7/21/21
7/28/21	8/4/21

Top 8 score will be taken, allowing for 2 “throwaways” or missed weeks. Shooting every Wednesday night beginning at 5:30 pm. To signup contact Caleb at 815-243-1483 (Rockford Skeet Club) or Andrew at 815-382-1223 (Rock Ridge). Twilight Tuesday Connections Second and Fourth Tuesdays of the month starting at 7 pm. Each second and fourth Tuesday evening come and join your fellow sportsmen and sportswomen for a couple of low-key rounds of skeet.  With Daylight savings time, we’ll have plenty of time to connect with old friends, welcome new members, and reconnect with skeet. Have you ever shot skeet under the lights?  Once it gets dusky, our field #2 has lights to allow shooting at twilight up until our 9 pm cut off time.  Why not get back out on the field in a safe, socially distanced, fun environment?  Remember, this is where the scores don’t really matter because there are no prizes anyway. Some of the nights we will have a theme but you can shoot any gun that you prefer. or for fun why not … May 11: Call your friends or just show up! May 25: Bring the first shotgun you ever had (25 singles OK) June 8: Bring your newest acquisition June 22: Bring a side by side July 13: Sub Gauge night, the smaller the better July 27: Tactical shotguns welcome August 10: Bring a different action.  Levers, Pumps, what have you got? August 24: TBD                               Bill Shold, Skeet Chairman (williamshold@gmail.com), will be coordinating these shoots.   In an effort to attract new members, June 26, July 31, and August 28 will be no fee days for guests. Only pay for rounds shoot. Each member is allowed to bring 4 guests from 9 am to noon. Members/safety officers will be available to help with safety and shooting instructions. Check in at the club house by signing the guest book and obtaining a visitors’ badge for your guests. Hopefully they will leave with a membership application in hand.   Member’s dogs are welcome at the club. However, they must be under control at all times and proper cleanup is expected.   We are planning a trap league this summer. I will send out more information in the near future.   Signs for the proper operation of the trap machines are posted on the trap houses. Some members are not properly turning on and off the machines. Also, some are not operating the wobble and doubles features correctly and are not returning them to the normal operating mode after shooting. Please take some time to read the signs and follow the instructions.     Rockford Skeet Club House Coronavirus Guidelines   The tables have been set back up, however, it is expected that social distancing and proper hand sanitization will be maintained. Also, food can now be prepared and consumed in the club house and masks are now optional. Please stay home if you are sick to prevent any illnesses being transmitted to other members   If anyone is interested in getting certified for the handgun range, please contact Milt Schwanke at 815-988-2278, George Ketter at 815-456-2871, 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.         2021 Club Projects Skeet field 1 cement sidewalk from station 4 to station 8 and walks from all skeet fields high houses to the stairs – getting bids Skeet and trap House maintenance – spring time frame Paint propane tank – in process complete in spring   2021 Events Annual Meeting – 7/17/21 Cleanup Day – 5/15/21 Registered Skeet Shoot – cancelled Club Fun Day – 7/17/21 Landfill Lunch – 9/17/2 1Pig roast – 10/2/21   Remember gun safety is our number 1 priority. 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.