President’s Message
(June 2026)
Rockford Skeet Club will be hosting a club fun day on Saturday June 13, 2026 starting at 9 am until around 1 pm. We have invited NIRPC members to join us. All venues will be open. There will be attendance drawings for ammo, a raffle for $1.00 per ticket for10 rounds, and a free lunch. Also, if you break a pink target, you will receive an extra attendance drawing ticket. Please check in at the club house to receive your attendance ticket before shooting. Come on out and join the fun. If you bring a guest, please let me know by emailing me on or before June 10 at sam.valenza@att.net so that I can order enough food.
A Skeet tutorial will be held on Saturday June 20 at 10 am. The tutorial will be basic Skeet shooting instructions including hold points, break points, and foot stance. Members and guests are welcome.
Safety is our number 1 priority and all members are in a sense a safety officers in that if someone is unsafe, it is the members responsibility to politely correct the person that has violated our safety rules. If that person is unwilling to correct the violation, please report them to a designated safety officer (a list is on the club bulletin board) or to me and we will handle the situation.
Construction has started on our new 5-stand shooting shelter with a completion time frame is around June 12. If you plan on shooting while construction is being done, please yield to the workers and ask for permission to shoot.
On May 30 the club had its first ever pump gun skeet shoot. There were 18 participants and the high shooter was Greg Baylander with a 24 and the runner up was Caleb Davis with a 23. It seemed like everyone enjoyed the shoot and hopefully we can continue this next year.
The board has authorized the purchase of a new rabbit machine to replace the old one that is not and has not functioned properly. Also, the board has authorized the purchase of a new gas grill.
A handgun shoot is being held on June 6. You will need 1 magazine for your auto or a speed loader for your revolver. A total of 42 rounds of ammunition will be shot. The only time slot available is 11 am.
2026 Projects
- Reconfigure trap house 2 – completed
- Replace camera system – in process
- Seal parking lot blacktop
- New member orientation video
- Mulch, grass seed, fill and roll ruts
- 5-Stand shooting shelter – in process
2026 Events
- Annual meeting – completed
- Cleanup day – completed
- Fun days – 6/13, 8/15/26
- Landfill lunch – 9/25/26
- High school trap invitational – 11/1/26
- Tutorials
- Skeet – 6/20/26
- Trap – 7/18/26
- 5-stand – 8/8/26
If anyone is interested in getting certified for the handgun range, please contact
George Ketter at 815-631-9366, Caleb Davis at 815-243-1483 or Greg Baylander at
815-494-7321. You will need to bring a handgun, ammo, eye and ear protection and a $25.00 annual fee (cash or check).
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