BOD Meeting of 4 May 2015

PRESENT:  Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, Randy Scott, Sam Parkinson, Harley

Shepherd, and Clay Buehler

ABSENT:  Terry VanDerBoom

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1720 BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA

1. Minutes of 6 April 2015 – Approved 6-0
2. Financial Report – Presented, accepted, attached by reference
3. 2015 Projects
   1. Hand gun range pulley system – in process
   2. Construction of 5 stand deck – tabled
   3. Electrical power for 5 stand – tabled
   4. Cameras for handgun range and 5 stand – tabled
4. 2015 Events
   1. Vintage shoot – 29 June 2015
   2. Registered skeet shoot – August 15 and 16
   3. Old Geezer shoot – 5 September 2015
   4. Landfill lunch – 8 September 2015
   5. Turkey Shoot – 7 November 2015
   6. Braggin’ Rights shoot – 10 October 2015
5. New Business
   1. S&T Property – Motion to make a formal offer to buy out the S&T – passed 5-0
   2. Information messages to members re: S&T purchase – to begin soon
6. Business of the members – None

NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY, 1 JUNE 2015 AT 1730 HOURS

Respectfully submitted:  Sam Parkinson, Secretary

President’s Message

(May 2015)

The project to run electrical power to the handgun range building has been completed. Thanks to Bob Liphart and Tom Platt for coordinating this project and doing all of the wiring. Also thanks to Owen Anderson, Bernie Blaauw, and Larry Ohda for helping with the trenching for the electrical cable from skeet low house 3 to the handgun building.

I want to remind everyone that two people have to be present at the club at all times when shooting. No one is allowed to shoot alone. This doesn’t mean that both people have to be on the same venue (i.e. one person can be on the skeet range and one on the pistol range). A spouse, friend, etc. can fulfill this requirement. This is for safety reasons. If someone gets injured, then there is another person to help and make the call.

In the coming days I will be sending an email to all members regarding the club’s efforts to buy the land that the club sits on from the S&T Corporation.

Our annual spring cleanup was held on Saturday May 2. We had a great turn out with a lot of new members coming out. The grounds and club house are in good shape. Thanks to all that participated.

L.K. Roney donated a huge roll of paper for use on the patterning board. It is hanging in the storage barn. Feel free to use it anytime that you are patterning your guns. Thanks L.K. for the generous donation.

Thanks to Clay Buhler, Frank Cicero, Randy Scott, and Bard Yocum for doing the annual maintenance on the skeet machines. All machines seem to be working just fine.

Since the 5 stand venue has been reconfigured, Caleb Davis, 5 stand chairmen, has asked that members only shoot 1 of the 5 stands at a time, either shoot from the wooden stations or shoot from the metal stations, not both at the same time.

We have had some confusion on how to operate the skeet remotes. Sometimes the remotes have to be turned on. To do this, simply hold down the high house button until the lights stop flashing and remain on. The directions for operating the remotes are pasted on the wall just to the right of the rake holding the remotes.

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.

2015 Club Projects

• Construction of a 5 stand deck – approved and on hold
• Electrical power for the 5 stand – under consideration
• Cameras for 5 stand and the handgun range – under consideration
• Pulley systems for the handgun range – design being developed

2015 Club Events

• Vintage shoot – 6/20/15
• Registered Skeet Shoot – 8/15,16/15
• Old Geezer Shoot – 95/15
• Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
• Bragging Rights Shoot – 10/10/15
• Turkey Shoot – 11/7/15

Best Regards

Sam Valenza

President, Rockford Skeet Club

BOD Meeting of 6 April 2015

PRESENT:  Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, Randy Scott, Sam Parkinson, Harley Shepherd, Clay Buehler and Terry VanDerBoom

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1700 BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA

1. Approval of Minutes of 2 March 2015 meeting – Approved 6-0
2. Financial Report – Presented, accepted, attached by reference
3. 2015 Club Projects
   1. Hand gun range – pulley system to be installed soon
   2. Construction of 5 stand deck – on hold
   3. Electrical power for 5 stand deck – on hold
   4. Electrical power for hand gun range – in process
   5. Cameras for hand gun range and 5 stand – under study
4. 2015 projects
   1. Spring Clean-up – Saturday, 5/2/15 – Motion to have wads picked up by machine – approved 6-0
   2. Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
   3. Braggin Rights shoot – 10/10/15
5. New Business
   1. Vintage shoot for 6/20/15 – Details to follow – Approved 6-0
   2. Old Geezer Shoot for 9/5/15 – Details to follow – Approved 6-0
   3. Turkey Shoot – 11/7/15 – Details to follow – Approved 6-0
   4. 2015 Mowing – Sam will continue to do for $25 per mowing. Tru Green will be used again this year
6. Business of members – none

NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY, 4MAY 2015 AT 1730 HOURS

Respectfully submitted:  Sam Parkinson, Secretary

President’s Message

(April 2015)

The project to run electrical power to the handgun range building has begun.  Bob Liphart and Tom Platt have installed the outlets,switches, fixtures, and wiring in the building. The trenching to bury the wire from skeet field 3 will be done in the next week or two.  Good job guys. The installation looks great.

Some of our members are not following the guest procedure and unfortunately may not be receiving the proper credit for guest fees and rounds shot. The following is our guest procedure. It is requested that all members become familiar with this procedure. Please print all of the pertinent information as requested on the envelope. Not doing so will cause issues for the member and the club.

• Guest(s) and their host member shall print their names and date in the guest log book on every visit to the club.
• The Guest will shoot at member’s round fee. The member will log all rounds (member and guest) on his/her page in the log book. The Guest will pay a $5.00 user fee for each day that he/she shoots. The $5.00 user fee will be deposited in the provided envelopes and will be placed in the club depository located in the clubhouse or mailed to the address shown on the envelope.
• The member’s spouse; children and grandchildren (under the age of 25) may shoot under the member’s membership and the $5.00 guest fee is waived.
• The guest are required to ware guest badges which are located on the bulletin board.

The following are the major topics that were presented at the annual meeting held on March 21, 2015.

• The club is in the process of investigating the feasibility of buying the land owned by the S&T Corporation.
• The club is also investigating the possibility of buying the overshoot land from the quarry owner.
• When paying for rounds, all members need to fill out all the information required on the payment envelope.
• Breakdown the target boxes before putting them in the dumpsters. Also, it is requested that the broken birds be swept out of the skeet and trap houses when the machines are loaded
• The following were reelected to the Board of Directors: Larry Ohda – VP; Randy Scott – Treasurer; Clay Buhler, Harley Shepherd, and Terry VanDenBoom – Directors.

Our annual spring cleanup date is at 8:30 am on Saturday May 2. Bring out your shovels, rakes, and trimmers. No shooting will be allowed until all of the work is done. I hope to see you there. Lunch will be provided.

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.

2015 Club Projects

• Construction of a 5 stand deck – approved and on hold
• Electrical power for the 5 stand – under consideration
• Electrical power for the handgun range – in process
• Cameras for 5 stand and the handgun range – under consideration
• Pulley systems for the handgun range – design being developed

2015 Club Events

• Spring cleanup – 5/2/15
• Vintage shoot – 6/20/15
• Registered Skeet Shoot – 8/15,16/15
• Old Geezer Shoot – 95/15
• Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
• Bragging Rights Shoot – 10/10/15
• Turkey Shoot – 11/7/15

Best Regards

Sam Valenza

President, Rockford Skeet Club

Annual Meeting of 2015

Saturday, 21 March 2015

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA  AT 0900

1. Minutes of 2014 annual meeting read and approved
2. Treasurer’s report read and accepted – posted, included by reference
3. 2015 Budget – presented, posted
4. 2015 Projects
5. 5 Stand deck – approved but on hold pending design acceptance
6. Power to pistol/.22 rifle range – approved, work to begin in April
7. Security cameras for pistol/5 stand area – waiting estimates’
8. 2015 Events
   1. Clean-up day – Saturday, 2 April – lunch provided
   2. Registered skeet shoot – August 15 and 16 – Skeet fields may be closed depending upon number of shooters – trap and 5 stand open
   3. Landfill lunch – 8 September 2015
   4. Braggin’ Rights shoot – Saturday, 10 October 2015
9. New Business
   1. Proposed/possible shoots (not yet Board approved) – More infor to follow
      1. Vintage shoot – 20 June, 1030-1400
      2. Old Geezer shoot – 5 or 19 September – 1000-1400

• Turkey Shoot – 7 November, time to be established

1. Land Corp/S&T
   1. Will make an offer to buy out and take possession of land
   2. Currently pay $7600 rent per year

• Will require a 2/3 vote of stock holders to approve

1. When paying for rounds etc., fill out the envelope completely
2. When adding birds, please sweep out house

7. Business of members’
   1. Birds – what are we using? Switched back to White Flyers when they dropped the price to be competitive with Champion  They were $2500 higher per semi load before
   2. Boxes – break them down please. Dumpsters get jammed quickly
   3. Would anyone like to help maintain the machines? You will be trained.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 0930.

Respectfully submitted:  Sam Parkinson, Secretary.

BOD Minutes of 2 March 2015

PRESENT: Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, Randy Scott, Sam Parkinson, Harley Shepherd, Clay Buehler, and Terry VanDerBoom

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1730 BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA

1. Approval   of minutes of 2 February 2015 meeting – Approved 6-0
2. Financial report –accepted, attached by reference
   6. 2015 dues status – 244 members, down from 261 (-6.5%)
   7. 2015 budget presented – Accepted 6-0 Attached by reference
3. 2015 Projects
   1. Hand gun range – pulley system – tabled
   2. 5 Stand deck – tabled
   3. Electrical power for 5 stand area – tabled
   4. Electrical power for handgun range not to exceed $1000 – app 6-0
   5. Cameras for hand gun range and 5 stand – tabled
4. 2015 Events
   1. Annual meeting – RESCHEDULED TO 0900, SATURDAY, 21 MARCH
   2. Spring cleanup –Saturday, 2 May
   3. Landfill lunch- 8 September
   4. Braggin Rights Shoot – Saturday, 10 October
5. 2015 Elections – Be sure and vote, 15 March deadline
6. Lease renewal – paid $7,600 to S&T Corp
7. NEW BUSINESS
   1. New drinking fountain purchased
   2. Skeet machine maintenance to be scheduled
   3. Meeting time moved from 1700 to 1730 hours
8. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1815 HOURS

NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING DATE IS MONDAY, 6 APRIL AT 1730

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:  Sam Parkinson, Secretary

President’s Message

(March 2015)

We will be running power to the handgun range from the low house on skeet field 3. This project will start in early April. Two of the finest electricians and club members, Bob Liphart and Tom Platt, will be doing the work. Please yield the handgun range when they are working in the handgun building. A red flashing cease fire strobe light will also be installed in the event anyone has to go down range. Thanks Bob and Tom for donating your time and talents to work on this project.

The annual meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday March 21, 2015 from March 28. The meeting will be held in the club house starting at 9 am.

A new water cooler has been installed to replace the old one that malfunctioned. It dispenses both hot and cold water.

As I have mentioned several time, no one is to work on the trap, skeet, and 5 stands machines. The designated repair/maintenance men are posted on the bulletin board in the club house for each venue. Please call the appropriated individual, or me, if a machine needs repair and/or adjustment. It appears that someone was tampering with the trap machine which caused the belts to stretch out and required replacement.

The year-end financial statements and 2015 budget have been posted in the club house.

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.

2015 Club Projects

• Construction of a 5 stand deck – approved and on hold
• Electrical power for the 5 stand – under consideration
• Electrical power for the handgun range – approved
• Cameras for 5 stand and the handgun range – under consideration
• Pulley systems for the handgun range – design being developed

2015 Club Events

• Annual meeting – 3/21/15
• Spring cleanup – 5/2/15
• Registered Skeet Shoot – 8/15,16/15
• Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
• Bragging Rights Shoot – 10/10/15

Best Regards

Sam Valenza

President, Rockford Skeet Club

BOD MINUTES OF 2 FEBRUARY 2015

PRESENT:  Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, John Bailey, Harley Shepherd,

Clay Buehler, and Terry VanDerBoom

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1730 BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA

1. Approval of minutes of 5 January 2015 – Approved 5-0
2. Financial Report – accepted, attached by reference
3. Review 2015 budget. Reviewed with comments. Will approve revised budget at March meeting
4. Reviewed year-end financial reports. No comments or exceptions taken.
5. 2015 Club Projects
   1. Hand gun/.22 rifle range
      1. Pulley system – 2 designs being worked on
      2. Signs – no additional ones needed
      3. Fence – not needed

B. Construction of 5 stand deck – 2 designs under consideration

C. Electrical power for 5 stand and hand gun range – on hold

D. Cameras for 5 stand and hand gun range – on hold

1. 2015 elections – all nominations must be RECEIVED or POSTMARKED no later than 31 January 2015
2. New Business, Lease renewal – Expires 1 March 2015. Currently $7,500 per year. Will exercise 5 year option at $7800 per year. Approved 5-0.
3. 2015 Scheduled Events
   1. Annual meeting – 0900, Saturday, 28 March
   2. Spring Clean-up – Saturday, 2 May, 0800 – 1200
   3. Landfill lunch – Tuesday, 8 September, 1130
   4. Braggin Rights shoot – Saturday, 10 October, 0900

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1800 HOURS

NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY, 2 March 2015

Respectfully Submitted – Sam Valenza, President

President’s Message

(February 2015)

Club member Jeff Fillmore has graciously donated sound abatement material and his time to install it in the handgun range. Jeff started work last week and plans to complete the job sometime this week. It is looking GOOD!!! I’m sure it will make a big difference in reducing the noise. Thanks Jeff to you and your wife for making this happen.

Effective immediately, John Bailey has resigned from his position as club treasurer. John’s contributions to the club have had a positive influence on where the club is today. Thanks John for all that you have done for us. As authorized in the club by laws, I have appointed Randy Scott to fulfill the remainder of John’s term which ends at the annual meeting scheduled for March 28. 2015. Randy will, however, run for treasurer during this year’s election.

Club dues had to be paid by February 1 2015. If dues were not paid by that date, a new application for membership will be required to rejoin the club along with $175 payment.

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. The classes are under an hour long. You will need to bring a handgun, ammo, eye and ear protection. A twenty five dollar annual fee for 2015 is due at the completion of the class. Under no circumstance can anyone use the range before completing the course.

WINTER SHOOTING RULES

The following winter shooting rules are affective immediately:

• Trap and skeet fields and sidewalks are to be cleared of snow before shooting. Shovels are outside of the club house and in the storage barn. The snow blower is available for use and is located in the storage barn. Do not shoot on fields that have not been cleared of snow. Doing so will compact the snow and make it difficult to remove. It is everyone’s job to pitch in to remove snow from the sidewalks and shooting fields.

• As always, gun cases are not permitted in the club house. Guns will be permitted, however it is strongly suggested that they only be kept inside if it is snowing or raining.

2015 Club Projects

• Construction of a 5 stand deck – approved and on hold
• Electrical power and cameras for the 5 stand and handgun range – under consideration
• Pulley systems for the handgun range

2015 Club Events

• Annual meeting – 3/28/15
• Spring cleanup – 5/2/15
• Registered Skeet Shoot – 8/15,16/15
• Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
• Bragging Rights Shoot – 10/10/15

Best Regards

Sam Valenza

President, Rockford Skeet Club

BOD MINUTES OF 5 JANUARY 2015

PRESENT:  Sam Valenza, Larry Ohda, John Bailey, Sam Parkinson, Harley Shepherd,

Clay Buehler, and Terry VanDerBoom

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1700 BY PRESIDENT SAM VALENZA

1. Approval of minutes of 1 December 2014 – Approved 6-0
2. Financial Report – accepted, attached by reference
3. Summary of 2014 receivables, attached reference
4. 2015 dues status – 57% received
5. 2015 Club Projects
   1. Hand gun/.22 rifle range
      1. Pulley system – 2 designs being worked on
      2. Signs – no additional ones needed

• Fence – no needed

1. Construction of 5 stand deck – 2 designs under consideration
2. Electrical power for 5 stand and hand gun range – on hold
3. Cameras for 5 stand and hand gun range – on hold

6. 2015 elections – all nominations must be RECEIVED or POSTMARKED no later than 31 January 2015
7. New Business
   1. Vote to buy new coffee maker – approved 6-0
   2. Targets – White Flyer now meet Champion price – will buy them
   3. Lease renewal – Expires 1 March 2015. Currently $7,500 per year.  Sam Valenza, John Bailey, and Harley Shepherd will meet with S&T
8. 2015 Scheduled Events
   1. Annual meeting – 0900, Saturday, 28 March
   2. Spring Clean-up – Saturday, 2 May, 0800 – 1200
   3. Landfill lunch – Tuesday, 8 September, 1130
   4. Braggin Rights shoot – Saturday, 10 October, 0900

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1800 HOURS

NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2015

Respectfully Submitted – Sam Parkinson, Secretary