President’s Message
(September 2015)
The Silver Dollar Registered Skeet Shoot was held on August 15 & 16. It was the best registered shoot we have had in several years with 25+ shooters, many were club members. The club made a net profit of $1100. Thanks to Dave and Beth Schroeder and their crew for coordinating this very successful event.
The meeting that was planned with the S&T for August 5 was re-scheduled to Monday September 14. The purpose of the meeting is to try to resolve differences between the two organizations. I’m hopeful this and any subsequent meetings will bring both groups closer together.
The second annual Geezer Shoot is Saturday September 19, 2015. The shoot will start at 10am and finish when done. The shoot consists of one round of skeet and two round of 5 stand. There will be three winners in each class (1st, 2nd, and 3rd). The age classes are 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and over. The cost is $15.00 and includes rounds, awards, and lunch. I hope to see you out there.
Also the annual “Braggin Rights Shoot” is Oct. 10, 2105. I will be sending out information on this shoot in the next week or two.
If you haven’t notice yet, the picnic table under the tree on skeet field 1 has been rebuilt. Thanks to Rich Tomasewski and LK Roney for taking the initiative to fund and build the table. It looks great.
Thanks to the generous donation of one of our club members, who wishes to remain anonymous, we will be installing four cameras on the pistol range. Two cameras will be inside of the range building, one will point down range, and one bullet camera will be mounted on the peak of the range building pointing down to the 5 stand venue.
The club will be hosting a steak lunch for our good neighbors over at the Land fill on Tuesday September 15. This is a token of our appreciation for all that they do for our club. Thanks to the good folks at the Landfill. BON APPETIT!!!
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 – in process
2015 Club Events
- Old Geezer Shoot – 9/19/15
- Landfill lunch – 9/8/15
- Bragging Rights Shoot – 10/10/15
- Turkey Shoot – 11/7/15
Best Regards
Sam Valenza
President, Rockford Skeet Club