Shoot the Breeze The Newsletter of the Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA 6642 Woodville Rd., P.O. Box 442 Mt. Airy, MD 21771,

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1 The Newsletter of the Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA 6642 Woodville Rd., P.O. Box 442 Mt. Airy, MD 21771, President Stick Simmons Director Danny Church Vice President Steve Martin Director Glenn Blucher Treasurer Wendy Linthicum Director Howie Burrill Secretary Michael Koehnlein Director Justin Sanderson Membership Al Ansorge CRSO Phil Howard Otis Kirk Deceased Dustin Runion Butch Hartman Larry Burris Past Presidents Bruce Kunze Deceased George East Roby Shipley William Salter Michael Koehnlein, Editor: Club website: mtairyiwla.org Upcoming Events Fun and exciting events coming up in the next few months: Every week Thursday Night Trap and Skeet Practice, 6:00PM. October 1, 8, 15 Explore Archery, 6:00PM. October 12, 13, 14 Scout Astronomy Camping weekend. October 13 Road Clean-Up, 8:00AM. October 14 Archery Zombie Shoot, 9:00AM. Hunting Schedule All hunters must sign the book at the clubhouse. These are the range closures for the next few months: October 18 20, November 10, 24, October 21 Heart of Maryland Trap Shoot, 7:00AM. October 29 Monthly Membership Meeting, 7:30PM. November 3 Monthly Shoot, Deer Rifle, 9:00AM. November 22 NO SKEET OR TRAP. Spend time with your family today. NRA/ILA Donation Earlier this year a motion was passed for the Mt. Airy IWLA to donate to the NRA Institute for Legislative Action. The donation amount was $1000. Thanks Wendy! News from Around the Mt. Airy IWLA Figure 1 - Donation to NRA/ILA Figure 2 - The New Roof Being Installed New Roof The roof was replaced in the middle of September. All new and should be good for many years to come. It s now sealed against leaks. Four sheets of plywood were used to replace old and rotting wood. Figure 3 - The Roof Looks Great

2 Winding Trails BSA The Boy Scouts have done a clean-up on the property. They will be having an astronomy campout on October Save Our Streams Report Bad weather inhibited all outdoor activity. Lloyd met with Danielle and Samantha at the IWLA. We now know what we need to do to lay out a comprehensive chapter plan. The committee met and discussed the actions necessary to put an effective plan in place. We ll narrow down the number of streams, designate locations and develop a schedule. The goal is to do chemical testing monthly on streams, and semiannually on lakes and canals. A plan for biological certifications is to be implemented in the Spring of We will be saving our testing data and begin using the online system This will allow them develop trend analysis, etc. Our cooperation with HQ is really helpful. They have a lot of resources. They were very generous and completely replenished our chemical testing kit, at no cost. The end result of all this is that we will be contributing meaningful information to the IWLA that they can use in a productive manner to help keep our waters healthy for personal and recreational use. For those of you willing to help, please contact James or Lloyd. Road Clean-Up There is a road clean-up scheduled for October 13. Clean-up starts at 8:00AM. Contact Steve Trice. Summer League Follow-Up Last month s newsletter had Summer League information. Here s some pictures from the Summer League banquet. It looks like everyone had a great time. Monthly Shoot - Family Edition The monthly shoot was held on September 29. There were 12 attendees. The shoot was a three-distance shoot. Three rounds were allowed at 100, 200 and 300 yards with unused rounds usable at the next distance. The shoot was exciting because there was a fatherdaughter shoot-off. Sabrina and Paul both got a perfect score. The shoot-off was a two-inch dot at 300 yards. Paul went first and placed a solid shot inside the left side of the dot. But Sabrina placed her shot dead center in the dot for the win. And BTW, she was using her father s rifle! Figure 4 - Relay One... September 24, 2018 Volume 27 Number 9, Page 2

3 Table 1 - HOM Schedule Figure 5 - At the Benches Figure 6 Michael Presents the Steaks to Sabrina RSO Class Schedule There is one RSO class left in And yes, the class starts at 7:30AM. Pre-Registration Dates RSO Class Dates October 31 at 7:00PM November 17 at 7:30AM Table 2 - RSO Class Schedule Registrations are held Wednesday evening. All classes are held on Saturday at the Mt. Airy clubhouse. RSO Class Notes: 1. These are the only RSO classes to be held this year. 2. All classes are 9 hours long. 3. All classes are registered with the NRA. 4. Here s what you need to do: A. You must come to the club house in person on the preregistration night to sign up for the RSO class. B. You must bring some sort of identification. C. You must bring $35 CASH for course materials, no checks. D. You must bring your own lunch for the class. 5. The class is limited to 16 people. 6. The class will not be held if less than 6 people enroll. If you have any questions call Butch Hartman at Archery Updates The Archery Committee has some great activities lined up. See the schedule above. Heart of Maryland The Heart of Maryland has started. The first shoot held at Mt. Airy, on August 26, had 156 shooters with 3 of them juniors. For additional information see the HOM website at The website has pricing, directions and the date of the banquet. Date Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Location Carroll County North Carroll Mt. Airy Coon Club Hunter Safety Classes There are three remaining Hunter Safety classes scheduled for All classes MUST be registered online with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources website. Go to to select a course. Month Days October 3, 5, 6 and 8 November 7, 9, 10 and 12 Table 3 - Hunter Safety Class Schedule Rifle/Pistol Range The parking lot will have some gravel delivered and spread around. Phil H. will move the gravel into the parking lot ravines. Thanks Phil! There will be a work day on October 13 at the ranges. Bring your string weed eater and/or push mower. The field is sure to be too mushy for riding mowers (unless you have the flying Jetson s model). September 24, 2018 Volume 27 Number 9, Page 3

4 2017 Monthly Shoot Schedule The next monthly shoot will be held on September 29 at 9:00AM. Contact Larry (Monthly Shoot chairman). Monthly shoots are friendly shoots with a meat prize. DATE TYPE OF SHOOT RANGE November 3 Deer Rifle Shoot Irons at 50 Scopes at 100 Rifle Range December 2 John s TicTacToe Sunday Center Fire Pistol Rifle Range January 5, Planning Meeting :00 Clubhouse Table 4 - Monthly Shoot Schedule All Monthly Shoots start at 9:00AM. Shoots are held on Saturdays with one exception in yellow. For Sale Not just gun related items can be advertised here. As a member you can sell any personal or household item in this space. Give me your ad information at any monthly meeting. Or pictures and text to Michael at mjkmtairyiwla@gmail.com. For Sale Mauser Contact James Becker at Shotgun for sale Blaser 12GA Super Sport with 30 Barrels. It also has an adjustable rib, comb, butt plate and a Rad system. Allems double release triggers too. $5,500. Contact Glenn at See the picture below. Reminder of the Month Members have access to a members only trap machine. Members who use the trap machine please physically unplug the machine when finished. Leave the fan on and do not turn off the breakers Serious LOL I didn t win the lottery yesterday, but I did wake up this morning in the greatest country in the world, and that s even better. Held September 24, 2018 Old Business 1. Committee reports were given. See below. 2. There was one new member voted in this month: Aiden Zohrabi. Welcome! 3. You can have your picture on your range badge if you d like. Come to a meeting or submit a photo to Al, Membership Secretary. If you don t want a photo you will have the IWLA seal. 4. Roof work has been finished. See the report and pictures above. 5. The treasurer s report was given. Monthly Membership Meeting 2. A document listing committee chair responsibility will be available before the end of the year. 3. A workday to repair the kitchen is being planned. Drywall and some of the stainless-steel panels need work. 4. Scott E. asked about the fuel oil usage. Suggestions were made to have the unit serviced. It was suggested that a level payment plan may help cash flow. 5. Contact Todd M. if you would like to help out at the national meeting. It s still a ways off. 6. Lots of debris from the roof work was found around the building. Use caution, there are still some nails, staples and other metal lying around. Thanks for the heads up Bryan! New Business 1. There were two new applicants this month: Richard Austin and Edward Shifflett. Next Scheduled Executive Board and General Membership Meetings Executive Board Meeting: 10/29/2018-6:30PM General Membership Meeting: 10/29/2018-7:30PM. September 24, 2018 Volume 27 Number 9, Page 4

5 Committee Reports Reminder to all committee chairs: The bylaws require all committee chairpersons to provide a status report at all regular meetings. If you will be absent you may a copy to the president or the secretary. Archery: Laurie Ansorge See the report above. ATA: Brandy Gibbons A meeting will be held Oct 18 to select dates. It will be at Carney at 7:30. Boy Scouts: Dan Smith 8455 See the report above. Bylaws/Business: Mark Spurrier Nothing to report. Caretaker: No report. Carnival: Ron Gue Done for the season. Energy Conservation: Steven Trice No report. Environment: Tom Crow A lead report will be presented at the October meeting. Facilities Cleaning: Colin Elliott No report. FC Sportsmen s Counsel: Tom Crow Dozens of political office seekers attended the last meeting. Heart of Maryland: Randy Pickett The next Mt. Airy shoot will be October 21. This is a good chance for volunteer hours. Hunter Safety Program: Butch Hartman See the schedule above. Hunting/Conservation: Justin Sanderson Remember to sign the log book when hunting. IWLA Delegate: Todd Morris No report. Kitchen: Tom Rufty No report. Monthly Shoot: Larry Davidson See the report above. Newsletter: Michael Koehnlein Get your face posted here. Send some pictures of club events to: mjkmtairyiwla@gmail.com. Pistol/Rifle Range: Larry Davidson The road and parking will have some fresh gravel spread in October. Property: Tom Williams Nothing to report. Road Clean Up Prg: Steve Trice No report. Save Our Stream Prg: Lloyd Spanberger See the report above. Scholastic Trap Prg: Stick Simmons Done for the season. Skeet Field: Bill & Matt Ryan September was a bit slower due to the weather. Summer League: John Sanderson See the report above. Thursday Night Trap: Dennis Everett September was a bit slower due to the weather. Tri-State League: Danny Church Shoots on December 2 and February 3. WEB Master: Warren Donnelly No report. Copies of the current range rules have been placed in all the sign-in boxes. READ THEM CAREFULLY. As they are 12 pages long it is impractical to post them here in their entirety. A hard copy can usually be obtained at the monthly meeting from Al (Membership Secretary) or Range Rules Michael (Secretary). If you would like a soft copy, send me an at mjkmtairyiwla@gmail.com. The range rules are also available on the website. There is a link on the left-hand side. September 24, 2018 Volume 27 Number 9, Page 5

6 Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA 6642 Woodville Rd. P.O. Box 442 Mt. Airy MD 21771