SOUTH UMPQUA ROD AND GUN CLUB

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1 SOUTH UMPQUA ROD AND GUN CLUB A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. 845 Rod and Gun Club Road Riddle, Oregon Mailing Address: P.O. Box 639 Canyonville, Oregon Range Status Phone: (541) Website: Newsletter for May 2013 NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SUNDAY, MAY 5TH, 2PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE Our Membership meeting on April 7th featured Emily Hopfer who gave an excellent presentation on the Second Amendment. It gives everyone a great feeling that we have young people with this kind of understanding of our history and the reason our Constitution is so important to the United States citizens. Emily is a Junior at Days Creek High School and qualified 2nd in the State in the Oratorical Contest hosted by the American Legion, receiving a $3000 scholarship. Based on her speech, at our Club Membership meeting, we hope that she wins 1st Place next year. Tim Freeman, State Representative HD2, spoke on the current bills being proposed by the Oregon Legislature, relating to gun safety and gun control. He expressed his views with regard to gun rights and his commitment to speak and vote against gun control, which is against the Second Amendment. It is unbelievable that many politician's favor the restriction of types of guns, magazines, wanting to modify the Concealed Carry Permits use and add new requirements. Tim pointed out that each one of the legislatures took an oath to defend the Constitution, including the provisions of the Second Amendment. There is a definite lack of understanding of gun issues between the residents of Portland, Salem & Eugene and the rest of the residents in Douglas County. He answered member questions for almost an hour. After Tim leaves the State Office, he intends to run for a position as Douglas County Commissioner, and will no longer have to make the long trips to Salem and back home to Roseburg. Tim has joined our Club on April 12th, The MAY 5th MEMBERSHIP MEETING will feature Bill Marshall, Douglas County Circuit Court Judge. He will have some interesting comments from the perspective of a Judge and former Asst. District Attorney for Douglas County. We will also hear from Steve Kelley, District Superintendent of South Umpqua School District, who is returning to discuss the District s position on Resource Officer s and School Safety, for the five schools within the school district. The district will be receiving the Constitutions, which are provided FREE by our Club, in November when the Constitution is taught within the district school classes. This will be the last of our Speaker Series through the Summer Months.

2 BLIND 50/50 SHOOT - SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2013; We had 27 Shooters in this event. The Entry Fee is $5.00 per entry. May use any Pistol, any Rifle (any caliber-center Fire or Rim Fire) MEMBERSHIP MEETING - SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2013 at 2:00PM. Thank you for supporting your club, we had 38 sign-in at this meeting. DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT - SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2013; WE HAD 16 SHOOTERS FOR THIS EVENT. COWBOY ACTION SHOOT - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2013; WE HAD 8 SHOOTERS FOR THE COWBOY ACTION EVENT. 3 GUN COMBAT SHOOT SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2013; SIGNUP AT 9:30AM - SHOOT 10:00AM - WE HAD 11 SHOOTERS SHOW & SHOOT. REMEMBER ALL SHOOTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INVITE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. SPECTATORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME UPCOMING EVENTS FOR MAY: BLIND 50/50 SHOOT - SUNDAY, MAY 11AM - 1:30PM s at 11AM and entries will be accepted up till 1:30. Entry fees are $5.00 per entry May use any Pistol or Rifle (center fire or rim fire), bring minimum of 10 rounds per target. Winner will receive 50% of fees collected for the shoot. May enter as many times as you want. MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: SUNDAY, MAY 2PM - 4PM DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT - SATURDAY, MAY 10:00AM Three plus stages. Sign up at 9:30 and the shoot starts at 10:00. Non competitive fun. Learn tactics and hone your skills. Entry fees $5.00. One of our most popular Club events. COWBOY ACTION SHOOT - SUNDAY, MAY 12th, SIGNUP AT 12:30PM - SHOOT STARTS AT 1:00PM. ENTRY FEE IS $ GUN COMBAT SHOOT - SATURDAY, MAY18TH, SIGNUP 9:30AM-SHOOT AT 10:00AM Any pistol, rifle and shotgun (lead birdshot only). Battle your way through a simulated urban environment utilizing all three firearms. Sign up at 9:30AM and shoot starts at 10:00AM - Three stages. Entry fee $5.00. This is a very popular event. 2

3 FAMILY MEMBER PROFILE: Bill Hagan NEW EACH MONTH ABOUT OUR MEMBERS! by Jerry Heavrin, Secretary Bill is our Director of Programs & Events, that has earned almost $8,000 in the past three years. He sets up and runs all the Club s shoots, and in addition spends considerable time and effort in repairing targets, mowing and building the various scenarios for the different Club shooting events. Bill was born in Philadelphia, Pa on December 23, The family moved to Melrose, Or. in 1945, after his father had got out of the Navy. At 14 they moved to Klamath Falls, spent 2 years, then moved to Long Beach, Ca. In 1965 he enlisted in the US Army as a Military Policeman, where he served for 3 years. Bill moved from California after retiring from the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department, having served for 20 years, and he then moved to Myrtle Creek. He went to work at Seven Feathers Casino as a Security Guard, then was offered a position to train as an EMT, he worked as the EMT for Seven Feathers, until retiring for the 2nd time around, after 13 years working for the Tribe. Bill and Toni were married on May 12th 1988, 25 years ago. They have seven Children, 13 Grand Children, and 4 Great Grand Children. Bill joined the Club in 1996 as a member and ran some completive shoots. He has continued as a member of the Club for 17 years, and he will tell you of the changes that have been made to the Club in the last four years, and why he along with other members devote many hours to improve the Club. In 2010 he was offered the position of Director of Programs, and was elected by the Membership to the Board of Directors. Bill put on several shoots, then developed the Cowboy Action event. He later has added the Defensive Pistol Shoot, the 50/50 Blind Shoot, and the 3 Gun Shoot, as monthly Club shooting events. His hobbies are shooting, prospecting for gold, and flying model airplanes at Myrtle Creek Airport. His passion is to re-establish the old Combat Pistol Range later this year as funds and manpower requirements allow. Bill has a great attitude and always promotes the Gun Club in both words and actions. 3

4 PICTURES OFSOME OF THE CLUB EVENTS BILL HAGAN 3 GUN SHOOT 3 GUN SHOOT - PISTOL, RIFLE & SHOTGUN LEWIS, JERRY & JON CLEARING FOR 200YD GONGS & BANGERS SIDING ON 100YD RANGE SIDING ON 50YD RANGE THIS ENCLOSURE WILL HELP DURING WINDY DAYS, RAIN, AND ALSO PROVIDE SHADE THRU THE SUMMER MONTHS DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH WE HAD 16 SHOOTERS AT THIS EVENT THANKS RSO S BILL HAGAN & BRUCE HARLOW FOR WORKING 4

5 Treasurers Corner... Blind 50/50 Shoot 27 Shooters brought in: $135 $ Donation $60.00 for 2 chairs $ Defensive Pistol Shoot, 16 shooters brought in: $ Cowboy Action Shoot 8 Shooters $ shooters showed up for the Three Gun Shoot: $ Monthly Total: $ Regards, Bill Regina Chris Noll won the 50/50 shoot for $63.00 (1/2 of pot) and made a donation of $60.00 for the purchase of 2 new chairs for the Clubhouse. Thank you Chris as this is making our Clubhouse look better & better, and also it s much more comfortable to sit in through a meeting. Keith Smethers donated $ to accelerate the construction of a Handicap Ramp at the Pistol Range, to provide handicap access to the Pistol Building. Bill Hagan brought his powerful riding mower and mowed the grass, and Calvin Palmquist brought his new trailer with a weed wacker to get the slopes and the hard to get at areas, and together they made a major improvement to the Club grounds, after all the rain mixed with sun, it had caused the grass to become extremely thick & high. Member Johnie Ashworth brought in an anonymous donation of over 5000 rounds of.22 cal long rifle shells to the Club for use by our youth in their shooting programs. In today s shortage of ammo, this is a great donation to our Club. At the Friends of NRA Dinner on April 13th, the Club won a Weatherby 20 gauge Shotgun as a sponsor in the sponsor s drawing. A few Board members have talked about using it as a Raffle Prize, but it will be brought before the entire Board for discussion and vote. We had a great turnout, with 5 tables of 8 people at each table. Here is the Board Member contact information: President: Pam Dutton pamdutton50@yahoo.com Vice President: Chris Noll chriscindy@juno.com Secretary: Jerry Heavrin secretary.surg@yahoo.com Treasurer: Bill Regina treasurer.surg@gmail.com Chief Range Safety Officer: Dennis Blanchard dennisb@clearwire.net Director of Programs: Bill Hagan deputyanimal@yahoo.com Directors-at-Large: Chuck Spindel : ; Jackie Baker : Danny Copeland:

6 May 2013 Event Calendar The range is now open from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The range is open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (During Standard Time) Call the range status line at: (541) for any changes and/ or exceptions. April 28 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday am -6pm May 1 9am 6pm May Day am - 4pm Training for Oregon Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) 5 50/50 Blind Shoot 11:00AM - 1:30PM $5/Entry Membership Meeting 2pm-4pm 6 7 9am 6pm 8 9am 6pm Defensive Pistol Shoot Signup 9:30AM Shoot 10:00 AM $5 Entry Fee 12 Cowboy Action Shoot signup at 12:30pm Shoot 1:00pm Entry $5 Mother s Day am - 4pm Utah Concealed Weapon Permit class 3-Gun Shoot; Signup 9:30am Shoot starts 10:00AM $5 entry fee Full Moon am-6pm 28 9am-6pm am-6pm June 1 9am - 4pm Training for Oregon Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) Memorial Day 9am - 6pm Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Shoot questions? Contact Bill Hagan at: deputyanimal@yahoo.com; Class questions? Contact Dennis Blanchard at:

7 SURGC CLUB NEWS Chris Noll donated several boxes of FREE GUN LOCKS as part of PROJECT CHILDSAFE, which is a nationwide program to help ensure safe and responsible firearms ownership and their storage. This is also a part of the Veteran Family Firearm Safety Program. These FREE LOCKS are available at the Clubhouse located at the South Umpqua Rod and Gun Club, 845 Rod & Gun Club Road. We encourage each of you to stop by and have these for your pistol at your home. Shane Russell, Jim Westbrook & Bill Regina completed the installation of siding on both the 50yd and the 100yd Range Enclosure s on April 6th. The plastic venting panels will be installed after the painting of the siding and the inside of the enclosures are completed. Jerry Jewell, Jon Nordstad & Lewis Eggert have cleared the trees & brush for the installation of the 200+ yard gongs. There will be 3 levels of bangers that will test your longer range shooting skills and add some validity to your sighting-in a hunting rifle. This will also open the door for some competitive competition, sounds like fun. We hope to have these ready in about a month and they will be ready before the Deer season in October. CLUB RAFFLE: THIS IS A 45 CAL. ROSSI - HANDGUN: RANCH HAND MODEL RH M92 AND IT USES COLT.45 AMMO AND RETAILS FOR $ MEMBER SPECIAL: 10 TICKETS FOR $20 UNTIL JUNE 1ST, AFTER JUNE 1ST ONLY 7 TICKETS FOR $20. Our flyer with your 10 tickets were in a separate mailing, allowing plenty of time to mail in your check & ticket stubs for the Member Special price, before the June 1st deadline, as a Member benefit. TICKET PRICES: 1 Ticket for $5.00, 3 Tickets for $10.00 or 7 tickets for $ Drawing to be held at the Roseburg Gun Show on Sept. 15th at 2 PM. Member Wilma Ginn made the Red Flags at all the Ranges, with several extra flags. This picture shows Wilma with about 30 rice filled bags, which are used at each of the Ranges as a safe rest for your rifles or pistol. These come to us at the right time, as the old ones were falling apart, after many years of use. Thanks, Wilma The next Roseburg Gun Show is scheduled for September 14th & 15th at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. We will have our 2 tables at this event, and will hold our drawing for the Rossi Handgun. NEEDS OF THE CLUB: WE CAN USE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Does anyone have a gas powered post hole driller we can use for about 4 hours? If you can help with any of the above items, please or call Bill (707)

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10 South Umpqua Rod and Gun Club P.O. Box 639 Canyonville, Oregon Return Service Requested Range Status Phone: (541) A WELL REGULATED MILITIA BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. TO: In God We Trust VISIT US ON FACEBOOK: OR CLICK FROM OUR WEBSITE NOTE: EYE & EAR PROTECTION IS AVAILABLE AT THE CLUBHOUSE FOR A REASONABLE COST OF: EAR PLUGS - $ 0.50 A PAIR OR 3 PAIRS FOR $ 1.00 EAR MUFFS - $ 6.00 A PAIR EYE PROTECTION - $ 4.00 EACH - (CLEAR & WILL FIT OVER GLASSES) Eye & Ear protection is required at our shooting events for both shooters and spectators, and is highly recommended for our members safety anytime your shooting at the various ranges, not just during our Club events. Protect your Eyes & Ears.