Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA Newsletter

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1 Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA Newsletter 6642 Woodville Rd., P.O. Box 442, Mt. Airy, MD President Stick Simmons Director Danny Church V. President Steve Martin Director Scott Elliott Treasurer Wendy Linthicum Director Bud Moore Secretary John Sanderson Director Justin Sanderson Membership Al Ansorge CRSO Butch Hartman Otis Kirk Deceased Dustin Runion Butch Hartman Larry Burris Upcoming Events Great things to do in the next few weeks: Every week Thursday Night Trap Practice, 5:30PM. (Work hours!) April Every 6:30: Sharpshooters practice for all shooters. April dates for hunter safety. See the dates below. April 26 Explore Archery! 5:30PM. April 29 Tic-Tac-Toe shoot, rimfire rifle, 9:00AM. Past Presidents Bruce Kunze deceased Michael Koehnlein, Newsletter Editor George East Roby Shipley William Salter May Every 6:30: Sharpshooters practice for all shooters. May 3, 10, 17 & 24 Explore Archery! 5:30PM. May 7 Heart of Maryland Shoot, 8:00AM. May 13 Level 1 Archery Certification class, 7:30AM. May 24 RSO class signup, 7:00PM. May 29 Member meeting, 7:30PM. Committee Reports Committee Changes: The names and quantities of committees have changed. The Executive Committee has streamlined the committees. Archery: Laurie Ansorge Archery Certification class May 13. ATA: Brandy Gibbons Nothing to report. Boy Scouts: Ladd Proctor No report. Bylaws/Business: Mark Spurrier Nothing to report. Caretaker: Stan Gibson Nothing to report. Carnival: Toney Smith No report. Energy Conservation: Steven Trice No report. Environment: Tom Crow No report. Facilities Cleaning: Ron Nenno Folks cleaned up on March 19. FC Sportsmen s Counsel: Tom Crow No report. Heart of Maryland: Randy Picket May 7 shoot. Hunter Safety Program: Butch Hartman No class until later in the year. Hunting/Conservation: Justin Sanderson A boundary walk was conducted. IWLA Delegate: Todd Morris See the article below. Kitchen: Tom Rufty No report. Monthly Shoot: Larry Davidson Tic-Tac- Toe shoot April 29 at 9:00. Newsletter: Michael Koehnlein Send pictures, captions and articles to: mjkmtairyiwla@gmail.com Pistol/: Larry Davidson Work day April 8, 8:00. Property: Tom Williams A work day will be rescheduled. Road Clean Up Prg: Mike Skena No report. Save Our Stream Prg: Lloyd Spangberger See the report below. Scholastic Trap Prg: Stick Simmons folks registered. There will be a raffle to help support the program. Skeet Field: Bill & Matt Ryan We have new co-chairs. See the report below. Thursday Night Trap: Dennis Everett. One session was closed due to ice and snow. Tri-State League: Danny Church Danny is the president and Stick is the VP of the Tri-State League. WEB Master: Keith Poirier A lot of visitors have been on the Mt. Airy IWLA web site. March 27, 2017 Volume 26 Number 3, Page 1

2 RSO Class Schedule There are three RSO classes left in Classes are nine hours. And yes, the class starts at 7:30AM. Lunch is available at the clubhouse. Pre-Registration Dates RSO Class Dates May 24 at 7:00PM June 10 at 7:30AM August 30 at 7:00PM September 16 at 7:30AM October 25 at 7:00PM November 11 at 7:30AM All classes are held on Saturday. RSO Class Notes: 1. You must come to the club house on the preregistration night to sign up for the RSO class. 2. The class is limited to 16 people. 3. The class will not be held if less than ten people enroll. 4. At preregistration you will need: a. Identification. b. $35 CASH for course materials. If you have any questions call Butch Hartman at Monthly Shoot Schedule Monthly shoots are friendly with a meat prize for the best shot. TYPE OF DATE SHOOT RANGE April 29 Rimfire Rifle Tic- Tac-Toe Game June 3 Bud s Groundhog Shoot July 8 Service Rifle Off Hand August 8 Snub Nose/ Compact Pistol Pistol Range September 9 100,200,300 Bench Rest September Muzzleloader 30 Rifle Shoot November 4 Deer Rifle December 2 Polymer Pistol Pistol range All Monthly Shoots start at 9 AM. For Sale 44 US 22LR, made by Mossberg, property of US, training rifle, Lyman 57 peep sight, extra mag, $ ball ammo, 520 rounds packed in 20 round boxes, AR15 ammo, in ammo can, $195. Contact Bud at (H) or (C). Pre 64 Model 70 Winchester featherweight, 30-06, made in 1961, 3X9 Weaver scope, excellent condition, $ Pieces of Lake City National Match, once fired 308 brass, resized and cleaned, $100. Contact Bud at (H) or (C). Place your ad here! Open to any Mt Airy IWLA member. Give me your ad information at any monthly meeting. Or pictures and text to Michael at mjkmtairyiwla@gmail.com. Hunter Safety Classes Classes later in the year will be held: September 6, 8, 9 and 11; November 1, 3, 4 and 6. Contact Butch Hartman at for sign up or questions. Micro-Wave? Does anyone have a serviceable microwave that can be donated for use in the kitchen? The current one seems to be on its last legs. Reminder of the Month Payments to Members for Services Is Not Permitted: Under the terms of the 501-C3 regulations, the Chapter is permitted to reimburse its members for actual expenses incurred, but is not permitted to pay them for services to the chapter. Monthly Shoot News The center fire pistol shoot was well attended. There were 15 shooters and 3 others. John Nelson scored, Scott called the line and Larry grilled. Lots of shots were placed in the black but John Kerekes won with a 99-7x. This is John s second win. Figure 1 Relay One On the Line March 27, 2017 Volume 26 Number 3, Page 2

3 were working with Tom and Ron. The rest worked on the rifle and pistol ranges. Figure 2 - Relay Two During the Prep Phase Figure 5 - New Backers, Installed with a Level Thanks to Nate Heiner for the donated plywood that was used as backers. Much appreciated. Figure 3 - John Takes Home the Steaks Next up: There will be a rimfire rifle Tic-Tac-Toe shoot on April 29 at 9:00. Tic-Tac-Toe boards will be shot at 50 yards. Property, Rifle and Pistol Workday The work day on the rifle and pistol ranges had 24 people attending. Trees were cut, target numbers were installed, brush was cleared, new backers were installed and a general cleanup was performed. Work on the pistol pavilion was performed to remove some of the panels. This will allow a bit more light in. Figure 6 - New 300 Yard Target Numbers Club Property This article is on a personal note and is NOT addressed to everyone. As noted in the previous article, new target numbers were installed. Some were installed a few months ago. I put tons of work into making nice visible numbers. I purchased and donated the material. I purchased a special router bit. I used my tools. I spent hours in a cold shop. And then I installed the numbers. The pictures show the sequence to make the numbers. Figure 4 - Weed Whacking on the Tom did some property work to fix up the building. And Ron did some work around the clubhouse. Four folks And then some idiot shoots up the numbers. Take a look at Figure 7. This is destruction of club property. This wasn t the only number with holes. I understand that there are random flyers when shooting and equipment gets holes in it. If these shots were not deliberate then you need to get some basic instruction and work on your shooting skills. If they were deliberate then may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits. March 27, 2017 Volume 26 Number 3, Page 3

4 Figure 9 - Great Concentration Figure 7 - Seven Holes in the First Month I replaced the #1 number at the 100 yard targets during the work day. 10 days later the new number already has holes in it. Save Our Streams A meeting was held with James Becker on Looking to identify 10 locations to monitor. Kits are needed and will cost about $400. Boundary Walk A boundary walk was performed. Blue and orange blazes have been placed to mark the property line. Nice job. Skeet Field The new skeet field had new Chairmen. Light poles have been worked on and four doors have been hung with two more to go. The four trap machines have been checked and are working. Archery "Explore Archery" is a program of USA Archery, the certifying body for our instructors. It is NOT associated with girl scouts (but you can be one). It's a beginner's program with games to sharpen skills. A Girl Scout Brownie troop was hosted indoors in March when the wind chill was in the teens. See the pictures. NRA Museum Tour Seventeen people had a great time at the NRA museum. We carpooled in a couple of vans and met new people. The collection is extensive and broad. Most of us went downstairs to take a look at the indoor range. No road trip is complete without food. Willard s Barbeque served us lunch. Figure 10 - The Gang at the Museum Figure 11 - At the Arcade Figure 8 - Checking the Score Figure 12 - No Road Trip without Food March Monthly Membership Meeting Held March 27, 2017 Old Business March 27, 2017 Volume 26 Number 3, Page 4

5 1. There was one new applicant this month: Brian Pries. 2. The treasurer s report was given. 3. Guest waivers MUST be signed each and every time a member shoots with you. The yearly signing is no longer valid. 4. The front gate combination was showing on March 26 th. Remember to scramble the numbers after opening the lock. 5. Raffle tickets for a Henry Big Boy rifle are on sale. A Yeti cooler is also up for grabs. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. New Business 1. Three new members were voted in this month: Gary Clearwater, Brian Street and Richard Viviano. 2. The national IWLA is looking for stream monitoring: The Clean Water Challenge. Perform twice a year monitoring and report back to National IWLA. 3. Bob reported that at the annual convention there will be consideration of a name change to Izaak Walton Conservation League of America. 4. The national convention will be held at the Woodmont chapter on June 17 th. 5. The Summer League is getting started. Form your 5 person team now. $625 per team. The first shoot is July 11 th. Forms are available on the website. Sign up before June 30 th. 6. The CAP request for use of the facility is under review. A MOU is being generated by Steve. Executive Board and General Membership Meetings Executive Board Meeting: 4/24/2017-6:30PM Reminder: The executive board meetings are not open to the general membership without a prior request or board invite. General Membership Meeting: 4/24/2017-7:30PM Range Rules Note that these range rules are still in effect until further notice. The new range rules have NOT been implemented. 1) Do not lock the gate when using ranges, just close the gate. 2) Do not block the range road with your vehicle. 3) You MUST have your range badge on your person and displayed. 4) You must sign the range use log and you must use your full 6 digit badge membership number. 5) You must enter all guest names into the Range Use Log. Names should be printed and clearly readable. 6) You must pick up your brass, other trash and remove the targets from the backers. 7) Only paper targets no larger than 24"X 24" can be used except at yards. 8) Shot gun pattern use only on pattern board (to left of the clubhouse before the pine trees) 9) On the pistol range, NO SHOOTING CLOSER THAN 10 YARDS. 10) On the rifle range, NO SHOOTING IN FRONT OF THE BENCHES. 11) Willful destruction of the ranges will not be tolerated. Shoot only at targets on the backers. 12) Pistol Range: During a cease fire DO NOT TOUCH any firearm forward of the red line for any reason. Open actions, make sure that the firearm is unloaded, stand behind the red line and do not touch any firearms. 13) : The RED FLAG identifies a cease fire situation. During a cease fire DO NOT TOUCH any firearm forward of the red line for any reason. There are possible members setting targets that you may not see. 14) No alcohol will be consumed before or during shooting. 15) At the archery range, only shoot field points at the club target. DO NOT SHOOT ANY FIREARMS ON THE ARCHERY RANGE. 16) No rapid firing at any range. Rapid fire is faster than 1 shot every 4 seconds. 17) Member s Guests: It is your responsibility to monitor them the entire time he or she is on chapter property. You must supervise your guest while they are shooting. Members are not to be shooting while the guests are shooting. No more than three immediate family guest or no more than two non-immediate family member guests permitted at any time. Be Advised Violations of Range Rules numbered 1 thru 8 constitute a policy and procedure offense. The following corrective actions will be taken: First Offense you will be sent a written letter of reprimand Second Offense you will be required to submit your range badge to a chapter officer and will be required to meet with the Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA Executive Board before your Range Badge will be returned. Violations of Range Rules numbered 9 thru 17 constitute a policy, procedure, and Safety offense. The following corrective actions will be taken. All Safety Violations will result in the loss of your range use privileges. THERE WILL BE NO WARNINGS. Your Range Badge will be pulled. You will be required to meet with the Mt. Airy Chapter IWLA Executive Board. March 27, 2017 Volume 26 Number 3, Page 5

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