The Sportsman. President s Report. Published by The Tacoma Sportsmen s Club. January 2018 BY GARY HIGGINBOTHAM, PRESIDENT

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1 The Sportsman Published by The Tacoma Sportsmen s Club January 2018 President s Report BY GARY HIGGINBOTHAM, PRESIDENT As my second term as President comes to an end I would like to thank all of the members of the Board of Directors that served with me. I was truly impressed with the group and believe all decisions made were for the good of the club as a whole. Together we managed to overcome many obstacles over the last two years. This group of volunteers, several working full-time, put in many hours discussing, planning, and implementing projects. Some of these projects include the Members Pistol Range, the rebuilding of the Piel Range, improvements to the foyer and kitchen, and more. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Calendar Announcements & Articles Classes & Events Ads & Schedules 11 Renewals 12 New Members.13 Notices, Contacts, Hours...14 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST General Membership Election Meeting January 3rd, 7pm. I need to include our paid employee s in my thanks. Debbie and Angie in the office helped me immensely at the beginning of my term. I had to be brought up to speed on the financial end of the operation. Any time I asked for assistance (and times when I didn t) they were there to help. They continue to be an asset today and I am sure they will be there for the next President. Our Range Safety Officers do a difficult job and work hard to keep all the ranges safe. Our safety record on the ranges is proof of their efforts. Michael Rohr is our caretaker. I need to include him in my thanks. The hall and grounds consistently look great. All of the volunteers that help to improve and maintain the facilities need to be recognized. Many of these volunteers are also involved as instructors, RSO s, and mentors. Thank you for your dedication to the club. I thank you for the opportunity to serve and look forward to working as Past President. Committee meetings: Tuesday evenings: Archery, Rifle & Pistol, Shotgun, House & Ways & Means, Budget & Finance and Membership. Dates and times are on the calendar. Everyone welcome. Club Café! The Café will be closed January 5-15th. Time for their annual vacation. Back open January 16th. Have some great shoots coming up. Check the calendar for the date The Piel Range will be open January 20th for a.22 rimfire shoot. Page 8

2 JANUARY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Archery Fun Shoot Old Timers Mbrs Frozen Fletch 10-9pm 10-2pm Skeet 9am Archery Shoot ALL OTHER FACILITIES CLOSED Club Café & Bar open 5:00pm SS mtg 5:30pm Archery mtg 7pm Club Café & Bar open 5:00pm General Mbr meeting 7pm Mbrs Ranges CLOSED pm Old Timers Mbrs 10-4pm Kitchen on vacation Bar open 5:00pm Wounded Warriors 6pm 10-2pm Skeet 9am Steel Pistol Challenge 9-2pm Rifle, Pistol mtgs 7 pm RMEF mtg 7pm Old Timers Mbrs 10-4pm Foxes & Firearms class 9am BULLETIN DEADLINE 10-9pm Club Café & Bar open 5:00pm 10-2pm Skeet 9am Piel Range.22 Rimfire shoot W&M, House mtg 7pm pm Sporting Clays 10am-4pm Mbrs Ranges CLOSED 10-9pm Club Café & Bar open 5:00pm B&F mtg 7pm 10-2pm BOD Mtg 7pm Old Timers Mbrs Skeet 9am Club Café open Mbsp mtgs 7pm 8am-noon Shotgun pm Club Café open 8am-noon Sports 10-9pm Club Café & Bar open 5:00pm 10-2pm 600 Yd Shoot Pub Rif, Arch Walkthru closed Piel Rng OPEN 2

3 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING BY RICHARD FRIEL, PAST PRESIDENT I would like to thank Gary Higginbotham for covering me on the last program of the year. I hope you all have enjoyed the programs this year as much as I did arranging them. I would like to thank the membership for the honor of letting me be the past president. Tacoma Sportsmen s Club has been a big part of my life over the past 20 plus years. I'm not going anywhere but it's time to let the younger leaders come forward and continue the traditions of TSC into the future. Piel Range Fun Shoots There have been a number of inquiries about the Piel Range opening again for a place to bring the family for a fun time of shooting. We at the Sportsmen s Club have been listening. The Piel Range is going to be open on January 20 th and February 17 th for a.22 rimfire shoot. The hours are 9am to 1pm and there are 10 stations. We are hoping this will be a great family event. Bring the children out to shoot and not have to compete with the noise of the big bore rifles, especially for those just starting out. There are plans to open more days in the coming months with other activities planned. We will need your support to make this a year-round activity. For questions: call Curt Southworth at or the office at

4 NOMINANEE BIOGRAPHIES FOR 2018 President Glenn Rodrick, Mbr# 2255 Thank you for considering me for the presidency of the Tacoma Sportsmen s Club. I have been a member since Along with my family, we have enjoyed many years of coming to and chairing events here at TSC. I look forward to continuing the process of the club moving forward in the coming year. Thank you. 1 st Vice President Mark Bussey Mbr# 2759 I am running for first Vice President. I am currently on the board of directors as a trustee. I am an avid hunter and enjoy making sure the club is a safe and friendly place for hunters and shooters of all kinds. I have been a member for over 10 years, though I have been coming out to the club for many years. The club is very important to me and I will continue to do what I can to keep our club great. Thank you. 4

5 2 nd Vice President Rick Yorkk, Mbr # 1872 I have been a member of The Tacoma Sportsman s Club for 5 short years but have been shooting at the Club for well over 25 years. Growing up in northern Michigan, my passion for firearms, both hunting and target shooting, began at a very young age. Today, memories of my first Daisy BB gun to my first Marlin.22LR (which I still own), having school days off for hunting season and the yearly hunting trips my family would take still hold strong in my heart. It was these very experiences that created my passion and respect for firearms today. When I was 14, my family moved to Puyallup, Washington. Now, 40 years later, I am a proud hunter, Range Safety Office Officer and an FFL Dealer. In addition to hunting and recreational shooting, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. A full-time specialty electrical contracting Project Manager by day, a family man by night and a proud Board Member of this Club. I have also earned the position as a Lifetime Director of a local builder s organization. My 15+ years of Board Experience will continue to bring fresh ideas while respecting the heritage and traditions of the Club founders and the Leaders before me. I am extremely excited to serve another term as 2 nd Vice President. My goals are to continue to build a strong membership with a focus on more active volunteers and a higher renewal rate. Thank you. Trustee Matt Gjerstad, Mbr# 2923 I have been a member since September In my short time as a member I have helped build part of the member pistol range, my wife and I have volunteered with stuffing Easter eggs and the Easter egg hunt the last couple years, and we rented the facility for our wedding in I truly enjoy being a member and look forward to doing more with the club and helping it grow. Thank you. Trustee Ron Austin Mbr# 433 I am running for a Trustee position on the Board of Directors. I have been a club member since I have worked the Kid s Fishing Derby, Sporting Clays and the NRA Youth SportsFest for about 10 years, as well as Beginning Trap & Skeet classes, Cabela s Days and the Kid s Easter Egg Hunt. My long-range goals for the club are to be sure it has a future so my grandkids will be able to use it. Thank you. 5

6 Trustee Greg Willis, Mbr#1867 I'm 65, retired from Boeing and an avid shotgun shooter as well as waterfowl and sporting clays averaging 4,500 registered targets a year. I'm also a Viet Nam Era veteran and a protected class. I also like to fish in the local lakes, and if time permits some salmon fishing. Big game hunting has been a hit and a miss for the past ten years due to the passing of my hunting partners. I currently volunteer for the Tacoma and Gig Harbor DU committees, and have been the Major Donor and Feather Society Chairman for the State and served on the DU National Shooting Committee. Currently I'm also volunteering my time setting the sporting clays course at Evergreen Sportsman, after their setter passed away. I would like to be on the board to give a new perspective and in the future, I would like to expand the Sporting Clays to bring in more funds for the club. Thank you. Trustee, Curt Southworth Mbr# 451 I have previously served on the Board of Directors for four years so I have a pretty good idea of how it works. One of the greatest things I ever did was to become a member 15 years ago. I would like the chance to give something back to the membership. Many of you know me because I live here and that s why I have a good inside look to what the club wants and needs. That s what its all about, you the membership. It would a great honor to represent you. Thank you 6

7 EVENTS AND CLASSES FOXES and FIREARMS Women s Introduction to Handguns Trained and certified instructors. You will have the opportunity to fire a variety of different calibers under staff direction. Handguns and ammo are provided but you are welcome to bring your own Dates: Jan 14 Feb11 Mar 11 Apr 22 Jun 10 Jul 22 Aug 12 Oct 14 Nov 18 Dec 16 Cost: $ per person Hours: 9am-2pm in the Hunter Education building at the Tacoma Sportsmen s Club Register at: Contact information: STEEL PISTOL CHALLENGE CENTERFIRE AND RIMFIRE SERIES Jan 7 Feb 4 Mar 4 Apr 1 May 6 Jun 3 Jul 1 Aug 5 Dec 2 This is a speed/time based event A typical match will be up to 4 stages with 5 steel plates shot 3 consecutive times per stage (subject to change). Caliber restrictions apply (no magnums or bottleneck rifle cartridges). Centerfire, Rimfire and Revolver classes. Eye and ear protection strongly recommended. 08:15 registration on public pistol range shooting starts at 09:00Non-members $20, Members $15, and $10 for an additional gun SPONSORED BY: Your local South Hill Sportsman s Warehouse has donated $20 gift cards that will be awarded to a randomly drawn shooter at each match! 7 Questions? tscpistolranges@comcast.net

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11 Wednesday Shotgun Jan 3 Kelly Palmer Jan 10 Gene Power Jan 17 Fred Miller Hi Members! Want to save on your dues? We need some folks to help check in and out for our rentals. Call or the office for more information. (Its really easy!) , TSC1933@outlook.com. Jan 24 Jan 31 Bob Braddock Bob Braddock Thank you Bar Volunteers Jan 2 Mike McCullough Jan 3 Dan Riddle Jan 9 Mike Fuqua Jan 16 Mitch Johnson Jan 23 Garrett & Jared Jan 30 Rodger Leonhard Advertise If you would like to reach more people with an ad we have great rates by the month or get a discount for the year. Different sizes available from a business card to full page. Call, or drop by the office with any questions , TSC1933@outlook.com Shotgun Sunday 10-am-4pm Tuesday 10am-9pm (7-9PM Chippers will be available) Wednesday 10am-2pm Shotgun Committee Meetings are at 5:30pm the 1st Tuesday of every month. Everyone is welcome! Covers available if raining. Shotgun can always use volunteers! Just call or the club: Timberwolf Tree Service Inc. All Phases of Tree Work Licensed/Insured Don Peterson (253) Free Estimates th Street E, Roy, WA , TSC1933@outlook.com 11

12 BANKES, FRANK BIGGS, DALLEN CAMP, JEFF CARR, MARK CLARY, FRANK COX, MARK DORSEY, TOM DRAKE JR., RALPH DRYKE, JIM FISK, KEVIN GRAHAM, JEFF HASCUP, NICK HEFTON, DANIEL HOSE, VINCENT LAKE, ROBERT McKENZIE, MARVIN MILLAGE, LAURIE MULKEY, BEN PAGE, VERNON 1/1/2018 PATE, MICHAEL 1/1/2018 POISSON, JACOB RUCSHNER, GARY RYNCARZ, JAMES SAGER, WILLIAM SANBORN, JOHN SCHLEMLEIN, KEITH SELLERS, RICK SMITH JR., HARRY SPARKS, WAYNE STERN, TRAVIS WALDO, JJ YOUNGBLOOD, MARK January R E N E W A L S con t 12

13 New Member Proposed By New Member Proposed By N E W M New members We haven t forgotten you!. You will be invited to the February 7th, 2018 General Membership Meeting. E M B E R S New members will be sworn in at the December 6th General Membership meeting at 7pm. 13

14 Notices Come on out, enjoy some great shooting and great food! Hours are Tuesdays 5-7pm and EVERY Sunday 8am-noon! Always a special on Tuesdays too check them out on Facebook every week. Open to the Public. If you reload your own bullets you can save some money! The Tacoma Sportsmen s Club is now listed with the Missouri Bullet Company. You get a 5% discount since we are now listed with them. The code is tacoma-gc. In compliance with I-594, sales or trades of firearms on TSC property is prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation As a reminder, removal of lead from any of our ranges is strictly prohibited. Thank you, TSC BOD We hope everyone had a wonderful, fun and safe Holiday season. will be closed January 5th through the 15th for their annual vacation. TACOMA SPORTSMEN S CLUB Canyon Rd E Puyallup, WA Office Hours Tuesday thru Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm Range hours: 9am-6pm (Last check-in: 5:15pm) (253) Fax: (253) TSC1933@outlook.com President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Warden Past President BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRUSTEES Gary Higginbotham Larry Nelson Rick Yorkk Glenn Rodrick Richard Friel Mark Bussey (2018) Mike Rasmussen Mike Slevin (2019) Ed Coffey Mark Arnold (2020) Jess Mathews YOUR LOGO HERE 14