G.P.G.C./G.P.S.D.C. June 2013 Phone (972) 641-9940 (leave message) www.gpgc.net Shoot on May 11, had small attendance since it was the day before Mother s Day. Winners as follows: Richard Kummer - 12 gauge with a 50 Jeff Zwiebel - Doubles with a 48 Todd Dixon - Trap with a 41 Ginny Ginny and Jay Warren Jayw7@verizon.net ginleew@netzero.com TERRY E. CULLENDER March 29, 1942 - June 10, 2013 Grand Prairie Gun Club has lost a valued member in Terry. He was a contributor in all events and one of our most valued ambassadors. Bill Schwietzer noted that Terry was a man of impressive perspective on life in general and friends in particular. A memorial lunch was held at the club following his funeral, with approximately 90 friends and family attending. At the lunch The Terry Cullender Sportsmanship Award was announced in his memory. All of us will miss his presence. 1
Upcoming Events July 1-7:30 PM GPGC Board of Directors Meeting July 4 - INDEPENDENCE DAY! July 7-9:00 AM Club Skeet Shoot July 8 - Hunters Ed Class July 11-7:30 PM GPSDC Board Meeting July 11 - Hunters Ed Class July 13 - Hunters Ed Class July 21-1:00 PM Club Sporting Clays July 26 - TPWD Workshop July 27 - TPWD Workshop July 28 - TPWD Workshop Student Classes July 8-11-13 August 5-8-10 September 3 - Tues 5-7 Education Classes for 2013 Instructor Workshops (Open to the Public) July 26-27-28 September 20-21-22 October 7-10-12 November 4-7-9 December 2-5-7 T.P.W.D. N.R.A. R,S,O, Grand Prairie Education Committee 972-641-9940 (leave message) 2 Youth Shoot Schedule 2013 Every 4th Saturday of the month we get together with our up and coming shooters. The youth shoot is for 8 to 17 year olds. During the cooler months, we begin our shotgun shooting at 10 am and move to the rifle range at 1 p.m. (October through April). Once the sun starts to get warmer, we move each event up an hour to 9 a.m. for shotgun and 12 noon. July 27 August 24 September 28 October 26 ** November 23 ** December 28 ** For these 2 months we have 1 shoot and schedule it based on availability. The date will be e-mailed in November. For more information or to be added to the Youth Shoot e-mail list please contact Don Yeandle at (817) 825-2535 or don@extramile2.com.
Recipe Corner Texas Citrus Glazed Fish Submitted by John Nix Brighten your fillets with fresh fruit, agave, and tequila. Ingredients 4 red snapper fillets (or other fish), about 8 oz. each 1 each blood orange, lemon, and navel orange peeled, seeded, and quartered 2 Tbsp. shallots, minced 1-1/2 cups agave syrup 1 cup distilled white vinegar 1/2 cup tequila 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter 2 Tbsp. minced garlic 3/4 cup chopped onions 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 2 cups long-grain rice 3 bay leaves 1-1/2 cups pecan halves or pieces, lightly toasted 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil For the Citrus-Arugula Salad 1 each lemon, blood orange, and navel orange About 4 oz. baby arugula 12 cherry tomatoes, halved About 3 Tbsp. Steen s sugarcane vinegar (optional) Directions 1. Combine the blood orange, lemon, navel orange, shallots, agave syrup, vinegar, and tequila in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture has reduced to a syrupy consistency. Remove from the heat and let cool. 2. Transfer the mixture to a blender, and pulse to puree the solids. Strain the mixture through a sieve and reserve. 3. Put the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions, and peppers, and sauté for about 2 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce and cook, stirring, for another minute. Add the rice, 3-3/4 cups water, and bay leaves along with generous dashes of salt and pepper. Stir once, just to incorporate, then bring to a boil and cook until the water level reaches the top of the rice. Do not stir, but shake the pot occasionally. When all the liquid has dissipated, cover the pot, set to simmer, and allow the rice to steam for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, then fold in the pecans. Keep warm. 3. Segment the additional fruit. Put them in a bowl with the arugula, tomatoes, and Steen s vinegar (if using). Season with salt and pepper, and toss. 4. Season the fillets. Add the oil to a large wide skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot but not smoking, add the fillets and cook for about 2 minutes per side. Remove the fillets to a sheet pan and brush with the glaze. 5. Divide the rice among four plates. Place a fillet on each, and garnish with the citrusarugula salad. Drizzle a bit more of the citrus glaze over the salad and fish. Serve immediately. Serves 4..22 Pistol Metallic Silhouette and Bullseye Pistol Matches 2013 Schedule The Silhouette Shoots will be held the 4th Saturday of each month. We set up at 8:00 AM and begin the shoots at 9:00 AM. July 27 Aug 27 Sep 28 Nov 23 Oct 26 Dec 28 Bullseye Pistol Matches will be held every Thursday at 6:00 PM Match directors: Dan Brown - drdanbrown@att.net Jim Wilson - jkw948@yahoo.com 3
More Registered Shoot Results Greater Houston Gun Club Mini - Glea Davis LY CH (191) Greater Houston Gun Club Main - Robert Paxton, 3rd 20GA (100) Pan-American Dallas Gun Club - L.P. Giambrone won the 28GA event after having shot off against eight others Jack Davis, A1 & SU1, 28GA (100); & B1 by shoot-off in.410 (97) L.P. Giambrone AAA1 by shoot-off 12GA (100) Glea Davis C1 12GA (98) Stockton Open - Elizabeth Hoskins B1 HOA (outright) & LY HOA CH (by shoot-off) (393); B1 20GA (99, shoot-off); A1 28GA (99, outright). Elizabeth s best ever HOA by 7 targets, and her best ever.410 by 1 target. Bill Schweitzer took these pictures of the progress on the natural gas pad site next to the club The Report from The Registered Line Greeting skeeter dudes and dudettes, the birdies have finally starting shipping, so there is registered skeet news to report. At the Greater Houston Gun Club Mini, Glea Davis took LY CH (191), while at the Main Robert Paxton was 3rd in 20GA (100). Our registered shooters then came home up I-45 to the Dallas Gun Club for the Pan-American where L.P. Giambrone, III won the 28GA event after a shoot off against eight others, Jack Davis took A1 & SU1, 28GA (100); & B1 by shoot-off in.410 (97), LPG III won AAA1 by shoot-off 12GA (100) and Glea Davis was C1 12GA (98). At the Stockton Open, held in beautiful Stockton, the garden spot of California, Elizabeth Hoskins took a little Texas attitude to the left coast, taking B1 HOA (outright) & LY HOA CH (by shoot-off) (393); B1 20GA (99, shoot-off); A1 28GA (99, outright). Elizabeth s best ever HOA by 7 targets, and her best ever.410 by 1 target! And a belated shout-out to LPG III for an outstanding day at the Kolar Mid-American held at the St. Joe Valley Conservation Club in St. Joe Indiana, rumor has it that the only thing he left on the table was 20 gauge and doubles. Not a bad way to start the shooting season! And on a sad note, the skeet shooting world lost two fine gentlemen this month Wayne Mayes and our own Terry Cullender. Wayne s record has been documented numerous times, so I ll not repeat the list here. While Terry did not shoot registered skeet, he was a great sportsman, a fine friend, and a one man cheering squad for GPGC registered shooters. Every registered shooter who steps on the fields at GPGC owes a thank you to Terry for his hard work at our Club; if you would see his monument, but look around you. We ll miss him, but the recently established Terry Cullender Sportsmanship Award, to be awarded annually, will keep him in our thoughts. Remember, if you don t tell me, I can t report it. maryannjenkins@me.com 4
Club Skeet Schedule 2013 Sun. - July 7-9 AM Sun. - Sept. 8-9 AM Sun. - Nov. 3 - All Day Sun. - Aug. 4-9 AM Sun. - Oct. 6 - Noon February shoots through October will be 3 event shoots. February 10th will be 50-12ga.skeet, 50-12ga. Doubles and 50 trap targets. November 3rd will be an all day event 4-gun club championship. New Directors: Jay Warren and Ginny Warren - jayw7@verizon.net and ginleew@netzero.com Shell Bag Information At the beginning of this year the company who was organizing the shot gun shell recycling sold out to another company, Hi-Tec Plastics Recycling. This company worked for 6 months to revamp the program and after this six months, Hi-Tec Plastics was not able to get the program at a level to be successful for both recycler and company. At this time there is not another company recycling shells and our program with discontinue. We will begin to place trash bags in the green trash cans and go back to throwing the shells into trash and discarding them in our previous manner. We will still continue to recycle cardboard. The bags of shells that we accumulated have been removed from the clubs property and we will discontinue dumping the shells into the recycling bags. It was a great accomplishment for our club to be one of the first to try and make this program work. We will be ready and prepared logistically when there is another program developed to recycle the shells. Thank you for all your hard work to make this program successful. We can be proud that our club was looking to reduce waste in our land fill. Sincerely Don and Sandy Yeandle OK, having fully recovered from my last snake bite after numerous people (dear friends) told me it wasn t poisonous I had another encounter today. Coming back from the garden I caught sight of this one (very real fangs checked etc. poisonous etc.) in the flower bed next to the garage. This one met a tragic end with a shovel. Keep your eyes open it s that time of the year be especially careful on full moons... Cheers, Bill 5 Sporting Clays Matches Schedule 2013 July 21st - 1:00 PM October 20th - 1:00 PM August 18th - 1:00 PM November 17th - 1:00 PM No shoot in June, September or December Jason Foshea, fosheajason@hotmail.com
June Club Shoot The June 9th club shoot was held at 1:00 after lunch was served. We had a total of 10 shooters. Of course, several of our regular shooters were at a shoot in LA. I understand they had a great time and the food was fantastic. (I think they all went for the food). We shot 50-12 gauge, 50 - doubles, and 50 - trap. Winners are listed below: 50 Skeet Class A Will Chisum - 50 Second Class A Gene Wills - 46 Third Class A Ken English - 45 Class B Donny Penwell - 47 Second Class B Chris Collinitti - 45 Third Class B Darien Mock - 44 Class C Gerald Evatt - 48 Second Class C Jim Barrett - 43 Third Class C John Nix - 39 50 Doubles Class A Will Chisum - 45 Class B Darien Mock - 45 Class C Gerald Evatt - 44 50 Trap Class A Will Chisum - 44 Class B Darien Mock - 43 Class C Gerald Evatt - 40 Veteran s Corner All the Claybusters know Kerry Williams as Captain Kerry, no doubt from his time in the Navy. He was released from active duty in January 1969 as a Yeoman Second Class Petty Officer (E-5). The USS Rehoboth AGC-50, an oceanographic survey ship, was his last station. Kerry notes that the work was top secret work and involved a lot of civilian scientists. So like all our veterans, next time you see Kerry thank him for his service to our country. Our next club shoot will be Sunday, July 7th, starting at 9:00am. I hope we can beat the heat! It will be 50-12 gauge, 50-410 and 50 - sporting clays. Please come and enjoy your club shoot. If you have any questions, please contact Jay or Ginny Warren. Thanks, Ginny 6
by Don and Sandy Yeandle On Saturday, June 1st, Don and I had our 7th annual Sporting Clay Fundraiser for the local charity, The Spirit of Hope. The turnout this year was fantastic with many new faces from last year returning along with the Grand Prairie Gun Club team that has been supporting us from the beginning. 47 shooters shot a 50 bird course for trophies and 16 shooters entered a 100 bird course. The 100 bird course placed participants in a 50/50 and we were proud to give the foundation $350 and a champion shooter of 90 birds out of 100 also received $350 in his pocket. The Grand Prairie team took home the second place team trophy and our own Bill received the trophy for HOA. This money that was raised will support the foundation in giving teenagers that have been separated from their families some experiences that will plant a seed for the future and hopefully bring some joy to their difficult life. Currently, we have a 4 hour workshop at a glass studio that will educate the children on 3 forms of glass art. Our goal is to have these workshops quarterly and each time it will be a new set of children. Thank you again for all the support both from participants and the club who allows us to work with some of shooters for the fundraiser at the beginners league. Sincerely, Don and Sandy Yeandle Spirit of Hope 7
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Summer Evening League Starts Thursday, July 11, 2013; ends Thursday, August 15, 2013. Time 6:00pm to 9:00pm This is an individual league, no teams. You shoot 2 rounds of skeet. One point will be given to winner of each round and one point to overall winner. ½ point will be given if there is a tie for a round or overall. Handicap will be established on the first night. Highest handicap score will be 24.25. Bank will also be established on the first night however, any straights will not count as a bank score. You must shoot a 25 to get a 25 so straights will be recorded as 24.25 for bank score. Second bank will be your bank minus one bird each round. No pre shooting allowed. Handicap is established by subtracting your average from 24 and multiplying by 0.90. For our great skeet shooters that average 24 and above there is no handicap. This will be a random draw each shooting night held after the shoot is complete to see who you were competing with. Each shooter will receive a number and then numbers will be drawn. There will be no dinners served for this league. Cost is $75.00. You can play the Lewis Class for extra $10.00 and Most Straights for extra $10.00. HOA will be extra $10.00 based on most birds broke. Payout for winners will be based on the number of shooters. This is open to all shooters. This payout is based on 49 or fewer shooters: First Place: 30% Second Place: 25% Third Place: 20% Fourth Place: 15% Fifth Place: 10% Summer Evening League continued A portion of the entry fee will also go for a fish fry party on the last night of the league. Please contact Ginny Warren to sign up. ginleew@netzero.com or 972-841-7451 If you have any questions contact Jay or Ginny Warren or Donny Penwell. We hope to see you all there for some summer fun!! Beginner s Skeet Don Yeandle, Caitlan, Dominic, Martina & Peter Ricca 50 or more shooters, payout will be for 10 places. First Place: 25% Sixth Place: 6% Second Place: 20% Seventh Place: 4% Third Place: 15% Eighth Place: 4% Fourth Place: 10% Ninth Place: 4% Fifth Place: 8% Tenth Place: 4% Continued at top of next column Martina shooting. Don, Dominic, Peter, Caitlan and Will 9
Bullseye Match Results May May 11: We had 5 shooters show up for what might have been a rain-out, but thankfully the rain was over for Grand Prairie, and was pummeling other parts of the state. The weather was pleasant, and the mosquitos had not found us... Mike Horton shot with us for slow fire, and then packed up his gun and scope, going to be at his Dad s retirement party, at 7 PM, so he didn t complete the match. The shooters were: Ed Dotson, Jim Grabbe and Gary ledbetter. I took the picture. The high scorers were: Jim Grabbe, scoring 265-3Xs, first place, with his Walhers GSP.22 and red dot sight, shooting ONE HANDED. Gary Ledbetter, scoring 262-3Xs, second place, with his Ruger Mk II and a red dot sight, shooting 2-handed. May 16: We had 7 shooters compete this very muggy afternoon. Thankfully, it wasn t raining, and the mosquitos haven t found us yet. The shooters were: Mike Horton, Ed Dotson, Hoa Nguyen, Jim Grabbe, Floyd Jester, Gary Ledbetter, and Dan Brown. I took the picture. The high scorers were: Ed Dotson, winner, shooting a M 41 S&W with a red dot sight, scored 276-8Xs with a ONE-hand hold. Gary Ledbetter, second, scoring 268-4Xs, shooting a Ruger Mk II with a red dot sight, 2-hand hold. Jim Grabbe, third, scoring 263-3Xs, shooting his Walthers GSP with a red dot sight, and a ONEhand hold. May 23: We had 7 participants this afternoon. It was a peasant time to be out, and the mosquitos were not bothersome. The shooters were: Jim Grabbe, his daughter Meredith Turney, Jim Wilson, Hoa Nguyen, Floyd Jester, and Gary Ledbetter. I took the pictures. The high scorers were: Floyd Jester, 1st, scoring 268-5Xs, with his S&W M 617.10 shot 22 revolver, 2-hand hold Jim Grabbe, 2nd, scoring 250-5Xs,with a Walthers GSP and red dot sight, ONE handed. Gary Ledbetter, 3rd, scoring 250-2Xs, shooting a Ruger Mk II with a red dot sight, two handed. Congratulations, guys! Thanks to Meredith Turney for collecting the scores. 10 Ed Dotson, Jim Grabbe & Gary Ledbetter May 16th shooters: Mike Horton, Ed Dotson, Hoa Nguyen, Jim Grabbe, Floyd Jester, Gary Ledbetter & Dan Brown Winners Ed Dotson, Gary Ledbetter & Jim Grabbe Shooters for May 23rd
Bullseye Match Results May continued May 30: We had 8 shooters this afternoon in nice weather, no mosquitos! YEA! The shooters were: Mike Horton, Dan Brown, Gary Ledbetter, Jim Wilson, Jim Grabbe, Hoa Nguyen, and Ed Dotson. Meredith Turney took the pictures. Thanks, Meredith! The high scorers were: Dan Brown winner, scoring 269-5Xs, shooting his 10 barreled Ruger Mk II with iron sights, 2-hand hold. Hoa Nguyen, 2nd, scoring 265-2Xs, shooting his Springfield M 1911 45 ACP& red dot dight, with a ONE-hand hold. Jim Wilson, third, scoring 265-1X, shooting his Ruger Gov t Mk II with a red dot sight, 2-hand hold. Shooters for May 30th Regards, Dan Brown, For the GPGC Pistol Committee Dan Brown, Hoa Nguyen & Jim Wilson Bullseye Shooting Log - National Match Course Name M Optics Slow Fire Timed Fire Rapid Fire X Count Total Rank 3 Event Average Hdcp. Adjusted Score Rank by Handicap 11
The Claybusters, with the exception of Gene Wills, who was supporting the GPGC Monthly Shoot, attended the Memorial Shoot for Keith Hill on May 11 at Fossil Pointe. Left to right, John Nix, Gerald Evatt, Brad Fitzgerald, Kerry Williams. Brad was the Claybusters high scorer with an 82. Terry Cullender turning over responsibility for Bullet-Tin to John Nix Vic Marshall, Parker Marshall, Terry Cullender, Bill Schweitzer, Scott Lauer & Brad Ambrose From the Silhouette Shoot: Joe Maldonado, Floyd Jester, Jim Wilson, Jim Grabbe, Mike Horton, Jack Grabbe Jim Wilson & Jim Grabbe 12
Sporting Clays, Beginners Skeet & Pistol Shooting Don Yeandle instructing i Gregory Thomas Martina Ricca pulling Meredith & Jim Gary Ledbetter & Jim Grabbe Dan Brown Don instructing Sporting Clays Dominic, Jay, Cinny, Non & Michael Dominic Ricca with Jay Warren 13
GPGC Board of Directors Name Home Phone Email Don Ambrose, President 972-503-7266 donaldambrose@swbell.net John Slocum, Vice President 972-602-1600 trapjohn@sbcglobal.net Jan Heath, Vice President 972-986-8247 Jeffrey Zwiebel, Secretary 972-490-8438 jeff.zwiebel@mindspring.com Jason Davidson, Treasurer 214-448-6432 burntorange98@hotmail.com Dan Brown 972-264-7054 drdanbrown@att.net Jason Foshea 817-410-1564 fosheajason@hotmail.com Dale Holder 972-971-8332 teamriverrat@hotmail.com Mike Pallett 817-466-9292 mwpallett@yahoo.com Bill Schweitzer 817-329-8828 try8@verizon.net Jim K. Wilson 972-262-0947 jkw948@yahoo.com Don Yeandle 817-825-2535 don@extramile2.com Be Courteous! Reload the houses when you finish shooting. Pick up your hulls - clean up the area a little - use trash cans! The Gold Standard of Lead Bullets South West Casting 972-876-8428 P.O. Box 257 Ferris, Texas 75115 Steve Pearson George Pearson Jason Foshea, Commercial Manager O: 817.410.1564, C: 214.725.0621 jason@classicfleet.com 14