The Newsletter www.wwsc.org West Walker Sportsman s Club Mail Address: P.O. Box 141104 Grand Rapids, MI 49514 July 2018 O-599 LEONARD NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49534 Phone Number: (616) 453-5081 President: Mike Kowalski Vice President: Char Willyard Secretary: Michael Kohl Treasurer: Rick Zandstra Trustees: Bob White Chris Ferrari Dan Handy Charter Meeting July 12 7:30pm Board Meeting July 31-7:00pm Indoor Archery & Trap Wed 9a-12, 6p-10 Sat 10a-2p Sun 10a-2p Ranges & Outdoor Archery Please call ahead before coming out to shoot until further notice Newsletter Editor: Will Parney Westwalkernews@gmail.com Support and Pray For Our Troops
Information about FOWWSC Friends of West Walker Sportsman s Club a 501c3 non-profit organization. The Friends of West Walker Sportsman s Club aka FOWWSC organization has been established as approved by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors for West Walker Sportsman s Club. FOWWSC was officially granted the non-profit 501c3 status with a TAX ID # by the State of Michigan in 2013 to allow tax deductible donations to all those that wish to contribute to the organization. The purpose of such would be to raise funds on a tax favorable basis, apply for grants, and solicit contributions that will be tax deductible from individuals, big and small businesses, and manage bequests through wills and trusts, etc. FOWWSC officers are: Chair - Jim Rosin, Treasurer Rich Vander Meer, Secretary Denny Fuller, and Directors Troy Potter, Pat Murray. The committee will meet as needed, or a minimum of twice per year. FOWWSC Mission Statement: The mission of FOWWSC is to introduce, educate and promote conservation of our natural resources with emphasis on the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, archery, shooting and wildlife habitat management to the youth, women, and physically challenged of Michigan. 100% of any contribution supports our mission as the Board of Directors (officers) are voluntary and receives no compensation from FOWWSC or WWSC. FOWWSC board members sent out donation request letters to approximately 80 + businesses and organizations in the State and locally to help off-set raising costs for the WWSC Sportsman s Banquet in March 2018. A number of donations were received to offset the expenses for the Banquet. Notice to all WWSC Charter, Associate Members and others reading this newsletter: Anyone wishing to donate to Friends of West Walker Sportsman s Club as a tax deduction and/or promotion for the mission described above please notify: Jim Rosin 616-250-0395 or jimrosin@comcast.net Rich Vander Meer 616-292-0681 rlvandermeer@comcast.net We will forward a receipt to you for the tax deduction
Rodeo Days Round Up We had 11 shooters at this event. I was told the lasso target was evil, but everybody managed to hit it at least once. The average was five hits. In fact, they were destroyed to the point that we had to toss them rather than leave them for our Wednesday night shooters. Our winners were: 1st George Pio, 2nd Paul Carlson, 3rd Mitch Farran. Door prizes were awarded based on a blindfold shoot out after dinner. (Don't worry we used nerf bullets.) Once again, I thank my ever faithful Range Safety Officers Michael Kohl and Frances Handy. Come join the fun sometime. We have Dags Days of Summer in July, A Rim Fire Challenge in August, Fall Festival Favorites' in September, and Monster Mash in October. Watch the web and newsletters for details. Submitted by: Gloria Von der Heide
News from the Shotgun Desk Recently had a team that went to the Michigan ATA trap fields for the Spring Team shoot. The team placed fifth in class A. The team consisted of Tom May, Ken May, Jim Buchanan, and David Bayak Sr., all are club members. They each got a belt buckle trophy. The Pump Gun Shoot in was held on June 23-24. There were 14 shooters. There was a tie for the winners. The teams were made using a blind draw. The winning teams were, Dave Tagg and Nate Carlson as well as Brian Myers and Ken Westveer. The winning score was 180. It was a great success, all had fun. July 15, Trap Protection shoot 12:00 pm July 21-22, 20ga. Trap - - 100 Targets 2 man Blind Draw Team. Entry $8.00, plus regular line fees Coming Events August 4-5 410 bore Trap 100 Targets August 12 Annie Oakley Trap 12:00 pm September 15-16, 5-stand Hat Shoot 100 Targets Spring League has finished with the following winners; 12ga Jeff Koopman, 20ga. Doubles, Dan Bradley, 410 bore, Mike Kamps, Trap 16yd. Dave Bigelow, Trap Doubles Dave Bigelow.
3D Archery $5 Basic CPL July 8 th at 8:30am $90 for members 10 hours Did You Know that WWSC is a non-profit organization that is run by Charter Members who volunteer their time? We are always looking for good people who are interested in becoming Charter Members to help us keep this club open. If you are interested, please speak with any Charter Member for more information July Range Hours July 1 15 Ju;ly 16 31 Mon Sat: 9:00am 7:30pm Sundays: 10:00am 7:30pm Link for range rules 9am-7:30pm 10am-7:30pm 2018 Big Gun Raffle Winners Jan Ruger Predator 6.5 Cal #250 Bill Tingley Feb Ruger SR22.22LR #59 Rich Ponstein Mar Henry Golden Boy.22LR #272 David Dorr Apr Ruger LCR.38 Special +P #117 Michael Lehman May Remington V3 12g Semi-Auto #64 Mike Jeffery Jun Glock 43 9mm Special Edition #23 Jeff Bodary Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Browning AB3 7mm pkg w/nikon Scope Ruger Mark IV Target SS 22LR Tikka T3 Stainless 22-250 Cal Ruger SR1911 SS 9mm Springfield Armory Saint AR15 23 Cal FNH FNX 45 Tactical 45ACP West Walker Sportsman Club is looking for range monitors to check memberships on the rifle & pistol ranges in 4-6 hour shifts. No experience necessary, we will train you. If you are retired or have free time during the daylight hours and share an interest in promoting a safe shooting environment, Please contact Don Mize at imdmize@yahoo.com. Monitors will receive free annual membership renewal for working 100 hours. These are voluntary positions. Range monitors that work 2 full shifts a month will be able to use the indoor pistol range NO GUESTS
July 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trap & 8 Basic CPL 9 10 4H Sports 7pm 11 12 Charter Meeting 7pm 13 14 Trap & 15 Protections Trap shoot 12pm 22 Trap 20ga day 2 29 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 Board Meeting 7pm 19 20 21 26 27 28 Trap 20ga shoot Trap & Fun shoot 3pm Trap & e