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 Rd, Riddle, OR 97469 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 639,Canyonville, OR 97417 Range Status Phone: (541)357-7874 Website: www.surgc.org Newsletter for April 2015 NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS SUNDAY May 3rd, 2015 AT 2:00P.M. Just a reminder of the Friends of the NRA Dinner on April 11th, 2015 @ 4:30pm. If you want to obtain tickets to this event, you must call Katie Jones at (541) 430-7018 to obtain tickets.. Do not miss out on a fun night of Dinner and many drawings & raffles, for Rifles, Pistols, Camping Gear, Hunting Trips, etc. Wendy Schwartz was present at the March 1st Membership Meeting to explain the Members 10% discount for Insurance for Auto s, Home, Business & Renters policies. She has a background in the Insurance Business, and can provide for your insurance needs. Wendy is one of our advertisers in the Club s Newsletter and can be reached at (541) 294-4824 or at www.anpac.com or may also be reached at www.anico.com, or at her office at 265 Grant Smith Rd. #102, Roseburg, OR 97471 Our Members John Love & Wayne Burns, made a large donation of Steel, including many Steel Targets for the Club. Greg Snider, together with Bill Hagan and Bruce Harlow brought them to the Club on Thursday, March 5th. John is a great supporter of our Club Shoots, and you can always find him and his Sense of Humor, making the shoots fun for everyone. Thank you both. Hooray, Spring is here, and with Daylight Savings Time, there is more time to enjoy our Club and the Ranges. The Board of Directors wish to thank the TEN (10) volunteers that helped in cleanup, fixing targets, and trash pickup of the Ranges and Improvement of the overall appearance of our Club s grounds. We have received many compliments of our Secret Valley Gun Club. In a Club that has 420 current members, this is a very poor showing (2%), and very low member support. The 10 Workers were: Chris Noll, Jerry Heavrin, Dennis & Debbie Blanchard, Bill Hagan, Jim Westbrook, Ken Brouillard, George Martin, and NEW Members Tom & Holly Gillham. Kudo's to these members that took the time to serve on the Work Party for the Gun Club!! Dennis on Chain, logs, and weed eater; Debbie & Chris on the Pistol Range; George, Tom & Holly on the 50 & 100 Yd Ranges with Bill Hagan hauling trash to the burn pile; and Jim & Ken on Target Stands & Targets....APRIL 5TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED; IT IS EASTER SUNDAY.
MARCH SHOOTING EVENTS SUMMARY: BLIND 50/50 SHOOT March 1ST, 2015: 11:00am - 1:30pm TARGETS SOLD 11 EACH MEMBERSHIP MEETING March 1ST, 2015, @ 2 PM 3 GUN SHOOT SATURDAY, March 7TH, 2015: WE HAD 9 SHOOTERS FOR THIS EVENT DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT - SATURDAY MARCH 14TH, 2015 WE HAD 13 SHOOTERS FOR THIS EVENT. 22 CAL RIFLE STEEL CHALLENGE SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2015: WE HAD 10 SHOOTERS PISTOL STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2014: TOTAL OF 13 SHOOTERS UPCOMING EVENTS FOR APRIL 2015: 3 GUN SHOOT-SATURDAY, APRIL4TH, 2015: 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. BLIND 50/50 SHOOT - SUNDAY APRIL 5TH, 2015: CANCELLED EASTER SUNDAY MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING APRIL 5TH, 2015 AT 2:00PM. CANCELLED EASTER SUNDAY DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH, 2015: 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. 22 CAL RIFLE STEEL CHALLENGE - SATURDAY, APRIL18TH, 2015: Sign-in at 9:30am, Shoot at 10:00 am. $5 Entry Fee Come and bring your 22 rifle and enjoy shooting at the Steel Targets.. but no Tracers. PISTOL STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2015: This is a timed and scored event. Cost is $5.00 and shoot starts at 10am, come early to sign in and be assigned to a team WOW! You will need 125 rounds Minimum, with four or five scenarios with 5 targets, to shoot 5 times. Or you may shoot 1 or more (25 round/scenario), if you desire. Bill Hagan will explain this at Shoot. Any pistol is acceptable, (No Magnum Bullets, Armor Piercing or Incendiary/Tracers Shells allowed). 2
Treasurers Corner... *February Pistol Steel Challenge - 13 Shooters $ 65.00 50/50 Blind Shoot; Had 11 targets - 50/50 POT $ 55.00 $ 55.00 3 Gun Shoot - Cost $5 per Shooter $ 45.00 Defensive Pistol, with 13 shooters brought in: $ 65.00 22 Cal Rifle Steel Challenge Shoot with 10 shooters $ 50.00 Pistol Steel Challenge Shoot with 13 Shooters $ 65.00 * February Shoot Totals $ 208.00 Regards, Bill Regina MARCH SHOOT TOTALS $ 290.00 The Club s 50/50 Shoot on March 1st earned $ 55.00, Stanley Rembiszewski won $30.00 and then donated it back to the Club. Thanks Stan!! This picture was taken by Greg Snider at the 100 yard Range. The boy was sighting in a new 22 Rifle with his dad s assistance. The boy needed a little added height to the bench, so they added a wooden block and a cushion, for increased height and added comfort. This is what a Family Membership is all about! Dad had put his Rifle down to help & teach his son. Hoo-ra Thanks to Bruce Harlow, our Fire Builder, who builds the fire in the 50 yard range to warm up the shooters in our monthly shooting events. He is also the one who burned the wood pile that was created during the Spring Cleaning work party. Bruce helps Bill Hagan out at most of the Club s events, and is a real asset as an RSO and an active member of our Club. Here is the officer contact information: President: Pam Dutton pamdutton50@yahoo.com (541) 440-6769 Vice President: Chris Noll chriscindy@juno.com (541) 863-9969 Secretary: Jerry Heavrin heavy49001@gmail.com (541) 414-8080 Treasurer: Bill Regina treasurer.surg@gmail.com (707) 246-9120 Chief Range Safety Officer: Dennis Blanchard dennisffl@outlook.com (541) 680-2010 Director of Programs: Bill Hagan deputyanimal@yahoo.com Directors at Large: Bruce Bullard - (360) 708-5887; Jackie Baker - (541) 391-9172; David Prielipp - (541) 680-3102 3
PISTOL STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOTING EVENT These are pictures taken on February 28th during the Pistol Steel Challenge at 2 of 3 Ranges that are used for both the 22 Rifle Steel Challenge and the Pistol Steel Challenge scenarios. Unfortunately it was too late to place in the March Newsletter, so here they are for you now. Both events are having great turnouts for the shoots, if you have not seen them shoot, it is a Hoot to see them have so much fun. For the women of our Club, it is great practice at either the Defensive Pistol Shoot or the Pistol Steel Challenge event, and learn to protect yourself. Our Club member Tim Richmond, Paramedic is a EMS Supervisor for Douglas County Fire District No. 2., together with Mercy Medical Center ER Doctor Dan Hull met with both Jerry Heavrin, Secretary and Dennis Blanchard to discuss a proposed use of our Club and our NRA Training Officer, Dennis Blanchard to conduct weapon training for Tactical Medical Team members. This Medical Tactical Response Team is in the preliminary stages of development and will be Coordinated with Law Enforcement, in an effort to respond to medical emergencies that may occur and require Highly Trained Medical Teams to respond to and give life saving aid to Injured victims or Law Enforcement Personnel. Our Club supports this Life Saving operation, and will provide & coordinate our facilities as necessary for the Medical Tactical Teams. This will be scheduled during low Range usage by the Members and the Public, such as using the Combat Pistol Range for intense training purposes. While this is in the early talking stage, there is a urgent need for this service. It also interfaces with the Myrtle Creek Police Dept. Training and Qualifications that is conducted at our Ranges. We continue to receive telephone calls from people staying at Seven Feathers RV Park, who heard the gunshots and wanted to come and shoot. We also receive great complements from the people that do come and shoot, it is refreshing to hear their remarks on the beauty and the freedom conditions of the ranges, that we now take for granted as members. 4
April 2015 Event Calendar The range is now open from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. DURING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Call the range status line at: (541) 357-7874 for any exceptions. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MAR 29 9am-6pm 30 31 APR 1 APRIL FOOLS DAY 2 3 GOOD FRIDAY PASSOVER 4 Training for Oregon Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) 9am - 4pm Urban 3-Gun Shoot Signup 9:30am-Shoot10:00am $5 Entry Fee 9am-6pm 5 9am-6pm 50/50 BLIND SHOOT CANCELLED MEMBERSHIP MEETING CANCELLED 6 7 8 9 10 11 Defensive Pistol Shoot Signup 9:30AM-Shoot 10AM $5 Entry Fee 9am-6pm EASTER SUNDAY 12 9am - 6pm 13 9am - 6pm 14 15 16 17 18 Training for Utah Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) 9am-4pm 22 CAL RIFLE STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT Signup 9:30AM-Shoot 10am Entry Fee $5 9am - 6pm 19 9am - 6pm 20 21 22 EARTH DAY 23 24 ARBOR DAY 25 PISTOL STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT Signup 9:30, Shoot 10:00am $5 Entry Fee 9am-6pm 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 1 2 9am - 6pm PALM SUNDAY 9am-6pm 9am-6pm MAY DAY 9am-6pm Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday QUESTIONS ABOUT CLUB SHOOTS - CONTACT BILL HAGAN: deputyanimal@yahoo.com QUESTIONS ABOUT WEAPON CLASSES - CONTACT DENNIS BLANCHARD : dennisffl@outlook.com (541) 680-2010 5
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South Umpqua Rod and Gun Club P.O. Box 639 Canyonville, Oregon 97417 Return Service Requested Range Status Phone: (541) 357-7874 Website: www.surgc.org 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: http://www.facebook.com/pages/south-umpqua-rod-and-gun-club/112151328812548 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.