G.P.G.C./G.P.S.D.C. May 2011 Phone (972) 641-9940 (leave message) www.gpgc.net Welcome New Member! Todd Farquhar Bryan Roberts 12 GA. EVENT AA1 Gene Stewart - 49 A1 Mike Gerschick - 49 B1 Jeff Zwiebel - 48 B2 Jeff Nekuza - 46 C1 Don Yeandle - 42 28 GA. EVENT AA1 Richard Parr - 47 A1 Mike Gerschick - 47 B1 Glea Davis - 46 B2 Jeff Zwiebel - 44 C1 Ginny Warren - 41 Kevin Forehand Zach Nix 20 GA. EVENT AA1 CW Dagnel - 49 A1 Mike Gerschick - 49 A2 Randy Walhood - 47 B1 Jeff Nekuza - 47 C1 Chris Collinvitti - 42 410 EVENT AA1 Richard Parr - 44 A1 Gene Stewart - 46 B1 Donny Penwell - 45 C1 Ginny Warren - 39 Robert Mooberry NOTICE Russell Flippin As of May 1, 2011 guest fees for the shotgun ranges will be increased to $6 per round/25 shots. Member fees remain $3.50 per round. On PUBLIC DAY, the 3rd Saturday afternoon of the month, non-member rates on the rifle and pistol ranges are $15 per visit per range effective May 2010. This does not apply to guests of members. The first 4 Gun Club Shoot was held on Sunday April 30 with about 20 members participating and we had 5 guest join various squads for a great day. The 4 gun event is very similar to a mini NSSA tournament and a great stepping stone for anyone that thinks they might be interested in shooting registered skeet. Actually all one really needs to shoot registered skeet is all 4 guns and a bunch of money. The C, D and E shooters bunched up to compete and shared the wealth with Ginny Warren taking the last 2 events and the High Overall (HOA). Typically, the HOA is decided with the 410. Jack Davis won AA, Mike Gershick won A, and Jeff Nekuza won B in the other HOA races. The shoot was a nice warm up for the Ivan Tabor the following week and attracted most of the club s registered shooters except one whom will remain nameless. 1
Upcoming Events Summer Schedule Wednesday Bullseye Pistol Matches 6:00 PM every Wednesday. Any caliber except magnums. Education Classes for 2011 Student Classes July 5, 7 & 9 Oct. 3, 6 & 8 Aug. 8, 11 & 13 Nov. 7, 10 & 12 Sep. 5, 8 & 10 Dec. 5, 8 & 10 Instructor Workshops (Open to the Public) May 27 NRA Reloading Workshop June 11 TP&W Tree Stand Safety Workshop July 23 TP&W Game Scoring Workshop Sep 24 NRA Range Safety Officer Workshop May 3-5:30 PM Beginner s Skeet Instruction May 4-6:00 PM Bullseye Pistol Match May 4-6:00 PM Spring Skeet league May 5-7:30 PM GPGC Board of Directors Meeting May 7-9:00 AM Club Skeet Shoot, All Day 4 Gun May 8 - Mother s Day May 10-5:30 PM Beginner s Skeet Instruction May 10-7:45 PM GPSDC Board of Directors Meeting May 11-6:00 PM Bullseye Pistol Match May 11-6:00 PM Spring Skeet League May 15-1:00 PM 5 Stand/Sporting Clays Shoot May 17-5:30 PM Beginner s Skeet Instruction May 18-6:00 PM Bullseye Pistol Match May 18-6:00 PM Spring Skeet League May 21-1:00 PM Public Day May 24-5:30 PM End Beginner Skeet Instruction May 25-6:00 PM Bullseye Pislot Match May 25-6:00 PM End Spring Skeet League May 28-8:00 AM TP&W Instructors Workshop Reloading May 28-9:00 AM.22 Pistol Metallic Silhouette Match May 28-1:00 PM Kids Shoot (Meet at the Bldg.) May 31 - Memorial Day Sporting Clays/5 Stand Schedule 2011 May 15 Sep. No Shoot June - No Shoot Oct. 16 July 17 Nov. 20 Turkey Shoot Aug. 21 Dec. & Jan. No Shoot Grand Prairie Education Committee 972-641-9940 (leave message) 2 Match Director: Jason Foshea fosheajason@hotmail.com
Recipe Corner Bobby s Best Catfish Croquettes Submitted by Dale Holder from Bobby Kubin at bobby-catfishing.com I developed this recipe for Catfish Croquettes based on another recipe I have used to make salmon patties. I guess I could have called them Catfish Patties, Catfish Cakes or even Catfish Fritters. Don t let the fancy name fool you. These are rib stickin, down home southern style comfort food, yet will please the most finicky appetite. They also make great appetizers. Now it s time to start cooking our Catfish Croquettes. Add the oil to a frying pan and heat to approximately 350 degrees. Use a spoon to place about 2 tablespoons of the mixture in your hand. Gently pat the mixture flat into a small patty. Then place the patty into the hot oil. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Fry the Catfish Croquettes on each side until golden brown, turning frequently to avoid overcooking. Next, place the Catfish Croquettes on a serving platter lined with paper towels to absorb any excess oil. Serve hot with a little ketchup or tartar sauce along with your family s favorite side dishes. Ingredients: 1 pound of catfish fillets Salt and Pepper to taste 2 cups course crushed Ritz Crackers 1 small onion (finely chopped) 1 egg (beaten) 1 teaspoon Tony Chachere s Creole Seasoning 1 tablespoon Kraft Mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco Chipotle Flavor Pepper Sauce 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil As with most fish recipes, I prefer to start out with fresh (never frozen) fish fillets, but frozen and thawed fish will work just fine with this one as well. There is just something about the wonderful flavor and sweetness you get from fresh caught fish vs. fish that has been frozen. Now let s get on with the cooking part. Place the fish fillets flat on a microwave safe plate or dish. Sprinkle the filets lightly with salt and pepper to taste. Microwave on high for 4 to 5 minutes or until fish turns white and flakes easily. Once the fish is cooked, flake the filets with a fork into a large mixing bowl. Large lumps of fish will give the dish a texture more like a lump style crab cake. Smaller flakes will result in a texture similar to a salmon patty. Now add the crushed Ritz Crackers, chopped onion, egg, Tony Chachere s Creole Seasoning, Mayonnaise, and Tabasco Sauce to the to the fish in the bowl and mix well. Jim Barrett, Mike Shuping and Kerry Williams APRIL SKEET SHOOT continued from page 1 Lunch was catered by our good friends at Bartleys BBQ and included Brisket, sausage, all the fixin s and dessert. The next club shoot is scheduled for Saturday, May 7th and we will start signing in around 9:30 and shooting at 10:00. Please be sure to RSVP so we can provide enough food and schedule the rotations and fields. Also let me know if you plan on bringing a guest to shoot with your squad. If I have more than 25 I will need to break the tournament into 2 rotations and will let everyone know when to be there. For more information or to RSVP, please call Robert Nicholas or email at Skeet@GPGC.net 3
Spring Skeet League: Half-way begun, half-way done! It s the end of April already and the Spring Skeet League is half-way done, but the fun had only just begun! The causal mix of weather has meant good shooting each week, with record-breaking turn out, leading the teams to elbow throwing as they muscle their way up the scoreboard. Right now, Improved Cylinder (Don & Sandy Yeandle, Jay & Ginny Warren, Robert Nicholas) are in the lead with 10 out of a possible 12 points. Duh Boys (Ken & Russ Flippin, Glen Hughes, Dave Benge, James Wilson) are in second place with 8 points, and everyone else is basically tied for third meaning that everyone is still in the running. The top-ten individual scores also show how competitive it can get with Robert Nicholas, Jason Foshea and Will Chisum (both on Off Constantly) each dropping five or less birds over four nights. As we press forward into May I m sure we ll be feeling the heat, from the weather and the competitive. We ll be looking forward to handing out those awards at the end of the month. Safe Shooting to each of you! Place Team Points Avg 1st 4 - Improved Cylinder 10 21.42 2nd 8 - Duh Boys 7 21.81 3rd 5 - Claybusters 6 22.65 Tied 7 - Dead & Dead 6 20.98 Tied 3 - Grumpies 6 20.94 Tied 9 - Pellet Heads 6 18.85 7th 2 - Go Figure 5 21.18 Tied 6 - The Fun Bunch 5 21.02 Tied 10 - Off Constantly 5 21.02 Tied 1 - Got That Straight 5 15.69 Duh Boys, Russ shooting Charles and Bill keeping score High Overall - Top Ten Name HOA Robert Nicholas 197 Jason Foshea 196 Will Chisum 195 Kerry Williams 189 Johnny DeLeon 188 Glenn Hughes 186 James Wilson 186 Brad Fitzgerald 185 Jim Hundley 185 Bill Weatherby 181 The Grumpies: Don Illingworth, Dan Spence, Mike Shuping, Johnny DeLeon & Jim Barret 4
The 2011 Spring Skeet League Roster Claybusters Kerry Williams Gene Wills Gerald Evatt John Nix Brad Fitzgerald Dead & Dead Josh Wells Jim Hundley David Todd Kevin Forehand John Basilone Duh Boys Ken Flippin Glenn Hughes Dave Benge James Wilson Russ Flippin The Fun Bunch Terry Cullender Brad Ambrose Charles Richardson Bill Schweitzer Don Kovatch Go Figure Bill Weatherby Jay Philips Dwain Cottrell Walter Kilroy Buz Owens Got That Straight Andrew Wyer Fred Marshall Mary Ann Jenkins Billy Gore Adriana Gentilini Grumpies Mike Shuping Jim Barret Don Illingworth Johnny DeLeon Dan Spence Improved Cylinder Don Yeandle Robert Nicholas Sandy Yeandle Jay Warren Ginny Warren Off Constantly Jason Foshea Brittany Foshea Will Chisum Laura Chisum Wade Grimes Pellet Heads Mike Johnson Hal Taylor Mike Miller Chase Cannon Charlie Cannon Pistol shooters Dan, Richard and Ed A Subsidiary of 3D Welding of Texas 5
GPGC Bullseye Pistol April 2011 April 7th: The weather was great, in the upper 70s and very little wind. Quite comfortable and we did not need the noisy fans. We had 12 competing tonight, and could have had 14 shooting if there were spaces to shoot. One chose just to watch. Jim Grabbe s nephew Ken Jone and Ken s wife Caryle arrived and Jim graciously stood down, helping Caryle who shot Jim s Browning Medalist. The priority to increase the size of the range from 12 to something larger is HERE and NOW. There were several shooters that normally shoot with us that weren t here for some reason or the other; if they had come, we d have had at least 6 more to shoot. 12 positions is just not enough! Winner was Mike Smith with 278 & 6Xs. Second was Clint Freeman with 274 & 2Xs. Third was Richarg Kolek with 270 and 6Xs. Congratulations guys! April 13th: We had 14 shooters show up and all shot. The weather was great. We had set up all positions with 2 targets per position in the practice phase so that if anyone would come - up to 24 - they could shoot. We shot in 2 relays with folks doubling up on positions 3 and 7. Dale Holder showed up with his scoped Ruger rifle cum pistol, ~ 12 barrel, and won with 284/10Xs. He shot 99 on timed fire and 98 on rapid fire! Wow! Jim Grabbe was high scorer with iron sights, shooting his Browning Medalist shooting a 271/1X for second place. Homer Garza was third, shooting a Ruger Mk III with a red dot sight, scoring a 266/5X. Meredith Turney took down the scores and made up the spreadsheet, below. Thanks, Meredith Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera so we have no pictures for tonights shoot. Dan Brown GPGC Board April 20th: We had 10 shooters then, and it was nice and cool, a bit drippy. Ed Dotson won with his scope sighted.45 shooting a 256 with 4Xs!!! He really has came up in the world! A couple of weeks ago he was bringing up the bottom! He shot with M1911.45 ACP & a red dot scope that is mounted on the slide. The slide with the scope on it moves back a lot more slowly than a standard.45 ACP s slide. Adam Kolek was second with 253 with a long barreled 22 & a red dot scope. I was 3rd with a 250, and shot my 10 barreled Ruger Mk II, iron sights. Bullseye Shooting Log - National Match Course Slow Timed Rapid X 3 Event Adjusted Rank by Name M Optics Fire Fire Fire Count Total Rank Average Hdcp. Score Handicap 6
.22 cal. Pistol Silhouette Shoot April 2011 We had 7 shooters this Easter Saturday. The weather was great, with a light wind. Some yellow flowers were blooming on the range which were quite pretty. Donny Penwell won - high scorer shooting 58-1/2/60 using his Ruger 10/22 rifle - that Ruger reshaped as a pistol. It has a red dot scope. The 1/2 stood for a hanging chad, a steel target that was hit but fell down, but hung on by its base on the wood target frame. (Are we voting yet?) Michael Smith was high scorer with iron sights, 56/60, shooting a Browning with a long barrel. GPGC METAL SILHOUETTE SHOOTERS 2011 LAST NAME FIRST NAME MI * 01/22/11 02/26/11 03/26/11 04/23/11 05/28/11 06/25/11 07/23/11 08/27/11 09/24/11 10/22/11 11/26/11 12/24/11 AVG COMMENTS 7
GPGC Swap Meet Sunday May 22 at 1:00 pm Come out and buy, sell and trade!! Tables are first come and free. Bring a guest! There will be lots of guns and shooting supplies to choose from. See you there! 8
Thanks! Special thanks to all the Club members and friends who helped with the registered shoot on April 9-10, 2011. These people cooked, cleaned, loaded houses, filled water cans, hauled trash and anything else that needed to be done. It makes the shoot very successful when everything goes as it was planned. Our guests also notice and were very vocal with their compliments and praise concerning the shoot and our facilities. A special thanks to Gene Wills for putting together the shrimp boil on Saturday night. The Saturday night social was a great success and we hope to make it a tradition for the Ivan Tabor. Also, thanks to Darin Mock, Will Chisum and Jason Foshea for setting up the snipe shoot. Unfortunately the shooters were too beat after fighting the wind all day to leave the tables piled with shrimp, sausage, potatoes and corn-on-the-cob. Again, thank you to the volunteers and hopefully you had a good time and will consider helping again in September at the World Warm-Up. Dale Dl Hld Holder and ddon Kovatch th Don Ambrose David Anderson Jean Beard Howard Huber Mary Ann Jenkins Mike Johnson H.L. Owens Jay Phillips Ted Preston Dwight Sensabaugh Mike Shuping Mike Skidmore John Slocum Jim Speer Gene Stewart David Todd Sharon & Randy Walhood Roy Walker Lisa Wilhite Gene Wills Andrew Wyer Don Yeandle What s that Robert, you shot zero fiveinarow? in a Finally a special thanks to Chief Referee Allen Cline for some very nice knife work in the kitchen. Robert Nicholas Buddy s opinion seemed to settle the debate 9
Ivan Tabor Memorial Open - Grand Prairie, Texas The most common remark around the score board at the Grand Prairie 2011 Ivan Tabor registered skeet tournament I would have had a great score if I hadn t missed all the high 1s. Saturday was hot and windy but Sunday was just windy and the milder temperature was all that was needed for Bruce Evans to shoot the only 100 in tournament to win the 20 gauge event. The 12 gauge event was won by James Speer beating Brandon Cade in the shoot-off both with 99s. Lunch was prepared by the volunteer gourmet chefs and special thanks to master chef Jean Beard for the grilled Randy Walhood marinated chicken. The wind and the heat did not let up in the afternoon as the 28 gauge targets were harsh. Tom Pavlack beat Gene Stewart and Charles Beard in the shoot-off for 28 gauge gun champ all with 97s. Gene Stewart, aka Dog was the sole winner of the Handicap option. That evening, the shooters were treated to a shrimp boil prepared by Gene Wills and several of the tournament volunteers plus a couple local shooters. The shrimp boil was a lot of fun and the concept of eating Cajun style (wit jur hans ) Robert Nicholas caught on quick. On Sunday the temperature was a little cooler and the amazing GPGC chefs had breakfast ready for the hard working tournament volunteers at the crack of dawn. After the other 49 shooters let Bruce win the 20 gauge event, lunch was catered by Bartley s BBQ complete with brisket, sausage and all the fixin s including dessert. The afternoon 410 event was challenging for most, however the wind did not bother James George as he posted a 98 to win the event. Mike Gerschick with a distant 94 was runner-up after beating Mike Schmitt and Jon McDonald in the shoot-off. The High Over All Champion was Brandon Cade with an Ivan Tabor record low 383. Brandon was so excited that he could win HOA with such a low score that he signed up himself and all his friends from Briley for the GPGC World Warm-Up in September. Gary Edwards was runner-up with a 382 followed by Jim Cervenka taking 3rd with a 379. Special thanks go out to all the GPGC volunteers that make these shoots possible. These folks donate their time to cook, load targets, run the computer, work the scoreboard, haul trash and set out water for the shooters. Our shoots are successful because of these people! As a final note, a special thanks to Randy Walhood for running the tournament for over most of the past two decades before turning over the skeet tournaments to me this year. Randy was instrumental in helping get things organized and setting the criteria to make the tournaments at the GPGC some of the best in Texas. Randy was presented with a new Caesar Guerini shotgun Saturday night for the hard work and time he had put into the club. This very nice gun is but a small token compared to all the work Randy has put into the club over the years. Robert Nicholas 10
Ivan Tabor Memorial Open - Grand Prairie, Texas Mike Skidmore, score tabulator Al Topham shooting Howard and Gene Jean, Mike, Lisa & Sharon Bill Schweitzer Al Topham Randy receiving a new Caesar Guerini 11
SKEET LEAGUE Brittnay Foshea about to powder her target It might be hard to see, but the streak of grey heading towards the bird is the shot cloud and wad! Mike & Jim Brad Fitzgerald powdering Low 8 Got That Straight Charles Richerson 12
2011 ARA Match Schedule for GPGC (American Rimfire Association) May 7, 9:00AM June 4, 9:00AM July 2, 9:00AM August 6, 9:00AM September 17, 9:00AM October 1, 9:00 AM Shoots are on Saturdays at 9:00 AM Mike Pallett, mwpallett@yahoo.com youth shoot schedule 2011 January thru October Sporting Clays/5 Stand Results April 2011 We will continue to run the 5-Stand on Monday nights on the new lower field. Every effort is made to change the layout frequently, so if you haven t tried 5 Stand in a while, come on out and try the new challenging course. At this point we do have enough machines to run the 5-Stand and still set up a 3 to 4 station Sporting Clays. If we have enough interest, we can set both up on Monday nights as well. Look forward to seeing some new faces and thanks to those who come regularly and help with the setup and take down, your help is appreciated! Darian Mock 4th Saturday of each month (Weather permitting) 10:00AM Shotgun Instruction 1:00PM.22 rifle shoot This shoot is geared to teach fire arms skills and safety. Both Boys and Girls 10 years old for shotgun, 8 and up for 22. This shoot is great way for kids to use our facility and have fun learning. Email me for more information. Don Yeandle, cell 817-825-2535 don@extramile2.com Metallic Silhouette Pistol 2011 Schedule Jeff, JffAlR Al, Randy, Ron &Rih Richard May 28 September 24 June 25 October 22 July 23 November 26 August 27 December - No shoot All matches start are held on the 4th Saturday of each month starting at 9:00AM. Entry fee is $10. 120 shots will be fired for a full match in strings of 10 shots per 2 minutes. Ranges are 15- yard, 25-yard and 50-yard. We will shoot double rotation so we can accommodate up to 24 shooters per match. Bring ear and eye protection and your favorite.22 pistol. Match Director: Dan Brown, drdanbrown@att.net 13 Ken, Wayne, Chris, Donny, and Joe
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GPGC Board of Directors Name Home Phone Email Bill Schweitzer, President 817-329-8828 try8@verizon.net Mike Pallett, Vice President 817-466-9292 mwpallett@yahoo.com Jan Heath, Vice President 972-986-8247 Jeffrey Zwiebel, Secretary 972-490-8438 jeff.zwiebel@mindspring.com Randy Walhood, Treasurer 972-387-1811 randy.walhood@farmersbranch.info Don Ambrose 972-503-7266 donaldambrose@swbell.net Dan Brown 972-264-7054 drdanbrown@att.net Jason Foshea 817-410-1564 fosheajason@hotmail.com Dale Holder 972-971-8332 teamriverrat@hotmail.com Bobby Sherrill 972-263-0679 katbob@flash.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! Hours of Operation Rifle/Pistol 8:30 am until legal sunset Shotgun Wed., Sat., Sun. - 1:00 pm until dusk Mon. - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm 3 on 8 Reloading Supplies Josh & Karen Wells 214-392-6193 972-620-2605 Jason Foshea, Commercial Manager O: 817.410.1564, C: 214.725.0621 jason@classicfleet.com Grand Prairie Gun Club P.O. Box 530274 Grand Prairie, TX 75053-0274 15