Spring Is Here!! So, I am sitting here watching the very last bit of snow melt from my back porch. The pond is about 50% ice out and it is 61 degrees. The leaves that I did not get gathered up last year are mush on the ground and I am hoping for some drying time to get them collected and disposed of. This is the year I will remember feeling -31 degrees for the first time in my life and I put more hours behind my snowblower than I did in my boat last year. Don t intend to do either again. Hey, life is not always good, but something good happens every day and that is worth getting up and seeing it happen. I have so much content to cover in this newsletter. It is promising to be a busy year this year. Orland Oze Osen (1938-2019) Let me tell you about my friend Oze. I know for a fact that many of you considered Oze your friend as well. If you didn t have the pleasure of meeting this guy, I am sorry for what you missed out on. I first met Oze when I had the pleasure of being invited to shoot the Tuesday Trap League with the Snap Shooters team. I got to meet Brian, Doug, Jeff, Steve, Wayne and of course Oze. Here was a guy that was close to the same age as my father and I took an instant liking to him. We would talk guns all the time and make each other laugh every 1 P age
chance we got. I got a kick out of him forgetting his hat for Trap shooting every now and then, so I always made sure I had an extra in the truck just in case. I had three good years of shooting with Oze and we even won our first trophy in the A division one year before he quit shooting with us. Even though he wasn t shooting Trap these last few years, he was still at the club to see his friends. Oze also gave in to the pressure we can put on a person and did four more years on the Board of Directors at Beaverbrook. His gentle wisdom was always needed during our board meetings and his support of our Range Expansion was crucial to the growth of our club. He loved this club and the friends it brought into his life. It would be an understatement to say I am saddened at the loss of my Friend. He was a good-hearted man who always made you laugh and smile. I just know he is holding a slot for me on his Trap Team when I join him and we can pick up where we left off. Godspeed Oze. I love you Brother. If you would like to say goodbye to Oze, service information is available here. http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000304826/ Club Membership What can I say? The plan is working. Our club has experienced unprecedented growth over the last five years and Beaverbrook is one of the most popular Gun Clubs in the Metro area. This year we will top out at about 950 members. Beaverbrook has decided to carefully manage our growth and we are currently limiting new members to 150 a year. With that, we have already reached our limit for the year and the new member orientation class is booked up to June 2019. We have closed down the new membership application process until January 2020. If you know someone who wants to join the club, tell them to watch for the membership application to go online in December for the January 2020 Orientation Class. Public Shooting on Trap/Rifle/Pistol Range: We are continuing our expanded public shooting again this year on April 3 rd. The range will be open to the public between 12PM and 5PM on Tuesday and Wednesdays. We will also be open as usual 11PM to 5PM on Sundays. If you know someone who would like to do some shooting but doesn t want to commit to a club membership, let them know they are welcome at Beaverbrook during these times. Rifle Range Covered Shooting Positions With the ground thawing like it is, don t be surprised to see the new rifle ranges roped off as we get ready to pour concrete under the covered shooting positions. This marks the end of our current range expansion project. I am sure you will enjoy the results. 2 P age
Stop the Bleed Training As new members join our club we often benefit from the training and experience that they bring to the club. That is especially true with our new member Barbie Drake and Eric Senf. Barbie brings years of EMT experience as well as being a Certified Instructor for the Stop the Bleed program. Barbie and Eric have offered to share their knowledge and experience with the club and Beaverbrook has decided to accept their generous offer. We will be hosting four Stop the Bleed training courses over the next year. This is a chance for Beaverbrook members to learn life saving techniques in the event of serious injury. Knowing how, when and where to apply tourniquets, treat wounds and keep people alive until emergency medical support arrives can be crucial. The classes will be limited to 20 people on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in participating in this training, send an email to STB-BB@beaverbrook.us and we will let you know when the classes are scheduled and put you on the list to receive the training. Beaverbrook will cover the cost of the training and all you have to do is attend. After taking this training, I purchased a control the bleed kit and a couple of tourniquets to put in my range bag. To me it is that important. I hope I never have to use them, but I am glad that I have it available just in case. Winter Trap League 2018-2019 Trap Shooting Man, this was a fun league this year. Stepping out there when the weather was not so conducive to accurate shooting and still enjoying the camaraderie with those who are just as miserable as you are made it even more special. We even put on the first Winter 3 P age
Skeet League which only promises to keep on growing. Below are the results of the League and I am quite proud of the fact I made the Division 1 Champion nervous. I will get you next year Troy (P.S. I got more 25s than you ). Wait until you see the Quilt donated by Carol. You will be So Jealous of Ted for winning it. Carol Mueller s sons (Chris and Matt) both shot the Winter League this year and she wanted to do something nice for the League. This Quilt is called Up North and Carol donated it as a special prize for the league. It is amazing! 16 Yard League Troy Slater 24 24 24 23 22 22 22 22 24 25 25 24 23 21 24 25 23 22 24 23 466 Division 1 Champion Brent Pack 24 24 21 25 23 21 23 21 23 25 23 24 23 24 25 22 23 21 21 25 461 Division 1 Runner-Up Jim Lambert 24 24 23 25 24 23 21 24 22 25 21 23 23 24 22 22 23 24 20 23 460 Tim Gallagher 22 24 25 23 23 23 23 24 25 23 22 23 23 21 24 21 20 24 22 24 459 Ron Landecker 22 22 21 23 22 23 23 22 25 20 22 23 25 22 22 24 22 20 20 25 448 Chris Mueller 21 23 23 21 23 24 22 21 22 21 24 23 23 23 21 22 24 23 21 22 447 Chris Foley 21 20 20 24 22 21 24 24 22 21 23 21 20 22 22 24 23 21 24 24 443 Division 2 Champion Kim Gallagher 16 24 22 19 21 23 23 20 21 18 22 24 18 25 22 23 22 22 22 23 430 Division 2 Runner-Up Ted White 21 20 20 22 21 21 18 24 19 21 19 22 23 24 21 22 19 24 22 21 424 Bob Midthum 21 22 22 24 20 23 24 24 2 20 21 16 23 22 24 25 22 22 20 23 420 Doug Welter 22 23 19 24 19 20 21 20 19 21 24 20 23 20 22 17 19 16 22 17 408 Matt Mueller 19 23 21 19 20 20 21 20 19 17 18 20 19 20 17 21 18 17 21 18 388 Tyler Grzesiak 21 24 22 21 22 23 18 19 19 17 21 17 18 20 19 11 18 17 17 20 384 Division 3 Champion Andrew Heaton 20 19 21 21 20 22 23 19 20 12 16 18 18 12 19 19 19 23 22 21 384 Division 3 Runner-Up Kari Potter 18 19 22 20 18 19 21 21 21 17 13 17 15 12 10 20 20 21 17 18 359 Clay Thompson 16 20 18 17 19 15 14 17 20 16 19 15 19 17 21 20 21 18 17 19 358 Brian Grzesiak 18 15 15 12 17 18 21 20 15 20 16 18 22 16 19 17 14 16 22 15 346 Preston Brown 16 22 17 23 17 20 14 20 11 20 22 17 15 20 13 13 15 14 16 16 341 JoAnn McDonald 14 18 23 15 17 14 18 19 21 16 17 13 15 15 14 18 15 13 15 18 328 Devon Sinclair 14 19 19 18 19 17 12 16 13 13 8 16 14 18 19 17 11 14 18 18 313 25 yard League Beaverbrook 25 yard Winter League 2018-2019 Name/Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total Troy Slater 15 20 18 12 17 18 17 16 18 16 21 18 19 19 16 19 279 Champion Jim Lambert 20 16 16 17 17 12 16 13 10 16 16 13 16 16 18 13 245 Runner-Up Ted White 17 17 19 17 17 11 16 15 12 12 16 13 20 18 12 12 244 Kari Potter 17 12 17 13 16 9 16 8 14 16 15 13 16 15 10 12 219 Chris Foley 20 15 14 16 15 12 12 12 9 10 12 15 10 8 10 15 205 Chris Mueller 16 15 15 13 12 8 13 9 6 15 12 13 14 14 11 11 197 4 P age
Skeet League Beaverbrook Skeet Winter League 2018-2019 Name/Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 Total Tate Peterson 21 21 22 23 19 25 21 22 25 22 22 23 23 25 23 23 23 23 24 23 453 Champion Bob Midthum 20 20 22 21 24 21 20 21 24 23 20 19 24 21 22 22 22 24 20 21 431 Runner-Up Jim Lambert 22 22 19 18 19 19 17 19 21 21 18 23 23 21 21 23 24 24 18 23 415 Andrew Heaton 19 24 20 21 20 18 22 18 18 20 22 18 18 17 19 23 19 20 18 23 397 Kari Potter 20 14 19 15 15 15 19 18 21 14 24 18 22 17 20 22 18 21 24 17 373 Chris Foley 14 12 15 12 14 14 19 17 16 19 16 19 20 17 17 17 16 15 21 22 332 5 P age
Fall Trap League I know it has been a long time since the 2018 Fall Trap League, but I am not able to report their results in time for the Fall newsletter. It was a great league and a really nice banquet. Beaverbrook is the place to enjoy Trap Shooting that s for sure. High Ladies 6 P age
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Up and Coming Trap Shooting Events. Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) Central Shoots Beaverbrook will be hosting several ATA Shoots this year. Dates are as follows. See the Beaverbrook Calendar for more details. 4/27/2019 4/28/2019 5/11/2019 5/19/2019 Marathon 6/23/2019 Marathon 8/25/2019 Marathon Range Safety Notes: Please remember to sign in at the Range Shack (2832) before going to the Rifle or Pistol ranges. We use this information to track range usage. Thank You!! Please do not shoot at any ground targets that are not up against the back berm. We CANNOT afford ANY bullets leaving our range. 8 P age
.22 Pistol League: Starts May 7th from 4:00PM until finished. Warm up will be held Tuesday, April 16 th and 23 rd from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Be sure to bring your pistol/revolver, ammo, eye and ear protection. This League has seen great participation year after year, and the Guys do a great job organzing and supporting this fun and challenging league. If you have a.22 Pistol and want some more trigger time, this is a great venue. Twin Cities Action Shooting-IDPA/Multi-Gun Matches If you are someone who likes to carry concealed or just want to see if you can be accurate and safe with your hand gun while shooting challenging scenarios, then the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) matches may be for you. Twin Cities Action Shooting hosts at least one pistol match each month at Beaverbrook. They also host 2Gun (Rifle/Pistol) matches. The stages are fun and challenging and the people are some of the friendliest you will ever meet. Go to http://www.twincitiesidpa.com for schedule and new shooter information. United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Matches: Metro Area Practical Shooting Association (MAPSA) has decided to move their club matches to Beaverbrook. Formerly based out of Pine Island, this club will be holding a match on the 2 nd Saturday of each month from April through October. They will normally be using 4-5 of the pistol bays to hold their matches. Stop by their website for more information on the club and the matches they put on. http://www.mapsa-uspsa.com/ 9 P age
Club Officers: President- Doug Welter Vice-President- Brent Pack Secretary- Dave Roehler Treasurer- Jeff Krage Board Members: Krieg Ofstad Brian LaDoux Kyle Berens Troy Slater Wayne Jacobson Dan Butler Wayne Bronco Johnson Clayton Hunt Don Severson Jr. Kathy Lahti If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a board member or e-mail us at bod@beaverbrook.us or info@beaverbrook.us 10 P age