Club meetings are every third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. All members are welcome to attend. Officers President Skip Klinger 67-4269 Vice President Dick Wallace Treasurer Deb Light Recording Secretary Rod Beyerle Financial Secretary Bruce Meyerhoffer Information Archery Ed Davies BB Gun Frank Pulli CMP High Power Mark Burkhead High Power Sporting Rifle Adam Hostetler Pistol Jeff Lutz Smallbore/Air Rifle Erin Gestl Sporting Clays/Wobble Trap Willie Carlisle Trap Shooting Bruce Meyerhoffer N E W S L E T T E R August 2009 Sportsman Road P.O. Box 42 Palmyra, PA 707 Clubhouse Phone: 77-32-04 E-mail: psa@nbn.net www.palmyrasportsmens.com Club Meeting The meeting in September will be our nomination for officers meeting. In October we will be electing new officers for the next two-year term. All members are urged to attend. Palmyra Sportsmen s Family Fun Field Day Sunday - October, 2009 0 AM 4 PM Rain or Shine Bring your wife and kids -- Bring your mom and dad Bring your non-member friends and their wives and kids Good Stuff to Eat Kid s Activities: Indoor Archery Air Rifle & BB Gun Fishing Rod Casting Table Trap Indoor.22 Silhouette Adult Activities: Trap 5-Stand Sporting Clays Handgun Shooting Fly Rod Casting Cut this out and place it on your refrigerator door so you don t forget. Please see the Field Day flyer in this Newsletter that you can use for posting at your place of business, etc. Introduction to NRA Pistol Class The next Introduction to NRA Certified Pistol Class, which covers safety, handgun handling and some shooting will be held either in late fall or early spring. If you are interested in this class, please contact Rod Beyerle at 77-3-7554. Trap (Clay Bird) Shooting Trapshooting continues every Tuesday evening starting about 5 pm. Upcoming registered shoots will be held Labor Day Monday September 7 and Sunday October 4. Winning club members at the recent PA State Shoot Event singles, Sheldon Hostetter won vet runner up breaking 00 of 00 targets. Event 3 doubles, Brian Shyda won with 99 of 00 Event 4 singles Sheldon Hostetter won veteran runner up with 99 of 200 targets. Event 4 singles Sheldon again won veteran runner up with 99 of 200 targets. Event 5 doubles Sheldon broke 95 of 00 to win veteran runner up. Event 7 doubles Les Garis broke 99 of 00 to win class A Event 7 doubles Skip Klinger broke 9 of 00 to win AA 3rd place Event singles championship Sheldon broke all 200 birds to win the veteran trophy. All around champion won by Skip Klinger with 392 of 400 targets. PA Grand Shoot in July Event 2 handicap, Jeff Bechtel broke 9 of 00 from yd line and double shoot off. Event 3 doubles, Brian Shyda won AA runner up with 99 of 00 targets. Congratulations guys at the big shoots.
Field Day Tickets The Field Day Tickets that are enclosed in this Newsletter are for you to either purchase or sell and either send or drop off the tickets and money prior to Field Day or at Field Day to PSA. You are under no obligation to purchase or sell these tickets, but it would be appreciated if you could support the club with your purchase. Thank you. Friends of NRA Banquet We would like to thank everyone who attended the NRA Banquet in May at the Holiday Inn in Grantville. We were pleased with the attendance and would like to see more members of the Palmyra Sportsmen s Association in attendance next year. Please watch the Newsletter for more information. Also, Kip Klinger has about 50 0-gun/$0 tickets to sell to benefit the NRA Foundation. Most of the 0 guns are the ones that were displayed on the "gun bash" game from the NRA Banquet in May, along with a Kimber pistol and a "classic" Model 94. Please contact Kip if you are interested in purchasing any gun tickets at Kipklinger@verizon.net. The following is what is on the gun ticket: 0 GUNS/0 BUCKS January 23, 200 Drawing. Winchester 94 Pre 64 (Collectors Classic) 2. Kimber Custom II 45ACP 3. Stevens 52 Gold Wing O/U 2Ga 4. Ruger SR9-.9mm w/2 magazines 5. Wthby SAS Syn 2GA 26' 3 chokes 6. SW I-bolt 30-06 Real Tree APG w/nra logo 7. Howa 500 30 Camo w/nighteater Scope. NRA/Eagle Henry Golden Boy 22 9. Rem 700 SPS.243 w/x-mark Pro Trigger 0. Wthby VG Sporter Blue.300Wby Mag Walnut PA Sm Games of Chance #09-296 All guns are to be claimed within 60 days from the date of the drawing at: JB s Outdoor Supply 42 W Elm St. Palmyra, PA 707 (77) 3-649 East PA Friends of NRA Arrangements can be made for shipping with proper FFL. Rules: Tickets will be drawn at E PA SFC meeting. All Federal, State and Local firearms laws apply. Guns not picked up within 60 days become property of E PA SFC-Friends of NRA. Donation $0.00 per ticket. Proceeds to benefit the NRA Foundation. Lost tickets will not be replaced. For those who do not know, the Friends of NRA benefits youth education, range development, conservation efforts plus many other qualified educational programs. You can visit their web site at www.friendsofnra.org. NEXT FRIENDS OF NRA BANQUET Sunday - May 2, 200 Holiday Inn Grantville Watch the Newsletter for more details. 6400 Mid-Atlantic Match (Smallbore) The Junior team would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring the 2009 Mid-Atlantic 6400. Local Sponsors: Wert Bookbinding Jeffery Derr Wilhelm s Hardware Sinkhole Saloon Palmyra Bowling Bass Pro Shop Sonic Dairy Queen of Palmyra Shyda s Dick s Sporting Goods Rita s Funk s Family Restaurant Umberger s Corvette Grille Ron s Beer Depot Lisa s Café Giant Hometown Family Restaurant Blue Mountain Chapter of Safari Club International National Sponsors: Schneider Rifle Barrels (92)474-252 Springfield Armory (00)60-666 Bert s Garage (724)37-4203 Brenzovich Firearms and Training Center (77)55-3775 J.Dewey Mfg. Co. Inc. (203)264-3064 Harry Pomeroy Master Class Stocks Inc. (4)742-76 Earnest Shooting Products (570)797-472 Creedmoor Sports (00)3-3366 North End Rod and Gun Club Bear Rock Jr. Rifle Club (60)29-2555 Try&Bom Inc. (503)49-630 Archery 3-D League Wednesday Night 3-D shoots are doing well. We will shoot every Wednesday night through September 6. Starting time is approximately 4:30 PM until? Everyone is welcome. Come out and get ready for the Archery season. Our 3-D Target 3D shoot will be September 3. Great shooting by Tom Warner and Glen Shuey at the PSAA Championship and NFAA Championship. PSAA Tom - 552 F 550 H Both state records Glen - 503 F 5 H NFAA Tom - 546 F 54 H 4th place Glen - 536 F 530 H 4th place Membership Renewal Forms Membership renewal forms will be mailed separately in September. If you do not receive it, you may use the form in this newsletter to renew your membership. 2
Application for New or Renewal of Membership Please make your check payable to: PALMYRA SPORTSMEN S ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. BOX 42 PALMYRA, PA 707 Please print RENEWALS, CHECK HERE IF THIS IS A CHANGE OF ADDRESS Name D.O.B. / / Mailing Address City State Zip Phone - E-mail Address The Newsletter is currently being sent by US Postal Service; in the future if we decide to send the Newsletter by e-mail, would you like to receive it by e-mail? Yes No Dues: (Check one) RENEWALS BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER Adult (6-65) New $5.00 Renewal $65.00 Renewal after Oct. 3 $75.00 Senior (65+) New $52.50 Renewal $32.50 Renewal after Oct. 3 $42.50 Life membership $750.00 Senior Life membership (if member for 5 years prior) $375.00 Membership includes spouse and all children in your household under the age of 6. **ALL MEMBERSHIPS EXPIRE EACH YEAR ON OCTOBER 3** Applications for renewal of dues for the new membership year (November to October 3) are accepted each year from September through October 3. Any renewal application received after October 3 includes an additional $0.00 application fee. ************************************************************************************************** Calendar of Events (Not inclusive see calendar at clubhouse) August 2009 Legend for Calendar of Events SB Smallbore on Indoor Rifle Trap Shoot All shooters welcome AR Air Rifle on Indoor Rifle SC Sporting Clays CMP HP Civilian Marksmanship Program for Highpower 5-stand SC Open to public, bring your friends Club Meeting All members urged to attend Comp. Competition Outdoors 2 3 4 5 6 Comp. Comp. Comp. TK Clay Targets am Comp. Comp. 9 0 6 7 23 00 Match- Bullseye 24 30 3 Parole Bd-Bullseye 25 2 Parole Bd.-Indoor Handgun -5 9 Parole Bd-Indoor -5 26 3 3 20 7 Comp. Pistol -3 SC Co. Event 2-4 from Hershey 4-3 2 Comp. CMP HP-Comp. 5 Action Handgun- Church Group 22 00 Match- Bullseye 2 29
September 2009 6 7 ATA Trap Shoot-9am 3 3D Shoot 30 target 4 20 2 Steel Shoot 2 Comp. 5 Bullseye 22 Bullseye 29 Comp. 2 9 6 Indoor -5 23 Indoor -5 30 Comp. 3 0 7 Bullseye 24 Bullseye 4 5 2 CMP HP Comp Bullseye 25 Bullseye 9 26 October 2009 4 ATA Trap Shoot 9am FIELD DAY 5 2 6 3 7 Air Air 4 5 Air 2 3 9 Pistol -5 6 Pistol -5 0 CMP HP-Comp. 7 9 25 26 20 2 22 Air 2 29 Air 23 24 30 3 4
Palmyra Sportsmen s Family Fun Field Day Sunday - October, 2009 0AM -- 4PM Rain or Shine Bring your wife and kids -- Bring your mom and dad Bring your non-member friends and their wives and kids Good Stuff to Eat Lots of fun things to do for your entire family Kid s Activities: Indoor Archery Air Rifle & BB Gun Table Trap Indoor.22 Silhouette Fishing Rod Casting Adult Activities: Trap 5-Stand Sporting Clays Handgun Shooting Fly Rod Casting Ladies --- We invite you to participate in all the Field Day activities Bring your rifles and shotguns and your handguns too. Bring your bow and arrows and your fishing rods. Come on out and join in the fun and have a great day with your friends at the Palmyra Sportsmen s Association.