Volume 10, Issue 12 DGSC NEWS NETWORK December 2010 Catered Dinner, Open Bar, DJ, Door Prizes Holiday Fun & Say Goodbye to 60 great years and Hello to the next 60. General Membership Meeting Sunday Dec 19th 8:30 AM 2011 Board of Directors Election - Make sure your voice is heard and come out and VOTE! Up-Coming Events Dec 11th ~ Christmas Party Dec 12th ~ Bird Dog Challenge Dec 12th ~ Turkey/Ham Shoot @ 10am Dec13th ~ Board Meeting 7pm Dec 19th ~ GM Meeting @ DGSC 8:30am / 2011 Board of Directors Election Dec 21st ~ Christmas Dinner w/ Rosie From The President s Desk: December is here and 2010 nearly gone. It has been a great year at DGSC in a depressed economy and the world in a turmoil about many things. Cost of living continues to rise and income flat at best for most of us. Why are we celebrating a year of many accomplishments? DGSC is one place we can come and spend a few dollars with friends with common interest. I firmly believe our club directors have worked overtime and produced many improvements that make club facilities safe, clean, attractive and comfortable. When you have a chance be sure to thank each one for the past year accomplishments at DGSC. There are many areas of club business that need improvement and all of the membership can participate. The Election Committee struggled to find members willing to spend 1 year making a difference. If you don't have the time to spend on the BOD then few hours on a committee will save cost and can provide some insight to why and how things are done. Dec 24th/25th ~ Club Closed Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Dec 31st ~ Club Closed New Year s Eve Jan 1st 2011 ~ Club Opened - 100 Target Shoot (Trap/Skeet) Announcements: Get Well Soon - Jim Dick and Mark Manetti Tuesday(s) Fox River Distributors Announcements that you d like in the monthly newsletter please notify Deb Fredrick Check www.downersgrovesc.com for more information With the Holidays comes Winter weather and driving hazards. Celebrate with your family and friends but please be careful we have another exciting year ahead. Jim Olin Secretary Notes: Sunday December 19th is the General Membership Meeting at DGSC. Please remember if you wish to address an issue at either a Board Meeting or a General Membership Meeting to please contact me and get added to a Meeting Agenda. There have been lots of questions about ByLaws/Rules of the club. Remember if you wish to have a ByLaw change you must follow the proper procedures. If you have any questions please contact a Board member for assistance. Don Fredrick Thank You & Congratulations Richard Pearson our newest DGSC Honorary Member for his dedication to the 2nd Amendment and all his work with the ISRA. Congratulations to those inducted into the DGSC Hall of Fame: Connie Witt(09), Bud Renkin (09), Herman Welch(09), Jerry McNellis(09), Larry Chambers(09), Laddie Novak(09), Richard Olsen(09), Ed Winslow (09), Ken Ebersol(09), Jack Burke(09), Jim Lapenda(09), Don Sommers(09), Wall Szymanski(09), Ed Griner(10), Roy Kroener(10), Frank Baranski(10), Bill Ericksen(10), Larry Novack(10), Dean Kerhulas(10)
PAGE 2 DGSC NEWS NETWORK VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12 Officers President Jim Olin (815) 922-0000 jolin@downersgrovesc.com Vice President & Membership Dan Lucsay (815) 207-1375 dlucsay@downersgrovesc.com Secretary Don Fredrick (630) 746-7885 dfredrick@downersgrovesc.com Treasurer Frank DeGrazia (773) 927-3007 fdegrazia@downersgrovesc.com Directors Buildings Debra Fredrick (630) 862-9971 debrafredrick@downersgrovesc.com Entertainment Jan Gronych (630) 759-5971 jgronych@downersgrovesc.com Grounds Pete Weber (815) 690-9225 pweber@downersgrovesc.com Hunting & Fishing Chuck Feuillan (312) 316-3352 cfeuillan@downersgrovesc.com Legal & Insurance Mike Gucciard (773) 881-4817 mgucciard@downersgrovesc.com Maintenance Mark Gronych (815) 634-2833 mgronych@downersgrovesc.com NRA John Dolezal (708) 246-0945 jdolezal@downersgrovesc.com Shotgun Sports Rick Gibbs (815) 922-7594 rgibbs@downersgrovesc.com Youth & Community Relations Dean Merkle (708) 9300 dmerkle@downersgrovesc.com Other Club Support ATA Jeff Gibbs (815) 478-4494 jgibbs@downersgrovesc.com Communications (WebMaster, Newsletter) Debra Fredrick (630) 862-9971 debrafredrick@downersgrovesc.com Renew Your NRA at the Club Shotgun Sports Review: GREETING SHOOTERS: Well, winter has finally made it here with a vengeance! The Club will be open whenever weather permits. Our Staff is very good about getting to the Club to open it up. As a caution, just call the Club first before making the trip out there. Our first Turkey Shoot of the season was held in November and was well attended. Our next one will be on Sunday the 12 th of December. All games will be shot for a turkey or ham, your choice as long as they last. Also, we will have the Bird Dog Challenge that we had at the Club before. Register early with Chuck F. the Head of the Hunting and Fishing Committee. Also, on the 11 th of December we will be having our Annual Christmas Party at the club. Dinner will be at 5PM, and we will have a DJ start at 6PM. The Party is open to ALL members and guests. The tickets are $15.00 a person, $30.00 for a couple. The meal will be catered by the Kassans, and we will have an open bar, along with door prizes, to end the nights. This is the 60 year anniversary for the Club, so please come out and help celebrate! A good time will be had by all! The Club will have a Holiday schedule this year! We will be closed Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. We will be open for our Hangover Shoot as we were last year. A meal will be provided by the Club for those tough enough to make it out. In reflecting on the successes of the past year I am reminded that our volunteers are what have made us so successful in these projects! The ATA shoots, Exxon Mobil, Sporting Clays shoots, Picnic, have ALL been made possible by the efforts of these volunteers! I would encourage everyone that has spare time to get involved in some aspect of the club. All of the committees can use help at sometime during the year, so feel free to contact a Director or Officer. Our calendar is filling up for the upcoming year, and we will have more events then we had this past year. I hope to see everyone that can to get involved. This is our Club, and is here for our enjoyment and our guests. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, and a Merry Christmas. See you at the club! Dean Merkle Rick Gibbs Youth/Community Relations: Merry Christmas to all our members, guests and their families. Currently at this time I am fielding calls from organizations requesting to shoot at our facility in `11. At this time 2 Boy Scout Troops are looking at dates for the summer, and just this week I was contacted by the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Women in the Outdoors. Youth and Community Relations is a very important part of our club, it's our link between the public and us. It shows our willingness to get involved with the community and introduce our sport to new shooters. `11 is going to be a even better year, and that's due to the efforts put forward by our membership. I have always felt very proud and privileged to be able to represent our organization. On a closing note; I would like to congratulate Andrew Narvick for making the Sub- Junior All-American Team. I hope to see everyone around DGSC sometime during the Holidays. Remember SAVE TIME & MONEY renew your NRA at the club while you re there shooting. 1 yr renewal/membership $25 when done at DGSC
PAGE 3 DGSC NEWS NETWORK VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12 2011 Officers and Board of Directors Election Nominations were announced and the nominations were closed during the November GM meeting. Here are the 2011 Board of Directors and Officers Nominations that will be voted on during the Dec GM meeting on Dec 19th. President: Jim Olin and Rick Gibbs Vice President: Dan Lucsay and Chuck Feuillan Secretary: Don Fredrick Treasurer: Frank DeGrazia Buildings: Debra Fredrick Entertainment: Jan Gronych Grounds: Peter Weber Hunting & Fishing: Tom Brooks and Denny Marano Legal & Insurance: Michael Gucciard Maintenance: Mark Gronych NRA: John Dolezal Shotgun Sports: Dean Merkle Youth/Community Relations: Dan Bellus As stated in the DGSC rules only present Senior Members in good standing can vote. Senior Member Hunting & Fishing Information: This is my last article as hunting and fishing director. I would like to thank everyone who has helped make the program a success. Our quail restoration project is coming along, there is a nice covey in the CRP. Hopefully, next year, with a few more releases, there will be sufficient numbers to begin quail hunting again. December 12th is the date for the Bird Dog Challenge. Entry forms are at the trap counter and on the website. Despite the rain, everyone had a great time at the last one. Bring your dog out and have some fun. Hopefully by the time you read this the pheasant pen will have been repaired and pheasants will be available for release. Sporting Clays/5 Stand News: Chuck Feuillan For the winter we hope to be able to have Sporting Clays and 5 Stand Open, but weather will play a role in that, please if you are traveling out to the club specially for 5 Stand and/or Sporting Clays make sure to call ahead and make sure they were able to get it open and they know to keep it open. 2011 NSCA Registered Shoots and other Club Sporting Clay/5 Stand Events have been setup and turned into NSCA and ISCA. '11 NSCA Registered Events will be June 18th/19th, July 30th/31st, and Sept 24th/25th. Club Fun Shoots will be May 22nd, June 25th, and a big end of Year Party Oct 30th. As always volunteers are needed and appreciated. Watch your newsletter, emails and the DGSC website for reminders, updates to any of the dates, or additional events. SHOOTERS PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR CLUB MEMBER VERIFICATION/BADGE WHEN SIGNING UP FOR SHOOTING BEING INFORCED 2011 ~ NO CLUB VERIFICATION TO SHOW COUNTER = SHOOT FOR GUEST FEE
Remember Holiday Hours Club Closed Christmas Eve Club Closed Christmas Day Club Closed New Years Eve Club Open New Years Day Dec 11th - Holiday Party 5pm Dinner, 6pm DJ Some Tickets still Available please contact Rick, Dean or Deb Dec 12th - Bird Dog Challenge (contact Chuck Feuillan) Dec 12th - Ham and Turkey Shoot 10am Tuesday Dec 21st - Christmas Dinner w/ Rosie Ham and all the famous sides and pies $10 per person starting around Noon New Year s Day Hang Over Party - Jan 1, 2011 100 Target Shoot (50 Trap/50 Skeet) $25 includes Lunch & Raffle Ticket Optional $10 Purse Entry (3 Classes to Start)
V OLU ME 1 0, ISSU E 12 DGS C NE WS NE TW OR K PAGE 5 We have recently put together a Club Usage Form online, for anyone interested in having an event at DGSC please fill out the form located at http://www.downersgrovesc.com/applications/usageform.pdf and contact Rick Gibbs Please notify a Board Member if there is a date or event that you wish to add to the club calendar, or have questions. Remember 2011 Renewals Due If you have not received your renewal form in the mail please contact, Dan Lucsay or any Board Member. Please remember to double check all information on your renewal and update any information that is incorrect. Remember new for 2011 Shooting Members have the additional option to receive the Newsletter via postage mail. If you d like to have the newsletter mailed to you please check that option on your renewal and include with your annual fee an additional $15. For those that have advertisement via the newsletter, please document on your renewal if you are including your advertisement fee with your annual fee, and also contact Deb F so she can follow through and mark you paid for the year. Remember please pay by check if at all possible it is traceable in event of question. New badges and deposit of checks will not happen until 2011 (January). Please Mail renewals and dues to: P.O. Box 270 Morris IL 60450 or bring to club and deposit in Wooden box behind counter. If you have any problems with your renewal please contact Dan L, Deb F or any other Board member. 5pm
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