Sigel Sportsmen's Club
Sept. 2008 Newsletter
Club Officers
for 2008:
President,
Biff Stuart, (814)
849-5879
Secretary, Suzy Stefani, (814) 328-2857
Vice President,
Mike Caldwell, (814) 752-2988 Treasurer,
Randy Becker, (814) 752-2923
Memberships:
Chuck Heeter, (814) 752-2395. Make direct contact with Chuck for prompt
answers to any question concerning membership. Annual Membership
Dues: adult $20; family $40; senior $10; junior $5.
Life Memberships:
$400 for ages 21-40, $250 for ages 41-61, and $80 for ages 62-75.
Newsletter:
Need something included in the newsletter? Contact Biff Stuart,
biff1996@alltel.net or 849-5879. Also, if you are willing to receive
your newsletter via e-mail please send me your address.
Club Phone
Number: 814-752-2480
Gate Combination:
Members Only
COMING EVENTS
(check the club website for updates):
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Monthly Meetings:
1st Thursday of the month - 7:00 PM.
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Annual Gun Raffle:
gun raffle tickets are now available. If you need one for yourself or
are willing to sell a few, contact Randy Becker,
info@sigelsportsmensclub.com
or me
biff1996@alltel.net.
This is one of our major fund raisers for the year and your help with
ticket sales will be very beneficial to the club. Tickets are $10 each
and 10 guns are included in the raffle. Winners will be drawn at our
Ham Dinner BUT the dinner IS NOT included in the cost of
the ticket. If there are tickets enclosed with your newsletter,
please have them returned no later than November 29.
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Junior 4-Position .22 Rifle Shooting:
starts Thursday, Nov. 13. Time: 6 to 9 PM. Fee:
none.
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.22 Light Rifle and .22 Pistol Shoots:
same date and time as the Junior 4-Position Shoots. Fee: $3 per
adult shooter; free for a junior accompanying an adult shooter.
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Indoor Archery Shoots: begin
Monday, Jan. 5 from 6 to 9:30 PM. Fee: $3 per adult shooter; free for a
junior accompanying an adult shooter.
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Turkey Shoots:
none will be held this year but there is a good chance that they will be
held next year.
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Annual Ham Dinner:
Tuesday, Dec. 2, Sigel Civic Center, serving starts at 4:30PM; $7 per
adult; $3.50 for ages 6 thru 12; 5 years old and under are free. Guns
to be drawn at 7:00PM.
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Big Buck Contest:
runs through regular archery and firearm seasons. Scoring is based on
total of outside spread plus the number of points over one-half inch.
All measurements will be made the
nearest one-eight of an inch; dead line for having your rack scored is 5
days after the close of the season. A tie will be broken by date of
harvest, the earliest harvested buck wins. Official scorers are Brad
Geer, 849-1200 or 752-2181; Chuck Heeter, 752-2395; Ed Kephart,
849-1934; Tim Keth, 328-5131; Jack Lingenfelter, 752-6002; and, Biff
Stuart, 849-5879. Good luck!
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Cable Restraint Class:
there is a POSSIBILITY that the PGC will be conducting this class
at the club on Oct. 12 from 10 AM to 3 PM. Keep an eye on our website
for additional information.
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State Wide “Wylie Coyotee” Hunt:
Watch for details in the Jan. 08 Newsletter.
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Election of Club Officers for 2009:
nominations during Nov. meeting; elections during Dec. meeting.
PAST EVENTS
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Youth Field Day:
More than 85 kids took advantage of Youth Field Day this year. Held at
Reynlow Park in Reynoldsville, many members of the Sigel Sportsmens Club
were involved with organizing the event and in conducting the archery,
rifle, shotgun, and trapping activities. Thanks to every one who
helped out. Also, thanks AGAIN to the NRA Foundation for a
$300 grant to help with expenses.
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3-D Archery Shoots For 2008:
195 archers turned out for our September 3-D shoot. All total, nearly
500 took part through out the season. Thanks to all participants and
club members who made these shoots a success. Hope you had some fun and
got some good practice for the up coming deer season. Good luck!
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Hunter, Trapper, Safety Education:
the course was held in the club’s indoor range in August and 51
youngsters took part.
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5th
Annual Cash Bash Dinner:
The main dishes at our dinner, chicken and beef, were catered
Farmer’s Inn and very good they were. I doubt any one went away
hungry. Our club had a net profit of slightly more than $1900.
Individual winners are posted on our website. Special thanks to all who
sold or purchased tickets.
OTHER ITEMS
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PHOTO GALLERY:
Check out our website photo gallery
and remember, if you have an interesting photo that
deals with hunting, fishing, shooting, and other outdoor activities that
you would like to see posted on the website e-mail it to
info@sigelsportsmensclub.com
.We do not promise to post every photo but do promise to give all photos
equal consideration.
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INDOOR RANGE:
Please remember: ONLY .22 RIMFIRE AMMO is authorized on
the indoor range. Standard velocity ammo is recommended. Eye and ear
protection are required.
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OUTDOOR RANGE:
1.
At
our Sept. meeting it was decided to permit senior citizens and any club
member with a permanent or temporary handicap, at his or her own
discretion, to drive down range of the covered benches for the purpose
of posting and retrieving targets. A motion to this effect was made, it
received a second, and was unanimously passed. Please note, we
do not want any more driving down range than is necessary to benefit
members who are in need of the privilege.
2.
CAUTION:
ALWAYS WEAR EYE & EAR PROTECTION when shooting and when shooting
at
steel targets, bullet fragments coming back at you are a serious
threat! NEVER GET TOO CLOSE.
3.
Please hang your targets “in” far enough that the metal
target frames are not hit and low enough that
bullets will impact in the dirt backstops.
4.
Please pick up your targets you are finished shooting.
5.
Last, now is the time of year when there is a lot of demand for
“sighting in”. If the range is in use and
you want to shoot, make your intentions known! All of the guys I
know will be more than willing to
cooperate by sharing the range.
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CLUB WEBSITE: sigelsportsmensclub.com. CHECK IT OUT!
Randy Becker has done a really good job on it. A lot of important dates
are posted and photos are there as well. The site is updated
periodically. TAKE A LOOK. I'll think you will like it.
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NRA MEMBERSHIPS.
The club now has a recruiter number: CO18066A. Each current NRA
member who renews through the club earns the club $5; each new member
who joins through the club earns the club $10! In order for the club to
get credit, you must make reference to our recruiter number. To join or
renew, contact Biff Stuart ( biff1996@alltel.net ) or use the secure
link on our club website.
