Carmine Lionetta, current Rental Secretary, is looking to retire after 10 years of unstinting and faithful service in booking and coordinating the use of the Club by outside groups. His gracious efforts have provided the Club with a steady source of income and have introduced many non-members to the attractive venue that is the Concord Rod & Gun Club. If you would like to take on this critical function for the Club, please contact Kevin Flavin via e-mail at: reddot@cryptick.com or call him at: 978-371-9550
Club Pistol Championship. Congratulations to Vin Bartolomeo who won the club pistol championship with a score of 836/900. Kudos also to Rob West who came in second and Tom Damkowitch who finished third. Good shooting guys!
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New Members
At the BOG’s meeting, Eric Hamilton was accepted for limited membership. Eric was sponsored by Kevin Flavin.
Special message for all Limited Members Need to fulfill your work requirements to attain full membership? Here are some contacts that have chores that need to be done on the grounds, an upcoming event, or in the clubhouse. There is also a list posted on the club’s bulletin board. Get involved and volunteer.
Brad Stetson: Maintenance 978-369-8926 Charlie Atherton: Steward 978-371-7109
Bill Lewis: Grounds 978-952-6696 Vin Bartolomeo: Trap 978-369-2428
Robert Alpert: Pistol Range 508-651-1153 Billy Jarmulowicz: Game Dinner 978-897-8757
Notice to Full Members: Do Not Harass Volunteers!
A sure way to discourage new members from volunteering their services to better the Club is to criticize them while they are at their designated tasks. Remember, they are only doing what they’ve been asked to do in order to complete their hours of service for full membership. If you have some issue regarding the work they are doing, talk to the project manager, a Club Officer, or a member of the Board of Governors.
Consider Safety First on the
Pistol
Range
For your own protection, use of high velocity or magnum ammo is prohibited in the indoor range. Any ammo with a velocity greater than 1500 feet per second (fps) should not be used. Recently, .17 HMR casings were found on the range. This caliber travels at 2550 fps. With few exceptions, rifle ammo is high velocity. Most .22LR caliber ammo is safe to use.
Abiding by this safety restriction is very important to avoid injuries or prevent damage to the backstop. In fact, due to the high impact from high velocity bullets, a section of the backstop has shifted out of alignment and now requires repair work. This may necessitate closing the range for repairs.
Cautions: Steel Targets, Bowling Pins and Wall Hits
The tall Steel Tree is for 9mm or greater pistol ammo (no magnum calibers). For safety’s sake, the tree should be placed all the way down range, four feet from the backstop. Jacketed ammo is not recommended for shooting at the steel plates because of potential backsplash.
The smaller steel plates (3” in diameter) are suitable only for .22 short or long rifle calibers only. Someone has used a larger more powerful caliber on them, damaging the plates. It will cost the Club money to replace or repair them.
Bowling Pins – for use only with 9mm or greater caliber ammo (no magnums). For safety, the pins should be placed all the way down range on a milk crate of wooden box.
We’re noting excessive hits on the left wall. Obviously, this poses potential safety issues. If you cannot hit the targets down range without striking the walls, floor or ceiling, you shouldn’t be using the range.
Anyone found knowingly breaking any of the range rules will be prohibited from using the range. A copy of the range rules is posted in the range. Be considerate of yourself and fellow members. Think safety first.
Remembrances John J. Powers, a long time club member, passed away on January 7 after a lengthy illness. The Club sends its condolences to John’s family.
Charlie Samnios Sr., father of member Charlie Jr. passed away February 10 in AZ after a severe illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with Charlie’s family.
Illnesses Jean Sullivan, mother and mother-in-law of members Robert and Kim Sullivan, fell on January 14 and suffered double pelvic fractures. We wish her a speedy recovery.
Board of Governors Slot Available Anyone interested in a board position was to have announced their nomination at the January Members Meeting. Adrian Munoz-Bennett submitted his name for nomination. A vote will be taken at the February Members’ Meeting.
Middlesex
County
League of Sportsmen’s Clubs The CR&GC is once again an active member of the Middlesex County League of Sportsmen’s Clubs (MCLS). The MCLS represents our interests with state and local government organizations and provides liaison with other local sportsmen’s clubs and environmental groups. Its work is very important, providing us with a macro view of what is going on within
Middlesex
County
and the state of
Massachusetts
regarding laws and regulations affecting hunting, fishing and wildlife.
We have two delegate positions and two alternate slots open. If you are interested in helping to represent the CR&GC, please call Barry Robinson @ 508-254-2678.
Club Events
The Roast Beef Dinner is scheduled for
3/12/05
. Here’s a great opportunity to share a great meal with fellow members for a reasonable price. Limited Members – here’s a chance to work off those hours.
The
Game Dinner scheduled for
02/27/05
is very nearly sold out. Little wonder with the great game dishes of deer venison, moose, caribou, and jackalope being served. Members who’ve reserved tickets must pay Bruce Harvey by
02/19/05
to secure their tickets. Otherwise, those tickets will be returned to the “available pool” for sale to other Club members or guests.
By the way Limited Members, the Game Dinner crew could use your help scrubbing pots and pans during the preparation and cleaning up after the dinner. Call Billy Jarmulowicz @ 978-897-8757.
Want to help revive the CR&GC Winter Carnival? Kim Sullivan has volunteered chair the revival and is looking for ideas, volunteers, and funding to make it a reality. The target date of
March 6, 2005
was set at the January Member’s meeting, and $200 was appropriated to help defray expenses .
Kim has researched the 1977 Winter Carnival and is brimming with ideas for activities, including ice fishing, snowmobile rides around the pond and grounds, skating, tubing, and kids’ games, both indoors and out.
Other suggestions include a winter hayride, a snowshoe race or snowshoe/archery biathlon, and possibly a small snow golf tournament in the lower parking lot!
Hot food and drinks are being planned. Kim is working on the costs and fundraising, and is talking with some local businesses, as well as with members of the armed forces at Hanscom AFB in
Bedford
to participate. This event is still in the planning stage and Kim is looking for suggestions, volunteers to head up different activities, donations from Club members and local businesses.
Anyone wishing to contribute in any way to the CR&GC Winter Carnival should call Kim at 781-424-1800.
Eileen Facenda is pleased to be coordinating our Club’s effort to seek campers for this overnight summer camp program.
This year the Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp )MJCC) is being held
August 7-19, 2005
at the Chesterfield Scout Reservation, in
Chesterfield
,
MA
. The cost of the Camp is $500/camper--all fees included. The Concord Rod and Gun Club, through generous donations, will be pleased to sponsor two campers.
The Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp consists of a 2-week overnight summer camp for girls and boys 13 -17 years of age, offering a program of conservation education and instruction in outdoor recreation skills. It introduces youth to the ethical concepts and knowledge essential to a lifetime of properly enjoying our natural resources and the leisure activities that depend on their careful stewardship. Conservation subjects taught include: fish and pond life; forestry; soil conservation; and, wildlife management. Outdoor skills taught include: archery; basic camping; fly and spin casting; riflery,; shotgun shooting; and more. Additional MJCC curriculum involves the Massachusetts Hunter Education Program and Small Boat Safety.
The camp was founded in 1949 as a cooperative project between the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game and a citizens group. Since 1983, it has been administered by the Massachusetts Sportsmen’s Junior Conservation Camp, Inc., a non-profit tax-exempt corporation solely responsible for the conduct and operation of the camp.
More information can be found at their web site: www.juniorconservationcamp.org
If any club member has a child or grandchild that would be interested in attending camp this year please contact Eileen by phone at 781-899-7824 or by e–mail ejfacenda@verizon.net
Application forms are available at the Mass. Junior Conservation Camp web site. If you do not have access to a computer, contact Eileen and she will mail you a copy. Act now to send your deserving candidate to camp.
If you are experiencing problems with your Key Card in getting into the Club, don’t take it personal. We are experiencing widespread problems with the system and are looking into fixing it. The problem is a software-related issue regarding expiration dates, and Robert Alpert is trying to figure out the fastest way to solve the problem.
Also, there are some 49 cards in circulation that are not listed in the database. Those cards will be deleted from the system and rendered inoperable during this effort to clean up the database and reactivate legitimate cards.
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