Calendar of Events

June 26, 2005               Annual Family Outing, 11am – 4pm
June 27, 2005               Members’ Meeting, 7:30pm
July 11, 2005                Board of Governors’ (BOGs’) meeting, 7pm
July 25, 2005                 Member’s Meeting, 7:30pm
August 1, 2005              BOGs’ meeting, 7pm
August 21, 2005            Traditional Archery Shoot, long bows and recurves only
August 22, 2005            Members Meeting, 7:30pm
September 12, 2005      BOGs’ Meeting, 7pm
September 13, 2005      Intro to Shotgunning (Trap 101), 6-8pm
September 17, 2005      2005 Trap Championship
September 24, 2005      Iron Man Competition
September 26, 2005      Members’ Meeting, 7:30pm

June 11, 2005               Heidi Charde, B-Day Party, 5-11pm
June 16, 2005               Mass. Cement, 3-7pm
June 18, 2005               Nancy Messina, evening
June 19, 2005               Ellie Horwitz, B-Day Party, 3-7pm
June 25, 2005               Kelly Herlihy, evening

Elections for New President and Open BOGs’ Position

If you read the newsletter masthead closely, you would have noticed that Lawton Read is now the acting president, replacing Kevin Flavin who regretfully had to resign his post for work-related reasons.

Thank you Kevin for your brief and productive term, and thank you Lawton for volunteering to temporarily fill this critical position. As a result of this switch, Kevin is now a member of the BOGs, replacing Artty Kinsman. To temporarily fill Lawton’s vacated position, Artty volunteered to fill this open position on the Board of Governor’s slate until elections are held at the August 31, 2005 Members’ Meeting. All of these changes were discussed in light of the Club By-Laws, and approved by a quorum of the BOGs and officers present at the meeting.

Nominees’ names for the open positions of President and on the Board of Governors will be taken at the July 25, 2005 meeting and elections will take place at the August 22, 2005 .  Members wishing to run for these positions should notify individuals on the current Board of Governors before July 25, 2005 .

Family Outing Firming Up – Sunday, June 26, 2005, Starting at 11:00am

Kevin Flavin has volunteered to head up the Family Outing effort, and Kim Sullivan has created a colorful handbill highlighting the events that will take place. This event is designed specifically to provide members’ kids with a fun experience at the Club while introducing them to the shooting sports.  Here are the particulars:

• Archery – introduces boys and girls to the joys of shooting arrows at balloons
• Turkey Shoot – kids get a chance at popping .22 caliber shot at a moving turkey target
• Cake Walk – kids get to walk the walk and a chance to win a yummy cake
• Trap Shooting – introduces kids to the fun of scattergunning
• Air Rifle – would be Annie Oakleys and Red Ryders get to shoot at balloon targets
• Pie Eating Contest – after all of the above competitions, kids can eat their reward

A number of volunteers have stepped up for the Air Rifle, Cake Walk, Trap, and Turkey Shoot but we still need more members to supervise the Archery, Pie Eating, etc., as well as to sell tickets and to run the grill for hotdogs and hamburgers, and provide cold drinks. Please call Kevin at: 978-371-9550; or send him an e-mail at: Kevin.flavin@comcast.net.

Cakes Needed for Cake Walk -- Limited Members, here’s your chance to work off your hours at a fun event with children and parents enjoying the day together. Bake a cake for the cake walk and let Corrine Kinsman know, bring it down and give a hand. Also, give Kevin a call or send him an e-mail regarding which event you want to support.

2005 Kids’ Fishing Derby Results

Girls – 1^st, Amy Brennan, 17-1/8” Trout; 2^nd, Victoria Coonradt, 14-5/16” Trout; 3^rd, Stephanie Aucoin, 12-7/8” Trout; 4^th, Wendy Brenna, 12-3/4” Trout; 5^th, Natalie Waldron, 12-3/8” Trout.

Boys – 1^st, Joe Lewis, 15” Trout; 2^nd, Hunter Anderson, 14-1/8” Trout; 3^rd, Matt Lewis, 13-3/4” Trout; 4^th, Nicholas Samios, 12-15/16” Trout; 5^th, Eddie Domings, 12-1/2” Trout.

Exotic Fish Category – Keith Fodenstein, 9-1/8” Calico Bass; Tim Luciano, smallest fish, 4-3/4” Sunfish; Baker Moore, boy’s largest Pickerel, 13-1/4”; Michele DeCarlo, 10-3/4” Perch; Mary Domings, 11” Catfish; Andrea Domings, 16” Bass; Connie LeLiever, 7-5?8” Sunfish; Jake Philips, Boy’s Honorable Mention, 12-1/2” Trout.

New Members

Four limited/provisional members presented themselves for full membership at the May Members’ meeting – Reed Holden; Paul Perkins; Bob Suslavich; and Erik Waldron. After a discussion of how they spent their work hours, and commentary by their sponsors and work party managers, all were gladly accepted. Paul Perkins won the honor of having transitioned from limited membership to full membership in the shortest time ever recalled – 21 days. Congratulations Paul!

Two new applicants presented themselves and their paperwork at the June 6 BOGs meeting. David Fatzinger from Ayer, sponsored by Sheryl Read, and Jon Regan from Boston , sponsored by Bob D’Auria. They were interviewed and their applications reviewed, and after a vote were approved for limited membership.

How To Become a Full Member.

Another reminder to all of the limited members out there -- you must complete your 10 hours of work in order to become a full member. Once you’ve completed your hours, you get your own Key Card to give you personal access to the Club House, the Indoor Pistol Range , and the Members’ Lounge at any time of night or day. Contact the individuals below to determine how you can help and fulfill your promised obligation.

Charlie Atherton: Steward 978-371-7109         Vin Bartolomeo: Trap 978-369-2428
Bill Lewis: Grounds 978-952-6696                   Robert Alpert: Pistol 508-651-1153   
Rich Gagnon: Archery 978-692-5054               Kevin Flavin: Outing 978-371-9550

Why Not Get Your Newsletter Via E-Mail?

It’s quicker, timelier, and saves the Club money. Contact Sheryl Read to get your Club newsletter via e-mail: 617-965-4038; shrent2@rcn.com .

Help Preserve the Corey Land

The Concord Land Conservation Trust is very fortunate to have the opportunity to acquire a remarkable property consisting of 27 acres of hayfields, woods, and wetlands, located just to the north of Barrett’s Mill Road , between Lowell Road and Strawberry Hill Road . These 27 acres abut private land under conservation restriction that in turn abuts our Concord Road & Gun Club property.

Thanks to the generosity of the owners, sisters Rosita Corey and Elizabeth Corey Bourquin, the Concord Land Conservation Trust has been given the chance to purchase this significant land, assessed at a value of $6.7 million, for $1million.

In advanced giving, the Trustees  have already received $250,000.00 towards the purchase. As neighbors,  we are excited at the possibility of helping the trustees raise the sum to acquire this historically and ecologically significant parcel, and we hope that you will join us in enthusiastically supporting this effort.

Consider that if each of the 350 CR&GC members made a cheque out to the Concord Land Conservation Trust for the Corey Land purchase for $20.00, we will have contributed $7,000.00 towards preserving this beautiful parcel consisting of 8 acres of hay fields and an 18 acre  wildlife corridor of pine woodland and red maple wetlands. For more information, contact member Ellie Horwitz at 978-369-4935.

Archery – Rich Gagnon, Chairman, reports that the Archery Clinic on Saturday, May 14 was well attended. Tim Kilroy helped Rich during the clinic which ran for over three hours and covered four main topics: 1) setting up target backstops and lighting for the indoor range; 2) different types of bows available, from the modern expensive carbon to less expensive, traditional wood; 3) discussion of where Club bows and targets are stored, and access once card readers are installed; and 4) a walk of the outdoor range, covering different shooting ops that each target offers, including the 3-D targets.

Rich and Tim closed with a discussion of the importance of shooting practice, capturing the attention of all the new archery students. The new students demonstrated their newly learned skills by hitting the target, and some actually nailing the bull’s eye. Checkout the pictures on the CR&GC website.

Grounds – Bill Lewis, Chairman, wishes to express his and the Club’s sincere thanks to Dante Bartolomeo, Vinnie’s uncle, for his most generous donation of a lawn tractor. Dante is one of the founding members of the CR&GC and designed the bridges that span the pond’s spillway at the Club’s entrance. We are fortunate to have such long-time members who continue to contribute to the Club’s welfare over the years. Thank you very much Dante.

Pistol – Robert Alpert, Chairman, notes that the competitions in the Nashoba Valley League ended in April.  The Club hosted three teams this year, adding a new, keener level of fun and competition among the home teams, as well within the league. Concord C took 2^nd place; Concord B took 3^rd place, and Concord A placed 5^th overall. It was a very close season, hotly contested, particularly among the three Concord teams.

In addition, this year Concord had six shooters place in the top 10 for averages, and nine shooters in the top 20, which shows how strong our shooters are compared to other league shooters.

David Karr of the “C” team took home the “High Iron-Sight Award” with an average of 270.22, which also put him 9^th overall in the entire league standing. Robin Fields, also of the “C” team, won “The Most Improved Shooter” trophy for the league.  Congratulations to David, Robin, and the entire A, B and C teams for a great season of straight shooting! 

Trap – Vin Bartolomeo, Chairman, reports that they held the 2004 Trap Championship on Saturday, June 4, and that Joe McTeague and Mark Lewis tied for first place with 98 points each.  There will be a shootoff on the 11^th or 12^th to determine the winner.

Sportsmen’s Affiliations

Middlesex County League of Sportsmen’s Clubs – Barry Robinson, Delegate, noted that the next meeting will take place at the Nashoba Sportsmen’s Club in Acton on September 29, 2005 . Also, that work on the Kids’ Pheasant Hunt is progressing. In addition, he reported  that Chronic Wasting Disease in deer had recently been found in farm-raised and wild deer in upper state New York . CWD has not yet been detected in Massachusetts deer.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance reports that the Humane Society of the United States and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have banded together to ban bow hunting throughout the United States . A report from the Humane Society released on Jane 31 lays out the group’s plans to ban hunting in 2005. Checkout their website for more detail: www.ussportsmen.com.

Armed Forces Day Dinner & Dance

Although the attendance at the Armed Forces Day Potluck Dinner & Dance on May 22, 2005 was sparser than hoped, several veterans of past conflicts who are members and who hadn’t been at the Club for years dropped in to sample the food and trip the light fantastic to the tunes of yesteryear that were popular during those past eras. Our thanks to Kim Sullivan for organizing and driving this worthwhile event.

Concord Senior Shakers

Member Marge Stetson shakes a mean tambourine along with 12 co-shakers. These high energy, entertaining seniors from the Concord Council on Aging have caught the attention of local and

national media, having been filmed for the David Robicheau Show on Channel 38, and may appear on the Jay Leno Show on 21 or 22 June. 

Their tambourine routine is performed to recorded music of Scott Joplin, Turkey in the Straw, Yankee Doodle, and the Stars & Stripes Forever, and they have performed  at schools in Westford, at the Harvey Wheeler Center in Concord and in Bedford . We hope we can have Marge and the Concord Senior Shakers perform at some upcoming event at the Concord Rod & Gun Club.