Calendar of Events

November 12, 2005     Roast Beef Dinner & Turkey Raffle; 6:30pm
November 28, 2005     Members Meeting & Elections; 7:30pm
December 5, 2005       Board of Governors’ Meeting; 7pm
December 18, 2005     Kids’ Christmas Party, 12-3pm
December 19, 2005     Members’ Meeting & Installation Dinner, 7:30pm
January 9, 2006            Board of Governors’ Meeting; 7pm
January 23, 2006          Members’ Meeting, 7:30pm
March 30, 2006           Middlesex County League Meeting; 7:30pm; Open to the Public

Rentals

November 19, 2005     Dennis Fullerton, 6 – 11pm
May 5, 2006                Jim Levenger, 6 – 11pm
June 3-4, 2006             Jim Levenger, Cub Scout Outing
June 28, 2006              Sean Slade, Concord Newcomers Party, 7-11pm
July 28, 2006               Richard Monaghan, Wedding Rehearsal, 5 – 10pm
Fall 2006                     Mary Agnes, Wedding Reception

Candidates for Club Officers and Board of Governors’ Positions Are Uncontested

The candidates for Club Officers and the Board of Governors submitted by the nominating committee are:
President: Lawton Read
Vice President: Henry Dane
Financial Secretary: Bruce Harvey
Secretary: Kim Sullivan
Treasurer: Jim Gallagher
BOG Position 1: Del Ferranti
BOG Position 2: Dave Schaeffer

According to the Club’s bylaws, the above uncontested candidates can be elected to their positions by the current Club Secretary by casting one ballot. Come to the meeting to welcome them in.

Our condolences to members Peter and Richard Malloy on the death of their grandmother, and to member Dick Malloy on the death of his mother-in-law, Maria Olga (Tuccero) Ruggiero on October 26, 2005.

Book Your Place for the Roast Beef Dinner & Turkey Raffle

You still have time to sign up for the traditional CR&GC Roast Beef Dinner that will be held this Saturday, November 12^th, starting at 6:30pm . As of Monday, November 7^th, there were only 22 names appended on the sign up sheet, so there’s room for more. The cost will be $13.00 for adults; $24.00 per couple; and $10.00 for children under 16. Set that date aside to share this excellent meal of fine roast beef and all of the fixings to complement it with fellow members, their significant others and kids. And, you’ll have a chance to buy raffle tickets for your Thanksgiving Day bird.

Limited members, Steward Charlie Atherton needs help in the kitchen. Call him and work off some of your hours.

Membership News

Regular Members

Congratulations to Peter Funkheiser, sponsored by Henry Dane who’s completed his work requirement and was voted in as a full member. Welcome aboard Peter and we look forward to seeing you at Club events and meetings.

New Limited Members

The following individuals presented themselves as candidates for limited members at the last BOGs’ meeting:

John R. Debruzzi of Carlisle , sponsored by Kevin McNamara;

Edgar S. Miller of Carlisle , sponsored by Bill Lewis, Dana Boothe and Mike Barton.

We look forward to seeing John and Edgar at upcoming events to work off their ten-hour work requirement towards full membership.

Getting to Full Membership

Contact the individuals below to fulfill your work 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

Club Communications

Call for photos – If you have some great shots taken during 2005 Club events, pictures of the grounds, hunting trophies, or just having a good time at the Club, please send them on to Kim Sullivan before December 10^th and she will incorporate them into a retrospective slide show that will be shown at the Officer Installation Dinner, December 19^th. If in digital form, send them via e-mail to: kimberly.sullivan@parsons.com; hard copy photos should be sent to: Kimberly  Sullivan, 23 Whittier Road , Billerica , MA 01821 .  All originals will be returned to the owners.

Get Your Newsletter Via E-Mail!-  If you’re online, you can get this newsletter via e-mail AND access the Club’s website. 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 .

Walking the Club Property Bounds

With the pace of land development in our area, it is important that the membership be knowledgeable of our Club’s boundaries. Brad Stetson is offering a guided walk of the Club’s property lines on November 27^th.  Please contact Brad @ btstets@aol.com or call 978-369-8926 for the time and details.

Committee Reports

Pistol – Chairman, Robert Alpert reports that the Pistol Range has had a makeover that goes more than skin deep. He and Robin Fields replaced the cork board, signs, shell containers, trash can, pen holder, lamp and target box.  Wearing protective clothing and HEPA masks, they also cleaned the dirt, dust and lead off all of the surfaces using special lead removing solution.

We need your help to keep the range clean at all times.  Pick up after yourself by disposing your targets in the trash or recycling container, and put your expended brass in the appropriate container or brass bucket for recycling. If the trash can is full, help by disposing the plastic bag in the dumpster.

Also, remember to pay for the targets you use.  We don’t make a profit on targets, just try to break even.  Failing to pay for targets results in a loss for the Club.

Safety Issue:  Lastly, please make sure that you roll the targets at least ¾ of the way down range. Understand that a round striking the target holder may ricochet back at you if it is any closer, resulting in possible serious injury.  Further, shooting at closer targets may result in the rounds striking the floor, necessitating earlier replacement.  Anyone found not abiding by this rule will lose range privileges.

Delegates’ Reports

Middlesex County Sportsmen’s League – Delegate Barry Robinson reports that the MCL is planning for a meeting on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at our Club.  More details on the main topic of discussion and whether to open to the meeting to the general public will be forthcoming.

Mass. Wildlife – submitted by Delegate Kim Sullivan -- MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTERS NEED TO GET HIP! If you plan to hunt ducks, geese, sea ducks, brant, woodcock, snipe or rails, you must have a H.I.P. number (Harvest Information Program). Mass. Wildlife needs your cooperation to gather the information needed to conserve and manage our waterfowl, woodcock, snipe and rail populations.  You will need a new HIP number each calendar year.

• If you buy your hunting license and waterfowl stamp on-line from MassOutdoors, your HIP number will automatically be assigned to you on-line.
• If you buy your hunting license, either on-line or from a license vendor, but purchase a waterfowl stamp over-the-counter from a license vendor (town clerk, sporting goods, store, Mass Wildlife facility, etc.), you may only get a HIP number by calling 1-800-WETLAND.  Write the HIP number on your MassOutdoors license.  If you have with the Wetland number, call customer service toll free at 1-888-764-7343.  If customer service is unable to resolve your problem, please call the Mass Wildlife Westborough office at 508-792-7270 during business hours.

Your cooperation is necessary to provide an accurate tally of the harvest of migratory game species, which in turn will be used to ensure proper management of these valuable wildlife resources. Hunters Make the Difference!

Mass Wildlife News: Extracted from Addendum to 10/4/05 Mass Wildlife News – submitted by George Checkowski – Resident Canada Goose Population Estimate: This year for the first time since 1997, Mass Wildlife biologists made an attempt to estimate the number of Canada Geese living in Massachusetts .  The estimate was calculated by neck collaring a sample of geese captured during normal summer round-ups to band molting adult birds and pre-flying goslings; then looking for those collars while counting all of the geese observed in August after the molt was over and geese were able to fly and disperse around the state. Mass Wildlife Water fowl Project leader H.W. Heusmann determined that there were in excess of 40,000, including those populations on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard .

Regulations to Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease Passed by Board – The Mass. Fisheries & Wildlife Board voted unanimously at its September 28 meeting to institute regulations designed to prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from entering the Commonwealth.  CWD is a fatal neurological disorder known to affect white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and (just confirmed for the first time in Colorado ) moose. While research continues, current information suggests that CWD is most likely caused and transmitted by an abnormal protein present in the nervous system and lymphatic tissue of infected animals.  These abnormal proteins, called prions, are very stable and may persist in the environment for long periods, posing a risk to animals that come into contact with them.

While the World Health Organization has concluded that  there is no evidence that people can become infected with CWD, it has the potential to decimate wild and captive deer herds.

Vermont , New Hampshire and Rhode Island have similar regulations in place and are consistent with regulations set or proposed to be set by other state fish and wildlife agencies bordering states with confirmed cases of CWD. For more information regarding CWD and actions taken by Mass Wildlife against this disease, go to www.mass.gov/masswildlife. For national CWD info, click on the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance website at www.cwd-info.org. 

Concord Senior Shakers Go Hollywood

Marge Stetson and her Concord Senior Shakers flew out to the Burbank , California studios this week and appeared on the Jay Leno Show to show their stuff and shake their tambourines. The show was aired on November 9^th at 5pm and will be shown around the world. The Shakers did the show with a live audience, playing as a group and remained on the stage and played each time a guest was introduced.  Marge had her own dialogue with Jay. Atta girl Marge!!! Following their appearance on Leno, they will play a telethon to raise money for Santa.  Last year they raised $60,000.00 and hope to better that amount this year.

CR&GC Directory of Club Officers and Board of Governors Members

Officers:

President: Lawton Read; tel.978-264-4869; e-mail, Lawton.Read@Verizon.net
Vice President: Henry Dane; tel. 978-369-3093; e-mail, HDane@DaneLaw.com
Treasurer: Jim Gallagher; tel. 978-369-7126; e-mail, bt99@rocketmail.com
Financial Secretary: Bruce Harvey; tel.978-369-4990; e-mail, bruceharvey1@juno.com
Secretary: Sheryl Read; tel. 617-965-4038; e-mail, shrent2@rcn.com

Board of Governors:

Vin Bartolomeo; tel. 978-369-2428; e-mail, Bartolomeo@verizon.net
Adrian Munoz-Bennett: e-mail, trackermunoz@AOL.com
Ned Berube: tel. 978-3693231; e-mail, nedberube@comcast.net
Bill Jarmulowicz: tel. 978-443-8148; e-mail, RhonaHill@worldnet.att.net
Kevin Flavin: tel. 978-371-9550; e-mail, Kevin.Flavin@comcast.net
Carl Repucci: tel. 978-371-7913; e-mail, Carl.Repucci1.Verizon.net