January 2009 Newsletter

The January shoot is Sun. the 25^th. 0900-1130 Practice, 1130-1230 Lunch, 1230 Shoot.

>>>>>> Bring Your Pistols for the January Shoot! <<<<<<

January Range Officer: Dennis Darling

December’s Top Aggregate Rifle Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 128 - 1X

Expert – Jim Rozelle 117 - 1X

December’s Top Overall Shooters:

Master – John Mouzon 215 - 1X

Expert – Jim Rozelle 175 - 1X

Next Business Meeting: 7:30PM Thursday, 29 January 2009, to be held at Rocky Thomas’ home. All members and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

2009 Officer Elections: Club Officers will be elected at the January 29^th business meeting. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. ALL positions are up for election.

The Feb. shoot will be Sunday the 22^nd. The following business meeting will be Thursday, February 26^th.

Notice: Annual club fees of $75 are due by the Jan. 2009 shoot. A large portion of the club’s yearly expenses, lease and insurance, are paid in late Jan – early Feb., therefore prompt remittance is appreciated.

We are looking into holding another Oyster Roast this year in Feb. Please come to the Jan. meeting to help us plan this event.

The club is also planning to hold a blanket shoot during the April shoot. Items for the blanket should be valued at approximately $15 to $25, preferably hand made, and be black powder era related. Please, no Britney Spears CDs!

2009 State Shoot: The SC Po’ Boys is hosting the 2009 State Shoot on April 10-12. Visit their website at http://scpoboys.googlepages.com/ for more information.

Western Carolina Offhand Championship: July 11-13 hosted by the French Broad Rifles. Contact Harry Chadwick, HChadw1932@aol.com.

For Sale:

2008 South Carolina State Shoot Shirts! S, M, & L only. $10 ea

If you require any black powder (GOEX FFg-FFFg $13.50/lb) please contact the Club Secretary. We have a new shipment in hand.

We also have some #11 CCI percussion caps. $4.60/tin of 100. Contact the Club Secretary.

If you have items for sale that you would like included in the newsletter, contact the Club Secretary.

If you would prefer to receive the newsletter by E-mail, please contact the Club Secretary by E-mail. I would like to encourage those of you who can use this method of delivery to do so; mailing costs are now nearly $10 per member per year.

Please bring all newsletter, shooting schedule, and membership list corrections, additions, or deletions to the attention of the Secretary, Dennis Darling or leave a comment here.