Many thanks to all the volunteers who showed Saturday. We had nine in attendance which allowed for many projects to be finished or started. Rob, Ryan & Ryan Jr Steiner, Ron Russel, Bill Dunn and his son Bill, Alex Macfarlane, Joe White and John Muller. We cleaned out and burned the paper products from the club house... Bill installed stringers on the joists... the brush cut down weeks ago was also burned... 10, 15 yard back stops were fixed... 3, 5, 7, yard movable back stops installed all this was started at 10am and the last of the volunteers left at 5pm. Thank them when you see them... they did a great job.

Thanks go to Jason Kaczorowski for his weed whacking at the Rifle range. While Jason was working on the Rifle range, John Muller cleaned the gutters and did a good bit of mowing.

Started at 8:25 pm

Reports: 202 membership plus 29 re-up + 16 new = 247 total members

Rob and Ryan Steiner asked for sponsorship for a youth BB gun shoot in the spring. Cost was $220.00 Motion made by john muller seconded by alex macfarlane, motion passed.

Coatesville Veterians affair's officer Jeff Steidler sp? contacted the club to see if some arrangement may be may for there officers to qualify. It was tabled until more information was obtained. The club was referred by the park rangers from hopewell furnace.

T-shirts are in $12.00 each

meat raffle 1)steak , pork loin 2) steak and pork loin one member returned his win so it was re-raffled. thirty dolls from the third raffle first two?

number in attendance is 29

meeting adjourned: 9:47

Thanks to Rich MacDonald and John Muller for showing up. Rich cut small saplings with his chain saw and John weed whacked the rifle range. Alex Macfarlane had weed whacked around the rifle pavilion and up to the 50 yard back stop prior to the work day.

 

Meeting started 8:21pm

Reports:

     Membership: 88 plus 85 re-up plus 16 new = 193 total

            105 memberships late, will be purged Oct 1, 2009

     Trustees: no report

     Maintenance: parking lots complete as is the pistol range and firing line. Log cabin started. A dead tree needs to be taken down behind club house.

     Balloon shoot: rain out

     Trap: 180 gross - cost leaves 94.50 net to the club for the month

 

Old Business:

    Joseph Davis paving submitted bill, membership review, sanatoga, stern Nester and Joseph Davis. Membership voted for Joseph Davis to pave entrance. Mr. Davis is to contact Mr. Muller when job is scheduled so Mr. Muller may notify membership and neighbors of dates of paving. No parking on or using driveway for the two days following completion.

 

New Business:

     Abe miller reported on porta potty rental and service. $77.00 was the bid. Membership voted on and motion passed to rent until alternative may be available.

     Discussion of building addition to the club house of an additional bathroom with an exterior door for the membership. Archie Bowen and another member to price out materials cost and bring to the membership.

     Look for additional folding chairs to be donated or acquired inexpensively.

     New members:

          4 mail in + 16 walk in = 20 new tonight brings total to 193 membership tonight

 

Raffles: 1a)14 lbs pork ribs 1b) bacon 2a) 4+/- lbs Choice strip steaks 2b) bacon= $173 taken in for the club.

 

Attendance: 66 + and 10-15 left for standing room only and or picking up their renewal cards.

 

Meeting adjournment: 9:31pm

Thanks to Rob Steiner, Joe White and John Muller, they started to clean out the log cabin, by removing the wood pallets and stacking them, for conversion to a garage.

Thanks go to Tom Best, Rob Steiner and John Muller for there work today. Stacked cases of clay birds and boarded up the concession stand area of Rifle Range pavilion. Lazy member were hiding there trash in that area and leaf drifts were making the area an eye sore. Replaced a back board at 50 yards on the Rifle range. Turned away 4 or 5 members who wanted to shoot but not help out with the work.

Started meeting at 8:21pm

old minutes read- from two months ago

Reports,

     Treasurers

           Bills presented

     Membership: 270 + 7 tonight + 277 for the year

                         88 paid for 2010 so far, members have until August 1st to pay up before lock combination is changed.

     Trap: only one Thursday do to rain etc. 2 shooters 6 rounds $24 gross - 12 cost = $12 net to club for the month

      Balloon shoot: net to club $35.00

     Trustees: work day a rain out so we worked indoors building a shotgun patterning stand. will be placed by number two trap house. members may stapled there cardboard onto frame, stand on #2 trap pad and shoot apx 16 yards

     Mail boxes are now installed at trap range and pistol range... they hold trash bags for members who may need them to take their trash with them if they forgot a bag.

 

old business:

Paving: numbers given from two bidders, membership divided so additional bids to be sought and was tabled until next month

 

New business

     porta potty is in need of cleaning or replacement. motion made by bob stone and seconded by mike Lindsay to have Abe miller get in touch with a local company to service it for there monthly fee.

     Discussion on the conversion of log cabin into garage for tractors.

     Thanks to frank johns for the donation of his john Deere tractor to help with the mowing of the grounds.

     Archie Bowen offered to construct a bathroom with an outside door which would be less expensive to the club then a yearly port-ta potty service fee. more research to be done before the club moves ahead with the proposal but it looked promising

     New members: 7 walk in tonight - zero mail-ins this month total membership of club 277

 

meat raffle: 1st) 8 different prizes 2) 9 different prizes $93 taken in

 

meeting adjourned 9:40 pm

35 in attendance

 

Start time 8:24pm

Announcements:

The club would like to thank Rodger at rodger better bullets "King Shooter Supply" for donating a 500 count box of 38 swc bullets for the club to raffle tonight.

Anyone interested in elected positions or appointed positions, please consider and notify board.

Old minutes(results) read

Reports:

     Treasures - given

     Communications: e-mail read sent by membership sec. to some club members.

     Membership secretary:currently 248+3mail in +18walk in=270

          1 re-up for 2010

          paid 2010 membership 22 +22 tonight+1 re-up=45

     Trustee: work night was good 3 in attendance, mowed, weed whacked and cut some brush.

          Work day... a bust...  holiday weekend only john muller showed...replaced some 2x4's on back stops. left after an hour

     Trap: gross for month 112.00 net to club 56.00. ytd gross 240.00

     Balloon shoot: May was Net 40.00 to the club, June shoot is the 7th.

 

Old Business:

     Motion made by John Muller and seconded by? to repeal senior discount that was passed at the May 2009 meeting 26 in favor 1 opposed 1 abstentions motion passed

    Motion made by John Muller seconded by ? to repeal second discount, failed 12 in favor 14 opposed 2 abstentions

 

New Business

    Gravel for upper parking lot 245 per load, tail gated a2 modified 2 truck loads recommended for a 100 x 40 for parking lot.

    Bid given by company to scrape off dirt and lay a2 modified 100x 50 feet was $xxxx.xx... Member who owns a loader offered to do the job for cost... Motion made and passed for Kenny Frame to do the job. Ken will get a hold of John Muller to go over details.

    Bid given for re-paving entrance driveway... membership interested but wants to wait of second and or third bid to make sure it is competitive.

    Bid also given for extension of entrance drive up to 4x4 posts at end of main parking lot. Membership interested if money allows and other bids are competitive.

     If and When paving is authorized the driveway will be closed to driving on for 48 hours minimum after paving. Members allowed to park on grass at entrance and walk in to shoot. Notification will be give to prior to paving.

     Swals need to be created to reduce washout on driveway.

 

    New members names read: 22 in all... voted on and passed

 

Meat Raffle: rib-eye steaks and hamburger 92.00 2) rib-eye steaks and hamburger again 74 dollars 3) 500 rounds of .38 cal 158 gr. bullets donated by Rodger's better bullets 34.00 total raffle=200.00

 

number in attendance: 50

Meeting adjournment Time Apx 10:00pm

 

    

Thanks to Tom Best, Rob Steiner and John Muller for attending a very wet workday. Club house clean up was done along with the construction of a shotgun patterning board target. This back stop is almost complete and will be placed to the right of the number two trap house when complete. It will be only for patterning shotguns.

Thanks to Mike ? and John Muller for attending the work night. The Rifle range was worked on and the rifle pavilion was cleaned up from trash left by some louts.

work day... holiday weekend... opps... only John Muller was in attendance.

Found balloons stapled to posts, empty milk jug on top of a post as well as a steel plate leaning against a post.

Do not attach, place or lean any items on or near post.

Meeting Started at 8:20 pm

Old Minutes read

Reports: Treasurers given and Bills Presented

             Membership 234 + 4 mail in + 11 tonight= 249 total

             NRA #'s 25 pending + 20 no info at all + 4 corrupted, not including

tonight. They will not be eligible for 2010 cards without that number.

             6 members paid + 15 tonight = 21 paid for 2010 

             Trustees: Work day went well 4 showed and cleaned the pistol & rifle range. Installed sump pump in trap house. Reminder for the next work day is Sat the 23rd. Next Work Night is Mon. the 18th

             Balloon Shoot: Steady Rain but had several shooters. Net to club to be given at next meeting.

 

Old Business:

             T-shirts are in if you have a different design contact Steve Miller. Otherwise $12.00 per shirt. Shirts with pockets were preferred as was larger sizes. Patches Large and small, hats, coffee mugs were also mentioned.

             Still some trash being left behind by a member. Other members helping to keep the place clean.

New Business:

            Newsletter done and will be sent out at end of month. Those members just joining already have next years card and need not pay additionally.

            Request for box at pistol range to hold garbage bags was requested by Rob Steiner. Was agreed to and will be done shortly.

            Topic of requiring 1 hour of work as part of dues or being able to opt out for additional fee. The increase in dues and or the addition of an application fee. At the present these options were tabled. A wait and see if more members help out was taken by the majority present.

           New Members: 4 mail in 11 in attendance, all voted in

Meat Raffle: 1st Raffle T-bone steaks and 2nd place bacon $72.00

                  2nd Raffle Spare Ribs and 2nd place bacon 3rd place camo hat with GMC Logo    $52.00

 

Number in attendance: 22

Meeting adjournment: 9:30 pm

 

           

Thanks to Rob and Ryan Steiner and John Muller for mowing, weed whacking and cutting down some brush behind the club house.

Thanks go to Sean Webb, Rob Stiner, James Fisher and John Muller for their hard work. Rob spent the entire time cleaning up the pistol range. Sean, James and John split their clean up/ repair time between the rifle and pistol ranges. We also spent some time installing a sump pump in the trap house. The ranges look good thanks to these men. Thank them when you see them for they did not see other members there helping. hint hint

Meeting started at approx 8:30pm

 

38 in attendance apx.

Started meeting at 8:21 pm

secretary not present

treasures report given by ed vanderbush

bills presented

membership :205 + 8 tonight is 213 total members

balloon shoot: made $80 dollars

maintenance, continued to stud out kitchen walls have cut water pipes to bathrooms until studding is complete

old business: have not heard from sen. Rafferty's office on grant

new business: some member... most likely new have left trash at the trap range, they left McDonald food wrappers and a shot up orange road cone an burned plastic shotgun shells. this was all left behind for other members to clean up. On a different day a member(s) brought cinder blocks up and tin cans to shoot at and left them behind at the pistol range, they also removed the plywood back stops and placed clay birds on the 2x4's to us as stands for their targets. Clean up after yourself for your membership is at risk for leaving trash or for shooting at the frames... your mother is not here to clean up after you so don't leave a mess... IE leave no trace...

 

 

 

14 in attendance

meeting adjourned: 8:55pm apx.

Meeting started at 8:22pm

Pledge

Announcements

Reports:

     Treasurers: numbers going up...

     Membership: 189 + 1 late re-up and 14 new tonight = 204 total

     Trustees no report

     Maintenance: John Muller started kitchen renovation, insulation, studding out walls, moving one wall for an alcove. more to follow

 

Balloon shoot: $65.00 profit for the 1st of Feb shoot, Ed Vanderbush plowed drive and parking lots of snow and ice

 

Old business: John Muller has not heard about State grant as yet

 

New business: Steve Miller presented potential design for shirts with NCCSC logo

     John Muller presented option of embroidme that offer a link for the web and will send out shirts directly... with logo

     John Muller put together a proposal to consider building a wooden wall 16' in length and 8 1/2 inches thick 3" in 2x wood with 5 1/2 inches of dirt filled inside cavity... cost approximately $750.00 additional cost might be if we tar the inside of the cavity for added longevity of the wood... will bring it up again in several months for more discussion... this wall would be for the left side of rifle range firing line extending from edge of line downrange... and 8' in height

 

14 new members names were read and all voted in

 

meat raffle: pork spare ribs / black Forrest ham 60 +52?= $112

Attendance: 23

Adjournment: 9:05pm