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OFFICERS:

President: Rick Gaida

Vice President: Terry Holm

Treasurer: Dick Barnes

Secretary: Darline Sypher

Recording Secretary: Norine Mullen

BOARD MEMBERS

John Cheyney

Kevin Mullen

Tom Lovrovich

Bruce Macdonald

Dan McGrew

Doug McLean

Chuck Nicodemus

Guy Southard

Past President Le Rodenberg

GIG HARBOR xSPORTSMAN’S CLUB

www.sportsmans-club.org

9721 Burnham Dr. NW – Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Clubhouse Phone: 253.858.9023

CLAYS (PISTOL) CORNER

Each year, well for the last two anyway, we hold a shoot off to determine the club's best pistol shots. To qualify for the shoot off, a competitor must win the Clay competition, in a category, at least ten times during the year. Last year seven excellent marksmen qualified. They competed in the shoot offs in January. And for 2015, the best of the best were Gordon Hauschild in centerfires, Chuck Treat in rimfires, and in the Ladies class, Julie Bickford. Superb shooting all. It's early in the year. If you think you can qualify, it's time to start competing in the Clay competition - every Sunday at 3 PM. Sign up and practice by 2:30. Even if you are not yet at the Top Gun level, give it a go. The competition is an excellent way of improving your pistol accuracy.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL MEMBERS

The GHSC calendar will be found online at http://www.sportsmans-club.org/

2016 Basic Handgun Safety Course Handgun Safety Classes

The intent of this class is for those who would like to become more familiar with safety aspects, operation, confidence and competence in handgun usage. Rifle & Pistol Range

Safety Orientation is included in this training. Instruction includes twelve hours of firearms familiarization, handgun selection, firearm safe handling and storage, fundamentals of handgun marksmanship, basic loading and

unloading skills, and malfunction clearing. Instruction provided through classroom lecture and coached live fire practice.

Cost is $100 Class limit is 10

Students are required to purchase their own ammunition (approx 150 rounds per class) *Recommend combination of 22lr and 38 special if students do not have a handgun or

are unsure of the suitability of the one they currently own. Call Thom Halligan @ 253-858-9023 to register.

The class is scheduled for the following Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights 6:00-9:00 PM: Subject to date changes or cancellation depending on enrollment.

Jan 25, 26, 27, 29 Feb 22, 23, 24, 26 Mar 28, 29, 30, 4/1 Apr 25, 26, 27, 29 May No class Jun No class Jul 25, 26, 27, 29 Aug 29, 30, 31, 9/2 Sep 26, 27, 28, 30 Oct 24, 25, 26, 28 Nov No class Dec No class

News from the President February 2015

From the President Volunteers needed from A to W The old saying is that in any organization 95% of the work is done by 5% of the members. Our club has 1450 members, but only 2% of our members do all the volunteering and the majority of those are in their 70s. It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with our routine maintenance schedule, much less making any needed improvements to the facility. If you have any skills from Accounting to Welding and would like to help around the Club let us know. Just call the Club number 253-858-9023 and leave a message. We'll make sure it gets to the appropriate person and you will get a call back. Teresa Rebo has updated the Club's web site. Take a look if you haven't already done so. It's better than ever. Every Sunday during this cold, damp season there is a roaring fire in the clubhouse and the big screen has a game on or some other event. Stop by a few minutes for a little warm atmosphere. We have been exploring various ways to upgrade our water system. At present, connecting to city water is looking like to be very good option. The January 10th Continental Shoot was moved to another club do to the fact that we could only supply 5 of the promised 6 traps because of damage to the shoot curtain. Temporary repairs are in the works so that we will be able to hold all special events in the future. Along the line of trap, Thom Halligan is getting very close to securing a grant for five new trap machines. Lead cleanup continues with a walk around the Club with The Department of Ecology and Farallon Consulting (our environmental contractor) looking at and evaluating various testing sites. Harbor Hill Hwy Extension work is on schedule. City work on the environmental process will start this month. The project should be completed by June of 2018. Joel Messing is working hard on transitioning us from our present pencil and paper membership program to an updated computerized one. Finally: If you, a friend, or family member is looking to learn the proper techniques for safe handgun handling and shooting, be sure to check out the classes we offer on our website.

GIG HARBOR SPORTSMAN’S CLUB www.sportsmans-club.org

FEBRUARY 2016 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE DUE. These must be paid by the 12th of MARCH 2016 to keep your membership active. You may mail your dues to Darline Sypher 5918 North 45th Tacoma WA 98407. If you have any questions about your membership, please call Darline at 253-759-1248. If your address / Zip changes, you must call Darline to let her know your new address. The newsletter is sent bulk mail, the post office does not forward this type of mail. _________________________________________________________________________ SINGLE MEMBERSHIPS $50.00 FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS $60.00

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Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club 9721 Burnham Drive Gig Harbor, WA 98335

VOLUNTEERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

Since the Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club (GHSC) was incorporated in 1947, it has been offering shooting sports and related activities at very reasonable costs. Our club’s rich heritage and success has been made possible through the volunteer efforts of our members. Without volunteers the cost of membership and every club activity would be far greater. In fact, without volunteers, many activities would completely cease to exist!

Kitchen Staff – The kitchen is open every Thursday night. It’s also opened for special events and occasions. A Food Handler’s card is required and can easily be obtained online. Contact Bruce Macdonald at mbcom@prodigy.net.

Scorekeepers – There’s always a need for scorekeepers for each trapshooting event the club hosts. Whether you’re participating in the event and volunteer as a scorekeeper afterwards – or just volunteer to be scorekeeper, we can use your help. Contact John Cheyney at cheyndawg@comcast.net.

Archery – The Archery Range is open Wednesdays and Saturdays and is staffed by volunteers. Contact Thom Halligan at 858-9023.

Newsletter Editor – A fun and creative way to help! Contact Rick Gaida at President@sportsmans-