OCTOBER 2011 WE ARE A NRA AND CMP AFFILITATED CLUB

NO LEAD ON THE SKEETFIELD AND NO EXCEPTIONS WEBSITE…richmondrodandgun.com

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, THURSDAY,

OCT. 6TH AND THE BUSINESS MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, OCT 12TH. ***ARTICLES FOR THE NOVEMBER BULLETIN ARE DUE SAT. OCT. 15TH BY NOON

***ALL NEW ADVERTISEMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO EDITORS***

SATURDAYS: IPSC REGULAR PRACTICE at 9:30am-1:30pm ***Except for major matches/holidays*** ***NO BREAKFAST***

SAT 1 HOTSHOTS MEETING @ 1PM SAT 1 ASSOCIATED EAST BAY BIG BORE RIFLE LEAGUE- 200 YD. line: SUN 2 Sign-up at 8am, shoot at 9am. Ed ( Da Man ) Ahrens, Match Director

SUN 2 USPSA MATCH ACTION RANGE: sign up at 8:30am, shoot at 9:30am SUN 2 BLACKPOWDER MATCH ON 25 YD LINE - Ron Griffin Match Director

THU 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AT 6:30PM IN CLUBHOUSE SAT 8 DUCK BLINDS IN WATER @ 8AM: Contact Denny Thomson @ 925-216-4950.

SAT 8 HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS SIGN-UP from 10am-noon in the Fireside Room of the Clubhouse. You can also register by e-mail: hunteredrichmond@gmail.com, to get a

form and more information. Class will be on Oct. 22nd from 10am-2. (You must be pre- registered to attend) For more info.: contact Gary Buffon(HEI 3521) gbuffon@wans.net or

510-236-3862 or Kevin Zimmerman (HEI 3546) at 510-845-7034. SAT 8 JUNIOR RIFLE TRAINING: New Juniors arrive @ 8:30am. Returning Juniors

arrive at 9am. Meet at 25 yd. line. Contact Director, Dave Minoggio at 510-223-0422 *25 YD. line closed until 12 Noon*

SAT 8 50 TARGET SKEET/TRAP SHOOT. 9am-12. Info. @ SKEET HOUSE SUN 9 COWBOY MATCH ACTION RANGE: Sign up at 8:30am, shoot at 9:30am

SUN 9 BENCHREST 22 RIMFIRE MATCH ON 100 YD LINE Match Director - Pete ( One Hole Shot ) Nakayama 100 Yd Line CLOSED

WED 12 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AT 7PM IN CLUBHOUSE SAT 15 RISK HIGH POWER RIFLE MATCH at 9am on 200 YD. Line. 50 shot match.

Big ED ( The Dude), Match Director SAT 15 WOMEN ON TARGET at Bay 5 at 10am

SUN 16 USPSA MATCH ACTION RANGE: sign up at 8:30am, shoot at 9:30am THUR 20 NRA COUNCIL MEETING in Club House at 7pm

FRI 21 BAY BRIDGE SET UP AT NOON SAT 22-23 BAY BRIDGE AT 9:30AM

SAT 22 HUNTER SAFETY CLASS from 10am-2 in Clubhouse SUN 23 1200 PRONE MATCH on 200 Yd. Line

SUN 30 SCHUTZEN MATCH 200 Yd Line. Bring your Smoke Pole SUN 30 RIMFIRE at 9:30am

***Please note change for Tom De Lauter’s phone #: 510-710-2768. The other number is invalid.

PRESIDENTS CORNER

Greetings I would like to thank Dave and Alyce Herrera, and everyone else who contributed to the fine Appreciation Dinner. The food was great and the kitchen/dining staff did an outstanding job. Mr. Robert Fahey was awarded the Life Membership award for his many years of service as the Rifle & Pistol Range Chairman. He has done an outstanding job both as that chairman and his many years of service on the Board of Directors. Mr. Ed Ahrens was recognized as the Sportsman of the Year for his 17 years on the Board of Directors and his many years of service as Range Master & Range Officer on the rifle and pistol range. Mr. Daniel Carden was awarded the Stu Mullins Award for his many years of service at the Action Range. These gentlemen were recognized for their outstanding service to the Club, but it should also be said that the Club could not function without all of the ladies and gentlemen who volunteer their time and effort to keep the organization running: my thanks to all. As you may have noticed the containers have been painted. I would like to thank Steve Watson for a job well done, and all of the members who assisted him by moving items stored next to the containers. Items should not be stored on the roof tops or next to the container. Please place your things inside if possible. In the last message, I mentioned that the Sportsman Bulletin costs the Club approximately $19,000.00 a year to print and mail, and the bulletin is available on the RR&GC website for your viewing at any time. I advised that you would receive a postcard with this mailing giving you the opportunity to opt to continue to receive a copy of the bulletin by mail, or discontinue the mailing, and read the bulletin on line. I was not able to get the postcards printed in time, and therefore you will receive them with the next bulletin. Please look at the web site if possible and consider your options. Generally the schedule of events is the primary thing members are interested in, and that is online at the RR&GC site and the Richmond Hotshots web site. If you feel the web fulfills your needs, please opt for that, but if you want to continue to receive the hard copy, you can. Please return the post card, as they will aid in surveying the memberships’ opinion on this matter. If not returned the mailing to the address will stop. This will be repeated in the next bulletin. We were informed that the breakfasts, dinners, and raffles will resume shortly, so keep an eye out for the dates & times. In the meantime enjoy life at the Club. Best Regards, Ron Gunar President of the RR&G Club

NEW MEMBER INTERVIEW DATES

Vince Sargentini Saturday Oct 15th, 1 pm Member Services Wednesday Oct 26th, 6 pm

Saturday Nov 19th, 1 pm Wednesday Nov 30, 6 pm

If you have not attended an Interview, Please Call 510-233-3847 to schedule.

Proposed Member/Occupation Sponsor

Patrick Armitage/Iron Worker (Ret) Robert Gerena Matt Arnoux/Manager Ebert D. Kan Dennis Bennett/Consultant Kevin Chu Deborah Brandon/Accountant Gary Buffon Stanley Cook/Retired Dave Antonini Martin H Cruz/Restaurant Jose Jimenez John Dawdy/Lawyer Frank Snodgrass Dustin DeMarta/Mechanic Richard Fiest Shave Fryer/Contractor Tim Manes Alan Harris/Technician David Deforrest Lucien Lailhengue/Engineer Alyce Herrera Louis Lari/Retired Dave Antonini Jessica McCart/Manager Alyce Herrera Dan Northcutt/Sales David Harris Eric Schorger/Technician Robert Weaver Terry Swartz/Investment Manager Jay Betts

From Vince Sargentini: Prospective Members:

If you see your name above, you may come to the following month’s Membership meeting (as scheduled in the bulletin) to be sworn in. The proposed members listed above have been approved by the BOD and Membership and are eligible to come and be sworn in at one of the next two membership meetings, or may request their membership packet from membership services if they cannot attend.

Members : If you have not received your membership card yet, and you have paid, please contact member services as we have received several membership cards back as undeliverable. Remember, any membership dues received after Sept 1st, are overdue and subject to a $20 late fee. ***This year's Annual Brogden Brother's Shoot was a success! A great time was had by all, and we would like to proudly announce the winner's of this year's event...High Over All Men's; Josh Brewer, High Over All Women's; Jennifer Lee, High Over All Juniors; Arturo Carrion Jr. III, and Nicolas Chelemedos, M-1 Garande; Jimmy Carr

(with 2 X's), M-1 Carbine; Alyce Herrera, Black Powder; Paul Cortes, .22 Rifle; Gil Elvira, .22 Pistol; Barry Cunningham, Action Shoot; Dylan Williams, Cowboy Shoot; Bo Cherry, Skeet; John Blenkle (his 1st straight 25!),

and let's not forget this year's Buffalo Certificate went to: Jessica Titlow.

A special thanks to all of the Range Officer Volunteers, the Kitchen Crew, Bo Cherry, and Luke Weissflog for helping things run smooth. We had a total of 61 shooters and look forward to next year's event. Hope to see you

then, keep this tradition alive! -Team Brogden

**** Special Recognition **** Recently, at the World Police Games hosted by New York City, two club members, Alex Takaoka and Ken Doll, along with Jed Hudson and Reid Thompson, formed a Highpower team and won the 300 meter prone event, the

Highpower 80 shot match, and took home the Gold Medal. Congratulation to all of the team members!

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From Alex Jason:

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Questions regarding your rental space should be directed to Tom

DeLauter 510-223-1082

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