SKEET • TRAP • RIFLE • PISTOL • SPORTING CLAYS • 5-STAND • ARCHERY

KENT COUNTY CONSERVATION LEAGUESportsmanFrom the Manager....

8461 Conservation Rd. NE • Ada, MI 49301 • 616-676-1056 • www.kccl.org • info@kccl.org

Open 10-5 Open 4-9

Open 10-5

Open 4-9 Open 3-8

Steel Challenge 7 pm

Open 12-9 Open 10-5

Open 10-5

Open 4-9

Membership &BOD Meeting 7 pm

Open 3-8

Steel Challenge 7 pm

Cast & Blast Shoot

Open 12-9 Open 10-5

CPL Classes 8-5

Open 10-5 Open 4-9

SCTP Practice 4-8

Open 3-8 Open 12-9

Rifl e Range Closed 12-5

SCTP Practice 4-8

Open 10-5

Open 10-5

Open 4-9

SCTP Practice 4-8

Closed Open 12-9 Open 10-5

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Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone is having a fun, safe summer. We have been busy continuing to improve your club this summer. The rifl e range now has a prone shooting station for you rifl e shooters. We have also just reset the sporting clays course, giving you clays shooters a fresh, new course. If you haven’t come out and tried it yet, I encourage you to do so. Now that we’re open on Wednesdays you have even more time to enjoy your club. We are also running specials in the kitchen during the week. Tuesdays are now 2 dollar taco Tuesdays, and every Thursday Kayden will be offering a new entrée not usually found on our menu. Lastly, outing season is right around the corner. As always, we could use some volunteers to help with some of the big outings this fall. Below I’ve listed some dates of the big outings. If you would like to help please let me know and I can give you some more information. I hope to see you all at your club soon!

Outing Dates: August 8th, August 14th, August 15th, September 14th, October 3rd, October 4th, October 5th, October 11th, and October 19th.

Thank YouJames VanderLaan

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BOD Offi cersPresident: Scott Treichel

Chairman: Mark JacobsonVice President/Treasurer: Adam Nelson

Vice Chairman: Doug Bacon Manager/Secretary: James VanderLaan

Terms ending April of 2019Doug Bacon, Thad Bembenista, Adam Nelson

Terms ending April of 2020James Widdis, Mark Jacobson, Larry Mennetti

Terms ending April of 2021David Held, Dale Ringerwole, Scott Treichel

KCCL MissionTo promote all shooting sports and sound environment, conservation, fi sh and wildlife management.

We are taking 22 shooters to Marengo, OH for the SCTP Nationals the week of July 15-20. Wish them luck!

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Saturday, June 16, 2018 SCTP State Championships for JV, Varsity and Collegiate Sunday, June 17, 2018 SCTP State Championships for Intermediate and Rookie

STATE SKEET1st Place Varsity with 293 Soren Hanson, Jadon Butler, Jake Lotterman

2nd Place IE with 216 Cole Herring, Wyatt Kooistra, Cole Meyer

3rd Place Collegiate with 275 Joe DeYoung, Nick Truba, Logan Wilcox

3rd Place JV with 259 Will Rechner, Reece Hanson, Benton Kuhns

CLUB TEAM AWARDS

(Senior Division Only)

1st Place Varsity Soren Hanson, Jadon Butler, Jake Lotterman

STATE SPORTING CLAY1st Place Varsity with 274 Zach Bemben, Evan Deward, Ethan Meyer

2nd Place Collegiate with 263 Joe DeYoung, Nick Truba, Logan Wilcox

2nd Place JV with 259 Will Rechner, Reece Hanson, Benton Kuhns

2nd Place IE with 214 Cole Herring, Wyatt Kooistra, Cole Meyer

CLUB TEAM AWARDS

(Senior Division Only)

1st Place Varsity Zach Bemben, Evan DeWard, Ethan Meyer

2nd Place Varsity Soren Hanson, Jadon Butler, Jake Lotterman

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8461 Conservation Rd. NE • Ada, MI 49301 • 616-676-1056 • www.kccl.org • info@kccl.org

CPL UPCOMING DATES: CO-ED: Sunday, July 21, 2018, 8-5

CO-ED: Saturday, August 18, 2018, 8-5CO-ED: Saturday, September 15, 2018, 8-5

We are also available for private sessions and basic firearmsafety classes as well as personal defense classes upon request. Pleasecontactusatinfo@todaysweapons.comtosignupforanyclass.

Summer HoursTuesdays 4 PM - 9 PM

Wednesdays 3 PM - 8 PMThursdays 12 PM - 9 PMSaturdays 10 AM - 5 PMSundays 10 AM - 5 PM

FromtheKCCLRifleRangeGreetingsfellowlong-gunaficionados.Summerhasjustbegunandwehopethatyouareeitherenjoyingourriflerangeorplantodosoverysoon.

Safety on our ranges is the primary concern formembersandneighbors through thehabitsof safefirearmhandlingandcontrolofthemuzzleatalltimestoassurethatbulletsaresentdownrangeandnotoutof the property. Protection of our property is also a concernandasyoumayhavenoticedinourrecentnewslettertheuseof5.56x45mm“greentip”(XM855)ammoisprohibited,andthatwouldholdtrueforALLarmorpiercing(AP)bullets.We’reseeingleadcore-steeljacketed(FMJ)bulletsin.223and7.62x39mm(.308)caliberswithsteelcases.Thebulletsareoftencopperplatedforanti-corrosion,buttheplatingalsodisguisetheircontent.It’sdoubtfulwhetherthesteelFMJbulletsaresignificantlydamagingoursteelplate(AR500)targetsasshownbelow.

Some AP bulletspass throughthem seeminglyunimpeded.Theonly way to be certain to avoid penetrator rounds istotestthemwitha magnet, andtheRSOhasoneif there are any doubts. Please

alsorealizethatifyou’reusingsteeljacketedbulletsunknowingly then you may be incurring excessivewearonyourbarrel. If you’renotsure thencheckyourammoorasktheRSOtodoso.

Asalways,pleasebesafeandconsiderateofothers.Andifthereareanyrecommendationsthatyoumayhavetoimprovesafetyorthepleasureofthefacilityplease let us know.

KevinBelhumeur(InstructorandCRSO)

Kent County Conservation League • Board of Directors Meeting 6.19.18Meeting MinutesMembership Meeting @ 7:00 PM1. 6Memberswerepresent. a. Wantedanupdateoftheclub’sfinancialstatus. b. Questionedhowsignageworkedforadvertisingattheclub. c. DennisDeRidderrequestedthattheBoardlookinto shadesalesforacouplefieldstohelplimitshooters exposure to the hot sun and UV rays.2.MUCCReport. a. Noreportgiven.Board of Directors Meeting1. Callmeetingtoorderat7:15PM2. RollCall a. Present:MarkJacobson,ScottTreichel,DavidHeld, LarryMennetti,RussLuke,ThadBembenista,Adam Nelson,DaleRingerwole,JamesVanderLaan b. Excused:DougBacon3. Additions&DeletionstoAgenda a. None.4. ConsentAgenda a. ApprovalofMinutesfromPreviousBODmeeting. i. 2ndByThad ii. MotionPassedunanimously5. Treasurer’sReport a. CashBalance i. Checking-$15,634.65 ii. LongTermSavings-$5,963.29 iii. LineofCredit–NotUsed iv. CapitalCampaignFund-$658.29 v. LoanAmounts 1. ClubhouseAddition-$27,019.48 2. Kubota$2,400.00 vi. AccountsReceivableBalance vii. AccountsPayableBalance$6,067.536. ManagersReport a. MembershipNumbers i. CurrentCount-861 ii. June25Renewedsofar. iii. July49Upforrenewal. b. EventsandOutings i. McDonaldOutingJuly14th ii. CastandBlastOutingJuly18th c. GroundsandEquipment i. Beengradingtheroadtokeepsmooth ii. Receivedaquoteof$850.00toapplyLiquidCalcium Chloridetocontroldustonroad. 1. DaleRingerwolemadeamotiontoapprove spendingonroad. a. ThadBembenistaSecondedthemotion b. MotionPassedunanimously iii. The Golf carts the club leases are up for renewal. 1. DaleRingerwolemadeamotiontoapprove releasingthecarts a. DavidHeldsecondedthemotion b. Themotionpassedunanimously. iv. Wehavebegunsprayingformosquitos. v. LookingintohavinganOpentothePublicweekend, wherenon-memberscancomelookattheclub’s facility.

7. CommitteeReports a. Buildingandgrounds i. None b. Pistol/RifleCommittee i. Riflerangeislookingveryclean,anewpronelane has been added. ii. PistolSteelchallengeisgrowing. c. Marketing. i. WorkingonIssueswithwebsite. d. LongRangePlanning i. Lookingatwaystoreachouttomembersforinput onlongrangeplanning. ii. LongRangeplanningmeetingscheduledforJuly 12th at 6 PM e. Skeet/Trap/Clays i. Newsystembeingusedtohoopskeetfieldsto insuretheyarehoopedregularly. ii. Clayscoursewasjustreset. f. Membership/HospitalityCommittee. i. NoNewBusiness g. By-LawandPolicyReview i. NoNewBusiness h. KCCLOrangeCrusherScholasticClayTargetProgram (SCTP) i. TheKidsperformedverywellattheStateShoot, bringinghomemultiplemedals. ii. TheKidshadasportingclaysclinicputonbyMatt GayatKCCL iii. Thereisacoaches’cliniconTuesdayJune26thto helpKCCLcoaches. iv. Fundingfororangecrushersislowerthisyear headingintonationals. v. CasinoNighthasbeensetforFriday,September28. vi. HeadCoach,DavidHeldwantedtothankallthe coaches for all their help this year.8. OldBusiness a. 2018 Plan of Action-Update i. AnnualBudget 1. WorkingthroughbudgetwithJayBylsma ii. CalendarofMemberEvents iii. Programs(Conservation,Shooting,Member Hospitality,ExternalMarketing) iv. CapitalImprovements v. Investments vi. OrangeCrushers501(c)(3)-howdoesKCCLplanto supportduringcurrentyear. b. NewMemberWelcomePackage-Includethefollowing: i. WelcomeletterfromBODandManagement ii. CurrentPricingListofGamesandothermember events iii. Calendarofmemberevents iv. CopyofBylawsandPolicies v. Listofservicesavailabletomembers.(classes, special events,tools,rentals,etc.) vi. ContactListofBoardmembersandmanagement staff

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9. NewBusiness a. Treasurer’sBond. i. NeedtogetinformationtogetTreasurersbond. b. JayBylsma i. AccountingContract c. Requestfive–9amto9pmWeekenddaysforoutings fromTownship i. Wantingtolookintogettingmorespecialshoot timesfromthetownshiptohostspecialweekend shoots. d. RaffleLicenseapplicationUpdate e. BODmemberupdate. i. RussLukeresignation. 1. RussresignedfromtheBODduetomovingto Florida. 2. AmotionwasmadebyAdamNelsontoaccept Russ’sresignationandmovetoappointJim Widdis. a. MarkJacobson2ndthemotion b. Themotionpassedunanimously ii. MarkJacobsonmadeamotiontoremoveSteve RechnerasTreasurerandappointAdamNelson. 1. DavidHeld2ndthemotion 2. Themotionpassedunanimously10.MeetingAdjournedat8:45

Next Board of Directors meeting:Tuesday July 17th, 2018 @ 7:00 PM at KCCL Clubhouse

Hunter Safety InstructorsKCCL isstill looking fora fewmembers interestedin running the Hunter Safety program at the club.We would like to be able to provide 2 hunter safety classes per year. Ideally we would like around 5peopleonahuntersafetycommitteetoorganizeandruntheseclasses.Alreadybeingcertifiedasahuntersafetyinstructorisaplus,butifyouarenot,wearewillingtohelpgetyoucertifiedifyou’reinterested.IfyouareinterestedpleasecontactDougBrown.

Phone # 1-616-818-5909Email-BrownDouglasT@sbcglobal.net

Steel ChallengeWewillberesumingthesteelchallengeinthetrainingrangeeveryWednesday,startingat7PM.

Tuesday Night Archery LeagueStartingMay1stFrom4PM-8PM$3forMembersand$5forNonMembers