THE GOPHER GAZETTE July 19, 2011 Volume 4 No. 2

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1 IN THIS ISSUE THE GOPHER GAZETTE July 19, 2011 Volume No. 2 Red Shed Report Schedule July/August All Around Match GMM June Minutes 2012 Budget Prep Legislative Report e-newsletter 600 yd Benchrest Match NMLRA Territorial Match President s Notes Pictures of Storm 2011 Board Roster Sponsors If Mother Nature did not have enough fun freezing and soaking us this winter and spring, she certainly pulled out all the stops with her July huff and puff event. The Range took a terrible beating in the late evening storm 7/1, losing countless old-growth trees and property damage to several ranges. See pictures. We are a resilient group, however, and work crews have been sweating out the debris removal. With chippers and chain saws blazing, Black Powder and 600 yd. Bench Rest competitions went on unscathed July Many thanks to all who pitched in. On another serious note, GRRC is facing an organizational crisis because it has not had a quorum at the last three meetings; no business nor motions can be approved without a minimum number of voting members present. Please plan to attend the next General Membership Meeting meeting: July 19 Red Shed Harris, Minnesota 1900 hrs. Carpool! Red Shed Report It was a dark and stormy night at Harris July 1. Straight line winds felled countless trees- many heritage oaks, and shredded canvas awnings on the KD range. The Pistol Range sustained the heaviest tree damage, with the campgrounds and road to the Shotgun range close second and third. No damage was seen on the Black Powder range, where the MNLRA Territorial Shoot took place as scheduled on July 9-10, nor on the portion of the KD Range where the 600 yd BR event was held. Kudos to the terrific work parties that removed fallen timber and did major damage control. A large commercial chipper was secured for the larger tree trash. There are still many opportunities to earn work credits. Call Dave A, Dave N or Rik R with questions. See President s notes. ALL- AROUND MATCH TARGETS on sale: The target packages for the new club member-only All-Around Match will be on sale at the July membership meeting (at the Red Shed.) Target packages are $10 each with the chance to compete in three different classes. Call Rich Williams with questions Dave Anderson reports that there is a mountain of wood chips available to members free for the taking. Bring your own container. It is piled up on the road to the Sugar Shack. BTW, he also has a new BWT (Big White Truck). If you are looking for the familiar red truck, it is no more. Dave is in slealth mode for a while. Bruce Aune and Rich Williams spend the Sunday after the storm cutting up fallen trees on the trap range. Splitting is needed. We need you. General Membership Meeting meeting is Tuesday, July 19, Red Shed, Harris, Minnesota 1900 hrs.

2 Date Time Location Event Contact 7/17/ Pistol Action Arms Steel Challenge 2nd Match Steve Shimek 7/18/ Dark BP Small Bore Prone League Mark Schoess 7/18/ Pistol IPSC League Steve Shimek 7/19/ Dark Shotgun Trap League Larry Sparks 7/19/ Pistol Handgun & 22 rimfire Rifle Practice Mike Kaluza 7/19/ Adjourn Red Shed General Membership Meeting Rik Rarick 7/21/ Dark KD 1000 F-Class League Jay Eller 7/25/ Dark BP Small Bore Prone League Mark Schoess 7/25/ Pistol IPSC League Steve Shimek 7/26/ close Pistol Handgun & 22 rimfire Rifle Practice Mike Kaluza 7/27/ Dark KD High Power Practice Kurt Borlaug 7/27/ Dark Shotgun Trap League Larry Sparks 7/28/ Dark KD 600 F-Class League Jay Eller 7/30/ KD HP MN State LR Championship Match Cliff Secord 7/31/ KD HP MN State LR Championship Match Cliff Secord 8/1/ Dark BP Small Bore Prone League Mark Schoess 8/2/ close Pistol Handgun & 22 rimfire Rifle Practice Mike Kaluza 8/3/ Dark KD High Power Practice Kurt Borlaug 8/3/ Dark Shotgun Trap League Larry Sparks 8// Dark KD 300 F-Class League Jay Eller 8// MP Junior Club Practice Joe Showalter 8/5/ KD BPCR Gong Match Set-up Rik Rarick 8/6/ finish Pistol Bowling Pin Pot Luck & Shoot Ed Pekarik 8/6/ KD BPCR Gong Match Rik Rarick 8/7/ KD BPCR Gong Match Rik Rarick 8/8/ Pistol IPSC League Steve Shimek 8/8/ Dark BP Small Bore Prone League Mark Schoess 8/9/ close Pistol Handgun & 22 rimfire Rifle Practice Mike Kaluza 8/10/ Dark KD High Power Practice Kurt Borlaug 8/10/ Dark Shotgun Trap League Larry Sparks 8/11/ Dark KD 300 F-Class League Jay Eller 8/11/ Dark MP Junior Club Practice Joe Showalter 8/12/ KD Benchrest Set-up Dave Holland 8/12/ MP GRRC Schuetzen Match setup Bruce Peglow 8/13/ MP GRRC Schuetzen Match 200 yard Bruce Peglow 8/13/ KD Benchrest State Match 7&8 Dave Holland 8/1/ MP GRRC Schutzen Match 200 yard Bruce Peglow 8/1/ KD BR State Match 9&10 Dave Holland 8/15/ KD BR State Match rain make up Dave Holland 8/15/ Dark BP Small Bore Prone League Mark Schoess 8/16/ Pistol Handgun & 22 rimfire Rifle Practice Mike Kaluza 8/16/ Dark KD High Power Practice Kurt Borlaug 8/16/ Adjourn Red Shed General Membership Meeting Rik Rarick 8/16/ Dark Shotgun Trap League Larry Sparks 8/17/ MP Pistol USPSA Section Match set up Steve Shimek 8/18/ Dark KD 600 F-Class League Jay Eller 8/18/ MP Pistol USPSA Section Match set up Steve Shimek 8/19/ MP Pistol USPSA State Section Match Steve Shimek 8/20/ MP Pistol USPSA State Section Match Steve Shimek All-Around Match 2 Targets for the club all around match will be on sale at the July meeting. The match cost $10 and is open to club members only. This is a handgun, rifle and shotgun match designed to show off your all around shooting skills. The targets a mixture of bullseye and novelty targets to make the match challenging and fun for everyone. It s a postal match that you have until the end of December to finish so there is plenty of time left to get involved. All of us are going to be at the range a lot this summer cleaning up the storm damage so why not combine a little fun with work. Bring a gun when you come up to work and shoot a target or two when you are done working. I have target packages with me any time I am at the range or you can call me at to get yours. - Rich Williams, Match Director

3 GRRC General Membership Minutes 5/17/11 Without a quorum being present, President Rik Rarick sounded the gavel at 7:23 pm, on 21June2011 at the Red Shed, Harris, MN. Vice-President David Newell led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance, which was followed by a moment of silence to honor absent companions and those serving in the military. The minutes from the April BOD meeting, plus the minutes from the April and May GM meetings were published respectively in the May and June issues of the Gazette. Voting to accept these reports are deferred until the July GMM. Executive Officer s Report Look for his comments in the Gazette. Chief Instructor s Report Joe not present due to recent health problems. 1st Readings None 2nd Readings - Mark Welter, Patrick Gibson (excused for medical reasons), Jared Kutney, and Lorence Stelmach. These applicants are excused from the July GMM. Excused at May GMM: Pete Willaech, Scott Nystrom, Troy Venjohn, Nathan Mitezevich, Richard Rice and Rick Lester. Treasurer s Report Due to no quorum, Rich Williams commented that the monthly bills continue as usual. Look for an article in the Gazette requesting Discipline Chairs get their budget requests submitted prior to December 31 for consideration in the 2012 GRRC budget. President Rik Rarick reminded the 2nd Readings to see the Secretary following the meeting to pay their Initiation fees. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Committees not listed had no report. Action Arms, Steven Shimek: The Father s Day Steel Challenge saw lots of Father-Son combos, as well as daughters. Everyone had a great time. Steve commented that is was great to see the younger shooters coming out for this event. He needs help on July 15 at 1200 to help set up for the third and final Steel Challenge on July 17. Here s a way to earn Work Credits. 0 shooters are expected. IPSC continues on Mondays All-Around Match: Rich Williams reminded everyone that this postal match is only open to GRRC members. Shoot the targets at your own convenience by 12/31/2011. Target pkgs. are $10 each. He explained the different targets for pistol, rifle, and shotgun. Black Powder: The MNLRA Territorial Match set up is on July 7 at 0900, with the match over the weekend of July BP Cartridge: Rik reported that attendance for the Al Lueck Memorial Shoot was poor due to scheduling conflict. 13 shooters enjoyed perfect weather. Are you curious? Come out to watch and shoot. Campgrounds: Steve Marden said that fees are due and payable. He is working on getting one owner to remove his trailer. Facility Management: Dave Anderson said that the biffs are serviced every other Monday starting on 6/20. Chairs for specific events need to call for servicing if your calendar dates fall on the off weeks. Some details were offered on the possibility of having garbage dumpsters at the range. NAT Legislative: Steve Marden wants everyone to be sure to look at the web site to check out the legislation on the M-1 issue. Contact Amy Klobuchar, Majority Leader with your letters of support. Membership: There are 1 on the Waiting List, with several waiting to be voted on. Newsletter: Dave showed a colored print-out of the Gazatte. Sign up with Laurie by sending her an at pekarik1911@q.com. He said recent reports of a virus on the GRRC website are false. If you get an error message, go to Contact Us immediately to report this message. Pistol: Ed said the Bowling Pin match last Saturday was great. The match on July 2 will be cancelled due to the holiday weekend. 600yd Benchrest: Set up on July 8 at 0900h for 600 yd Benchrest Match on July 9 and yd Benchrest: Set up on June h for 1000 yd Benchrest Match 3 & on June 25 and Match 5 & 6 on June 26. Tuesday Night Handgun Practice: Mike said the practice is continuing on Tuesdays at Website: See comments under Newsletter Good & Welfare/Correspondence: Laurie Sympathy card sent to Steve Jungwirth on the recent passing of his wife. OLD BUSINESS Rik Rarick reported that the Tractor Committee has met. The committee members are looking for possible tractors; their report will be sent to the Board of Directors. Other Old Business must be deferred to a future meeting when a quorum is present. Kurt Nelson asked for a report on the Spring Turkey Hunt. Details to follow at a future meeting. Update on the addition to the building on the KD range. Weather has been too wet to work on the addition. A culvert on the east end is too high to drain off excess water accumulation. Drainage problems to be resolved before construction on the add-on can be started. NEW BUSINESS: None. ANNOUNCEMENTS Dave Anderson said there is a portable shower near the biffs in the campground. First turn the water and the heater switch on. The heater has an indicator light. When the light goes out there are gallons of hot water.. Second When finished, be sure the water is turned off and water heater is switched off. Board of Directors Meeting, unless scheduled, none until 17 October, 2010 General Membership Meeting, Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 1900hrs, Red Shed President, Rik Rarick declared the meeting closed at 8:06 pm. Respectfully submitted, Laurie A. Pekarik, GRRC Secretary

4 Budget Planning: Due in August 600 yd. Benchrest Match 7/9-10 at Harris Last month I reminded everyone that it was time to start thinking about the budget for next year. After the July 1st storm this becomes an even more necessary process. We were fortunate that damage to buildings was minor but other losses were significant. Developing short term budget and a long term rebuilding budget will be necessary. Projects will need to be looked at in terms of immediate need, future need and making sure each project works with long term range improvement and development. Think long term on your projects. If you have a plan on how you want a range or facility to develop, explain that in your proposals. Show how what you want to do this year works with what you want to do the next year and so on. Don t hide your light under a bushel. The budget committee may decide that it makes more sense to do everything you want for the next five years all at once or that what you want dovetails very nicely into another project. For example if your discipline wants to dig a hole and another discipline wants to build a hill, we can make that work together at the same time rather than two separate projects. That assessment can t be done in one evening at one meeting. So it is very important that discipline chairs, maintenance people, campground, and club members get their proposals in writing with some basic plans and cost into me by the end of August so we can have time to hold any informational meetings, ask any questions and hold budget meetings before the end of the year. - Rich Williams, GRRC Treasurer Legislative Report: Steve Marden US CONGRESSIONAL BILLS PROMOTING IMPORT OF US SERVICE WEAPONS (M1, M1 Carbine, etc.) Under these bills, firearms that are lawfully possessed by a foreign government and that are more than 50 years old and considered antiques or relics may be re-imported to properly licensed groups and sold without written permission from the U.S. Departments of State or Defense. US House Bill US Senate Bill The 600 yd. Benchrest Match took place July 9-10 at the Harris Range despite the carnage all about. Matchmaster and Discipline Chair Gordy Mitchell had 32 shooters participating on the new benchrests, above. You can see down the line in the first photo- Gordy ran a great event. The Gazette went to press before the results were known, so stay tuned for the top shooters names in the August issue. They will also be posted ASAP on the GRRC website, www. GRRC.org Pictured below is smiling participant Dave Holland, 1000 yd BR Chair. e-newsletter To sign up for your e-version of this newsletter, just click on the contact us tab at the top of the GRRC website, or send your request to pekarik1911@q. com. Please provide your member number, name and address, being sure to enter your request prior the end of any month, so the database can be updated for the next issue. As an example, to receive the August issue via , send your information prior to the end of July. Money saved on postage and printing adds up, and you are taking a small step to making GRRC more efficient and green. And...it s in color. -Dave and Karen Newell

5 NMLRA Territorial Match 7/9-10 at Harris President s Notes: Rik Rarick The events since the storm on July 1 have been a whirl of activity I have not seen since becoming a GRRC member. I am overwhelmed by the generosity of our members, many of whom dropped everything to come and pitch in to repair the storm damage. They came with chippers, chainsaws, axes, trailers, and dump trucks to sweat in the heat and humidityall to get the Harris facility up and running. They did not quit until Sunday night, July 10. The power is back up, the water is running, the campgrounds are habitable, and all major tree removal has cleared the roads and range areas. What a monumental job they all did. Along with members came spouses who are not even members, rolling up their sleeves and pitching in to drag branches to the chippers. It was a heart-warming sight. The Minnesota Territorial Shoot was held at Harris Friday, July The exact events which are contested at a NMLRA Territorial Shoot are largely left to the local club which is hosting the event. Aggregates shot at GRRC s event included Offhand, Flintlock, Bench Musket, One-Gun Cross-Stick Ladies, Junior Pistol, Sub-Junior Hunters, Sighted Smoothbore, Unlimited Longhunter, Ladies Offhand Smoothbore, Intermediate Ladies Hunter Cartridge, Light Bench Ladies, and Pistol Youth Hunters. Best of all, two scheduled matches- the NMLRA Territorial Match and the 600 yd. Bench Rest Match- went on as scheduled with a minumum of disruption. Thanks to Matchmasters Rick Repovsch and Gordy Mitchell for their excellent planning and organization. Thanks to Dave Anderson and his crew who fed shooters and workers alike over the weekend. I am so proud of all those members who went above and beyond the idea of work credits. That s what GRRC is all about. There is still plenty of work to do, but shooters will be able to get to their ranges and do what we are here for: to shoot! Thanks again. Scores were not available at press time, so watch the August Gazette and website for more information and final aggregates. Shown below are visiting shooter Bob Gilpin coaching his two grandsons. They are (l.) Jovian Gilpin from River Falls WI, and Otto Heuschele (r.) from Virginia Beach, VA. The boys were having a terrific time with their grandparents, and getting first-rate instruction in shooting and safety in their sport. The BP Range was virtually untouched by the storm. The new shelter withstood the winds and rain. Many families participate in this annual event, and there are a wide variety of matches. Matchmaster Rick Repovsch was sporting a new knee, but ran a great match. 5

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7 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE BOARD: President: Rik Rarick Vice President: Dave Newell Secretary: Laurie Pekarik Treasurer: Richard Williams Chief Instructor: Joe Showalter Executive Officer: Bruce Aune PAST PRESIDENTS: 1st Rich Loye nd Tom Torborg rd Dave Secord GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS: Kurt Borlaug Mike Gjersvig Joe Groshens Steve Marden Steve Shimek Larry Sparks Thank You, Members and Friends of GRRC COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Action Arms: Steve Shimek Archery: Joe Groshens Blackpowder: Bill Prock Tom Rossbach BPCR: Rik Rarick By-Laws: Bill Prock Campgrounds: Larry Theis F-Class: Jay Eller Facility Management: Les Eckhardt Finance: Ron Schwachtgen Handgun/22RF Rifle: Mike Kaluza Highpower: Kurt Borlaug HP Long Range: Stacy Tamulinas Juniors: Joe Showalter Legislative: Steve Marden Membership: Rik Rarick Palma: Phones: Robert Martin Pistol: Ed Pekarik Range Planning: Mark Schoess Real Estate: Open Schutzen: Bruce Pegelow Shotgun: Larry Sparks Dave Secord Silhouette: Dave Cushing Smallbore Prone: Mark Schoess Website: Dave Newell Yard BR: Dave Holland Yard Bench Rest: Gordy Mitchell Tax & Wetlands: Open CMP/DCM Contact: Don Johnson Good & Welfare: Laurie Pekarik Historian: Dave Anderson Librarian: Steve Petschel MASF: Ray Hoyt Newsletter: Dave Newell N.R.A. Field Rep: Ron Jewett N.M.L.R.A. Field Reps: Rick Repovsch Jim Townsend Sergeant-at-Arms: Kurt Nelson Women s NRA Camp: Joyce Borchardt

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