SOUTH UMPQUA ROD AND GUN CLUB A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. 845 Rod and Gun Club Rd, Riddle, OR 97469 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 639,Canyonville, OR 97417 Range Status Phone: (541)357-7874 Website: www.surgc.org Newsletter for October 2014 NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS SUNDAY October 5th, 2014 AT 2:00P.M. I am sure that you noticed that the member profiles were replaced with a history of our Rod and Gun Club, with Incorporation on October 7th, 1936 and the building s dedication on November 1st, 1936. Most of the Club s Records were later lost in the fire in the 1950 s. We are grateful to the South Umpqua Historical Society, Inc. of Canyonville, Oregon for allowing us to reprint this interesting story of our past. Since it would take a book in order for us to include all the valuable information, we are reprinting it a page at a time, sort of the Club s Monthly Soap Opera. If you save each months copy, you then will have the Club s history book. This is a reminder of the upcoming election of the Executive Board of the Club at our Membership meeting on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 at 2PM. All positions will be up for election at this meeting, and If you are interested in serving, please submit your name and position you are seeking to the Club Secretary, Jerry Heavrin 541-414-8080 by October 15th, in order for your name to be placed on our election ballot for the 2015 term of office. Laws Only one vote allowed per Family Membership. In accordance with our Club s By- The Roseburg Gun Show was another wonderful event for our Club. In addition to Seven New Club Memberships, we earned an additional $440 dollars in the sale of Raffle Tickets (Sig Sauer 1911 45 Cal Pistol- $205 & 30/30 Rifle - $235). Again this Year, a Club Member won the Raffle for the 30/30 Rifle, Mr. Bryan Tyner (see page 6). Dennis & Debbie Blanchard, Bill Regina, Chris Noll, Dennis & Pam Dutton setup and/or was present to answer the questions and represent our Club at this Gun Show. Thank you all for your invaluable help with this successful event. Mr. Art Robinson has agreed to attend our Membership meeting on October 5th at 2PM and we will hear his outline for the U.S. Congress position. Also Chuck Spindel has scheduled Mr. Chris Boice, running for Douglas County Commissioner to speak at our October 5th Membership Meeting. It will offer our members an opportunity to meet and hear both of their view points. Saturday, September 20th Ten boys & girls passed their Youth Hunter Safety Class.
SEPTEMBER SHOOTING EVENTS SUMMARY: 3 GUN SHOOT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2014: SIGNUP AT 9:30AM - SHOOT 10:00AM - WE HAD 8 SHOOTERS. BLIND 50/50 SHOOT SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2014 SHOOT 11:00AM - 1:30PM WE SOLD 9 TARGETS. MEMBERSHIP MEETING @ 2 PM DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2014 WE HAD 10 SHOOTERS FOR THIS EVENT. COMBAT PISTOL SHOOT : CANCELLED DUE TO FIRE DANGER STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2014: SIGNUP AT 9:30AM - SHOOT AT 10:00AM - 14 SHOOTERS UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OCTOBER: 3 GUN SHOOT-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2014: Any pistol, rifle and shotgun (lead birdshot only). Battle your way through a simulated urban environment utilizing all three firearms. Sign up at 9:30AM and shoot starts at 10:00AM Three stages. Entry fee $5.00. BLIND 50/50 SHOOT - SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH, 2014: SHOOT FROM 11AM - 1:30PM - $5 PER TARGET MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING OCTOBER 5TH, AT 2PM DEFENSIVE PISTOL SHOOT - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 2014: Three plus stages. Sign up at 9:30 and the shoot starts at 10:00. Non competitive fun. Learn tactics and hone your skills. Entry fees $5.00. COMBAT PISTOL COURSE - : CANCELLED CANCELLED DUE TO FIRE DANGER! STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2014: This is a timed and scored event. Cost is $5.00 and shoot starts at 10am, come early to sign in and be assigned to a team WOW! You will need 125 rounds Minimum, with four or five scenarios with 5 targets, to shoot 5 times. Or you may shoot 1 or more (25 round/scenario), if you desire. Bill Hagan will explain this at Shoot. 2
Treasurers Corner... 3 Gun Shoot; 8 shooters paid $ 40.00 50/50 Blind Shoot; 9 Targets Sold for $45 (Winner won $23) $ 22.00 Defensive Pistol, with 10 shooters brought in: $ 50.00 Combat Pistol Shoot (Cancelled FIRE DANGER) $.00 Steel Challenge Shoot - 14 Shooters $ 70.00 Regards, Bill Regina SEPTEMBER SHOOT TOTALS $ 182.00 Our Raffle Pistol is a SIG SAUER 1911 45 Cal that is very much a High- End Pistol (MSRP over $1200) that should appeal to anyone wanting a great 45 Cal Handgun. The Drawing for this Pistol will be on February 15th, 2015 at 2:30pm, at the Roseburg Gun Show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Because of the high cost of this gun, the Board extended the drawing until February 15th, 2015 at the Roseburg Gun Show in early 2015, to cover our purchase of the gun, and to provide a reasonable profit for the Club. Tickets will also be sold at our Booth at the Big Oregon Gun Show in October at the Seven Feathers Casino & Resort. Members have been sent a request for a donation for a new Storage and Workshop Building. We thank you all for your support for this fund raiser event, which allows us to continue a low cost Annual Membership Fee. Don t forget that Daylight Savings ends on November 2nd, and the range hours will change to: at 9AM and Close at 4PM, throughout the Winter months, during Standard Time. On Saturday, September 20th, Tom Adair & Mike Cox removed all the cardboard, wood, paper, and In general cleaned up the 100 Yard Range, and then hauled it to the Transfer Station. Please take the time to thank them both for their Volunteer work for the club members benefit. The Fire Danger has lifted, so the 200 Yard & 400 Yard Ranges are now open, you still need a permit to burn!! Here is the officer contact information: President: Pam Dutton pamdutton50@yahoo.com (541) 440-6769 Vice President: Chris Noll chriscindy@juno.com (541) 863-9969 Secretary: Jerry Heavrin heavy49001@gmail.com (541) 414-8080 Treasurer: Bill Regina treasurer.surg@gmail.com (707) 246-9120 Chief Range Safety Officer: Dennis Blanchard dennisb@clearwire.net 541-680-2010 Director of Programs: Bill Hagan deputyanimal@yahoo.com Directors at Large: Chuck Spindel - (541) 863-1602; Jackie Baker - (541) 391-9172 3
(Continued story about the South Umpqua Rod and Gun Club Our Page 2) Reprinted with permission of The South Umpqua Historical Society, Inc., Canyonville, Oregon. In the early morning on Wednesday, September 10th 2014, a 200-250# Black Bear was seen at the Club Gate, so be alert in the early morning hours and the late evening, they are present. 4
Since Winter is fast approaching, we have proceeded with the site excavation and construction of the Storage Building Pad. A Concrete Slab will be poured, followed by the actual building construction. This excavation has also allowed us to construct a new earth berm and add height to the Easterly berm at the 50 Yard Range. By so doing, we saved considerable dollars over constructing it as a separate project, and it made a safer range to be used for our Monthly shoots. We are still short of funds to construct the new Storage Shed, any help with a donation will be greatly appreciated. Here are pictures of the work as of September 18th: Start of Excavation for Storage Shed Start of New Easterly Bern Finished Raised Berm at 50 Yard Range Shows Finished Berms and New Range Another view of New Range Finished Pad for Storage Building Formed Slab w/ rebar Pour Crew all working together Almost finished with Concrete Pour After parking the mowers, ATV & Trailers, the Board determined that the Storage Shed must be larger, particularly for future growth of the Club. The new size of the Storage Shed will be 36 x 16, with allows 1) 24 x 16 for Equipment Storage and 2) 12 x 16 Workshop for target repair and construction work. Greg Snider has headed up the forming & pour crew consisting of the following members: Forming; Greg & Jim Hanser: Pour Crew; Greg, Jim Hanser, Jim Westbrook, and Shane Russell. A Hugh THANK YOU to the whole crew for an excellent & terrific job!!! Greg and Jim Hanser finished the slab, and having been a General Engineering Estimator for over 30 years, and specializing in Concrete Projects, I can honestly say this was a great finished slab, and something that all Club Members can be very proud to have helped with their generous donation toward the start of our storage shed. 5
Club Member Bryan Tyner won the 30/30 Rifle in our Raffle drawing held at 2:30 PM September 14th at the Roseburg Gun Show, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Bryan has been a member of our Club for almost 2 years. We had a shooter rest the barrel of the rifle on one of the Club s canvas bags, and the muzzle blew a hole in the canvas bag. Most rifles today have floating barrels, and the barrel should not rest on any pad as this can alter the direction of your shot, and may damage your rifle. Support any Rifle on the stock support made to hold the Rifle, for a more accurate shot pattern. DENNIS & ART BILL & ART Both Dennis Blanchard, Chief Range Safety Officer and Bill Regina, Club Treasurer met with Art Robinson at the Roseburg Gun Show. Art agreed that he will be able to attend our next Club Membership Meeting on October 5th at 2PM. I am sure that it will be good to hear from him on the issues together with his Ideas and Objectives, if elected to the U.S. Congress. Here is the Finished Storage Shed Slab and in the background is the lumber that was donated to Club by Lynn Herbert, of Herbert Lumber Company This donation also includes wood for completing The Support Wall at the Pistol Range in order to Install the westerly Retrieval Station. We are so grateful for this Lumber Donation by Lynn, who has done so much for our Club. 6
October 2014 Event Calendar The range is now open from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. During Daylight Savings Time Call the range status line at: (541) 357-7874 for any exceptions. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SEPT 28 9am-6pm 29 9am -6pm 30 OCT 1 2 3 YOM KIPPUR BEGINS 4 Training for Oregon Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) 9am-4pm Urban 3-Gun Shoot Signup 9:30AM-Shoot 10AM $5 Entry Fee 5 50/50 Shoot 11AM-1:30PM $5 per Target MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2 PM 9am-6pm 6 7 8 9 10 11 Defensive Pistol Shoot Signup 9:30AM-Shoot 10am Entry Fee $5 9am-6pm 12 9am - 6pm 13 9am - 6pm 14 15 16 17 18 Training for Utah Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) 9am-4pm COLUMBUS DAY 19 9am - 6pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 STEEL CHALLENGE SHOOT Signup 9:30, Shoot 10:00am $5 Entry Fee 9am-6pm 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOV 1 9am - 6pm 9am - 6pm 9am-6pm HALLOWEEN Training for Oregon Concealed Weapon Permit (CWP) 9am-4pm Urban 3-Gun Shoot - Signup 9:30AM-Shoot 10AM, $5 entry fee. New Range hours on Sunday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Shoot questions? Contact Bill Hagan at: deputyanimal@yahoo.com Class Questions? Call Dennis Blanchard at: 541-680-2010 7
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South Umpqua Rod and Gun Club P.O. Box 639 Canyonville, Oregon 97417 Return Service Requested Range Status Phone: (541) 357-7874 Website: www.surgc.org A WELL REGULATED MILITIA BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. TO: In God We Trust VISIT US ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/south-umpqua-rod-and-gun-club/112151328812548 Items for sale at the clubhouse for reasonable prices: OR CLICK FROM OUR WEBSITE EAR PLUGS - $ 0.50 A PAIR OR 3 PAIRS FOR $ 1.00 Ear Muffs- $6.00 A PAIR EYE PROTECTION - $ 4.00 EACH - (CLEAR & WILL FIT OVER GLASSES) Hats $15.00 Targets - from $.50 to $2.50 Eye & Ear protection is required at our shooting events for both shooters and spectators, and is highly recommended for our members safety anytime your shooting at the various ranges, not just during our Club events. Protect your Eyes & Ears.