Another banquet is over and the food was great. It was different doing it at a Chinese Restaurant, but we had our own banquet room and everything went well. There were quite a few people who were not there to get their Club year pins or other awards. These can be picked up at the Club House on any Sunday. 

If you haven't heard yet, Oranco will be hosting both the State Broadhead and State Field this year. It is an honor for us to do these shoots and it gives the Club a lot of exposure. However, it is also a lot of work. We have already started improvements by creating pits to put 3-Ds into in order to increase skip safety. We will also be adding more dirt mounds. Hopefully, this will give us more options to make it more difficult to try and look at close by yardage markers. 

The biggest challenge for both shoots is getting enough people to work the cook shacks. This is because each shoot is a 2-day shoot. We will need 10 people for each day for both shoots. If you can work 1 or 2 days, it is a very fast way to work down next year's Membership dues. We have decided to increase the amount of work party credits given. If you work 2 days in a row, instead of a total of 4 work party credits, you will earn 6. That is enough for your next year's membership dues in one weekend. However, you must let Tony Tobin know in advance if you plan to help. 

The Valley Range is looking good. Don and Bill have had some busy days mowing. However, the Mountain Range still needs a lot of work. On several of the targets it is difficult to find the shooting plugs. If you have a Target Assignment, then this is your responsibility to the Club and your fellow archers. 

During the last Club Meeting, we had 73 people show up to vote for Flint Captain. Jason Duysings was the winner. We were a little surprised at the turn out, but it was great to see that when something is important, our Members will show up. Congratulations to Jason. I know he is planning some new stuff so hopefully everyone will be happy and supportive. 

The Big Game shoot is April 9th and there will be a work party Saturday the 8th to set up the 3-Ds and to help with some general range cleanup.  As always, we will serve an “All You Can Eat Lunch”.

Sunday the 9th we will need 10 people to help with the cook shacks and 4 people to help with Registration. If you can help on Saturday the 8th, just show up at 8:00 am. We can use all the help we can get. If you can help on Sunday, please call or email Tony to reserve a cook shack of your choice. 

The Big Game shoot is your last opportunity to work your Club dues down for this year. This gives the Membership Chairman a chance to do all the math in time to send out your renewal notice. Any work parties after this shoot will go towards the following year. As usual, if you have any questions please feel free to contact any Board Member. 

See you at the Big Game Shoot.

Joe Dotterer 
(951) 897-5685     

The Big Game tournament is here folks.

We will need plenty of help on April 8th to get this shoot set up for the 9th. The set up for this one is going to cover the entire property, because; we are using this to feel out the target positions for the upcoming State Broadhead shoot on May 27th and 28th.

Speaking of shoots...If you have never shot in a tournament, you are missing out on the best part of this sport. The benefits include getting out of the house for a little exercise, enjoying the day with old friends, meeting new friends, having an excuse to eat hot dogs, and discovering things about yourself and your equipment. If you happen to shoot well, you may even win something.

That last part is not important, due to its irrelevance, because; having fun and enjoying your day is far more rewarding than the actual competition to many of us. Sure, it’s nice to win, but compared to the things I mentioned above it’s insignificant.

So…  “If you have never shot in a tournament” or think your shooting isn’t good enough to compete, don’t let your perceived skill level get in the way of having a great time.

You can start right now with the Big Game shoot. Come out on Saturday and camp overnight if you like.  Maybe come out early on Saturday (8:00 am), and help us get the tournament set up for Sunday, and meet a few people in the process. Lunch on Saturday is free to the workers. If you can’t lift animals, there will be other jobs available like target gluing and cleaning the picnic area. The shoot is on Sunday April 9th. Registration starts at 7:30 am, and the shoot will start at 9:00 am.

Groups will consist of 3 - 8 people for scoring reasons. We use double scoring, so each group needs two scorekeepers and one person calling scores, which is why there is a 3-person minimum.  Groups larger than 8 tend to slow things down too much, so we have the 8-person maximum. There is a board located at registration where you sign up for a starting target, and you can put your name on any target with less than 8 people. If you don’t know anyone yet, you will have around 7 new friends by the end of the day.

This Newsletter is going out to about 450 active Members, and if you all bring a friend or two, this could turn into a major party!  I hope to see you all there.

Pete Whitworth

Range Captain

By: Chriss Bowles - Club Range Captain

Nothing to Report.

Chriss Bowles

Flint Captain

• Joe said there was a lot more gravel brought into the range. About 16 truckloads. All of the Valley Range roads are now covered.
  
  
• We had to get a new lock for the front gate. We got the quad sprayer working now. We were able to do some spraying.
  
  
• Joe fixed the outhouse lights. They are really nice.
  
  
• State Broadhead will be at ORANCO over Memorial Day Weekend.
  
  
• Major mowing started yesterday. (Bill Waltz and Joe Bagglio) The grass was very tall. Steve and Todd Dancer have been very helpful.
  
  
• Chriss mentioned the Champ Shoot, He said it sounds like we have some plugs to replace. He said the Mountain Range needs a lot of work. 
  
  
• Bill mentioned the Wolf Pack in California were messing with some cattle and they seem to have disappeared. There were two adults and five pups. CDFW wants people to let them know if they see them.
  
  
• Turkey season is coming up. Bearded turkey only. Any animals taken out of state must be butchered, otherwise you can get into trouble.
  
  
• Club Membership now over 400 people.
  
  
• The Champ Shoot had 45 shooters. The 2:00 pm cut off time worked out much better.
  
  
• The Flint Captain said everyone knows about the price increase for the Scalps and Skins and they are okay with it. 
  
  
• Joe mentioned Don was supposed to get him pricing on the piping for the drainage ditch.
  
  
• Pricing was brought in for the First Aid Kits and the Defibrillators. There was a motion to spend $3,000. It was seconded and approved.
  
  
• Pete needs to get David the Range Rules for the website.
  
  
• The State Broadhead will be on May 27th and 28th.
  
  
• Joe is getting a bid to install a sprinkler system to help keep the dust down on the range, Especially, during the dry times when we have large shoots going on. Cost was figured at less than $3,000. Motion was entered, seconded, and approved.
  
  
• We have dug some new pits for the 3-D targets that were cut into the hillside. We are looking for ways to utilize more of the area on the backside of the range.
  
  
• Treasurer’s Report Approved.
  
  
• Pete needs to complete a 3-D Target inventory.
  
  
• Tony will get with Dave for info for the website regarding work party credits. 2 days straight for the State Broadhead = 3 work party credits per day. Only 1 day = 2 work party credits.
  
  
• Jason has been talking with Joe about repairing the cook shacks on Bear Valley and Sniper Point. Approximate cost $3,000 each x 2. Motion entered, seconded, and approved.
  
  
• Throughout the entire meeting, Members showed up and cast their votes for Flint Captain. In total, we had 73 votes. Jason Duysing won the election and will remain the Club’s Flint Captain.
  
  
• During the Annual Club Banquet, Life Membership Awards were presented to Pete and Sue Whitworth and Terry and Becky Adams. Congratulations to all of you and Thank You for your years of service to the Club. 
  

Some of these issues may be important to you and some may not be. The only way to have your voice heard is to attend a Club Meeting. They are held on the second Tuesday of every month. Please plan on attending the next one. We look forward to seeing you there. 

Nick Scamperino