Club President   

By: Al Wiscovitch - Club President

Hi there, everyone.

Well, we just finished our celebration of life for Mark Houston, and I must say that I was very impressed with the turnout of friends and family who came to pay their respects. It was amazing. As most of you know, Mark and I were very good friends and shared a lot of time together. I will miss him and our friendship that we shared. So please be nice to the ones you love and pray for the ones you struggle with. Life is too short to carry the burden of hate and anger.

As we move closer to the holidays and the end of 2025, I hope that you all are ready for the start of a New Year! We are already planning for next year’s event, as we have a lot coming our way, so please save some time to look at our next year’s schedule, which will be coming out next month with all of our events.

I would like to thank all of you who have been giving so much of your time and hard work here at Oranco. Our range could not be what it is without the help you all give throughout the year.

Starting next year, I will be sharing some of our history with some of our old past presidents that I have been talking with. These guys go back to our early beginnings and have some very nice stories to share. I hope to share a little each month till our annual banquet. We have a glass case that was given to us, and we are planning to put in some of our history for viewing, so if any of you have something you would like to donate, please reach out to me and let me know you have it, and see if that is something we can use. Our club is nearing its 73rd anniversary. It is my goal to try and save some of our history while we still can!

As always, thank you for reading my newsletter!

Al Wiscovitch

alwisco@msn.com

(909) 322-3869

Club Vice President

By: Pete Whitworth - Club Vice President

Hi everyone. I am Pete, the Vice President and as such it is my responsibility to run our club invitational shoots. I also help our President Al Wiscovitch deal with the day to day running of the club in general, interfacing with the Parks Department, Corp of Engineers, Fire Department and most importantly we handle any complaints or issues that any of you have. Naturally you are always free to voice any issues at our club meetings held on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM in the clubhouse, however; Al and I are here to keep things running smoothly on a daily basis. So, when problems arise, you should always feel free to contact either of us for immediate help.

The Charity Shoot is scheduled for Sunday December 7th. and hopefully we will have nice weather. I will need help on Saturday December 6th. to set up the tournament, Melinda will need help on Sunday the 7th to run the food concessions, and I will need help again on Monday the 8th to pick up the animals and return them to the storage Connex’s. Monday is IMPORTANT. It is always hard for me to get the help we need to get that job done.

This Charity shoot started out before I joined the club so it dates back prior to 1983. Going by my memory, it was started by the ladies of Oranco, led by Lit Butcher and Donna Schwartz. They gathered the names of needy children from their local churches, created a wish list, based on the age and interests of those children, and they organized and sorted the gifts that were donated at the shoot to suit the individual children. Since Lit passed and Donna moved out of state, Lit’s daughter Angie has continued to work with their church to create the list, plus Oranco has reached out to local charities in Chino so we now help support a local food bank and toy drive. Angie delivers all of the gifts to the different locations. As usual, we thank everyone for their generous donations. The price of the shoot is $15.00 plus a $10.00 unwrapped gift. Or you can just pay full price and we will get the gift for you. Beyond that, any cash donations will also go to the local charity organizations.

As always, if you have any Oranco issues, feel free to call or text me. If you call, leave a message, because I do not answer numbers that are not already in my phone.

That’s all for now folks.

Pete Whitworth

ob.vicepres@outlook.com

(909) 223-5822

Hunt Chairman

By: Jim Teel - Range Captain  

Thanks to everyone with range and lane assignments, plus all of the volunteers who’ve shown up for multiple work parties, the range is in great shape right now. The drainage culvert beside the road has been almost completely cleared out and multiple dead trees have been taken down and reduced into firewood. There are a lot of steps involved between “Timber!” and replenishing the free firewood pile, so I’m grateful to everyone who's participated in those efforts. There is still more to do - so continue monitoring your email for work party notifications.

This coming Thursday we will be having another paper target gluing work party from 6 PM to 9 PM. You must RSVP if you want to participate in this work party as we are limiting the crew size to 10 volunteers. At the time of this writing, there are still openings available. Text or email me directly if you want to be on that crew list. Please include your full name and membership status. I will reply back to you in a timely manner to let you know if you’re on the list or not. 

Two target bales (Valley #12 and #13) have recently been retired with plans to retire a couple of bales on the mountain range in the future. If you would like to take home one of the retired bales for your own backyard range, please contact myself or one of the other board members to help facilitate that transfer.

If you’re interested in accepting responsibility for a range assignment in exchange for your club dues, please send me an email with your full contact info and I will add your name to the waiting list. Right now, all of those positions are filled. But people do need to step down from their roles from time to time - and I will likely be adding new roles in the coming months. 

Until next time, I’ll see you on the range.

Jim Teel

ob.rangecaptain@outlook.com

(818) 317-9110

Range Secretary

By: Vacant - Club Range Secretary

Nothing to report.

Vacant

Tournament Chairman

By: David Bacon. - Tournament Chairman

Nothing to report.

David Bacon

ob.tournament@outlook.com

(909) 217-4441

Membership Chairmen 

By: Steven Baker - Club Membership

Hello Oranco Members,

Not much to report at the moment, but we are gearing up for the Charity 3-D and Toy Drive weekend and could use your help!

Saturday, December 6th

We need 4 volunteers to assist with prepping Bear Valley, Tree Stand, and the Main Cook Shack for Sunday’s event.

We’ll also be serving lunch in the afternoon for those helping out.

Sunday, December 7th

We’re looking for 10 volunteers to help in the Cook Shack during the event.

Additionally, we need 4 to 5 volunteers for clean-up from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

📌 Reminder: Volunteers who work Sunday morning will receive 2 work party credits.

If you’re available to help, please reach out via email, text, or sign up at the clubhouse.

Thank you for your continued support!

Steven Baker

ob.membership@outlook.com

(951) 285-1550

League Chairman

By: Brad Belvedere - League Chairman

Well week one is in the books for the 2025 winter league.

I want to give a shout out to all the help I got for the members and PMs. Especially Robert, Nick, and Pete who are there every Friday. Also, to Ken, Kevin, and David. I know there were other who were there to help and I apologize for missing their names. 

We had 40 shooters for the first weekend. I know a few people went to the Gene Foster shoot up north. Hope they had a good shoot up there. Thank you, Mark Van Patten, for help with the sign-ups. 

I have started the league shoot with the new Modern Bowhunter styles in all age classes. You may want to come out to see who will be shooting in your age bracket for next year. 

This past weekend was a marked shoot, so next week is an unmarked shoot. 

I have heard for a few members at the State unmarked, they don't shoot marked or I don't shoot unmarked. Remember this is why we mix it up. This coming weekend will be a good time up for the upcoming Christmas shoot on Dec. 7th. So, come out and get some practice in. 

I will be out of town this week. So, I will miss the board meeting. But Mark Van Patten will give you all the details of the past weekend and the upcoming weekend. 



Remember I need help every Friday. If you need work party credit. We start at 8:30 am.

Brad Belvedere

ob.leagues@outlook.com

(951) 545-9462

Thank You to Our Cook Shack Volunteers

A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the incredible Cook Shack volunteers who helped make both the Tomahawk Invitational and Mark Houston’s Celebration of Life a great success. Your dedication, teamwork, and positive spirit truly shined through and helped create memorable experiences for everyone who attended.

Tomahawk Invitational Volunteers:

Chuck G., Doti J., Lanni G., Aree D., Larry B., Destiny H., Arvin P., Ethan P., Emil P., Pat D., Bill C., Jarrod C., Brian P., Holly P., Blake P., and Adam & Aiden B.

Celebration of Life Volunteers:

Chuck G., Danny N., Adam B., Aiden B., and Elizabeth D.

Your hard work and commitment—whether behind the grill, taking orders, or keeping everything running smoothly—did not go unnoticed. You helped ensure that both events were not only successful but also filled with warmth, camaraderie, and community spirit.

Thank you all for your time, energy, and heart. You make Oranco proud!

-Melinda Donan, Cook Shack Foreman

A Message from the Houston's

A a family, we want to thank everyone from Oranco for their kindness and generosity.

Those who helped prepare for the Celebration of Life and everyone who showed up, really lifted our spirits. I won't lie, there was a lot of stress and fear waiting for this event. Al Whiscovitch and the board stepped up for us. I was grateful they were so open to having Marks event, because I couldn't think of a better place to host it. From there they got the ball rolling. They got a date, contacted Melinda and her cook shack team to prep, and rallied volunteers to help clean and set up the grounds.

Mark Houston put a lot of his time and heart into the range and being able to see that reflected back to us during the event in shared stories, food, culture, and respect was everything we could have hope for and more.

Thank you all for supporting our family and thank you for supporting your fellow club member Mark Houston.

-Justine Houston

If you are looking for photos of previous shoots, check out Tony Nguyen's fantastic photography in the link below! He has an amazing gallery organized by shoots and dates he's participated in:

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