October 2002 NEWSLETTER

PLEASE NOTE:

The new Membership Application form has not been sent with this E-mail newsletter.  The Secretary had 50 copies printed up and they will be available at the meetings plus each member who received a mailed copy of the newsletter has a hard copy which may be duplicated.  PLEASE destroy all the old Membership Application form you presently possess and obtain a new form.

OCTOBER 2002 NEWSLETTER

CLUB MEETING

MONDAY, October 14, 2002 - 6:15 P.M. to eat and 7:00 P.M. to meet at the Sweetwater Café 

Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 13       Dove Season Open, Skeet - 1:00 P.M.
Monday, October 14 Club Meeting - 7:00 P.M. at Sweetwater Café
Saturday, October 26 Cowboy Action Match - 9:00 A.M.
Sunday, October 27       Action Pistol Match - 12 Noon

Upcoming Events in November 2002
Saturday, November 2 Club Workday - 8:00 A.M.
Sunday, November 10 Smoked Turkey Open, Skeet - 1:00 P.M.
Monday, November 11 Club Meeting - 7:00 P.M. at Sweetwater Café
Saturday, November 23 Cowboy Action Match - 9:00 A.M.


MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT:  (Tom McGonigal)

Some of the property stolen from the clubhouse has been recovered as a result of police action. Those who donated replacement items may have the items returned.  Those items not claimed will be donated to a worthwhile charity.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: (Sholar Powell and Secretary)

All members are requested to destroy Membership Applications in their possession and from here on utilize the new Membership Application contained as page 3 and 4  in this newsletter.  Yep, the back is upside down from the front but that makes it easier when the are filed and we need to see the back of the form.  Please make your copies the same.  New slots for E-mail addresses, CCW permit number, signature of sponsoring member plus adding Cowboy Single Action shooting as a committee  have been incorporated into this new form.  PLEASE - Destroy you old Membership Applications and use this new one.  Thanks!

NO MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH: (Secretary Dale Lear)
Due to the lack of a quorum there was no meeting at the clubhouse.  Our By-Laws state "A quorum shall consist of five percent of the membership, with a minimum of twelve members present."  Come on members - this is your club –  YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN RUNNING THE CLUB IS NEEDED!!!  See you the 14th at the Sweetwater Café, 5559 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC.

NON-MEETING INFORMATION:
Tom Morrison advised that 19 Boy Scouts from Troop 215 and 6 BSA Leaders utilized the club. On Saturday  MGySgt David Miller ran the air and .22 instruction and shoots while Deputy Sheriff Arch Jones ran the shotgun instruction and shoots.  All of the scouts qualified for their Merit Badges.  MGySgt Miller was assisted by 2 Seniors from the JROTC, 2 USMC members and 1 USMC Reservist.  Col. Johnson also came to this activity.  They used 5 cases of targets for the Scout shooters.  They slept out Friday and Saturday nights and were out by 8:30 A.M. on Sunday after the Scouts policed up the club.  Four Scouts from other Troops participated 3 of whom were from Fairmont.

David Jones would like to use the club facilities for BSA Troop 242 of  Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, December 7th.  It will be a one day activity for Scouts to qualify for Merit Badges.

Don Sloop requests 1 skeet field be reserved on September 28th for the Brunswick County Chapter of the Green Wings shoot.

Fred Welfare advised that they had 16 shooters at yesterdays skeet match and three were 1st time non-members.   John Scott shot 50 in Class B, Nick King shot 49 in Class C and Dan Montgomery shot 46 in Class D. 

BUCCANEER GUN CLUB WEB SITE: www.buccaneergunclub.org

OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST: www:packing.org; www:nccowboys.com

BUCCANEER GUN CLUB
2002 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec  8 Ho-Ho-H open,  Skeet
  9 Club Meeting
Skeet Match is open to the public and will start at 1:00 P.M.
Two (2) workdays are mandatory for all Club Members under 60 years old.
For additions or corrections call Dale Lear at 686-2418 or E-mail at  DELSNOOP@aol.com  

ATTENTION ALL CLUB MEMBERS/SHOOTERS:

PLEASE - DO NOT PLACE ANY TYPE TARGET ON TOP OF A BERM AND THEN SHOOT AT IT!

PLEASE - IF YOU TAKE TARGETS OUT OF THE SHED YOU SHOULD PUT THEM BACK WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED SHOOTING.

NO LOADED CONCEALED WEAPONS ARE TO BE CARRIED TO THE FIRING LINE AS WE ARE A COLD RANGE CLUB.

PLEASE - DO NOT SHOOT CENTER FIRE RIFLES AT SILHOUETTE TARGETS NOR ANY FIREARM AT THE ACTION PISTOL BARRICADES ON WHICH ARE SIGNS STATING "DO NOT SHOOT BARRICADES." 

TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM SHOOTING CENTER FIRE RIFLES AT THE SILHOUETTE TARGETS WE ARE REQUESTING YOU DROP THE SILHOUETTE TARGETS WHEN YOU ARE DONE SHOOTING.