THE PRESIDENT’S SHELLBOX:   Roger Davis  724-832-1582
 In the future the newsletter will be mailed to those who call Bobbie Davis saying that they need the newsletter sent to them by mail.

 

Please pay attention to the bulletin board at the gate and on the porch of the clubhouse for notices.

 

The officers and trustees you entrusted to run your club will continue to run your club and inform you of pertinent information via the monthly meetings,  the bulletin boards and the web site.

 

YHEC begins their weekly training sessions in February. Read more in the YHEC session of this newsletter; and please remember these youth practice every Sunday on the small bore, and muzzle-loader ranges, and their sporting clay tower. Please be considerate and accommodate them, as this is the only day they can practice. If you can forego using the ranges from 1:00PM to 4:00PM on Sundays it would be greatly appreciated. Remember, no automatic weapons or firing on the ranges. Semi-auto weapons and firing are permitted, but please be considerate of other shooters.

 

The lake will be stocked again this Friday October 28, 2011. I will be taking care of the lake activities until a lake chairman is found. Anyone interested please contact me. More on the stocking dates later .

 

Please remember to close and lock the gate when you are entering and leaving the club grounds. It has been left opened more times than I can count and this may invite non-members to use your club.

 

Stocking dates, work parties, range closings, HTE classes and other events  will be mentioned at the membership meetings and will be posted on the bulletin boards and web site calendar.  When you see someone using the club facilities, do not hesitate in asking them to show you their membership card. The number on their membership card must match their gate key. If someone can’t produce a membership card or/and these numbers don’t match contact an officer or trustee and report them. Gather as much pertinent information as you can i.e. name, license plate number, etc. 
 

Remember your club needs you. Join a committee, volunteer to help stock Trout and Pheasants, participate in property postings and work parties, donate your time or make a financial contribution and remember join the NRA.

 

FIELD CAPTAIN’S CORNER:         Tom Polansky         724-864-3285

As we schedule  work and work parties notices will be placed on the bulletin boards and web site calendar. I was informed that quads are running on the twenty acres that border route 119. All club members are reminded to report any violations to an Officer, try to get the license #, color, make and day and time.

LAKE NEWS:                                        

The Trout stocking date will be friday October 28, 2011.  Fish stocking time is approximately 4:30.  If there are any changes to these dates or/and time it will be mentioned at the membership meetings and posted on the bulletin boards and web site calendar. Anyone wishing to chair the Lake Committee or help with the youth fishing derby please contact Roger Davis.
 

TRAP COMMITTEE:                FRED PERILLO      724-837-5516

 
THERE WILL BE NO TRAP SHOOTING ON DECEMBER 25, 2011 AND JANUARY 1, 2012

There’s always room for more shooters.  We shoot the League at 5 different clubs (Ruffs Dale, Connellsville, East Huntingdon, Youngwood, and Hecla) on a rotating basis on Thursday evening 
 

 We shoot practice on Sundays at 10:00am and Tuesdays at 6:00pm and everyone is welcome.  Price is still $2.50 per round.

For more information call  Roger Davis or Fred Perillo.

THERE  WILL BE NO TRAP SHOOTING ON TUESDAY NIGHTS IN JANUARY OR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF FEBRUARY
  

HTE CLASS                            Bob Bagdon             

Class schedule for this year is as follows:       March 30 & 31, 2012
                                                                    June  22 & 23, 2012
                                                                 August  10 & 11, 2012
                                                            September  14 & 15, 2012

These dates are on friday night from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
                            and saturday from 9:00 am till 4:00 pm


YHEC News:                            Tom Polansky         724-864-3285

 

 

On behalf of the YHEC participants, their parents and coaches we would like to thank the club for their continued support. For those not familiar with YHEC (Youth Hunter Education Challenge) it is a NRA program intended to promote firearm safety and to introduce young people to the shooting sports. Starting February 13^th and continuing for thirteen weeks the participants will practice 3-D archery, Sporting Clays, 22-long rifle, muzzle loader, wildlife ID and hunter responsibility on the club grounds. Then on June 18^th the participants will compete at Scotia Range in State College PA with other YHEC participants from across Pennsylvania.

 

For information, please contact Tom Polansky 724-864-3285.

 

CLUB MEMBERSHIP:                     Ken Carlson    724-244-4455

 

Unpaid Memberships:

After March 1, 2012, unpaid memberships will be removed from the club membership roster and renewal costs will be membership fee plus $5 late fee penalty until June 1, 2012.  After June 1, you will be required to sign up as a new member at the cost of membership plus the cost of the initiation fee.  All renewals who wish to receive a new pin by mail must include an extra $1 with their dues.

 

Lifetime Memberships:

Persons who have been regular members in good standing in the association for ten (10) consecutive years up to their 65^th birthday and have attained the age of sixty-five (65) or older shall be eligible for lifetime membership.  You must be a paid up member for the year you become 65.  An eligible member must submit a letter to the board of directors verifying that he or she has met the requirements for lifetime membership.  Remember, LIFE membership is not automatic.  You must apply to the board via previously mentioned letter.

 

For further information on memberships, call Ken Carlson.

 

WILD GAME DINNER:                    Pete Hawley

The game dinner will be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Roosevelt Hall in Norvelt.  Lots of good food, 50-50’s, raffles, live auction, Chinese auction, and door prizes that include a 4-gun giveaway are on the dinner ticket.  This  year’s game dinner will be n March 3, 2012.  Tickets are $20.  Tables can be reserved for parties of eight (8).  For information and tickets call Pete Hawley, Ken Carlson or Bobbie Davis.

 
NRA MEMBERSHIP                Bobbie Davis         724-832-1582
If you are not a member of the NRA and you want to join, you can join or renew your membership through the club and you get a discount if you join through the club.  Contact Bobbie Davis at the club and she can do the paperwork for you. If you are a member you are helping to defend your right to own guns.

REMINDERS:

·         Please wear your pin and carry your membership card while you are at the lake and/or involved in any other club activity and any time you are on the club grounds.  You will be checked.

·         When you put your third game fish on your stringer, YOU ARE DONE FISHING.

·         If you release fish, don’t handle them.  Cut the line or use pliers.

·         For your safety and the safety of others, there is no parking beside the lake or on the road.  Parking is in the club parking lot ONLY.

·         You are only allowed 1 rod (hand line, tip-up, etc.)  at the lake.

• No ice fishing unless the ice is at least 4 inches thick for obvious safety reasons.
• Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations and laws apply to all club members when hunting and trapping and shooting on club property.
• Non-members are not permitted to use club property except during “open to the public” events.

 

If you see someone doing something wrong, please say something to them and report them to an officer or trustee.  You, as a member, have that right!!!

 

CLUB CONTACTS:

The clubhouse phone number is 724-925-8131.

If you have an urgent message, contact one of the officers, trustees or committee persons listed above.

 
WE ALSO HAVE A SITE ON FACEBOOK THAT HAS FURTHER INFO AND PICTURES FOR YOUR VIEWING. JUST LOOK UP YOUNGWOOD SPORTSMEN ON FACEBOOK.

Our Website:   www.youngwoodsportsmens.com