The Straight Shooter

Issue XXXlV                  http:\stemmersrun.org                                           May 2004

Stemmers Run Rifle and Pistol Club, Incorporated

Charter Member of Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Inc.

Member club of National Rifle Association


Club Officers

President              Stuart Stein

Vice President     Cheryl Moseley

Secretary              Bob Holland

Treasurer              Duke Frazier

Executive Officer                  J. Green

 

Club Information

Web page: www.stemmersrun.org.  Also, to keep abreast of what's happening at the AGC Marriottsville Range you can log onto their site at: www.associatedgunclubs.org

Club email addresses are:

president@stemmersrun.org

vice_president@stemmersrun.org

treasurer@stemmersrun.org

secretary@stemmersrun.org

executive@stemmersrun.org

membership@stemmersrun.org

If you need to contact a club officer, email is the way to go if you have the access.  These addresses are forwarded directly to the home email of each officer and you will get a response as quickly as possible.

 

Meeting Minutes:

President Stu Stein opened our April club meeting with a pledge of allegiance Old Glory.

 

Secretary's Report

Bob Holland

410-296-1596

The Stemmers Run membership list

for 2004 is complete. Updated membership must be maintained in order to receive club mailers and e-mails. All members, especially those from the recent past, are urged to renew their  2004 membership, NOW! If anyone receiving the monthly mailer has a change of address, or email address has changed, please notify Bob as soon as possible.

 

Treasurer's Report

Duke Frazier

410-296-0634

Duke reported that as of March the club carries a positive cash balance of  $3,966.91.

 

April Meeting Attendees (19):  Bob Boyle, J.R. Broderick, Del Cockey, Patrick Dorman, Duke Frazier, Ann Frazier, Patrick Geary,  James Gilley, Dan Green, Jay Green, Bob Holland,  Charles Leatherman,  Mel Marshall, Jim Meyer, Robin Meyer, Cheryl Moseley,  Stu Stein, Steve Trent, Mark Van Winkle.

 

Editorials:

AGC Report

J. Green

410-435-2528

(From meeting of Tues., April 6th)

● Four clubs did not have their members cover regularly scheduled Sunday Trap Meets. This has been an ongoing problem with some clubs who have recently seen membership numbers drop, and with it a resulting decline in volunteers.  

● The Maryland Department of Natural Resources provided a $3,000 grant to the AGC to be used for ongoing range improvements. As reported in our March mailer, this grant was made possible from the hard work Stemmers Run members Rich Oursler, Art Spring, Mike Hall, John Sheahan and Bruce Lippenholz. have done on the AGC Hunter Safety Program. This award only goes to prove that hard work does pay-off, eventually.

● The AGC owned houses behind the range are still looking for renters. Maybe club members with interested friends or relations could pass the word that rent is very reasonable.

● AGC will testing the waters for a possible Archery League in the near future.If your interested, give them a call.

● The pistol range will be ready in time for the upcoming NRA  Regional Pistol Championships, to be held during the week of our Independence Day celebration.

 

Legislative Report

Jim Meyer

(410) 833-8310

● Jim reported that the NRA National Convention held in Pittsburgh was a not-to-be missed extravaganza, just as advertised. 

For those who went, it was a once in a lifetime event, with more guns and shooters than you could shake a stick at. Jim reports that there were some anti-Gun nuts available, but mostly just to laugh at make fun of. In fact, Jim said that if you take all the gun shows you've ever seen, roll them into one, then you've got what this event was…. The biggest and the best!!

● While Senate Bill SB 288 is history in Annapolis, we must stay vigilant and continue to keep an eye on what Ceasefire MD and people

like Leah Barrett are up to at all times. We must stay aware of their

latest moves to disarm Marylanders.

 

Disciplines

Hi Power

J Green

410-433-2528

●The Spring 2004 AGC Hi-Power Team matches began the first Sunday of April and will continue thru to June. The Stemmers Run team fired its first match on April 25th  and will fire its second match on May 23rd. Match results will be forthcoming 

 

State R&P Association

Jay Green 410-433-2528

No report

 

IPSC & Bulls-Eye Pistol

Fred Leeper

410-521-2154

Bullseye Pistol League will start Tuesday May 3 starting at 6pm and will fire the National Match Course.

 

Action Pistol

Jim Meyer

410-833-8310

Police Practical Combat (PPC)matches have begun in Lebanon, Chambersburg and Harrisburg.  Preparations are also beginning for the upcoming NRA Regional Matches, scheduled for the July 4th  weekend. Call Jim if want to know where the pistol matches are being held.

 

Juniors Program

Stu Stein

410-486-6089

The Junior's Program is currently planning to begin the training of a number of selected cadets from the Randallstown High Naval Junior ROTC. Stu has had recent planning meetings with the unit commander to kick start the process and everything is on track to get them to the range very soon. Meanwhile, Stu is looking for club members to help out in this important process. If you have some time to help pass on the craft of marksmanship to the next generation, please give Stu a call. He will need any help and support you can offer.

 

Shotgun

Robin Meyer

410-833-8310

Great News For Trap Shooters! We will have a club Trap Shoot prior to our upcoming meeting this Sunday May 16th  from 5 til

7pm. Prior to the April meeting we had absolutely no one show up for this event. So break out the old scatter-gun and let's shoot some clay pigeons.

● As always, there is Trap every Wednesday afternoon and Sundays at the Messick Trap range. If you are looking for sporting clays throughout the area, from

Littlestown and Hopewell, PA to Carroll County and Stoney Creek, you can call Robin for times and directions. 

 

Hunter Safety Program

Rich Oursler

(410)799-2128

Rich announced that the AGC has applied for a Department of Natural Resources sponsored Range Grant worth $3,000. This grant, if awarded to the AGC, will allow us to make upgrade improvements and is critical for the AGC to remain in the forefront of positive state sponsored programs.

 

New Business:

 

  50/50 Drawing: $14 won by Ann Frazier.

 

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Monthly Club Meeting this Sunday May 16th

7:30 pm @ Messick Hall…..and don't forget, our club Trap Shoot prior to the meeting (5pm to 7pm).

 

Club Meetings… are always held the 3rd Sunday of every month except August. Remaining 2004 meetings:

June 20

July 18

August no meeting

September 19

October 17

November 21

December 19 – Christmas Holiday Party

 

 

5-Point Star: Happy 
Birthday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Guy Hall                      05/04

Howard Marshall         05/04

Jim Price                      05/05

Dave Seman                 05/05

Kevin Combs               05/13

Mike Kalb                    05/15

Steve Trent                   05/18

Bob Holland                 05/19       

Martin Bauman            05/25

Keith Holt                    05/25

Sam Shelor                   05/25

Paul Humm                  05/30