South Kent Sportsman's Club
Dorr, Michigan

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS: Membership meetings are the 2^nd Monday of the month.  The next meetings will be Monday, January 9^th, February 13^th and March 12^th at 8:00 p.m. in the club house.

ANNUAL ELECTIONS & MEMBERSHIP MEETING:  The annual elections were held at the December membership meeting.  Dave Smith ran unopposed and was re-elected as the membership secretary.  Floyd (Randy) Lober, Wayne Moore, Dave Pleyel, and Mark Walma were also re-elected as board members.  There was a good turnout for the meeting.  The board wants to thank all those who ran and those who have served for the past year(s).  The annual $100 attendance drawings were won by Ralph Hammond and Rich Corey.  The wild life print was won by Dave Pleyel.  50/50 drawings were won by Lynn Siebers and Scott Barnes.  There were lots of great door prizes as well.  It certainly pays to attend the December meeting!  It also helps to be at more than one monthly membership meeting.  Will we see you there?

SKSC WINTER LEAGUE:  Come join the fun for 2012.  Sign up with the manager for this years’ trap and skeet league.  Costs this year will be the same as last year and are: $15 for the first event and $10 for each additional event.  The fees for juniors (less than 21) are $10 for the first event and $5 for each additional event.  Each shooter is allowed to purchase one 10 round shooting card at members prices for each event they sign up for.  There will be 16 yard trap, conventional skeet, and depending on the number who sign up, pee-wee (410) skeet, wobble skeet and trap, and doubles trap.  Each event will be 250 targets (10 lines).  Shooters will be classified at the end of their first 4 lines.  The first 4 lines must be shot by January 31^st.  There must be at least 5 shooters in a class to win an award.  You may shoot your lines at any time the club is open but no more than three lines per event per day.  The league ends March 29^th and will be followed by a banquet in April.

RENEW MEMBERSHIPS NOW:  Please remember to renew your membership for 2012.  You may renew in person at the club house during normal trap and skeet hours on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.  Dues are $60, plus a $40 land fee, plus a $40 work fee, making a total of $140.  Seniors 62 and over may waive the $40 work fee.  You may also renew by mail.  You need to send a Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope, proof of work credit hours, and a check (made out to SKSC) for the correct amount, to:

Membership

3581 92^nd St. S.E.

Caledonia, MI, 49316

HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES AT SKSC:  We need to increase the number of certified instructors.  If you’d like to learn more, contact:  Jimmy Jamieson -- 616 281-0287 or Lynn Siebers--616 457-1723.  The next classes will be next March 7^th and 10^th, and April 11^th and 14^th.  Pre-register no more than 30 days before the first class.  Class is limited to 50 students age 10 and older.  Parents must accompany under 10 students.

SKSC 2012 WORK DAYS:  SKSC begin March 31^st.  We gather at 9:00 a.m. and will work until 1:00 p.m.  You can come and go as needed.  You will receive work credit at the rate of $10/ hour deductible from next years’ work fees.  Bring gloves, rakes, shovels, pruners, saws, hand tools, etc. as this is the annual range clean up.  We get the ranges ready for all the summer shooting activity.  

CPL CLASSES AT SKSC: Instructor Terry Thompson is conducting Concealed Pistol License classes at SKSC.  Cost will be $75 for members and $125 for non-members.  There is a $25 non-refundable sign up deposit.  Contact Terry at 616-891-4118 or 616-293-8245, or via email at ccwtraining@AOL.com.  See the calendar for dates.

DAVE SMITH TAKES 2011 TOP GUN EVENT:  Dave Smith took top gun honors and the $50 prize with a score of 352.52.  Not that far behind was Steve Pratt who finished 2^nd with a score of 323.  Congratulations to you both.  Top Gun will return again in 2012 with some changes to help shooters enter and compete for the honor and prize.  We’ll announce the rules in the next news letter in time for the April start.

COMING EVENTS: Returning in 2012 will be the TOP GUN event.  More information will be in the next news letter.  STEEL CHALLENGE continues and will be conducted the 1^st Saturday from April through October.  New this year will be NRA HIGH POWER and CMP VINTAGE GARAND RIFLE matches.  High power will hold traditional position rifle matches in April, May, July, and September.  The two Vintage Garand Rifle matches will be held in June and October.  Starting in March, USPSA and IDPA begin their shooting seasons.  IHMSA begins in April, while NRA High Power and Small Bore silhouette, along with CMP rifle matches begin in May.  Check the calendar on the back or the banner at the bottom of the news letter for times and dates.  The web pages have more detailed information and links to each event. 

RANGES & RULES:  Updates to the range and club safety video are in the planning stage.  Do you have any ideas or suggestions you’d like to make to improve the presentation or the content of the video?  If so, we’d like to hear from you.  You can contact us via the club web page (admin@sksc.org) or by US Mail at:

P.O. Box 206

2536 140^th Ave.

Dorr, MI, 49323-0206

Regularly Scheduled Shooting Events:

• IHMSA Handgun Silhouette

  • 1^st Saturday, April - September

  • 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  • South Range

• Steel Challenge

  • 1^st Saturday, April - October

  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Sign-up

• CMP (non-sanctioned) Military Rifle

  • 1^st Sunday, April - September

  • 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  • South Range

• CMP Sanctioned Vintage Rifle

  • Watch the calendar (below) for dates

  • 9:00 a.m.

  • South Range

• NRA Rifle Silhouette

  • 2^nd Saturday, May - October

  • 9:00 a.m. High-Power, 1:00 p.m. Rim-fire

  • 500-meter range

• IDPA Handgun

  • 2^nd Sunday, March - October

  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sign-up

• USPSA Handgun

  • 3^rd Saturday, March - October

  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sign-up

• NRA High-Power Rifle

  • Watch the calendar (below) for dates

  • 9:00 a.m.

  • South Range

• Trap & Skeet

  • Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

  • Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

MAR      31          SAT                  WORK DAY 9AM – 1PM (CLUB HOUSE) RANGE CLEANUP.

APR        7           SAT                  IHMSA 9AM- 4PM. (SOUTH RANGE CLOSED)

APR        7           SAT                  CPL CLASS.  CLUB HOUSE AND 1 PISTOL BAY (616 891 4118 TO REGISTER)

APR        9           MON                 MEMBERSHIP MEETING @ 8 PM IN THE CLUB HOUSE