December 2016 Call Letter

ARCHERY INDOOR:

Range is open during regular Club hours 9:00 am to 3:30 pm while

custodian is on duty, and closes when he closes the Club. After 3:30 pm

the range is open only when an archery range officer is present, and will

be closed when he leaves. All archers must sign the logbook inside the

main club house before using the range. Please sign out as well.

PRIMITIVE AREA:

Open from 9am to dusk. In order to shoot you must have 1 member and

a Range Officer present.

Sunday Range Officer schedule 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

No fires without a Range Officer present.

ARCHERY OUTDOORS:

The outdoor range is open from dawn to dusk. Night shooting only,

when an Archery Range Officer is present.

OUTDOOR RIFLE/PISTOL RANGE: 978-774-6331

Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Wednesday & Friday 6:00 pm-9:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

INDOOR PISTOL RANGE: 978-774-9870

Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm open shooting.

Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm open shooting.

Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.,

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm open shooting.

Monday evening 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm open shooting.

Tuesday evening 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Team shooters.

Wednesday evening 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm open shooting.

SKEET: 978-774-9541

Tuesday 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Wednesday 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Friday 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Sunday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

PIN RANGE:

Saturday 9am to noon. Sunday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Wednesday Nights

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

All times are weather permitting & Range Officer

Availability

TRAP: 978-774-9575

Tuesday-9am to 12:00 pm Wednesday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Sunday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT SCOTT MURRAY 978-935-8738

VICE PRESIDENT *MANNY STRASSBURGER 617-884-5493

SECRETARY BOB TOZIER 781-724-7501

TREASURER PAUL RICHARDSON 508-498-4211

DIRECTOR 1 YEAR BILL LACHANCE, JR 978-774-8890

DIRECTOR 2 YEAR *CHARLES RUDOLPH 617-818-8126

DIRECTOR 3 YEAR *PAUL MCNAUGHTON 781-254-8041

FRONTIERSMEN FRED SWIFT 978-761-4904

REPS AT LARGE MIKE CARD

*DALE TOBIN None Provided 781-596-7581

ARCHERY DENNIS TENTINDO 781-808-7384

INDOOR RANGE JOHN ROWEN 978-887-9279

OUTDOOR RANGE SKIP CAKOUNES 617-257-1724

SKEET FIELD RICHARD ONEIL 603-580-1109

PIN RANGE BRYAN CAMPILIO 978-828-7387

TRAP FIELD JACK GOUDREAU 508-243-0764

TROUT POND BOB BAKOIAN 978-774-8328

*Denotes Past President

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS ARCHERY LARRY MALLIA 978-835-1995

BIG BUCK CONTEST *BILL SWIFT 978-777-3229

CALL LETTER DALE HUBBARD 978-500-3280

CLOTHING COMMITTEE *ROBERT LEMIEUX 781-581-1073

COWBOY ACTION *PAUL MCNAUGHTON 781-254-8041

ESSEX COUNTY LEAGUE DAVE HARBISON 978-463-2009

FIREARMS COURSE RON WITTEN 781-316-5740

FRONTIERSMEN RICH KEARNEY 781-572-9525

GIFT TABLE DENNIS TENTINDO 781-289-4038

GOAL & NRA Open N/A

GRIEVANCE SCOTT MURRAY 978-935-8738

HOUSE COMMITTEE SCOTT MURRAY 978-935-8738

HUNTER SAFETY DAVE HARBISON 978-463-2009

INDOOR PISTOL RANGE JOHN ROWEN

SCOTT MURRAY 978-210-9721

339-440-2836 JUNIOR DIVISION KEN HUGHES 978-210-9721

KITCHEN SCOTT MURRAY 978-935-8738

LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAVE HARBISON 978-463-2009

MEMBERSHIP *BILL SWIFT 978-777-3229

OUTDOOR RIFLE BOB TOZIER 781-724-7501

TRAP TOM ELLIOTT 978-835-0146

SAFETY SCOTT MURRAY 978-935-8738

SKEET BOB CARPENTER 860-559-6510

PIN RANGE JAMIE WICKS 617-605-9306

SWAP NIGHT HARRY CAKOUNES 781-233-1616

WEEKEND CARETAKERS SCOTT MURRAY 978-935-8738

Council of Past Presidents (Underlined denotes deceased) Fred Willoth, 1944, '45, '46 William J. Murphy III, 1965 Robert S. Jenkins, 1982 Barry A. Blanch, 1999 Harley H. Forsythe, 1947 Alfred W. Michalowski, 1966 Donald T. Musial, 1983 Paula M. Brennan, 2000 Walter Lainik, 1948 Chester C. Nemphos, 1967 Tomas A. Lavoie, 1984 Stephen S. Comora, 2001 Albion R. Bedell, 1949, ’50 Robert E. Emerson, 1968 Roger D. Franco Sr., 1985 Robert C. Sonn, 2002 Henry J. McCarthy, 1951 Leonard W. Kupreance, 1969 Daniel X. Sullivan, 1986 David S. Mello, 2003 Clifford L. Day, 1952, '53 W.F. “Mike” Potter, 1970 David H. Daniels, 1987 Edwin C. Taylor Jr., 2004 Richard D. Bowman, 1954 Robert J. Tate, 1971 Robert C. Kelley, 1988 Beth A. Pride, 2005 John Draper, 1955 Edgar J. Goguen, 1972 James B. Giddinge, 1989 Donald T. Musial, 2006 Marshall P. Gardner, 1956 James E. Nugent, 1973 Robert S. Jenkins, 1990 David I. Haloon, 2007 Lawrence Darling, 1957 George M. Swible, 1974 Dennis E. Amnott, 1991 Dale F. Tobin, 2008, '09 Norman Perley, 1958 Donald H. White, 1975 Donald R. Masse, 1992 Roger V. Beaulieu, 2010 James D. Kelleher, 1959 Allen A. Andrews, 1976 R. Matt Ferris, 1993 Michael X. Caggiano, 2011 John J. Farnsworth, 1960 George R. Morse, 1977 Robert S. Jenkins, 1994 Roger V. Beaulieu, 2012 Clarence Cook, Sr., 1961 Barry W. Blanch, 1978 David W. Maxwell, 1995 Charles W. Rudolph, 2013 Albert Desjardins, 1962 Paul B. Nowak, 1979 Robert N. Lemieux, 1996 Paul McNaughton, 2014 Gordon R. Anderson, 1963 Enrico Dimaro, 1980 William A. Swift, 1997 Manny Strassburger, 2015 Eli P. Sirois, 1964 Richard L. Desjardins, 1981 William E. Lachance Jr., 1998

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Meeting Schedules

Board of Directors:

1st Thursday of each month at 7:30pm.

(Except July & August no meetings)

General Membership Meetings:

2nd

Thursday of each month at 8:00pm

(except July & August)

House Committee:

4th

Thursday of each month 7:30pm (except June & July)

Archery:

1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm

Calendar of Events

December 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Board of Director’s 7:30pm

2 3

4 Indoor Range Lucky Shoot

9am

5 6 7 8

General Meeting

8pm

9 10

11 Trap Xmas

Shoot 9am

Children’s Xmas Party (Main Hall)

Noon to 4pm

Pin Range Steel Match 11am

12 13 14 15 Firearm Safety Course 6-10pm

16 17 Firearm Safety Course

10am-2pm

18 Outdoor Range, ‘Handguns on Steel’ 100-yard

Match, 1pm

19 20 21 22 House

Committee 7:30pm

23 24

25

Christmas & start of

Chanukah

26 27 28 29 30 31

New Year’s Eve!

President’s Report

Due to Deer hunting season my report is going to be short and sweet. I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I also want to apologize for the late November call letter. We should be back on track for December. Thanks to Paul Richardson and Dale Hubbard.

Scott Murray, DF&G President

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Vice President’s Report

Happy Holidays to all members! It will soon be time to dothe usual ‘New Year’s resolutions’ and this is a year that you should be more involved in our club. We need to come together in one club, not the assortment of mini-clubs we have now. It's not a ‘them and you’, it is ALL OF US together! It’s DANVERS FISH AND GAME CLUB. We're all members!

We need members to start thinking about ways to help our club be even better. Examples of what you can do – become a Range Officer, join a range committee, join the House Committee, or how about thinking of running for higher office? Board of Director, Secretary, Vice President or even as President. It's your club; make a commitment to help it. Go ahead make a resolution to HELP YOURSELF AND YOUR CLUB in the New Year!

Manny Strassburger, Vice President

Secretary’s Report

Board of Directors Meeting

NOTE - Due to the NOV Call Letter that was published late, the minutes from the Board of Director's meeting for November were previously published in the NOV Call Letter.

General Membership Meeting

November 10, 2016 meeting called to order by President Scott Murray.

Paul Richardson gave the Secretary’s report

Paul Richardson also gave the Treasurer’s Report

Vice President Manny Strassburger gave his report on the annual Children’s Christmas Party. He also spoke about the Christmas donation drawing and how it will run

The Committees gave their reports

Due to no Quorum, there was no new business. Meeting adjourned.

Bob Tozier, Secretary

Treasurer’s Report

As many of you may have heard, John Reynolds has resigned from his position as our IT person due to health reasons. John took care of our Call Letter as well as our website. Dale Hubbard and I are in the process of restoring these pieces of our Club. Please be patient, as these are not easy tasks. Reports from committees that are to go into the next call letter are due by the Sunday following the general membership meeting. No report – no Call Letter entry. All committee chair people, their designated reporters, as well as board members can email their reports to DFGCallLetter@gmail.com.

We are also looking for someone to step up as our GOAL/NRA liaison. Don Gentile has done an excellent job, but can no longer continue with this position due to family issues. Anyone who may be interested in filling this position is asked to contact our President, Scott Murray.

A lot of our members have voiced problems with receiving call letters via mail and/or email. Your email addresses were taken from your renewal & membership applications. Others’ handwriting is not always easy to read. If you are experiencing call letter problems, please send an email to DFGCallLetter@gmail.com, or call the number listed under Committee Chairpersons. Please be sure to include your full name, membership number and the specific problem you are having.

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We are in the process of bringing a new webmaster for our website up to speed too. Some of you may be having problems logging on. Please be patient while we work to correct this issue. Thank you!

Paul D. Richardson, Treasurer

General Membership Meeting Gift Table

As of now, the December gift table has not been purchased. I’m planning to put a high-powered rifle on the regular table and we have a S&W model 638 revolver as the special handgun raffle. Hope to see you all at the Christmas meeting!

Dennis Tentindo, Gift Table

Firearms Safety Course

Please see the calendar of events for the December classes.

Range Reports

Archery

The sign up for the Winter League indoor and outdoor will be on Wednesday January 4th from 6:00-8:00pm down at the Archers shack. Sign-ups for Youth Archery will be on both Friday the 6th and 13th of January from 6:00 to 8:00pm downstairs at the indoor Archery range. The Youth League will begin on January the 13th, the night of the second sign-up. Happy Holidays to all!

Frontiersmen

Start stitching up your linen and wool clothes now, as the annual mid-winter ‘freeze out’, aka primitive camping & shooting weekend, to be held in January 2017 is right around the corner! I recall when the old timers there first taught me how to make my own moccasins. Not only did they look ‘primitive’, or from the times of the 1700s, they indeed were ‘primitive’! … as my feet were both cold & wet!

Indoor Range

A Turkey Shoot at the Indoor Range will be held on Sunday Dec 4th at 9am, open to Members, spouses and their children ages 12 and over. Rifles & ammo provided. The Lucky Target high score each volley will win a $25 gift certificate; only 10 shooters per volley. Entry fee is $5 per volley. This will coincide with the Club Breakfast so as to encourage more participants. Volunteers are needed. We ran this last year with great fun and a boost for the treasury.

Indoor Range Safety Officers are asked to call John Rowen 978-887-9279 to confirm their availability for shift duty (regular and substitute) so we can establish a reliable schedule with qualified personnel. If you are inactive or no longer available, please return your issued Indoor Range door key with a note to the Vice President's Mailbox in the Main Clubhouse or to JR directly.

New Security cameras, monitor and a recording system has been obtained and need to be installed at the Indoor Range and Main Clubhouse. This will enhance the safety and accountability at our facility. If you can help, please contact Manny or JR. Date and times will be posted.

John ‘JR’ Rowen, Indoor Range Chair

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Junior Rifle Division

The new Junior Division students have completed their 6th week of instruction and will soon be having their first live fire exercise. Every Friday night through June these youngsters will be competing in 4-Position NRA Small Bore Matches. A second NRA Basic Rifle Course will be offered in March if there is sufficient interest. Youths age 12 and above are eligible.

John ‘JR’ Rowen, Jr. Division Chair

Legislative Updates & More GOAL, NRA, NSSF – No report.

Outdoor Range

The ‘Outdoor Range Orientation Program’ is going well with over 200 members that have taken it. Remember, after January 1, 2017, you will need the orientation card, along with current Club membership card and an appropriate firearms license to shoot at the Outdoor Range. If you have not gone through the orientation, stop by the range house and make arrangements to get it done.

On December 18 at 1pm we will be having a ‘100-Yard Handguns on Steel’ shoot. 3 steel plates (ringers) at 100-yards, Nevada Sweep – iron sights, center-fire only, 4-inch barrel minimum (no compact guns), 1200 fps rounds, jacketed OK. Money shoot - smaller plate. 6-shots; pistol or revolver. A ‘gun rug’ or mounted holster is required. A mandatory safety meeting before the shoot begins. The range will be closed to general shooting and may re-open after the shoot if time permits.

Have a Merry Christmas and safe New Year from all at the Outdoor Range!

Skip Cakounes, Outdoor Range Chair

Pin Range

The Pin Range will be having a ‘25 Steel Match’ on Sunday Dec 11 at 11am. The range will be closed at that

time for normal shooting. A mandatory safety meeting will begin right at 11am and you have to be at the safety

meeting to shoot. The course of fire will be 25 steel targets, maximum of 10-rounds per magazine, but

unlimited number of mags. Classes will be stock, open and revolver. $5 per gun. This match is a good way to

practice your mag changes/reloads! This will be a timed event. Any questions call Bryan at 978-828-7387.

As always we are always on the lookout for new Range Officers. If you would be interested, please contact

Jamieson Wicks @ 508-574-3881. We are a volunteer club so the more help the better. And the more help we

have – the more we can open the range.

Skeet Range – No report.

Trap Range

Danvers Fish & Game Trap held its Thanksgiving Shoot on Sunday November 13, 2016. Many Trap shooters showed up to shoot the Lucky Bird for a chance to win a Turkey. All you had to do was hit the white bird when it came out on your turn to shoot. We also had many shooters shooting the High Gun Shoot, 2-shots on every station and the one with the most birds ‘hit’ won. Over 75 shooters showed up and had a great time!

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A Special Thanks goes out to Jamie Zarella for preparing the great turkey lunch enjoyed by all! Thanks to all the member volunteers who planned and made this event happen! See you at the Christmas Shoot!

2016 Trap Christmas Shoot! Save the Date!

The Christmas Shoot will take place on Sunday, December 11, 2016 starting promptly at 0900!

Trap Breakfast!

The Trap House Breakfast Crew Murph & Tom are cooking breakfast on Saturday & Sunday mornings from 7:15 to 8:30 AM. Come on Down to the Trap House and have breakfast with the group!

Happy Holiday’s! – Trap Committee

Trout Pond – No report.

Special Events

CHILDRENS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 12pm to 4pm

The party is open from newborn to 10-years old and the children must be a close relative of the member.

PLEASE CALL (617)-884-5493. Leave your phone number, how many children are attending with you, with the age and sex of each child attending. This info is needed to buy their gifts. Please CALL by DECEMBER 6th!

Donations of prepared dessert would be greatly appreciated. (Nut free please!)

CHRISTMAS DONATION DRAWING

The Christmas Donation Drawing will be drawn at the beginning of the General Meeting on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Entry into the drawing will be a $10.00 donation. Anyone can enter as

many times as he or she wants to and one entry will be made in their name for each $10.00 donated.

First place winner gets 25% of gross

Second place winner gets 10% of gross

Third place winner gets 5% of gross

There two ways to enter, mail a check payable to Danvers Fish & Game Club, Inc. to:

DANVERS FISH AND GAME CLUB

20 Birch Road

Danvers, MA 01949

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Or drop off your check at Vice President’s mail box inside the main club house, to the right of the front doors.

The deadline for ‘mailing’ in donations is Thursday, December 1st 2016

The proceeds help pay for the Children’s Christmas party, the annual Club Member Shoot and other house committee events.

Thank you for your support!

Manny Strassburger, DF&G Vice President