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Click Here for the January Calendar.

The 2009 Trap Range Schedule is now available. Click Here to see the schedule

Businesses that support our club. Please support those businesses that help provide service and support to the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club. Click Here for the sponsors page.

President’s Report:

Our annual banquet and fund raiser will be held on January 20, 2009. Get your tickets NOW before it's too late!

This is a very important fund raiser for our club. I hope you can attend our banquet and help support our club.  We are holding the number of guests to our banquet to 175, so plan on purchasing tickets now before their all gone. Dinner Tickets are $35.00 each or $60.00 per couple

Dinner will be held at the Cold Springs Country Club in Placerville, California.
January 20, 2009 - Cocktails start at 5:30pm - Dinner at 6:30 - Raffles and Auction at 7:30.  We have a number of great prizes and other guns to raffle off at the dinner so make sure to attend.

Click here to purchase tickets and find out more about our banquet

El Dorado Rod & Gun Club Gun of the Year!
Only a limited number of tickets are available for his outstanding shotgun

Click Here for more information

Only $10.00
Per Ticket!

Only a limited number of tickets are available for this outstanding shotgun and the gun will be raffled off at our annual banquet January 20, 2009

The Browning 425 American Sporter Gold comes with a Grade IV engraving pattern on a "coin finish" receiver. The receiver features exquisite images of pheasant, duck and quail enhanced in gold relief.

Donated by Mike Murray. All Proceeds go to the club for road and trap range maintenance.

The dark American walnut stock has satin oil finished that enhances the fine grain of the high grade wood. The 12 Gauge stock has a palm swell as well this is a great opportunity to own a fine American Sporter Over/Under 12Ga shotgun.

Contribute to your newsletter:
We are in need of articles from our members to fill our newsletter with news that we can all enjoy or relate to. If you have any suggestions or comments on our newsletter we would love to hear from you. Articles can be submitted by eMail to news@edrgc.org or lettyb@directcon.net or by mailing to the club at P.O. Box 99, Placerville, CA. 95667.

Just a note: I have produced over 80 newsletters since I took over being president in 2001. I need your help, I need more material to add to the newsletter. Please consider sending me articles that I might add to our newsletter.

WWW...
Have you visited our club web site? you can see everything printed in the newsletter plus more information at the club web site 7 to 10 days before you receive it in the mail.

Board of Directors Meeting
Our monthly board meetings are held on the third Monday of each month, club house at the trap range 6pm. To be placed on the agenda for either of these meetings, or for further information, call (530) 672-3330 or Email: news@edrgc.org

Quote:

An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves.

Stay Strong, Stay Vigilant, God Bless America

Rob Charny, President
El Dorado Rod & Gun Club

An armed man is a citizen; an unarmed man is a subject.

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2009 Memberships Are Now Due...

All annual memberships are now due soon, why not renew now via our web site using your credit card.

Membership Fees are:

One Year: $45.00
One Year (age 65+): $25.00
Five Year: $200.00
Life Membership: $400.00

We have the ability for you to pay for your membership with a credit card via our web site using PayPal. Click here for details.

When you send in your dues with a check please remember to send in your membership application too. This helps us to keep all contact information current. You can find applications on our web site and at the range. Please fill out the membership application (in full) and return to us ASAP so you won’t miss out on all the exciting information you get from "The Powder Keg!"

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Junior action pistol shooters are up and running!

Since September, the Junior Action Pistol group has been meeting the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at the range. Our current group of four junior shooters are learning safe shooting and the rules and regulations of the USPSA. By the time you read this newsletter, they will have shot in their first USPSA match!

For shooters without any previous experience in action shooting, a new class will be starting on February 14th, 2009. Experienced shooters can join the group at any time. For more information on the Junior action pistol shooters, contact John Rice at 530-644-1865, or jrshooters@comcast.net.

Thank you and let me know if you have any questions regarding this information!

John  Rice

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Join the NRA here and help the club.

Are you an NRA member? Would you like to join or renew and help the club at the same time? Click here and go to the NRA online signup site.  Every time you join or renew the club gets a small donation from the NRA and every little bit helps the club. You also help support the organization that supports our firearm rights, the NRA.

Notice to all Range Safety Officers:

• Please remember to carry membership applications with you. We are now getting near renewal time so this would be a good opportunity for you to get renewals and new members. Remember if you get a new member to allow them to shoot at no-fee for the day.
• Please print out the current month’s calendar and post at the pistol / rifle ranges. This is very helpful to shooters to have a calendar available at the range. Also remember that the calendar and newsletter are always available on our web site: www.eldoradorodandgun.com

2009 Officers and Directors

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