2008 Annual Club Banquet A Great Success!
On January 22rd the club hosted our 4th Annual
Fundraiser and Banquet. If you didn’t attend this year’s
annual banquet you sure missed a great time. Over 200
guests, members and family attended the dinner. The club
had a number of dignitaries attend the dinner as well.
Joining the festivities Tuesday night were State Senator
Dave Cox, Assemblymen Ted Gaines, Superior Court Judge
Doug Phimister, EID Directors Bill George and George
Osborne, County Supervisor Jack Sweeney, and El Dorado
County Sheriff Jeff Neves and retired sheriff Dick
Pacileo. A big thank you all of our dignitaries for
taking the time to support our club and coming out on a
cold and raining evening, it means a lot to us to have
your support.
The event was held at the Cold
Springs Country Club in Placerville and what a great
location to hold our dinner. We plan on holding our
banquet there again next year.
“Just wanted to tell you how great the banquet was -
honestly, Rob, it was the best - the food was the
best of any group event I've been to in many many
years, the facility was wonderful and parking was so
easy - you guys did a super job - Thanks! –
Marchelle.”
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There were many great prizes, and the food was
wonderful. Thanks to all those that helped set up
the event: Larry & Bev Ward, Si Russell, Doug &
Grace Becker, Bob Hancock, Howard Holzer, Bob
Pomeroy, Karen Beckman, Letty Baumgardner, John
Lustig, Marshall Seaborn & Bob Howard. Not to
mention all the directors and BOD members who helped
sell tickets and those who went out and purchased
the raffle prizes.
A special thank you to
those who so graciously donated to our club, these
are special people and businesses to give in the
face of very difficult times for us all.
C &
H Motor Parts, Café El Dorado, Reese Chambers,
Crystal Basin, Green House Café, Leah Marie
Fashions, Frank Meyer Firearms, Bob Petersen, Bev
Ward, Ward’s Automotive, Wayne’s Locksmith, Mike
Worley, Yubacon, Inc. / Mike Murray.
Also a
special thanks to Frank Meyers Firearms for
supplying the firearms and doing the State and
Federal paper work. Thanks to Larry Ward for
donating the Marlin 1894c, Mike Worley for donating
the Henry rifle and Bev Ward for making all the
baskets.
Lastly we can’t forget Bob Conover
for coming out and continuing to do his part of
keeping us financially straight, what a big job it
is and he does it very well. Thank you Bob!
Winners of our major prizes:
Larry Carsten –
Ruger New Vaquero
Doug Phimister – Ruger Mark
III 22/45
Greg Hart – Ruger M77 Hawkeye Rifle
Sherri Bear – Marlin 1894c Rifle ~ Gun sponsored by
Ward’s Automotive
Keith Murray – Beretta 3901
Target Shotgun
Roger Sindel –
Henry U.S.
Survival rifle ~ Gun sponsored by Michael Worley
Congratulations to All and thanks to everyone who
joined us and helped out. If I have forgotten anyone
please accept my apologies. We hope to see you next
year.
 
Presidents Report:
BUDGET REQUESTS FOR 2008
R.S.O. and committee
chairman should turn in any requests for items to be
included in next year’s budget to Bob Conover, Keith
Murray or Rob Charny by the Board of Directors meeting
in March. Members with any special projects should
submit them by the same time. The Budget for 2008 will
be finalized at the board meeting in March.
Some
times gun owners can make inroads with regards to our
right to own firearms.
San Francisco Gun Ban Struck Down!
CRPA/NRA Effort Helps Bring Big Wins in Court of Appeal
Fullerton, CA - In a unanimous (3-0) decision today, the
California State Court of Appeal in San Francisco
stopped an attempt by the City to adopt the most
restrictive gun ban in the country. The Court ruled that
a San Francisco ordinance that would have banned city
residents from possessing handguns and would have
outlawed the sale of all guns and all ammunition was
preempted by state law. "When it comes to regulating
firearms, local governments are well advised to tread
lightly," the Court ruled.
The ruling
invalidating the ordinance followed a legal challenge to
the ordinance brought by attorneys for the National
Rifle Association (NRA).
"The Court's ruling is
a big win for the law-abiding gun owners in San
Francisco and California," said civil rights lawyer
Chuck Michel, CRPA's Counsel for litigation and Local
Affairs, who represented the NRA in the lawsuit.
Range News:
 Registered
Wobbles Trap Shoot Sunday February 3, 2008. Shooting
starts at 9am. Please come early to sign up. We
shoot rain or shine.
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As most of you know our ranges are run by volunteer
range safety officers. We are fortunate to have a very
dedicated group of members willing to spend their time
running the facility. Next time you’re out at the range
make sure to thank the RSO for their dedication and hard
work.
In 2008 we will see a few changes to the
range calendar. The most visible change will be to the
rifle / pistol range on Mondays. In our continuing
effort to support Law Enforcement we have agreed to
share the lower range with EDSO on two Mondays a month.
This means that Law Enforcement will have exclusive use
of the lower range (rifle/pistol range) on the 1st and
3rd Mondays of each month and the club will have
exclusive use of the lower range on the 2nd, 4th and the
few 5th Mondays.
Make sure to check the club
calendar before you travel to the range to make sure
that it will be available for you to use when you arrive
there.
 Renew
your 2008 Membership today. Now is the time
to renew your membership or become a member. Visit
the club’s web site for more information and to join
online.
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Your 2008 Officers and Directors are:
President: Rob Charny
Vice
Pres: Howard Holzer
Secretary:
Letty Baumgardner
Treasurer:
Bob Conover
Directors:
2008 - Doug Becker, Larry Ward,
Karen Backman
2009 - Marshall Seaborn, Robert
Hancock, Simon Russell
2010 - Bob Pomeroy, John
Lustig, Bob Howard
Make sure you look over the club calendar for a
current listing of club activities, date and times
of events and contact information.
Where were you?
We missed you at our last general meeting. Why don't you
plan on joining us on February 4, 7pm for our next
general meeting? Our general membership meeting is held
at 7pm, at the Senior Center (937 Spring St.), in
Placerville.
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@megapathdsl.net or by mailing to the
club at P.O. Box 99, Placerville, CA. 95667.
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.
Quote:
The
individual has always had to struggle to keep from
being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you
will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But
no price is too high to pay for the privilege of
owning yourself. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche German
philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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Stay Strong, Stay Vigilant, God Bless America.
Rob Charny, President |
Just a reminder that you are subscribed to the
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Please feel free to forward this newsletter to friends
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El Dorado Rod & Gun Club. |
Gun Show in February at the County fair Grounds
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Range Calendar |
GUN SHOW Saturday February 23, 2008 (9 am - 5
pm) Sunday February 24, 2008 (9 am - 3 pm)
El Dorado County Fair Grounds 100 Placerville
Drive Placerville, CA 95667
Old West
Items , Fort Knox Gun Safes, Hundreds of
Firearms, Buyers & Sellers on Hand. Bring a Gun
to Sell or Trade. Free Appraisals of Firearms
Knives – Scopes – Binoculars FFL Transfers
Available on Site. Ammo & Other Gun Related
Items Pistols – Rifles – Shotguns –
Collectables.
Sponsored by Sam & Terri
Kloczko THE BUCK STOP 672 Pleasant Valley Road
Diamond Springs, CA 95619 For More Information
Call (530) 622-9486
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Memberships Available On Our WEB Site! |
Club Phone Numbers: |  All
memberships are due in January, why not renew
now via our web page using your credit card.
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 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!" |
Rifle/Pistol Range:
(530) 651-3012
Trap Range:
(530) 651-3017
Club Message Number:
(530) 672-3330 |
2008 Meeting dates, Next Meeting February 4, 08
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Join The NRA
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General Meeting Dates:
 General
Meeting
February 4, 2008
7PM Senior Center
April 7, 2008
June 2, 2008
August 4, 2008
October 6, 2008
December 1, 2008 - Club
Election
General Meetings are held at 7pm, El Dorado
County Senior Center, 937 Spring St.,
Placerville.
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
Do you know a speaker that would like to speak
at our next general meeting? Let us know at
least a month before the next meeting. |
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. |
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P.L.I.N.K report: | |
A cooperative project of the El Dorado NRA ILA
Members Council, the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club, the
National Rifle Association, and the US Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service.
The PLINK crew will be doing general maintenance at
the rifle / pistol ranges this month. Check the
calendar and contact Steve Morgan for more
information about PLINK and to confirm the days that
the crew will be out at the range.
Pictures provided by
Steve Morgan |
2008 Annual Club Banquet Friends and Supporters
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In order to keep our costs down many of you are
getting the newsletter via eMail. I encourage
you to use this way of receiving the newsletter
and calendar to help make sure that we keep the
cost of running the club as low as possible. If
you change your eMail address please let us know
so that there won’t be any disruption in
receiving the eNews. Please feel free to send
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Please save those pellet stove plastic bags for
raking up spent cartridges and shot shells at
PLINK areas, and Gun Club shooting ranges.
They fit perfectly in 5 gallon paint buckets,
and are easier to lift than big black trash bags
that usually burst open.
Just
leave them at the range, or email
NRAPLINK@COMCAST.NET FOR PICK UP.
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