Contact Us:
(530) 672-3330 Voice Mail
(530) 651-3012 Rifle / Pistol
(530) 503-9280 Trap Range
Range Location:
5941 Union Mine Road
El Dorado, CA 95623
Mail: P.O. Box 99, Placerville, CA 95667
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.
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
We are in the heat of the summer and there is a lot going on at the club. You will notice that this is a two month newsletter, July and August. I’m going to be out of state most of the month of July so I won’t be able to product a newsletter for August, so here you have it, two months in one!
The most important event coming up will be our club picnic.
Sunday August 9, 2009 held at High Hill Ranch in Camino. Please start arriving around noon, we eat at 1pm and the fun goes to 4pm. The price for the lunch is just $8.00 for adults, 4.00 for children, collected at the picnic.
Our main prize this year is our Second Amendment Gun, a Springfield Armory 1911- A1. Tickets for the raffle are available from all officers and directors of the club. Also from Letty at the Mountain Democrat, Monday – Friday between 10am and 3pm, you can reach her at 530-409-3006.
You need not be present to win. Main prize tickets are $5.00 each, so buy as many as you can to help support the club. Tickets will be available to purchase at the picnic too. We have many other great prizes that we will be raffling off at the picnic so be sure to attend.
If you are planning on attending the picnic we are asking people with last names beginning with A through K to please bring a dessert. People with last names beginning with L through Z please bring a salad.
The annual picnic is one of two main fund raisers for the club, the other being our Annual Banquet Dinner. I can’t stress enough how important it to have your support at these events. We have many great plans for our range and without these fund raisers we can’t move forward and make the improvements that we all would like to see at the range. So please support our club buying tickets for the main prize and by attending the picnic and enjoying the company of others who support the cause that you find important, the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club.
Hope to see you August 9, at High Hill Ranch for an enjoyable time. For more information go to our web site @ www.eldoradorodandgun.com.
California legislation: Always check The NRA Members' Councils of California web page for up-to-date informaion. http://www.calnra.com/legs.shtml Enforce the laws that we already have, don’t accept more legislation imposed on the back of honest gun owners, and don’t compromise with your second amendment rights.
Just my opinion, Rob Charny
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 89 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.
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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
USPS vs. eMail:
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 this eNews to friends and family, just click on the link forward at the bottom of the page.
RSS Feeds:
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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.
Membership:
Welcome to all of our new members. We really appreciate your support and hope you will take advantage of all we have to offer.
Well summer is here and we hope you are able to spend some well deserved time with your family and friends. Don’t forget to make the range part of your quality time with them. Even with the price of ammunition these days it is still cheaper than a day at an amusement park. Really what would you rather do……….Amusement Park or Range??
OK, well do both and everyone is happy! Take some time out to pass on your safe gun handling skills to those who can benefit from it. Make your membership count and help us all by making a difference.
Through your support we can and will grow to be even better. Please share your experiences and be on the lookout for new members. It is amazing how many people do not know we are here or just forgot over the years! Remember to have them put your name on as a sponsor.
Cost of membership vs. cost of freedom, return on investment is priceless!
For questions, comments or input email me: jim@4sdr.com
Without membership support we would just be targets!
Thank you for your time and efforts,
Jim DePiazzy - Membership Chairman
On-Line Memberships:
Why not join or 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!"
Kirby Root has been running the rifle or pistol range on every Thursday for over 10 years. With the upcoming availability of Wednesdays he is making some changes. Effective August, he is going to run the pistol range on the first Wednesday and the rifle range on the third Wednesday. He will be the RSO for two events per month instead of four, which will free up some time for him to practice more seriously for his cowboy shooting. He would no longer run any ranges on Thursdays.
So thank you Kirby for all your hard work and thank you for your continued support. We need RSO’s. If you’re interested in running the range and helping out the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club please contact Rob Charny. FUN 3 - GUN SHOOT:
A fun 3 - Gun (multi gun) shoot was held on Sunday May 31 with fifteen shooters participating. Weather was good. A good time was held by all. Thanks to Alec Libante, Jay Rotenberg, Ernie Rice and Duane Chinnow for designing and setting up stages.
Thanks to Duane Chinnow for publishing the announcement and for tabulating the results.
The next multi gun shoot will be held on Sunday August 30th with set up on Saturday August 29th.
Defensive Pistol shoots are held on the fourth Saturday of the month. Be there by 8:00 am. Activities start at 9:00 am.
Call John L. for more information (530) 676-1199, leave message. From John Rice our junior pistol range officer:
Attention defensive pistol shooters, and all
shooters who would like to practice action pistol, junior action pistol meets
the second and third Saturday of each month and is open to all ages. Dan Rice,
one of our juniors just came back from the Carson Steel Shoot took first place
in the team shoot and second place in B Class.I hope to see you there. Range Fees at the Rifle/Pistol Range $5.00 for members and $10.00 for Non-Members
P.L.I.N.K.
This is what Doug Becker and Jake Ehrlich cleaned up off of Plum Creek Road. Rick Ferdon got an even taller load of illegal dumping. Pat Couch, Ray Engler, Mike McKeand, assisted by Ed Dunn, Gary Heitmeyer, Randy and Dane Kolbo, and myself hauled smaller loads to the dump.
Meanwhile down behind Pacific House at the blown up Blair Bridge Site it took Phil Weidman and Douglas Riccarelli in their rock crawlers with Dick Maynard, and Gregg Plourde, and Mac Mc Farland to four wheel giant loads up the grade to overflow a trailer that Becker built. They found another illegal dump requiring AWD's that we will do later.
At the same time Stan Cartwright & Marian Garric led Bob & Norma Peterson, Mearle Thompson, and Greg & Tim Carlson off to clean up Blue Gouge Mill Site shooting area.
Cathy Morgan did some independent scouting. I stole her lunch.
This was too confusing but rewarding. I should have better separated the convoys and sent more help into Blue Gouge, etc. So far our dump receipts total $186.65 Phil's load got in free with recyclables. Peterson donated his voucher saving $ 25.73 You all should be very proud of yourselves.
Maybe our next Please Leave It NRA Klean Sunday July 19 will give you some places for target practice.
THANK YOU !
To find out about our next circus email NRAPLINK@COMCAST.NET or phone me at (530) 620-3946
Steve Morgan
Duck Decoys: Mallard, 30 ea, Teal, 5 ea, Pintail, 11 ea; All for $200
Gun Safe: Fort Knox; Maverick Series Model #6637; Fire Protection $1900. Call for more details.
Clinton Air Cooled Outboard engine; Model J-9; $350 `
Mossberg model 9200 12 ga. $400
Ruger Ranch Mini 14; blued with wood stock, Simmons 4x Scope with flip up caps; $575
hk USP 45 (45acp) $900
S&W model 686 - plus. Seven shot. 357 mag. With NRA commerative medallion on stock. NIB. $500
Remington model #5, Bolt Action. 22 Magnum. NRA Lo Go in brown laminated wood stock. NIB. $500
Savage Mark II Bolt Action. 22 Long Rifle only. NIB $150
John L. (530) 676-1199
leave message.
One of our sponsors Cal.net has provided the club with wireless internet access. So we now have a Wi-Fi hotspot available at the trap range. So if you need to get out of the house and want to bring your laptop to do some work you can come out to the trap range and enjoy high speed internet access.
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. 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
Officers:
President:
Rob Charny
Vice President:
Howard Holzer
Secretary:
Letty Baumgardner
Treasurer:
Bob Conover
Directors:
Terms
Doug Becker
2011
Ken Arwood
2011
Karen Beckman
2011
Bob Pomeroy
2010
Keith Murray
2010
Bob Howard
2010
Marshall Seaborn
2009
Robert Hancock
2009
Simon Russell
2009
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Public Welcome — Range fees discounted through club membership. Call (530) 672-3330, or any event chairman for shoot and/or membership information.
Our club has the following objectives:
To provide information and education to members and interested citizens regarding the safe and responsible use of firearms.
To promote conservation of fish and wildlife, habitat, and related resources.
To provide a safe, controlled environment for the recreational use of firearms.
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President’s Report
You need not be present to win. Main prize tickets are $5.00 each, so buy as many as you can to help support the club. Tickets will be available to purchase at the picnic too. We have many other great prizes that we will be raffling off at the picnic so be sure to attend.
Membership:
Rick Ferdon got an even taller load of illegal dumping. Pat Couch, Ray Engler, Mike McKeand, assisted by Ed Dunn, Gary Heitmeyer, Randy and Dane Kolbo, and myself hauled smaller loads to the dump.
Duck Decoys: Mallard, 30 ea, Teal, 5 ea, Pintail, 11 ea; All for $200 
One of our sponsors Cal.net has provided the club with wireless internet access. So we now have a Wi-Fi hotspot available at the trap range. So if you need to get out of the house and want to bring your laptop to do some work you can come out to the trap range and enjoy high speed internet access.
