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September 13 & 14 California State Wobble Trap Shoot |
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September 13 & 14 California State Wobble Trap Shoot | |
October 18 & 19 Wobbles Trap Makeup shoot |
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December 7, 2008 Registered Wobble shoot |
 November
8 & 9 Thanksgiving meat prize shoot.
December
13 & 14 Christmas prize meat shoot.
General Meeting Dates:
Our general membership meetings are held in October, with our annual
meeting held in December.
General Meeting Dates:
• October 6, 2008
• December 1, 2008
Board of Directors Meetings:
Our monthly board meetings are held on the third Monday of each month,
club house at the trap range 6pm.
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AND THE NOMINATION GOES TOO?
Would you like to be an officer or director of the El Dorado Rod &
Gun Club?
Nominations will open in October for the up coming election in
December.
Anyone wishing to run may write up a 75 word statement that will be
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Rifle/Pistol Range:
(530) 651-3012
Trap Range:
(530) 651-3017
Club Message Number:
(530) 672-3330
Public Welcome — Range fees discounted through club membership.
Call (530) 672-3330, or any event chairman for shoot and/or
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of our sponsors Sierra Advantage 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.
National Anthem:
For those who are unaware,
the National Anthem is played before every movie in military
theaters, in the U.S. and abroad.
From a Chaplain in
Iraq:
I recently attended a showing of "Superman 3,"
here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for
movies, as well as memorial services and other large
gatherings.
As is the custom back in the States, we
stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem
began before the main feature.
All was going as
planned until about three-quarters of the way through The
National Anthem - the music stopped.
Now, what would
happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in
the States?
I imagine there would be hoots,
catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments; and everyone would
sit down and call for a movie. Of course, that is, if they
had stood for the National Anthem in the first place.
Here, the 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention,
eyes fixed forward.
The music began again. The
Soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. And again,
at the same point, the music stopped.
What would you
expect to happen?
Even here I would imagine
laughter, as everyone finally sat down and expected the
movie to start.
But here, you could have heard a pin
drop. Every Soldier continued to stand at attention.
Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly
the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers,
finishing where the recording left off:
"And the
rockets’ red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof
through the night That our flag was still there. Oh, say
does that Star - Spangled Banner yet wave, O'er the land of
the free And the home of the brave?"
It was the most
inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq. I wanted you to
know what kind of soldiers are serving you here. Remember
them as they fight for you!
Pass this along as a
reminder to others to be ever in prayer for all our soldiers
serving us here at home and abroad. For many have already
paid the ultimate price....
Written by Chaplain Jim
Higgins on 5/14/07 LSA Anaconda is at the Balad Airport in
Iraq, north of Baghdad.
Zen Rules of Life & Sarcasm
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk
ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me
either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.
2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan
belt and leaky tire.
3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to
steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you
can't be promoted.
5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone
else.
6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a
couple of car payments.
8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in
their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a
mile away and you have their shoes.
9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is probably not
for you.
10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him
how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all
day.
11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
it was probably a wise investment.
12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember
anything.
13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the
windshield.
14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in
half and put it back in your pocket.
16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
17. Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and a
dark side, and it holds the universe together.
18. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither
one works.
19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your
lips are moving.
20. Experience is something you don't get until just after
you need it.
21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
22. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and
a laxative on the same night.
The
Horse Raffle:
Young Chuck, moved to Montana and bought a horse from a
farmer for $100.00.
The
farmer agreed to deliver the horse the next day. The next
day he drove up and
said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the horse died.
'Chuck replied,
'Well, then just give me my money back.'The farmer said,
'Can't do that. I
went and spent it already.
'Chuck said, 'Ok, then,
just bring me the
dead horse.'The Farmer asked, 'What ya gonna do with
him?
Chuck said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.'The
farmer said, 'You can't raffle off a dead horse!'
Chuck said, 'Sure I
can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.
'A month later, the
farmer met up with Chuck and asked, 'What happened with that
dead horse?
'Chuck said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two
dollars a
piece and made a net profit of $898.00
.'The farmer
said, 'Didn't anyone
complain?'
Chuck said, 'Just the guy who won. So I
gave him his two dollars
back.'
Maybe a way to raise money for the gun club??
 Notice
to all Range Safety Officers. (RSO)
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We have a few items for this month.
1. It has come
to the attention of the BOD that additional paper targets
are being given out to shooters without compensation to the
club. Please remember that the shooters range fee includes
ONE paper target. All additional paper targets are $0.50
each.
2. Trash is being placed in the blue barrels,
these barrels are props for actions pistol and cowboy
shooting and are not trash receptacles. Please place trash
in proper cans. Additionally it would be nice to have a few
more trash cans, so if you have an extra can that you’re not
using the range could sure could. Also don’t forget that if
you have room please take a bag of trash with you to help
the club.
3. 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.
4. 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
Labor Day September 1, 2008
"The day for which the toilers in past centuries looked
forward, when their rights and their wrongs would be
discussed ... that the workers of our day may not only lay
down their tools of labor for a holiday, but upon which they
may touch shoulders in marching phalanx and feel the
stronger for it."
These are the words and vision of
Labor Day spoken by Samuel Gompers, the first president of
the American Federation of Labor. Now, more than 100 years
later, Labor Day is celebrated as the last long weekend of
summer rather than a day for political organizing. In the
early 1950s, 40 percent of all American workers belonged to
a union. According to the Department of Labor, that number
has dwindled to less than 15 percent today.
The
Central Labor Union of New York sponsored the first Labor
Day parade on Sept. 5, 1882, in which more than 10,000
people marched. The movement gathered momentum, and in 1894
President Grover Cleveland signed a bill to make Labor Day a
national holiday.
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In my opinion:
It
has been the unspoken policy of the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club to not
discuss political issues within the newsletter. I can no longer support
that policy. I have to speak my mind in regards to our upcoming election
for President of the United States.
Now that Senator Obama has chosen his running mate Democrat Senior
Senator Joe Biden we now have a very anti 2nd amendment ticket. I have
decided to focus on only one issue this election, that being the
ownership of firearms and our right under the 2nd amendment as
reaffirmed this year by the supreme court of the United States to own
and posses firearms for our protection.
I spent some time on the internet reading about Senator Biden’s record
on firearms issues. And not to my surprise he has a record in the Senate
of voting for every anti-gun bill set before him. My research shows the
following about Joe Biden and Gun Control.
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Voted to Keep assault weapons ban; and close the so-called gun show
loophole.
- Voted
NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
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Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun
violence.
- Voted
YES on background checks at gun shows.
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Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations.
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Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows.
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Voted NO on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger
locks.
- Rated F by
the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record.
Just take a look at this quote from Senator Biden:
“I'm the guy that originally wrote the assault weapons ban that became
law. Then we got defeated. Then Diane Feinstein sent to town on it and
did a great job. Look, we should be working with law enforcement right
now to make sure we protect people against people who are not capable of
knowing what to do with a gun because they are either mentally
imbalanced and/or because they have a criminal record.”
During the democratic debates, before Obama became their candidate there
wasn’t one democratic candidate that stepped up to defend gun owners.
Biden led the charge showing that he is a true anti-gunner and that the
Democrats remain the party of gun-grabbers. He views gun owners as
crackpots and nut jobs and treat the Second Amendment as a nuisance to
be circumvented and cured.
I
think this quote from the Nation Review says it best.
“A recent Gallup Poll showed that roughly one in three Americans who
live in the Midwest and South owns a gun; 27 percent of independents and
23 percent of Democrats identify themselves as gun owners. A majority
use their weapons for crime prevention. Who in the Democrat Party speaks
for them? Are the majority of women gun owners who own a gun for
self-defense “mentally imbalanced,” too?”
Yes I have drawn a line, have I over stepped it? I don’t know, but I
just can’t stand by and see the 2nd amendment battered and thrown about.
So now I’m practicing the 1st amendment, my right to free speech.
Rob Charny.
Annual Club Picnic a Great Success and Good Time!
Our annual Picnic was a great success and I want to thank everyone who
attended, helped and donated prizes.  It
was great to see everyone at our family event. A big thank you goes to:
Keith Murray, Doug Becker, Richard Hosking, Bob Howard, Larry Ward, Bob
Conover, Letty Baumgardner, Bob Hancock, Howard Holzer, Dave Smythe, and
anyone I may have forgotten for all the hard work.
The winner of the Escort Shotgun was Doug Becker and the winner of the
GPS was Dave Smythe.
From John Cory ARA Chairman & RSO I
have canceled all the remaining ARA Matches for 2008 due to poor
attendance. I have notified ARA of this decision and all the
regular
shooters at our matches. I will keep
the Rifle Range open on the 2nd Sunday as shown in the general schedule
from 9 to Noon. I would like to continue this
plus my normal 1st
Thursday. I will re-evaluate these
bench rest matches next year to see if we
have enough interest.
From Don Firanzi:
Rob, I
would like to put a thank you , for attending my sons service in the
news letter
My family , Brother Jim Firanzi and daughters Gail
Dunstan and Jill Jacobs would like to thank everyone that attended , and
those that couldn't attend my sons funeral service Aug. 3rd.
It was very thoughtful and comforting to know that most of you didn't
know my son , came to show your respect for us.
El Dorado Rod and
Gun Club isn't just a Gun Club "it's a family"
God Bless all of
you,
DON FIRANZI
From the top of the range - Trap Information...
Wobbles Trap Shoots:
• The California State Wobbles Trap
shoot will be held on September 13 & 14, 2008. Signups start a 8am we
shoot a 9am.
• The makeup Registered Wobbles shoot will be October
18 & 19, starting at 9am.
• The last Wobbles shoot of the year will
be held on December 7, 2008.
As
usual we need volunteers to help run and cook. So please let me know how
you are able to help.
Meat Shoots:
• The Thanksgiving meat shoot will be held
November 8 & 9, 2008
• The Christmas meat shoot will be held on
December 14 & 14, 2008
Looking at Next Year’s PITA schedule held at our range:
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April 4 & 5, 2009 – CA Series Shoot
• June 13 & 14, 2009 – CA Series
Shoot
• September 26 & 27, 2009
We will need a lot of help for these shoots so please let me know if
you’re able to help.
We’ll be preparing the balance of 2009 shoot dates soon and will of
course post them on our web site.
Stay Strong, Stay Vigilant, God Bless America 
Rob Charny, President
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P.L.I.N.K. = Please Leave It NRA Kleen
Your National Forest - USE IT OR LOSE IT
A program by members of the El Dorado Rod and Gun Club
Next PLINK - Meet at Pollock Pines 9am Sept. 21, 2008.
From the Mountain Democrat:
PLINKers pluck trash out of the forest
By Noel Stack | City editor Mountain Democrat
August 14, 2008
It’s mid-morning Saturday and a dozen members of Please Leave It NRA
Klean have found their first challenge — about 50 tires illegally dumped
in a wooded area owned by Sierra Pacific Industries off Park Creek Road.
“You wonder where it all comes from,” said Doug Becker, 73, of
Placerville.
“I think I’d like to have been up there with a
camera,” he added, pointing to a nearby tree overlooking the dump site.
A PLINKer for several years, Becker adjusted his gloves and headed back
to the trailer to help load more tires of varying sizes. One tire still
had a piece of the axle attached, adding to its weight.
The men
joked about taking a part-time job with Les Schwab Tires while they
worked and got a great laugh when one member pulled a rather dingy
brassiere out of the pine needles on the forest floor. They also found
an old typewriter, coffee cups and parts of a vacuum.
Not 20 feet
away from this make-shift dump two signs conveyed a message that went
unheard at some time.
“Not a dump,” blue spray paint warns.
“No dumping,” a yellow sign agrees.
“There is a certain
population that takes care of things and a certain population that
ignores the rules,” said PLINKer Phil Weidman, 72, as he surveyed the
area for more garbage.
Cleaning up what’s left behind is a public
service, the Pollock Pines resident said of his work with PLINK, a
program by members of the El Dorado Rod and Gun Club that has cleaned
trash out of the forest for about 12 years. In that time, Weidman added,
other groups have also become involved in protecting the forests and
keeping areas open that would otherwise be closed because of the
disrespecting people who left trash behind.
“It’s kind of
catching on,” he said.
PLINKer Stan Cartwright, 51, of
Placerville said he went shooting in an area once and found a note that
read, “This place cleaned up by an ex PLINKer.”
Cognizant of his
impact, Cartwright said he always takes the time to pick up garbage when
he’s out enjoying the forest.
“I’m here. It’s on the ground so I
might as well,” Cartwright said.
It’s this attitude and
camaraderie that makes PLINK successful, said Steve Morgan, PLINK
leader.
“We don’t want any locked
gates,” he said.
Over the years, Morgan added, PLINKers have
cleaned up everything — ceramic toilets, televisions, trailers and other
vehicles, squatters’ camps and more. The group has encountered some
resistance, Morgan said, explaining that during one clean-up effort the
PLINKers ran into a squatter and her aggressive dog. PLINKer Bill George
tried to walk by but, Morgan said, the dog “nabs him on the butt. We
were successful in getting all these guys not to shoot the dog.”
In addition to the fast grab of that canine’s teeth, Morgan said, “We’ve
had our various cuts and scrapes.”
July’s clean-up day was no
exception with PLINKer Terry Bush, 71. He shrugged at a bleeding elbow
after climbing a tree to remove a lookout at a squatter’s camp at
PLINK’s second clean-up spot.
Someone made a home out of the wall, a few tarps, a loveseat and
additional wood ... and this wasn’t the first time.
“We were here
a year ago,” said Cartwright.
Sifting through the garbage and
carrying it away, PLINKer Marian Garric of Placerville said, “Obviously
somebody does this every year.”
PLINKers filled a truck bed with
all the garbage, leaving the wood behind for another pick-up. With loads
of tires — which Les Schwab took for free, saving taxpayers about $2,000
(the Forest Service reimburses PLINK for dump fees) — and truck loads of
muck, the group had done a full day’s work in a matter of hours but they
all know the mission of PLINK will likely never end.
“We’re so fortunate to have these national forests
in our back yard,” he said.
Sierra Pacific Industries letter thanking Steve Morgan and PLINK for all
the hard work they did in the Park Creek Road Area.
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Membership Fees are:
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Five Year: $200.00
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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!"  2009
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Kirby Root Wins World Title:
 Kirby
Root, also known as Wildroot, earned the World Champion Senior
Gunfighter title at the 27th Annual End of Trail world championship
match of the Single Action Shooting Society. The match was held from
June 17-22 at Founders’ Ranch, near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Single Action Shooting Society, or SASS, promotes the sport called
Cowboy Action ShootingTM. This is a multi-faceted shooting sport in
which contestants compete with firearms typical of those used in the
taming of the Old West: single action revolvers, pistol caliber lever
action rifles and old time shotguns. Shooters shoot at targets in
settings designed to look like old towns, mines, railroads or other old
west scenes. It is a timed sport, with penalties for missing targets.
All contestants dress either in clothes typical of a character or
profession of the late 19th century or like a character from a Hollywood
western. This is the fastest growing shooting sport in the world; SASS
has almost 80,000 members.
Wildroot has been an avid participant in the sport since 2000. Says
Wildroot, “This is a wonderful sport in which I get to act out my
childhood Hopalong Cassidy fantasies. When I begin to take myself too
seriously, I just look in the mirror at this big 65-year old guy wearing
cowboy gear and a big grin.”
Cowboy Action Shooting allows shooters to pick between quite a few
categories. A shooter’s category is determined by criteria such as the
style of shooting, the shooter’s age and costuming rules. Wildroot
competes in the Gunfighter category, which means that when he shoots his
pistols, he has one pistol in each hand and alternates between them.
Most shooters select a style in which they can use both hands to shoot
each pistol, which tends to be faster and doesn’t require learning to
shoot with their “dumb” hand. Wildroot has excelled as a Gunfighter. In
May won the California State Gunfighter title for the fourth time at the
5 Dogs Creek range near Bakersfield. He was 15th overall in a field of
275 shooters. At End of Trail this year, the Senior Gunfighter category
(age 60+) was offered for the first time.
Wildroot’s honorary nephew, 19-year-old Badlands Bud (Steven Rubert)
from Rescue, came very close to winning his second overall world
championship at the End of Trail event. Even with the rifle jam that
lost the match for him, he came in third place overall. Says Bud, “It is
great that Wildroot can be 65 and still goof off and pal around with a
19-year old, and also that we can both help each other get better at the
sport.”
According to Wildroot’s wife, Stephanie or Wild Sarsaparilla, “It has
been a great joy to see Kirby have so much fun and at the same time
watch him get better and better at this sport. He takes his practicing
seriously. A unique aspect of our home décor is the yellow rectangles
and orange circles on the walls that he uses for dry-firing practice.
For the world championships, he knew he would have to shoot into the
sun, so he aimed one of our ceiling lights at his eyes during practice.
For myself, I don’t shoot, but I know a ridiculous amount about guns and
the sport.” Stephanie is best known for yelling, “That’s my baby” when
Wildroot nails a stage.
For more information on SASS, visit www.sassnet.com. There are matches
every weekend in the greater Sacramento area. For more information on
local matches and pictures of local shooters in action, visit
www.californiagunslingers.com. The Hangtown Vigilance Committee that
shoots at the El Dorado Rod and Gun Club is a particularly friendly
venue for new shooters. In addition to two matches a month, they have
informal practice sessions every other Monday. They can help you figure
out your guns, ammunition and other shooting requirements. It is not a
SASS-affiliated club, but they follow most of the SASS rules
(www.eldoradorodandgun.com).
(Attached photo by Nugpot of SASS)
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 Beckman
2009 - Marshall Seaborn,
Robert Hancock, Simon Russell
2010 - Bob Pomeroy, John Lustig, Bob
Howard 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
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Box 99, Placerville, CA. 95667.
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