General Meeting Dates:
Our general membership meetings are held in October, with
our annual meeting held in December.
General Meeting Dates:
• October 5, 2009
• December 7, 2009
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.
2009 Trap Range Schedule:
November 14 & 15, 2009 - Thanksgiving Meat Shoot
December 5 & 6, 2009 - Christmas Meat Shoot
2010 Trap Range Schedule:
March 13 & 14, 2010 Easter Meat Shoot
April 10 & 11, 2010 PITA California Series Shoot
June 12 & 13, 2010 PITA Registered Shoot
September 25 & 26, 2010 PITA California Series Shoot
November 13 & 14, 2010 Thanksgiving Meat Shoot
December 4 & 5, 2010 Christmas Shoot
Fund Raisers for 2010:
January 26, 2010 Annual Banquet Held at Cold Springs Country Club.
August 8, 2010 Annual Picnic Held at High Hill Ranch.
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
I want to thank each and every one of you for your support
of the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club. It is because of your support that we are
able to provide to members, the public and law enforcement a safe and
controlled place to shoot. 2009 has been
and continues to be a very active year for the club with many shoots bringing many
shooters from all over the state to shoot at our facility. Again, thank you to
all the Range Officers for running the shoots and making our club a safe and accident
free range.
The Board of Director has once again addressed the issue of
the expense to produce the printed and mailed newsletter every month. In order
to keep costs down so that we can best use our funds for the operation and maintenance
of our facility we have decided to reduce the USPS mailed newsletter to only
once a quarter but still produce an eNews every month. From this month going forward
the paper newsletter will only go out in December, April, July and October. Please encourage everyone to sign up for our
eNews by going to our web site and sign up.
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 upcoming
election in December.
Anyone wishing to run may write up a 75 word statement
that will be published in the next 2 newsletters. Notice of General Meeting:
The general meeting of the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club will be held on Monday October 5, 2009 (7 pm) At the Placerville Senior Center. 937 Spring Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Map to Senior Center:
Annual Banquet!
Our annual banquet date has been set. Tuesday January 26, 2010. Please mark the date down on your calendar. We will be providing more information next month. Also if you have any prize donations please let me know. This is our major fund raiser and most important event of the year.
California legislation: Always check The NRA Members' Councils of California web page for up-to-date information. http://www.calnra.com/legs.shtml
Placerville Preschool Fund Raiser:
Don't forget to support the fund raiser for the Placerville Pre Schoolers on Sunday October 4, 2009 at the trap range. The club helps support our community by hosting a meat/prize shoot at the trap range.
Fall Back November 1st!
On Sunday, November 1 (the first Sunday in November) at 2 a.m., Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States. This is the second year that Daylight Saving Time is four weeks longer due to the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005. The Act, which extends Daylight Saving Time by four weeks from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, is expected to save 10,000 barrels of oil each day through reduced use of power by businesses during daylight hours.
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 91 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:
Did you know that we have RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication) on our web site that provides a quick and convenient way to receive the latest NRA-ILA information. Click Here to see the latest information.
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 and returning members. We really
appreciate your support and hope you will take advantage of all we have to
offer.
As if we didn’t have enough to offer to entice new members
check this out! We are now accepting applications for 2010. This means a new
member gets the balance of year 2009 added onto their membership at no
additional cost. With an offer like this you have nothing to lose but another
day at the range!
This is also a good time to figure out who is deserving of a
membership for Christmas. And it is always a great gift for any occasion.
I am happy to report that membership is up about 20% over
this time last year. This is impressive given the state of the economy, the
high cost of ammunition etc. On the other hand we also know it is likely a
result of the times. It seems everyday we learn of another bill being
introduced that aims to further erode our rights. Thankfully many of you are
voicing your opinions and letting our representatives know we are not going to
stand for them playing politics with our rights any longer. We must keep voicing
our opinions, not just to maintain what rights we have left but to regain those
we have lost. Regarding current and new bills please tell everyone you know who
supports our rights and still believes in the Constitution to call, write or
email their representatives and be heard.
For questions, comments or input email me: jim@4sdr.com
Thank you for your time and
efforts,
Jim DePiazzy
Membership
2010 Memberships Available NOW!
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!"
P.L.I.N.K.
THANK YOU ALL
This is what 21 Please Leave It Klean Forest Service Volunteers were doing while our govt. "friends" were putting up
"No Shooting " signs on Cable Road.
We pulled out the shot up car so you can get the Sheriff to remove it easily.
If you email us your Closure Order, etc. we will put it in our www.eldoradorodandgun.com newsletter to 500 local members.
Steve
To find out about our next circus email NRAPLINK@COMCAST.NET or phone me at (530) 620-3946
Steve Morgan
REMINDER!The El Dorado Rod & Gun Club has always been proud to
help support our youth. Rifle or Pistol
Range fees for under age
18 are only $2. (except Defensive Pistol). Today’s youth is our future and it
is our responsibility to share our sport, pass on the traditions this great
country was founded on and keep them safe in the process. Where would we be
today if our parents had not taught us? Probably not reading a newsletter from
a Gun Club!!
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.
Sam and Terry Klaczko (The Buckstop) will be hosting the following gun shows during the remainder of 2009:
Placerville Fairgrounds - October 10-11
Angels Camp - November 21-22
Woodland - December 5-6
Please mark your calendar...
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
We are asking for contractors to bid on painting pistol & rifle benches, sheds, and five shipping containers, especially the rusting roofs.
This is beyond what we can expect of any volunteer work party.
Just a reminder that you are subscribed to the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club eNewsletter. We hope that you find this newsletter informational and are enjoying the enhancements that we have made. These enhancements allows us to track delivery of our newsletters, better handle bounced email, allow online newsletter subscribe, unsubscribe, forward and profile update. This also allows us to have an online subscriber link. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and family. Again thank you for your support of the El Dorado Rod & Gun Club.
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.
Home Page | Calendar | P.L.I.N.K. | Membership | Contact
El Dorado Rod & Gun Club
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.
Home Page | Calendar | P.L.I.N.K. | Membership | Contact
President’s Report
Fall Back November 1st!
USPS vs. eMail: 
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.
We are asking for contractors to bid on painting pistol & rifle benches, sheds, and five shipping containers, especially the rusting roofs. 