March 2024 Newsletter

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Coeur d'Alene Skeet & Trap Club Newsletter Vol. 3 March 2024





Important info about WINTER LEAGUE shoot offs:

Saturday, March 30th.


A great big, hearty congratulations to the following teams who won Period 2. These teams plus the winners of Period 1 and Period 3 will be competing at the shoot offs on Saturday, March 30th, to see who takes home the team trophies!! Be watching for more results and be aware of your team's qualification. The official list of teams competing in the shoot offs will be available on March 24th.


SKEET: Stick Peddlers
TRAP: JD Automotive
5-STAND: The Six Pistols



Lunch will be available at the shoot offs for $10 per meal.

Congratulations to Greg Wrigley, Ben Higgs and Gale Akers for their reelection to the Board of Directors. Your service is appreciated and valued.

Congratulations to Randy Nelson for shooting his first 100 straight in trap!!!

Congratulations to Gary Farnham for shooting his first 50 straight in skeet!!


Winter League Awards Banquet, Saturday April 13th at the Eagles Club in Hayden. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the clubhouse. Get yours quickly! Drummin' Up BBQ will be catering the dinner. Tickets are $20 each. Alcohol will be served at a no host bar. No outside alcohol is allowed! Bring your tickets to the banquet as there will be door prizes!



OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER:

-Assistance with loading cases of birds into the machine houses.

-Anyone willing to help move cases of birds into the skeet and trap houses would be appreciated. Contact Kory.

-Help with setting up and cleaning up before and after the Winter League banquet. Contact Bill Alf.

-Help with scoring and help loading machines at the ATA shoot scheduled for Sunday, April 28th and June 22nd and 23rd. Contact Kory or Gale Akers. (208)660-2217


If you're interested in any of these opportunities, or have other ways you'd like to help, contact Kory.


Russ Grant and Bill Duhamel for adjusting the machines to reduce target breakage.

Tom Bosenko for his hard work in embossing brass tags to install on trap, skeet and 5 stand machines to help with taking inventory easier. Also for applying identification decals on the clubs shotguns.

Ben Higgs for all his hard work in applying for and obtaining a grant for $7500 for purchase two new MEC 300E 5-stand machines.

Michelle John for her hard work in keeping our social media updated and informed.








THE ATA REGISTERED SHOOT IS COMING QUICKLY! HELP SUPPORT OUR CLUB'S EFFORTS TO HOLD THESE SHOOTS BY PARTICIPATING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE NEVER SHOT A SANCTIONED TRAP SHOOT BEFORE! HERE'S ALL THE INFO:











J.B. Gourmet Grilled Cheese will be at this event providing donuts as well as a variety of delicious grilled cheese sandwiches. 10% of sales will be donated back to the club!


AN ADDITIONAL ATA REGISTERED EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 22-23. MORE SPECIFICS TO COME SOON.


Tickets to the Friends of the NRA banquet are available for purchase. This event sells out quickly. Pre event raffle tickets are available for $10 each. Individual ticket sales as well as tickets for tables are available. Our club has greatly benefited from many NRA grants for equipment. Please support this event to help show our appreciation. Contact Tom Bosenko at tbosenko@outlook.com.


We have recently changed our club status to a 501(c)3 non-profit, which means your charitable contribution of goods or services may be a tax deduction (always check with your tax preparer). Monetary contributions may be made as a general donation or designated to a particular item if desired. Get your donations in for your end of year tax deductions!! Here is a "Wish List" of items the club could use. Thank you for your support and contributions.

Monetary donations
A commercial grade rake for use on the club's tractor to clean up wads and broken birds.

Road base or asphalt grindings for parking area

Gun safe, 24 gun or larger
Wood working for plaques and frames
Voice microphones for shooting fields
Card readers for shooting fields. Allows for the use of digital shooting cards.
Scoring house repairs
Paint
Siding for club house
Forklift for moving pallets of birds and other items
Scissor lift for 5-stand
Clubhouse insulation
Clubhouse furnace/AC upgrade/repair
New furnace ductwork and insulation
Replacement of old rental guns in need of retirement.
Donors that contributed to the club since we changed our status to 501c3 will be receiving tax documentation for their charitable contributions within the next few weeks.

For a list of events happening at the club from now through September, please refer to the club website, cdaskeetandtrap.com and click on the "calendar" link.


Hats with the Club's new logo are available for purchase.

Detailed financial activity information is posted on the club bulletin board for member viewing.

Meetings between the Board of County Commissioners and Idaho Department of Fish and Game representatives are continuing for the purchase of the club's leased property. A recent meeting was held with the airport director on the sale of the club's leased property to Idaho Fish and Game. The director indicated that he was interested in moving the process forward to get the project completed in a timely manner. A new appraisal approved by the FAA is necessary before the sale of the property can take place. There will be a discussion with the Club, Idaho Fish and Game and the airport in the near future to refine the roles and expectations of each party.


New time for month Board meetings is 4 p.m. Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month. Members are encouraged to attend.

"Consistency is its own form of greatness." James Clear

"The goal is not the thing that determines the outcome. It's the process you use to get there. The goal is not sufficient for success on its own." James Clear

"I never lose. I either win, or I learn." Nelson Mandela