Coeur d'Alene Skeet & Trap Club Newsletter Vol. 6 June 2025
Summer League is just around the corner!
July 9th thru August 17th
Sign up begins June 4th. You can shoot whenever you like between July 9th and August 17th. No restrictions on timing of scoring your rounds. An optional mulligan round can be shot to replace your lowest score. You must declare your intention to the front counter to shoot your Mulligan round prior to shooting the round. The results of that round must be accepted though, even if the score is lower than the score that you're replacing!!
Fees: $10 per event
Events offered: Skeet, Trap and Handicap Trap
There will be a BBQ Sunday, August 24th at 1:00 p.m. More info on ticket sales to come. Anyone can purchase a ticket to the BBQ, you don't need to be a shooter to join in on the fun.
Prizes will be awarded on scratch scores for each event based on the Lewis Class system.
The Coeur d'Alene Airport Air Show will be held June 27th and June 28th. Be prepared for very heavy traffic congestion and limited access to the Club as well as the possibility of the need to close the club on Saturday, June 28th.
Shooters Corner
This is a new feature in the newsletter. The intent is to give recognition to shooters who have noteworthy accomplishments within the shooting world. If you have an accomplishment you're excited about, contact Michelle at (208)660-5518 by text or email details to chellthurman@gmail.com.
Stephanie Pestarino
Idaho State Trap Shoot
Singles Championship Lady 1 Resident Champion
High Over All Lady 1 Resident Champion
High All Around Lady 1 Resident
Memorial Lady 1 Handicap Resident Winner
Ian Alapai
Idaho State Youth Championships
Varsity Boys Champion Sporting Clays and Skeet
Varsity Boys 3rd Place Trap
Rhonda Harvitt
Ron Hoppie Memorial Trap Shoot
Lady 2 Singles winner
Lady 2 Handicap winner
Claire Pestarino
Idaho State Youth Championships
Lady Champion Trap
Lady Skeet 2nd place
Caden Rowley
For shooting his first 100 straight in Skeet. Nice job Cayden!
Targets thrown for May 2025:
890 Trap (46%), 635 Skeet (33%), 336 Five Stand (18%),
63 Wobble Skeet (3%).
435 Trap rounds shot for the ATA tournament in April.
Opportunity to win a free shooting card!!
When you complete your 12th round on your shooting cards, turn them into the front desk for entry into a prize drawing. One shooting card prize will be awarded for every 50 cards entered. This drawing will be held monthly at the monthly Board Meeting. You need not be present to win.
June winners are: Brad Pope and Michelle Thurman. Congratulations!!
The Club has been struggling with continued target quality and breakage issues with the White Flyer Blackout targets. In order to continue providing quality targets to our members, guests and for registered shooting events, we need to resolve this issue. Ed Wagner has been researching other target brands. It was decided to purchase a shipment of birds from Eurotarget. The shipment will be sent from Seattle, so there will also be considerable savings in shipping fees. The new shipment should arrive sometime in July. Euro targets are currently being tested on 5-stand.
OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER:
-Volunteers are needed for the upcoming ATA shoot, July 26 and 27th. A sign up sheet is available at the club front counter.
-Anyone willing to help move cases of birds into the skeet and trap houses would be appreciated.
-There are many small tasks that need to be done regarding maintenance and repair, organization, cleaning, weeding, etc. If you have a few hours to donate or even a full day, contact Roger and he can set you up with a task.
-Electrician to help with repair of electrical panel.
If you're interesed in any of these opportunities, or have other ways you'd like to help, contact the Club.
KUDOS TO:
Russ Grant for mowing and doing various maintenance projects. He also dug up the grass and put in gravel in front of trap fields 1 and 2 so that the microphone stands can stand level and not fall over in the wind. Thank you Russ!
Pat McCullough for donating a hotdog machine and for donating the amazing new sign with our new logo on our bird barn! Thank you Pat!
Cooper Fabrication for their very generous donation of a snowplow and custom installation on our truck!! Thank you so much!!
Mike Z and Gale Akers for helping with completing tasks around the grounds.
John Moore for spraying weeds at 5-stand.
New sign donated by Pat McCullough
Snow plow donated by Cooper Fabrication
The NRA Banquet will be held at the Best Western Inn on September 6, 2025.
The next ATA shoot is scheduled for July 26-27th.
Hot Shot Company has the Club on their schedule for end of July for shot recovery from the fields.
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.
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
Scissor lift for 5-stand
Small water heater for the ladies restroom.
For a list of events happening at the club, please refer to the club website, cdaskeetandtrap.com and click on the "calendar" link.
Detailed financial activity information is posted on the club bulletin board for member viewing.
Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Members are encouraged to attend!
**The Board meeting for June will be held on June 18th.**
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." William Faulkner
