December 1, 2005

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 4^th – Kids Christmas Party

Roger Chouinard & wife will run this activity.

January 14, 2006 Prime Rib & Sea Food Chowder Meal with a Live Band! Tickets are $20.00. Eat at 6:30 P.M.

Contact Fig @ 355/4071 for tickets & information on event. Please volunteer to help.

HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE

Time 6:30 – 9:00 PM Cost $0.00 Free

Jan 25, 30,Feb 1,6,8,13,15, 2006

To Register (508)792-7434

Activities

Members Introduction Day was on 6 November. The Five Stand Sporting Clay was a big hit with both new and old members participating.

Youth Chucker Partridge Shoot was on the 12^th of November and had a turnout about 7 kids. 20 birds were put up and only two were lost. Jeff Degnan kept the birds in his chicken coop for two weeks!

Turkey Shoot was another successful event on the 13^th of November. Barry Peddle was the coordinator for this activity and made a profit of $139.00.

Jeff Degnan had the gun raffle at the end of the Turkey Shoot and turned a profit of $1,309.00. Mark Trasen from Oakham won!

Thanks to the folks who participated and worked.

The Barre Sportsman custom designed embroidered hunting hats are available for $20.00 each. See Tim Fitzgerald.

Sporting clays will go on right through the winter.

* Carol Belliveau will be issuing the front gate keys at regular schedule meetings

· The club voted in the following new members. Kyle Brown, Justin Kelly, Jason Pimental, Peter Mushroe and Mike Klawtter. Sponsors of new members are urged to show them the ropes! Take them shooting, clean up or participate with any work activity.

The following were a No Show. John Bartlette, Shaun Puchlski, Larry Braint, and Jason Gerulaitis.

· Voted to go through the appeal process for the State mandate Fire Suppression System. The BOD urged the club to continue negotiations with the Fire Chief but club members were not happy with the strict requirements for a warning system.

· Mike Crevier said the exterior light is not working. Fig said he will contact the Exterior Building Committee Tom Jankauskas

· Voted to rent the Hall to Janet Pitisci for the Barre Firefighters Association on December 17, 2005.

· Mike Crevier also brought up the electrical feed lines from the road are in need of repair and maintenance. President Mark Koenig volunteered his brother Steve (a new member) to tackle this project.

Sign up for Pepper’s Big Buck & Doe behind the bar.

The Club Web site is up and running. http:www.barresportmansclub.org

Happy Holidays!

Respectfully submitted by, Ralph Gendron

Next meeting Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.

Barre Sportsmen

UPCOMING EVENTS

Activities