ALGC BULLETINS

Updated October 23, 2011

The fourth quarter meeting of the Executive Committee will be at the club on Monday, November 14.   The Committee will discuss programs and projects for the coming  year, as well as safety concerns, changes, and improvements.    New member orientations were held after the Fall work day, and another is scheduled for Oct. 29.  Several openings became available after September 1, due to many non-renewals and a few upgrades to Life membership.  Our membership will remain full at the 275 members after applicants are brought in from the waiting list, and the list still has a large number of people wanting in.  The next meeting will be the annual planning meeting for the Executive Committee in January 2012.

Clay birds are now available for purchase at the club for $11 a box.   The birds are stored in the three houses and the honor-system payment box is on the table in the clubhouse.  This is a trial run to see if it works out.  If successful, a variety of paper targets may also be stocked at the club for purchase the same way. 

Long-sleeved ALGC tee-shirts are now available.   Contact any club officer while at the club for purchase.  Price is $15 for the navy blue shirts with white logo on the back.  All remaining short-sleeved shirts are on sale for $10 for a limited time.

All black Abe Lincoln window stickers are now an option at the club from any officer.  These are from an old batch that does not have a white background like the red one.  Because the background is clear they can be  hard to see on some vehicle windows.  Stickers are free to any club member.  Samples of each are displayed on the window of the clubhouse.

The indoor range hours have changed. The new hours are 7AM to 10PM, seven days a week .   New signs are posted.  Also, the indoor range entry light switch has been relocated from overhead to just outside of the range door.

There is a small 7 yard pistol area outdoors.  Lanes #1 and #2 have been set up with plug-ins for shorter portable target frames and the bench has been raised to restrict the angle of shots fired from the firing line.  The new 7 yard frames are wider spaced and will only fit in the 7 yard sockets.  The 25 1/2 “x 15” cardboard backers will fit on either type frame.  Frames and backers will be maintained by the club maintenance volunteers.  Spare frames are always available in the maintenance shed behind the indoor range backstop, and cardboard can be cut from the supply in the indoor range.   Please follow the restrictions posted:  No oversized cardboard on the frames.  No cross-lane shooting.  All shots fired must impact the dirt berm down range.

The club telephone line was repaired and there is a new phone installed.  The old coin-operated phone has been removed and a new corded phone and answering machine has been installed at the jack in the indoor range.  There is also one remote cordless handset for the clubhouse on the table.  The club phone number is the same but our service plan has been changed.  All long distance calls are blocked and only a limited number of local calls can be made.  We also now have caller ID.

First Aid and Trauma kits are hanging in the clubhouse.  Take some time to familiarize yourself with their location and contents before an injury occurs.  Please keep the kits orderly and report any use of the trauma kit to a club officer as soon as possible.  Kits are inspected monthly.   The top bag has the minor issue Band Aids , wipes, and tweezers.  The metal box has eye-wash, cold packs, gauze, aspirin and non-aspirin tablets, etc.  NOTE: The lower “Trauma” bag is stocked for response to serious, life-threatening injury.  Always call 911 first for any serious injury or illness.  If a firearm is involved in an injury,  please try to remember not to report it as “a shooting” to the 911 operator.   We want an ambulance to respond, not the SWAT team!  Phrase it as an accident with severe bleeding to assure a prompt medical response.  

All forty-five lockers on site are assigned.  If anyone does not need theirs, please contact Steve Rowoldt, who maintains a locker waiting list.  Call or email to get on the list or to give up your locker.  Remember, no firearms or ammunition may be stored overnight at the club.

Remember, any time the “Range Closed” sign is out for mowing, maintenance or construction, members are not allowed to shoot on the affected ranges.  Make contact with the working folks and coordinate any safe areas to open.