CLUB PROJECTS
(As
of July 5, 2010)
Annual
Workday in June went well, and a lot was accomplished.
A new metal roof and supporting
structure was put up over the covered firing line.
No more moving our shooting equipment several times to avoid the drips!
All of the outdoor target mats, frames, and boards were repaired or
replaced. Several new spare portable
frames were built for the 7-15-25 yard range, and a new storage shed was erected
down on the 200 yard range to hold all the CMP match targets.
The trap field bench was repaired. Indoors,
the sand pit framing was repaired and improved.
Lots and lots of brush was cleared, fences repaired, and the old 25 yard
range posts removed. On the building
addition, insulation was put in for the ceiling and walls, and the outside
siding was painted. Thanks to all
who helped out.
Building
Addition Update:
The water supply line was trenched in
and connected, and the trench backfilled and graveled over just prior to
Workday. After the insulation was
completed on Workday, drywall was delivered and installed by the usual dedicated
group of weekly volunteers. Corners,
taping and mudding began with volunteers, but we decided to contract out the
remaining finishing, getting the work done quicker and professionally.
The ceiling will also be stomped.
A septic system is planned for installation in the next couple of months.
Cabinets, trim, fixtures, lighting and a ceiling fan will appear soon.
We will fill in with some furnishings as time and money permits
throughout the year.
(Previously):
The concrete work was completed in April by our contractor, Crestwell
Concrete. Club member plumbers
roughed in the plumbing for the bathroom. Creswell
provided the footings, floor, ramp, and doorstep for the addition.
They also completed the concrete flooring of the indoor range by filling
in the down-range gravel area. (Stripes
were then added to remind shooters to stay in their lanes while shooting at the
portable target frames.) Volunteer
laborers framed in and boxed in the walls, erected the roof trusses, and nailed
down the sheeting by May first. That
Saturday, more volunteers laid down the metal roofing and closed out the
transition to the existing building. Over
the next couple of weeks, the soffiting was installed, wiring run, plumbing
completed, a new door hung and a window installed.
Building inspection was completed and siding added.
When
you use this new building for relaxing before or after shooting, for a training
session, or just to use the bathroom, be sure to thank one of the volunteers who
helped provide this cleaner and quieter alternative to the indoor range area.
The prairie grass was burned off this
spring, and is coming back nicely. Two
Black Maple trees were planted in middle-May along the 200 yard firing line
thanks to the suggestion and generosity of member Dennis Kerasotes.
In time they should provide good shade for the bench and berm shooting
positions along there….
More road shavings will be added to the
road into the Club as necessary to keep its surface.
Road pack gravel will be added to the parking area and the areas between
the buildings and the outdoor firing lines once the septic trenching work is
completed. A packed gravel ramp has
been built up along side the new addition to the doorstep.
The dirt and fill removed from the new addition site that is currently
piled by the lower gate will be added to a backstop berm when the access ground
dries out.
It’s the mowing season, and it’s a
big job to keep the grounds from being overrun with grass and brush.
When mowing is in progress the
outdoor ranges are closed. Please
cooperate and communicate with the mowing volunteers if you are on club
grounds. If the “Range
Closed” sign is out, it means closed.
There may be mowers out where you can’t see them.
Do not handle firearms on any firing line with anyone down range for any
reason!