2015 Vol 3 - Richmond Rod And Gun Club

Richmond Rod & Gun Club
P.O. Box 26551, Blundell Centre P.O. Richmond BC V7C 5M9
Vol. No. 58 Issue No. _3__ 2015
Established 1955
Calendar of Events
2015 Club Directors & Committee Chairmen
President
Immediate Past President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Auditor
Trustee
Membership
Publicity & Public Relations
C.F.S.C. & CORE
Archery
Editor-Newsletter
Fishing: Fresh Water
Tidal Water
Entertainment
Good & Welfare
Hall Management-Rentals
Historian
Conservation & Permits
Hunting & Trophy
Air gun/ Rifle
Trap & Skeet (sports clays)
Club Photographer
Dike Beautification
New Building Committee
Phone Committee
Nominating Committee
NFA liaison
Mike Thorne
Bill Alexander
Evan Le Gal
Pete Jansen
Kathy Stephens
Josh Kositsky
Bill Alexander
Dave Howell
Barb Howell
Albert Wood
Hugh MacDonald
Dave Howell
Evan LeGal
Norm Richards
Kathy Stephens
Shirley Alexander
Albert Wood
Scott Alexander
Richard Thorne
Norm Richards
Jack Harrison
Norm Mains
Scott Alexander
Gerhard / Heidi Rueter
Albert Wood
Karen Mennitti
Evan LeGal s
Pete Jansen
Our 60th Year
Regular Shooting Schedule – as noted
604-272-3037
604-943-3211
778-865-3826
604-765-7324
604-272-3037
604-943-3211
604-946-5459
604-946-5459
604-940-0042
604-733-8650
604-946-5459
778-865-3826
604-946-2933
604-272-3037
604-277-0248
604-940-0042
604-946-4247
604-551-7379
604-946-2933
604-271-9303
604-277-5233
604-946-4247
604-278-8547
604-940-0042
604-277-5233
778-865-3826
604-765-7324
Air Pistol & Rifle
Wednesday
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Archery
Sunday
Tuesday
Thursday
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Regular shooting schedule subject to closures
on long weekends & stat. holidays.
Please check with Range Officer ahead of time.
TRAP DATES
Sundays, 12:00 (Noon) at the Vancouver
Gun Club range on Sidaway Rd. Richmond.
Dates:- Nov 29, Dec 27.
Info– Norm Mains 604-277-5233.
**NOTE** Members wishing to shoot at the
Vancouver Gun Club on days that are not
our scheduled shooting days are required to
pay the daily range fees posted by the VGC.
FIREARM SAFETY & CORE
Richmond Rod & Gun Club Hall, tel. 604-278-2142,
7891 Cambie Rd. (just West of 3 Rd by the dike)
General Meetings 1st Tuesday each month 7:30 PM
Executive Meetings 4th Tuesday each month 7:30 PM.
Archery, Air Gun ranges are located in Sportstown BC at
4991 #5 Rd. (between Cambie and Westminster Hwy.)
Trap & Skeet shoots are held at Vancouver Gun Club,
7340 Sidaway Rd, Richmond.
General Meetings are usually held
On the first Tuesday of the month
Except for July and Aug (summer
Recess) Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Check our Web Site:
www.rrgc.homestead.com
MOVING??
If you are moving or if
any information on your
mailing list is incorrect,
please call me so I can
correct our files.
Dave: 604-946-5459
Non-restricted and Restricted Firearms
Courses are held every six to eight weeks
throughout the year to assist individuals
obtain their Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL). CORE Courses are conducted
twice annually. For more information contact Albert Wood. 604-940-0042.
HALL MANAGEMENT
Our hall is looking good with all the renovations
done during the past while and is available for
rentals. So, the next time you are planning a function and are wondering where to hold it, give a
thought to your own club hall. The rates $350 +
GST are reasonable and the hall accommodates
149 people. For more information and to make a
reservation give Albert a call at 604-940-0042.
HISTORIAN
Our club historian is always looking for photos or
items of interest to our members for insertion into
our current club year history books. Please bring
items to our monthly meetings with all pictures
and items identified as to “where” “what” “who”.
NEW SHOOTING RANGE.
BC'S NEWEST INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE
WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
THE RANGE LANGLEY, INDOOR SHOOTING
BMG .50 CAL INDOORS...AND WE'RE JUST
GETTING STARTED.
For further info. visit :http://www.therangelangley.com/
“The controversial "Garden City lands" are often
the target of news reports. Did you know that one
of the early uses of the lands involved real targets?
Built in 1904 on the land owned by the Department
of National Defense, the Richmond Rifle Range
was 1/2 mile wide and two miles long and allowed
marksmen to practice on ranges up to 1000 yards.
The range was used for recreational and tournament shooting and served as a training range for
soldiers until the 1930s. It even had its own station
on the BC Electric Railway's Interurban line. This
image shows the range ca. 1905 after construction
of the "bungalow". (City of Richmond Archives
photo 1985 166 19)”
(submitted by Pete Jansen)
ARCHERY, JUNE 13 WORKPARTY
"Thank you to all the dozen or so volunteers who
came to our work party yesterday! We built new
strings and replaced the arrow rests on the club
bows. We put together new arrows and fixed up
current ones. We even installed a new timing system and a bow stringing rig. We rebuilt two targets. And we cleaned up the range and fixed up
the bow racks and other things. We recycled one
truckload of paper and removed two truckloads of
garbage. And thanks for bringing snacks. Thank
you! (Andy Tam) (Photos submitted by Winston
Mew)
DONATIONS
Thanks to members Janet Jensen, Dale Savege,
John Hamilton and Luciano Anjos who made donations to our building fund along with their
membership renewals. Very much appreciated.
My next competition will be the Canadian National Pistol Championships in Camrose, Alberta next
month!
Congratulations Allan, good luck with the following match.
WILLIE WESTMAN—JUL. 04 1931—AUG. 04
2015.
Sad to report that my long time friend and former
shooting partner recently passed away. Willie and
I met when we both enjoyed hand gun shooting at
our former range about 40 years ago. We both
took part in the Western International Pistol
Competitions held at various clubs in our region
as well as a few in the US. Willie was an accomplished artist and has painted portraits of such
well known people including Jim Patitson who he
once worked for with the Sign-O-Lite, neon sign
division. Willie designed and printed our first
new range building concept along with many
changes along the way. He was a long time club
member and will be missed by all who knew him.
I will sure miss our many get togethers that we
shared for so many years. RIP Willie !
AND NOW ANOTHER MEMBER PASSES
Long time club and Life member Butch Paone
died Sept 13th. Butch was helping the club with
our construction plans. Being in the const. trade
his knowledge was most helpful. RIP Butch. (See
Photo from his service next page.)
PRORATED MEMBERSHIP FEES
Know anyone interested in joining the club ?? We
are again making pro-rated fees available to new
members. Fees are based on the number of
Allan Harding: At the 2015 Pan American Games! months left in our club year along with the full
Taking the very first official shot of open training membership fee for the following year. Details
at the Pan Am available at the range and club hall.
Games.
My teammate NEW AIR GUN / ARCHERY RANGE
Lynda Kiejko
won two gold The City of Richmond has found a new location
medals in the for our club as Sportstown BC will soon be torn
10m and 25m down in prep. for development of the property.
events. Along The new location will be 7400 River Rd. (opposite
with the shiny the Cadet Hall which is located on the Dike) The
gold medals is move should take place early in the New Year but
an
Olympic no firm date just yet.
Games quota
spot for Canada for Rio
2016!
Member Mike Popoff with nephew Mike Duncan with
their 5 ft. Sturgeon.
Always at our Pancake breakfasts
helping out. We will miss you Butch.
Mike & Judy Popoff with Mike Duncan and
their 86 inch Sturgeon.
Mike with Jocyly Kulba, with her first ever Sturgeon, a
4 footer. Jocyln is engaged to Mike’s nephew shown
above.
CLUB ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Members, friends, grand kids etc. are all welcome to attend.
This annual event is a great time to have fun and socialize
with other members, their families and friends. Everybody
who attends always has a good time and you can win gifts and
have a great breakfast at the Gun Club Hall.
Sunday Dec. 6 at 10 AM.
If you wish to attend please contact either Kathy Stephens
604 272 3030 or Shirley Alexander 604 277 0248 .
We must know how many are attending so that sufficient food
is available.