Linwood-Bay Sportsman s Club 1643 E. Linwood Rd. Linwood, MI 48634 linwoodbaysportsmans.com Quarter 4 July, August, September Bring friends. If you are interested in getting inv olved in 3 Gun, reach out to Mike or Shaun for more info. They have another great match planne d for August 9th. Registration is available by clic king the link on our website. V.P. Sights The second quarter of our year is over, the summ er is nearing an end, and school supplies are even out in the stores now. Time really does slip away when you are busy and things at LBSC have bee n busy. IDPA - The 9th Great Lakes Regional is in the b ooks and was once again a great success. This ye ar we brought on many workers from all over the world to help. No really, all over the world. We h ad people from Canada, Italy, Lithuania, and sev eral states in the US, as well as from other clubs i n Michigan that came to help out. The Michigan State Match is being hosted by our club once aga in, and will take place the third weekend of Augu st. The number of shooters is already at 190 at th e time this article is being written. The club is sti ll holding defensive pistol practices on Wednesd ay night s beginning at 6:30. As is the case most summers, the numbers are low right now, so if y ou have been thinking about trying it, now is a gr eat time. 3 Gun - Mike and Shaun put on a great match in June and had several people from downstate take part. They had good feedback and those guys tha t traveled here said they will come again, and Shotgun - The shotgun crew is here on Tuesday nights and doing a great job. Right now, they say their numbers are up from this time last year. Th ey are excited to have some new shooters comin g out to take part. If you are interested, but need more info, make sure to look up Jim B on the we bsite and get in touch with him. I heard a rumor t hat he might even be able to get there a little earl y at times, if you reach out to him in advance, an d he can give some pointers and a little extra inst ruction if you want it. Big Bore/Rifle - These guys are going strong and running several matches at the Munger facility. Want to know more about the rifle matches, reac h out to Scott or Larry to find out more. Linwood Bay Sportsman's Club around the count ry - Our club is being represented around the cou ntry in different ways. We have some of the rifle shooters heading out to Camp Perry. In June sev eral members traveled to shoot IDPA at the Caro lina Cup. In September, we have a large group g oing to Ohio to shoot the Ohio State Match. In O ctober, several people are going to travel to Kent uckiana (well, Indiana on the Kentucky border) t o shoot the Kentuckiana Kolonel. Good luck to a ll. If you do well at these events, or if you have a nother event you would like recognized, let me k now. (V.P. Sights Continued Next page) 1
(V.P. Sights Continued from Page 1) If you have pictures, share them with us and we might be able to put something on the website or next newsletter. Eagle Scout Project completed - DJ Beebe has co mpleted his Eagle Scout project which included painting the small range, building some Bianchi barricades, and doing some painting on the pavili on outside. Thank you DJ for all your hard work for our club, we appreciate it. Project Appleseed - Once again, our club is hosti ng a Project Appleseed at the Munger facility. Re gistration is full, and the exciting thing is, I think it is mostly kids that filled the spots. It is great to see kids taking part in the shooting sports. Next Club MeetingS Date: August 21, & Sept 18 th 2014 Time: 7 pm Place: LBSC Linwood Clubhouse Save The Date! LBSC Annual Picnic/Open House Will be Held on SEPT 20, 2014 at the Linwood Location. Please post the attached flyer anywhere you can to invite the public to come check out the LBSC!! Website/Facebook/Twitter - It is an electronic ag e and LBSC is trying to keep up with help from Shaun Crawford, our website director. Don't forg et to use these resources for information about yo ur club. Be Safe V.P. Dave Sies Looking for Volunteers at LBSC Linwood range The Linwood range will be getting a new tiled floor. Anyone wanting to Help out with this project please contact President Steve Hockman at Shockman996@yahoo.com this project needs to get done fast so we can open the range back up ASAP. Also New Lighting was installed in the small Range, and the Large Range will be getting new Lighting as well. Anyone wanting to help out with the Lighting contact Ken MaCconnell 989-326-0541 Wanted: Archery Targets! Archery targets old, or new. We are thinking of setting up a small walk through archery range outdoors on the Linwood Property. Anyone who has any Targets that are still usable please contact Doug Young email Youngd741@yahoo.com or call or text @ 989-213-1751 Club Updates Linwood- the Pavillion/Gazebo is now finished. Munger- Members pistol range is now open 2
SHOOTING DISCIPLINE NEWS AND EVENTS Defensive Pistol Every Wednesday night starting at 6:30 Cost is $5 for members $10 for non Members. IDPA Linwood Bay Sportsman Club will once again Host the IDPA State Championship Match at the Munger Facility. Please know that The match dates are August 15,16,17 and the Munger Facility will be closed from August 11-17 th for set up New Defensive Pistol Shooter Dave Rase tries out a stage at LBSC 3 GUN We are in need of more volunteers for the State Match. Anyone wanting to help out with some easy fun jobs contact Tonya Sies: Funluvintw5@charter.net 989-863-2006 CONTACT Mike Crawford FOR MORE INFO: mike@crawfordelectricllc.com Next 3 Gun match is August 9 th in Munger. BULLSEYE Want to stand on 2 legs and fire 60 rounds down range at 50 ft or 25 yards or 50 yards and hit a target bull s-eye the size of a quarter? For the price of a $300.22 pistol and 2 boxes of.22 ammo (and yes it can be found and getting cheaper everyday) you can sharpen your aim by joining the LBSC Bull s-eye team Contact: Herb Mathes Herbnlois@charter.net or call 989-684-3109 3
Shotgun News LBSC Tuesday Trap Jim Bourassa reports a 50% Increase in Trap shooters so far this year!! Thank You Members for getting the word out! Now get out to shoot a round of trap! It s Fun!!! Club Officers President-Steve Hockman Vice President-Dave Sies Secretary- Todd Gould Treasurer-Tom Burzyck Linwood Executive officer-ken MacConnell Munger Executive Officer- Dave Alexander Board of Directors Liz Schreur Ben Trahan Mike Crawford CPL & Advanced Pistol Classes First time Trap Shooter Tyler Hoyt gets instruction on the rules of the game from Jim Bourassa Public Welcome! Trap field will be open at 4:30-7:00 pm every Tuesday. Arrive any time before 7:00 pm to get your shooting rounds in. You do not need to be there at 4:30pm! Again, just arrive before 7:00pm! The Cost for 25 targets is just $3.50 for adults and $2.00 for children under 18. Kids, Women, or Men of all skill Levels welcome. If you ve never shot trap before this is the place to start. No special gun or equipment required, just the desire to have fun. Contact: Jim Bourassa at: 989-697-3854 Doug Young from Young Guns Tactical holds a CPL Class at the LBSC Clubhouse Classroom CPL Classes as well as many other advanced and beginner classes are available from our various LBSC instructors. Check the website Calendar for scheduled classes or contact an instructor of our club. LBSC requires Instructors to be insured as well as teach basic Pistol with every CPL class. LBSC authorized Instructors are second to none 4
LBSC Photo Album from Around the Club LBSC Member and IDPA Shooter Virginia Dall Executing a Challenging IDPA stage in Munger LBSC Member Trent Young Dusting Some clays at Tuesday Open Trap Night In Linwood The Tuesday Trap field in Linwood LBSC President Steve Hockman runs the shot timer at a recent Match LBSC Trap Coordinator Jim Bourassa Explains trap to a few new Young Shooters 5
Community Picnic Linwood Bay Sportsman s Club 1643 E Linwood Rd, Linwood, MI Saturday, September 20, 2014 Noon to 4 p.m. PUBLIC WELCOME Come visit our club and see what we are about. Food provided by Linwood Bay Sportsman s Club: Brats Hot Dogs Salads Chips Beverages (non alcoholic) Activities: Games for the kids Pellet guns, trap and a bowling pin shoot for all that are interested in trying (some eyes, ears, and guns will be available, bring your own if you have them) Renew your membership at the picnic and get one free ticket* for the 3 gun raffle *Free tickets are limited to the first 100 people to pay at the picnic **Membership is $80 per year plus one time new member orientation fee of $15. Prize Ticket Sales: Picnic drawing Sales will only happen at the picnic. Cost to enter is $5 per ticket or (5) tickets for $20. 1 st prize is a $300 Frank s Gift Card, several smaller prizes will also be given away. 3 Gun Raffle Tickets The launch of our raffle ticket sale will happen at the picnic. The drawing will take place at the clubs annual meeting in February. Become a new member or renew your membership for an extra chance to win. Price is $10 per ticket or (3) tickets for $25. Only (300) tickets will be sold. Questions, please contact: Steve Hockman 989.714.9717 or shockman996@yahoo.com Membership Deals: Sign up at the picnic as a new member for 2015** and get the remainder of 2014 free, plus one free ticket* for our 3 gun raffle (new member orientation held on the hour during the picnic starting at 1:00pm) Dave Sies 989.863.2006 or coconutdave@charter.net 6