The October meeting of the Manitowoc Gun Club was held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 2nd.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- FALL LEAGUE: September 6th – October 18th.
- TROPHY NIGHT: Tuesday, October 23rd.
- MGC BANQUET: Saturday, November 3rd.
- MGC DIRECTOR ELECTIONS: Tuesday, November 5th.
- LAKESHORE CHALLENGE 2019: Sunday, February 17th & Sunday, March 31st.
MGC BANQUET: The Gun Club Banquet will be Saturday, November 3rd. We will have a banquet committee meeting Tuesday, October 9th at 6:00pm at Wolff Insurance Agency. We will be needing donations to the booze raffle, and door prizes. If you are able to help with the banquet, please let Brian Schulz know.
NOMINATIONS/ELECTIONS: We will be having elections at the November MGC meeting on Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00pm. Voting will be for the Bar Director position (nominees are Rod Smith, and Mason Kohlmeier) and Public Relations Director (nominees are Tom Schulz, and Jeff LeBeau) Unanimous votes have been cast for:
President – Brian Schulz
Vice President – Nick Sieracki
Secretary – Sarah Fischer
Treasurer – Gary Hanson
Grounds Director – Wally Norkosky
Social Director – Peggy Schulz
Trap Range Officer – Ron Wiesner
Skeet Range Officer – Lee Fischer
Youth Director – Scott Skattebo
AED: Thanks to Ron Wiesner and Mike Kaufman, we now have an AED. Ron has been making lots of contact trying to get one donated, or at least get the best deal on one. Thanks to a connection Mike has, we were able to get a set up that would normally cost $2,075 plus tax and shipping for $1,399! We will also be having a CPR/AED training course on a Saturday that is yet to be determined. If you would like to participate in the course and get certified on the use of the AED and CPR, see Ron Wiesner to sign up.
SHOOT FOR VETS: The Shoot For Vets brought in $342 for the vets. A motion was made and agreed upon to raise it to an even $350.
A/C & Furnace: The furnace came in damaged, and was sent back for a replacement, but Dale Heiptas will be getting started on replacing the furnace and central air this weekend.
TROPHY NIGHT: Trophy night will be held Tuesday, October 23rd. Cocktails starting at 5:00, with food starting at 6:00. If your name is posted to receive an award, mark if you want a trophy or cash. If it is not noted, you will receive cash.
FALL LEAGUE: Fall league will be September 6th – October 18th, and will consist of (50) Skeet, (100) Doubles, (50) 18 Yard Wobble, (50) 16 Yard Trap, and (50) 24 Yard Handicap. You may throw out your worst 50 bird event. $10 Lewis Fee.
ATA MARATHON SHOOT: The marathon shoot went well. There were quite a few shooters that showed up
WOODS CLEAN-UP: There will be woods clean-up on December 15th and 16th. There is still a lot to be done. Help is greatly appreciated. If you have questions, or are able to help out, please contact Dan Cichantek at (920)901-9449.
DRY FIRE: Scott Skattebo will be out Tuesdays and Wednesdays until the end of October running the dry fire system. If anybody wants to do anything with the dry fire system after October, please get with Scott, and he will go over the operation of the system.
VINTAGE/UGLY GUN SHOOT: Mark Wolff won the shoot with a 50 straight. There were 13 shooters that participated.
CENTRAL WISCONSIN SKEET LEAGUE: We have two tentative dates to host the Central Wisconsin Skeet League. Those currently are December 9th, and January 20th. Lee Fischer has a meeting later this month for confirmation.
LAKESHORE CHALLENGE 2019: MGC was invited to participate & host the Lakeshore Challenge 2019. Here is the link to the flyer.
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/58f344d8ac516ba0de4c029ef/files/859ed990-af95-4f4c-9260-09eee6390a5f/Lakeshore_Challenge_2019.pdf
-At the last Manitowoc Fish & Game City Unit meeting, there were many positive comments about our youth program. They are donating another $450 to our banquet. This is on top of the $500 that they donated to our youth program earlier in the year.
-They will be spraying for phragmites next week. Signs will be posted. Please stay out of the sprayed area for 3-5 days.
-Thank You to Dan Cichantek for all your help with the woods and all your help and research on the invasive species.
-Thank You to Mark Wolff for allowing us to use the basement at Wolff insurance for our banquet meetings, and storage for prizes.
-From Gregg Wolf, “I would like to thank the following people for making the steak fry possible; Tom and Jim Schulz for tending bar, Peggy Schulz for minding the kitchen, Mark Wolff for bringing the potatoes (Just in time!) Wally Norkosky for doing the corn (and bringing your own steak) Jim Schleis for all the prep work and clean up, and all the people who attended.”
-Water heater and filter parts should be in later this week.
-The center skeet fence will be held off on until after winter when the ground dries out.
-There was talk of some suggestions for maybe some sort of winter trap league. Ideas are welcome.
-Membership agreed on donating $100 gas card to the Manitowoc County Fish & Game banquet as we have in the past.
-Manitowoc Fish & Game City Unit will be having their meetings at the gun club November 1st and December 6th. $5 covers food and drinks. Alyssa the Game Warden will attend the November 1st meeting.
-We will start having an annual meeting which will take place at the December Club Meeting. This will give us the ability to recap the year, plan the year ahead, and discuss plans.
Remember you can rent the clubhouse for private parties. The cost is $100, but if you clean up the clubhouse afterwards, then $50 will be refunded. See the bar director Jim Schleis to make reservations.
The next meeting will be at 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 5th at the clubhouse.
Thank You,
Nick Sieracki
Club Vice President
