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T AFT S PORTSMEN ’ S C LUBJuly/August2012Taft Sportsmen’s Club, PO Box 1245, Taft, CA 93268www.taftsc.com info@taftsc.com (661) 745-0416Fireworks BoothINSIDE THIS ISSUEThe Taft Sportsmen’s Club Annual FireworksBooth will begin July 1st at the Sno Whiteparking lot at the corner of Center and 10thStreet. This fundraising event is one of thelargest the TSC hosts and needs your help tobe a success.Fireworks Booth1Memberships2Scholarship Awards2Meeting Minutes Online2Proposed Constitution & By-Laws2“The first thing we need are volunteers towork the booth all four days and Thursday tohelp take it down” Fireworks BoothCoordinator Mike Donnelly said. “Once weget the workers, then we need everyone youknow to come buy fireworks for theirIndependence Day celebrations.”Weekly Trap ShootsInternational Defensive Pistol AssociationNew Range Rules & Membership ListMonthly MeetingsFriends of NRA Grants UpdateClub CalendarsBusiness Card DisplaysClassifiedsHunter’s Safety CourseMember PhotosMembership ApplicationBusiness Card Display ApplicationThe booth hours are Sunday July 1st fromnoon until 10 PM and Monday July 2ndthrough Wednesday July 4th 10 AM until 10PM.TSC President Tom Brown had nothing butpraise for Mike’s dedication to the fireworksbooth. “Mike has been working hard on thisfor the last couple years and we appreciateit. We have other volunteers whose hardwork has been instrumental. It is reallyimportant we continue to get new membersto come help out so we can continue to runsuccessful programs like the Junior PheasantHunt and maintain our club range.”The TSC has made a Facebook page for theevent and will be offering daily specials andprizes you can only claim from marking yourstatus as “going” to the event. TSC SecretaryWes Morris reported, “You can find ourFacebook page from our main website atwww.taftsc.com and from there you canreport you are going to the event. Then youwill get automatic updates when we post ourTaft IDPA @ Golden-Gate Regional.22 Action Shooters2,34445556,76,7,89991011daily specials and special prize offerings. Ithink people will have a lot of fun with this.”If you would like to volunteer your time towork the booth on any of our many shifts,please call Mike Donnelly at 661 745-0416extension 807 or e-mail us atinfo@taftsc.com. And be sure to come buyyour TNT Fireworks with the Taft Sportsmen’sClub!Sno White Drive In – the site of the 2012 Taft Sportsmen’s ClubFireworks Booth at 10th and Center Street in Taft, CA.

Page 2Taft Sportsmen’s ClubMembershipsScholarship AwardsThe club currently boasts a member ship of 250The TSC issued 300 scholarship awards tomembers. Remember that club dues are effectiveMarina Johnson from TUHS and Jordan Mead fromfor a calendar year, so be sure to pay your 2012Taft College. Congratulations to you two and wedues. You can find more information on ourlook forward to your academic success.website at www.taftsc.com/membership.html .Meeting Minutes OnlinePlease note that your membership expiration dateis printed on your address label on this newsletter.Please do not let your membership expire. If youthink there is an error, please contact us and wewill help get it figured out.January-12 means January 2012 aka over due!Interested on what happens at the monthlymeetings and board meetings of the TaftSportsmen’s Club? Well now you can read thepublic records of these meetings online from ourwebsite. Go to www.taftsc.com/newsletter.html fora listing of the meeting minutes as well as the clubconstitution and by-laws.Proposed Constitution and By-Laws ChangesThe Board of Directors have held a series of boardThere were a lot of inconsistencies on what is ameetings this spring to discuss proposed changesjunior member or a junior shooter and we clearedto the Taft Sportsmen’s Club Constitution & By-those up as well.Laws. This article serves as the notice of intent toamend the Constitution & By-Laws. The actual voteIt has been ten years since we have changed theon whether to amend will be held at the GeneralConstitution and By-Laws and the club hasMeeting on August 28, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Pizzachanged quite a bit in that time, so the Board ofFactory.Directors felt it was time for an update.”Board of Director and Club Secretary Wes MorrisIf you would like to review the proposed changesreported, “A lot of the TSC Constitution & By-Lawsbefore the General Board meeting on Tuesdaywas out of date. Large sections of it deal with theAugust 28, you can find a copy of the proposedchanges on our website at www.taftsc.com.old Director of Civilian Marksmanship programand we simply do not need those parts in the ByLaws anymore.TSC at Golden-Gate IDPA Regional MatchA large contingent of Taft Sportsmen’s Club IDPAworked with Brandon Farkas at G.F. Ink to makeshooters made the long trek to Richmond Rod &quality TSC shirts for competitors to purchase andGun Club on June9thfor the Golden-Gate IDPAwear to the match.Regional Match. The match consisted of 11challenging stages and boasted some of the topJeremiah Morris had this to say about the shirts,shooters from all over California.“We looked pretty professional up there in ourmatching shirts. All of us were on the same squadIn order to spread the word about the quality IDPAprogram that TSC runs as Taft IDPA, Josh Houseand it really turned some heads. We all had a greattime at the match.”

Page 3Taft Sportsmen’s ClubScenes from the Golden-Gate IDPA Regional Match clockwise from above: Joe Little on Stage 2; Jeremiah Morrisshoots the can of club soda on Stage 1; The White Shirts ofthe TSC waiting their turn; Dary Boualamsy engages a target;David Griffith goes through Stage 3; Kelly Morris shoots theadvancing targets on Stage 2; Mike Liljeroos and MikeEveland game their next move; David Woods shoots a hostiletarget on Stage 3. Bottom: TSC Super Squad!

Page 4Taft Sportsmen’s Club.22 Action Shooters – 4th Saturday of the MonthDo you have a .22 rimfire rifle or pistol you wish youout on what is turning into one of the most excitingwould go out and shoot more often? We have aevents at our range.reason for you to shoot it at least once a month atZach Morrisruns thetimer forjuniorshooter SethTaylorduring theApril .22ActionShootersMatch.our .22 Action Shooters Matches!The stages are designed to not require more than 10rounds to complete (unless you miss) and you canuse any .22 rimfire rifle or pistol. Juniors alwaysshoot for free and adults are only 20 or 15 withclub membership.We shoot every 4th Saturday at 9 AM so don’t missWeekly Trap Shoots – Thursdays at 4:30 PM.With the recent time change, the trap program isback into full swing. Come on out and enjoy thenice weather and longer days perfect for shooting around of trap.Trap shootersstepping up to theline to shoot at theweekly Trap Shoot.The cost is 5 for members and 6 for nonmembers, per round. Juniors always shoot for free.Just bring out your shotgun and your ammo andhave a great time.International Defensive Pistol Association – 3rd SaturdaysTaft IDPA shoots on the third Saturday of the monthevery month. Show up for registration at 8:30 AMand shooting starts at 9 AM.Cost is 25 for non-members, 20 for IDPA or TSCmembers, or 15 for members of both or forshooters with military ID. Juniors and first timeladies shoot for free and get free ammo!To participate all you need is a handgun, threemagazines, holsters, and about 100 rounds ofammo. You can get more details atwww.taftidpa.com.A new junior shooter draws and fires while Safety OfficerJeremiah Morris runs the timer and Match Director Joe Littleobserves during the June IDPA Match.

Page 5Taft Sportsmen’s ClubNew Range Rules and Membership ListsThe Taft Sportsmen’s Club Range Rules have beennewsletters online do not receive a membership cardupdated and are available online and posted in thein the middle of the year, a list of current clubdisplay case at the range.members has been posted in the display case. Allclub members should have their current clubThe main addition to the rules is a designatedmembership card or their name should be on this listpriority day on Thursdays for shotgun shooters andin order to use the range. If anyone’s name is not onclarification on where clay targets shot from the airthe list, please ask them to leave or call us at 661can be launched and shot from.745-0416.Additionally since members who elect to get theirThank you and stay safe on the range!Monthly Club MeetingsOur club meetings are held at 6:30 PM on the 4thTuesday of the month in the banquet room at PizzaFactory at 614 Center Street in Taft. Come down andbuy yourself some pizza and drinks and participatein the operation of your sportsmen’s club.Next Meeting: August 28, 2012Update: Friends of NRA GrantsThe NRA Foundation grant funds have started toLaser Shot Archery Equipment: The funds have beenarrive at the Taft Sportsmen’s Club. As these fundsdeposited for the purchase of the new equipment.are deposited and these items arrive to the club, theHowever, the new software and equipment might notclub programs should be coming into full swing bybe available until later in the year as Laser Shotthe printing of the next newsletter.improves their archery design. We will keep youupdated.Defensive Multi-Gun: All of the steel and targets havebeen delivered and are being used at IDPA and .22Action Matches. We have procured two AR15-22rifles and they are available for use at the .22 ActionMatches along with ammo for juniors. There are stilla few odds and ends that need to be ordered andthat should be completed by the end of the summer.Trap: The new trap machine is here along with ahearty pallet of 20 gauge shells. The machine did notcome with an oscillator, but it has been ordered andshould arrive any day. The trap range will need to beshut down sometime over the summer why the newtrap machine is installed.Some of the items bought forthe trap program with theFriends of NRA grant monies.

Page 6Taft Sportsmen’s Club July 2012 JuneSunMonTueAugust WedThu12345Fireworks BoothSno White LotFireworks BoothSno White LotFireworks BoothSno White LotFireworks BoothSno White LotFireworks BoothSno White LotClean UpFri6Sat7CCW Classes @TSC RangeTrap Shooting4:30 PM8910111213142021Trap Shooting4:30 PM1516171819Trap Shooting4:30 PM22232425Monthly MeetingPizza Factory6:30 PM29303126Trap Shooting4:30 PMNotes:IDPA8:00 AM2728.22 Action Shooters8:00 AM

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