Text Box: The Official Journal of the Gopher Flats Sportsmen’s Club www.gopherflats.org FEBRUARY 2010

   

 

 

GFSC FEBRUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER IS ON OUR WEBSITE

 

GOPHER FLATS SPORTSMEN’S CLUB

 

OFFICERS FOR 2010

 

President  - Dave Larson                            Newsletter - Jose Garza

Vice President  - George Gaskill               Warden  – Frank Romagnino

Treasurer  - Dennis Robinson                    Membership Chairman –Phil Prokop

Recording Secretary – Mike Stern            Rangemaster - Paul Stewart & Jack Salerno

 

      

GOPHER FLATS ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

The GFSC Officers for 2010 were sworn in on January 26, 2010.

 

MEMBERSHIP:  We need to bring in new members.  Please invite friends you would consider sponsoring to Gopher meetings.

 

On January 26th our 2 guests, Pat C and Sol E. had their 1st reading. Congratulations gentlemen! We had 12+ members at the January meeting in addition to the officers.  It was great to see an increase of members at the meeting. Hopefully, the trend will continue.

 

 

Flowchart: Alternate Process: Please note that the of the GFSC February Meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.  

 

 

 

 

WE HAD 20+ MEMBERS show up for the Work Party on Saturday, January 30th to participate in the cleanup. Thank you very much for the work you accomplished.  

Lunch was great!         

 

 

 

 

 

                        PISTOL MATCHES FEBRUARY 27, 2010 – GOPHER WEEKEND

 

.22 Steel Target Shoot - Saturday @ 9:00 am - Located @ P3 next to Cowboy town  - Adults $5.00 - Children $2.00 - For further information contact Dave Larson, Steve Baxter or J. Garza. Many thanks to members that have been helping make this event successful.  I wish to thank Nate Schoon, Andrew Gushiken, Dave Larson and Steve Baxter for putting the match on in my absence. - Jose Garza

 

The USPSA will be held February 28, 2010 per Dave Marcinkus. Contact Dave Larson or Dave Marcinkus if you want to participate or help out with the matches.

  

 

TRAP NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2010

 

TRAP & SKEET:  GFSC members are reminded that Day Trap and Skeet shooting takes place on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and on GFSC Saturdays.

 

Evening trap on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays

is being suspended due to low turnout.

 

Round Robin will be held in March at the Oaktree Shooting Range.  We need everyone that participated in 2009 to email me at johnm23301@earthlink.net or call me at (818) 383-4409.  Please let me know if you plan to shoot so you can be added to the list.  

 - John Manning

 

 

GFSC TRAP LEAGUE

We will be starting a GFSC Trap League March 2010 and you will need to shoot two (2) rounds per month and turn score sheets into John Manning or Dennis Robinson. John will have spread sheets showing monthly results. It will be $10.00 per month plus two dollars per month per shooter towards trophies, belt buckles, or awards to be decided at the December 2010 meeting. I already have three people that they would like to participate in this event and I will need a commitment from at least 8 more. You do not have to make this on our weekend and you can also shoot this on our weekdays (Gopher Days only).  Let me have your feedback.

 

Cooking Responsibilities:  Three of our GFSC members volunteered for lunch preparation for January through March 2010. Cliff Halenar has volunteered to prepare lunch February 27th Gopher Day and Jose Garza and family will prepare lunch on March 27th.   Each month we need at least 2 members to volunteer to prepare lunch on Gopher Day.  Please sign up at the Gopher meeting on February 23, 2010.

 

 

$$$    MONEY MATTERS    $$$

 

By Dennis L Robinson – Treasurer

 

CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES


There are a few members that have not paid their dues for 2010.  Any unpaid members will have their gate card made inactive after March 1, 2010.  There is a $10.00 fee to reactivate the card. About 98% of the members have renewed their membership.

 

MEMBERSHIP CARDS

 

All Membership cards for 2010 have been mailed, if your dues were paid by the end of January 2010. If you have not received your membership card, call me.

Dennis Robinson Cell 818.624.7164 leave message.

 

NEW AND REPLACEMENT GATE CARDS

 

The CRC was sent a list of members that needed gate cards. The cards will be available at the next meeting.

Procedure for processing gate cards is as follows:

            - Member fills out gate card form and pays $10.00.

            - Form is faxed to the Combined Range Committee.

            - The CRC creates the card.

            - Cards are given to the club representative (Dave Larson) at the CRC meeting.

            - When the member receives the card, they need to sign a receipt.

 

DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS FOR 2009

 

Donations were received from, Brian Levy, George Gaskill, Andrew Gushiken, John Paro,

Joe Monaly, Bennit Rogers, and the members that donated there raffle winnings at the club meetings. The officers of the club, thank the members for their donations, also we need to thank the members that worked as match directors, and other club events, your support is greatly appreciated.

 

CRC RELEASE FORMS

 

Members that bring guests to the range are required to have them fill out a release form.

All club members need to have a release form on file, the GFSC range master has a list at the range.

If you and your guests are using the range on another clubs day, check in with the range master and fill out the forms for that club

 

 

Gopher Flats, High Power Rifle Match Report

January 23, 2010

 

50 Round National Match Course

 

Five shooters attended The January 23rd match.  Greg Sullivan assisted in placing additional sandbags on the berm prior to the match.  I thank Greg for his continued support of our high power program.

 

Mike Stern placed first with a 465-11X.  Fred Matthews placed second with a 455-8X and Robert Coffey took third with a 424-5X.

 

We would like to express a special thanks to the members of the Golden Bears Rifle Club who volunteered to fill sandbags and stretch plastic over the pit wall area the Sunday before our match.  This helped to stabilize the berm and pit before the series of four storms in January that moved into Southern California.  Without their efforts, the pit wall would have collapsed and possibly damaged the target carriers.  The Panorama City Club allowed us to work on their Sunday and this effort shows the positive affects of different clubs working in unison.

 

Gopher Flats will have a high power rifle match on February 27th, the fourth Saturday of the month.  Ojai Valley Gun Club will hold their match on February 7th.  LARC will hold their match on Saturday, February 6th.  Please mark your 2010 calendars with these dates and we’ll see you on the line.

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

1

Match

Date

January

23,

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

50

Round

National

Match

Course

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Tommy

M. Temple,

Match

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rapid

Rapid

Rapid

Rapid

7

No.

Competitor

 

Paid

Class

Rifle

Offhand

Sitting

Prone

Prone

Total

8

 

1

 

Mike Stern

 

$10

EX

AR15

89-1X

96-3X

92-3X

188-4X

465-11X

9

 

2

Fred

Matthews

 

$15

UNC

AR15

96-2X

89-0X

84-0X

186-6X

455-8X

10

3

Robert Coffey

 

$15

EX

Match

70-0X

84-0X

77-0X

193-5X

424-5X

11

4

Nelson Green

 

$15

SS

M1

78-0X

82-1X

84-1X

170-2X

414-3X

12

5

Victor Murillo

 

$15

MA

M1A

70-0X

94-2X

71-1X

DNF

DNF

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 27, 2010

 

 

February 27, 1942 Battle of the Java Sea

 

 

The Japanese Fleet’s Java Invasion Force approaches its objective.

 

The combined Allied forces, American, British, Dutch and Australian, attempt to intercept the invasion force.  Under Vice Admiral Karel Doorman, the ABDA Cruisers and Destroyers are overwhelmed by superior numbers.  The Japanese Squadron inflicts heavy damage.  Two light cruisers and three destroyers are lost with heavy damage inflicted on remaining ships.  The US aircraft transport Langley (the first US air craft carrier), is sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Java.

                                                                                     - submitted by Tom Temple

                                   

 

 

 

Gopher Flats Sportsmen’s Club will host their monthly high power match on the Big Bore Range, Saturday, February 27, 2010.  Match fees are $15 for non-club members and $10 for Gopher Club members.  The Gophers will provide lunch for $5.00.

 

Please be sure to email or phone in to confirm your participation and directions to the Lopez Range will be directly conveyed to you.  You may confirm with either.

 

Tom Temple, Match Director, tmtemple@pacbell.net 323-644-5287 or with

 

Mike Stern, Asst. Director, mike@myclassictruck.com 213-798-9414.

 

Sign-in will be at 7:30 a.m.

 

This is not an NRA sanctioned match.

 

There will be a safety brief before the match begins.

 

If necessary, we will conduct a pit service briefing to help new shooters.

 

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KEY TO GOPHER FLATS EVENTS

 

GOPHER  MEETINGS:  Fourth Tuesday of each month

 

GOPHER WEEKEND:  Fourth Saturday of each month

 

GOPHER TRAP AND SKEET:  1ST & 3RD Thursday AM Trap/Skeet

 

 

NIGHT TRAP/SKEET:  2nd  & 4th Thursday Evening of each month

Has been suspended due to low turn out.

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 2010 CALENDAR

 

SUNDAY                                MONDAY                TUESDAY             WEDNESDAY        THURSDAY                        FRIDAY                        SATURDAY

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

DAY TRAP SKEET

9:00 am

5

 

6

 

7

 

8

 

9

 

10

 

11

NO

EVENING TRAP

 

12

 

13

14

 

15

 

16

 

17

 

18

 

DAY TRAP SKEET

9:00 am

19

     

      

 

 

20

 

21

 

22

 

23

GOPHER

MEETING

At the VFW in Panorama City

 @ 7:00 PM

 

24

 

25

 

NO

EVENING TRAP

 

26

 

27GOPHER DAY

.22 STEEL

HI-POWER RIFLE

TRAP-SKEET

9:00 AM

 

28

 

USPSA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH 2010 CALENDAR

 

SUNDAY                                MONDAY                TUESDAY             WEDNESDAY        THURSDAY                        FRIDAY                        SATURDAY

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

DAY TRAP SKEET

9:00 am

5

 

6

 

7

 

8

 

9

 

10

 

11

NO

EVENING TRAP

 

12

 

13

14

 

15

 

16

 

17

 

18

 

DAY TRAP SKEET

9:00 am

19

     

      

 

 

20

 

21

 

22

 

23

GOPHER

MEETING

At the VFW in Panorama City

 @ 7:00 PM

 

24

 

25

 

NO

EVENING TRAP

 

26

 

27GOPHER DAY

.22 STEEL

HI-POWER RIFLE

TRAP-SKEET

9:00 AM

 

28

 

USPSA

29

30

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      GOPHER FLATS MEETING

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010

 

7:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  PO Box 7712

  Mission Hills, CA 91346