X-RING NEWS Centralia Rifle Club & Junior Division Newsletter
Volume 4 Number 2	February 2009
SPECIAL THANKS A special thanks to all who do the work it takes to keep the club progressing. PATCHES, HATS, AND T SHIRTS FOR SALE · Patches are $5.00 · T Shirts are $20.00 · Hats $10.00 READER BOARD Brad will make brackets and the Reader Board will be up and installed by February 21.Brad has ladders. Lee Bolen, Neil Harmon, Steve Carmick, and Brad Tarbet volunteered to help with the installation. HEATERS New heaters have been installed. During events the heat will be set for 60 degrees. Research indicated a coin-operated control for the heater would be about $600.00. MEMBERSHIP DUES Membership dues are due in January. Remember when you pay your NRA membership dues to put the code #C005860J on your renewal. Using the code gives the club credit and a portion of the fee is returned to the club. On March 1, 2009, members whose dues have not been paid will be removed from the door key pad. RANGE CLOSED The range will be closed March 21, 2009 for the Washington State Junior Indoor Rifle Team competition. RIFLE SALE The club still has Remington 541’s for sale. The rifles were on gunbrokers.com for $500.00 with no bites. If we sold for $350-$450 they would sell. It was approved to re-price the rifles to $350-$450. These are US Military rifles about 10-12 years old. We don’t have magazines but they are available on line. GUN SAFETY IN THE HOME No report on the self-defense course this month. The Self-defense Course will be held sometime in April. The exact dates haven’t been decided yet. The course will include some range firing. People need to know how to shoot as well as when to shoot. A shooting basic pistol course will follow right after. There will we a reduced price for both. There will be four sessions over a two-week period. The cost will be $65 per student. The on range course will need RSO’s. This will be a basic bullseye course. BULLSEYE LEAGUE Bullseye League will start the first Thursday in February. Cost is $30.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members. The competition is 10 weeks with one additional week to make up a missed week. CIVIL AIR CADETS An event is planned for March 6, 7, & 8 also May 29, 30, & 31. RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE We received a letter from the State of Washington Recreation and Conservation Office. They are looking for people to volunteer to serve on its Firearms and Archery Range Recreation advisory committee. They need volunteers to represent: Archery, General public, Hunter education, Law enforcement, Military, and Shotgun. The next meeting will be held on March 3, 2009 The meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.