X-RING NEWS Centralia Rifle Club & Junior Division Newsletter
Volume 4 Number 10	October 2009
SPECIAL THANKS A special thanks to all who do the work it takes to keep the range operating. PAINTING PARTY The fascia board and gutters need to be painted. Need 2-3 volunteers. Jerry Cunning volunteered. FINANCIAL REVIEW OF RECORDS A financial review was accomplished. The new signers on the account are Neil Harmon, New Treasurer, Lee Hayes, President, and Sue Carmick, Director. NRA TRAINING COUNSELOR Steve Carmick completed training and is now an official NRA Training Counselor. RANGE SAFETY OFFICER TRAINING A Range Safety Officer training course is being offered. Date is October 24 from 9:00-5:00 and October 25 from 1:00 to 5:00. The training will be held at the range. Cost is $40.00; checks should be made out to Centralia Rifle Club. CITY PLANNINC COMMISSION The owner of Thorbecks, Dale Pullin generated an idea to use the available dollars, if the Equestrian Center doesn’t fly, for a Youth Sports Center indoor and outdoor facility. The Club approved President, Lee Hayes and Attorney, Steve Carmick to seek fore information, negotiate our position towards their goal, to be “in place” if opportunity comes about to build with grant money. HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS High school teams begin practice on November 3rd, and 4^th. HEATERS Any leaks have now been fixed. PATCHES AND T SHIRTS · Patches are $5.00 · T Shirts are $20.00 · Hats $10.00 CIVIL AIR PATROL The 58^th Basic Marksmanship Encampment (BME) was held October 2, 3, and 4^th. Forty-four Civil Air Patrol Cadets participated. The event went smoothly, very good. Basic Marksmanship award was given to Distinguished Expert. The next event will be held in the spring. LIGHTING FIXTURES The club is replacing the high-density lights above the targets; the plan is to replace them with high tech fluorescent lights. Two new ones were tried out and they seem to be working fine, so we will be adding others. NRA GRANTS Three grants are being sought; applications must be in by the November 1^st Friends of NRA Banquet. Raffle tickets for a new car are being sold. An organization meeting is being held Thursday October 8^th at 7pm at the Elks Club. FUEL TANKS The oil in the green oil tank is full. The white tank is nearly empty. Bob will show how to switch from one tank to the other. Brad has a hand pump. Chris Archutick has a barrel pump that pumps 13 gallons per minute. MISCELLANEOUS Louie Cotte requested the use of the range for a church group in late October. OK, but must follow policy. Use starter grade rifles Brad will work out the details with Louie Event Form must be completed and submitted Cost is $150.00 for two hours Must have a safety briefing After you bring friends a couple of times you should encourage them to join the club.