Kishwaukee Chronicle SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Note from the Editor. We are now taking bids for snow removal at the club house. Contact President John Geraci with your bid. Contact information at bottom of newsletter. Club members and families; please join us for the annual Founder's Shoot.on September 23 rd. It is a casual club shoot on the 3D course, open to all bows, classes and ages. At 1pm, we will have a bbq feast including pulled pork and bbq sausage. Please bring a salad, side or desert to pass. In order to buy/prepare enough meat, please rsvp with you and your family members attending as well as what you will be bringing so we don't load up on too much of something. Thanks and see you there! RSVP to anthonyskiroock@gmail.com Introduction Grab your gear and come out to the club for some practice to insure you are ready for your next shot of the lifetime. Share your sport and invite a new shooter or experienced shooter to accompany you. Fox Valley Archery (formally Buckstop Archery) has changed their name but not their location and contact number. Check them out a www.foxvalleyarchery.net or 847-844-3337 a 10% discount is still in effect for K.A. Members. Do you remember who introduced you to the sport of archery? Maybe you could be that person for your new shooting partner. No news is good news, but no news means a blank newsletter. Please send in your stories, pictures and ideas. This is a newsletter about the club and its members. If you have something to share, email one of the officers listed at the bottom of the newsletter. Happy Shooting and leave the club better than you found it! Club Meetings The Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month 7pm, at the club house.
Club logo Decals, Hats, and T-shirts Show some support to your club!!! T-Shirts $10.00 Long Sleeve T-Shirts $15.00 (Sizes M-2XL available, ladies & kids also) Hats $12.00 New Camo Hats $15.00 Large Decal Sticker $2.00 Small Decal Sticker $1.00 Chance for work Hours Please log any work hours on the clipboard, inside the club house, so we can keep your work hours up to date. It s your responsibility to get approval from a board member prior to performing the work and to write your hours down. All members with working memberships must have their hours completed between January 1st and December 31st of each calendar year. Work party September 16 th 8am Anyone willing to work in the kitchen during any or all of the upcoming shoots please contact Tony Skiroock 847-343-3336.
Classifieds Got something for sale? Feature it in this space. Provide a brief description, a price and your contact information. Email: an officer listed at the bottom of the newsletter. 1dozen Superlite ACC 3-28/500 Target points 29 $30 Contact Ray 847-308-8078 Large industrial cook top. Won t fit in our kitchen, so it is up for sale. Make us an offer. Contact a club officer. Tree Climber Stand. Rated 300lb. Email Steve for info and price. selsik@comcast.net Old Business / New Business / Meeting notes. Old Business: Guest Fee Reminder All members are reminded that the $5.00 guest fee applies to the Outdoor Range and Outdoor practice targets as well as the Indoor Range. If you bring guest, please sign them in and pay in the guest fee box located in the Indoor Range Work party September TBD New Fields targets installed. New T-shirts $10 and Towels $5 for sale. New Business: Work party September 16 th 8am Founders shoot/ club picnic Sep 23 rd 1pm Bring a dish to pass. Cub scouts will be out Oct 18 th. Drop off old flags for them to retire. Girl scouts and Brownies Oct 3 rd 6-730pm Pop machine broke. Looking for repair person. Donated two shirts to the Hillbilly Archery Shootout for Wounded warriors and Juvenile diabetes. Need bids summited for this winter s snow removal. Raise dues or more shoots? Discussion continues.
Club I.D. Remember to display your club I.D. card on your quiver or bow case. If you don t know someone ask them to see their card. This is a way to meet members you don t know or haven t met. This could become your next shooting or hunting partner. Pictures!! (Send in a picture of your buck or doe you shot this year or any year and we ll put it in the newsletter! Tell us about the deer; where you shot it; how it scored; etc. You can also send in other archery related pictures as well.) Congrats Zak Geraci on your 6 point buck. First deer harvest!! Taken on Illinois state land at 19 yards. Remember, this is your club and you have a right to card someone you don t know. NOTICE! Broadhead arrows are allowed only in the sandpits! No broadhead arrows are allowed in the indoor range
Club Shoots: Indoor range may be closed during indoor shoot times. Founder Shoot / Club Picnic September 23 rd. Bring a dish to pass. Meet will be provided. Severing starts at 1pm. Indoor Paper Shoots League Days. Done until Winter Scouts visits Oct 3 rd 6-730 and Oct 18 th. Officers President - John Geraci - (815) 762-9215 - jrgeraci1@comcast.net Vice-President - Mark Jones - (815) 784-4400 hoytarcher555@gmail.com Secretary Dan Kollins (630) 479-0066 dankollins@foxvalley.net Treasurer - Dennis Leifheit - (815) 895-4051- coltsaa4440@hotmail.com Range Captain Mitch VanVlerah (815) 793-3200 mvanvlerah71@gmail.com Kishwaukee Archers, P.O. Box 495, Sycamore, IL. 60178 www.kishwaukeearchers.or g Clubhouse phone: 815.899.6699 Range Captain Lonny Black (630) 400-9353- whitetailwizard@comcast.net Director-Tracy Moser - (815) 793-2666 - tracymoser13@gmail.com Director- Ron Hemmelgarn - (815) 758-2606 Home - (847) 770-1258 Cell ronhemmelgarn@comcast.net Director - Ron Ault - (847) 254-7750 - r.ault@sbcglobal.net