COMING EVENTS

Dinner for the January 14th meeting. The dinner starts at 6:30PM.
REMEMBER you can either reserve online at wrg.club/dinner or you must call Marianne first at 845-626-7968 to make your reservation and send in a check for $15 per person. Reservations MUST be in by January 7th.
John Kaknis: antipasto for app, meatballs and spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and a cannolis for dessert.

The following are proposed dinners -

February 2025 If no one signs up...Glenn will do Deli Dinner: Hot Dogs, Knishes, Cole Slaw, etc. -
March 2025: Lonstein/Doyle, Corned Beef –
April 2025 : Open –
May 2025 : Ray Tartakoff, Menu TBD -
June 2025: Board of Directors - TBD

2025 dues are due in January. Amounts, schedules and how to pay are at wrg.club/dues. You can now pay your dues online at wrg.club/payment

There is a new poll for members at wrg.club/poll/.
The poll is about starting up future trap shoots. Take the poll and let us know your interest.

Remember – there is no using Tannerite or other exploding targets on the ranges at the club. Explosions disturb our neighbors, and we try to be good neighbors.

The Future of Dinner Meetings are in your hands! Cooks are needed for our monthly dinner meetings! Please consider volunteering to head a team for one of our upcoming dinner meetings. Our Dinner Committee trainer, Glenn Pomerantz, can help guide you through the effort. Contact Glenn at 845.656.1284 or gapref01@gmail.com for more info.

Future Trap Shoots at Wawarsing The Trap range is only opened by request on Thursdays at 5 PM . Fred Trainor is the Trap Chairman and Hank Dawesis his assistant. Call Fred at 845-883-6454 or Hank at 845-564-2270 to see if the range will be open.

SKEET SHOOTING

New shooters always welcome! Skeet shooting is scheduled for Fridays 9:00am – 12 noon. Arrive at 8:30 for squad assignments. We will also open the skeet range on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Saturday shooting will start at 1:00 PM .
Tuesday shoots will resume in the spring. The next opportunity to shoot on a Tuesday will be March 4th 2025.
Future dates are on the club site calendar or please contact the chairmen below as to the future dates. Contact LOU CLEMMER , chairman, 845-236-4809 (H) 845-505-2222 (CELL) or co-chairman, BILL BUSKEY 845-361-2778 to determine when the range will be open.

We have had reports of people being unsafe at the 300-yard range. Our continued future to shoot DEPENDS on our members following the rules of safe shooting….THIS MEANS YOU!!! Do the right thing and notify the other shooters when you need to go down range and make sure your firearms have also been made safe .

MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO PICK UP ALL FIRED SHOTGUN HULLS FROM THE TRAP & SKEET RANGES AND NOT TO PUT ANY TARGET THROWERS DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE TRAP HOUSES.

REMINDER – ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THEIR MEMBERSHIP CARD WHEN USING THE CLUB RANGES. If you do not display your card, then do not get angry when another member asks if you are a member. We have too many trespassers not to check for cards.

Importance Notice – effective immediately non-members may not discharge firearms on the club property without completing an insurance Waiver, Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement. This means that all non-members who wish to shoot at the club on any range (the shotgun ranges, 200-yard range and rim fire/ archery range) must sign this release prior to shooting. This will affect all shooting events to include Trap Shoots, Skeet shoots, 22 bench rest matches, IR 50/50 matches, hunter training classes (both rifle & bow courses), sight-in day and any non-member guests on the ranges. A supply of the waivers will be available at the 200-yard range building for guest shooters. Any member who allows a guest to shoot on the ranges without first completing the waiver may face revocation or suspension of their membership. We regret this inconvenience, but to continue our insurance coverage, we must comply. A waiver must be completed each time a guest comes to the club.

Attention - No center fire firearms are allowed on the rim fire/archery range (the range with the concrete tower). This is to limit the noise to our neighbors.

Important Notice -” Applicants seeking membership to the club will be required to attend one meeting before they can be accepted as a member. Those perspective members who cannot attend will be required to have their sponsors vouch for them prior to their approval.

OFFICERS OF THE
Wawarsing Rod & Gun Club, Inc.

President – Marianne Lang – 845-626-7968

1 ^st VP – – Greg Mednick – 845-434-3297

2 ^ND VP – vacant

Secretary. – Jennifer Schnetzler- 845-728-2300

Treasurer – Scott Reynolds – 845-800-5487

Newsletter – Marianne Lang – 845-626-7968

Membership – Marianne Lang – 845-626-7968

(10:00 AM to 7:30 PM)

Past President – Bill Doyle – 845-626-7044

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
3 Yrs. starting January 2023.

Scott Reynolds -845-800-5487

Bill Doyle – 845-626-7044

2 Yrs. starting January 2023

Cathy Pellicci – 845-647-2047

Dominic Pellicci – 845-647-2047

Irv Ellis – 845-706-5552

Richie Budd – 845-901-7829

Rich Schnetzler - 845-728-2300

Club URL - wrg.club

The dinner committee was headed by Glenn & Cindy Pomerantz with help from Walt & Robin Bissinger, Rich & Shane Budd were given a round of applause.

We would also like to thank Jim York for the 4 moose roasts and Frank Schwegler & Leonard Mercardo for the 6 venison roasts. This is the first time in about 10 years that we did not have to buy roast beef to fill out the meal.

A moment of silence was held for the passing of John Gary and Klye Conselyea.

We would like to have returned to the Club the rebar target holder someone “borrowed”. It was made by Hank Dawes for the Clubs use at the 300 yard range.

BOD Meeting discussions included the up coming dinner, fuel oil prices, snow plowing, ,Shockers building repairs in the spring, schedule pick up water & soda for dinners, Trap machine roof repairs and online payments.

Treasurer’s Report- Scott Reynolds– The following checks were written between 11/13/24 to 12/9/24 are – Verizon $53.88 – Stedner Printing Nov. newsletter $127.73 – Ace Hardware screws for target bases $62.81 - Paul Lonstein Nov dinner $395.93 – Peter’s Market Nov. soda/water $30.49 – postage for Dec. news $3565 – Kurt Kells kitchen clean up $75 – USPS additional postage rolls for new members $56 – Dominic Pellicci for shelving materials $22.88 – Stedner Printing Dec. newsletter $127.73 - Kimlin Energy fuel oil $267.98 - Sam’s Club water/envelops $57.95 – Sentry Alarm for alarm monitoring $275.40 – LaMela Sanitation trash removal $162.

Membership – Marianne Lang – The total membership is 908 - 301 paper news – 607 e-news. Paid for 2025 – 173 including 6 Sr, 2 Jr and 26 Life members. New members inducted are Junior member GlanFranc Santora of Marlboro, NY – Robert Bartels of Wurstboro, NY – Wayne Conklin of Chester, NY – George Fichter of Sussex, NJ – Stephanie Maurice of Cornwall On Hudson, NY – Lyle Roebuck of Kerhonkson, NY – Dylan Schoonmaker of New Platz, NY - Alix Wilson of Kerhonkson, NY. Welcome to the Club.

Donations to the Club were from Jeff Smith, Lawrence Kier, David Slutsky and Ed “Skip” Murdock. Thank you!

Dinner reservations - Marianne asks if you are paying for your dues and dinner reservations to please use two checks.

Building & Grounds - Bill Doyle & Irving Ellis – Irv put caution tape on the hanging wire at the Shockers building so plow would see it– utility closet was cleaned and painted after closing up mouse holes – work planned for the shockers building in the spring.

DIVISION REPORTS

Trap – Fred Trainor – no activity last month – discussing refurbishing the trap house roofs.

Skeet– Lou Clemmer- via email – financials reported – total participation for current month was 27 shooters, 4 were non-members, total rounds shot were 65 – Starting on 12/20/24 we will not open the skeet range on Tuesdays for the remainder of the winter. The next opportunity to shoot on Tuesdays will be March 4^th, 2025 – If that should change for any reason, we will provide an update – will continue open the skeet range on Fridays and the 1 ^st and 3 ^rd Saturdays of each month..

Rifle – – no report. Chairman needed!

22 Bench Rest –Scott Reynolds – closed till spring.

22 Long Range– Mark Fedrizzi – closed till spring

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Newsletter –Marianne Lang – trying to get the news out to members earlier so need information no later then the 15^th of each month. I would also request that someone else take over the newsletter as life has become complicated.

Fish & Game/ Federation/Friends of the N.R.A.– Natalle Buley – no meeting for grant committee due to illness – looking to get new date for 2025 banquet – we have joined forces with Sullivan County Federation – DE pheasant stocking as been extended – Stocking sites are listed on DEC website – Youth hunts are still valid for 12/13 year old – Youth Expo date id June 14 ^th 2025, letters and invites to go out in January –

Youth raffle - Looking for monetary donations between $50 to $300 per prize, this goes on the raffle that supports youth activities – Please update club info and send via email to Natalie at natalieuley@gmail.com – DUES are due, $250, make payable to FSCUC – REMINDER recert of your pistol and guns every 3 years on NYSP site, If you don’t you may lose all your guns both hand and long, if unsure, double check your expiration date – Website for FSCUC is being updated, improvements should be easier for everyone to get info. Member clubs can post events – need all club info for website such as hot to join, contact info etc.

Reservations- Marianne Lang – none

Hunter Training –Bill Doyle – refresher course coming up.

4 ^th of July float – Chairman needed.

Old Business– none

New Business–Board will be looking into fuel oil companies for service and delivery – snow plowing.- Arron Pomerantz had several suggestions for fuel oil, service and repairs.

ELECTIONS will be voted on in January for the following –
President Marianne Lang
1 ^st VP Irving Ellis
2 ^nd VP Greg Mednick
Secretary Jennifer Schnetzler
Treasurer Scott Reynolds
Membership Marianne lang
Newsletter Marianne Lang.
Board of Directors for 2 years starting January 2025
Richie Budd
Rich Schnetzler
Dominic Pellicci
Cathy Pellicci

50/25/25 raffle– Drawn by John Lang and the winners were Vickie Cook and Leonard Mercardo.

Motion was made to end the meeting on 8:10 PM

Reminder –If you change address, please advise the club of the change and your new phone number. This will help us to get your Newsletter to you and save the club postage.

AS A SERVICE TO CLUB MEMBERS - the following members are FFL dealers and provide the listed services

Paul Hnatiw - 3 Goldens. Gun transfers, gunsmithing, sale of rifles. pistols & shotguns.
76 Peekamoose Rd, Sundown NY. 845-985-7195

Joseph Loccisano – Gem GunsmithingComplete gunsmithing services, New & Used firearms, transfers. Discounts for Wawarsing members, Rts. 52 & 42 in Woodbourne NY 845-434-3417

Al Carbonaro – Triple Action Sports– specializing in 1911 Pistols, NRA Firearm Safety Courses, New Gun Sales & Accessories. 16 Loop Rd., Wurtsboro NY 845-807-7750

Donald Arnott - Nostalgic Arms LLC, 215 Van Tyne Road, Accord. 845-706-5392
New firearms and ammunition, we do transfers of both. FFL/SOT, NYS Licensed Dealer.