p y T h a n k s g iv in g ! NOVEMBER 2014 EMAIL EVENTS H O R I Z O N Published by the Niantic Sportsmen’s Club • Plants Dam Road P.O. Box 122 • Niantic, Connecticut 06357 • Incorporated 1955 p a NSC Current H and Recent Events ◊ Friday evening, December 12, is the next meeting night. Prime Rib Dinner will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. ◊ The November 14 meeting elected the following officers and board members: Matt Fleisher, President; John MacDougall, VicePresident; John Santos, Recording Secretary; Open Position, Financial Secretary; Bill Hintze, Treasurer. Executive Board (term 2015-2016): George Stone, Stan Bowdish, Bill Boehning, Tom Snow, Craig Grimord. ◊ Bylaws Revisions presented at the last meeting were approved by vote. Safety Committee recommendations are underway: Safety is Key! Work/Volunteer Chits must be submitted along with dues payments for credit; dues-payment reminder mailings have been sent by U.S. Mail. Do not forget! ◊ Indoor Range Work Party Cleanup: December 9 and 10, about 6-10 p.m. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– COMING UP! See Posters for Details! • Potluck evening in memory of James “Farmer” Korineck on Friday, December 5; • Blackpowder Field Shoot on Sunday, December 7; • NSC Holiday Potluck Party on Friday, December 19; • Smallbore Rifle Tournament December 11,13, and 14 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Officers 2015 Matt Fleisher, President John MacDougall, Vice-President John Santos, Recording Secretary Open Position, Financial Secretary Bill Hintze, Treasurer Executive Board Term 2014 through 2015—Jay Cole, Jack Cutillo, Peter Edmondson, Glenn Stadnick, Frank Zito; Term 2015 through 2016—Bill Boehning, Stan Bowdish, Craig Grimord, Tom Snow, George Stone Committee Chairs 2015 Open—Finance; John MacDougall —Membership; Stanley Bowdish— Outdoor Range; Peter Edmondson —Indoor Range; William Boehning —Skeet; Greg Hoagland, Chris Barnhart—Archery; Tom Snow, Craig Grimord—Muzzleloaders; Charles Chambers, George Stone —House; Jay Cole, Lisette Grunwell-Lacey, J.L. Kopcha, Frank Hull—Youth/Competition; Chris Gosselin—Safety; Bruce Vandal, Jeff Schwartz— Conservation; Bob Sutcliffe—NRA Liaison; Jodi Stone—Kitchen; Bill Richmond—NSC Website; Tom Davis—NSC Raffle Planning; John Stratton—NSC Newsletter/ Membership News ◊ Repeated THANKS for Donations to the Pig Roast Drawings...and to Volunteers who made the evening happen! Marc Cassidy—Ranger camp boots; Budweiser distributor; Coors distributor; Doug Lafaille—etched glass engravings; Ronnie Artale—gift bag; John and Leanne Santos—gift certificate; George Finch—wine; Chad LaPlante (Yankee Peddler and Pawn) —speaker, silver coin, and other items; Ron's Guns—light, books. ◊ Volunteers needed for the kitchen and Lounge for the monthly dinner meetings...and crews for regular Sunday breakfasts and monthly General email contacts: meetings. Contact Jodi in the Lounge; sign up and earn volunteer hours. [email protected] ◊ Target-height extension kits for short and sight-in ranges are on sale by Paul Moore ( [email protected] ) for $15. A possible reloading clinic is www.nianticsc.org being planned for next year; contact Paul with caliber(s) of interest and watch for info. NSC Email Events Horizon is ◊ Bowling Pin Series: first (.22 RF) and third (CF) Fridays of the month. Put them on your schedule! e-published every two weeks; it ◊ NEEDED: wood for splitting (or already-split wood) for Lounge fireplace. supplements the quarterly, Contact Jodi at [email protected] printed NSC Newsletter that is ◊ Next year—Annual Game Dinner February 28, 2015. Donations of game, foods, and drawing prizes needed...contact Matt Fleisher and Jodi Stone to help out. “ ... yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.” (1621) mailed and/or emailed to club members and their families. Horizon bulletins are updated periodically, so check the club’s website frequently. Bulletin Date: 11 20 14