Saginaw Field & Stream
Club Newsletter
Issue 01
January
www.saginawfieldandstream.com
Tom Heritier, Editor
January is worth $600
if you are in your seat.
Volume 2015
January 15, 2015 Membership Meeting Program
William Schaard
Was not in his seat
and did not collect
$600.00
IDPA!
Membership Meeting
January 15, 2015, 7 PM
Dinner Served at 6 PM
This month’s meeting will offer a dynamic and informational packed
presentation on what IDPA – (International Defensive Pistol Association) is all about and what it can mean for Saginaw Field and Stream
Club.
Menu
Ham, Scalloped Potatoes,
Baked Beans with BBQ
sauce, Peaches.
A Ruger LC9s with
Viridan Green Laser
Sight January Raffle
John Byerley
Won the Glock 19 9MM
Identification Statement
Saginaw Field and Stream Club Newsletter is
published monthly by the Saginaw Field and
Stream Club.
P O Box 2092, Saginaw, Mi 48605- 2092
NOTICE
The club mailing address
is now,
Last year we kicked off the IDPA/Defensive Pistol Practice program.
Saginaw Field and Stream Club became an IDPA “sanctioned” club
and sent 6 members to become trained and certified as IDPA Safety
Officers. Starting in June, every Thursday night, new shooters came
out to see what it was all about and discovered an exciting sport
shooting experience. Each night we saw anywhere from 9 or 10 to
over 20 people come out to try their hand. The Thursday night shoots
became a quick draw from around the area to shooters looking to
learn, train and grow as competitive shooters while building defensive
pistol skills.
Now, we plan to take our IDPA involvement to the next level and
have plans to host a match next July.
The program for our January meeting will be presented by Dave Alexander and Gary Cuttitta. Both have been instrumental in starting
the IDPA program at the Linwood Bay Sportsmen’s Club and will talk
about the benefits this program has provided to their club, what the
shooting sports movement is doing and how it can become a positive
experience for the membership as well as the club. With videos and
photos of some of our own shooters, everyone will get a chance to
see IDPA in action and why it’s become so popular.
1296 N Gleaner Rd
Saginaw, MI 48609 9495
Club Shooting Hours
Guest’s
Are as follows, 0800 AM until sunset, use you hunting guide to determine sunset. If there is an organized event under lights, that may go to
10 PM. The lights on ranges are for organized events only.
Anyone who is not immediate family is considered a guest and is required to pay the $5.00 guest fee. Tubes are located on each range.
Immediate family is defined as, spouse, and minor children.
Club Administrative News
Expenses, $6,121.16
Income,
Building Donations
Financial Report
$33,242.31
Checking, $14,546.38
Savings,
$116,905.00
To Date
James L. De Clerck, Treasurer
$74,038.97
Membership Report January 2015
Joey Lee, Membership Secretary
1921
General
Members
120
Associate
Members
2041
Total
Membership
New General Members
William Stein
Steve Spellerberg
Daryl Hartung
Devin Heyn
Brett Schoenmeyer
Bill White
Stephen White
Wayne Glumm
Todd Borchard
Ryan Coe
New Associate Members
Jennifer Stein
You have until the close of the membership meeting on
January 15, 2015 to pay your dues! If not paid by
then you will have to rejoin as a new member.
Building Managers
Mike Meyer 989-274-4078
Greg King 989-694-4868
For rentals or questions
Please call
CCW Range
Paper Targets and Bowling
pins are the only targets allowed on the CCW range.
Targets are not to be hung
from the pin table covers!
ALL MEMBERSHIPS
EXPIRE ON Dec.
31st.Please get your
renewals in ASAP!
Banquet DonorsThese Donors
Supported us big time, RETURN
THE FAVOR!
Dick Williams Guns
Shaper’s The Salon
Saint Charles Coin Shop
Gander Mountain
YMCA of Saginaw
Jim Redmond’s Auto Repair
Draper Toyota
Wohlfeil’s Hardware
Cooper’s Frame & Art
H & B Equipment
Country Club Dry Cleaners
Staples
Hi-Tech Optical Inc.
Wells Fargo Advisors
Euchre
Has returned to SFSC. If you have
time Thursdays from 1PM to 4 PM
in the club house. Doors open at
12 Noon.
Civilian Marksmanship Program
Saginaw Field and Stream Club is affiliated with the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Refer to Our Number
56200
All Memberships expire on
December 31st of the year.
Activities at Saginaw Field and Stream Club, January 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
January 1st
Friday
2
No WSA
in
January
Saturday
3
SVAA FITA 600
9A-7P
Trap & Skeet
10 AM
Sunset 5:10 PM
4
5
SVAA FITA 600
9A-7P
Archery Spot
League 10 AM
Archery Animal
League 7 PM
Sun Set 5:14
PM
11
12
Archery Spot
League 10 AM
Archery Animal
League 7 PM
18
Indoor 3D
8A-4P
25
6
Animal League
10 AM
7
8
9
Archery Spot
League 7 PM
Trap & Skeet 3
PM
Animal League 7
PM
13
Animal League
10 AM
Trap & Skeet 3
PM
Animal League 7
PM
20
Animal League
10 AM
Sun Set 5:18 PM
14
Archery Spot
League 7 PM
15
16
Dinner 6 PM
Membership
Meeting
7 PM
JOAD Archery
6-10PM
21
Animal League 7
PM
Sun Set 5:33 PM
26
27
28
Archery Spot
League 10 AM
Animal League
10 AM
Archery Spot
League 7 PM
Archery Animal
League 7 PM
Trap & Skeet 3
PM
Sun Set 5:39 PM
Animal League 7
PM
17
Indoor 3D
8A-4P
Trap & Skeet
10 AM
Sun Set 5: 24 PM
19
Archery Spot
League 10 AM
Archery Animal
League 7 PM
Board of Directors Meeting
7 PM
Trap & Skeet 3
PM
10
Youth Archery
8A-12P
Trap & Skeet
10 AM
Sun Set 5:28 PM
22
23
JOAD Archery
6-10PM
Archery Spot
League 7 PM
24
Youth Archery
8A-12P
Trap & Skeet
10 AM
29
30
JOAD Archery
6-10PM
31
Youth Archery
8A-12P
Trap & Skeet
10 AM
Sun Set 5:46 PM
Archery
Call Rob @ 989-971-8540
Pistol
David 989-928-9821
www.saginawfieldandstream.com
The web site calendar is updated
almost daily. The web site takes
precedence over this.
Please check the web site.
A Word from the President
Mike Meyer
If you have not received your past two newsletters, it is because we have an email address on
file for you. If you have not received email notification of the newsletters, that is because the
email address that we have for you is outdated,
or otherwise incorrect. Anyone that has not received a newsletter, may access a copy at our
website, www.saginawfieldandstream.com .
of limestone removed. As I have previously stated, this is bad deal for the citizens of Michigan.
We should not be selling huge blocks of land to
foreign entities, for any reason. Graymont can
accomplish their stated objectives, and Michigan
can ensure environmental responsibility with a
long-term lease of this land. The Michigan DNR
Director has still not made a final decision and is
In order for this electronic newsletter endeavor to still accepting public comments at DNRGraywork, we must have a current, working email ad- [email protected]
dress on file for you. Please give them to Joey As I write this, we are in the midst of the ChristLee or Lee Leroy. If we can get just half of our mas holidays. I hope that everyone had a very
membership to accept an electronic newsletter, Merry Christmas and, on behalf of the Board of
instead of receiving a mailed hard copy, it will Directors of Saginaw Field & Stream, we wish
save the club Eight or Nine Thousand dollars a you all a blessed New Year.
year. This is a big savings, and the funds could
be used elsewhere, for such items as range improvement, grounds enhancement, maintenance,
or to cover increases in insurance, utilities or other costs of existence. So, please give us your
current, correct email address. Or, let Joey know
that you want to continue to have a hard copy of
the newsletter mailed to you.
A Federal judge has placed our wolves back on
the Endangered Species list, nullifying our wolf
management plan. This apparently happened in
response to a Humane Society of the United
States lawsuit challenging the original decision to
remove wolves from the endangered species list.
This also applies to the wolves in Minnesota and
Wisconsin. I don’t know if this can be appealed,
we’ll have to wait and see.
Graymont is still trying to acquire 10,000 acres of
land for limestone extraction in the UP. They
have reduced the amount of land that they want
to purchase outright to about 8262 acres and
have offered other parcels in other areas of the
UP in exchange for 1739 acres. Graymont has
also offered a royalty fee of 18.75 cents per ton
December, 2014
NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT
For legislative issues go to “Lansing Watch” on our web
page. (saginawfieldandstream.com)
William (Bill) Rustem received the first
Thomas L. Washington Lifetime Conservation
Award. I have known Bill for many years and
can’t think of a more deserving person. Bill has
just retired from being Governor Snyder’s director of strategy. Previously he served on
Governor Milliken’s staff. He was instrumental
in the passage of the Bottle Bill and the establishment of the Michigan Natural Resource
Trust Fund. He served as manager of the Great
Lakes Fishery Fund and as director of the Center for Great Lakes in Chicago. He has been an
ongoing supporter and advisor of MUCC, and
managed to get in some hunting and fishing.
Bill is a long time supporter of scientific wildlife
management and has been continually active in
the natural resource arena. Congratulations
Bill.
I have just heard about a federal court decision to relist the wolves in the mid-west as endangered species. This is based on a law suit
by the Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS) opposing the delisting by the Fish and
Wildlife Service. I am sure this will put a crimp
in any wolf hunt plans until it is overturned. I
understand the decision was not made on scientific data but on the failure of the Fish and
Wildlife Service to follow proper procedures –
whatever the %#&! that means. Now that we
have the lawyers involved, we will end up with
a resolution so convoluted, restricted and burdensome that it will actually encourage vigilante activity and physically place the wolf on the
endangered list. The sad thing is, sound scientific wildlife management has again fallen to
misdirected emotions one of its biggest enemies along with economics and stupidity.
It seems like every corner I turn someone is
trying to take away some piece of our natural
resources. I have discussed Graymont’s effort
to control some 10,000 acres of state land in the
U.P. Their new proposal has shifted away from
a purchase to some kind of a combination of
land swaps and leases. No matter, the end result is they want control which means the public
is out. There is an effort to establish aquaculture in the Great Lakes. That’s where fish are
raised in large net containers placed somewhere in the lakes. This means the public cannot utilize that section of the lake. Not to mention the pollution from the droppings and excess food. In addition, these fish often escape
and can add yet another invasive species or
disease. The ridiculous thing about it is, these
aquaculture companies are not competitive in
the world market and will probably go under
and abandon their equipment.
As of this writing there is a letter being prepared in opposition to the Graymont proposal.
This letter will be signed by all the members of
the Conservation Coalition. The Coalition is
made up of the state and national conservation
organizations, spearheaded by MUCC. We
have a seat on the Coalition and will be signing
the letter.
There were a number of presentations on
the youth programs being put on all over the
state. These volunteers, with DNR assistance,
are doing a wonderful job. Thanks to them for
insuring the future.
The preliminary results of the 2014 deer
season were reviewed. I won’t go into that as
most of you already have the data.
Jim De Clerck
There are awards presented at almost every
meeting. They range from C.O.’s for life saving
events to long time Hunter Education instructors to DNR personnel receiving national
awards. Normally I do not comment on these,
but there was special one this meeting.
The Trap & Skeet Field
Mike Meyer
Here it is, late December and we’re in the middle of the Christmas Holiday Season already. I hope everyone had a
Merry Christmas and has a Blessed New Year. The Trap and Skeet fields will be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays
throughout the winter. Most days we’ll have a good fire in the fireplace.
We will probably be having our Snowbird Winter Traveling Trap League again this coming year. (We haven’t heard from the organizers
yet). This league is held in conjunction with The Shiawassee Conservation Club and the Brant Gun Club. It’s a great opportunity to
meet some of the shooters at a couple of other nearby clubs. If it follows the pattern of the previous years, it will be held every other
Sunday, starting at the Shiawassee Conservation Club on January 4th. If you miss a shoot, you can either make it up later or don’t worry about it. There’s still time to join the league. Call or stop out at the club for details.
The following shooters broke 25 straight November 25th through December 20th:
Trap
Skeet
25 Straight
25 Straight
Jerry Zariski – 3
None
Bill Otter - 2
These local businesses have gone out
of their way to support Saginaw Field
and Stream Club
Saginaw Auto Polishing
Print Express
Hammer Restoration
Dean Flora, D.C., M.S.
Monk's Tree Service, Inc.
Erskine's Feed & Supply
Apple Mountain
Bay Archery
Gary Warner & Sons Electric
Homecraft Companies
Hoffman's Power Equipment
Inc.
Lone Star Western Store
G.E. Masonry
Fasan Jager Upland Preserve
LLC
Bare's Sport Shop
NAPA Auto Parts of Shields
Totten Tire Center
PR Signature Stabilizers
A&A Painting, Shields
Sign Image, Shields
Tony’s Little Bambino’s Merrill
Use for Building Donations
PLEASE FILL OUT COMPLETELY AND PRINT CLEARLY
The amount of your donation $_________ Payment type: Check_____ Visa_____ MasterCard_____ Discover_____
Credit Card Number________________________ Expiration Date_________ Signature________________________
Name to Appear on the Donor Display ________________________________________________________________
Pistol Training Committee
A class for CPL Renewals only will be held on Saturday, January
10th, 2015 starting at 8:00 am.
The Archery Range
Happy New Year to all! By the time you are reading
The class will be four hours in length and will be held at the this, our indoor leagues have started or are just getSFSC Club House and Pistol Range. Participants will need to ting ready to start up. We will be offering both anibring their pistols and 30 rounds of ammunition.
mal leagues and bulls eye leagues in both the AM
To register for this class, contact Don Squires at: and PM, stop by and check these out these are a lot
[email protected] If you do not have Email, please call of fun. Contact a league captain or myself for more
989.737.6924 and leave a message and call back number.
information. On January 3rd and 4th we will be hosting the SVAA FITA 600 shoot. Our club has a signifiThe fee for the class is $35.00.
cant amount of great shooters that I would love to
During the winter months, the Pistol Training Committee will be
see participate in these events, it’s a ton of fun to
offering a number of pistol related classes and training opportunishoot, and it’s a great opportunity to earn some
ties. These include topics such as: What You Need to Know Bepoints for our club in the Saginaw Valley Archery Asfore You Buy Your First Pistol, Firearm Safety in The Home, Kids
sociation. Mark your calendars for the indoor 3D
and Guns, Everything You Wanted To Know About Cartridges,
shoots, these will now be held on the 3rd weekend of
How To Safely Clean and Maintain Your Pistol, NRA First Steps
th
Pistol Orientation, How To Make Your Home Safe and Set Up the month. J.O.A.D. will be starting on January 16
this year, if you have a child between the ages of 8
Your Safe Room.
and 20 that have some archery experience and have
Anyone interested in these programs are encouraged to contact
their own equipment, this is a great way for them to
us and express your interests so we can schedule classes based
get to the next level in archery. We still have a few
on your needs. Please Email: Don Squires at:
openings so get them signed up. I know it’s a little
[email protected] to express your interest so we can begin
ways off, but we are going to try something different
scheduling classes.
for the outdoor 3D shoots this year. There will be
If there are other topics or training classes that would be of more sign-up sheets posted in the CEC building and the
interest to you, please advise on that as well. Email is preferred. bulletin board at the archery area. We will be looking
For those who do not have Email, call: 989.737.6924 and please
for help running these shoots this year. These sheets
leave a message or and a call back number.
will be broke out in different categories on the type
In the Spring, the Pistol Training Committee will be adding some of help we are looking for, and if we don’t get the
additional training programs. A pre-CPL basic pistol introduction volunteers required to cover the shoot, then the
class is planned. Also additional training opportunities will be shoot will be cancelled. I don’t want to see any of
provided for the benefit of those who have already completed our FUNDRAISERS cancelled, but it is time that we
their CPL classes and want to improve their shooting skills and get more people helping out for these events. Look
get a better understanding of what is involved in personal protec- for these sheets to be posted starting in February,
tion in the home. Additional classes for intermediate level instructhat way you will have plenty of time to plan around
tion are also being considered if sufficient interest is shown.
your schedules to help out a little bit. I hope to see
Please let us hear from you.
you out there. ROB!
Don Squires: 989.737.6924 Email: [email protected]
Winter Archery Leagues Are Now Forming
All Leagues start the 1st full week of January 2015
Monday Morning Spot League:
Pat Reis 989-272-5281
Tuesday Morning Animal League:
Mike Yuenling 989-607-2509
Monday Night Animal League:
Rob Komyathy 989-971-8540
Tuesday Night Animal League:
Bill Cymball 989-695-2422
Wednesday Night Spot League:
Rob Komyathy 989-971-8540
All Morning Leagues start at 10:00AM
All Night Leagues start at 7:00PM
*Monday night animal will be a new and exciting format, for details call Rob Komyathy
Saginaw Field and Stream
Club
NON-PROFIT ORG
U.S. Postage PAID
SAGINAW MI PERMIT
NO 60
1296 N. Gleaner Rd.
Saginaw, Michigan 48609 9495
www.saginawfieldandstream.com
Club Directory
Address Service Requested
Officers
President……… Mike Meyer
Vice President… Rob Komyathy
Membership Sec ..Joey Lee
Treasurer……… James L. De Clerck
Recording Sec..... .Greg King
989-274-4078
989-971-8540
989-996-0397
989-781-8871
989-695-4868
Club Grounds 989-642-8312
Committee Chairs
Rifle Range………..Rick Wendzik
Archery…………… Rob Komyathy
3-D Archery……… Rob Komyathy
Cowboy Action……Marty Bell
Trap & Skeet………Mike Meyer
Pistol Range………David Anderson
Black Powder……..Greg Menard
CPL Training……...Don Squires
Meeting Programs Charles Hoover
Volunteer Coordinator R. Komyathy
989-928-7658
989-971-8540
989-971-8540
989-585-3292
989-274-4078
989-928-9821
989-781-9332
989-737-6924
989-790-3836
989-971-8540
Privacy Statement
Saginaw Field and Stream Club maintains information on it’s
membership consisting of name, address, telephone numbers,
email address and date joined. We do not sell, furnish or distribute this information to anyone. We guarantee the privacy of
your information. Credit Card Numbers are not kept on file, they
are destroyed after use.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Saginaw Field and Stream Club 1296 N. Gleaner Rd, Saginaw, Mi 48609 9495
Date
Age
VISA and MasterCard Accepted
Name
Fees Paid
Address
City
Telephone (
Zip Code
)
Credit Card Nbr.
Expires: Month
Year
email
Signature as it appears on your card
New General $100,
Associate $25
Renewal, General $55
New General With CEC $120 Renewal w/CEC $75
GC $10