Desk of DGSC President

I've been attending the Annual Picnic forever( in reality 45 years or so) and I have to say that this one was one of, if not THE, best in recent memory. You know it was a good time when the beer keg floats after only 1 1/2 hours. Kudos to George and his crew for a job well done! Thanks also to Kevin and his bunch for how well groomed the Club looked. And to Don and Mark for getting the Herman Welch Pavilion done in time for the Picnic.

On another note....the 5 Stand is up and running. I've shot about 100 targets there so far, and it's a gas. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

At the September Membership meeting I appointed the Nominating Committee for the December election. ALL of you should figure out what position you can run for.....I hate to see anyone run unopposed( even me 😀) because it's not in the best interest of the Club to do so. If you are interested in being on the board as an Officer or Director and you have been a senior member for at least a year please contact Judson Mann, Ed Shannon and/or Kevin McCauley before the November Senior Membership meeting.

As always, be a Member, not a customer, pick up your empties, coffee cups and cigar butts.
Grump(Larry Novak)

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Vice President Remarks

Greetings membership,
If you missed the picnic; know that our Entertainment Director pulled together a great group of volunteers (too many to name) and had an outstanding picnic without a hitch. There were golf carts available for touring, a bouncy house for the kids, the new pavilion was up and running, and raffle items galore. The weather couldn't have been better to boot.
Great work Director Adelman!

Remember to pick up your empties as the mower is spitting them out like rocks.
Judson Mann

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Treasurer/Land Bond Updates

The Land Bond payout window has closed. Everyone who has requested a payout should have received their payout by the time that this newsletter has been released. With one exception . . . we are missing a valid mailing address for Ron Rickman. If anyone has Ron's mailing address, please supply it to Vicepresident/Membership Chair Judson Mann (vicepresident@downersgrovesc.com) so we can update our records and contact him about the landbond payout.
Please contact treasurer@downersgrovesc.com if you've submitted a payout request but haven't received a check yet. If you have any additional questions regarding the Landbonds please contact any of the board members.
John Mantsch

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Proposed By Law Change
To be Discussed and Voted on in November 17

ARTICLE V — DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Current
Section 6. Term of Office. All newly elected officers shall assume their elected positions immediately following the elections. The term of office for all officers shall be until the next election. No officer may hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms with the exception of the Treasurer and Secretary. A period of one year must elapse before eligibility to be nominated and elected to the same office. All officers shall assist the incoming officers in making an orderly transition within the thirty (30) days following the expiration of their office.
PROPOSED CHANGE
Section 6. Term of Office. Effective December 2019 the term of office for President and Treasurer shall be for two consecutive years. The Vice-President and Secretary will serve a one year term. Effective December 2020 the term of office for Vice-President and Treasurer shall be two consecutive years. No officer may hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms with the exception of the Treasurer and Secretary. A period of one year must elapse after leaving office before an officer is eligible for nomination and election to the same office. All officers shall assist the incoming officers in making an orderly transition within the thirty (30) days following the expiration of their office.

ARTICLE VI - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Current
Section 5. Term of Office. Any newly elected director shall assume their elected positions immediately following the election. The term of office for all directors shall be until the next election. All directors shall assist the incoming directors in making an orderly transition within thirty (30) days following the expiration of their office.
PROPOSED CHANGE
Section 5. Term of Office. Effective December 2019 the term of office for the Director of Buildings, Maintenance, Entertainment, NRA & Political Action, and Grounds shall be for two consecutive years. The Director of Shooting Sports, Hunting and Fishing, Youth and Community Relations, and Legal and Insurance will serve a one year term. Effective December 2020 the term of office for the Director of Shooting Sports, Hunting and Fishing, Youth and Community Relations, and Legal and Insurance will be two consecutive years. No Director may hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms. A period of one year must elapse after leaving office before a Director is eligible for nomination and election to the same office. All Directors shall assist the incoming officers in making an orderly transition within the thirty (30) days following the expiration of their office.

Update to Rules and Regulations
Safety -> All dogs must be under the direct control of their owners at all times while on club property in, near, or around any organized shooting activity, club house, and the adjacent property. Owners will be responsible for the immediate removal of all animal waste. Dogs must be on leads no longer than 12 feet except when hunting in season and training in designated areas. The owner of any dog on club property assumes complete liability for their animal. Dogs are not permitted in the clubhouse.
DGSC Board

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DGSC Shotgun Sports Info

The new machines are here for Sporting Clays Field. Jan Gronych & crew are working to get them installed. The Two-wheeled carts have been assembled. Mike Pietrzak had brackets made to accommodate solar panels & batteries. Wiring & connectors have to be modified to adapt to our receivers. We are getting close to swaping out the old machines so be patient & they should be in place soon.

Jed Davis is running a youth Fall League with Practice shooting on Friday 9-20 & the League starting on Friday 9-27 for 5 weeks. Looks like there are around 20 youths signed up for this league.
Larry Chambers

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That's a wrap on the Picnic
What a great day right?
Perfect weather to appreciate your club, shoot the game of your choice in the morning, visit with friends and family, enjoy a complimentary delicious meal followed by an exciting “bucket raffle” and the much anticipated gun raffle!
The winners of the gun raffle are Bill Weaver, Dave Lopez, Aaron Wahls and Jim Olin. With your overwhelming support, 94% of the gun raffle tickets were sold! Chuck Fuellian, Don Cox, Kevin McCauly and myself sold over 30 tickets EACH !! The “bucket raffle” was a lot of fun with great prizes. Larry White, Ken Cechura, Stan Sysco and Judy Novatny generously donated to our raffle. Thank you! Congrats to all the lucky winners and a HUGE thank you to those who purchased and supported the raffles!

Approximately 120 members, family and children enjoyed your picnic. The “Herman Welch” pavilion worked out well. The “Jumpy House” was a big hit with the itty bitties. We also had a few babies in strollers. So nice to see! Golf carts were a hot commodity to take a drive and “explore” the club, especially you new 5 stand. Bob Craft, Chuck Farber, Kevin McCauly, Keith Uffelman, Tim Donnell, Charlie Zib, Don Cox and Mark Matteson worked very hard grooming the club and pavilion prior to the picnic. Brian Savoda provided the frozen treats for the kids, great idea! Dave Lopez (his fam Nick, Ashley and wife Jeanette worked as well..), Tom Maslowski, Bob Glaz, Bob Barczak, Pete Maslowski and Steve (sorry, cant remember his last name..) worked Sat set up as well as Sunday take down. Tom Scroppa, Tommy Scroppa ,Fred (sorry cant remember his last name..)and Dan Bellus were the corn and meat cookers. The Kasten group, Jan, Nancy and Terry, made and served the delicious side dishes and desert. My wife Bev as well as Tim and Lorraine Donnel, sold tickets and handed out prizes. Larry Chambers, as always, was there to answer the many, many questions that pop up. Note: My sincere apologies if i have overlooked someone.....

To all who attended, supported the raffles, I hope you enjoyed yourself! On behalf of your club and myself, THANK YOU to those who helped make this picnic a success!!
George Adelmann
Q? Cell/text 815-347-1270 entertainment@downersgrovesc.com

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Membership Feedback on Picnic:
From a Senior Member -> What a great surprise to see all of the hard work from members to make this place a great club. The new stands, the new 5 stand, the new pavilion and electronic shooting systems. We know lots of people had to help out and want to let them know how great it is. Let’ keep up our beautiful club and enjoy the shooting season. Thank you for all of those that made this happen!

Picnic Pictures:
First Responders Event

DGSC Hosts “First Responders” Event Sunday, October 13, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
DGSC will host a “First Responders Appreciation Day” and Open House.”

In appreciation of those that serve the communities in the area. As part of our commitment to our 2019 NRA Foundation Grant, we are inviting the police, sheriffs, and fire departments from local communities, to spend an afternoon as our guests at Downers Grove Sportsmen’s Club in Morris.
We will offer “basic shotgun safety”, introductory trap and skeet instruction, and tours of our facility. Experienced shooters will have access to complimentary targets and shells funded through the 2019 NRA Grant. Kassman’s Catering has donated their services in providing a “Brat or Hot Dog Lunch” for our guests.
We need help from our NRA Certified instructors, experienced skeet & trap shooters, and members to help our guests enjoy a safe and welcome experience. If you are available to help on Sunday Oct 13. or any part of the day, please contact Ken Cechura or Ed Shannon.
Ken Cechura & Ed Shannon

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Fall Trap/Skeet Club Shoot October 27th, 2019




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DGSC Veterans Recognition Day

Sunday November 10th 2019 <-> 11 AM – 3PM
In recognition and thanks for all they have done for the Downers Grove Sportsmen’s Club invites all Grundy County veterans to attend a day of appreciation at DGSC. This is our way of saying thank you for your service to our country and our community. DGSC will provide veterans* limited complimentary trap and skeet shooting and a light lunch. NRA certified instructors will be on hand to provide assistance. For additional information and to RSVP please call 815‐941‐1366 or visit www.downersgrovesc.com
Complimentary trap and skeet shooting is made possible by a grant from the NRA Foundation and Friends of the NRA
*Veterans must provide a valid FOID and appropriate proof of veteran status, veteran DL, DD214, retired or active DOD ID, etc.
Ed Shannon

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ATA



Al Maly | Stan Systo | Larry Chambers


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Senior Member Updates Hunting/Fishing

Senior Member Pheasant/Upland Game Hunters: Bird Releasing will start October 12th for our Senior Members. The bird release program for this year has chnaged a little, remember due to weather the dates are subject to change. The cost for each harvested bird this year is $15.00 and there is no limit on the number of birds. No upload game hunting during the 1st and 2nd fire arm seasons for deer (Nov 22, 23, & 24 then Dec 5, 6, 7, & 8).
Release dates (25 birds -> Oct 12, 26, Nov 9, 30, Feb 8, 22; 12/13 birds -> Dec 14, Jan 11; 35/40 birds -> March 14, 28)

Senior Member Deer Hunters: First fire arm season this year is November 22, 23 and 24th. Then the second fire arm season is December 5, 6, 7 & 8. A reminder for those ground blind hunters please mark on the board your location and take an orange flag to mark your spot out in the field, this is important for safety!

All Senior Member Hunters please remember you must sign in at the Hunter Shack each time and hang your name badge on the board.
Charlie Zib

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Jan's Kitchen

HI friends and friends I do not yet know!
If you have not been to Downers Grove Sportsman Club to eat, come try us out sometime. We are open every Tuesday and Thursday as club is open.
With Fall and Winter just around the corner, lots of comfort food, soups and chilis. I am truly an old fashion, old school kind of cook. Lots of fresh veggies and meat. On the rare occasion when we do have leftovers, a new recipe may created and Yea! They are good!! Desserts are always fun and very diverse. Enjoy Halloween, get ready for Thanksgiving and love Christmas!! Enjoy it all!
Come and see Nancy and I because we both love cooking and we will feed you!
Jan K

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NRA News

Attn: NRA Instructors You can now renew your certification online at:  Renew Click Here
Chuck Feuillan

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Calendar


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Board Meetings 1:00pm @ DGSC  10/12, 11/9, 12/14
Senior Member General Membership Meetings 9:00pm @ DGSC   11/17/2019, 12/15/2019 


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Officers/Directors/Chairmen:
President Larry Novak president@downersgrovesc.com
Vice President Judson Mann vicepresident@downersgrovesc.com
Secretary John Semprini secretary@downersgrovesc.com
Treasurer John Mantsch treasurer@downersgrovesc.com
Buildings Don Cox buildings@downersgrovesc.com
Entertainment George Adelmann entertainment@downersgrovesc.com
Grounds Kevin McCauley grounds@downersgrovesc.com
Hunting/Fishing Charlie Zib huntingfishing@downersgrovesc.com
Legal/Insurance Ken Cechura legalinsurance@downersgrovesc.com
Maintenance Jan Gronych maintenance@downersgrovesc.com
NRA Chuck Feuillan nra@downersgrovesc.com
Shotgun Sports Larry Chambers shotgunsports@downersgrovesc.com
Youth/Community Relations Mark Matteson youthcommunity@downersgrovesc.com
ATA Al Maly/Stan Systo ata.dgsc@downersgrovesc.com
Farm/CRP Dan Bellus farm.dgsc@downersgrovesc.com
Grants Ken Cechura grants.dgsc@downersgrovesc.com
Membership Communication Debra Fredrick membershipcomms.dgsc@downersgrovesc.com
Marketing Ed Shannon marketing.dgsc@downersgrovesc.com


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