JANUARY 2015
The Lowell Sportsmen’s Club, Inc.
50 Swain Road, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 • 978-251-3637
Mailing address: PO Box 102, Lowell, MA 01853 • www.lowellsc.org
National Rifle Association
Greater Lowell Trap League
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
Merrimack Valley Pistol League Gun Owner’s Action League
National Shooting Sports Foundation
The Lowell Sportsmen’s Club is Looking for Some Helping Hands
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Bill Potter…………………. 978-360-5921
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Alan Anganes ……………...978-937-2425
[email protected]
TREASURER
Tim Beausoleil……….............978-866-0261
[email protected]
As you all know, our club is a large facility with lots of property and infrastructure to maintain. Our club caretaker Jim Martin, with the assistance of a number of members, does an
admirable job of not just keeping things working, but keeping the place in tip-top shape.
From time to time, it would be most helpful if we could round up a few additional pairs of
hands. We recently had such a case when a storm damaged tree fell on the back roof of
our clubhouse. This required a few people to help cut up and remove the fallen tree and
RECORDING SECRETARY
Beth Leary………………….
[email protected]..
temporarily patch a few hole in the roof to prevent further damage until our insurance could
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Darlene Parker-Hawes……...
[email protected]
This incident got a discussion going at the last few meetings about how we might be able
COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY
Susan Anganes……………...978-937-2425
[email protected]
arrange for a permanent repair.
to round up some additional help when the need arises. I am hoping to assemble a list of
members who would be will to sign up for a "call list" so that when something like the falling
tree incident comes up, we could make a few phone calls and hopefully round up a some
willing help.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Abbott………………
[email protected]
Rick Plzak………………….. 617-699-7068
[email protected]
John Lemasurier …………
[email protected]
Dale Maybury …………
[email protected]
Al Hodgson………………
[email protected]
The idea is this: if you are willing to be on such a list, should the need arise, the caretaker
ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER
Brian Herzog
Doug Perry
I understand that for any number of reasons not every member is able to cut trees or help
CARETAKER
James Martin………………...978-455-9694
[email protected]
NRA COURSES
Rick Plzak…………………...617-699-7068
[email protected]
WEB
Gary Tenney
Rich Beskosty
or someone from the board would make a few calls to members from the list. If you got a
call and were available to help out at the time, great. If not, no problem, we would just continue down the list.
Tasks could be anything from something like the fallen tree mentioned above, to helping to
clear out after an unusually large snowfall, spring or fall cleanups, stuffing envelopes, machine or equipment repairs, or whatever else was needed.
clear snow, but our club has members with a wide array of talents, any and all of which
could be utilized to improve our club. Having a good sized group to call upon will help
spread the workload out. "Many hands make light work..."
If you would be interested in taking part, you can either sign up at the next meeting ( we
will pass a signup sheet around ) or send an email to me at [email protected] with
your best contact number. If you care to include a word or two describing anything you feel
particularly able to assist with that would be great too.
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Susan Anganes……………...978-937-2425
[email protected]
To all those members who signed up at the December meeting and all who are willing to
be included, Thank you very much!
~Alan Anganes
CLUB CALENDAR
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The next general meeting will be Tuesday, February 10, at 8 pm. Club t-shirts, buttons,
lanyards, and hats will be on sale at the meeting.
NRA COURSES
TRAP- Closed for the winter
The Lowell Sportsmen’s Club continues to offer NRA certified courses and is currently scheduling classes. All revenue
generated goes to the club, and these classes serve as an
excellent recruiting source for new members.
Next spring: The trap field will be open Wednesdays at 10:00 am and
Sunday afternoons at 1:00 pm. (both days weather permitting).
You do not have to be a member to shoot. If you have any questions
please call Rich Christianson at 978-251-3630.
COURSE SCHEDULE 2015
BASIC PISTOL
SKEET
Basic Pistol classes consist of one Saturday, 8:00am-4:30 pm.
All course materials, firearms, and ammunition are included.
$120 for non-members, $100 for members.
Class dates: January 17, February 21, March 14, April 11,
May 16, and June 13.
The skeet range is open year round to club members and the public
on Sunday afternoons from 1 pm to 4 pm, as well as Wednesday
mornings from 10 am until noon . Any shotgun, including your favorite hunting gun, can be used for skeet. New shooters are especially
welcome so join us on the skeet field!
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN THERE ARE NRA COURSES TAUGHT AT
THE CLUB, THE INDOOR RANGE WILL BE RESERVED FOR CLASSES
FROM 8 AM TO 4:30 PM.
LSC RANGE SAFETY COURSE
This is a requirement of the LSC for any member who
wishes to use the indoor pistol range or the outdoor big
bore range without having a qualified range safety officer
present. It is strongly suggested that each member take this
course. This course is free to all club members.
Licensed in MA & NH; personal injury, criminal, gun
license appeals, wills and probate
NRA RANGE SAFETY OFFICER COURSE
cost : $50.00 members and $65.00 non-members. There are
also additional fees applicants will have to pay to the NRA
to complete the RSO certification process. Successful completion of this class qualifies attendees to apply for certification from the NRA as a Range Safety Officer. To register for
any of the NRA courses, contact: Instructor Rick Plzak at
617-699-7068 or [email protected]
NEXT SCHEDULED RSO CLASS: July 18, 2015
ARCHERY
Indoor Archery will be starting on Thursday, January 15,
from 6:30-8pm
FRIDAY NIGHT PISTOL SHOOT
6:30-10:30 pm on the indoor range
Abbott Vintage Sled
Restorers of vintage snow machines
Parts and accessories for all makes and years
Clothing and helmets
ATV, TRAILER, & BOAT
parts and accessories
John E Abbott (978)-251-8881
Discounted to all Lowell Sportsmen’s Club members
The 2014 Fall Skeet League and The 2014 Skeet Championship
At 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 25, the Lowell Sportsmen ’ s Club Skeet Championship took place. There
were seven shooters this year. Scores from the Fall Skeet League were used to handicap each competitor.
Pete Davis and Julian Sluskonis tied for the Fall Skeet League with 114 out of a possible 125 targets. They
both agreed to use the first round of the championship to determine the winner. Julian won handily.
Buzz Brody was the Skeet Champion with an adjusted score of 46 out of 50 targets. The runner up was Phil
Sullivan with an adjusted score of 45. It was a great fall afternoon with perhaps too much sun for station 1.
After the competition the majority of the contestants retired to the Princeton Lounge where the trophies were
presented after the meal.
The awards were:
2014 Skeet Champion: Buzz Brody
2014 Skeet Championship Runner Up: Phil Sullivan
2014 Fall Skeet League Winner: Julian Sluskonis.
Buzz Brody 2014 Champion
12th Annual Black Powder Turkey Shoot
Al Hodgson ran a great black powder shoot. There were a total
of 35 shooters and a total of 45 shots taken.
The winners of the turkeys were
Target #1: Kevin Henrich and Target #2: Jim Ringwood.
This year ’ s BP Turkey Shoot also included archery and trap.
All together six turkeys were won this year!
Thanks to Al Hodgson for organizing another great event.
Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp
The club will be sponsoring a boy and a girl to the
MJCC again this year. The club will pay half of the
$750 tuition for the two weeks of camp for each
camper. The other half of the tuition will be the responsibility of the parents. The camp runs from
August 2, to August 14, 2015, and is for kids ages
13-17. If your child is interested in going, please
have him or her write a brief essay as to why they
would like to attend and submit it to the club as
soon as possible. Please mail it to the address in
the front of this newsletter to the attention of the eboard. For more information on MJCC please see
their website: http://juniorconservationcamp.org/
The MJCC provides a unique experience of conservation, shooting sports, and outdoor recreation education.
The camp’s program introduces young people to the
ethical responsibilities of hunting and fishing in order to
foster careful stewardship of our natural resources.
MEMBERS
The 2015 dues bills have been sent out. If you have
opted to receive email from the club, you will receive
your dues bill by email. If you haven ’ t received it yet,
check your spam folder. Please send your checks in
early to avoid a late fee. The new gate combination will
be sent to you with your new membership card. The
gate combination will change on March 1, 2015.
Contact
Membership
Secretary,
Darlene
Parker-
Hawes , if you have any questions.
membership [email protected]
Also… The club wishes to extend a sincere thank you
to all of the members who have made donations to the
club in 2014. So many have given money above and
Collectors Firearms & Militaria
STOCKING LEAD CENTERFIRE and .22
TARGET AMMO
beyond their annual dues to support the club. Others
have donated their time and skill in working around
the club maintaining the facilities and property. We are
very thankful for all who have contributed to making
this club the best in the area! A special thank you to
Mrs. George Abely for her contribution to the black
powder shoot.
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And
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Junior Membership Theodore ( 13 ) and Raymond
( 1 6 ) Anganes became the first two Junior Members at
the November 2014 meeting. Ted and Ray grew up in the
club and are following in their parents ’ and older
sibling ’ s footsteps now as active club members. Ted enjoys archery and .22 rifle shooting, and Ray enjoys .22 rifle
and pistol shooting and would also like to help in planning
club events. Junior membership is open to kids ages 13-17.
They must be sponsored by a club member and must be
accompanied by the sponsor or another club member while
on the club property. Applications and information for junior
membership are now available online on our club website
lowellsc.org.
To the active service members and retired service members of the club,
My name is Raymond Anganes, one of the two junior members who was voted into the club at the November meeting on Veteran’ s Day. During the meeting, the veterans of the club were asked to stand up, and
when I saw half the room get up from their seats I realized that there was a lot of history just in this community that should be preserved and remembered.
I would like to write a book of interviews with the current service members and veterans of the club. I am
practiced as a writer, well-read in history; especially the era from World War II until Afghanistan. It ’ s always
been a goal of mine to write about the lives and stories of people who did the jobs that you have done.
If you would like to let me hear your stories, or even just a summary of where, when, and with whom you
served, I would be willing to go to your homes or the clubhouse to talk, or I would be willing to get in touch
through emails. You can contact me at: [email protected]
To write something like this would be an amazing opportunity for me . There are a lot of stories in this club,
just judging by how many people stood up at the November meeting, and I would love to do something to preserve the history that is already there.
Thank you all for your service,
Raymond Anganes.
JAKE SEARS LANDSCAPING
PO BOX 846
DRACUT, MA 01826
978-835-4119
UTAH CCW
Non-resident Concealed Carry Permit Course
January 24, 2015
Allows Massachusetts Residents to carry concealed in the following states:
(as of January 13, 2015)
B l u e o r G re e n S t at e s Pe r m i t i s va l i d
Concealed Firearms
permits in the State of Utah are regulated by the Bureau of Criminal Identification. A permit to carry a concealed
firearm in the State of Utah may be obtained by completing the instructions, and meeting the requirements as
outlined on Form 96-4-02 Application for Concealed Firearm Permit. Fingerprints and Passport style photograph required. Utah permit fee as of January 13, 2015 is $51.00 and is valid for 5 years
Check the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification website for updated reciprocity agreements and other detailed
information
http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/FAQother.html
To sign up
Contact: Charlie O’Donnell
[email protected] or
(978) 467-4325
C h a r l i e @ o d o n n e l l c o m p a n y. c o m
Thank you for your help …
There was a work party on Sunday, December 14. Workers were able to clear the driveway of all small nuisance
trees which were bending and blocking snow removal. They were also able to down three large pine trees which
were shading the 22 range; not allowing snow and ice to melt.
The following people were kind enough to show up early on a Sunday morning:
Saw Operators
President Bill Potter, Jad Duggan, Jim Rayball, and Brian Herzog
Strong Backs
Joe Townsend, Bill Picariello, and Tim Beausoleil
THE LOWELL SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, INC.
P.O.BOX 102
LOWELL, MA 01853