Southern Michigan Gun Club

This is an important event as the projects our volunteers accomplish that day will help to assure that our facility is clean, safe, and ready for the shooting season, much of what begins in early May.

Over the past few years we have enjoyed spending the day with a small yet devoted group of members who have volunteered their time, skills, tools, and efforts to make this yearly event a success. We thank each of you for your service to the Club; we couldn’t do it without you.

With just short of 1,400 members I am confident that we can assemble a significant number of members to help us that day to quickly and efficiently accomplish our scheduled projects, among them being the improvements to the Archery Ranges, 50, 100, and Goff Ranges, as well as the Action Pistol, Trap and Skeet Ranges and Five Stand. We will update our web site as we get more information on the specific project requests for that day.

So, if you are able to volunteer part of your morning and early afternoon to help us and then enjoying some good food and drink, after we have finished the projects, please send an email to Steve Brown, our Facilities Manager – his email address is – sgbrown.smgc@gmail.com

We hope to see you there.

Till then,

Enjoy the Shooting Sports and Help Protect our Second Amendment.

Best Regards,
Tom

Please be aware that the SMGC Outdoor Range will be closed SATURDAY MAY 4, 2019 to all shooting events as we will be holding our annual Range Clean Up Day. All volunteers are welcome. A list of projects should follow soon.

Congratulations to this year’s elected BOD members:

PRESIDENT: TOM McKENNA
VICE PRESIDENT: VAN MALTBY
SECRETARY: JEAN DeSAVAGE
TREASURER: CHRIS MARTIN
MEMBERSHIP: GEORGE HAUS
SAFETY DIRECTOR: CORY BAILES
DIRECTOR AT LARGE: JOHN AYERS
DIRECTOR AT LARGE: GREG VAUGHAN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE: NICK WAGNER

Check the CLUB CALENDAR for dates and times.

BOD ELECTIONS JANUARY 9, 2019 @ 7:00PM AT THE INDOOR RANGE.

I wish to thank all of our members and guests who assisted with the installation of the rubber mulch, the new rubber backers, the clean up, and all the other ancillary items we accomplished Saturday morning. It was great to see you all there volunteering your time and energy to assure the range portion of our indoor facility was ready for the air gun match Sunday morning. Thank You WMU Crew, you certainly made our collective duties less challenging. We look forward to having your Team involved in our club activities.

A special thanks to Phil Wilson, a long-time SMGC member and former board member. Phil generously donated a brand new 10 cubic foot apartment-size refrigerator for the kitchen. Thank You Phil, the refrigerator will be put to good use and will be cared for.

If any member has a connection with a supplier of base cabinetry and counter tops we are planning to redo the kitchen, a partial wall in the common area, and the south wall in the range area. This will not only provide adequate storage but useful counter top for shooters and their equipment. Please contact me if you indeed have a connection or suggestions.

As the next couple of weeks progress we will need volunteers, once again, to help navigate the safe and other equipment to their new areas within the building. I will do my best to give you all adequate notice.

Again, Thank You All for your help and your support of SMGC.

Tom McKenna
SMGC Safety Director

The SMGC Annual Meeting & Election of Officers will be held on January 2, 2019 at the Indoor Range, 809 East Crosstown Pkwy, Kalamazoo, MI at 1900 hrs (7 pm for landlubbers). Immediately following the annual meeting and election the monthly Board of Directors meeting, with newly elected Board members, will be held.

The slate of candidates and offices currently is:
President: Tom McKenna (current Safety Officer)
Vice-President: Van Maltby (incumbent)
Treasurer: Chris Martin (current Airgun SIG director)
Recording Secretary: Jean DeSavage (current Ladies SIG director)
Membership SEcretary: George Haus (incumbent)
Safety Officer: Cory Bailes (current Handgun SIG director)
Director-at Large (three positions): John Ayers, Nick Wagner (both incumbents) and Greg Vaughn long-time member and participant in all SIG events except archery.

Biographies of the candidates will be posted to the club website for detailed review.

This is a time of change for SMGC with facilities repairs and BOD members changing so if you or anyone you know is interested in moving into a leadership position at SMGC please contact Max Wellman, club secretary, immediately at smgcsecy@gmail.com or 269-779-3201.

Please make plans to attend the annual meeting and help direct the club forward in 2019!