Carlisle Gun Club Meeting Minutes

8/29/2016

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Tom Richwine; there were 79 members present.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Officers present: President –Tom Richwine, Vice-President- Randy Nichols, Treasurer- Jeff Clippinger, Recording Secretary – Joe Wasiak, Corresponding Secretary- Gary Gibson, and Trustees Mike Kubarek, Phil Dyche, Dick Pryor.

The Minutes for the July, 2016 meeting were read and approved .

Treasurers Report was read and approved.  The total balance of all accounts, checking, savings, CDs and Training Fund amounted to $40,775.84.

Corresponding Secretary’s Report– No Report

New Members– There were no new members accepted into the club.

NRA Training Committee Report-

BOPS.  The Basics Of Pistol Shooting (BOPS) course scheduled for 24 September will be rescheduled to another date due to a conflict with the range clean-up scheduled for the same date.  Potential students will need to complete the on-line Phase 1 of this course before they can enroll to complete Phase 2.

PPIH.  There will be a Personal Protection In the Home (PPIH) course on 28-29 October.  Cost is $75.  The prerequisite for this course is successful completion of either BOPS or First Steps.

4H Report- The 4H Shooters started with 16 kids this year and ended with 10.  They sent 4 to the Penn State Match.

Membership Committee– No Report

Cowboy Action–  The Cowboy Action shoots for 2017 will be on 7 January and 4 February.

Pistol Team–  The Pistol Team will start practice again on the 1^st Wednesday in September

Trustees Report–  No  report.

Old Business.

Capital Improvements.  The painting and repointing of the building is complete.  Parvin Weaver has located a contractor to install the new gutter system.

Fans.  Fan installation is not yet completed as there were some delays in procuring the final components.  There have been some technical issues but is appears that we have located what we need.

Website.  The new website is located at cgcpa.info.  It is now open to members to view as we  finalize its format and content.  There was a suggestion that we make the payment of membership dues possible through the website which the club is looking into.

1^st Aid Kit.  New 1^st Aid kits for minor injuries are located in the range and meeting areas.  The Trauma Kit for major injuries is located in the meeting area.  There was considerable discussion on the location, contents and maintenance.

Club Work Day.  The Club Range Maintenance/Work Day is scheduled for 24 September.  Work begins at 0800.  All are encouraged to attend.

New Business 

Nomination of Officers.  The following individuals were nominated for officer positions in the club.

President- Randy Nichols

Vice President- Tom Richwine

Treasurer- Jeff Clippinger

Recording Secretary- Joe Wasiak

Corresponding Secretary- Clayton Marrow

Trustees- Phil Dyche and Bill Henry

There was a motion to accept these individuals as candidates which was approved.  There were no other nominations.  The nominations were then closed and voting will occur at the September meeting.

Special Membership Class for War College Students.  The topic of a special members class for students attending the Army War College was discussed.  It was noted that this would require an amendment to the Club’s Constitution and then voted by the club for approval.  We would also need to develop a new rate structure for this class.  An alternate option was suggested that members of the Club could act as on-call sponsors.  A significant amount of the members present indicated that they would support this type of arrangement and would be willing to volunteer as sponsors.

Good of the Club  

Mark Weston offer to procure a new flag to replace the existing one.  This was followed by a suggestion that the club erect a flagpole which would need to be lighted.  Andy Henry and the Capital Improvements Committee will look into this.

There was a request by Mike Kubarek to use the club facility on October 16, 2016 from 11;00 am to 5:00pm for a Utah Concealed Carry permit class.  This would be open initially to members and then to guests and would be limited to approximately 50 individuals.   There was a motion to approve this which was passed.  

The meeting was adjourned at 7:59 pm.