President's Message - Kenmore Shooting Range

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Carl Brattain (425)485-9838
carl@wcwinc.org
VICE PRESIDENT
Gary Webster (206)783-9994
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Ken DeLeone (425)745-1449
TREASURER
Ron Hearldson (425)788-5762
r.hearldson@wcwinc.org
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Darian Carpenter (425)775-3596
d.carpenter@wcwinc.org
RECORDING SECRETARY
Daniel Barton (425)821-8731
CHAIRMAN TRUSTEES
Myron Olson (360)659-8617
CHAIRMAN ELECT
Gerald Albertson (425)487-0710
TRUSTEE (2 yr)
Larry Mallory (425)820-3582
TRUSTEE
Patricia Webster (206)783-9994
TRUSTEE
Jim Dinnie (425)821-4028
PAST PRESIDENT
Vic Alvarez (425)788-4836
vic@wcwinc.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
ARCHERY
Eric White (425)478-6784
e.white@wcwinc.org
RANGE
Vic Alvarez (425)788-4836
vic@wcwinc.org
SHOTGUN
Gary Webster (206)783-9994
g.webster@wcwinc.org
HUNTER EDUCATION
Patricia Webster (206)783-9994
p.webster@wcwinc.org
FIREARMS EDUCATION
Richard Ripley (206)271-0670
r.ripley@wcwinc.org
LEGISLATIVE
Joe Waldron (425)747-7603
YOUTH ARCHERY
Michael Wichser (206)522-7589
YOUTH RIFLE
Jack Giuliano (425)483-6487
The Sportsman Newsletter
Official publication of the Wildlife Committee of Washington Volume 08 Issue 03
1031 – 228th SW, Bothell, WA 98021 tel:(425)481-8686 fax:(425)481-8685 March 2008
http://www.wcwinc.org
President’s Message
New Keys
The new gate keys are at the Range Office.
Check with the Range Master and get your
key, if you are authorized. The gate lock
will be changed on March 1.
Dues
Dues are past due. The renewal forms are
on-line and available at the range office.
Also, there is a line for donations, if you are
so inclined. Remember it takes a week or
two to get the cards out so give you enough
time to receive the card in the mail.
Volunteers
I would like to thank all the members who
help out around the club. It is spring and
we need to clean up the ranges. Sticks from
cutting back the bush need to be removed
from the range so that we can mow. I
would ask all match directors to get together
with the shooters and coordinate
with Range Committee to have work parties
to clean up the grounds so that we can have
a great shooting season. Thanks
Events
Shotgun 100 Bird Shoot. The club has a
100 bird handicap shoot on March 2. This
is the last shoot of this season. The Magnum
is $1300+. Come on out and shoot.
Registration starts at 10am and shooting
starts around 10:30 or so.
Youth Leagues. All youth leagues, Archery,
Rifle and Shotgun, are up and running.
They are our future, so let’s help where
ever we can. I think we should recognize
the people that run and help with all those
groups. So here is a list of those that I
know about: Archery – Mike Wichser., Jeff
and Larry Anderson., Doug, and the rest of
the parents that help. Rifle – Jack Giuliano.,
George Dunbar., Fabian, and parents
that help. Shotgun – Gary and Pat Webster.,
Jim Dinnie. Pat Mulaney. and the
other who help. I know that there are more
people, but I don’t know all the names,
sorry.
Board of Directors
It is time to start thinking about the upcoming
election in April for the Board of Directors. If
you are interested in running for the Board,
please let a board member know in writing,
along with a little Bio about yourself if you
want to. All nominations must be to the Board
by March 5, so we can get the ballot printed and
mailed out to members.
This is a great place thanks to the work of many
members over the last 50 plus years. Let keep it
going.
Have Fun, Be Safe, and Play Well.
Carl Brattain
CMP/Highpower Rifle
HIGHPOWER MATCH SEASON 2008
The first match of 2008 match season is
March 16, 2008. Registration begins at 09:00
hours on the day of the match
and will close promptly at 09:30 hours. The
space is limited to 30 shooters on a first
come, first served basis.
Note that any club members wishing to use
the club-owned M-1 Garands must register
with the Rangemaster BEFORE the match
and be present by 08:30 hours on the day of
the match for orientation.
Match entry fee is $15.00 per shooter. Hope
to see you there.
For further information contact Stan Vlcek at
253-850-6289 or via e-mail:
vlcak@excite.com.
ITS YOUR CLUB, GET INVOLVED!

Page 2 the Sportsman Newsletter
March 2008
Board Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2008
President Carl Brattain called the Meeting
to order at 7:30 PM. All Board Members
were present except Darian Carpenter
and Pat Webster. The Minutes of the
previous Board Meeting were accepted
as published.
Guests:
Renee Kuehn and Mike Wichser representing
JOAD and youth archery and
Jack Giuliano representing Youth Rifle.
Financial Report:
None were available..
Orientation:
The following new members attended
the Orientation session this month:
Jesse Au
William Baxter
John Chally
Steven Chancellor
Robert Conrad
Ken Dematteis
Shawn Devlin
Bruce Dustman
Lance Fisher
Peter Garrison
Trent and Tina Greener
Robin and Tracy Hartley
Michael Hendrickson
Robert Lief
Stephen and Sheila Lockwood
Thomas and Karan Mitchell
Glenn and Patricia Rebne
Pete Silva
Paul and Mary Sjoberg
David Snyder
James and Lynda Sullivan
Al Vinson
Bob Wilcox
Ted Wilcox
Old Business:
The grading issue with Snohomish
County is has not been resolved as yet..
New Business:
A Motion by Dan Barton to reimburse
airfare expenses for Larry Anderson to
coach our JOAD team at the Archery
matches in Utah, second by Jim Dinnie.
Passed.
A Motion by Jim Dinnie to reimburse
airfare expenses for Mike Wichser to
coach our JOAD team at the Archery
matches in Utah, second by Ken
Deleone. Passed
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 PM. Respectfully
submitted by Dan Barton,
Recording Secretary.
Donations
We receive many donations during the course
of a year …..and we are very grateful. While
we are not a charity and donations are not
charitable contributions for tax purposes, all
donations are put to work improving the facility
and its operations. This month we received:
$295 Donations
John Jordeth
$250 Donations
Michael Goza
$100 Donations
Ron Haight
Dale Kennedy
$75 Donations
Walter Rust
$60 Donations
Henry Grenley
$50 Donations
Elton Welke
$35 Donations
Tim Hillman
Mark Levine
$30 Donations
Robert Gehrmann
Jeffrey Higgins
Donald Jefferson
$25 Donations
Kenneth Raedeke, Stephen Rupeiks
$20 Donations
William Baxter, Guy Conversano,
Larrie Elhart, Mark Lampe, Terrance
Morgan, Karl Mulder
$10 Donations
Russell Allen, Steven Bean, Frederic
Burns, Alan Chang, Terry Diener,
Raymond Grigsby, Andre Hachtel,
Douglas Hadley, Ted Halla, Aren
Hansen, Bruce Hummel, Bryan Johnson,
Carl Knabe, Keith Knabe,
Monty Koschene, Marlyn Kottsick,
Alexander Logan, Michael Logan,
Michael McCaslin, Raymond
McGunnigle, Steven Olson, Dean
Peterson, Matt Russell, Rod Russell,
Robert Sandblom, Richard Silcox,
Robert Smith, Jim Stack, David Taft,
Terry Watson, William Wilson
Thanks
February 2008 Match Report
Strong switching winds and rain were the
order of the day for our Valentines BR
shoot this month and to make things even
tougher, all 4 targets this time were shot
at 300 yards. Several wind flags were
pushed over by strong gusts, and in these
tough conditions, not one “100” score
was shot in any of the matches!
It is our tradition for this month to shoot
for a prize of a good box of chocolates,
and we had a decent turnout to give it a
go. It didn’t take long to figure out that it
was going to be a challenge to keep the
shots hitting anywhere near the ten ring,
and any observer would know what was
happening by all the moans, groans and
“colorful” language in the air! About the
time you thought you found a way to
hold them in there, a shot would take off
as if it had a mind of its own!
In the end we had unusually low, but
none the less hard earned scores, and
Rick Graham’s 391-4X was good enough
for him to claim the chocolate. The top
three finishers in the Valentines shoot
were…
1 st Rick Graham 391-4X
2 nd Ted Larson 387-2X
3 rd Mustafa Bilal 386-7X
Our next shoot will be March 8 th and will
be the start of our regular Benchrest season.
So come out and start racking up
points towards our yearly agg trophy.
(won last year by Mustafa Bilal) See you
there!
For info on these matches contact:
Richard Nicol (206) 784-1093
Rick Graham (206) 214-6484

March 2008 the Sportsman Newsletter
Page 3
The Pistol sub-committee is just wrapping
up our annual .22 bullseye league
and postal matches. You can see the
results on our web site under “pistol”,
. The major story is that
Gordon Buttke came out as the Kenmore’s
top gun for this league. We
won’t know where our top team places
in the postal league for a few more
weeks, but 2nd through 5th place is
very tight right now.
We start shooting our annual indoor
Standard Pistol league in March. Rules
include max 5 1/2” barrel, open sights,
and a min 1,000 gram trigger pull. We
shoot on Thursday evenings, starting at
7PM. Cost of our leagues are $25.
Some require membership in USAS
and/or NRA, depending on the sanctioning
body.
As soon as Standard Pistol finishes, we
will set up the Air Pistol range in the
clubhouse and have a couple of months
of fun with that event.
Come on out an take a look.
Pistol Marksmanship and
Competition Seminar
The 1st Saturday of each month we
have a pistol training session for
Bullseye and International Standard
Pistol. Learn what competition is
all about and get a lot of practice on
timed and rapid fire.
Need to bring, at a minimum:
A. .22LR semi-automatic standard
pistol (5” barrel).
B. 300-400 rounds of .22 Standard
Velocity LR
C. $10 fee
Starts at 9:00AM on Range #3
Shotgun Newsletter March 2008
Wow, it’s already March, spring should
arrive shortly. With the better weather the
shotgun range should become busier.
Please remember to help keep an eye on
the shooters, especially the new shooters
for safety issues. As members it’s our
responsibility to help keep the range safe.
WCW will host a Continental League
Shoot, March 16 th . The shotgun range will
be closed to all except for the participants
in the shoot. If you are interested in Continental
Shooting come out and watch the
competition. You may pick up some
pointers. We can use some help from our
members to relieve the trappers during the
shoot. Often there are vacancies in some
of the squads. If this occurs, you may be
able to shoot with a squad as a fill in allowing
you a chance to see what the competition
is all about from ground zero as a
participant. Come out and watch, help or
possibly shoot.
Several of the Kenmore shooters are very
accomplished at this discipline. Greg
Miner, Bruce Haragin, Scott Ray, Carl
Brattain and Larry Mallory, Bob Lambert,
just to name a few. The Kenmore Continental
Squad is currently in 5 th place out
of 14 squads. Good shooting guys and
good luck in the upcoming events.
UP COMING EVENTS
March 16 th , Continental League Shoot
May 10 th PITA Competition Shoot
June 14 th Ladies Only Shotgun Clinic
Winter League is over, sorry to say there
were not many participants this year,
however thanks to Mr. Wayne Clapper for
keeping track of the results and posting
them. The final standings are on the cork
board at the south end of the shotgun
shack.
With better weather around the corner we
are looking forward to more participants
at the Shotgun Committee Meetings
which meet the 2 nd Monday of each month
at the shotgun shack at 7:30 pm. We are
starting to hold some fun shooting events
on the meeting nights. The events being
considered are Annie Oakley, 3 guns up,
sliders, backline continental come to the
meetings and have some fun and give us
your input. Meeting at 7:30pm, Shooting as
soon as meeting is over (meeting usually
lasts ½ hr).
It’s close to election time, remember to
vote and attend the Annual Meeting April
9 th at the WCW Club House.
Gary Webster
Hunter Education
The Hunter Education committee has
been busy reviewing our program prior
to setting any dates for classes. We need
to be sure that we are in compliance with
all state requirements regarding subjects
taught and length of time for each subject.
This past month John Blatchford
has been working on the comparisons
and with the help of Gary Webster at our
meeting on the 20th, we are getting
closer to being ready to go.
The dilemma of finding dates, times, and
locations for our classes, that will accommodate
volunteer instructors and students,
is the continuing challenge. Rather
than the usual three evening classes and
a Saturday agenda, the idea of running a
two day class over a weekend has been
suggested and we are looking at that possibility.
We are also looking at having
two or three paradigm classes as they
require only one Friday night and a Saturday,
and will need fewer instructors.
This is primarily a home study course
with the written test and some safety
instruction on Friday night, and the field
course on Saturday.
I thank those who have stepped up to
become instructors and are now going
through the PST (pre service training)
program to become State Certified. This
will help our usual instructors who have
donated so much of their time the past
few years. If you are at all interested in
becoming a Hunter Education instructor,
please let me know.This program is very
important as all of those born after January
1, 1972 and want to hunt in Washington,
must take this hunter education
course to receive their license.
Pat Webster
H.Ed. Committee Chair

Page 4 the Sportsman Newsletter
March 2008
Archery
Committee
Here we are early in 2008 and already our JOAD program has
seen several young archers achieve awards in recent archery
tournaments along with individual accomplishments of advancing
through the different levels of the JOAD program.
During a recent State Multicolor Championship Tournament
held at Silver Arrow Bowmen in Mt Vernon our JOAD archers
achieved high awards. All our young archers compete in
the Freestyle Limited Recurve Division.
In the Young Adult Male Division Ben Roop was 1 ST Place,
Young Adult Female Division Lauren Hughes 1 ST Place,
Youth Male Division Jonathan Kuehn 1 ST Place, Youth Female
Division Shannon Ostling 1 ST Place, Elizabeth Caughell
2 ND Place, Maianna DeMatteis 3 RD Place, and Jessica
Schoenfeld 4 TH Place. Female Cub Kimmie Roop 1 ST Place,
and last but not least Pee Wee Female Alexa Claps 1 ST Place.
Enclosed is a picture of Coach Mike Wickser giving last minute
instructions to Elizabeth Caughell, Jessica Schoenfeld,
Maianna DeMatteis and Jonathan Kuehn.
Each Youth archer advances at his or her own pace through
the different JOAD levels. To progress through the achievement
program the archer must pass each level and must shoot the
required score under tournament like conditions. The qualifying
scores are shot in rounds of 30 consecutive arrows for indoor
rounds consisting of 3 arrows at 18 meters with the exception of
the Green Star level which shoots at 9 meters.
Qualifying archers (Green Star) needing 50 Pts at 9 Meters.
Connor Boze (111) Erik Caughell (181), Landon Jackson (195),
Haakon Jakobson (152), Kevin Price (204). Yeoman (Purple
Star) Needing 30 Pts at 18 meters Eliana Claps (206) Jr Bowman
(Gray Star) Needing 50 Pts at 18 meters Elizabeth
Caughell (174) Bowman Needing 100 Pts at 18 meters Alexa
Claps (219) Maianna DeMatteis (156) Ted Pierce (157) Jessia
Schoenfeld (113) Junior Archer(Black Star) Needing 150 Pts at
18 meters Jonathan Kuehn (199) Shannon Ostling (253) Archer
(Blue Star) Needing 200 Pts at 18 meters Kimberly Roop (233)
Master Archer (Red Star) Needing 250 Pts at 18 meters Ben
Roop (250) Pretty Awesome bunch.
Congratulations to all the youth archers. Keep your eye on them
as they compete at the Nationals this Year in Salt Lake City
Utah.
Just a reminder to those of you who are not aware there is still
a chance to shoot your bow indoors on Sunday and Monday
Nights from 7 to 9PM members cost $1.00 non members $ 2.00
in the Clubhouse See you there.

March 2008 the Sportsman Newsletter
Page 5
The NRA and the WCW
Our club is an NRA recruiter, and we
get a commission for all new members
we sign up and for all renewals processed
with our recruiter ID number. We
receive $10 for every new member and
$5 for every renewal.
The club has a significant number of
NRA members and it would be a real
benefit to the club for all those members
to renew using the form below, or
by using our web site’s direct link to the
NRA renewals (on our home page).
Besides, by renewing through the club,
you save $10. Let’s see, you save $10
and the club gets another $5....what a
good deal.
Then there are a great many WCW
members who are not yet NRA members.
The club would receive $10 of the
$25 special dues for every member who
would join through the club. You
would be doing your part on a national
level to protect your gun and hunting
rights. You save $10 and the club gets
another $10 ... a really good deal!
Sign up your wife or husband or kids
with a Liberty membership for $10 (no
magazine) and the club gets a $5 commission.
Don’t want the magazine, sign
up on a Liberty membership for yourself.
The club has been earning an extra
$1,000 a year just from those who have
been taking advantage of this process.
We could make a great deal more.
The benefits which come with an NRA
membership are significant. You get
$1,000 unscheduled firearm theft insurance
and $10,000 accidental life insur-
ance. And you would be adding to the
strength of the organization. Let’s all
pull together and give them the support
they need.
As an aside, the NRA provides the lesson
plans and manuals for all our safety
classes, and grants for some of our projects.
We have gotten grants to purchase
pistol and rifles for our classes, grants
for our archery FITA program and grants
for the ladies only shotgun shoot, just to
mention a few.
Just remember, use the form below, or
use our web site direct link.
SAVE MONEY and
HELP THE CLUB
Special Rates for NRA Membership $25.00
By special arrangement, the NRA is allowing us to sign-up members for $10 OFF their regular dues. Pay by credit card or your
check made out to the NRA. Mail it to the club, drop it off at the Range Office or mail it directly to the NRA:
National Rifle Association, Recruiter Program Department
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-7400
XC005464