If you are in area State Parks and see/hear an ODNR/parks officer appear to discharge his or her weapon into/toward a flock of waterfowl, do not be alarmed.

ODNR/Army Corps of Engineers is currently performing bird management activities in area state parks, such as Mosquito Lake State Park, due to overpopulation of waterfowl. The population of birds at the lake is becoming problematic, and this is being done to reduce bacterial contamination of the beaches and water that results from the deposits of excrement from these flocks of birds.

To do this, they are using special noisemakers called “bird-bangs”, which work similar to a gun-fired flare. They are not discharging their service weapon.

If you have questions regarding this activity, you can contact the Park Management at (330) 637-2856.

Please pass this on.

Members,

All members are hereby notified that changes have been proposed to the Bylaws of Trumbull County Rod & Gun Club. These changes regard the process of nomination and election of officers.

Please download and read the following document. These changes have been read once thusfar, and were accepted by 2/3 majority of the membership present at the August meeting. The same will be read and voted upon twice more, once in September and October respectively, and if passed in both, shall become effective as of the October meeting.

2011 Proposed Bylaws Amendment 1 – Article 1 – Section 13 and related sections. (PDF)

Thank you.

The club has need for some steel for the 3D Archery trailer. Need 1/8″ or 1/4″ thick, flat steel strips approx 1-2″ in width and at least 68″ in length. Alternatively, can use 3/4″ or 1″ square tubing, at least 68″ long. Also need same materials in 48″ length as well.

If you have some of this material you would like to donate, please contact us.

A special election was held this evening to elect a new President, Vice President, and Secretary to serve for the remainder of 2011.

President Bob Woofter, elected in January of this year, tendered a letter of resignation to the Trustees after the March officer’s meeting, which he then rescinded within a day or two of the initial letter, and followed with a letter of dismissal to Appointed Trustee Jerry Usselman. At the April meeting, this information was presented by the Trustees to the club membership. After a discussion on these events, a motion was made by Mr. Woofter that the membership vote on whether or not to accept his resignation. A majority vote of no-confidence was cast by the membership,  and Mr. Woofter resigned his position.

Vice President Tim Johns (acting President) and Secretary Dick McClain, re-elected in January, announced to the membership at the beginning of tonight’s (May 5th) meeting that, due to personal reasons, they also formally resign their respective positions as officers of the club.

With the resignation, the Trustee’s took over proceedings, and called for nominations of new officers to fill the vacant positions.

Nominated were:

• President
  • Bob Wade
• Vice President
  • Jerry Usselman
  • Ralph Gibbs
• Secretary
  • Ted Brown

Given that only one member was nominated for the offices of President and Secretary, these offices were filled immediately by the nominees.

Ballots were collected for the office of Vice President, and Ralph Gibbs was elected to serve as Vice President.

At the end of the meeting, Bob Wade was asked if he was interested in appointing a trustee, and he stated that until further notice, Jerry Usselman is reinstated as Appointed Trustee, pending further discussion amongst the officers as to the final state of the Appointed Trustee position. Jerry pointed out last month that the position of Appointed Trustee was not really necessary any more, due to changes in license agency rules. (Historically, the position of Appointed Trustee served as License Agent with the State of Ohio.)

Thus, for the remainder of 2011, the officers shall be as follows:

• President: Bob Wade
• Vice President: Ralph Gibbs
• Secretary: Ted Brown
• Appointed Trustee: Jerry Usselman

The club thanks the former officers for their past service.

The following are the winners of Door Prizes at the Spring Fundraiser Dinner

Spring Fund Raiser Dinner — door prize winners

1. Remington 870 — Bob Dedo   # 1781
2. Gun Case — Chip Chasser   # 0391
3. Cooler — Jon Brodie   # 0806
4. Maglight — Jeff Potts   # 1524
5. Buck Knife — Gary Cecchini   # 0518

6-gun Raffle Winners

For the privacy of the winners, details will not be posted. However, all winners will be contacted directly by the club’s FFL dealer, who will facilitate the transfer of the won items according to state and federal firearms regulations.

Trumbull County Rod & Gun Club thanks all who purchased tickets, and the members who sold them.

Club members, volunteers are needed to help with the TCRG Fall Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, September 18 @ 6:00 pm.

Volunteers should plan to arrive no later than 7:30-8:00am to help set up.

For more info, contact Ralph Gibbs or the officers.

The latest issue of the TCRG Club Newsletter is available in the Members Only section of the site. Head on over and check it out, or pickup a hardcopy at tonight’s meeting.

July:

• Thursday, 7/1 Monthly meeting, 8pm
• Sunday, 7/11 Outdoor Archery 3-D Shoot, 7am registration
• Sunday, 7/18 Clay Shooting at Castlewood Gun Club, 1pm

Aug:

• Thursday, 8/5 Monthly meeting, 8pm
• Saturday, 8/7 Work Day at the club, 9am, lunch 11:30am
• Sunday, 8/8 Outdoor Archery 3-D Shoot, 7am registration
• Sunday, 8/22 Family Picnic, 1pm entertainment, 2pm meal

Sept:

• Thursday, 9/2 Monthly meeting, 8pm
• Sunday, 9/12 Outdoor Archery 3-D Shoot, 7am registration
• Saturday, 9/18 Fall Fund Raiser Dinner, 6pm
• Saturday, 9/25 Trader Day and Coon Dog Field Trials, 9am
• 9/25-26 Akron Gun Show, raffle ticket sales

If you bought tickets for the 2010 Trumbull County Federation 60 Gun Raffle at Yankee Lake Ballroom, be sure to download and check the following list of winners:

Download the winners list here (PDF)

The March meeting for TCRG will be held tonight, March 4 at 8pm. This is an important meeting for a veriety of reasons:

1) Payment of 2010 dues is due at this month;’s meeting

2) Turn in 12‐gun raffle ticket sales

3) 2010 Clubhouse keys are available for purchase, $2.00/ea

5) Purchase and sign out 60‐gun raffle tickets and Spring Fund Raiser door prize raffle tickets

6) sign up for the Hunter Safety Course on March 12 and 14,

7) sign up to help with the Spring Fund Raiser dinner on Saturday, March 20th

sign up to help at the gun shows.

The Trumbull County Rod & Gun Club newsletter and a current scedule of events for 2010 has been posted in the Members Only forum for club members to download and read.

Please log into to http://members.tcrg.us for more info.