Fellow Club Members,
We are writing you this newsletter to inform you of the upcoming events for 2009
and to look back at what has happened in the past year. We would like to thank all the members and officers that supported
the club in 2008 and hopefully you will continue that support in 2009. We would also like to thank a special group of
ladies that took care of all the kid's parties and the selling of tickets at our meat raffle. They also help make and
serve food for our Gun Bash and Club Picnic. Help like this is greatly appreciated by all. If you're interested
in helping with these events in 2009 please contact the club at (814) 629-5242.
In 2008 we've continued to make improvements to the inside of the club by installing
a new ceramic tile floor, barstools, 42 inch Plasma and 46 inch LCD TV w/surround sound. We still have some improvements to
finish on the inside but for 2009 it's time to move outside and make some improvements to the exterior of the club.
A deck is already planned and possibly new paint or siding for the exterior of the building. There is always a need
for help, whether it's your labor or if you have access to special equipment such as a backhoe, excavator, etc. Please
contact the club if you can help in any way. (814) 629-5242
This year we've added to our schedule; A May and September dance and another
meat raffle in the fall. We are also planning another Gun Bash for August 29th.
Membership dues have remained the same and are now payable through February
1st. Club dues are $15.00 per year for renewals and new memberships are $30.00 for the first year. Junior memberships
are $4.00. Our membership policy for guest in the club or on our ranges remains the same; after three visits they
must become a member.
Fish permits are $25.00 per member; which includes your children 15 years
and under. The daily limit for the pond is 3 trout per day. We will be having our Kid's Fish-O-Rama on
May 2nd followed by our Adult Fish-O-Rama on June 6th.
The Indoor Range dues remain $25.00/ single and $35.00/ family which includes your
children 17 years old and under. New Indoor Range keys will be available at the club near the end of January along with
a copy of the range rules and a waiver slip that needs to be signed. On February 2nd you will need anew key to enter
the range. New indoor Range members must have an orientation and pay for their membership at the club. Our Outdoor
Range remains open to all club members and their guests whom they may bring up three times. Please sign in the book
and obey all posted rules. The Outdoor Range will be closed during outdoor club events and when the Pavilion is rented.
Anyone violating the rules in either the Outdoor or the Indoor Ranges will receive at least a one year suspension.
Enclosed in your newsletter were some 50/50 tickets. Please make sure you have
them handed in before the drawing on March 19th at the open club meeting.
In closing we remind all members that this is your sportsmen's club.
Let's support the club and make the very best of it.
The Officers of The Greater Ferndale Sportsmen's Club
