Waitsburg Gun Club Range News

WAITSBURG—Don’t be alarmed by the sudden Kochia weed growth at various areas in the range, spurred on by the recent heat. Gun club officials have scheduled someone to spray and will be mowing the patches to prevent spreading.

“Bear with us – we know it doesn’t look great, but we were advised to have it sprayed out before mowing,” said the club newsletter.

“During our General Membership Meeting August 2020, the membership voted to build on the ecology block wall that extends down and separates the ranges (rifle/pistol vs. trap). Through donations of members and even youth, the wall was fully funded in November, and the 156 blocks were pre-ordered.”

The new blocks will raise the ecology wall height an additional four blocks to the 100-yard line. This will help ensure the safety of those on the trap range and help create a wind block.

The blocks will be delivered and installed this week with help from Elite Excavation & Concrete, Joe Gagnon Trucking, and Ironwood Solutions. As a note, the range will be closed on July 7 and 8.

The club has received questions about lifetime memberships and how to get one.

Help the board out by completing the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H5FP5TH

The survey will close on July 10th.

The club would like to remind members to renew their memberships. Club memberships conclude on August 31st. Membership renewals can be done online and on paper by visiting http://www.waitsburggunclub.org/membership. Membership cards for next year will not be sent until the end of August.

A safety reminder, metal targets, except for range-provided, are not allowed due to prevent fire during the current drought and heatwave.