Work Party #1, 2010

Saturday, 27 March 2010

The first work party each year usually has the most members, but this year we had more participation in work party #1 than we have ever had before.  The first work party typically repairs winter damage, and gets the club ready for maintenance when the ground is a bit more dry in May.  We got a lot done, with help from members who brought some of their own tools and equipment.  Lunch after the work party was sandwiches from Fisher's Meats, soda, and adult beverages.

• Removed two trees beside the pavilion to make space for pads for picnic tables.
• Bulldozed the ground south and east of the pavilion in preparation for planting grass.
• Power washed the clubhouse roof.
• Blew leaves from the roof and eaves of the caretaker's house.
• Cleaned the kitchen in the clubhouse, including the two refrigerators.
• Washed windows in the clubhouse.
• Removed the old gate card controller and card reader, and mounted a new power supply in the office.
• Sprayed weed killer in the Alice Faist Memorial Park, and around the ranges.
• Mowed around the clubhouse, park, and trap ranges.
• Moved over 30 yards of gravel along the access road, mailboxes, parking area, and range access road, filling potholes.
• Cleaned trap houses.
• Cleaned and greased the trap machines.
• Raked up wads, and picked up hulls from traps.
• Set up new cables on the 50 yard range, and suspended the initial target boards from them.
• Cleaned up the trash left by members on the 50 yard range.
• Moved shooting benches - left there by inconsiderate members - from downrange on the 50 yard ranges back to the 50 yard line.
• Repaired electrical outlets on the 50 yard range.

Particular thanks go to:

• Jim Coates for bringing a power washer;
• Joe Dula for bringing a tractor with backhoe and front-end loader;
• Bruce Hospers for bringing a Bobcat, a Gravely mower, and an ATV-mounted sprayer;
• Mitch and Louis Magenheimer for the bulldozer and forklift.

The following people participated in today's work party.  A new member is signified by an asterisk following the member's last name.  Rick Bair* and son, Dwight Bond, Leland Breedlove, Jim Burdett, Jim Coates, Mike Colvin*, Mike Cubbage, Steven Dahl*, Bill Doak, Joe Dula, Tony Heckard, Bruce Hosford*, Doug Howard, Bob Johnson*, Dennis Kenagy, Rick Kiefel*, Chuck McClaugherty, Steve McLaren and Philip McLaren, Mike Miller*, Vance Nartker and daughter, Dan Otten*, Bob Ray, Bruce Robbins, Mike Schrier*, Paul Shuey* and Sam Shuey, Dean Steelman*, Bob Sutton, Homes Tupper, Don Williams, Mike Williams*, and Andrew Wolfling*.