Work Party #3, 2013

Saturday, 27 July 2013

Work party #3, 2013, on Saturday, 7/27/13, had relatively few participants, which we attributed to the lack of notice provided to members, and to mid-summer family activities claiming their available time.  The weather, for mid-July, was excellent - sunny with temperatures in the mid- to upper 70s.  We were fortunate to have the assistance of Pete Kosky and Star Rentals for a scissors lift and drill motor to help do the work on the range baffles.    Coffee, doughnuts, lunch from Ebner's, and beverages were available to participants.

The work party was, according to the schedule, finished at 12:00 PM, but most of the members stayed until 1:30 PM or later to help finish the required work.  The following are the tasks that were done:

• Mowed the trap fields and lawns.
• Repaired the rear wheel of the large mower deck.
• Purchased a small first aid kit and mounted it in the range shed south of the 100 yard range.
• Did repair, refit and refill of the first row of rifle range baffles.  Metal was added to the bottom of the baffles to stop the loss of gravel, and pea gravel replaced was replaced as necessary.
• Made a temporary repair to the chain for the 300 yard range gong.  (Apparently some members are not a good a shot as they think they are.)
• Blew leaves and crud from the porch and parking area.
• Downloaded and installed 23 Microsoft updates to the club's main PC.
• Inventoried our range targets, shotshells, other ammunition, and reloading components to verify stock against our records.

Members who participated in the work party include (new members names are marked by an asterisk): Hugh Boyle, Jim Burdett, Jeff Cohen, Tom Egan, L.C. Parshall, Jesse Raskauskas and Jamie (wife), Bob Ray, Jim Robertson, Paul Shuey, Steve Stash, and Homes Tupper.