February 2007 Newsletter

February Events
February 1 - Club Meeting - 7:30
February 4 - Jim Bailey 3D Team club shoot
February 23-25 - Deer & Turkey Classic,
Bloomington, IL (www.deerinfo.com)

March Events (sneak peek)
March 1 - Club Meeting - 7:30
March 4 - Dart Face club shoot
March 11 - Youth Shoot (9 & 12 line times)

***2007 WAIVER REQUIRED***

All shooters at the Lippold Center and any other Auroraland Archers venue must sign a new waiver every year BEFORE being allowed to participate. This is required in order to meet the obligations to our insurance provider. The waiver book is kept on the counter. This requirement applies to EVERY SHOOTER, not just club members.

Monthly Club Meeting

Our next meeting will be Thursday, February 1 at 7:30 at Lippold Center on Route 25 in Batavia. Please join us.

Potential Constitution Change

In response to our frequent inability to hold club meetings, the board of directors passed a proposed constitutional change which would reduce the number of members needed for a quorum from 15 to 10, as follows:
"Ten (10) voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any regular or special meeting of the club."

This potential constitution change must be posted for 2 consecutive months in this newsletter before it can be officially acted upon. Feedback may be directed to any Board member.

January Club Shoot Results

Only 4 shooters participated in our January Dart Face Shoot. Shooters began with 301 points and worked down to zero points. Their last end had to take them exactly to zero or they had to continue shooting until it did. The objective was to get to zero in as few ends as possible. Results were:

Ray Hatfield - 7 ends - 0 points left
Beth Stehlin - 14 ends - 0 points left
Michelle Augustyn 7 ends - 40 points left
Bob Stehlin - 14 ends - 40 points left

February Club Shoot

The Jim Bailey Memorial 3D shoot will be held February 4. Teams will be created by random drawing.

Youth Shoot

Our annual Youth Shoot will be held March 11. Line times are 9:00 & 12:00.

Wild Game Dinner

It will be held Saturday, March 10 at Lippold Center. Cost will be $7.00 per person, plus a dish to pass. Contact a board member if you'd like to purchase tickets. Chair is Mike Hamburg.

Club Elections

2006 Elections were finally held at our January meeting. Elected were:

POSITION
_________
President - Russ Kunes
Recording Sec./Treas. - Ray Hatfield
Corresponding Secretary - Jason Conn
Membership Chairman - Dave Mirowski
Registration Chairman - Dale Dobbins
Range Captain - Beth Stehlin
2 year Board - Jim Gellner
1 year Board - Bob Stehlin
1 year Board - David Bray
1 year Board - Priest Walker
1 year Board - Kami Kiss

Thank you to outgoing Board Member Terry Bennett for your prior service.

Participation award to be given

Every time you participate in a monthly Club Shoot you will earn 1 chance in a drawing at our annual Club Awards Banquet. This will reward someone for their monthly support of ALA, with your odds of winning increasing each time you shoot, and it will not matter how well you shoot. You must be a member in good standing to participate in this drawing.

Service Awards

It's time to mark you calendar for our annual club banquet which is scheduled for April 21. Various awards will be presented at that banquet, including the Dave Treest (outstanding club member) award, the Rollie Mantzke (cub & youth) award, and the John Lippold Outstanding Service (non-shooter) award. Please start thinking about who you might like to nominate for these awards. Any club member may make a nomination, but Feb. 15 is the deadline. Please refer to our By-Laws document for the criteria for these awards.

Winter 300 League

Winter League has begun with 17 shooters. Any questions should go to Dale Dobbins.

Monday 3D

Monday night 3D has restarted. Start time is roughly 7:30. Cost is $6 per night. Contact Dave Shumway.

Practice Fees

Practice Fees at Lippold center are curreently:

• $1.00 for paper targets ($.50 if prepaid in league)
• $1.00 for white broadhead block - NO field points on this target)

NOTE - Broadheads MUST NOT be shot at 3D animal targets or at the wall.

Tenant Reminder

Please be sensitive to the fact that a tenant is now living upstairs at the Lippold Center. Let's all be good downstairs-neighbors.

Other Shooting Opportunties

Blackwell Forest Preserve - Warrenville
Outdoor range, weather permitting
Bring your own target face

Chicago Bowhunters - Bolingbrook
For information, go to:
http://www.chicagobowhunters.org/funshoot.htm

Kishwaukee Archers
Indoor 3D - February 16, 17 & 18
Indoor 3D - March 16, 17 & 18
For details, go to:
www.kishwaukeearchers.org

Newark Sportsmen's Club
For information contact Dave Buesing @ djbuesing@comcast.net or call (630)554-3675 or call the club @ (815)692-557

IAA Aggregate Shoot
Feb. 3 & 4 - 600 Round at Glisson Archery

Membership

Due to changes made by our insurance provider, we must now differentiate between individual and family memberships. The family rate will be $10 higher than an individual rate to account for their higher cost of insurance. All membership issues should go to Dave Mirowski at 161 Lilac Ln. #16, North Aurora, IL 60542. Rates are now: INDIVIDUAL - $15 in district and $25 out of district or FAMILY - $25 in district and $35 out of district.

News for the Newsletter

Please forward news items to Ray Hatfield by the 15th of each month.

Classified Ads

If you have an archery item for sale, or are looking for something, please forward your ad to Ray Hatfield by the 15th of each month.

Club Contacts

Russ Kunes - President
(630)699-8940
Dave Shumway - Vice President
(630)879-0878
Ray Hatfield - Recording Secretary/Treasurer
(630)907-9645
rchatfield@hotmail.com
Jason Conn - Correspondence Secretary
jasonconn_1@sbcglobal.net
Dave Mirowski - Membership Chairperson
(630)801-7531
Davidwaynesteven@msn.com
Beth Stehlin - Range Captain
(630)293-5283
Dale Dobbins - Registration Chair
(630)892-2541
Jim Gellner - 2 Year Board Member
(847)429-1064
Mike Hamburg - 2 Year Board Member
(847)772-2283
Bob Stehlin - 1 Year Board Member
(630)293-5283
David Bray - 1 Year Board Member
(630)202-5757
Kami Kiss - 1 Year Board Member
(815)254-4494
Priest Walker - 1 Year Board Member
(630)690-2697