March Newsletter

March Events
Mar. 5th Monthly Meeting 7:30pm
Mar. 8th Club Shoot, Freeman Round*(see further)
Mar. 21st Annual Wild Game Dinner 5:00pm

*** 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. our insurance provider. The waiver book is kept on SHOOTER, not just club members.

March Club Meeting

Our next meeting will be Thursday, Mar. 5th at 7:30 at Lippold Center on Route 25 in Batavia.

March Club Shoot

On March 8th there will be a Freeman Round held at the Club. This will have only two line times as the shooting line changes through the shoot. The times are 9am and 1pm. This is a challenging shoot as the distance changes. Please note that this is open to all
Archers including JOAD!

First Notice: Awards Banquet

The Banquet will be on April 18. Appetizers are at 5pm and Dinner at 6pm. Cost will be $25 for Adults and $15 for children 5-12.

Feb. Club Shoot Results

1st Dave Shumway 185- Chris Hamburg 176=361
2nd Dave Bray 180- Ray Hatfield 173 = 352
3rd Mike Hamburg 185- George McGoldrick 174= 342
Award Nominations Sought

Now is the time of the year that Nominations for the Annual Service Awards are being sought by the Board. The Awards are as follows.
Dave Treest Award, Outstanding Club Member.
Rollie Mantzke Award to the Outstanding Cub or Youth Member.
John Lippold Award for Outstanding Service, to a Non-Shooter.

The qualifications for the service awards are as follows:
Should be Participate in Leagues(Treest & Manzke)
Help and Attend the Club Picnic
Attend and Participate at Work Parties

2nd Publication of Constitution Changes

This is the second publication of the changes to the Constitution, they will be presented at the next General Meeting, on Mar.5th where they will be discussed and voted upon by the club. Any changes passed at that time will be incorporated into a new official Constitution document.

Constitution changes approved by the Board, for submission to the Club, are:
Article V, 2nd sentence – remove reference to Tournament & Range Manager
Article V, C - remove reference to Tournament & Range Manager
Article V, E – remove Ghost Walk and BowHunter National Chairman. Add Wild Game Dinner Committee, Raffle & Prize Committee, Nominating committee, and Northern Illinois Hunting & Fishing Days committee.
Also, delete sentence about Bowhunter National Chairman, etc, immediately following item E.
Article VI,1 - remove reference to Tournament & Range Manager
Article VI, 4 – remove entire statement, as it pertains to Tournament & Range Manager
Article VII, 1 - remove reference to Tournament & Range Manager
Article VII, OFFICERS, 2 – remove the words “Range Captain” from within the parenthesis, thereby clarifying that it is a 2-year position.
Article VII, ELECTIONS, 1 – modify the first sentence to begin as “The Nominating Committee Chairman shall appoint nominating committee members prior to . . .”
Article VII, ELECTIONS, 2 – modify the 2nd sentence to begin “Two adult members of each family must be . . .”
Article VIII, 1, 2D, 4, 8 – remove the references to the “Park District” from these 4 statements
Article IX,1, 2, 3 - remove the references to the “Park District” from these 3 statements
Article X, 2, 3 - remove the references to the “Park District” from these 2 statements
Article XIV, B, 1 – remove the words “except for the operation of Corresponding Secretary,”
This is the end of the changes, if there are any questions Please email burgsbike@msn.com and I can send you a copy of the Constitution.

Please Attend the Mar. 5th Meeting!


Practice Fees

Practice Fees for ALA Members at Lippold center are currently:
$1.00 for paper targets ($0.50 if prepaid in league)
$1.00 for white broadhead block – NO field points on this target)
$5.00 for non club members
NOTE – Broadheads MUST NOT be shot at 3D animal targets or at the wall.


Membership Rates

In District (Aurora, Montgomery, North Aurora, Sugar Grove)
Individual (18 & older) - $15
Family - $25
Out of District (all other areas)
Individual (18 & older) - $25
Family - $35
Contact Dave Mirowski at 161 Lilac Ln. #16 North Aurora, Il. 60542 (Phone & email below)



News for the Newsletter

Forward any news items to, Mike Hamburg, by the 15th of each month.

Classified Ads

Wanted - Old Broadheads and Fish Points
Bob Wolter (402) 502-6586
bwolter1@cox.net

Forward your ‘Wanted’ or ‘For Sale’ ad to Mike
Hamburg by the 15th of each month.



Upcoming shoots at ALA

March 8th Freeman Round 9am & 1pm line times.

Other Shooting Opportunities

Blackwell Forest Preserve – Warrenville
Outdoor range, weather permitting
Bring your own target face. NO BROADHEADS!

Kishwaukee Archers – Sycamore
July 26-27 Outdoor 3-D
Aug 10 28 Field Round
Aug 30-31 Outdoor 3-D
For details, go to: www.kishwaukeearchers.org



Chicago Bowhunters – Bolingbrook
For information, go to:
www.chicagobowhunters.org


Newark Sportsmen's Club For information contact Dave Buesing @
djbuesing@comcast.net or call (630)554-3675 or call the club @ (815)692-5573

Bowfishing Association of Illinois
For information, contact Ed Devries at
ed.devries@sbcglobal.net or [630]327-2805
www.illinoisbowfishing.net