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From the President:

Well another year will soonbe ending. Your club ac-complished some very goodthings this year. The roads

were graveled, graded, andmade passable. There were anumber of volunteers formowing which made the taskeasier for all. Thank you.Your club hosted two ASAarchery shoots and a youthindoor archery program was

well attended. Our trap pro-gram had the best attendancein many years, averagingabout twenty shooters perweek. The modular homehad new windows, whichwere really needed, installed.The old greenhouse behind

the modular was demolishedand the debris removed.Overall the club had accom-plished much and we spent alot of money. That is ok; wespend all income on the club.

On the agenda for next year,noting we hope to keep ex-penditures to a minimum in2020. The past several yearswe have spent almost all ofour yearly income. The fol-lowing is planned for 2020:the ingress and egress roads

will have gravel added, begraded and compacted thisyear., the lower parking lotwill have gravel added, be

graded and compacted, and themain entrance doors to thedownstairs will be upgraded.The board intends to keep allspending in 2020 to a minimumand only spend on absolutely

necessary things.

On the issue of money, theboard and membership willvote in November, whether, ornot, to: increase membershipdues ten dollars ($10.00) for"all" membership categories.

The club has not increased duesfor many years, but believe itnecessary due to the increasedcost of hired maintenance andlabor. The cost of boat stickersfor non-club members tolaunch their watercraft may beincreased from twenty dollars

($20) to twenty-five ($25) forthe first watercraft. Additionalwatercraft will remain at the tendollar ($10) rate. The rental ratefor the upper hall for non-members may be increased byfifty dollars ($50) to two hun-dred dollars. These increases

are minimal, but absolutely nec-essary. Please attend the No-vember 5th membership meet-ing. Your vote counts and isvery much needed.

Officers and directors will be

elected at the November meet-ing also. Nominees are: Ar-chery Director NormZakrzewski; Membership andSunshine Director Judy Speed;

Conservation and WaterfrontJim Moore; there were notany nominees for Vice Presi-dent.

We will also be voting on a

"few" changes to our Consti-tution and Bylaws. Theywere presented to the mem-bership and board in Octoberand will be reviewed beforethe votes are taken.

Finally, our Annual Nightparty will be on December7th this year. You will bereceiving your invitation andreservation in the mail soon.We are raffling off a Reming-ton combo shotgun. Youmust be present to buy a

ticket and win. Also, themoney in the membershipdrawing will be given to somelucky club member, you mustbe at the event to win if yourname is drawn for the$263.00. Dinner will be ca-tered by Grady's again this

year. The same menu as lastyear, same cost as last year$12.50 per person. Entreesare Bourbon Glazed Chickenand Beef Brisket, you getboth if you so choose. Pleasejoin us for an evening of fun,good food, and prizes.

PresidentRichard Alan Griggs

News from the President

Jackson County Outdoor Club NewsNovember/December

2019

President News 1

Kitchen Rentals Prop-erty Rentals. Archery

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Ranges , Buildings andGrounds.

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Membership , Newsletterand Social media

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Conservation and Hunt-ers Safety

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Club info and sponsors 6

Inside this issue:

Next JacksonCounty OutdoorClub Meetings:

Nov 5 2019 7PM

General Member-ship.

Board meetingsNov 5, 2019

Editor: Dave Styx dvstyx@yahoo.com

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As you all may know wehave two properties thatare managed by the club.This allows the club to

generate revenue during theslow/winter months. Asproperty manager I will belooking for a few volun-teers this summer to help

with projects

Thank YouProperty ManagerTimothy Adams

Property Rentals

Thank you to all theArchers for making aGreat year !!

Which will include newrange shooting lanes ,new plugs for the existingtargets and cleared lanesfor you to practice on

Check Facebook forNight league times.check with face book orJacksons countyout-doorclub.com for times

For any informationcontact Jim Moore at

517-358-6926

ArcheryWe had another great yearof shoots this year withthe state ASA shoot thistime .well over 225 shoot-ers . We will know by 1stof the year when andwhich ASA shoot wemight host next yearArchery members pleaserenew this year so you canshoot in leagues that willbe posted on Facebook

Archery

leagues See

flyer in events

or Call Jim

Moore or Norm

Zakrzewski at

567-202-3260

for more

information.

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KITCHEN:

Attendance was way down the first part of October and we wereconsidering shutting down. Richard posted our situation online andwe had 25 for breakfast on the 20th! We will continue on Sunday'sthru November 24, close down for the holidays, evaluate the previ-ous year and consider reopening on Sunday March 1st. If interest-ing in keeping this club fund raiser alive, please give me a call athome 517-764-2352 or email at davidwil12@comcast.net (cooksneeded).

RENTALS:Even though rentals have been pretty steady this year,we are down about 10 rentals compared to last year. Rememberclub members get a discount and WORKING members get a HUGEdiscount on the rental prices.

CARDS:

If you are interesting in playing cards on Saturday evenings, giveme a call or email at the number aboveDave Wilson, Director Kitchen and Rentals

Kitchen and Rentals

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Ranges

The pistol range is ingood shape as of 10-28. The target wirewill be changed in thenext week beforeDeer season on bothranges. A reminderthat NO Center firerifles or shotguns areallowed on the pistolrange. 7.62 X 39 and12 Ga spent casingshave been found onthe the ground and inthe trash on the pistolrange. Center fire ri-fles and shotguns may

be used on the rifle range. A

reminder to Please pick up

your brass and place it in the

yellow buckets provided by the

club. A new lock has been put

on the gate and the combina-

tion is the same. The fascia on

the road side of the pistol

range will be replaced in the

next week. If you have any

suggestion on improving the

ranges put it in writing and

submit it to the Range Director

and President.

Trap Range, 2019

Trap has ended for the year

but next year would be a greatyear to start. If you have nevershot we are willing to help, andyou can shoot a few birds tosee if you like shooting. Re-member Trap starts the 1stweek in April 2020.

Sight in from Dawn Till Dusk

We have had some late nightshooting ,So No shooting afterSUNSET

80 different shooters came outthis year with great shootingfrom them

Trap directors Dave Styx and

Richard Griggs.

We have completed sev-eral projects for the year ,which can be a challengewithout help.

A winter work week-endis being planned Januaryafter season ends

Painting , ground work,raking leaves, cuttingoverhanging trees.

Carpentry work is alsohelpful, repairing decksand rails, Chainsaw expe-rience or weed whip allareas.

Please contact any of the

Building , Grounds &Waterfront

Well 2019 Mowing seasonis over. Thank you toDave Teriaco for main-taining the fuel and trim-ming It was very produc-tive as we had several vol-unteers Dave T, Karen W,Dave S and Craig P whohelped weekly or whenthey could, THANKYOU Always need morehelp

Weed whipping at rangesalso need tree trimming atroads. Anything is helpfularound the main building.

board members to let usknow who will be ableto help again monthly.

Remember each houryou work gives youwork tickets to reduceyour next years mem-bership 15 tickets willreduce your cost inhalf . If you need anyanswers call the cluband leave message.Thank youTim Adams(517) 581-4562

Building Grounds andWaterfront Director

Ranges

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Archery Indoor

shoots start

Call Jim Moore

or Norm

Zakrzewski at

567-202-3260

for more

information.

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Memberships

News Letter & Social Media

Membership report forthis year is great 291memberships so far ,with over 426 members

Total memberships arestrong Remember Re-newals paper work willbe sent after Dec 1,2019and due no later thanJan 31,2020

If you need applica-tions the website hasthem for you to printout. If you have pic-

tures send them to me

At Dvstyx@yahoo.com

Or contact me at517 795 1008 Thank youDave Styx

As shooting areas be-come less availableeach year ,invite friendsto visit club for shoot-ing/fishing , just athought to involve themin club

Take a picture email it to medvstyx@yahoo.com. DirectorDave Styx 517-795-1008 contact

Web site isJacksoncountyoutdooclub.com

Hello Club Members:

First, I would like to saythank you for being a mem-ber of JCOC. We have agreat sportsman club and thecredit for success goes toeach of you for your partici-pation. We would like foryou to participate if possible

We have many structures onthe 90+ acre site and whensomething breaks or some-thing need remodeling, it isexpensive. The club direc-tors have set aside a reservefor such contingencies.

We are a ‘working member’ cluband always looking for volunteersto serve. Positions are open onthe Board of Directors. Addition-ally, it is the club members whocut the grass, trim the trees,paint and handle most of the rou-tine maintenance. If you wouldlike to help, please contact Rich-ard Griggs or Dave Styx. 517-795-1008

We are also interested in yourcomments in terms of areas ofimprovement. If you see an op-portunity to improve the club letus know.

Check out our Facebookpage for up coming activ-ities Including workdays , shoots at the Trap ,Pistol and Rifle Rangesand the Archery Range.

Activities for the winter

Indoor Archery Sundaytime TBA as well asleague nights for adult Ar-chery

Always check for rangeclosures

If you would share pic-tures from activities youlike , Shooting, Boating orcamping Take picture.

Trap starts at 5 PM.

Rain or Shine

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hands on training and shooting.All training will be upstairs at clubhouse .

Check web site for future dates

Just a reminder If you are interest-ed in State of Michigan Bow certifi-cation we can have it with yourHunter Safety class certification.Great for the youth hunter to getexperience

Remember to never leave debris ofany kind at any while Hunting orfishing in an outdoor activity

April saw 24 students go throughHunter Safety. Thanks to Dave T.Dave S. and Richard.

The class is run on Wednesday andThursday night, with hands on in-struction at the trap range and pis-tol range on Saturday morning.

We have hands on classroom train-ing along with videos, and ofcourse the booklet that all studentsreceived when they signed up.

Reminder, this it is the time ofyear for Deer to be starting tomove with Archery opening daybeing October 1st.

The Hunter Safety Class will befrom 5 till 9 pm is the standardtimes , With outdoor day Satur-day from 8am-12 noon , which is

Hunter Safety Class

Start April 2020 call

today to see when

Class is available to

sign up

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Conservationand Safety

The Michigan United Con-servation Club has activitieslike “hands on the Ground”look at their website fordates this winter

If you have activities or ques-tions contact Norm

Director of Conservation

At 567-202-3260

Just call at a reasonable timePlease

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The speed limit is 15 mph on entrance and exit

roads to JCOC. These are private drives. Please

slow down and be a good neighbor.

Web site: www.jacksoncountyoutdoorclub.com

Jackson County Outdoor ClubNews

Contacting the Club: all correspondence to theClub must be mailed to:

JCOC

PO Box 1708

Jackson, MI 49204

You can become a Sponsor and help support the club. If you have a business that you’d like to promote, pleasesend me a business card with a check made payable to the club for $60.00 We will advertise your business here

and will post it to the club Web site also. We begin a new year with the May Newsletter.

Dave Styx: P.O. box 1708. Jackson , 49204