{"id":1421,"date":"2023-12-26T22:43:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T03:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2023-12-26T22:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T03:43:33","slug":"mcsa-2024-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/?p=1421","title":{"rendered":"MCSA 2024 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Happy New Year to all of our members!

Greetings once again, as we prepare to start writing the year 2024, some of us have just gotten used to writing 2023. It has been another good year and also has been met with some sadness. This past year we lost a long-time active member, former board member, and local gunsmith extraordinaire John Vincent. More recently, we lost part of our dedicated grounds crew Rich Hoover, leaving his wife Cathy with a void in her life. They have been very dedicated in keeping our grass mowed and the weeds under control. They came to our monthly club meetings even when Rich wasn’t feeling well.\u00a0 John and Rich will be dearly missed.\u00a0 Perhaps Rich couldn’t take the excitement\u00a0of the new sidewalk\u00a0that he kept asking about?\u00a0 I would like to give many thanks to Cathy for all the help she gave Rich in keeping up with their volunteer\u00a0work at the club. While I’m thinking of people, I want to say thank you to Mike Ripley and his recruited\u00a0helpers for forming, pouring and finishing\u00a0our new sidewalk for easier entrance for those that struggle\u00a0with challenged mobility.\u00a0 \u00a0

Our club is seriously looking to make some much needed renovations to the indoor areas\u00a0of the clubhouse this year, and would welcome any input in the planning stages of this project. We have started receiving monetary donations, so we thankfully aren\u2019t planning to borrow money. If anyone has attempted a building project recently,\u00a0you know that material prices have increased significantly. We welcome members who are able to make any size donation to the club if you would like to help out. Cash or checks (made payable to MCSA) can be given to our treasurer Chris Smith.\u00a0 If you desire a donation receipt\u00a0for tax purposes, that can be provided, and we are registered as a non-profit.\u00a0 Especially if it’s a LARGE donation! \u00a0

We still could use another bid or two if you know someone who could do remodeling work. Please also feel free to do any small repairs that you discover are needed, and we can even pay for materials required. \u00a0

In light of some feedback\u00a0this\u00a0year of people not respecting others, and the\u00a0safety of others on\u00a0our ranges, I will once again\u00a0ask that each member continue to supervise the use of our ranges.\u00a0 Please make sure the ranges are only being used by members (and the guests of members). Please always feel free to ask anyone who is on MCSA property to see their membership card.\u00a0 If they refuse take\u00a0a picture with your\u00a0phone, ask them to leave, then send the picture to me or one of the other directors.\u00a0 Please don’t get into an altercation with people on the property, it isn\u2019t worth someone getting hurt. Remember that anything you bring needs to leave with you or be put in the dumpster by the clubhouse. Be sure everyone is using targets that are made specifically for shooting at and that all bullets strike the raised dirt backstop (not just the grass).\u00a0 Range rules are posted at each range for the safety of the shooter, and others that may be near the range.\u00a0NEVER FIRE A GUN WHEN SOMEONE IS IN FRONT OF THE FIRING LINE PLEASE !<\/strong> \u00a0

As always, I would like to thank all of our members who have joined us and participated in our monthly meetings. I also want to encourage members who haven’t come to a meeting recently to try visiting us on the\u00a0second Monday of each month at 7:30pm<\/strong>. It is a good way to meet other members and share any concerns or to volunteer for things our club needs!<\/strong>

If you were not at our November meeting you missed Mike Ripley telling the membership he was going to run another junior rifle session\u00a0over the winter to work on improving their shooting skills and making sure they understand and practice gun safety. \u00a0

Sincerely, Michael Cumberland : Chairman of The Board

To report any issues, contact MCSA Chairman Mike Cumberland at 724-991-4148<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
NEWS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3-Gun Shoots – <\/strong>Seeking passionate, like-minded sportspersons (men and women), for a SAFE shooting 3-gun experience!\u00a0 3-Gun competition is an action packed obstacle course that will test your agility and skills! 3-Gun will teach you gun safety, improve target acquisition, and expose you to simulated defense\/combat scenarios. If you are interested in helping build a proposal for the club, or if you want to learn more and stay informed, please contact Matt Siegfried, or reach out to any of our directors.\u00a0 We encourage members to provide details of any skills you have that could support us!<\/td><\/tr>
The Pistol team shoots indoors starting in late September through March, and outdoors every Thursday through the summer.
For more information, please contact\u00a0Joe Urish 724.355.4721<\/td><\/tr>
Monthly meetings are the second Monday of each month at 7:30. It would be great to see you there.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Club information<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Club rental activities can be found on our website,\u00a0www.morainesportsmen.com<\/a>
Reminder: no casual shooting on the outdoor pistol range while the club is under rental agreement.
Contact Stephen Gustkey\u00a0(724-865-3283<\/a>) or Peggy Fellenz\u00a0(724-794-3676<\/a>) for more information.<\/td><\/tr>

Our annual membership renewal period will begin October 2023<\/strong>, and will end in February 2024<\/strong>.

During this time, members looking to renew can stop by and see Brian Jesteadt at one of our monthly meetings, or send a check (payable to MCSA) and please include self-addressed stamped envelope to:

BRIAN JESTEADT
409 ISLE ROAD BUTLER, PA, 16001
724-865-8015<\/a>

**** Seniors – $30.00 **** Spouse – $15.00 **** Juniors – $5.00 ****\u00a0 **** Life – $300.00 ****

Husband and wife life membership is $375.00.

Keycards are available to members (after 90 days of membership) for $20, with a $10 renewal each year.

Renewals must be completed by the\u00a0February\u00a0<\/strong>meeting. Members that miss the deadline will be required to pay a $15 reinstatement fee along with their dues.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Happy New Year to all of our members! Greetings once again, as we prepare to start writing the year 2024, some of us have just gotten used to writing 2023. It has been another good year and also has …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1422,"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions\/1422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morainesportsmen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}