Maybee Sportsman Club
11490 Hoffman Rd. Maybee, MI 48159 734-439-1353
Range Hours: 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
MCCC Traveling Trap League 2009
July 19th @ Canvasback August 23rd @ Dundee
Banquet September 20th @ Canvasback
General Membership Meeting
The Directors meeting for July has been moved to July 16th at 6:30 PM. Please make a note of this change!
The club by-laws require that Active and Associate members sign the register book 12 “SCHEDULED” Club functions a year. Attending a membership meeting gets you credit for ½ of a work hour. Scheduled functions are dinners, varmint league, archery shoots, membership meetings, open trap, military rifle league, work parties, campout weekend, etc (any function listed on the club calendar). Many members do not sign the book. There is no penalty for not signing the book but signing in helps to show who is really interested in participating in the club events.
“Please sign the book when going down to the rifle or pistol range. There is a sign in book in the rear entryway”. Please pick up your brass when you are done shooting”. Many live rounds have been found on ground at the rifle range. Please pick up all of your dropped rounds when you are done shooting. The lawn mower could pick up one of these live rounds with catastrophic results!
Any Club Use events must be approved by the Directors at least “60 days” in advance of the event to avoid scheduling conflicts with regularly scheduled club events.
When hosting an event and using the kitchen, be sure to Contact Mark Weyher @ 734-587-2080 and let him know your needs so that he can make sure you have the necessary kitchen supplies. Members hosting events are responsible for their own kitchen food preparation and cleanup.
There were 27 people present at the May Membership meeting. 8 of those present were Directors and Officers. This means that 15% of the club membership is making all of the club decisions. More member participation is needed!
Our sympathy goes out to Lee Schmitz and his family in the loss of Lee’s Brother Floyd Schmitz.
*****Mortgage Burning Ceremony*****
The mortgage burning ceremony held June 13th was a huge success. The turnout for this event was excellent. John Durbin gave a talk outlining the history of the club to the attendees. This was a fantastic milestone for the Maybee Sportsman Club. Everyone had a good time that attended.
Steak Roast July 11th
Joe Kane and Dave Ammerman will host the July 11th Steak Roast. Help is always needed. 80 steaks will be purchased for the next dinner. 94 dinners were sold at the June 13th Steak Roast. The turnout for the June 13th steak roast was excellent. Lloyd Manor won the next free dinners. Thanks to Martin Okkerse, Clyde Adkins, and Paul Adkins, and all of the other helpers that made the June 13th steak roast a success. The August 8th steak roast will be hosted by Max Meyer. For new members in the club, a steak roast is not hard to host or to help with and it is an easy way to get your work hours in. The cost of a Steak Dinner is $12.00. If you can host a Steak Roast or wish to help with one, please contact Dennis Williams @ 734-467-5282 and let him know that you would like to help out. If you are bringing a large group to the steak roast, contact Dennis Williams and let him know so that he may get extra steaks.
Varmint Shoot July 4th
The Varmint Shoot is July 4th at 10:00 AM. Sign in from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Center fire starts shooting @ 10:00 AM, Rim fire in the afternoon at or about 1:00 PM. Contact Tom Gray @ 734-439-1976, Dave Rochon @ 734-461-6090 or Dennis Sisung @ 734-654-9747 for more details.
MCCC Traveling Trap League July 19th
The MCCC Traveling trap league will shoot at Canvasback Sunday, July 19th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We are currently in 4th place in the league out of 3rd place by 9 birds and out of 2nd place by 12 birds. Come out and shoot to support your club! One good day by any member could move us up in the league.
Military Rifle Shoot Tuesday July 7th
The Military Rifle Shoot is Tuesday July 7th at 6:00 PM until finished. At the shoot held June 2nd , Scott Vorrath won 1st place again, (if he wins again next month, we will take away his lucky boots) Brian Mullins took 2nd place and Dennis Sisung came in 3rd. 14 shooters attended this event. We had 2 new shooters, Wayne Sommer and Jacob Begley. Thanks for coming out. We hope to see you again. Someone sighted in John Kessler’s rifle and he shot the highest score ever. The Military Rifle Shoot will be held on the 1st Tuesday of each Month from April through October at 6:00 PM. Watch the calendar for any change in dates or times. The fee for the Military Rifle Shoot is $5.00 for club members and $6.00 for non-members with prize money paid. Any Military Rifle is allowed. The rifle used must be stock, open sights, and unmodified. We shoot 20 rounds of rifle and 5 rounds of handgun. The handgun must be stock with open sights and may be any caliber. Handgun is 5 shots @ 25 yards. Rifle is 10 rounds@ 50 yards and 10 rounds @ 100 yards on the rail or prone. We would like more shooters to participate. Contact Dave Rochon @ 734-461-6090, John Kessler @ 734-697-3882, or Tim Able @ 734-654-6607 for more details.
Archery Travel League July 12th and July 19th
The archery travel league will shoot July 12th at Canvasback Gun Club and July 19th at Lincoln Bowmen. The banquet will be at 6:00 PM on July 25th at Canvasback Gun Club. Come out to support your club and shoot for Maybee Sportsman Club. The fee is $10.00 with $2.00 going to the banquet. The top 5 scores count for our club. Contact Al Gramlich at 734-587-2524 for more information.
Concealed Pistol License Class July 18th
There are still openings for the concealed pistol license class to be held on Saturday July 18th and Sunday July 19th at the club. You must attend both days to get your certificate. Saturday the 18th will be classroom instruction from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday the 19th will be live fire on the range from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You MUST own your own pistol to take this class. The cost is $100.00 for non-members of the Maybee Sportsman Club and $50.00 for members of the Maybee Sportsman Club. A simple lunch will be available for a fee. Contact Donn Wobser @734-269-6394 or Dennis Williams @ 734-467-5282 to sign up or for more information.
Club Website
Max Meyer has taken over the duties for the club website. The new website address is http://maybeesportsmanclub.net/. Check out the new website. Max has done an outstanding job of organizing the information and making the site easy to maneuver through. If you have information or photos you wish to post there is a link to the webmaster (please send information to the secretary as well for the newsletter).
Welcome new member
We would like to welcome 1 new Junior member to the Maybee Sportsman Club. He is junior member Blake Williams. Blake is the grandson of Dave Rochon. Welcome to the club.
Sponsoring New Members
When you sponsor new members, remember the dues are $80.00 per year and the initiation fee is $100.00 (NOTE THE NEW RATE) ($180.00 total). Make sure their money is included with their application and that the prospective new members know that they “MUST WORK” their hours the first year of membership. Applicants for Associate membership should show up at the meeting when they are being voted into the club or have a good reason why they can’t be there.
Club Apparel
Club apparel is in the showcase! Bill Turner has taken over the duties of club apparel. A stock of shirts is on hand in several sizes. Contact Bill Turner at 734-439-1826 or see him at the Membership meetings to order shirts, hats, jackets, or any other items that you may want embroidered with the club logo.
