Stay In the Loop: Club News & Monthly Updates

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 Thank you to Gary Marco for all he does for the club. Gary stepped up this year to help with grass mowing and helping during the Marathon shoot.

Special recognition to John Listello who created a new training class for rifle safety, shooting, and scope accuracy. John held the first training session this month with great feedback. Be on the lookout for future training sessions.

On May 11th, the club held a Marathon shoot. This was on Mother’s Day, and the attendance was expected to be low. However, there were 31 entries with an average of 300 targets. Thank you to everyone who helped to organize, manage, and run the event. A couple of shout outs to Scott Wadlow, Stacy St. John, and Gary Marco.

 Congratulations to all the winners of the High School League season. This year we saw many new shooters as well as some of our more seasoned trap Shooters. The season was a great success! Triad, Collinsville, Edwardsville, and Metro-East Lutheran schools all participated in the spring season.

Huge Thank You to the volunteers who spent over 10 weeks covering every Tuesday for Practice and Wednesday for leagues.  

Opening, closing and managing the club: Rich Briddell, Todd Daniel, Kevin Fuller, Kaleb Fuller, Rich Renner, Dale Steinmetz, and Emily Thouvenot.

Food Service on Wednesdays: Diana King, Tim Bates, and Shane Davis.

League software, management, reporting, and social media: Javier Cortez, Brian Johnson, and Justin Ramert

All the high school coaches who keep our students safe and trained.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered, it takes a lot of volunteers every season to make this important event successful for the club and students.

 What do John Philip Sousa, the Colt 1911, and thousands of hand-poured concrete blocks have in common? They all play a role in the rich legacy of trapshooting—and of our own club. This month, we look at the early champions of the sport, the firearms that defined an era, and a remarkable snapshot of the Edwardsville Gun Club during a proud moment in its history.

Read the full story and explore the memories: Club Chronicles

 With the new Trap Management system in place and many members now using it, new summer hours will be coming soon. From May 24th through September 27th, the club will be opening a few traps around 10am on Saturdays. The club will be closed during this time, so members will be required to have cards loaded and ammo available. We will continue to review options and adjust as necessary.

Anyone who fishes or walks the North Lake, please be aware of the new club shooting hours. There will be signs posted at trap 1 and trap 6 entrance to remind you not to be in those areas.

 Our Annual Club Meeting is scheduled for June 28th. If you are interested in running for the board, please contact one of the board committee members or email us with your intent. We will provide board requirements at that time and get confirmation of your intent to run. All nominations must be in by May 31 to finalize the list. Any officer position requires a minimum of 1 year on board.

Board Committee: Or reply to this email

• Rich Renner
• Tim Bates
• Kaleb Fuller