IWLA Newsletter Izaak Walton League of America Inc. Defenders of Soil, Air, Woods, Water and Wildlife Alexandria Chapter of the Virginia State Division July 2018, Volume 160 2729 Garrisonville Road Stafford, Virginia 22556-3412 (540) 752-5331 Mike Scherr, President Email [email protected] Joe Kolos, Newsletter Editor Email [email protected] CALENDAR • July 7 – America's Rifle Challenge Match - Rifle/Pistol Range • July 8 - Guest Shoot at Rifle/Pistol Range • July 14 - Work Party - Starts at 8 am • July 15 – 11:00 Range Safety; 12:30 Executive Meeting; 2:00 General Membership Meeting – (Note schedule change because of Father’s Day) IN THIS ISSUE Work Party: The next working party will be Page held on Ju ly 14, beginning at 8AM. Lunch will President’s Column………………………….. 2 be provided2 afterward. Members working 2 four- Conservation…………………………………. 2 hour tours (8 hours) or more are eligible for Ranges………………………………………… 3 dues reductions. Training………………………………………... 5 Scouts……………………………………......... 5 The web site: Marty Marbach is the Webmaster. Marketplace……………………………………. 5 The web site URL is http://www.iwla.us Please check the site before you come to see if The newsletter has gone electronic. We notify there are any last-minute closings. you via email when a newsletter is released. You can renew on the site and check your service Newsletters are posted monthly on the web site hours to ensure you get the dues discount! at www.iwla.us/newsletter Members with no email Comments or questions -- Marty Marbach or internet access should positively notify Joe [email protected] Kolos (703) 791- 3056, the newsletter editor, to get an exception paper newsletter copy. RSO Certifications: This is to inform you of some If you are not receiving an email news notice, changes to the RSO program. If you have not sent we don’t have a good email address for you. me a copy of your up to date RSO certification, you will be removed from the RSO group for the club. Meeting minutes: are online and can be seen by You need to go to the NRA instructor portal to logged-in members at www.iwla.us/Minutes.cfm renew your certification. Certification needs to be renewed every two years You can be easily added 1 back to the RSO list after your renewal. For RSO into the feasibility to build a multi-use youth activity guest vouchers, you need to do 4 hrs. of RSO duty pavilion to allow picnics, indoor air-rifle, indoor to be eligible. If you any questions about this please archery training and competition other Scout contact me, Marty Hanse [email protected] activities. We will need volunteers to help with this. The second possible committee is to look into the Membership Accounts: Membership cards can be feasibility of adding an action shooting range(s) printed from the web page by logging in, going to with three-sided berm to allow Three Gun Matches, “Update my record” and scrolling down to dues info. more Steel Matches, Cowboy Action shooting and Just below that is a tab to print out the 2018 card. other similar activities. New members may apply on the Sunday, membership meeting, July 15, at 2pm. A new The First and Second VP’s are heading up the member must be sponsored by a present current development of the Master Plan. As with all our member and bring proof of US citizenship efforts we need volunteers. Nothing happens (passport, or birth record). For more information without volunteers helping with both ideas and see http://iwla.us/membership.cfm effort to implement those ideas. An online renewal capability is now open to On Tuesdays the range and competition members. This link will provide an explanation of committees are running a Practical Pistol mini- how the online renewal works. match starting about 1700. This will include new http://iwla.us/documents/IWLA Web Renewals.pdf and different stages like our ‘Steel Challenges’. The goal is to have fun, check out gear, develop new If you have questions about your account, contact and interesting stages to include in our quarterly Jim Matthews. Jim is the membership director and matches. If you can get from work to the range on can answer questions about your member account. Tuesday evening let Ed MacBride know you are Jim is at [email protected] coming and when you expect to arrive to reserve a slot on the relay (1700 or 1800 or….). PRESIDENT’S COLUMN The RV Storage/Camping sites will be continued PLEASE CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR UP TO thru 2019. The long annual site leases are full and DATE ANNOUNCEMENTS & CLOSURES 5 short term camping sites to be rented with details June was busy for the selection of the new to be worked out. Fees for the annual leases will be caretaker and assistant. We had a number of adjusted to match the local market prices of the respondents and the selection committee selected military MWR (not the commercial market which is three for interviews. We had several well qualified up to 3 times higher) applicants but only one can be selected. The selection committee down selected to the primary The approved fees for annual site leases as per RV selectee who was approved by the Board of length, payable in full before 1 Jan 2019 Directors on the 24th of June. Geoff Jackson and 0-20 feet = $720 per year his wife Akiko Tachibana were selected. Their 21-30 feet= $840 contract is effective 1 July. They will be moving into 31-40 feet = $960 the Caretaker’s house during July as we complete Over 40 feet = $1200 some necessary repairs and painting. Please Deposit (no change for 2019) for damage/removal welcome them as the move in. Geoff is very $600 for non-motorized RV and $1000 for experienced with managing multiple tasks in both motorized and is refundable if the RV is removed active duty assignments and civilian action officer from the site, the site is clean and all wood decks, for the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab. He is a picnic tables etc. removed. combat veteran (Iraq) and has had numerous Douglass Donnell is the Camping Chair. operational tours overseas, command positions with the Marine Corps and Marine Corps reserve. Plenty to do, lots of opportunity to help and He is also a hunter and Akiko is a stay-at-home volunteer. Mom and will be available if issues come up. Mike Scherr We have several special committees to continue Chapter President the planning for future Chapter facility additions and/or improvements. One committee is looking 2 CONSERVATION Be sure to display your membership card while at the ranges. You cannot shoot without a Anyone interested in helping with any conservation membership card. related projects, please send me your email so I can get you on our list. If you haven't received any Shotgun Range: The cost of shooting a round of emails about our recent planting efforts, then you 25 at the trap range on Sundays has increased to have not been added. $5 for members to keep up with the cost of running the range. We will be working with the shotgun committee over the next several months to plan and plant a The trap range opens Sundays, from 10:00 am - pollinator hedge row as a barrier to the shotgun 2:00 pm, for members who want to shoot clay range. If you would like to be part of the planning targets from electric throwers. and planting, please send me your email so I can add you to our conservation list. Volunteer RSO’s run the shotgun range on Sundays from 10 to 2. There are three loaner guns If you have any questions, thoughts or ideas you (a 20-gauge youth, full size 20 gauge and a 12 would like to share conservation wise, please email gauge) available at the range, if you want to shoot me at [email protected] and don’t own a shotgun. This is a safe environment to teach shotgun skills to new users, Bethany Harvey including appropriate children. Many range personnel are shotgun instructors. Hunting: A Hunter Safety brief for the property, not to be confused with Hunter's Education, must When the electric trap range is not open, be taken by any member wishing to hunt for the members only may use the shotgun range with upcoming season (Fall, deer and turkey). This brief their own targets and throwers from 9am until must be taken yearly. It will be offered this year for sunset. six weeks throughout August and September on Friday evenings. Specific dates and times will be Groups of four or more may request a special given as the time gets closer. opening of the range by appointment on days other than Sunday. A range operator must be available Hunter Education Dates: Virginia requires Hunter to run the range. Email AJ Pappas (chair) to Education if you are 12–15 years old or a first-time request a group appointment. hunter. These Hunter Education dates are planned at the chapter. Scholastic Clay Target Program: Stafford Clay Shooters Clean Up at State: On June 3rd the Virginia Bowhunter Education Course (IBEP) - Aug club youth trap team traveled to the Winchester 18 - Few Seats remaining Gun Club in Stephenson Virginia to participate in the State ATA/AIM and Scholastic Clay Target Basic Hunter Education Course - Sept 8 Program Virginia State Trap Championships. In Basic Hunter Education Course - Oct 14 weather that saw driving ran and gusting winds our Basic Hunter Education Course - Nov 11 shooters not only survived but thrived.