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October 2004 September Wrap Up Cookout The Annual Cookout, held on Sunday, September 19th was a huge success. The amount of food tucked away was impressive — no one left the cookout hungry. A big word of thanks goes to our cookout chairman, Rich Greim, and his crew of helpers for procuring, preparing and cooking the grub. The highlight of the day was a band concert by the 12th New Hampshire Regiment Serenade Band who entertained us with Civil War tunes and melodies, all played on period pieces, many of them originals. Some photos of the band appear below, more photos can be seen at 12th New Hampshire A word of thanks goes to Dee Bonnie who made the arrangements for the band. The lobster we raffled off was so big this year that we named him “Arnold” rather than the usual “Larry”. At 20 lbs. he could have terminated anything in his path. The raffle for “Arnold” took in $386. 
Annual Meeting & Elections The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers was held on Monday, September 20th. Turn-out for the meeting was light with only 24 members attending. All the positions for this year’s elections were uncontested, with the Membership Secretary’s position being unfilled. As an interim measure, John Dwyer and Dick Martin will assume responsibilities for this role. Acting for the Nominating Committee Dick Lunn cast the one vote needed to elect the slate. For Fiscal Year 2005 the officers of the Club are: President — Ron Rice
Vice-President — John Dwyer Secretary — Dick Martin Treasurer — Barry Humphrey Membership Secy. — Open Executive Officer — Arty Johannesen Director — Carl Achille, Rich Greim, Sue Lennon, Ray Tedeschi, Charlie Wood. Our annual shoot to determine the champion skeet shooter in the Club was held on Sunday, September 12th. It was a close race, but when all was said and done, Rob Perry came out on top. Congratulations Rob! The Skeet Committee is organizing a Halloween Shoot for Sunday, October 31st. This is a 50 bird, lucky target shoot. First prize is a skeet card good for ten rounds. Second prize is a choice of either two boxes of shells or three rounds of skeet and the third prize is one box of shells. A lunch of pizza and soft drinks will be provided. Here’s the kicker — you must wear a costume in order to compete. Feel like trying your skills at Sporting Clays? The skeet shooters are organizing a trip to Addieville, RI on Saturday, October 23rd. A sign-up sheet is posted on the notice board. If the party consists of 12 or more, the cost per head is $25 — under 12 in the party, the cost is $35. At last check the sign-up sheet was filling up fast. FORE RIVER FISHING TACKLE Best Bait — Helpful Information Fresh & Saltwater Supplies 708 Washington St. (Rt 3A) Quincy, MA 02169 Rick Newcomb (617) 770-1397 The Gunnysackers continue to storm across New England shooting up a storm and returning with many finishes in the first three in different categories. Some of our shooters headed down to Maryland for the Northeast Regional shoot and returned with a smattering of first, second and third place finishes — quoting Ron Rice, “Easy targets. Couldn’t miss”. The next shoot in Scituate is the All Hallows Eve match on Saturday, October 30th. This will be the wrap-up shoot for the year for the Gunnysackers at Scituate. In the spirit of the season, the Pistol Committee is holding a Pumpkin Shoot on Saturday, October 16th starting at 10:00 in the forenoon. Cost to enter is $5 and you will need 30 rounds of ammunition. Sounds like this shoot could be a blast! Not Authorized to Carry Pistol Yesterday a reporter – Today an anti-terrorism chief LOS ANGELES (AP) The L.A. police department’s anti-terrorism chief was not authorized to carry the type of handgun that airport authorities seized during a routine search of his baggage last month, police said. John Miller, an ABC-TV reporter before he was hired for the security job, was off-duty and traveling to New York to tape a farewell message for Barbara Walters, his retiring former “20/20” co-host, when officials discovered a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun in his bag. Miller told officials he forgot the gun was in his bag and he was allowed to continue to New York without the weapon. But police said Friday that Miller was not authorized to carry the Smith & Wesson because of a paperwork error. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Catherine Plows said the paperwork glitch would soon be cleared up, and police are continuing to investigate. Federal authorities are also investigating. Miller said he had been honest and cooperated with the investigation. “I’m sure, in the end, we’ll see these were my paperwork errors with no intent to break any rules,” he said.  Hunting Knives, Fishing Knives, Holsters, Handgun Safes, Scopes, Etc. 10% Discount for SRGC Members ZAGREB (Reuters) – A veteran Croatian hunter was shot by his own hound while preparing to go off into the woods, a newspaper reported recently. Spaso Ivosevic, a hunter in central Croatia since 1957, cleaned and loaded his double-barreled shotgun as usual, the Jutarnji List daily said. Ivosevic briefly leaned the gun against a wall near his house when his 2-year-old dog Lero, chasing chickens through the yard, stormed past and tripped over the shotgun. It hit the ground and fired, showering Ivosevic with pellets. The hunter was treated for a fractured leg bone, while the fate of Lero was not known. Humor is one of the most effective ways to protest government abuse, to highlight the frequent lack of logic behind government pronouncements and programs, to expose government corruption, and to deflate those who grow too self-important as our “public servants.” And Will Rogers’ sense of humor can help keep our spirit of liberty alive by openly ridiculing what is in fact ridiculous about how government really operates. “I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when a baby gets hold of a hammer.” “With Congress, every time they make a joke it’s a law, and every time they make a law it’s a joke.” General Meetings
Pistol Match
Cowboy Shoot, All Hallows Eve
Lucky Target Skeet Shoot
Turkey Shoot
NRA Safety Course
Skeet (unless otherwise noted)
The Scituate Rod & Gun Club holds its meetings at 8:00 PM on the first and third Mondays of every month at the Club House located off Route 3A in North Scituate. Members and guests are invited to attend. Call (781) 545-1510 on the weekends. That's all for this month. The Satuit Nimrod is the monthly
newsletter of the Scituate Rod & Gun Club, Inc.
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