G.P.G.C./G.P.S.D.C. THE BULLET-TIN Volume 1 January 2006 Phone (972) 641-9940 (leave message) www.gpgc.net Welcome New Members! Floyd Jester and Bryan Jester Club Skeet Results December 4, 2005 12ga. Event HOA Champion: Bobby Voss - 50 AA Champion: C. W. Dagnal - 47 A Champion: Jack Martin - 48 A2 Champion: Jeff Zwiebel - 46 B Champion: Rusty Porter - 48 B-2 Champion: Dakota Holder - 46 C Champion: Doug Doyle - 46 D Champion: Roy Walker - 45 D2 Champion: John Slocum - 42 Lewis Class Event Class I: Bobby Voss - 49 Class II: Jeff Zwiebel - 46 Class III: Buz Owen - 42 Club Trap Shoot Results Dec. 18, 2005 James Hawxhurst Bryan Auston 8 Shooters for Trap 16-yd. Singles 1st Place Benny Emmons - 49 2nd Place Shoot-off Gene Wills, John Slocum and Randy Walhood with Gene winning Doubles Event Champion: Jeff Zwiebel - 49 = $96 Runner-up: C. W. Dagnal - 45 = $64 4 Shooters for Wobble Trap Benny Emmons won with a 47 Benny has been asked not to bring his 391 to any shoot. John Slocum Reminder Shooting hours are 8:30 am (not 8:00 am) till dark. Joe Pisecco breaking birds 1
Range Officer Duty - January 2006 Sun. Jan. 1 Randy Walhood Wed. Jan. 4 Kerry Williams Sat. Jan. 7 Jeff Zwiebel Sun. Jan. 8 Gene Wills Wed. Jan. 11 Herb Gundelfinger Sat. Jan. 14 Paul Stringer Sun. Jan. 15 Rick Stockstill Wed. Jan. 18 Joe Miller Sat. Jan. 21 George Stevens Sun. Jan. 22 Gene Stewart Wed. Jan. 25 Bill Weatherby Sat. Jan. 28 Ray Slater Sun. Jan. 29 Richard Simbala Upcoming Events Gil George shot his fi rst 25 in Trap January 2nd. Jan. 1 - New Year s Day Jan. 5-7:30 PM GPGC Board of Directors Meeting Jan. 12-7:30 PM GPGC Annual Stockholders Meeting Jan. 15 - Noon Club Trap Shoot Jan. 21-1:00 PM Public Day Keep the Club Clean! Every 2 weeks Benny Emmons has a group empty all the trash cans, refill houses, and generally clean up. The rifle range is generally a mess of broken target frames, wire, paper targets, plates and cardboard. Chris Collinvitti making a tight group Education Classes Set for 2006 New schedule should be ready next month. 2005 was a great year for Hunter Education. The GPGC team of instructors excelled as usual and taught a record number of students. Thank the instructors when you see them. They donate many hours to the club! Grand Prairie Education Committee 972-641-9940 (leave message) 2 This is your club. Please clean up the area when you finish and carry off trash and broken frames. Occasionally sweep the firing line. Be proud of our ranges and keep them clean. Club Skeet Schedule 2006 Brad Fitzgerald, 972-816-0934 Coming Soon! Club Trap Schedule 2006 John Slocum, 972-602-1600 Coming Soon! Every Wed. - 1:00 PM - Casual Skeet & Trap Every Sat. & Sun. - 1:00 PM - Open Skeet & Trap unless there is a scheduled event! Every Mon. - 5:30 PM Trap/Skeet Members and Guests
Recipe Corner Bourbon Marinated Steaks 6 Each T-bone or NY Strip steaks Marinade: 3/4 cup olive oil 1/3 cup bourbon 1/4 cup steak sauce (preferably A-1 or Heinz 57) 6 cloves garlic, minced Place the steaks in a glass or ceramic bowl. Mix marinade ingredients and pour over the steaks. Marinate the steaks, covered and refrigerated, for a couple of hours, turning occasionally. Remove the steaks from the refrigerator 20 to 30 minutes before cooking. Cook steaks over a coal or gas grill, 2 minutes on each side for rare, 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Brush on the remaining marinade until done to your liking. Discard any unused marinade or heat it up as a side making sure to heat it through. Total cooking time: 4 to 8 minutes depending on doneness desired. Michael Wilhite coached by Terry Cullender Mushroom and Bibb Lettuce Salad with Tarragon Dressing 2 tablespoons Tarragon vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons heavy cream 3/4 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt Pinch of cayenne pepper 2 or 3 heads of Bibb lettuce leaves, separated 1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced 3 scallion, thinly sliced Michael Wilhite In a small bowl, mix together the vinegar, oil, cream, sugar and cayenne until sugar dissolves. In a chilled salad bowl, combine the lettuce, mushrooms and scallions. Just before serving, pour on the dressing and toss. Tyler Cullender with his new Senergy 3
John Wilhite quick with a pump Hunter education Vic Marshall with his Missouri Whitetail NRA Instructor classes Hands-on learning Outdoor class 4
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Grand Prairie Sportsman s Development Corporation Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:00 PM at Hunter Ed Building at the Gun Club All stockholders are invited Agenda Treasurers/Report Election of Board Members Old Business/New Business Adjourn The Directors voted to add 2 new directors plus 2 incumbents are up for re-election. Vote for 4 of the 5 running. Joe Pisecco (current President) Bob Chandler (current VP) Kerry Williams Shane Cole Gene Wills Comments The GPSDC Board of Directors recently signed a lease for gas rights on the club property. This will not involve any physical drilling on the property itself. As a result of the lease, the Board made the decision to issue another class of share of the corporation. All new shares purchased from GPSDC after November 1, 2005, will be designated as Class B shares and will not be eligible for any benefits derived from the mineral rights of the property. These shares will continue to be sold for $750. All shares that are not specifically designated as Class B shares will be considered to be Class A shares. These shares will retain full rights to receive any future benefits that may be declared by the Board. As of November 1, 2005, a total of 553 Class A shares have been issued. Shares that are transferred to another shareholder will retain their class status when they are reissued. Board Members Joe Pisecco, President (up for election) Robert Chandler, Vice President (up for election) Paul Weyandt, Secretary/Treasurer Will Stilley Terry Cullender 5
GPGC Board of Directors Name Home Phone Email David Payne, President 214-683-7212 d-payne@sbcglobal.net Mike Pallett, Vice President 972-594-4834 mwpallett@yahoo.com Jan Heath, Vice President 972-986-8247 Jeffrey Zwiebel, Secretary 972-490-8438 jeff.zwiebel@alcatel.com Randy Walhood, Treasurer 972-387-1811 randy.walhood@farmersbranch.info Ray Slater 972-790-1668 sktman8@yahoo.com Gene Stewart 972-333-3142 gstewart2727@yahoo.com Joe Cawthon III 972-530-1740 joedaddyinc@hotmail.com Howard Gray Jr. 972-264-1790 grayeng@worldnet.att.net Richard Bailey 817-421-6222 brazos@hotmail.com Don Stone 972-264-6224 robert.stone@comcast.net Bill Schweitzer 817-329-8828 try8@comcast.net Be Courteous! Reload the houses when you finish shooting. Pick up your hulls - clean up the area a little - use trash cans! Send your email address to jeff@gpgc.net. Have your newsletter in color, quicker and save the club handling and postage! Grand Prairie Gun Club P.O. Box 530274 Grand Prairie, TX 75053-0274 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED 6