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June 25, 2008: Financial routine: deposit the match proceeds of $151 at CB&T and leave a $30 check for range fees in the CGC treasurer's mailbox along with the updated spreadsheet. Total club funds: $2118.

June 5, 2008: I mail the area coordinator the paperwork for the Wheelgun Championship. The 18 stages are from the recent "review" matches: 3 long, 8 medium, 7 short, 176 rounds. The skill set and balance approximate the Classifier's.

June 1, 2008: scores Fifteen shooters compete on a pleasant afternoon which defies many a forecast. The club collects $151 from the 14 IDPA members and 1 CGC member (5 total). My thanks to all the Safety Officers (without you not); to the setup crew (Chester and Howard); to Carl for registering everyone; and to the shooters for leaving the range even better than found.

Lessons learned: Get more targets and pasters. This month's stages were based on last June's.

Special note: Claude W. will be the guest director July 6th. Expect a challenging match.

May 20, 2008: Financial routine: deposit the match proceeds of $300 at CB&T and leave a $70 check for range fees in the CGC treasurer's mailbox along with the updated spreadsheet. Total club funds: $2103.

The CGC board approves the Cherokee IDPA Wheelgun Championship for May 15--16, 2009. Since Georgia already has a state match, this will be something different and encourage the use of revolvers (or low-cap automatics). IDPA HQ has approved the format: 9 bays, 18 stages, with pistols and magazines limited to a 6-round max. The next step is to do some paperwork: fill out the match-sanction form, write the accompanying check, gather up the stage descriptions, and send everything to the area coordinator, Capel E.

May 4, 2008: scores Thirty-five shooters compete on an early summer afternoon. The club collects $300 from the 27 IDPA members, 4 CGC members (11 total), and 4 new shooters. My thanks to all the Safety Officers (without you not); to the setup crew (Ted, Robert, Dan Pa., and Bob); to Ron L. for registering everyone; and to the shooters for leaving the range even better than we found it.

Classified shooters: Your info is online, and I can sign your classification card at a future match.

Lessons learned: The match introduced one new stage and took a second look at the others. I tossed in two extra short stages, 1 and 2, which hint at the importance of tactical sequence (but contributed to the overly long setup time).

April 15, 2008: Financial routine: deposit the match proceeds of $315 and $35 at CB&T, write an $82 check for range fees, order targets and pasters, and update the spreadsheet. Total club funds: $1870.

April 6, 2008: scores Forty-one shooters compete on a mostly cloudy afternoon. The club collects $315 from the 28 IDPA members, 7 CGC members (13 total), and 6 new shooters; and $35 for a new membership. My thanks to all the Safety Officers (without you not); to the setup crew (Chester, Dan Pa., and Howard); to Ron L. for registering everyone; and to the shooters for leaving the range even better than we found it.

Lessons learned: Get more targets and pasters. The match introduced one new stage and took a second look at the others.

March 16, 2008: There's a small but hardy IDPA club in British Columbia which even shoots outside in the winter. They're putting on a major match in July, and it's on the road to the Yukon, so I'm really tempted to go. I'd probably have to leave now, though, to see all the sights and still make it in time.

March 10, 2008: Financial routine: deposit the match proceeds of $343 at CB&T and leave an $82 check for range fees in the CGC treasurer's mailbox along with the updated spreadsheet. Total club funds: $1691.

In a few months, we will "sponsor" a Cherokee IPSC match: IDPA will cover the entry fees for the shooters, who can then contribute to a "donation jar" for the Nagel family (CGC members and IPSC shooters who have had one setback after another). This lets us give back to Cherokee IPSC in general and to John's family in particular.

March 8, 2008: Looking over the scores of the "review" matches, which began in December, there are enough shooters lately to sort the match results by classification. Interestingly, December's results didn't need re-sorting because the scores already followed classification lines. If we ever have enough shooters to sort the results by division as well, then we have more shooters than our match format can handle. So, if you enjoy these matches, don't tell anyone about them.

March 2, 2008: scores Forty-one shooters compete on a sunny, spring afternoon. The club collects $343 from the 26 IDPA members, 10 CGC members (19 total), and 5 new shooters. My thanks to all the Safety Officers (without you not); to the setup crew (Chester, Myron, and Ralph); to Ron L. for registering everyone; and to the shooters for leaving the range even better than we found it.

Lessons learned: Get more clothespins. This match was an improved version of last March's. Failure-to-neutralize is in effect on all -- and only on -- Vickers stages.

February 8, 2008: The timer comes back from Pact, but it still doesn't power on. Sigh. I order targets and pasters. Tomorrow, the financial routine: deposit the match proceeds of $312 at CB&T, leave a $76 check for range fees in the CGC treasurer's mailbox along with the updated spreadsheet, and shoot Cherokee IPSC. Total club funds: $1431.

February 3, 2008: scores Thirty-eight shooters compete on a sunny afternoon that quickly turns cloudy. The club collects $312 from the 28 IDPA members, 9 CGC members (17 total), and 1 new shooter. My thanks to all the Safety Officers (without you not); to the setup crew (Chester, Manny, Myron, and Ron D.); to Carl for again smoothly registering everyone; and to the shooters for leaving the range even better than we found it.

Classified shooters: Your info is online, and I can sign your classification card at a future match. Special thanks to Ron L. and Horace for setting up the Classifier, and to Ron and Sean for running it.

Lessons learned: Get more targets and pasters. A used CED 8000 is the permanent replacement for the rain-damaged timer (still at Pact, again; after $52.70 in repairs/shipping, it's time to cut this loss); and the 8k can recall multiple strings, which helps minimize any scorekeeper errors, which is especially useful when shooting the multi-string Classifier. Like many television shows, the matches remain in reruns as I continue refining the library of stages; this month's stages were based on last February's.

January 18, 2008: Financial routine: deposit the match proceeds of $286 at CB&T and leave a $64 check for range fees in the CGC treasurer's mailbox along with the updated spreadsheet. Total club funds: $1327.

January 6, 2008: scores Thirty-two shooters enjoy an afternoon of global warming. The club collects $286 from the 25 IDPA members, 6 CGC members (13 total), and 1 new shooter. My thanks to all the Safety Officers (without you not); to the setup crew (Chester, Dan, and Ron); to Carl for smoothly registering everyone; and to the shooters for leaving the range even better than we found it.

Lessons learned: Return one timer for repair; we have plenty of backups now that the IPSC folks are using the same kind. The stages were again from previous matches. For various reasons, I wanted to give this set a second look in light of a possible major match in Spring 2009.

Also, please remember that one of the responsibilities of IDPA membership is to shoot the Classifier at least once every 12 months. The Classifier will be available next month.

January 1, 2008: Annual reminders:

• no shooting before the match, please;
• be sure to include your IDPA and/or CGC numbers on your scoresheet (and fill out the legalese on the back);
• make checks payable to "Cherokee Gun Club -- IDPA";
• please paste as many holes as you shoot and pick up as much brass, too;
• "understand that this is a volunteer sport and volunteers do the work necessary for you to shoot matches and become classified; the more you offer to assist, the better the system works; be an active shooter by contributing your time and talents"; CGC members are Hosts, non-members are Guests, both are volunteers;
• non-members may shoot after the match -- only if accompanied by a CGC member. (See me if you can't find one.)

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