Tri-Cities Metallic Silhouette Association

The following unopposed officers were unanimously elected: President: John Drewrey, Vice President: Vince Salvadalena, Treasurer: James Simpson, Secretary: Madeline Fenrich, Membership Coordinator: Connie Simpson

The two board positions attracted four candidates, and the first ballot resulted in a three-way tie. The runoff among the three candidates elected George Hledik and Rick Sunford.

The club wishes all members a safe and healthy New Year and sincerely thanks those who stepped forward to run for office.

In 2026, our regular first Thursday night meeting falls on New Years night (January 1).  At the December 4, 2025 monthly meeting, those present voted to switch the January 2026 meeting from January 1 to January 8.  At that time, we were under the impression that the Moose lodge preferred the date change.  And, of course, so did our membership.  Apparently there was a misunderstanding because the lodge informed us on Saturday 12/6/2025 that the date change was not possible and they would open the building for us on the first Thursday in January 1/1/2026).  There will be no change to the usual schedule.  The January meeting and voting will be Thursday January 1, 2026

Please convey this information to all members you know in case they don’t read the newsletter or check our website.

Nominations for Directors and Officers

As of December 7, candidates are:

President: John Drewrey

Vice President: Vince Salvadalena

Secretary: Madeline Fenrich

Treasurer: James Simpson

Membership Coordinator: Connie Simpson

Board Members: (two positions) Chuck May, Craig Johnson, George Hledic & Rick Sunford

Additional nominations will be accepted until we vote on January 1, 2026.

Thanks,

Vice President Brett Menaker

A CHANGE IN THE TCMSA POLICY BOOK WAS PROPOSED AT THE SEPTEMBER4,2025 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, TO BE VOTED ON BY MEMBERSATTENDING THE OCTOBER 2,2025 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. Proposed change to the TCMSA Policy Book . Chapter lll- General #16 The first motion is that the following sentence be added as the first sentence of text in the TCMSA Policy Book , Chapter III– General #16 Except in an emergency confirmed by the unanimous consensus of the thencurrent board and officers, any changes to the range safety rules or the rangeoperational procedures require a motion to and affirmative vote by the generalmembership. The remainder of the text remains unchanged. If seconded and passed the policy book would then read : #16- Except in an emergency confirmed by the unanimous consensus of the then current board and officers, any changes to the range safety rules or the range operational procedures require a motion to and affirmative vote by the general membership. Motions to change the range safety rules and operationalprocedures may be made at any meeting and if seconded, the vote will be held at the next regular meeting. Passage requires a 2/3 majority of the members voting. Announcements of the upcoming votes and the text of the motions will be posted on the club’s webpage and in the monthly newsletter. Any changes resulting from the vote will be announced on the club’s webpage and in the monthly newsletter Proposed change to the TCMAS Policy Book , Chapter l – Policy Book #1 The second motion is that the following sentence be added as the first sentence of text in the TCMSA Policy Book , Chapter I– Policy Book #1 Except in an emergency confirmed by the unanimous consensus of the thencurrent board and officers, any changes to the TCMSA Policy Book require amotion to and affirmative vote by the general membership. The remainder of the text remains unchanged If seconded and passed the policy book would then read : #1 Except in an emergency confirmed by the unanimous consensus of the thencurrent board and officers, any changes to the TCMSA Policy Book require amotion and affirmative vote by the general membership. Motions for changes and new additions to the club policy book may be made at any meeting and ifseconded, the vote will be held at the next regular meeting. Passage requires a2/3 majority of the members voting. Announcements of upcoming votes and thetext of motions will be posted on the club’s webpage and in the monthlynewsletter. Any changes resulting from the vote will be announced on the club’swebpage and in the monthly newsletter. STATEMENT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE POLICY BOOK CHANGES Purpose – To enhance range safety by providing clarification that all changes to thepolicy book , range rules or operation procedure require a motion and a vote , thisprovides a min of one months advance notice of all but emergency changes. Justification – Each member is equally responsible for seeing that the range is operated in accordance with the range safety procedures and the range safety rules. Key to the continued safe range operation is communication well in advance of any changes in procedure or rule. We didn’t get that notice this time. The email announcement outlining the recent change went out a day after the implementation date and it’s unclear if the mailing list includes all members or just those that requested email notifications. Posting of the procedural change on the web site didn’t occur for an additional 10 days. This is neither proactive nor adequate communication for procedural changes covering access to target frames, use of the signaling system and renaming and splitting the ranges. Additionally, this was implemented in a month when no general meeting was scheduled and without previous announcement of the final details of the changes, or a vote or motion. The board currently holds the position that no motion or vote or additional communication is required. This seems inconsistent with a plain reading of the current policy book text. However. rather than arguing over something that has already happened, these 2 motions attempt to clarify that going forward , except in emergency, a motion to and yes vote by the general membership is required for changes to the policy book , range rules and operating procedures. This ensures at least one month of notice prior to a vote. It also ensures a posting of the complete text / procedure / policy in the newsletter and on the web site prior to the vote. The intent is to provide prior notice of any changes that may effect your safe use of the TCMSA range.

Something’s New at TCMSA!

Hello Members!

Your Board, Officers, and Safety Crew have finished the upgrades you voted on in December 2023!! Here’s the exciting result – TCMSA now has 3 separate ranges!

You can find new signs on either side of the condition switches. The month of August is our ‘testing’ period, so if you have any suggestions to make these better, or anything seems unclear or confusing, please submit a range incident report online at our website!

The Blue Range

Left or NW of the Eco Bloc barrier 

Up to 50yd targets

Goes hot/cold independently of the Red Range

Blue safety lamps flash when cold

Condition switch located center-range

The Red Range

Right or SE of the Eco Bloc barrier

Up to 100yd targets + shotguns at the South end

Goes hot/cold independently of the Blue Range

Red safety lamps flash when cold

Several condition switches on different posts

The Yellow Range

Overlaps the 100yd benches center Red Range

200yds targets only

Requires all 3 ranges to be made cold when setting targets

Yellow safety rotators when cold + red & blue lamps flashing

Horn continuously chirps while cold

Condition switch at Blue Range only

(confirm both Blue & Red Ranges will be made cold)

Changing the Yellow Range condition can only be done at the Blue Range switch and will cause all lights to be

active/inactive with intermittent chirping during a cold state.  This is to ensure communication with everyone on

the range that the entire range will be cold while setting targets at 200yds.

Any member may change the range condition of the Blue or Red Ranges by addressing shooters of that range,

making eye contact and getting agreement to the change of condition.

Members wishing to change the condition of the Yellow Range must inform both Red Range and Blue Range

shooters, make eye contact and get agreement for the change.

There will be a work party on Saturday June 7, 2025, from 1300 to 1500.  The goal is to pull wire for an upgrade to the Range Safety System.  This will be $35 work party credit for the 2026-2027 membership period.

Gaylord