The 3 gun match on January 14th is canceled.
Bart Andrist
3 Gun Match
There is a 3 Gun match scheduled for Sunday, January 14,2024. The match will be run by Bart Andrist and Pat Everham, taking over from Bob Byers. Setup at 8am shooting starts at 8:30.
This shoot requires shooting hand gun, shotgun and rifle at various steel targets.
If you are interested but don’t have the all the necessary firearms, there will be a loner handgun, shotgun and rifle, you will need to provide the ammunition.
Hand gun is 9mm, no steel cased ammo
Shotgun is 12 guage
Rifle is .223, no steel cased ammo.
Election Update
Elections for TCMSA Club Officers, two Board positions and a proposal for modernization of By-Laws will be on the ballot. James Simpson, who had been nominated for one of the Board positions, has volunteered to run for the Treasurer’s Position. The Club will need a nomination/volunteer for the open Board position. The nominations now are:
President: Gaylord Baker
Vice President: Brett Menaker
Treasurer: James Simpson
Secretary: Cosette Baker
Membership Coordinator: Connie Simpson
Board position: Dale Copeland
Board position: nomination/volunteer needed
Write-ins are an option on the ballot for all positions
Gaylord Baker
Club Treasurer Position
Your Club elections are coming up on January 4,2024, and we have not yet received a nomination or volunteer for the position of Club Treasurer. The Club by-laws do not allow for a Board member or Club Officer to hold more than one position. We need someone to volunteer for the position.
The Board has taken steps to reduce the knowledge and time required for the position. The Club will hire a CPA to take care of all tax and licensing issues, and a bookkeeper to take care of the books. The “new” Treasurers position will be responsible for:
Picking up Club mail at the Post Office
Depositing all member dues and donations in the Club bank account
Forwarding all renewal/new member info to the Membership Coordinator
Paying of bills with either check or electronic transfer
Forwarding all payment made and payment received information to the Bookkeeper
The Treasurer has a Club owned computer to take care of duties.
The Treasurer has an email account for communications
The position WILL NOT REQUIRE BOOKKEEPING DUTIES
If you want to volunteer or nominate a member for the position or get more information, contact either Gaylord Baker at 509-628-9044 or Mark Kimmel at 509-948-5352.
President Gaylord Baker
January ByLaw Revision Vote
Early in 2023, a group of volunteers started gathering every 2 weeks to do some “housekeeping” on our Bylaws with the goals of cleaning them up, updating them, and producing a document which would be both current and presentable to the Fed if/when we get to seriously discuss land leases/purchases. (Meetings were open to all members.)
The task rapidly revealed this was not going to a small effort in which redline/strikeout could be used to track a small number of changes proposed due to not only content changes but significant formatting changes. There was a conscious effort to NOT make significant content changes but to present existing content in a more professional manner. Its now up to the membership to decide if the modernization effort was successful.
The Proposed Bylaw revision has been reviewed by the Board twice, the general membership was presented an opportunity to review the results in early November, and is ready for an acceptance vote by the members at the January Annual Meeting. The version presented has been reviewed by the Board in mid-November following the member review session in early November. If approved, the document will be configuration controlled and a signed “pdf copy” will be posted in Association documents.
Link-> ByLaw final proposal
Bob Birney
Election for Board and Officers
Club elections will be held during the January 4, 2024 member meeting of TCMSA.
On the ballot is a proposed update of the TCMSA By Laws. The proposal is posted on the TCMSA web page.
Nominations for Club Officer and Board positions were presented at the December 7, 2023 member meeting. The nominations are:
Board Position: James Simpson (current Board member)
Board Position: Dale Copeland (new)
President: Gaylord Baker ( current President)
Vice President: Brett Menaker (current Vice President)
Treasurer: No nominations received. Need nomination or volunteer.
Secretary: Cosette Baker (current Secretary)
Membership Coordinator: Connie Simpson (new)
Nominations or volunteers for ANY of the positions will be accepted up to the Vote on January 4, 2024.
The Board is working with Rick Kilgore, the current Treasurer, and a CPA to ease the demand and procedural knowledge required for the Treasurers position. More information and a job description will be posted as it evolves.
Gaylord Baker
Work Party
A work party is scheduled for Sunday December 17, 2023; from 8:00-10 AM. The goal is to remove tumbleweeds and general cleanup. Bring gloves and rakes. Work party credit for 2024 dues.
Gaylord Baker
Bylaws Modernization Proposal Nov. 2023
We have a room reserved at the Richland Library for Sunday 11/12 between 3:00pm and 4:30pm for members to submit comments on the attached Bylaw proposal. As this is only 1.5 hrs., it would be appreciated if comments are forwarded to TCMSA.docs@gmail.com in advance. Along with comments, resolutions/changes are requested!
The effort to update the Bylaws started with the goal making changes needed to have a document which is current, better reflect what the Association is actually doing, and would be defensible when working with the Feds during negotiations for land leases/purchases. A request was made for members to become active in this effort, basically a half-dozen people stepped up to contribute. The attached Bylaw proposal started as a “simple cleanup” of the existing Bylaws and it rapidly became obvious a few word changes or deletions was not adequate.
A redline/strikeout is not included to denote the changes which were made but one of the attached files (named TCMSA Bylaws Draft 6 (08-07-2023) FORMATTED w-comments) shows comments in the margin which summarize the changes against a version which is one version old. latest version for comment and consideration includes additional refinements, is attached, and is named “Bylaw proposal for membership review 11-03-2023.”
Once comments from the general membership are incorporated, that version will be presented to the Board at the Dec. Board meeting for concurrence to be acted on at the Annual Meeting in Jan. 2024.
Bylaw Proposal for Membership 11/3/23
Bylaw Draft with Comments 8-7-23
Bob Birney
Work Party
A work party is scheduled for Sunday November 19, 2023. We will start at 0800, the goal is to get rid of tumbleweeds and general range maintenance.
Gaylord Baker
Attention
The Board has approved the use of the CMP line by Club members who possess electric trap throwers and control them with a remote.
Starting in November, the CMP, 100 yard rimfire, and the Rimfire Sporter Games will have winter hours. The setup time is 8:30 AM and shooting begins at 9:00 AM.
Gaylord Baker