President’s Corner December 2025 We Have received approval for our VA Sales Tax Exemption and Have our Certificate. This applies or items purchased for the Chapter directly with our chapter Credit cards or paid by check directly from our Chapter account Our phone is a cell phone line carried be our caretaker if you have an emergency or problem call the chapter (540-752-5331). Please check the web site to see when construction work is going on and ranges might be closed. Ranges may be closed during the week. If possible, we will keep them open on weekends BUT check the web site Remember construction activities takes priority as we are paying for the effort. The Budget Committee will be meeting soon. If you wish to help or have an input for consideration, send an email to our Treasurer Timi Rodgers The Turkey Shoot completion is open for the season. We need volunteers who are willing to help. It is a family activity with prizes including meat or cash. If you are interested in shooting or helping it is every Saturday evening about 7PM to 10 PM If you are interested helping and earning volunteer service hours, please contact Scott Miller. We have a program for Home Schooling families for youth relater outdoor activities. If you are interested contact the Shotgun Committee Chair Jed Dilts for details. We have had 45 families respond and 15 participate. Let the chair of the shotgun committee if you want your child to participate – it is during the day twice a week. If you need service hour time or would like to earn volunteer time for dues reduction and cannot make the monthly working party contact the Caretaker and arrange other time to help. You can earn hours any day. We are looking into sponsoring a Venture Crew for Scouting America. It will be co-ed and concentrate on High-Adventure activities for 14-21 year old OA member scout. If you have an interested child they can participate in the Crew and retain their ‘Parent Scout Troop” affiliation. Let our Troop leader know as they work through the set-up for this new unit. NRL22 matches will be shifting to the Third Saturday of each month in the spring from the 4th Sunday All park and range rules apply all the time. They are not optional they are there for your safety others and prevent issues with our neighbors and the County. If you are the only one on the property or if there are hundreds, the rules apply all the time. The rules are available for your review on the web site. We need your ideas for activities and running the Chapter please volunteer and come to the Executive Board meeting on the third Sunday (except June when it is the fourth Sunday) at 1200 and present them for discussion and consideration. REMEMBER NO shooting Forward of the red lines (the Firing lines) on the Rifle/Pistol range. Steel targets must be shot at from BEHIND the firing line (forward edge of the concrete on the rifle range and red firing line on the pistol range. Targets are sized for the distances. The Pistol range club steel is at 60 yards because of the allowed centerfire ammo and the possibility of splatter from the targets and to keep all shooters, observers, and our neighbors safe.