EL TORO ARCHERS - OoCities · Board Minutes The May meeting of the El Toro Archers board of...
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President’s Message By Marc Urias I am sure that you have seen the large scale construction that is taking place to the south of the road to Shaw Canyon. The Department of the Navy is undertaking a remediation project on that section of land and will be working on the construction for the next six months. It is imperative that we maintain clearance for the Navy’s contractors to perform their job in a safe manner. We have posted notices at the cabana and have posted signs showing the boundaries of El Toro Archers during this construction. We have also removed targets that if overshot could land in the construction area. Our number one goal is to assure the safety of the Navy contractors and all of our club members. Continue to enjoy the remainder of the range and practice the high degree of safety that you have become accustomed to. The election results are in and our new board is in The reconstructed El Toro Archers clubhouse made its public debut at the Fall Harvest 3-D in October. We are grateful to the Royal Rangers, whose hard work made this possible. place. I am proud to participate on the El Toro Archers Board with this group of dedicated archers. Their expertise and ideas will continue to make El Toro Archers an enjoyable range for honing our skills, a venue to host cleverly thought out tournaments and a club that is well respected in the archery community. We welcome your thoughts, ideas and help. Remember, all members are invited to attend the monthly board meetings EL TORO ARCHERS November, 2005 Since 1954 NEWSLETTER Upcoming Events for 2006 February 11, 2006: Work Party 8 A.M. March 4, 2006: Work Party 8 A.M. March 5, 2006: Traditional 3-D Check our website for a complete listing of next year’s events: http://www.eltoroarchers.org
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President’s MessageBy Marc Urias
I am sure that you have seen the large scale construction that is taking place to the south of the road to Shaw Canyon. The Department of the Navy is undertaking a remediation project on that section of land and will be working on the construction for the next six months. It is imperative that we maintain clearance for the Navy’s contractors to perform their job in a safe manner. We have posted notices at the cabana and have posted signs showing the boundaries of El Toro Archers during this construction. We have also removed targets that if overshot could land in the construction area. Our number one goal is to assure the safety of the Navy contractors and all of our club members. Continue to enjoy the remainder of the range and practice the high degree of safety that you have become accustomed to.
The election results are in and our new board is in
The reconstructed El Toro Archers clubhouse made its public debut at the Fall Harvest 3-D in October. We are grateful to the Royal Rangers, whose hard work made this possible.
place. I am proud to participate on the El Toro Archers Board with this group of dedicated archers. Their expertise and ideas will continue to make El Toro Archers an enjoyable range for honing our skills, a venue to host cleverly thought out tournaments and a club that is well respected in the archery community. We welcome your thoughts, ideas and help. Remember, all members are invited to attend the monthly board meetings
EL TORO ARCHERS
November, 2005 Since 1954
NEWSLETTER
Upcoming Events for 2006February 11, 2006: Work Party 8 A.M.March 4, 2006: Work Party 8 A.M.March 5, 2006: Traditional 3-D
Check our website for a complete listing of next year’s events:http://www.eltoroarchers.org
NEWSLETTER
Fall Harvest 3-D ResultsCub male, no sight
Christian Nelson 137Jordan Coleman 66Julian Head 43
Young adult female, no sightMiss Thomas 122
(Our apologies to Miss Thomas, whose first name we have somehow neglected to record accurately.)
Adult male recurveGary Sorenson 242Roland Fraterrigo 230Charlie Layne 219
Adult male longbowDavid Threadgood 255Vince Grgas 245Jeff Mitchell and Michael Smith 235
Adult female longbowCathy Grgas 142Iris Gregory 79
Adult male bowhunter limitedKen Rios 352
Adult female bowhunter limitedMarla Yoshida 163
Adult male barebowDavid Darnold 195
Adult male bowhunter Derek Smethurst 419Micheal Hughes 385Anthony Stos 375
Clout Winner: Tony Thomas
Kids’ Pumpkin Shoot Winners:Cubs: Jordan ColemanYouths: Tyler Raccuglia
WELCOME!A warm welcome to all our new club members: Scott Anderson; Steven Anderson; Kirk Barnard; The Brubaker family: Mark, Susan, Jonathan, and Katie; Alex Dann; Fred Gill; Cliff Hope; Gholam Karimloo; Tony Lama; Bill McMahan; Jim Monte; Andrew Myers; Benjamin Myers; The Nelson family: Eric, Lynn, Brittany, and Christian; Ronny Perez; Michael Sherreitt; Dennis Swift; Dawn Thomas; and John Thompson.
Incoming El Toro Archers OfficersWe’d like to welcome the following people who
were elected at the general meeting in October.
President: Marc Urias (949) 458-2986Vice President: vacantSecretary: Roland Fraterrigo (949) 454-2473Treasurer: Darell Freeman (949) 362-8856Range Captain: Brian Matthiesen (949) 395-39553-D Chair: Sherry and David Martin (714) 544-8874Newsletter Editor: Marla Yoshida (949) 249-3506Membership Chair: Eric Hoffman (949) 597-1978
We also welcome Christopher Broek, who has kindly agreed to serve as Webmaster for the club’s website. Thanks, Chris!
On Veterans’ Day we remember with
gratitude all those who have served
our country.
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Don’t Leave the Front Gate Open!By Marc Urias
We have had a few instances where our lock on the front gate has been removed from the daisy chain and attached to the surface of the chain link fence. This of course renders the front gate inaccessible to club members. If our lock is unlocked and on the daisy chain, any of the other individuals who have access to the gate will remove the lock and attach it to the surface of the chain link fence. This preserves the integrity of the locked gate, but leaves our members without access. The solution to the problem: Keep the gate locked except when you are entering or exiting the club. Do not leave the lock open and unattended.
Use of Our Field RangeBy Marc Urias
Many members who use the club have used the round colored cement markers to determine distances to the target. There is a purpose to these markers. We are an NFAA certified range. One of the requirements for NFAA certifications is to have at least one 14-target field range. Our 14-target field range starts at #1, and if you follow the signs you will conclude at target 14. The purpose is that NFAA-sanctioned tournaments use this style of field range. The yellow markers are for animal rounds, which use paper animal targets. The white markers are for field rounds, which use targets with black and white concentric circles. The red markers are for hunter rounds, which use black concentric circle targets with a white bull. The paper animal rounds are fun to shoot and take very little set up time. If you are interested in participating in a club only paper target tournament, send me an email at [email protected].
EL TORO ARCHERS NEWSLETTEREditor: Marla Yoshida30292 Benecia Ave.
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677(949) 249-3506
Fall Harvest 3-D Our annual charity shoot, the Fall Harvest 3-D,
raised $680 to be donated to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Halloween-themed shoot was lots of fun, and included some special shots set up by 3-D Chairs Sherry and David Martin.
Julian Head, Jordan Coleman, and Christian Nelson with their medals at the Fall Harvest 3-D.
Fall Harvest 3-D: The flying pig really took wing, thanks to Sherry Martin’s costume work.
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Work Party Summary for 2005Here’s a list of work party credits our members
have earned so far this year. If your name isn’t here, it may mean that no work party credits are recorded for you. If you feel that we’ve made a mistake (and mistakes do happen) call Brian Matthiesen at (949) 395-3955 or email us at [email protected].
You may also notice that no board members’ names are listed here. The board decided some time ago not to include these names in work party summaries because board members’ contributions to the club are ongoing and not easily recorded or quantified. If you have any questions about how much time board members devote to the club, just ask them. You are also heartily invited to run for a board position for next year and find out firsthand.
Dennis Asbury 1Vaughn Brewster 3Larry Clemons 12David Ferrario 1John Fox 3Belen Guevara 1Nicholas Halapoff 5Terry Hogan 2Craig Hoover 1Micheal Hughes 1Charles Layne 7Bill McMahan 1Kurt Muller 3Keith Myers 2Michael Nunez 2Ansgar Olesen 6William Palmer 4Doug Ross 3Lou Scarcella 1Craig Shappy 1Michael Sherreitt 20Richard Simon 2Mack Summers 2Dennis Swift 2Tony Thomas 2Douglas Tolbert 3Charles Walsh 2
EL TORO ARCHERS
TRADITIONAL 3-DMarch 5, 2006
Shooting starts at 9:00 a.m. Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.
• Traditional bows only. Sorry, no compounds, no rangefinders, no sights of any kind.
• 42 3-D animal targets.
• Unmarked yardage, 12-10-8-5 scoring.
• Adult classes: Recurve, longbow with aluminum arrows, longbow with wood arrows, non-laminated self bow.
• Awards for first-third, all styles.
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Board Minutes
The May meeting of the El Toro Archers board of directors was called to order by President Marc Urias, with Darell Freeman, Roland Fraterrigo, and Eric Hoffman also present. • Royal Rangers had a good time at the range last
Saturday.• Road update - IRWD has two bids to fix the bridge.
Permits are needed first.• Received a call from Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to
inform us about cutting a fire access road along the property fence.
• We may need new signs to identify the archery range from the back entrance. Consider using a portable sign to set up when we have a tournament.
• Treasurer’s report: $16,728 in the checking account.
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The June meeting of the El Toro Archers board of directors was called to order by President Marc Urias, with Eric Hoffman, Darell Freeman, Roland Fraterrigo and Sherry Martin also present. • Road repair has been delayed, but should be
completed soon.• Royal Rangers are willing to build a modular club
house for $1500 in materials. The offer was accepted.
• Range certification is in July. Preparations are underway.
• Treasurer’s report: Checking account has $17,161.95 and cash box has $384.00.
• We need two more heavy-duty hand held weed eaters. Costco sells them for $100.00.
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The July meeting of the El Toro Archers board of directors was called to order by President Marc Urias, with Ron Benjamin, Sherry Martin, Eric Hoffman,
Marla Yoshida, Marc Urias and Roland Fraterrigo also present. • Range certification. We need some signs for field
range and other minor things to get ready.• Call for nominations for next election will be sent out
in July. One page flyer to members since there is no newsletter in that month.
• Tournament schedule for next year needs to be drafted. How many shoots can we hold, considering the current level of help?
• Treasury report: $17,037 in total assets.
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The August meeting of the El Toro Archers board of directors was called to order by President Marc Urias, with Darell Freeman, Sherry Martin, Brian Matthiesen, and Roland Fraterrigo also present. • Ron Benjamin and Sherri Schamel have resigned their
board positions as joint 3-D chairs. • Range Recertification: inspection is next Tuesday as
well as a special work party that morning to finish getting the range in order.
• New cabana construction is set for August 5. Cost is $1,450 in materials. Labor is being donated by the Royal Rangers. A thank you to Mike for doing the building is suggested, including a free membership for three years and a plaque.
• Tournaments for next year :March 5 Traditional shoot. April 30th Creek Walk. July 16 Big Bull. October 15 Fall Hunt. Club Championship and banquet June 5. Marc will give CBH this info for publishing in their newsletter.
• We need to inventory animal targets and order more. Sherry and Dave Martin have volunteered to take over this task since Ron and Sherri resigned. $2500 has previously been authorized for this purpose.
• E-Z pull range targets. The club will buy one 48” x 48” target for testing on the practice range.
• Treasury report - $16,977.28 in the checking account and $384 in the cash box after bills were paid for the past month.
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Since 1954
EL TORO ARCHERSP.O. Box 64
Lake Forest, CA 92609
Information Hotline: (866) 510-6559 x2976
web site:http://www.eltoroarchers.org
e-mail [email protected]
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The San people of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa have a saying: “When God made this land, he must have been very angry.” Their land offers some of the harshest living conditions imaginable, with rainfall sometimes as low as five inches a year and temperatures that freeze in winter and bake in summer. And yet these resourceful nomadic hunter-gatherers have a tradition of archery and hunting that stretches back thousands of years. Since there are few trees in the Kalahari, the San developed small, lightweight bows only about forty inches long, made of a branch or sapling. Their arrows are ingeniously made of four separate sections of reed and giraffe bone with a metal point, designed so the shaft will break off after hitting an animal. The front portion of the arrow is coated with poison made of crushed spiders, scorpions, or grubs mixed with tree gum. The poison often takes days to bring death, so the San must be excellent trackers to follow and retrieve their kill.
Today, the San’s traditional way of life has practically disappeared. Europeans who colonized Africa tried to “civilize” the San, exploiting them as a source of cheap farm labor. Fearing the loss of their cattle to hunters, they forbade the San to carry bows. Even climate change seems to conspire against the San. The kokerboom, or quiver tree, whose spongy branches have long been hollowed out by the San to make quivers, is dying out due to global warming. Sadly, it may be that one day the only reminder of the San’s former way of life will be their beautiful rock paintings of animals and hunters from a time long ago. —Marla YoshidaThe endangered quiver tree
A San hunter with his bow
