Greetings Everyone,

It has just been brought to my attention that Victor Lemieux passed away several days ago. The Obiturary will be in the News Herald on Wednesday. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Thursday, January 5th at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home in Willoughby. The service will immediately follow the visitation.

If you would like any additional information or would like to express your condolence, please contact Gladys Lemieux at (440) 942-7393.

Victor was a good friend and will be missed by all.

Gary Kingston

Geauga Bowmen

Secretary / Newsletter Editor

GAME DINNER

This year's dinner will be on Saturday, March 17th at 5:00. Once again we will be meeting inside the rustic Great Blue Heron Lodge located at the Rookery. What is the Rookery, you ask? It is a Geauga County Park located just 2 miles from our club grounds near Munson Township. It has been the perfect spot due to its location and being part of the park district, it is cost effective. Everyone is invited. Just bring a covered dish or dessert. Wild game or not! Coffee, pop and water will be provided. Directions from Chesterland: Take route 322 E. to Rockheaven road and turn right. The road will then make a right turn, follow it to Cedar road. Turn right on Cedar and you're there. For more information, call Mike at (440)-227-6756.

Season's Greetings! I hope everyone had an enjoyable fall and all is well. With the year's end closing in, it is a good time to have a club meeting. Our club is at a cross roads and there are many things we need to discuss concerning the future of it. The land owners are looking to raise our rent a good deal in the near future. Our lease is a bargain. As it is now, we are paying over $300 a month to hold 6 shoots a year. It is a lot of work every year to stay above water, with insurance, targets, road maintenance, restroom cleaning, grounds maintenance, and the like. If our lease goes up too high for us to make ends meet what can we do? Losing our club grounds does not mean the end of our club, but it does put us in a difficult situation and we will need to liquidate our assets. If we do stay on Sperry Rd. we will need to come up with a considerable amount of income. How do we do that? How much is too much? How many members are willing to do what it takes no matter what we decide? If you care about the future of the Club you will be at this meeting, as it is very important. Your attendance, or the lack of, will answer my last question! Our next meeting will be Friday, December 16th at the Gander Mountain on Heisley Rd. at 6:30. If you can't make it to the meeting for some reason but want to express your opinion, call one of the officers and tell them how you feel. Hope to see everyone at the meeting! MIKE

We will be Shooting archery in front of the Feed Mill during the fall open house again and of course teaching kids while we are at it! We had a great time last year and will be looking forward to doing it again, Wilson has a good selection of products at great prices and will also have a informational seminar on food plots and deer management .Mark your calendar and bring your bow and join us Saturday Oct. 29th ,Archery from 10:00 till 3:00 PLEASE PASS THE WORD! Call mike for details 440-227-6756

We are going to start shooting after work on Wednesday evenings at the club grounds. everyone welcome . How involved we get will be decided once we see how much interest is generated during the coming weeks. After a light practice session we should hit the trail about 5:00 o'clock see you then. Please pass the word! MIKE

Greetings Everyone,

There are only a few updates to the Event Schedule for September and October.

The 3-D Deer Shoot will be held on September 10th.

The Annual Pig Roast will be held on September 11th. If you need tickets, pleaase contact Mike Ballash at (440)227-6756.Dinner will be served about 2:00 o'clock and it will take approx. 3hrs to shoot the course, so plan accordingly. In case of in climate weather the show must go on.and free shoots will be given for next years schedule. in case of a light turnout your odds for winning a Great door prize goes up!

We will be doing the Willoughby Parks and Recreation Archery again (twice!). 2 - 4 Week Sessions:

Saturdays, September 17th through October 15th - 9:00-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, October 22nd through November 5th - 9:00-10:30 a.m.

Held at the Armoury, Second Street, willoughby. Help would be greatly appreciated. Please contact John Lifford and let him know if you can make it: john@lifford.us , or by calling (216)798-7701.

The Great Ohio Squirrel Hunt will be held on October 8th and 9th, at the American Electric Power Recreation Campsite D - Sawmill Road. Located in Morgan County off State Route 83.

Permits and maps available at: tinyurl.com/gosh2009 For reservations, t-shirt orders or general information, call Mike Ballash at (440)227-6756 or at bowmofo@yahoo.com .

Even if you do not hunt, please try to attend. There are lots of fun things to do: Hiking, fisshing, camping, biking, as as always we will have a novelty range set up for warm up's and campfire shooting. We are hoping for a great turnout this year! Please pass the word.

YES The Fair is almost here! Once again the Geauga Bowmen will be running the Archery range in the outdoor skills area of the Fair, hundreds of kids young and old are coached in the fine art of sending an arrow down range, The range is open Thursday Sept.1 through Monday Sept.5th (labor day) we can use all the help we can get, If you can spare some time. please let me know asap. As usual we will be putting on demonstrations a few times daily so bring your equipment. volunteers will have special parking and get in FREE. so contact Mike for tickets and information. (440) 227-675six

Our Deer shoot 3~D tournament September 10th is unique as it is the only shoot where you pick the steak you shoot from, the idea is you need to decide your own effective range, the blue(cub) steak is worth 5 points, the yellow(Trad)steak 8points, green (HUNTER) steak 10POINTS, and the number (pro) is worth 11 points, you get the points only if your arrow is inside the ten ring, if you are inside the 8 ring you get nothing if your arrow is out of the vitals you must subtract the points given for the steak you chosen. each station you must decide your best shot, once you decide to move up to a closer steak you can't move back, only forward, it may sound confusing at first,if given a honest effort you will realize your true effective range!

The Pig roast September 11th is our way of showing the gratitude we have to our members and patrons, the cost is $25.00 and includes early bird breakfast,a lite lunch, refreshments during the shoot, Wonderful Pig dinner, Door prizes a Gun being the grand prize. and all day shooting to try to beat your score from Deer shoot Saturday. perhaps trying a different strategy. this is a presale event only 100 tickets available so come early if you want a seat

First and foremost, we would like to extend a very big "Thank You" to the club members who donated their time and efforts towards our Cookout & 30 Target 3D Shoot work parties. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

3-D AFRICAN SAFARI SHOOT: This years African Safari Shoot will be held on August 13th and 14th. We are looking for a big turnout this year. There will be camping and free firewood. There will also be a Night Shoot with Glow Sticks and a Coon Shoot. So grab your bows and come out and shoot some targets and have some fun. Even if you don't want to shoot your bow, you may still want to come join the fun and watch us embarrass ourselves, maybe help out in the kitchen, man the grill for a spell or just to see some old friends. We might even have a raffle to go with our World Famous, Award Winning Coffee.

OUR CLUB WORK PARTY: Work is scheduled for Saturday, August 6st from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm, rain or shine. As always, a "to do" list will be posted on a clipboard under the pavilion for those of us who have a few hours to kill on a nice day.

CLUB MEETING: Our club meeting will be held on Saturday, August 1st at 4:00 pm immediately following the work party. Even if you cannot make it to work, please try to attend the meeting and help plan our future!

LAKE COUNTY ROD & GUN CLUB SUMMER PICNIC RAFFLE: Tickets are available for a $5.00 donation. 1st Prize is a 60" LED HDTV Sony Wireless Blu Ray 2nd Prize is a Savage .308 Axis Rifle with 3x9 Bushnell Scope 3rd Prize is a $200.00 Gift Card for Great Lakes Mall 4th Prize is a $150.00 Gift Card for Great Lakes Outdoors 5th Prize is a $100.00 Gift Card for Great Lakes Outdoors.

Drawing will be held on August 20th, 2011. Winner need not be present. Proceeds will benefit L.C.R.G.C. Please contact Mike Ballash for tickets and information at (440) 227-6756.

CLUB INVOLVEMENT

Our Club is unique in the fact that we have no mandatory work hours. All work is done on a volunteer basis. That is why we are asking members for help to set-up/take-down targets for our shoots. Ideally, we would like a minimum of 6 volunteers for each shoot (but more would be better). Two members would be responsible to set-up targets 1-10 as well as take them down. Two more members responsible for targets 11-20, and two more for targets 21-30. Targets may be set-up the week before the shoot and taken down the following week, anytime at your convenience .... You determine the time. Any and all help is greatly appreciated and urgently needed. There are various other projects that also require some attention: upkeep of club grounds, trail maintenance, steps, bridges, driveway potholes, to name a few. There is always plenty to do, and the list is growing with continued neglect. To have any questions answered, and see how you can contribute, please contact: Edd Read (Pres.), Jim LaBant (V.P.), Todd Kelly (Field Chairman), or Mike Ballash (P.R. Liasion).

EVENT CHAIRMEN NEEDED: We are looking for volunteers to serve as Event Chairman for the following Club Shoots:

3-D Deer Shoot: September 10th Pig Roast: September 11th

If you are willing to serve as a Chairman for any of the above events, please contact Todd Kelly at (440) 679-1816 or Gary Kingston at (440) 729-3183.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Club Work Day: August 6st Club Meeting: August 6st 3-D African Safari: August 13th & 14th 3-D Deer Shoot: September 10th. Pig Roast: September 11th

2011 GEAUGA BOWMEN SHOOT SCHEDULE

August 13-14: 3-D African Safari September 10: 3-D Deer Shoot September 11: Pig Roast (100 Tickets Available).

Note: All of our shoots are the second weekend of the month, and are open to the public. Call Mike Ballash for directions or membership information: (440) 227-6756. Registration is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to Noon on Sunday. Adults: $10.00 and Cubs $5.00.