Greetings Everyone,

Here is the list of the New Club Officers that were elected at the Annual Game Dinner:

President: Paolo Iannarelli

V. President: Jim LaBant

Secretary: Gary Kingston

Newsletter Editor: Gary Kingston

Treasurer: John Lifford

Shushine Chair: Barb Baseda

Field Chair: Dan Beck

P.R. Liaison Committee: John Clouser, and Charlotte Lifford

There contact information will be printed in the next issue of the newsletter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (440) 729-3183.

Thank you,

Gary Kingston Secretary

Greetings Everyone,

There will be a club work day on Saturday, March 31 from 10:00 a.m. until, to clean the grounds and set up for the Turkey Shoot.

Please contact Mike Ballash at(440)227-6756, or Paolo Iannarelli at (216) 308-4970, or Dan Beck At (440) 954-9546 if you can come out and help.

We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Gary Kingston Secretary

2012 GEAUGA BOWMEN SHOOT SCHEDULE

April 14-15: Traditional 2-D Turkey Shoot May 12-13: Target 3-D Swap Meet June 9-10: Native American 30 3-D July 14-15: Cookout & 3- Target 3-D August 11-12: 3-D African Safari September 8: 3-D Deer Shoot September 9: 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.

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.

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