Columbia Cascade Section
of Area 1 of the United States Practical Shooting Association
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Newsletter for August 2010
What’s New:
A word
about the schedule. This summer has, to say the least, been pretty
fluid. With the necessary changes to the dates of the CCS match,
conflicts at both TCGC and ARPC and the temporary closure of the range at
Dundee, it has been difficult to keep up, I apologize for the confusion at
times. The good part of this is that some of the schedule conflicts
are due to increased numbers of people shooting more disciplines. That
means more gun owners and more potential voters who support our sports.
Remember Speed Steel, Cowboys, Tactical, Practical Rifle, etc. are all on
our side and are good guys. Heck, I'd even let my daughter date a trap
shooter <vbg>.
The CCS
championships are August 7-8 at TCGC (TriCounty). That marks the end of
the points year. Trophies, etc. will be handed out after that.
Setup will begin Wed August 4. There will be a $10/day discount on the
match fees for people who help.
There
will be no August match at DRRC due to the CCS match conflict. See
below for other non-events.
Eugene
is running USPSA matches, 5 stages with a classifier, every month, 1st
Saturday. We will be listing them in the Current Events each month.
Eugene Practical Shooters website is here:
http://www.eugenepracticalshooters.com/cms/ . It contains
directions to the range.
The CCS
BOD met Jul 22. The minutes will be on the website as soon as they are
approved (est. Aug 9). The majority of the meeting concerned the up
coming CCS match.
Paul
Meier is organizing a Level 1 RO class for either Dec or Jan.
Contact Paul if you are interested.
Oct 1-2 US IPSC Nationals Open, Standard – others to be announced Columbia, South Carolina
Oct 8-12 USPSA Handgun Nationals Open and Limited 10 Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 13-16
USPSA Handgun Nationals Limited, Production and Revolver Las
Vegas, Nevada
Other News:
We
received this note from Norm and Shaun:
Shaun and I are going to be stepping down at the end of the year as TCGC
IPSC directors. We are looking for someone, (preferably two folks) to
replace us. The requirements are that you be a TCGC member in good standing
and you are willing to give back to the sport. The pay is zero but the
appreciation by match participants is eternal. We are willing to train the
team replacing us starting in the 4th quarter, and TCGC Board approval will
be required.
(An additional note, the TCGC directors are also members of the
Columbia-Cascade BOD.)
Bend
will be putting on an IDPA Safety Officer course sometime in July or August,
date to be finalized. Cost will be minimal. Anyone interested should
contact
Tom Allen at 541-420-0856. This is a four hour lecture and three or
four hours of field work. According to Tom they will start late enough that
no one has to get up at o'dark thirty.
USPSA made some rule
changes that took effect March 1, 2010. The
summary is
here. A new book will be out soon (gray cover).
Points
standings thru June are on the website.
NW Rimfire Championships at TCGC July 31
NW Revolver Championships At Albany Aug 28
New Date GSSF at Albany Oct 30-31
Training:
Note any of the classes below may be cancelled if a conflict with a major event occurs.
The final TCGC USPSA certification classes for 2010 will be held on Sept 4th, Oct 2nd and Nov 6th at Tri-County. The Sept and Oct classes are fully subscribed, but they do accept walk-ins on the day of the class. Please email trico.ipsc@gmail.com for more information.
CCS Board Info:
Upcoming events (all matches start at 9AM):
Any additional cancellations will be in an email bulletin.
No match in Aug at DRRC
Aug 1 Speed Steel at TCGC
Aug 7-8 Tri-County (TCGC) CCS Championships
No regular match in Aug at Albany
Aug 14 Bend Rimfire & USPSA matches
No regular match in Aug at TCGC
Aug 28 Dundee regular USPSA match
Aug 28 Albany NW ICORE Championship
No speed steel At Albany in Aug
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