What’s New: 

• The USPSA Area 1 election is upcoming, look for your ballot in the mail.  The two declared candidates are Chuck Anderson and Kevin Imel.
• The application for the 2009 CCS Championships is on the website.  The match is at ARPC July 18-19.
• For ALL CCS section matches, unless otherwise noted, the walk thru starts at 9AM. 
• There a host of other special events in 2009 check the CCS website and click on Special Events, the Area 1 website and the USPSA website for more info.   Each website is updated regularly as information becomes available.
• The NW Multi-gun Challenge will be July 11-12 at ARPC.  That is the normal weekend for a regular Albany match, however, the CCS championships is the following weekend (18-19) at ARPC.  So there is no regular USPSA match at Albany in July.

• Mike McCarter is cooking up some special matches for the coming year.  Mike’s special matches are always fun.  The Plastic Gun Championships is August 22nd.
• Tri-County Gun Club will be hosting the 2nd Annual NW Regional Steel Shoot.  This is a Steel Challenge match using the same stages at the World Championship Steel Match in Piru, CA.  This is a great opportunity to tune up for the big match, compare yourself to the best in the world or just come out and have fun shooting steel.  The match is July 25-26, 2009.  Applications are on the web at www.ussteelshoot.com.  There will be a small prize table  and lunch will be provided each day you shoot.  Competitors can shoot either day, or both days if they want to shoot multiple divisions.  For our hard core “Steel Master” competitors (Open, Limited and .22) you will need to shoot two Divisions on one day.  Send Chuck an email if you have any questions.  Chuck@andersontactical.com
• Tri-County Gun Club will also be hosting our first NRA LE 3-Gun Competition on August 29, 2009.  This competition is only open to Law Enforcement officers (NRA’s choice not ours).  However we do still need RO’s to work the match.  This is a great opportunity to come out and see the direction NRA is taking with 3-Gun.  This type of competition is new to the NRA and hopefully they will expand and open it up to non LEO type folks in the next year or two.  In the meantime, let’s use this match as a way to hook some new shooters and get them coming to USPSA as well.  If you’re interested in being an RO for this match please send Chuck an email at chuck@andersontactical.com .  The details are yet to be worked out, but likely there will be some benefits for being an RO. 

 Other News: 

• Eugene has matches on the 1st Sunday of each month and Roseburg on the 2nd Sunday of each month. 
• The new club rep for COSSA at Bend is Bill Garland Sr.  billgarland@msn.com
• Steve Shippey is the new club rep for ARPC steve@nomikes.com.
• The section by-laws have been revised.  There is a link on the home page.  
• Regarding the points standings for 2009 points year, if you don’t see your name on the points standings, it's because you put “NO” on the Section Affidavit to be in the points series.  If this is not what you intended send Chuck Anderson an email so he can make the change. 
• ARPC (Albany Rifle and Pistol Club) now does I.C.O.R.E. (USPSA type stages with a revolver) every 2nd Sunday at 9AM.
• Bend will have an IDPA classifier matches at 6 PM on Tuesday June 9th and Tuesday June 23rd.  Bend has IDPA matches on the 2nd Sunday and the 3rd Saturday of the summer months.
• The CCS 2008 Safety / Training manual is on the website under CCS Business.
• Remaining Points matches for this points year which ends in July are:
  June – Dundee
  July (CCS Championships) – ARPC
  No points matches in Aug or Dec
• The USPSA Classifier Calculator is at http://www.classifiercalc.com/  now.

Training:

 Note any of the classes below may be cancelled if a conflict with a major event occurs.  

• The Safety Manual is posted on the website.  Look under CCS Business.
• The first Saturday of each month at Albany is a new USPSA shooters training. You must call ahead (541-619-0038). Next class is July 4th.
• The first Saturday of each month at Douglas Ridge there is a USPSA style training match.  The match includes a safety session before the match and coaching during the match.  Next match is Aug 1st. No match in July.
• The first Saturday of each month at TCGC is the certification course which meets the CCS requirement for training as well as the TCGC requirement for members to shoot unaccompanied in the pistol pits.  Due to the July 4th holiday the next class will be July 11th.   Registration for the class is handled by email only at the following address: trico.ipsc@gmail.com

 CCS Board Info: 

• Section Coordinator – Chuck Anderson, Deputy Section Coordinator – Paul Meier, Secretary – Mark O’Shea, Treasurer – Mike McCarter, Competition Director – Shaun Hescock.
• The Club Representatives (appointed by each club)  Albany – Steve Shippey, Bend – Bill Garland Sr., Dundee – Bill Marrs, Tri-County – Norm Bright and Shaun Hescock.
• The 5 elected positions plus the 4 club reps comprise the Columbia-Cascade Section Board. 

 Upcoming events (all matches start at 9AM):

Any cancellations will be in an email bulletin.

July 4 Independence Day

July 4 DRRC USPSA training match

July 4 Bend mixed Steel match

July 5 TCGC Speed Steel

July 5 Eugene regular USPSA match

July 11-12 Albany NW Multi-Gun Challenge

July 18 Bend regular USPSA match

July 18-19 Albany CCS Championships

July 25 Dundee regular USPSA match

July 25-26 TCGC NW Regional Steel Shoot

 

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