January 2005 Newsletters

January 9th:

JANUARY MATCH REPORT
15 shooters (2 new ones) braved the snow and we had our first 2005
indoor match at CTS in Post Falls. Results will be on www.sppl.us as
soon as our VP/stats is back from working in Florida. These should be up
next weekend.

The crew at CTS, Robert, Randy, and Jack are very helpful and courteous so
be sure to thank them as they prepare the range before we shoot as well as
keep it heated and well ventalated.

Owner, Ed Santos, has requested that we change our match times at our
monthly second Saturday IPSC matches. He will have classes running at 9AM
so we need to set up and start one hour sooner. Set up will now be at 7AM
and shooting starts at 8AM. The door closes at 8AM and if you come in late you cannot shoot the match......get there early! We are also in need of
helpers to design and set up the stages.

SPPL MATCH BOOKLET
Match booklet will soon be worked on and we need your stage designs. To
date nobody has designed any stages for next years Fernan Matches. We are
also changing our format to shooting a shotgun and rifle stage at each of
our regularly scheduled club matches in the two Natural Terrain bays

SPPL MEMBERSHIP
SPPL dues of $25 can be mailed to me at:

SPPL c/o
Bill Sahlberg
9619 E. 9th
Spokane, WA 99206

These dues save you $5 per match, we will have 7 FRGC matches and 12 CTS matches in 2005. This represents a $95 savings in match fees (now you can now afford a SPPL polo shirt :-)

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRACTICE
Every Wednesday night we will be practising basic handgun disciplines from
7-10PM Bring a friend and 100+ rnds. Nobody will get DQ'd at a practice
but all matches, the safety rules will be enforced. Cost is $2 for targets
and tape. If you are not a CTS member you should join as the guest fees of
$10 applies to non CTS members.

SPPL TEAM POLO SHIRTS
I am taking prepaid orders for Team SPPL polo shirts. These will be Ash in
colorwith a Team SPPL logo'd patch above the breast. Cost is $27 sm-XL and
$30 for 2XL/3XL larger sizes. There are the same type quality shirt you
see us wear now but will not ave the large SPPL logo on the back (these
shirts were $55)

.223 BLACK HILLS MATCH AMMO
I will be taking prepaid only orders in case lot (1,000) amounts for 52 &
68 gr Reman Black Hills Match ammo. This is theammo at un Shows that sells
for $265 and I will have it delivered to my house at $195 per case. Order
now as this will be myonly .223 order for 2005. All orders must be placed
before Feb 1.

NRA BANQUET MARCH 5th
The Mirabeau Hotel on I-90 and Sullivan will be hosting the 2005 NRA
Banquet. If I can get 10 people to e-mail me and sign up we will host a
table. Cost is $250 and supports a most worthy auction, informative
issues, and supports the group that fights to keep secure our 2nd
Amendment Rights.

January 3rd:

Happy New Year one & all!

2005 promises to be a better year of matches and practice then SPPL has
ever seen.

After saying this, please remember that it also means more work to
spread out and that needs to be done so that people will not get burned
out.

JANUARY 5th
This begins the year with our first official practice at Center Target
Sports this Wednesday night and every following Wednesday night from
7-10PM.

These practice sessions will run a few disciplines the same each week so
you can chart your progress. Towards the end we will set up the next
classifier stage to shoot. This is a perfect time to bring and introduce
new shooters to our game.

Wednesday cost for just CTS members is $5, cost for SPPL & CTS members is $2 for target/prop costs. Cost for non CTS members is regular guest range
fees payable to CTS at $10 with another $2 towards SPPL targets.

JANUARY 8th SPPL MATCH
Saturday is our first match of the New Year, we meet to set up at 8AM and
start shooting at 9AM. These matches will have a USPSA Classifier plus two
other stages. At the end of the match we will rearrange targets for a
rifle side match for fun.

Scores from matches will be up on our website within a day or two, SPPL
match cost is the same as usual, $20 non SPPL and $15 for SPPL members. I
will be there early to collect 2005 SPPL fees

See you soon with your new shooting Christmas presents :-)