Dubuque Field Archers
December Newsletter
Well the archery hunting season is slowly winding down with only
the late season remaining, hope everyone has there buck in the
freezer by now, but if you don’t then your in for some cold day
on stand .
But as we late season hunters know sometimes that can be the
best hunt of all and the most challenging.
So good luck to all who brave the weather and lets bring home
the big one to brag about .

The indoor range above the Busted Lift Bar is now open and ready
for shooting. We will be shooting on Tuesday , Thursday , and
Sunday nights for now and if enough people are interested we can
probably open on other nights or a Saturday as well. We have to
make sure that we have enough people to pay the heating and
lighting bills. The cost is $ 2.00 for members and $ 4.00 for
non members. We do ask that all please patronize the bar, John
Finn the owner is letting us use this space rent free for this
year and maybe next so we need to give him our business. If you
have any problems please contact me at 557-7634

John Shappell has agreeded to run our indoor league this year.
We will be starting the league the second week of January, so
let john know if you intend to be shooting. I am leaving it up
to John how he would like to run this league but it will be a
300 round league. John will decide on what time you have to have
your score card turned in to count for the week.
 
Lyons well drilling will be installing the well at our outdoor
range, Larry will be out sometime in the next few weeks to look
at the site and determine where the well should go, then it will
depend on his schedule when the well will be installed. I will
keep you informed as to the progress as more information is
available.

The date for the Annual Club meeting and election of officers
will be on Saturday January 27th at the Asbury Firestation
starting at 6;30 pm. We will be serving beef, Ron Redding has
agreeded to cook this for us, we ask all to bring a dish to pass
your own table service and drinks, I hope to see a full house !!!

The club awards for the last two years will be awarded at this
time,  Sonny Wieres has been getting them ready for the banquet
and says he is ready right
SonnyJ)))))))

Anyone who has been to the outdoor range in the last month or so
will have noticed that a line was trenched on our property for
the new cellular tower on Bill Heirs property, we are trying to
find out who gave permission to do this. It has been a task all
of its own as the pass the buck is going on but, I will find out
and see what can be done as far as clean up and seeding, repair
of the road, and if anyone is getting some kind of payment for
the access rights, will keep everyone informed on the progress
and may have some answers at the annual meeting.

I would like to express a sincere thank you to all the members
who have helped me run the club this year ,I feel we are going
in the right direction and hope to keep it this way. With out
working members like all of you  this club would not exist. Some
of you go far above the call of duty when I have asked for help
and for that a thank you is not enough but thanks anyway
Our next scheduled meeting is set for January 10th at the indoor
range at 7:00 pm hope to see you there.

I would like to wish every member and their family’s a Very
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
And may the holidays bring you lots of new archery equipment ,
well guess that’s not how it really goes but works for me,  see
all of ya soon.
JOE