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Leominster Sportsman’s Association
Club Directors
President Art Oleary
978-537-2642
First Vice President
Mark Burnett
Second Vice President
David Kistler
978-537-9286
Treasurer
James Padavano
978-537-8222
Secretary
Roger LaFleur
978-868-0975
Www.lsa-ma.org or www.leominstersportsmen.org
Please join us on Facebook April 2017 Volume 4 Issue 2017
Inside this issue:
Ice Fishing Derby 1
1
Chicken BBQ 2
Youth Trap 3
Advertising 4
Gun Shop 6
Winter Rifle Match 7
The Ray Regan Spring derby will be on April 23th from
8:30am to 2:00pm, tickets will be sold at the general
meetings and Sunday mornings.
Cost is $10.00 per person
The kids derby will be held on April 30 from 9:00am to
1:00pm.
The pond will be closed between the derbys.
Rifle Range Officers
Dave Kistler
Carol Benoit
Don Benoit
Gary Bergeron
Lenny Butlier
Tom Clark
Paul DiBenedetto
Roger LaFleur
Matt Lichenstein
Art O’Leary
Jacques Perrault
Stephen Reis
Ralph Romano
Mike Wyrzykowski
Eric Zaharee
Fishing & Camp Chair-man
Larry Thomas
Archery Chairman
Ron Darmanin
Black Powder Chairman
Gary Bergeron
Pistol Chairman
Tom Doiron
Rifle Chairman
Dave Kistler
Trap and Skeet
George Brown
Firearms Training
Dave Kistler
Legislative
Jimmy Malia
Page 2 Leominster
Plate Rack locks have changed!
The locks to the plate racks on the upper rifle range have been changed for
the new year. What is new this year, is that 1 key, will open both plate
racks. Cost is still $50 for the year. So you’ll get use of both plate racks
this year for $50. That’s $4.17 per month to use them as much as you
want. See Dave Kistler on Sunday mornings or contact him at
[email protected] to get your key. Locks will change again on Octo-
ber 31, 2017. Members who don’t want to purchase a key can still use
them on Sunday mornings for $5.00. Pay the on duty RSO to unlock them.
Non-members may use them on Sunday mornings for $10.00.
Chicken BBQ on Sept 10
Cost is 10.00
Everyone is welcome
Come enjoy good food and friends.
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Leominster Sportsmen's Club is forming a youth trap team to compete in the National Shooting Sports
–Scholastic Clays Program.
All boys and girls from 4th grade to high school are welcome to join.
New shooters are welcome too.
Our first sign up and informational meeting will be on Thursday, February 16 at 4:00pm in the club-
house at Leominster Sportsmen's Club.
Any questions please email Mark Burnett at [email protected]
LSA Dust Devil News
The Dust Devils took part in their first SCTP event Sunday April 2nd at The Minuteman Sportsmens
Club in Burlinton MA. The NESCTP Spring Trap Opener is the first event of the shotgunning season.
Dispite the weather delay the event welcomed 97 athletes from Rookies to Collegiate level.
The Dust Devils made an impressive showing in their first event by bringing home the Gold in the junior
varsity team event, a silver and a bronze for individual scores.
Athletes making up our JV squad were Evan Crumpton, Alex Tatro, Jacob Valiton, Liam Gianakis and
Bailey Krawec. Their team effort rang up a score of 343
Evan also took a silver with an individual JV score of 91, which actually tied for first. The tie breaker
was a longest run count back. Adding to Evans day was his first 25 strait.
Bringing home the Bronze, in the Intermediate/Entry level was John “Jack” Hanssen with a score of 41.
Congratulations Team on a job well done.
The Dust Devils next event will be a registered ATA shoot at North Leominster Rod and Gun Club on
April 23. The event will start at 9:00 Please come out and show support for our young athletes. These
kids are sure to impress.
Fish Stocking for Spring Derby
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New Advertising Page Please Support our Sponsors.
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Wachusett Mountain Men Woods walk!
Black Powder shoot with the Wachusett Mountain Men April 29&30th...
Wicked Cool! if you liked the "Revenant" & "Jeremiah Johnson" movies, you'll definitely want to go to
this!
What's it like? Check this out from a few years back: http://www.telegram.com/assets/static/
slideshow/2008/MountainMen/
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Membership Renewals
The club Secretary will be at the clubhouse every Sunday Morning from 9-12am for membership
Renewals, key cards, range keys.
New Members Shawn Conroy
1. Steven Bellio
2. Tyler Bellio
3. Jacqueline Balutis
4. James Angelini
5. Pat McLauglin
6. Kevin Maldari
7. John DeGroote
8. Nils Lange
9. Mike Carnivale
10. Adam Charette
Clubhouse Gun Shop
We are very happy that so many of you are visiting the Gun Shop section of the club web-
site. It shows everything we have for sale. While the website is great nothing beats being
here in person.
If you want something we don’t have in stock well see if it is available and quote you a
price and deliver time. Also keep in mind we have a very friendly Lay Away plan.
2017 Remington Wildlife Calendars have arrived. They are for sale in the gun shop for just
5.00.
Deer Hunters, we just took in a big shipment of Remington 12 Gauge slugs. We also carry
16 Gauge slugs and 20 gauge slugs.
11. Joshua Balosh
12. David Hilow
13. John Hilsmeyer
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Winter Rifle Matches
Winter Rifle Matches!
The Winter Rifle matches are over for now - We had a very good turnout all season long & some very
close competition in each category! Talk about "Celebrating Diversity!" we had all sorts of rifles & rifle-
men, from Flintlock to AR; 22 Long Rifle to 45-70 Buffalo Gun; Springfields, Enfields, Moisins & Gar-
ands!
Here are the March results: Keith Host came in 1st place by 1 point in the Expert Class, with a 179-1X
average! Brad B came in 1st in the Sharpshooter Class by 3 points, with a 168 average! PJ came in 1st
in the Marksman Class by an X-count, with a 146-1X average!
There is no better way to improve your rifleman skills during the off-season than some friendly competi-
tion in offhand matches, shooting unsupported, standing up at 100 yards. Shooters start off with the
personal goal of getting all 20 shots on the paper, then all in the rings, then all in the black, then all in
the X-ring! Congratulations to all the fine Riflemen that competed this season! We'll start up again next
December.
Rattle Battle match!
Congratulations to our Winter Riflemen Team of Dick & Nick Spring, Brad Brousseau, & Tony for coming
in 1st Place with a score of 269 in our Patriots Day/ WW-1 Rattle Battle Match using modern rifles. The
Historical Riflemen Team of Steve Brousseau, Don Pisinski, Keith Host & Dave Fancy came in 2nd with
a score of 144 - not bad for vintage rifles over 100 years old! Dick Spring came in 1st in the Pistol
Plates too, followed by Jeff. Thanks to all the fine American Riflemen & Pistoleros who competed, we
were able to send a nice donation to GOAL to help in the Fight for our Second Amendment Freedoms in
Boston. We'll be back at it for our D-Day match on June 4th - save the date- with a 10 point bonus for
WW-II era rifles.
Sighting in your AR? - these target will help you save ammo & frustration. Use them to sight in Center-
mass hold at 25meters/yards & you should be pretty good for a 300m center mass hold, & a 6-o'clock
hold on the 100-yard bullseye
A2/20": http://www.bobdbob.com/~deneb/doc/targets/m16a2-25m-zero.pdf
A4/shorty: http://www.bobdbob.com/~deneb/doc/targets/m4-carbine-zero.pdf
Attention Westminster LSA members!! we need you to help out our little-brother club (Westminster Rod
& Gun) with zoning shenanigans - save the date for this meeting - please attend if you're free:
"Zoning board appeal meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 20 7pm at the Westminster elementary
school. We are looking for members that live in our town to attend. We are getting jerked around by the
town and a few employees of town hall. We have already been shut down twice, but have proven them
wrong on both occasions and been re-opened! We would like a large turn out"
There was an article in the Sentinel April 8th:
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_30908564/westminster-gun-club-facing-pressure-over
-firing-range
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January
1 Redeye Shoot
11 Board of Directors Meeting
15 {Planning Comm}
22 stock fish (postponed)
25 General Meeting
29 Ice Derby(postponed)
February
8 Board of Directors Meeting
16 Kid's Trap
18 {Duke pistol class}
19 stock fish
22 General Meeting
29 Ice Derby(postponed)
March
1 {Venturer's Pistol}
8 Board of Directors Meeting
11 {Ralph pistol class} {Concord Scouts}
12 {Planning Committee}
22 General Meeting
25 {Duke Pistol
April
1 {Kid's skeet at Minuteman}
9 Patriot's Day Rifle&Pistol Match
12 Board of Directors Meeting
15 {Ralph Pistol}
16 Stock Fish
22 GENERAL CLEANUP
23 Fish Derby
26 General Meeting
29-30 Mountainman Woodswalk
30 Kid's Fish Derby
May
xx Wood splitting
10 Board of Directors Meeting
13 Trap and Skeet Range Cleanup
24 General Meeting
June
4 Steak & Clays; D-Day Rifle& Pistol
11 {Steak&Clay Rain date}
14 Board of Directors Meeting
28 General Meeting
CLUB CALENDAR
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July
12 Board of Directors Meeting
26 General Meeting
August
9 Board of Directors Meeting
23 General Meeting
21,23,26,28,Hunter Safety
xx {Candidate night @ club meeting in even elec-
tion years}
September
xx Freedom Shoot (Rifle & Pistol match)
10 Chicken BBQ
13 Board of Directors Meeting
17 {Big MOE in Sturbridge-fyi}
24 NRA Day
27 General Meeting
xx-xx Mountainman Woodswalk
October
xx Claude Vezina Memorial Toys-for-Tots shoot
11 Board of Directors Meeting
22 Women on Target
25 General Meeting
November
{xx Magic Mountain road race}
8 Board of Directors Meeting
22 General Meeting
December
{rifle matches start}
December
13 Board of Directors Meeting
27 General Meeting
CLUB CALENDAR
Wednesday, April 26th Meeting
Our next club meeting will be held at Camp Bartlett on Wednesday April 26th, 2016 President Ar-
thur O’Leary will call the meeting to order at 7:30pm. Attendance prize for this meeting will be
$150.00.
If you still have a 2016 membership card you need to renew your dues. I am at the
clubhouse every Sunday morning from 8-12. You can also mail a check to my home
address, 228 Ashburnham Hill Road, Fitchburg, Ma 01420
The renewal period will be extended this year due to the late vote on the dues in-
crease. I will also be at the Spring Fishing Derby if you need to renew then.
Door Prize
The door prize was 100.00 and 2 names were pulled, Henry Paquette and Joe Olszak and they
weren't present so the next prize will be $150.00
Served on meeting nights.
HOT DOGS 2.00
CHILLI DOGS 2.50
2 IN A BOWL 4.00
BOWL OF CHILLI 4.00
MEATBALL GRINDER 5.00
COFFEE 1.25