Grays Harbor Rifle & Pistol Club

07/28/2024

06/03/2024

09/15/2023

There will be a Trap shoot on the upper range 9/17/23 9:30 until noon. Members and their guests are welcome. The upper range will be closed during this time but lower ranges will remain open.

09/11/2023

(9/11/2023)

Hello GHRPC Members.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club
August 15, 2023



The Meeting was called to order @ 6:30 by President Riley Morris.

Executive Board/Trustees/Committee members present included:

President: Riley Morris Vice President: Roy Pauley
Treasurer: Shaleen Johnson (excused) Secretary: Diane Head
Trustee: Jacob Madsen Trustee: Gina Rawlings
Trustee: Colin Scott (excused)


Committee Chairs:
Lance Fry: (Trap) Jerry Charlton: (Black Powder)
Dale Hensley: (.50 BMG) Gary Emberley: (Pistol League-excused)


FLAG SALUTE

TREASURER REPORT:

There was no Treasury report, due to Shaleen’s absence.

OLD BUSINESS:
The Draft Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2023, minutes were read.
By vote of the membership, the July 18, 2023, minutes were approved.

Riley spoke of the email reminder for current and new members:
Reminder RE: Mail Chimp GHR&PC Newsletter:
You will receive the newsletter from “Gun Club”. DO NOT mark this email as SPAM. Once a newsletter has been labeled SPAM, Riley is unable to reinstate you on the Newsletter Email Group. RENEWAL Reminders are sent via this email. Be informed. Don’t be sad or mad!
New members must send the club an email with “New Member” in Subject line, for your Name to be added to the email list.
Authentic (Mailchimp) emails will ALWAYS STATE “GUN CLUB” in the subject line. All communication, activities, range closures, work parties, etc. are sent via this email.
NEW BUSINESS:

Riley informed members of the cost of the extension of the concrete slab and new range policies. The new policies are:
1. If damage is not reported immediately, it will be considered vandalism. 2. No shooting across ANYTHING. The consequences are confiscation of your key & card. 3. ALL members MUST attend 1 meeting at least once per year, prior to renewing their membership. The procedure for verifying this attendance is in the planning/decision stages. Riley also reminded members to move the outside benches, if shooting from the inside range windows.
Roy gave instructions re: sign up for recreation and lease lands. He also reminded members that there is NO HUNTING in the PARK or the RANGE.

OTHER BUSINESS:
TRAP SHOOT: Generally, Trap Shoots are scheduled for the third Sunday of each month. We will have an occasional Saturday shoot that will be announced at the meeting and posted on our web calendar. On the day of the trap shoot, the upper range will be closed from 9am to noon. The trap will commence at 9:30 am. Rifle shooters can shoot until 9am on this date. All other ranges will remain open. To protect our equipment, there will NOT be a trap shoot if it is raining. So, if your head gets wet, stay home! Lance reminded trap shooters to carry spent shells in pockets or carrier, otherwise leave them on the ground, until shooting is finished. The next trap shoot is on August 20, 2023, and September 17, 2023. For more Trap Shoot information call Lance Fry @ 360-249-8043

BLACK POWDER GROUP: Meet the 2nd Sunday of every month.

PISTOL LEAGUE: Meets Jan-March. (Practice begins in Nov/Dec.) League lasts 10 weeks.
BMG (Specifically Browning): Contact Dale Hensley.

Roy reminded members to say something as soon as it happens. If you see damage or have an accident on the range, Notify Roy or Riley.
The donation to the Memorial in Hoquiam was revisited/discussed. A second consideration of a donation of $500.00 was suggested by a member.



Basic Safety and Firearm Course: Eagle Tovar will be independently providing a Safety and Firearm course. The cost will be $80.00 per person, with a $40.00 deposit upon registration for the class. The class size is limited to 8-10 people. Classes are set to be the last Sunday of each month; 1pm to 6pm. Class application and deposit can be turned into Riley Morris or Roy Pauley on the club meeting night before 6pm.
THIS CLASS IS OPEN FOR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. For more information, please go to our website and open the Training Tab.


LEASE LAND:
To sign up for the lease land through the Gun Club, you must first register with Rayonier at: https://www.rayonierhunting.com/
Do Not select a specific land when registering. Once you have completed registration, contact Roy Pauley at: (360) 581-9885. Roy Pauley will provide a window sticker once you have registered on the Rayonier site. Again, please contact Roy after registering to complete the entire process.

NEW MAY MEMBERS:
James Bower Fred Broomall Randel Connally Ron Geddes
Vicky Geddes Michael Maston Darrel Norton
A total of 7 prospective members submitted their applications and introduced themselves to the Membership.
Applicants were approved by The Membership & voted in as a block.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Head (Secretary)

The next meeting of the Grays Harbor Rifle & Pistol Club will be on: Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.,
at the indoor range of the
Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club
1362 E Hoquiam Rd
Hoquiam, WA 98550

Club meetings are @ 6:30 PM, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
It is HIGHLY recommended that new members and members renewing arrive at 5:30 p.m., to expedite the application/payment process and ensure that the meeting starts on time. Please inform prospective members of this as well.

NO New or Renewal memberships will be processed after 6:00 p.m. at the monthly meetings.
(Please be sure you sign into club meetings, activities, and donation of volunteer time so that we may keep accurate records. Thank you.)

Website: https://graysharborgunclub.com

Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club! MEMBERSHIP Want to join? Need to Renew? Everything you need to know: Click Here –> “Join us“   The Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club is an NRA affiliated, private shooting club located in Hoquiam, Washington. We are dedicated to the safe h...

09/01/2023

(8/31/2023)

Hello GHRPC Members.
Thought I would give you an update on the projects at the range. Tomorrow, Friday September 1st,
Officers will be working on a couple of range projects. First one will be to replace the 100 yard target boards on the upper range. This should only take about 45 minutes to do. Plan is to start about 8:30 or so. We will shut down the upper range for just a little while. We will let shooters know before we actually start so they will have time to rack their guns and collect their targets.
Next project is to move to the lower range and sink the posts in front of the new section of shooting berm. Lower outside range will be shut down for several hours for this. The inside range will remain open.
Deans Excavation has given us a date for poring the concrete slab extension, September 13th. We are adding about 16ft to each side of the existing slab, giving us more outside shooting stations. I do not know when Dean plans to construct the forms but after he does we need to to take extra care not to disturb his work.
Please write that date down, September 13th, lower range will be closed all day. If plans change I will send another update
Thank You, have a safe holiday
Riley Morris

08/14/2023

TRAP SHOOT

August 20, 2023. There will be a Trap shoot on the upper range 9:30 until noon. Members and their guests are welcome. The upper range will be closed during this time but lower ranges will remain open.

08/07/2023

Hello GHRPC Members.

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club
July 18, 2023

The Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Riley Morris.

Executive Board/Trustees/Committee members present included:

President: Riley Morris Vice President: Roy Pauley
Treasurer: Shaleen Johnson Secretary: Diane Head
Trustee: Jacob Madsen Trustee: Gina Rawlings
Trustee: Colin Scott

Committee Chairs:
Lance Fry: (Trap) Jerry Charlton: (Black Powder)
Dale Hensley: (.50 BMG) Gary Emberley: (Pistol League-excused)


FLAG SALUTE

TREASURER REPORT:

Shayleen Johnson gave a brief Treasury report.

OLD BUSINESS:
The Draft Meeting Minutes of June 20, 2023, were read.
By vote of the membership, the June 20, 2023 minutes were approved.

Riley spoke of the email reminder for current and new members:
Reminder RE: Mail Chimp GHR&PC Newsletter:
You will receive the newsletter from “Gun Club”. DO NOT mark this email as SPAM. Once a newsletter has been labeled SPAM, Riley is unable to reinstate you onto the Newsletter Email Group. RENEWAL Reminders are sent via this email also all communication, activities, range closures, work parties, etc. Be informed. Don’t be sad or mad!
New members must send the club an email with “New Member” in the subject line, for your Name & email to be added to the list.
Authentic (Mailchimp) emails will ALWAYS state “GUN CLUB” in the subject line.

NEW BUSINESS:
Roy gave the club notice of range closures for repairs and maintenance. The range was closed Friday, 7/21/23 & 7/23/23 from 9 am-until work was finished on both days. The 50-yard upper range is closed until the closure signs are removed. Targets, boards and post will be replaced. Roy also gave instructions regarding the sign up for recreation and lease lands. There is NO HUNTING in the park or the range.

Riley gave notice of misprints in the member handbook on pages 17 line 13. There should be a comma after 22 caliber rifle and on line 18, after word “premises”, it should read “because of unsafe range practices”. If a member is practicing unsafe shooting, a member is allowed to ask them to leave the range and the unsafe member MUST leave. Riley/Roy must be contacted immediately afterwards, to address the problem. He reminded members that it is not advisable to shoot any closer than 25 ft. in the inside range. He also requested members to limit their non-family guests to two.

Riley discussed work parties and requested volunteers for the following: Replacement of the back door of the inside range, installing T-111, and painting the inside range eves. Younger volunteers for work parties were requested by several board members.
OTHER BUSINESS:
TRAP SHOOT: Generally, Trap Shoots are scheduled for the third Sunday of each month. We will have an occasional Saturday shoot that will be announced at the meeting and posted on our web calendar.
On the day of the trap shoot, the upper range will be closed from 9am to noon. The trap will commence at 9:30am. Rifle shooters can shoot until 9am on this date. All other ranges will remain open. To protect our equipment, there will NOT be a trap shoot if it is raining. So, if your head gets wet, stay home! Lance reminded trap shooters to carry spent shells in pocket or carrier, otherwise leave them on the ground, until shooting is finished. The next trap shoot is on August 20, 2023. For Trap information call Lance Fry @ 360-249-8043
BLACK POWDER GROUP: meets the 2nd Sunday of every month.

PISTOL LEAGUE: Meets Jan-March. (Practice begins in Nov/Dec.) Lasts 10 weeks.

BMG (Specifically Browning): Contact Dale Hensley.

Riley discussed a club member’s request for a donation from the club to the new park in Hoquiam that honors Major General Eldon Bargewell. He explained that the board would not be donating due to the substantial assets the foundation holds.

Jerry suggested taking used targets to the Lion’s club paper donation boxes.

Roy reminded members to say something as soon as it happens, if you see damage or have an accident on the range. Notify Roy or Riley.

Shaleen gave a couple of reminders. First, she reminded all members that the range is owned by its members. Secondly, postal renewing members are to allow at least 1 month, prior to inquiring about their membership renewal processing.

In response to a member question, Roy reminded members that there is absolutely NO SHOOTING of ANIMALS on any part of the range.

Gina reported that members gave rave reviews of the 1st Annual BBQ, and that there were requests to continue them as a club activity.

Basic Safety and Firearm Course:
Eagle Trover will be independently providing a Safety and Firearm course. The cost will be $80.00 per person, with a $40.00 deposit upon registration for the class. The class size is limited to 8-10 people. Classes are set to be the last Sunday of each month; 1pm to 6pm. Class application and deposit can be turned into Riley Morris or Roy Pauley on the club meeting night before 6pm.This class is open for members and the public. For more information, please go to our website and open the Training Tab.

LEASE LAND:
To sign up for the lease land through the Gun Club, you must first register with Rayonier at: https://www.rayonierhunting.com/
Do Not select a specific land when registering. Once you have completed registration, contact Roy Pauley at: (360) 581-9885.
Roy Pauley will provide a window sticker once you have registered on the Rayonier site. Again, please contact Roy after registering to complete the entire process.

NEW JULY MEMBERS:
Elihah Abbott Scott Bean Michael Duesing Jeffery Fong Joseph Horton Seth Johnson Joaquin Rabon Nancy Rabon Mark Rasmusen Robert Rigoni Samuel Smallidge Cameron Webster Robert Williamson
A total of 13 prospective members submitted their applications and introduced themselves to the Membership.
Applicants were approved by The Membership & voted in as a block.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Diane Head,
Secretary

The next meeting of the Grays Harbor Rifle & Pistol Club will be on: Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.,
in the indoor range of the
Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club
1362 E Hoquiam Rd
Hoquiam, WA 98550

Club meetings are @ 6:30 PM, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
It is HIGHLY recommended that new members and members renewing arrive at 5:30 p.m., to expedite the application/payment process and ensure that the meeting starts on time. Please inform prospective members of this as well.

NO New or Renewal memberships will be processed after 6:00 p.m. at the monthly meetings.
(Please be sure you sign into club meetings, activities, and donation of volunteer time so that we may keep accurate records. Thank you.)

Website: https://graysharborgunclub.com

Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club! MEMBERSHIP Want to join? Need to Renew? Everything you need to know: Click Here –> “Join us“   The Grays Harbor Rifle and Pistol Club is an NRA affiliated, private shooting club located in Hoquiam, Washington. We are dedicated to the safe h...

08/03/2023

(8/3/2023)

Hello GHRPC Members.

The lower range will be closed for a few hours 10am to 1pm Saturday Aug 5th for needed maintenance. Upper range will remain open. Thank You Riley Morris

08/01/2023

(8/1/2023)

Good afternoon members of the GHRPC

Please note: Necessary policy changes to take effect immediately.

Recently, July 23rd, we had volunteers perform work on the upper range. We increased the size of the 50-yard berm, dug post holes and rebuilt the target board holders and boards that were shot out last year by some knuckle heads.

Today, I was contacted by a member informing me that someone had placed several 45 caliber shots into the new 4X4’s holding the plywood. The empty brass lying on the ground just several feet from the post. One shot I can understand but when there are several, it’s vandalism.

Three weeks ago, I noticed that someone, who was shooting from inside the range from the shooting windows, had shot several holes through one of the shooting tables on the outside slab. Almost destroying it. This also is vandalism.

Over the last 12 years, volunteers have spent countless weeks rebuilding the range into something the members can be proud to belong to and enjoy. The vandalism has got to stop!

You may have noticed the new camera system that is installed in the range. These are not dummy cameras. They record all the time anyone is in view. They were not put there to spy on you, but to see if someone is destroying the range.

At the GHR&PC monthly membership meetings Roy and I mention several times during each meeting that if you accidentally damage something and we are notified, we will just fix it and there is no problem. If we find damage, then it’s considered an act of vandalism.

Now to the policy changes:

Shooters will no longer be allowed to shoot across any bench or table other than the one they are using. I know this will be a problem with the far right shooting station in the indoor range. That spot will be acceptable.

If you are caught, either by camera or in person, shooting across a table, a range officer will ask you, either at the range or residence, to forfeit your key and card and be banned from the club forever. If you wish to contest this action, the officers will hold a special board meeting for you to state your case.

These measures apply to any act of vandalism.

The second policy change is that ALL members must attend at least one meeting a year before being allowed to renew their membership. There is always a sign in sheet at our meetings. Before renewing, you will be asked which meeting you attended? You must remember because we will not look it up for you.

The officers are sorry to implement these policy changes. Most of our members are trustworthy, but there are a few trying to destroy our range.

Thank you for your adherence to these updated policies.

Riley Morris

President

07/18/2023

7/18/2023)

Hello GHRPC Members.
The upper range will be closed on Friday 7/21 and Sunday 7/23, from 9am until finished each day for range maintenance. The upper range 50 yard target will remain closed until the signs come down.
Thanks
Roy Pauley