Range Closure

Your patience is about to be rewarded.  Construction on the wall is complete and the Board inspected it today prior to our meeting.  We still need to get final approval from the county and the 4-H Center before we can officially reopen the range, but right now it's looking pretty good for Monday, 22 February.  Look for an e-mail from ASC President Tim Drewry with the official announcement.

With the recent snowstorm dumping over six inches of snow on the range, construction of the wall is delayed.
The range floors of both the 50 and 100 meter ranges are a muddy mess as a result of all the earth moving and the rain and snow.
They have already had one truck mired up the axle and the contractor still needs to get the majority of the gravel delivered and installed.
Then everything needs to be graded and finalized, not to mention the inspections after completion.

Unfortunately the Pungo Posse match for the 6th of February is cancelled.
The icing on the cake was the amount of snow that fell in the area this weekend. There is no way that the wall construction will be finished and the inspections completed in time for the match. At this point it is not known how long the weather may delay the construction. We hope to have a better estimate later this week once the contractor has a chance to see how things look.

The wall construction is coming along rather well.

The Board of Directors is well aware that you are all excited to get back to the range and shoot with the new wall in place. To help whet your appetite we have added a few pictures and provided a short update on the status of the construction.

The 50m and 100m ranges will be closed beginning January 11th in order to facilitate building the wall.
The closure is expected to last until the end of January but it may a little shorter or longer depending on weather and construction.
Check back frequently for updates.