Author: Art Schoner

The contractor will be onsite Thursday and Friday.  All ranges will be closed as access to the range will also be limited.  Ranges will be open for regular activities Saturday morning   Art Schoner ASC President

It is critical to check the club calendar (Calendar – Airfield Shooting Club) before heading to the range this week.  Timberland Contracting will be on-site to work on the 50 and 100 berms, the shotgun fields, an old trap house, and finally upgrading the range road. Individual ranges may be closed or access to the entire range complex could be blocked. I’ll post additional information on the calendar as I receive it from Timberland.   Art Schoner ASC President

The club has purchased a table of six seats at the fundraising dinner on April 11.  Four seats remain for club members (and spouse/SO).  Limit 2 seats per person.  First come, first served.  Contact the Club president, Art Schoner, at [email protected] to reserve you seat at our table.  If you’d like to purchase your own seat, the QR code on the attached flyer will take you to the website to do so.   Art Schoner ASC President

 On Saturday, April 11th, 2026 from 10am-12pm, the Holiday Lake 4-H Teen Leadership Council (TLC) decided on Airfield as the location for their meeting and requested (rented) the 50 & SRB Ranges for their training.  This will be a good way to show Holiday Lake what a great facility we have. We need two awesome people to set up the 50/SRB range and be RSO for this group. If you’re interested, please contact Brenda Norton at [email protected] for more details and to volunteer. 

Our very own Ken Bowra has been nominated for the upcoming NRA Board Elections.  I asked Ken to provide me with something to put out to the AASC membership on his thoughts and vision for the NRA: As discussed, I am a candidate with the NRA 2.0 Reform Group. https://electanewnra.com/ We believe the governing of the NRA should be based on integrity and transparency. We will continue to fight for the 2nd Amendment and bring the NRA back to its mission of creating and supporting shooting programs, competitive shooting, and furthering firearms safety and education. Our goal is to bring the NRA back to the mission and core values that made it the great organization it once was. The reform movement has gotten rid of everyone who was associated with past issues and put in place safeguards like financial transparency to stop it from happening again. Bottom line: The reform movement within the NRA is committed to restoring financial transparency, fiscal accountability and getting the NRA refocused on its core mission of defending the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights. 2026 NRA Board of Directors Election MG Ken Bowra Bio For NRA

In light of the recent increase of rule/safety infractions, the ASC board will be reviewing and revising the Range Rules with the goal of simplifying, clarifying and hopefully condensing the rules.  If you have comments or suggestions, please send them in an email to [email protected].  All input will be reviewed by the Governance Committee and possibly forwarded on to the board for incorporation into the Rules. Although all submissions will be read and reviewed, please do not expect a response.   Art Schoner ASC President

The semi-annual NSSA registered skeet shooting competition will be held at the Airfield Shooting Club on 18-19 October. The competition will have all categories:  12 Ga, 20 Ga, 28 Ga, .410 bore, and Doubles. There will be a cash prize for first place in each category. The cost is $30 per gun. In order to participate you please notify intent to shoot (day, gun, etc.) and be a member of NSSA.  Walkups are subject to waiting and possibly shifting to Sunday. On the day of the shoot you will need: Cash or check for full amount for each gun. Checks are to be payable to Airfield Shooting Club NSSA membership card. You may join the NSSA at the shoot, the yearly membership is $30.00 Classification Sheet. The competition will allow mixed guns each day so you may compete on any of the 3 days.  Once we have all shooters sending their preferences, a draft schedule will be made available to all. Ties for Gun Championships will be decided by long runs from the front or back whichever is longer. Email day(s), gun(s), NSSA number and address to: [email protected] Additionally, if anyone needs to get their service hours in, I will be asking …

The Center is hosting a work party/day this Saturday, September 6th.  The details are:   Hours 9AM to 3PM work. Lunch at noon. Swimming, dinner and s’mores afterwards. Projects include: Building shelves in the attics, replacing the bench tops at our amphitheater (a dumpster will be there and lumber was delivered yesterday) and Farm Fresh Fire circle, building picnic tables, PAINTING the exterior of SPAIN and Captain Yancey and inside the Farm Fresh building, water sealing decks and benches, picking up sticks around the grounds and moving logs – yep! – burning old files, organizing classrooms and two sheds, hedge trimming around the pool fence, and more. FUN!  FUN! FUN! Please RSVP with the Center for a head count for lunch.  757-899-4901 If you attend, make sure to leave your name and ASC number with the Center to receive credit for your time.