Newsletter

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club
P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903
www.wrpc.club

A regular meeting was held on March 6, 2024 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building with 6 officers and 52 members present.

Election of Officers
Officer positions for election are Vice President (VP), Secretary (Sec), and Chief Instructor (CI). Current Officers, Melinda Kartsonis (VP), Craig Malicoat (Sec), Stan Bithell (CI) will all remain in their positions for another two-year term.

Gate Lock
The gate lock was changed on March 1, 2024 in accordance with WRPC bylaws.

Kalispell Gun Show
The Kalispell Gun Show is April 12-14, 2024. The club will NOT have a table like we have had in past years. Our table was given away/sold.

Range Clean Up
WRPC Range Day Clean-up will be on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 8:00 am. We need volunteers to assist with the clean-up.

Hunter Sight-In Dates
October 5-6, 2024 and October 19-20, 2024. Volunteers will be needed to help with sight-in.

Friends of NRA Sponsorship
WRPC is a Sponsor of the Friends of NRA Banquet Fundraiser on April 6, 2024. If you are interested in sponsoring, donating, or attending contact, Kindee Nelson at 406.799.0042 for more information.

Range Improvements
The Officers of the Club are still working on range improvements. The stairs at the Pistol Club should be completed by late spring. The Handicap access at both ranges have been put on hold until next year. Looking into Berm and Bunker Work at both ranges.

Reminders
.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only
Please pickup after yourselves
If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer.

Important Date
April 3, 2024 Orientation – Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building – 6:30pm
April 27, 2024 – Range Cleanup Day – 8:00am
May 1, 2024 Orientation – WRPC Rifle Range – 6:30pm
May 1, 2024 Meeting – WRPC Rifle Range – 7:00pm
October 5-6, 2024 – Hunter Site-In Days – 9:00am to 4:00pm
October 19-20, 2024 – Hunter Site-In Days – 9:00am to 4:00pm

ATTENTION MEMBERS
Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

New Membership year starts on March 1, 2024.

Gate lock will be changed on March 1, 2024.

March 6, 2024 orientation will start at 6:30pm with meeting to follow at 7:00pm.

Officers up for election this year are Melinda Kartsonis, Vice President; Craig Malicoat, Secretary; and Stan Bithell, Chief Instructor.

Doors will open at 5:30pm for members to renew their memberships.  Meeting will be at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building.

All members, new and renewing, will need to fill out a new application and waiver form this year.  We have printed new forms and need to make sure we have updated personal information.

Please attend an orientation or meeting to fill out new forms, return old key, and get new key.

 

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

NOVEMBER 2023 Newsletter

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next regular meeting, will be held on January 3, 2024 at the Flathead County 4-H Building at 7:00pm

A regular meeting was held on November 1, 2023 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building with 4 officers and 8 members present.

 

Range Improvements – Application for Pistol Range was approved by the DNRC.  With the weather change it will be completed in the Spring.  Will focus on the handicap access for both Pistol and Rifle Range in the Spring.

Shed – The shed has been moved to the range on the other side of the vault.

Pistol Range – Executive Officer, Ron Bruess oversaw the Youth Hunter’s Education Field Day held on September 23, 2023.  He expressed that it was a successful day.  The officers have agreed that it should be an annual event.

Hunter’s Sight-In – 2023 Hunter Sight-In was a success.  We had 200 shooters who sighted in 222 Rifles.  The club made a total of $2,469.00.  Thank you, Stan for BBQ lunch, for all the volunteers and to all the members who volunteered their time helping shooters.

T-Shirts and Sweatshirts – We still have T-Shirts and Sweatshirts available for purchase online or call Kindee at 406.799.0042.

 

Reminders

*******Please Slow Down on Rifle Range Road******

******DO NOT SHOOT IN FRONT OF THE LINE******

*****.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only*****

****Please pickup after yourselves****

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer with as much information as possible.

 

Important Dates –

December 6, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Flathead County 4-H Building.

January 3, 2024 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Flathead County 4-H Building.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

September 2023 Newsletter

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next regular meeting, will be held on November 1, 2023 at the Flathead County 4-H Building at 7:00pm

A regular meeting was held on September 6, 2023 at the Rifle Range with 5 officers and 5 members present.

 

Range Improvements

Application for Pistol Range was submitted on July7, 2023, we have yet to get a decision back from the DNRC.  Trying to get bids for handicap access improvement at both Pistol and Rifle Range.  If anyone is interested or knows of someone to bid the project, please contact President Justin Beauregard or Chief Instructor Stan Bithell.

 

Shed

The shed has yet to be moved.  Waiting for shed mover to get his truck fixed.  Will be moved by the end of the month even if we have to find someone else.

 

Pistol Range

The Pistol Range will be closed on September 23, 2023 for a Youth Hunter’s Education Field Day.  Executive Officer, Ron Bruess will oversee this event.

 

Reminders

*******Please Slow Down on Rifle Range Road******

.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only

Please pickup after yourselves

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer.

 

Important Date

Hunter Site-In Days – September 30^th & October 1st and 14th & 15^th, 2023

October 4, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Flathead County 4-H Building.

November 1, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Flathead County 4-H Building.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next regular meeting, will be held on September 6, 2023 at the Rifle Range at 7:00pm

A regular meeting was held on July 5, 2023 at the Rifle Range with 4 officers and 14 members present.

Container

Has been moved to the range.  We will be having a work party to move items into the container.

 

Supply Purchases

Tools and a wheelbarrow were purchased for the range.

 

Range Improvements

We received a bid for stair replacement at the Pistol Range.  Application will be submitted to DNRC for approval.

 

Club Phone

The club purchased a smart phone and now will have the ability to send and receive texts.

 

Shed

We will be moving the shed to the range in the next couple weeks.

 

Reminders

*******Please Slow Down on Rifle Range Road******

.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only

Please pickup after yourselves

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer.

 

Important Date

Hunter Site-In Days – September 30^th & October 1st and 14th & 15^th, 2023

August 2, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Rifle Range.

September 6, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Rifle Range.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

May 2023 Newsletter

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next regular meeting, will be held on July 5, 2023 at the Rifle Range at 7:00pm

A regular meeting was held on May3, 2023 at the Rifle Range with 5 officers and 9 members present.

Kalispell Gun Show

Was successful with sales of $2,930.  Sold Raffle Tickets, T-Shirts, and 36 new memberships.

 

Range Cleanup

On April 29, 2023 we had our annual range cleanup.  Several members volunteered their time to replace back boards, cleanup the range and burn debris.  Please remember to clean up after yourself and follow all range rules.

 

Range Improvements

The Officers of the Club are still working on getting the range improvements done.  We have had a really hard time getting bids for work and still have to get approval from the DNRC.  We are hoping, to do all range improvements this year.  If anyone is willing to bid or know of someone to bid, please contact Justin Beauregard.

 

Club Phone

The club will be purchasing a new smart phone.  Currently there is no way to send or receive texts, by upgrading our phone the club will now have this ability.  No change in phone number.

 

Container

The container has been moved to the range.  The club will be purchasing some tools and supplies since we will have a secure place to store them.  There will be another Range Day in order to move boards to the container.  If anyone has a flatbed pickup or trailer and would like to help, please let an officer know.  Will set a date soon.

 

Reminders

*******Please Slow Down on Rifle Range Road******

.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only

Please pickup after yourselves

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer.

 

Important Date

Hunter Site-In Days – September 30^th & October 1st and 14th & 15^th, 2023

June 7, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Rifle Range.

July 5, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Rifle Range.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

MARCH 2023 Newsletter

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next regular meeting, will be held on May 3, 2023 at the Rifle Range at 7:00pm

A regular meeting was held on March 1, 2023 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Country Kitchen with 4 officers and 18 members present.

Kalispell Gun Show

The Kalispell Gun Show is March 24 – 26, 2023.  The club will have a table to sell memberships, T-shirts, Sweatshirts and Raffle Tickets like we did last year. Volunteers are always welcome, please contact Justin or Kindee if you are not signed up and are interested.

Range Improvements

The Officers of the Club are still working on getting the range improvements done.  We have had a really hard time getting bids for work and still have to get approval from the DNRC.  We are hoping, to do all range improvements this year.

Reminders

.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only

Please pickup after yourselves

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer.

Important Date

Range Cleanup Day – April 29, 2023 – 8:00am

Hunter Site-In Days – September 30^th & October 1st and 14th & 15^th, 2023

April 5, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building.

May 3, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Rifle Range.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

January 2023 Newsletter

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

 

Next regular meeting, will be held on March 1, 2023 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Country Kitchen Building at 7:00pm

 

A regular meeting was held on January 4, 2023 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building with 5 officers and 5 members present.

 

Friends of NRA Sponsorship

We will be sponsoring the Friends of NRA for 2023.

 

Kalispell Gun Show

The Kalispell Gun Show is March 24 – 26, 2023.  The club will have a table to sell memberships, T-shirts, Sweatshirts and Raffle Tickets like we did last year. There will be a signup sheet for volunteers at the March 1, 2023 meeting.

 

Vandalize at The Range

Someone cut a tree down behind the gate that destroyed the reader board.  All evidence of the board is gone.  DNRC was notified and pictures were supplied.  There has been an increase in vandalism at the range.  This is our private member range.  Please be respectful of the rules and always pick up after yourselves.  If you witness vandalism, please contact a board member.

 

Reminder

Election of Officers will be during the March 2023 Club Meeting.  Officers up for election are President, Justin Beauregard, Treasurer, Kindee Nelson and Executive Officer, Ron Breuss.  Members are encouraged to participate in the club meetings.  The board is always open to what the members would like, however, if no members are participating in the meetings, we can only do what we see fit.

 

February 1, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building.

 

March 1, 2023 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Country Kitchen Building.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Officer Elections in March!!!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next Orientation, will be held on December 7, 2022, at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building at 6:30pm

A regular meeting was held on November 2, 2022, at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building with 4 officers and 10 members present.

Hunter Sight-In Days

2022 Hunter Sight-In was a success.  We had 132 shooters who sighted in 161 Rifles.  The club made a total of $2,485.00.  Thank you, Stan for BBQ lunch, for all the volunteers and to all the members who volunteered their time helping shooters.

Container and Shed

We have purchased the container.  Received the approval from the DNRC for placement.  We will have a work party soon to prepare the site for container and shed placement.  Watch your email for date and time.

T-Shirts and Sweatshirts

We still have T-Shirts and Sweatshirts available for purchase online or call Kindee at 406.799.0042.  Will be getting larger sizes and women’s cut soon.

Reminders

.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only.

NO personal Gongs on the pistol range.

Please follow the rules of safety outlined at orientation.

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer with as much information as possible, Member name, or vehicle description and plate number.

Please pickup after yourselves, by picking up trash and removing targets.

Important Dates

December 7, 2022, Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building.

January 4, 2023, Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Please return old keys to the club.  There is a shortage of keys and suppliers are unsure when they will have them available!

Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club

P.O. Box 3542, Kalispell, MT 59903

www.wrpc.club

Next regular meeting, will be held on November 2, 2022 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building at 7:00pm

 

A regular meeting was held on September 6, 2022 at the Whitefish Rifle Range with 6 officers and 19 members present.

 

Range Improvements

Still waiting for actual written bids.  We need at least one written bid to submit with our request to DNRC to make the improvements.  If anyone would like to bid the project please contact President, Justin Beauregard.

 

Friends of NRA Grant

The grant money was received and deposited in the club account.  The application for range improvements to actually place the container at the range has been submitted to the DNRC.  We will be purchasing the container as soon as one can be found and we get approval from DNRC.

 

Hunter Sight-In Days

We will be having our annual Hunter Sight-In Days on October 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2022.  Open to the public from 9am to 4pm each day.  Members will to help please contact range officer Stan Bithell.

 

T-Shirts and Sweatshirts

 The club has WRPC T-Shirts for $20 and Sweatshirts for $40 for sale online or by contacting a club officers.

 

Reminders

.223 Pistols should be shot on Rifle Range Only.

NO personal Gongs on the pistol range.

Please follow the rules of safety outlined at orientation.

If you witness safety concerns, please contact an officer with as much information as possible, Member name, or vehicle description and plate number.

Please pickup after yourselves, by picking up trash and removing targets.

 

Important Dates

Hunter Site-In Days – October 1st & 2nd and 15th & 16^th, 2022

October 5, 2022 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm at the Whitefish Rifle Range.

November 2, 2022 Orientation will be held at 6:30 pm with meeting to follow at 7:00 pm at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 4-H Building.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Meeting attendance is encouraged!!!

Please return old keys to the club.  There is a shortage of keys and suppliers are unsure when they will have them!