Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
~~ John F. Kennedy
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
~~ George Orwell
It's Tommy this, an Tommy that, an 'chuck 'im out, the brute!' But it's 'Savior of 'is Country,' When the guns begin to shoot.
~~ Rudyard Kipling
Special Thanks to our friends who helped out with Club Business;
Thanks to our friend at Dater Hill Kennel.
A very big thanks to our friends at Kennedy's Garage.
Kennedy's Garage 271 3rd St, Troy, NY (518) 272-3881
Special thanks to member Bob N. He was kind enough to bring in his equipment to dig the trench from the Club House to the septic tank at no charge. Please keep him in mind if you need any of this type of work!
Keith NAPA Distributers
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Taconic Valley
Rod & Gun Club
Eagle Mills, New York
It is not down on any map; true places never are. ~~Herman Melville
Next Meeting: Sunday February 12th, 2pm ♣
→ Items on Agenda for that Meeting:
→Proposal to change current portion of bylaws that allows 5 guests for each member!
→Proposal to build a picnic pavilion/storage building!
→Proposal to construct a formal Trap and or Skeet range !
→Proposal to lower existing rifle range firing point and build new firing point building!
→Proposal to purchase new backhoe front /end loader!
→Proposal to give Club Treasurer several thousand dollars so he can vacation in Key West!
→Proposal to pay for Club Presidents vehicle!
→So please attend! Your opinion is needed on all of the above! Except for the last two of course!
→Christmas Party: Thanks to all who attended and made it possible! Especially those who brought food! Kidding aside it was a nice time and it looked as if everyone enjoyed themselves!
→Dues: As we've said before all dues expired on 12/31/11.In accordance with the bylaws of our organization anyone who hasn't as yet paid their 2012 dues is not a member in good standing and is not allowed the use of the Club or any of its facilities! If you're one of those please send a check for $75.00 ASAP! Our mailing address is: 420 Dater Hill Road Troy New York 12180! Special thanks to all who have paid already! If you have a legitimate problem with sending in dues money please contact us! we'll try to work something out confidentially!! Upcoming events!
→Raffle: We're working on a raffle similar to the one we did last year! Once again it appears firearms will be several of the items on that list! We're currently thinking of a Henry lever action and a home defense shotgun! Hopefully by meeting day we'll have more info!
→The Charles Testo Nature Trail! We're looking into building an exercise/walking trail around the perimeter of the Clubs property! it's total length would be over 3/4's of a mile and could be done with outside labor at no expense to the Club!
→With a little help from our friends: Thanks to all who pitched in last month and helped to make this past December one of our best months ever! Special thanks to Doug Duell and Dan Hartnett for their ongoing support and generosity!
That's it for now! Hope all had a great New Year and we see you soon!
From past posts:
→ HUNTING: Scaled maps of the Club property have been posted in both the Club House and on the Rifle Range! These maps are probably not 100% accurate but they are better then nothing! If you do decide to use them please deduct ten percent from any footage total so as not to wander onto any of our neighbors properties! Speaking of neighbors properties, with the exception of Ray Patton, our surrounding neighbors have made it quite clear they do not want us hunting their land! In fact they've told us they will prosecute anyone who trespasses! so please respect their wishes, stay off and stay out of court!
→ RANGES: As we've said many timed before please observe all range rules! These are posted and will be absolutely enforced! Starting immediately any breaking of these rules will result in a minimum of suspension! So please read them and observe!
→ NO ST NICK! we're sorry to report St Nick won't be at the Christmas party this year! President Job was kind enough to offer his service to play the role but we had to turn him down! It seems he insisted that since he couldn't enter the building via the chimney he had to "vent the roof" to get in! we're not sure what that means but if you see Fred up on the roof with an axe in hand offer him a cigar and get him the hell down!
→ IN CLOSING we'd like to thank you all for helping to make your Club a better place this year then it was last year! We'd also like to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too! Hope that wasn't offensive to anyone! ♣
→ There WILL be HUNTING on Club property!! Huntmeister Doug Doyle of the EMHC will be on hand at the November meeting. He'll be taking names of all those who wish to hunt the Club.
September Election Results:
President: Fred Job Vice President : Moe Barbera Secretary: Carlos Correra Treasurer: Doc McGarry Director: Pat Rinaldi Sgt at Arms: Dan Hartnett
→ We'd like to thank outgoing Secretary Ray Rockwell for all his years of service! We were fortunate to have him for as long as we did!
Here's a few things that are going to happen or have happened already!
→ Eagle Mills Hunting Club: Huntmeister Doug Doyle of the EMHC will be on hand at the November meeting! He'll be taking names of all those who wish to hunt the Club and Ray Patton's land! Also being discussed at that meeting will ways to improve and enlarge the hunting prospects for all members! If this hunting club is to proceed like this Doug could probably use some help! So if interested please show up at the meeting! Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done to make this a better organization for yourself and your fellow member! Anyone who can't make the meeting and wants to sign up can do so by contacting us here and we'll pass it on to Doug!
→ Building Improvements: Most members are unaware of this but it's true! Last month Fred Job and Pat Rinaldi graduated from the Bob Vila On Line School of Home Improvement! The first thing they did after graduating,well not exactly the first! The first was they went out got drunk and got a tattoo of Bob on their...never mind! You really don't want to know! Anyway the second thing they did was take a hard look at the interior of our Clubhouse! They decided to make some visual improvements! Now I won't tell you what they did! I will tell you the work as been done(Pat,Fred ,Bob Henry and Ray Patton did that) I will also tell you it was mostly done with cash donations from P.Rinaldi,Chalie Steinburg,Ray Patton and someone named anonymous! The bottom line is the place looks like a Gun Clubs building should! Rustic! Come check it out for yourself!
→ 300 gallon water tank! Has been placed! This non-drinking water container should insure many happy flushes between now and Spring!
→ With a little help from our friends dept! Thanks to all who helped make our Club a better place last month! To name a few Bob Henry! Charlie Testo! Fred Job! Pat Rinaldi and Charlie Steinburg!
→ In Closing! Last month we had some insurance/hunting problems! Where there was no issue some people created one through rumor! In the future please remember this! Club issues can only be cleared up at meetings! I hope we never have another problem like this again! If we do though show up at the next meeting,say your piece and vote your heart! Emailing your buddies and threatening to quit won't solve the problem!
Thanks for reading! Hope to see you soon!
→ Hunter Safety Course! Was a great success! Almost 30 new hunters will be heading afield as a result of taking this course! A big thank you goes out to instructors Johnny Bobo and Mohamed Zamani for their efforts! Also to our guys Fred Job, Ken Kaskoun and Pat Rinaldi for taking the time to assist! Hopes are we'll be doing it next year too!
→ RANGES: The rifle,shotgun,archery and pistol ranges will not be available(closed) till 2pm on both Saturday Sept 24th and Sunday Sept 25th! Sorry for any inconvenience! We're doing this to accommodate The Hunter Safety Course being held during those times!
→ Annual Picnic: In spite of threatening weather almost 50 people attended! It appeared all had a great time! Special thanks to all who brought some dishes from home! I can tell you first hand they were all fantastic! I can also tell you I gained three pounds that day!
→ Auction: This was the best one we've ever had! Close to 90 items were auctioned! At the end of the day almost 1200 new dollars found their way to the Clubs Treasury! Thanks to all who donated and or put their items up for Auction! Without you we would have had nothing!
→ Raffle: This was a great success and the thanks go to all who helped by buying or selling tickets! The winner was Brian Sheridan of Menands who received a check for $1025.00!
→ September 26th 1927: On a cool autumn morning five men Fred Toohey,Thomas Connelly, Frank Bayer,I. Seymour Scott and Waldron A Stearns entered an attorneys office on Second street in Troy! The purpose of their visit was to sign paperwork that would make their combined dream a reality! This dream was to create a place where people could come and enjoy the sport of target shooting and hunting! A place where they could practice it or just sit around and talk about it! The place was to be called Taconic Valley Rod,Gun and Cameral Club! Well these five men did just that and upon leaving the formalities that day seemed to go off unnamed,forgotten and into history! Until now! We recently we found their names affixed to the papers they signed that Autumn day! We'd now like to show our thanks and appreciation for what they did for us 84 years ago! On Sunday October 2nd starting at 1pm we're going to have a dinner/picnic to honor them, their memory and to show our appreciation for the gift they gave us! The menu will be grilled chicken breast,burgers etc. Prices for those attending will be $7.50 per individual,$10.00 per couple and $15.00 for an entire family! We also intend to dedicate a plaque to these men.Our Founders,so their hard work and names are never lost or again! If you're interested in attending please let us know! This helps us immensely in our preparation!
→ Ranges: We ask all members to read and observe the rules! Doing this keeps us all safe!
→ Grounds! I can't tell you how many people have commented on how great the grounds look! As I've mentioned before that's all primarily the work of Fred Job! I should say Fred Job and friends at times though! I say this because recently when a project was a bit to much for one man Fred enlisted the aid of some folks he knew from one of his past positions! It seems that Fred was the Warden at Attica back in the early 70's and has kept in contact with many of his friends in The Corrections system! So when Fred needed help he just dialed up a few old buddies and they showed up with some work release fellows! Who did one hell of a job! So another thank you to Fred and his friends for a job well done!
→ With a little help from our friends Dept! This is the part where we normally thank all those who helped out during the past month! I'm going to avoid naming names this one time! The reason is there were so many if I did I'm sure I'd forget someone! So in closing let me just say we sure had a lot of help and we're lucky to have so many generous members!
→ Don't forget to visit www.tvrgc.com ! It's probably the best Gun Club webpage and source for info on anything about hunting and shooting there is!
→ RANGES: The rifle,shotgun,archery and pistol ranges will not be available(closed) till 2pm on both Saturday Sept 24th and Sunday Sept 25th! Sorry for any inconvenience! We're doing this to accommodate The Hunter Safety Course being held during those times!
→ Founders Day Festivities for October have been postponed!
thanks! Doc
→ Rifle Range Rules are clearly posted! Please read them before using the range! "I didn't know that" will not be considered an excuse!
→ RANGES: Please remember shot shells are to be used only on The Shotgun Range! Not the Rifle or Pistol Ranges! → ALSO PAPER TARGETS ONLY! That means no golf balls,cans or any other object other then PAPER! This has long been a part of our range and safety rules! Failure by anyone to follow these rules will result in suspension or expulsion! Also please place paper targets within the boundaries of the 2'x2' plywood core! Not on the frame!
→ T-SHIRTS! Supplies are dwindling! So if you're wanting one it would be a good idea to order it quickly! Prices are $12.00 to $15.00 depending on size!
→ GROUNDS! Look the best they ever have! We should all thank Fred Job,Ray Pattison and George Hillje for making that possible! we should all make an effort to make their job a bit easier too! So please pick up any spent shells or other debris you see!
→ RANGE OFFICER CERTIFICATION! Locally in October there will be an NRA school for those who wish to become certified Range Officers! If anyone is interested in attending our Club will pay for the cost of this class($145.00). For more info contact us here! We are also looking for a local class for NRA Certified Pistol Instructors! We're told there'll be one of those within the next few months! Again anyone interested please let us know!
→ WITH A LITTLE HELP DEPT! Thanks to all who've gone above and beyond again this month in making our Club a bit better!
→ T-shirts! The Classic is back! Thanks to Lou Tangredi we've obtained a small quantity of the black bodied/orange lettered Taconic T-shirts! These are available from sizes small all the ways up to 4x! Prices are $12.00 for small,med. and large! x-large to 4x is $15.00! If you'd like one act quickly! Supplies are very limited! Call Doc @469-85841
→ Arbor Committee! Thanks to George Hillje,Fred Job,Carlos Correa and Ray Rockwell over two hundred pine,apple and lilac trees have been planted! George reports all are doing well and budding! In a short time it's anticipated The Taconic might just become The Busch Gardens of Eagle Mills!
→ Grounds! After a troubled start all of our cutting equipment is up and running! If you haven't seen the Club recently they look great! One of the biggest reasons is we were able to obtain the services of Fred Job to direct Grounds Operations! Fred comes from a diversified back ground that includes a career in fire fighting,many years as the Greens keeper for The Newport Beach Country Club and technical advisor to Lee Trevino Inc. Welcome Fred!
→ Lost and Found! I'm constantly losing things! It appears I'm not the only one too! Here's a list of some of the things that have turned up and remain unclaimed! If you can describe them they must be yours: Shooting box loaded with goodies! Partial box of centerfire rifle ammo! Cleaning rod with case! Give a shout if you think they're yours!
→ A little help from our friends! Thanks to these people our Club is a bit better off now then it was last month! Jim Grasso! Lou Tangredi! Joe Quintel and George Hillje!
That's it for now! Thanks for reading! Don't forget to visit www.tvrgc.com !
→ Doug Doyle has sent this! If you fish the Hudson there's some good news for you! → DEC NY Permits
September 2, 1945
♠ Aboard the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay
General Douglas MacArthur announces; "These proceedings are closed."
Job Well Done, Thank You Very Much.
Our Mailing Address:
♣ Taconic Valley Rod and Gun Club ♣ 420 Dater Hill Road Troy New York 12180
Pistol Range: Is currently open but under construction! Chairpersons Wayne Burch and Pete Fanfa are replacing the wooden target stands with a cable system! Also being added with be a clothes line system that will allow for targets to be reeled from the firing point shed to the burm/berm area and back again! This will be a nice improvement over what we currently have! Especially during Winter months! We thank Wayne and Pete for their efforts!
Shotshell Pistols: Loaded with shot shells are shotguns! As mentioned in our rules and regulations shotguns are not allowed on rifle or pistol ranges!
NRA: The Clubs NRA Recruitment Director George Hillje wishes to remind all members that when it's time to renew that membership he can take all the work out of it for you! All's you have to do is make your check out to The NRA mail it to the Club and he'll do the rest! Renewals and new memberships are priced very reasonably! Starting at ten bucks for a full year you just can't go wrong! For more info call George @ 421-9635!
Do you have a problem?: Well who doesn't! In this instance I'm talking about your Club though! Or maybe you have a solution to a problem! If either's the case these are the people and the areas they represent who you should be talking to! Ranges: Doug Doyle! Buildings: Joe Senich! Grounds,RCCA: Frank Castle! Special Events(raffles,shoots and parties) Moe Barbera! NRA,RCCA and Arbor: George Hillje! Communication and Fund Raising: Ray Rockwell! Website: Mark Maloney! Financial (dues,bills etc) and Outhouse upkeep:Bill McGarry All of the above: Pat Rinaldi! It should be mentioned that all of these people could use some help in their areas! So if you have some time and would like to do so please contact any of them!
Arbor: Was Joyce Kilmer right? Apparently George Hillje thinks so! The reason I say that is George recently purchased almost two hundred trees that will need planting soon! Primarily apple and spruce these trees will help to beautify our grounds and reinforce The Clubs long standing commitment to the forest and ecology! If you'd like to help in the planting process please contact George!
A little Help from our friends Dept! Thanks to these folks our Club is a much better place! John Livolsi! Emily Aloia! Chuck Aloia!
Speaking of people who help this Club I have to mention Al Chabot! For over 20 years Al has been committed to making this organization a better one! We thank Al for all of those efforts! in recognition of his commitment The Board of Directors has decided to make Al an Honorary Lifetime Member! Thank you Al!
→ Pat Rinaldi! No matter when or what you can count on Pat to be there and do whats got to be done! Thank you Pat!
→ Those of us who carry might want to read this piece sent in by fellow Jack Borden! It offers some very good advice! Thanks Jack!
I will post all previous info to the archive page.
→ DUES! we are obligated by agreement with our insurance provider to furnish them with a list, by name,of all members in good standing who are to be insured! In other words paid members! In short if your dues are not paid by the time this list is compiled and sent in you will not be insured and therefore not allowed the use of any of the ranges! So please send your dues in as soon as possible! We don't want to tell you that you're not allowed on the ranges but we will!
→ SNOW! We've had way more then our share! It's been hard on our groundskeepers and even harder on our equipment! Recently our truck went down just as a two day storm was about to hit! Fortunately a concerned member, Mohamed Zamani, heard of our situation and showed up with his flatbed and hauled our truck to his shop for repair! Thanks to his efforts and that of his son, Eldris, the truck was returned to us within two days! The repairs were done for less then cost too! We're very lucky to have the Zamanis as members! I should mention if you need any quality auto repairs you can visit their shop, M and Son, at 689 Burden Ave in Troy! Phone number is 687-0128! They really do nice work and they're great people too! Speaking of members who have helped us out of jams recently and deserve thanks I can't forget Gary Sutton! As luck would have it a snow storm hit the two days our plow truck was in the shop! For those two days Gary kept us open with his own plow vehicle! Thank you Gary!
→ Your input is requested regarding ways to stimulate better attendance at meetings. Would another time of day and/or day of the week make a difference? Let us know...in person, by proxy, over the phone, via mail (snail or e-). Another request for the good of the order is Please be aware of the Club boundaries, lest you be guilty of trespass--an offense, be it through ignorance or design, and detrimental to public relations.
♥ And let us all remember those we shall not see here again: Rocky Harris, Isabelle Seales, Joel Konieczny---R.I.P.
→ Dues for the 2011 season shall remain $75.00! They can be dropped of at the Club or mailed to: Taconic Valley Rod and Gun Club.420 Dater Hill Road. Troy New York 12180!
♥ Sadly our long time Treasurer Rocky Harris passed away in early May! Needless to say he will be missed! His excellent work as our Treasurer will be hard to duplicate! Still we must try! elected by a majority vote at our May Meeting as Rocky's replacement was Doc McGarry! Filling the Board Position vacated by him was Dan Hartnett!
→ Once again we'd like to remind you about NRA Membership! The Taconic Rod and Gun Club is an Official Recruitment Station for the NRA and for the next few months we can sign you,any member of your family, neighbor or anyone else you know up for a one year membership for as little as $10.00! Keep in mind Our Club receives a donation of $5.00 to $10.00 from the NRA for each sign up or renewal! Also keep in mind The NRA is the only National organization fighting to keep your gun ownership rights in place! So don't delay! Contact George @ 421-9635 or Doc @469-8584 ASAP!
~~ Doc
→ USMC Corporal Jake S. wearing his Taconic T and holding his M-16 40 miles west of Baghdad!
NEW RANGE SAFETY SIGN! It's gotten to the point that Insurance companies influence our life in many ways! The Club isn't immune from that either! During a recent phone conversation with our insurance supplier we were informed of the necessity to have a sign placed on our range spelling out rules and regulations! We had no choice but to comply! So if during your next shooting outing you notice this sign please don't be insulted! We know most members are quite safe and proficient in the handling of firearms! It's just if we're not signed our premium would increase!
→ If you have any ideas for a competitive shoot please contact us. We have trouble thinking and need your help! Unfortunately there're no shoots scheduled. If you have an idea for one and don't feel you have the time or know how to make it happen let us know! We have a crew of members that can help you put it together. They can handle everything from advertising to range officers and would enjoy making your shoot idea a reality!
→ Do you like shooting but hate the noise? Or maybe you don't like to reload? If you said yes to either one of those members John W., Bill T. and Don B. have the answer to your problem. It's called Airguns! They've even built a 75 yard range at the Club for you to enjoy them with. This range has been under construction for the last few month's and is really shaping up. When done it'll feature a covered firing point and knockdown targets. For more info on the range and any interest in airguns contact us here. I'll pass it on to them. It also should be mentioned the Club has six air-rifles that can be used by any member. This just might be a good way to introduce the wife, kids or grandkids to the shooting sport too!
So don't sit and think about it. Just do it!
The Taconic Valley Rod and Gun Club was incorporated in 1927! It was in existence for many years before that though. In fact Teddy Roosevelt was a regular competitor on our grounds when he was New York City Police Commissioner from 1895 to 1897. In short this makes our club some where around 111 years old! Quite an accomplishment and something we as members should all take pride in and celebrate. Doc Mc G.
Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. ~~Theodore Roosevelt - The Bullmoose
Some pictures here courtesy of Mike R. Thanks Mike
Originally incorporated in 1927, the Taconic Valley Rod and Gun Club is located off Dater Hill Road in the hamlet of Eagle Mills, Town of Brunswick, Rensselaer County New York. The club property boasts rifle ranges of 50, 100 and 200 yards with covered firing line, 50 foot pistol range with covered firing line, informal trap and archery ranges, and Clubhouse and picnic area. Small by comparison to many other fish and game clubs, this allows for a more close knit group able to respond to the needs of our membership and facilities.Few organized shoots are scheduled by the Club. Rather, groups of members will meet for various activities on the Club grounds centered on the shooting sports. Shooting the bull in the Clubhouse is popular on Sunday afternoons!
Meetings are held the second Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm in the Tom Parker Memorial Clubhouse. Work parties are held occasionally, usually announced at the meetings, in the quarterly newsletter, or on this website. A cookout is held on the club grounds during August, and a holiday party is held.
Total membership ranges between 70 and 100 members. In order to join, prospective members should complete a membership application and submit with $10 application fee during a regular club meeting, or on any Sunday afternoon when at least 4 Board members are present. Annual dues are required, 75$.
Club dues have remained low for several years now, due in large part to the efforts of your officers and board members who never spend a dollar if we don't have to. Please pay your dues promptly.
♥ And let us all remember those we shall not see here again: Rocky Harris, Isabelle Seales, Joel Konieczny---R.I.P.
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Originally incorporated in 1927, the Taconic Valley Rod and Gun Club is located off Dater Hill Road in the hamlet of Eagle Mills, Town of Brunswick, Rensselaer County New York. The club property boasts rifle ranges of 50, 100 and 200 yards with covered firing line, 50 foot pistol range with covered firing line, informal trap and archery ranges, and Clubhouse and picnic area. Small by comparison to many other fish and game clubs, this allows for a more close knit group able to respond to the needs of our membership and facilities.
Few organized shoots are scheduled by the Club. Rather, groups of members will meet for various activities on the Club grounds centered on the shooting sports. Shooting the bull in the Clubhouse is popular on Sunday afternoons!