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 his Country,'
When the guns begin to shoot.
~~ Rudyard
Kipling
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!
Special Thanks to our friends who
helped out with the Annual Club
Party;
Keith
NAPA Distributers
Mark
Interstate Bateries
Hoosic Street
Beverages
George's Auto
Sales
741 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
Office: (518) 286-1857
Cell: (518) 368-1284
NY Pizza
3991 Route 2
Tamarac Plaza
Cropseyville, NY 12052
Phone: (518) 279-0003
Watervliet Wine &
Liquor
315 19th Street
Watervliet, NY 12189
Phone: (518) 272-9089
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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: August
9, 2009 2pm
A few Taconic tidbits for
you:
AUCTION AT AUGUST 16th ANNUAL
PICNIC!
Longtime friend of our
Club,Garry Coyne,recently
arranged for a donation ,to
us,of the following:
1 Walther Pellet Pistol with
carrying case(Cabellas priced
at $200.00)!
1 Crossman P-40 style Pellet
Pistol with carrying case(
Cabalas priced at
$79.99)!
1 Beretta Style P-92 Pellet
pistol Valued at $99.95!
5 assorted air-soft guns!
Including one Machine pistol!
Most made by Crossman! Values
from 49.95 to $129.95
5 assorted variable(3 to 9
and 4 to 12)scopes suitable
for air gun to hi-power rifle
use valued at $50.00 to
$200.00!
It's our intention to auction
these off at our Annual
Picnic on August 16th! We
will,of course be using
minimum bids!
we'd also like to open up
this auction to any
member,members family or
guest of members! If any of
these folks wish they can
bring any item new or used to
this auction for liquidation!
If they'd like to they can
put a minimum bid on the item
and upon being sold receive
that amount.If the item goes
for more then the minimum
that money would be donated
to the Club's Range
Improvement Fund! If anyone
is interested please bring
your item or items to the
picnic and see any of the
following qualified and
highly trained Auctioneers
for check in information:
Doug Doyle! George Rizk! Moe
Barbera and Ray Rockwell! If
you need any questions
answered before then please
contact us here! special
thanks to Al Chabot! it was
Al who fathered this Auction
idea which looks like it's
going to be a lot of fun!
RAFFLE TICKETS!! We have
close to 3000 tickets out but
we have plenty left to sell!
If you need more call Doc
@469-8584 or email here! Keep
in mind the payout could be
as much as 1500 tax free
dollars! Not bad! it should
also be mentioned that there
will be about 20 runner up
prizes available too! We
remind all that winners,for
those, must be present!!
TRAVELING T-SHIRT CONTEST! We
have only one entree so far!
So don't hesitate! Email in
your photo as soon as
possible! You just might win
that Escalade ...or 25 bucks!
We have plenty of t-shirts
left too! If you need one let
us know! Still ten bucks! How
can you go wrong!
ANNUAL PICNIC FOOD ITEMS!
we've received a rather nice
donation from member John
Wagar and his wife
Karen.Their generosity makes
our budget for food items go
even farther! As a result we
will also be serving seasoned
and non seasoned chicken
strips with our usual
Hamburgers,hot dogs and
salads! Not to mention
they'll also be ice-cream on
hand too! It's also hoped
that a few others will bring
some of their treats from
home!
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS! We're
still waiting for the ground
to harden up for the burm
rebuild! Hopefully it'll be
soon! When it does happen we
will be closed for shooting
on the Rifle Range for at
least one day! Emails will be
sent out when work
commences!
WORK PARTY AUGUST 15th! If
you have some time on
Saturday the 15th a few of us
will be gathering to get the
grounds and Clubhouse groomed
for the August 16th Picnic!
Most of us will show up
around 11 am to start! If
that doesn't work for you
come anytime you can on
Saturday! We can use the
help!
Don't forget:
Next meeting Sunday August
9th!
Picnic Sunday August 16th
starting around 11am!
You can also visit our web
pages at www.tvrgc.com and
www.myspace.com/tvrgc for
more up to date info!
Hope to see you soon!
So you're going on vacation
and you're not bringing your
Taconic T-shirt? That could
be a costly mistake!
You see in order to
win our Taconic Traveling
T-shirt Contest, all's you
have to do is take a photo of
yourself, family member or
loved one sporting that
beauty and send it to us
here. From there it'll be
posted to our website
www.tvrgc.com and also
www.MySpace.com/TVRGC. Then
judged very judiciously by
our President and Vice
President for the
following:
1) Distance from the Club
2) Originality
3) Humor
4 If it was created in photo
shop(disqualfied if it
was)
Judging will take place
between Memorial Day and
Thanksgiving. The Winners name
then announced at our annual
Christmas Party. Depending on
the Clubs treasury condition
the Winner will receive
either our choice of a fully
loaded 2010 Cadillac Escalade
or a crisp stack of bills
totaling $25.00!
So don't forget to pack that
T-shirt! By the way if you
don't have one you can pick
one up by writing us here or
e-mail
Doc
or calling Doc 469-8584.
Our Fist Entry
SUMMER 2009 Newsletter!
OUR ANNUAL PICNIC is
scheduled for Sunday, August
16, at 1:00 p.m. here at the
Grounds. Once again the Club
will provide hamburgers, hot
dogs, snacks, and soda. BYOB,
as in the recent past. Some
folks will bring dishes from
home...so if you have a
family-favorite fixin' or
some soon-to-be-famous fare
(everyday, ethnic, or
exotic), why not share?
Family, friends, and
prospective members are
always welcome, but remember:
Ranges will be closed for the
day!
RAFFLE! We'll be mailing out
soon a letter containing
raffle tickets for the 50-50
drawing, unless you've
already picked them up or had
them passed on to you
personally. PLEASE RETURN
STUBS, MONEY, AND ANY UNSOLD
TICKETS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
By now everyone knows the
importance of this source of
income. Dues cover only the
most basic of our expenses!
Raffles,like this,help
provide the extras needed to
make our Club a better safer
place! so sell your allotment
and ask for more! If you need
more contact us here or call
Doc at 469-8584!
MEETING DATES for the rest of
the year (second Sunday of
the month, two o'clock) are
July 12, August 9, September
13, October 11, November 8,
and December 13.
T-SHIRT CONTEST! We have had
several several photo
submissions in our Traveling
T-shirt contest! They can be
presently seen at
www.myspace.com/tvrgc and
very soon at www.tvrgc.com !
Check them out! Remember you
still have time to enter and
claim the prize! If you need
a shirt call Doc@469-8584
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!
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS! Along
about the third week of July
we anticipate having to close
the rifle range for the day!
During that time the 100yd.
backstop will be rebuilt by a
hired excavation team! The
end result will be that the
dirt backstops height will
increase by about four feet!
We regret any inconvenience
to our members but safety
first as they say!
For now that's all there is!
Hope to see you soon.
Please have a happy and safe
4th of July!
→ One of our members,
John W., has created an
interesting spot at
www.MySpace.com/TVRGC show
club related photo's.
Currently he has some
wonderful ones of our March
Shotgun Surprise Shoot and
The Joe Cuz Match. check them
out. I think you'll enjoy
them!
→ Speaking of thanks we
should give a huge one to
Frank C. He donated a
gorgeous 18 horse riding
tractor to the Club. So if
the Club grounds look better
then ever make sure you thank
Frank for his generosity!
→ Rifle Rack- our
donated rifle rack was
raffled off netting about
$125.00! The winner of the
rack, Edward H., redonated
that rack back to the Club.
Rumor has it that fine piece
will be raffled once again
and the proceeds, again,
added to The Range
Improvement Fund.
→ 2009 Club T-shirts-
Our initial order was
completely sold out between
pick up Friday and the day of
the shoot. A new order has
been placed and should be
ready for pick up by Friday
May First. This could
possibly be the last order
for this year! So don't
hesitate.
Order yours today by
contacting Doc @ 469-8584 or
e-mail
Doc
→ 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 after April
26th. 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!
→ NRA Membership- Club
Recruitment Director George
H. apparently wants to become
the Tommy Fucillo of the
Taconic. He's decided to
continue offering NRA Basic
Membership for $10.00's till
Memorial Day. To take
advantage of this HUGE offer
contact us here or call
George @ 421-9635!
→ 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
August 1, 1781
The English army under Lord
Cornwallis occupy Yorktown,
Virginia.
August 2, 1776
In Philadelphia most members
of the Continental Congress began
attaching their signatures to the
parchment copy of the Declaration of
Independence.
August 6, 1776
In Philadelphia, delegates to
the Constitutional Convention begin
debating the first complete draft of
the proposed Constitution of the
United States.
August 7, 1782
At his headquarters in Newburgh, New
York, General George Washington,
creates the "Badge for Military
Merit," a decoration consisting of a
purple heart-shaped piece of silk,
edged with a narrow binding of
silver, with the word Merit stitched
across the face in silver.
8 August 8, 1776
John Paul Jones is commissioned as a
captain and appointed to command the
Alfred. His orders are to harass
enemy merchant ships and defend the
American coast.
I wish to have no connection with
any ship that does not sail fast;
for I intend to go in harm's way.
~~ John Paul Jones - letter to M. Le
Ray de Chaumont
13 August 13, 1777
American explosive device made
by David Bushnell explodes near
British vessel off New London,
CT.
August 14,
Washington learns of de Grasse's
decision to sail to the Chesapeake.
He orders Rochambeau's corps of
about 2,000 men and 2,500 American
troops to Virginia, where it will to
join Continental troops under
Lafayette in besieging Cornwallis's
army in fortifications on the
peninsula between the York and James
Rivers.
16 August
1691 - Yorktown, Va., was founded.
1777 - American forces won the
Revolutionary War Battle of
Bennington, Vt. 1780 - American
troops under Gen. Horatio Gates were
badly defeated by the British at the
Battle of Camden, South Carolina.
August 19, 1779
Americans under Major Henry
Lee take the British garrison at
Paulus Hook, New Jersey.
August 20, 1781
George Washington begins to
move his troops south to fight
Cornwallis.
22 August
1775 - England's King George III
proclaimed the American colonies in a
state of open rebellion. 1777 - With
the approach of General Benedict
Arnold's army, British Colonel Barry
St. Ledger abandoned Fort Stanwix and
returns to Canada. Admiral de Grasse
arrived off the Virginia Capes on
August 26, 1781 and soon after made
contact with the Marquis de
Lafayette. on August 21, 1781
, Washington began moving his army
south. General Charles Cornwallis.
From the collections of The Mariners'
Museum. Leaving 2,500 troops with
Major General Heath in New York to
screen the withdrawal of the
remainder of the American army,
Washington began the long trek south
through New Jersey and Philadelphia
to the northern end of the Chesapeake
Bay.
August 27, 1776
The Americans are defeated by
the British at the Battle of Long
Island, New York. Washington weeps while watching through a spyglass as the British massacre Americans who have surrendered. But Washington often reminds his men that they are an army of liberty and freedom, and that the rights of humanity for which they are fighting should extend even to their enemies.
Washington retreated
during the night from Long Island to
New York City withdrawing from
Manhattan to Westchester.
Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose!
~~ Gen. Washington
Washington now changes tactics, avoiding large scale battles with the British by a series of retreats.
29 1776 -
General George
30 August
1645 - Dutch & Indians signed
peace treaty in New Amsterdam (NY).
1682 - William Penn left England to
sail to New World. He took along an
insurance policy. 1780 - General
Benedict Arnold betrayed the US when
he promised secretly to surrender the
fort at West Point to the British
army. Arnold whose name has become
synonymous with traitor fled to
England after the botched conspiracy.
His co-conspirator, British spy Major
John Andre, was hanged. 1781 - The
French fleet of 24 ships under Comte
de Grasse arrived in the Chesapeake
Bay to aid the American Revolution.
The fleet defeated British under
Admiral Graves at battle of
Chesapeake Capes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
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.
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.
You see in order to
win our Taconic Traveling
T-shirt Contest, all's you
have to do is take a photo of
yourself, family member or
loved one sporting that
beauty and send it to us
here. From there it'll be
posted to our website
www.tvrgc.com and also
www.MySpace.com/TVRGC. Then
judged very judiciously by
our President and Vice
President for the
following:
The Winners name
then announced at our annual
Christmas Party. Depending on
the Clubs treasury condition
the Winner will receive
either our choice of a fully
loaded 2010 Cadillac Escalade
or a crisp stack of bills
totaling $25.00!
TVRGC.com
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!