My first wish as your new President is to thank Keith Wright for his two years as President. The Club has made positive changes & new growth in community awareness of what we are and where we are. Thank you again Keith. My goal as your new president is to promote our growth in education & membership. We will also work on bringing more shooting events for members to participate in, such as Bowling Pin shoots, pistol matches, more archery matches, etc. I'm open to any suggestions from members on what they would like to see in the future. If you would like to promote a new shooting discipline at COSC, please contact me soon.

Thank you

Duane Whaley

Camp Dinner -  Our next meeting is on 2/7 at 7PM. This is our 10th Annual Camp Dinner. This year we are working hard to make this one to be the best ever. We still need wild game donations & raffle prize donations from our members. Also, we need workers for raffles, food preparation, & servers. All you new members this is a great way to get work hours & have a good time.

For more info call Duane @ 646.1611 Thank you.

Cowboy Action Meeting -  Our first meeting for the new year will be on Wed 2/22 @ 7 PM. We will be setting up our shooting schedule for this season. We would like to welcome new members & shooters to this years program at this meeting. If you would like to learn more about Cowboy action shooting please attend.

-Duane

Archery - Anyone, any age, interested in Archery is welcome to attend a special meeting Wed Feb 8th 7pm at the clubhouse. Topics to cover.. our new Jr Archery program, ASA shoots, practice range renovation, public hours, 3-D range maintenance, Member input, & more... COSC will be hosting the 1st outdoor ASA 3-D Archery shoot of the year Sat. & Sun. 3/31 & 4/1/12. This shoot is open to everyone, any age, & help will be needed from our members.

For more info call Dave @ 646.0701

Junior Archery - I would first like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for the kind words & support at the gun show bake sale. I would like to describe a little of what we are going to do moving forward. I was certified as a level one instructor through the National Archery in Schools Program & Centershot Ministries. We will first work on safety, then String bow & technique. Then hopefully the weather will get nice enough to actually shoot the bows. We will be doing a few fund raisers to purchase the same Matthews Genesis bows that the schools use for their programs. If anyone has any questions feel free to call me @ 643.1497

Deer & Turkey Expo Lansing - Feb. 17,18,& 19 Any members interested in working the NRA Booth at this years Expo should contact Duane Whaley @ 646.1611. You will be signing up new NRA members & promoting C.O.S.C. Events & programs at this event. We are looking for nine volunters for this event. We will count this as Club work hours.

Junior & Ladies Trap - It is that time of year to start thinking about Junior and Ladies Trap. There will be a ShotGun Class on April 14th for new shooters. All new shooters need this class for safety reasons and to be eligible for the N.R.A. Marksmanship Awards that we present at the banquet. Junior Trap will start on Tuesday May 1st at 5:00 hope to see all previous shooters and some new shooters also. To sign up as a new shooter please contact Keith Wright at 646.9179.

Free Fishing Weekend - The Winter 2012 Free Fishing Weekend is scheduled for February 18 & 19.  All fishing license fees will be waived for two days. Residents and out-of-state visitors may enjoy fishing on both inland and Great Lakes' waters for all species of fish. All fishing regulations will still apply. Michigan offers some of the finest freshwater fishing in the world, with more than 3,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, over 11,037 inland lakes and 36,350 miles of rivers and streams. Included are 12,000 miles of trout waters, for which approximately 1,000 miles are considered Michigan's finest. So grab a pole and your family and friends, and let's go fishing!

Membership - if you would like to join our organization, please contact Stu Miller at 517-393-3178 or via email at stuart_miller2015@comcast.net  You may also download our membership application and mail it.

NRA / COSC Membership Recruiting - When joining or renewing by mail, please provide:

· Name and address

· Membership number (if renewing)

· Magazine you prefer

American Rifleman

American Hunter

1st Freedom

· A check for $25 made out to NRA (Your receipt will be mailed to you.) Send to:

Tom Butler, 7188 Williams Rd, Lansing, MI 48911. Any questions, call 517.646.0077.

This procedure is not just for C.O.S.C. members.  Have your friends, neighbors, co-workers or anyone renew or join through the club and C.O.S.C. will get $5 or $10 commission.