Greetings from the President,

           Well, eight months have flown by since I took over the office of President of the Falcon Sportsmen Club.  We have been rather busy this summer.  We had the Prize Party in March and it was again a resounding success.  Maybe next year more of you will want to take part in the fun and festivities.  April brought the beginning of the Summer Tri County Trap League as well as the Central New York Trap League.  They are both completed now, and we can hold our heads up, as we did rather well. 

            The annual fish derby was held in June and we had a very nice day and a very successful day for all, participants and workers.  The club held the annual chicken BBQ and 50 bird shoot again this August and we had 55 shooters that took part for a fun day.  We would have liked to see more of our members here taking part in the BBQ though, maybe next time.  We also took a trap team (30 people) to Carthage Rod and Gun Club for a 100 bird shoot, again in August this year and we won first place, beating Carthage team by one bird.  So, there is another trophy on the wall at the club for all to see, with the team listed and their scores.  We have won four out of five years at this 100 bird shoot.

            We also hosted the shoot off for the Tri County Summer League at our club this year on August 23^rd, and  we entertained 93 shooters for a successful shoot and delicious barbecue chicken dinner. 

            The club is gearing up for another annual golf tournament on September 6^th, with a delicious dinner to follow at the club.  This is also something to keep in mind for next year.  Maybe more teams will take part, always welcome. 

            Some of us will not be available the weekend of the tournament, as we will be at the Central New York shoot off at Pathfinder Club on the 7^th of September.  All twelve clubs in this league, north and south, will be in attendance.  There are over 700 shooters in the whole league, but normally only 400 or so attend the shoot off.  That should also be a fun day for all.

            We are now looking forward to the annual turkey shoot at the club, which will be held on the 19^th of October.  Hope to see many of you that day.  Please make yourselves known to me.  I will be there all day. 

            We have also improved the club this year in many ways so far.  We have new targets on the archery range, we have a new BBQ pit with roof overhead that is just about finished.  We have used it a couple of times so far and it was very nice.  I know that in case of inclement weather, the roof will be very much appreciated by the men cooking chicken etc. 

Please stop by the club at any time and say hello.

                                                                        Dottie Wells, President