September Funshoot cancelled

I am terribly sorry folks, range conditions are such, that I fear I cannot produce an adequately challenging and safe shoot for you this month. The layer of mud and muck from last week has turned into a layer of peanut butter, gluing everything to the ground and making movement difficult. And with rain predicted at 60% the majority of the week, it isn't looking better.

Therefore there will be no funshoot at all this Saturday (Sept. 24), and the Invitational Team Trophy Funshoot is postponed until October 22nd.

If this presents any scheduling issues, please email me and I'll issue refunds as necessary.

Sorry to disappoint, and thanks, see you in October!

gary  iwlafunshoot1@comcast.net

Rob sent me this

Rob sent me this link a long time ago. It is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlMz2sCDCA4

A big thank you

Now that the dust has settled, I would like to take a moment to thank those responsible for Sundays match at York.

First and foremost, you have to understand the enormity of the task, I mean literally 5 feet of water in the stat shack, most everything in there lost; tossed around concrete, a berm lost, most of our props relocated, shooting benches that were actually spotted in Lake Redman. Remember the mud out front? It covered everything in the back too. We had one guy who spent the majority of Saturday shoveling it off the back pits with a coal shovel. The head of our rifle program showed up, shook his head, gave up on his schedule for NEXT year, and left.

Enter the big kahuna himself, Howard, he is mostly to blame for our success; he managed to rally the BEST (and possibly the most insane) match crew in the world to get the job done. Basically living there for 3 days, he rallied us in shifts. Come Saturday when new folks arrived and had that deer in the headlights look, he began the absurd task of building stages amongst the muck. Stages? Are you kidding me? Stages for what?! But it worked, and we pulled it off as a team.

And then there is Chet, head of our trap program, he is relentless. When not helping pistol, he and his crew are working to recover the automatic clay bird throwers that were all under muddy water and now unserviceable until rebuilt, by sometime in the late winter. As of yesterday the water finally receded enough that they could start cleaning up, it will take a while.

And Denny with his bobcat, thanks to him we could get vehicles past the curve, he spent all of Saturday rebuilding the drive, fixing several washouts large enough to eat a VW bug.

So next time you are at a local event, not just at York, remember how it is that you can be, it is the dedication of the volunteer staff and directors, that make it possible.

Thank you to all who are a part of Team York!
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication, you guys are the absolute best! Without you we would be lost.

g

Results are up!

Here's the LINK

Thanks to everyone for coming out, and especially those who worked to make it happen.

We are on for tomorrow!

All systems are go. The road is repaired, but parking is a bit trickey, do not park in the grass if at all possible, it is still very soft. If we run out of space at the range, we can park up by the trap house and walk in.

Bring bug spray, those little flying things are very hungry.

See you in the am.

Status 9/9/11

A lot has been done and we're starting to look pretty good. I'm counting on a big turnout tomorrow for set up (10:00am)and if that happens and we don't get anymore rain I expect the match to be go for launch Sunday morning.

It will probably be muddy in spots, the road from the trap building to the ranges is still 4 wheel drive only. Parking is going to be a mess. We lost the berms to pit 8, so we're down a pistol stage. but I'll be surprised if we can't pull off having both the pistol and shotgun matches.

We never quit. We are York Pistol.

Situation report

The situation at York Izaak Walton is bad, but we are working on it.

The storm and subsequent flooding is unlike anything I have ever seen. There is an incredible amount of damage to the ranges, and a lot of stuff is missing. Part of the rifle range was destroyed. I mean concrete slabs ripped out and overturned. Water was at least 5 feet deep inside the stat shack. The refrigerator was turned upside down. Water was so deep it got inside the trailer, and filled every shed. Watermarks at different places show at least 6 feet. All of the props in the back pits were contained by the fences and gates, but is in a big pile in pit 4. The driveway was blocked by a tree in one place and washed out in three with gullies up to 3 feet deep.

Several of us spent most of the day cleaning out the stat shack. We had to shovel mud out, wash everything that can be saved, and throw away or burn a lot of stuff. The road is passable to 4 wheel drives now. I think. Tomorrow we will tackle the trailer, and maybe get to some of the sheds.

Saturday is our scheduled match set-up, and it is now at least part recovery effort. If recovery goes well, we will set up the match. We've got our fingers crossed.

I don't like cancelling matches, and we'll make every effort to host the September USPSA match, and shotgun side match. The decision on the match will be made by 5:00pm Saturday and I will post it here.

Wish us luck.