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Nine members attended the meeting hosted by Lee
Wood in Boulder. Present were Dave Martinez, Coy Toavs, Lee Wood, David Wells,
Bob Hunnes, Julia Collins,
Elizabeth Pike, Chip Schrader, Corrina Birnbaum and Jennifer Downey (who had to
leave before the meeting got well underway). Thanks to those people for their
valuable participation. Unfortunately, no representative from the
Snow Mountain Group was present, which made it difficult to
discuss and take action upon several club issues. We need your
feedback on preferences for meeting schedules so that we can
improve upon this meeting's turnout.
At the time of
the meeting Club President Dave Martinez was preparing for an extended work
related absence until September, so the Board decided to proceed with as much
decision making as possible. Some topics were left to be finalized at the next
general meeting in November, around the time of the Thanksgiving Biathlon Camp
at Snow Mountain. It was decided to leave the Board of Directors from this last
season in place as an interim body for the
coming summer season (see Board list below).
The only addition to the current Board was Julia
Collins graciously volunteering to be the Newsletter Editor and CBC Web page
Manager. (W-303.492.0842, collinsj@colorado.edu) Thank you Julia!
The Board of Directors is currently:
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President
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Dave Martinez
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H-303.932.0748
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martinezda@co-mail.ngb.army.mil
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Board Chairman
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Bob Hunnes
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H-303.443.7099
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hunneses@aol.com
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Vice Pres./Snow Mtn.
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Jeff May
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H-970.887.2272
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RJMay@rkymtnhi.com
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Vice Pres./Frisco(temp)
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David Wells
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H-303.985.4481
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davidwells@earthlink.net
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Vice Pres./Eldora
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Chip Schrader
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H-303.449.3745
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Secretary
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Coy Toavs
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H-303.541.9495
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coy@cyrix.com
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Treasurer
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Lee Wood
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H-303.440.8694
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lee@dac.com
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On the subject of lack of club member participation, Dave M. stressed that in
order for your ideas or concerns to be addressed by the Board, it is necessary
for you to be proactive. Club policy changes require a vocal membership and a
responsive governing body.
The goal is to have a club that is fun and open to its members in a dynamic
way. Over the past two seasons we've tried to make this goal a reality,
and it has been successful in some ways and not yet in others. It takes an
attitude of open cooperation and
communication from everyone to make it work.
Ideally, a club member should be able to express ideas and concerns to his/her
representative Vice President or other Board Member, and the issue will be
passed to the rest of the Board and addressed appropriately. The
responsive participation of all Board Members is the key link in order
to ensure that the club constituency is well represented,
and that there is timely communication with the rest of the Board.
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The Treasury balance is approximately $2700 as of season's end.
This may seem like a lot, but
there are some expenses not yet deducted, including:
- Approximately $500-700 toward Daisy model
953 pellet rifles (with good sights and
slings) for Junior shooters along with 3-4 pellet targets (these are items
earmarked from the USBA grant for promoting Junior development).
- Lumber purchase for rifle racks at Eldora and Frisco.
- Lumber purchase for rebuilding the target platform at Snow
Mountain.
- Summer race expenses.
- Travel costs for bringing in the instructor for the Coach/Official
Certification Class.
- Sharing the cost of printed race bibs for Frisco
with contributing sponsors, or getting club patches and/or stickers made.
We should also consider keeping a reserve for new targets as we can afford them.
This pretty well takes up the whole bank account.
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Last season the Snow Mountain Nordic Center instituted a new policy for
race entry fee disbursement to the club. In the past $3 from
each $12 Senior entry went into the club treasury. This was changed to $1 per
entry. Jim Young cited the need to show more revenue from the Biathlon races
held at Snow Mountain. Since this entry money is the club's single biggest
source of income, the Board decided to raise the entry fee for Snow Mountain
races to $15 for Seniors, leaving the Junior entry fee at $8.
Entry fees at Frisco will
remain $12 for Seniors and $8 for Juniors, since we have a different fee
arrangement there. Club memberships
will stay $10/Senior, $5/Junior, and $15/Family. It was reported that some
people raced throughout the season without a CBC membership.
It was decided that CBC membership be required to race at Club
events, with the option of paying a slightly higher entry fee if
you only plan to do one race and/or prefer not to join the club.
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The pursuit race format we've experimented with the past two seasons has
not worked out well. Suggestions have been made to use a "percent back" type of
points structure (similar to the one used for the National Points List) to
determine the top skier in each class. The classes
are Men's Senior and Master, Women's Senior
and Master, and Junior Boys and/or Girls as applicable. Hopefully this
approach will
eliminate many of the problems we encountered. We'll include this topic
as an agenda item at
the Fall meeting so that we can reach an arrangement
everyone understands before the season starts.
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A National Development Camp is scheduled for July 28 - Aug.5 in
Jericho, VT. This camp is for the 13-15 year old who is a talented athlete but
has little biathlon experience. Four boys and four girls will be sent from this
region. They will be selected from a testing format available from Joan
Guetschow at the Rocky Mountain RCE in Utah (801.645.7660), or Thad Barnes in
Durango (970.259.5844). Joan is also putting together a web page for this
region that will have more camp info on it - see
http://www.ditell.com/~joang/.
For the experienced junior biathlete, there will be a National Junior Camp in
Jericho Aug.9 - Aug.24. Each RCE coach will be bringing a team of qualified
juniors. Athletes will be set up
in groups of equal talent from around the country. Contact Joan for this as
well.
Snow Mountain has asked the club to generate more Junior events, which
we'll need to address at the Fall club meeting to develop dates and formats. In
order to effectively pursue this we need a coordinator of Junior Development.
It would be this person's duty to oversee the club's efforts and be in direct
touch with Joan Guetschow and the roster of Juniors in the area. We can't
really make this a reality unless someone steps forward to do it. Future
sponsorship and funding for the club will depend heavily on our Juniors
program.
There is a target available for use as a Junior Development target at a
location in Colorado other than the three ranges we now use. If you would like
to submit a proposal outlining your plan for its use, the following criteria
must be addressed:
- Junior Development - this means you can't just
set it up in your back yard
for fun. Present a plan for its use and what the potential is
in the area for exposing new Juniors to biathlon.
- Ease of public access to
the target site to enable more training potential and participation.
- Land use permission and safe range configuration.
- CBC participation - the Juniors
using the target must race in a minimum of 3-4 CBC races during the season.
Submit your written request to the CBC Board of Directors.
Proposals can be sent to Coy Toavs, Club Secretary, 2962 Shadow Creek Dr. #309,
Boulder, CO 80303 or to his email address above.
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Dave M. reported he'd received orders that the ten Guard targets at Snow
Mountain be checked in with the Quartermaster's office
while not in use over the Summer. This means
transporting them to Denver, which Dave was to set up with Guard personnel. In
Dave's absence, Kory Kipferl agreed to be the Guard liaison to oversee the
return of the targets to Snow Mountain this fall. There will be a tight window
of access to the Snow Mountain range the week prior to the Summer race on
August 23. This means a coordinated effort of club members to reinstall them.
If for some reason the targets aren't available from the Guard by the August
race date, we will use the 6 club targets from Frisco and Eldora as backups.
Bill Hay will need help from everyone to set things up and help make the race
run smoothly.
Dave Wells has retrieved the Frisco targets and range signs,
and will store them over the summer.
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Somehow Holly Lerner's race time from the Governor's Cup was not
tabulated on the
results, for which Dave Wells expresses his embarrassed apologies as race
manager. She had a close finish too! Luckily, her shooting score has been
included in the overall shooting results, with the help of Scott Copeland. A
good thing, since it was her best shooting of the season. Sorry, Holly!
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There were some questions after the Feb. 22 Snow Mountain race regarding
hand loading extra rounds and reinserting clips while shooting. Here are the
rules as they appear in the IBU Rulebook:
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Rule 9.4.2 - Use of Magazine
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...If rounds are lost from the magazine or fail to fire, a new magazine may not
be used for loading. Such rounds must be loaded individually. If a magazine is
lost, it may be replaced with another magazine.
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Rule 9.5.2 - Loading and Unloading
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The rifle may be loaded and unloaded only with the barrel pointed in the
direction of the targets. To insert a magazine into the rifle is part of the
loading procedure. When moving from one firing point to another, the competitor
must first unload his rifle and place the rifle on his back in the normal
carrying position.
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Rule 9.6.1 - Misfires and Lost Rounds
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Misfired or lost rounds may be replaced by a competitor if he is carrying spare
rounds. If he is not carrying spare rounds, replacement rounds may be obtained
by the competitor from a Range Official by raising his hand and saying
"Bullets" and the name of his nation loudly. The Range Official who responds
will get the spare rounds from the team's reserve rifle or from the team's
support staff behind the range and deliver them to the competitor. (Note: In
our club scenario, a nation doesn't need to be called out and generic rounds
will be given if the competitor doesn't have his own spares. A competitor may
carry his own brand of spare rounds in a relay magazine or standard magazine.
However, he may not
remove the original magazine he inserted at the start of that shooting stop.)
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Disqualification Rule 12.6.19
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Using a second magazine instead of loading
lost rounds, replacement rounds for misfires, or Relay rounds individually.
(9.4.2)
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It was an honor to have had some excellent foreign biathletes race with us this
season. Vladimir and Petra Cervenka from the Czech Republic and Kirill Boldyrev
from Russia were a treat to watch. We hope they join us again whenever it's
possible, and convey our best regards to them.
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Class champions were decided at the final (pursuit style) race of the
season. This year's champions were:
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Senior Men
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Dave Cleveland
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Senior Women
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Ramona May
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Masters Men
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Jeff May
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Masters Women
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Julia Collins
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Junior Boys
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Jeremy Randle
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Junior Girls
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Lanny Barnes
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The USBA Nationals this year were combined with the Canadian National
Championships, offering a great opportunity for interesting travel as well as a
chance to see some excellent competition. Dave Cleveland, Corrina Birnbaum and
Chip Schrader made the trip and came back with many photos and stories. Weather
was not very cooperative, beginning with some fresh snow but deteriorating
steadily with warm temperatures and rainy conditions. Dave placed in the
mid-thirties for a respectable showing. Chip found that the Masters field in
his age group consisted of 2 skiers, the other one a Canadian, so they decided
to race with the Senior Men - a very fast group as it turned out. Corinna had
Rifle Problems From Hell, but persevered and came back with a positive
experience overall, and gained the respect of those who had given her a hand.
Since the CBC doesn't have a club jacket or uniform, people were wondering "who
are they?" Maybe we can come up with some sort of club patch to help identify
our skiers in the future. (Dave Wells is working on an idea he's had that could
be used for a patch and stickers. Hopefully by the Summer race we can get a
look at it. Julia also did some doodling, and took advantage of
her editorial position to add her logo ideas to this newsletter. Send
her your feedback!)
Chip shared his great photos of the old city at the club meeting.
He said one visit wasn't enough, and hopes to return in the future.
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National Summer Team member Marc Sheppard will be hosting a
clinic on
shooting and training plans for Summer
and Winter Biathlon on July 15, 16 and 17.
Clinic price is $60/day, and single day participation
is available. There are possible
hotel accommodations for camp participants, or you
can arrange your own camping or hotel plans.
A couple of other National Team members will be on
hand as coaches for general biathlon input (mainly summer). There will be a
pair of races that weekend, on the 18th in Bozeman at 10:00 -
contact Jean MacInnes (406.586.9070), and on the 19th at
West Yellowstone at 9:00 - contact
Marc (406.646.0012, or altius@gomontana.com).
Jennifer Downey is planning to go
and is willing to coordinate travel with other CBC members
who'd like to go.
Contact her at 303.443.1135 or send e-mail to
Velonews@7dogs.com (put "biathlon" in the subject line so
that it goes straight to her!)
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The dates of September 11, 12, and 13 are confirmed
for our coach/official certification clinic.
The evening of Friday 9/11,
and all day Saturday 9/12 (approximately a 9-5 schedule)
will comprise the officials' portion of the clinic.
Those who desire the coaches' certification will need to
attend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The cost is $70 for the coach certification, and $35 if
you are only attending the Friday/Saturday officials'
certification.
Study materials will be sent
in early August, so we need to have a good idea of who's taking the
class by then. Contact Dave Wells or Julia Collins if you're
interested in attending the clinic.
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There will be four planned Certification Clinics this next season.
Dates will be
determined along with the race schedule and sent out with the Fall newsletter.
All Certification Clinics are free of charge, but
USBA membership is required to
practice or race. (Note that one day memberships available.)
The tentative certification schedule is:
- Summer Biathlon Orientation. Aug. 23
and Sept. 5, the morning
of each Summer race at Snow Mountain. These will be short presentations to
prepare newcomers for the race that day only.
There will not be a test and
participants will not receive their Certification Red Book, although they will
receive a card indicating attendance if they wish to take part in the full
Winter Certification.
- Thanksgiving Biathlon Camp, as
part of the three day program that precedes each Winter race season, usually on
a Saturday. This will be the full day clinic with test and range procedure
orientation.
- Late Dec./Early Jan. - full day clinic.
- Late Jan./Early Feb. - full day clinic.
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Proposed Newsletter mailings will be mid-July prior to the Summer
Races, pre-season/mid-October (containing the Season Race Schedule and
CBC membership form),
early season/mid-January (containing a current phone list), end of
season/early May (containing season's results and news from annual club meeting).
As you can see, we're already late on this issue, but hopefully
we'll soon get back on schedule.
If you'd like to submit something to include in the Newsletter,
please send it by the 20th of April, June, September, or December to:
Julia Collins, 1656 North St.
Boulder, CO 80304
303.492.0842
collinsj@colorado.edu
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Classifieds
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For Sale:
Alpina skate boots, size 37. Require NNN bindings. $25.
Click photos below for larger image:
Contact Julia at 303.946.5298 or
collinsj@colorado.edu
(February 15, 2008)
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For Sale:
Anschutz 1827L left-handed bolt-action (non Fortner) rifle in excellent
condition with ICC 14"x52"x4.5" case. Sling, harness, five
magazines, aperture set, factory test target and manual.
Rifle is in Grand Junction, CO. $1,750 or best offer.
Contact Mike Everett at 970.623.3434 or
me-nh@q.com.
(January 21, 2008)
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For Sale:
Left handed Lakefield model 90B Biathlon rifle. Lyman peep sight, four magazines,
no sling. Very good condition. Just gone over by a qualified gunsmith. Price
negotiable. Rifle is in Boulder, Colorado. Contact Kimm Singer at
303.443.3031 or
kimmsinger@qwest.net.
(November 21, 2007)
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For Sale:
Anschutz 1827L left-handed bolt-action (non Fortner) biathlon
rifle in very good condition. Complete with sights, K.G. Larsen harness,
four magazines (storage in stock), manual, etc. $1650 or best offer. Rifle
is in Pleasant Hill, California. Email
kerriganbennett@comcast.net.
(February 19, 2007)
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For Sale:
Swix Team poles (one level down from top-of -the-line Stars)
- 134 cm, 2002?, good used condition, $50
- 145 cm, 2002?, good used condition, $50
Alpina skate boots (all top of the line models for given
year, current retail is $349!!!)
- size 36.5, 2005, almost new, $150
- size 37, 2004, used, $50
- size 37, 2005, brand new, $175
- size 37, 2006, almost new, $200
- size 38, 2006, almost new, $200
Contact Sarah Konrad
at skonrad1@gmail.com.
(January 3, 2006)
- For sale: Brand new 2005 Salomon Racing 'Skate 9' boots
(size 7.5 US, 40 2/3 Euro) and Salomon Pilot bindings (still in box -- won
from Salomon Series last year and just received). Most Nordic stores
should be able to exchange the boots for a different size if needed.
Price: $175 for boots (retail for $280), $50 for bindings (retail for $90),
or both boots and bindings for $200 total.
Contact Michael Brothers at 719.487.2912,
brothersmichael@hotmail.com
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David Wells has produced and printed a 'CBC
Snowflake' sticker to enhance your rifle, gun case, car, dog bowl, etc.
(see example at right). The actual product measures 2 3/4" high and
is IBU size compliant, so
there's no problem having one on your rifle no matter where you
compete. It's available for $3 and can be ordered through David
directly: 303.985.4481, davidwells@earthlink.net.
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For sale:
all things biathlon. Altius
Handcrafted Firearms
is the only biathlon specialty shop in the U.S. We offer Anschutz
products at reasonable prices, plus our own
line of accessories and custom stocks. Ammunition from Eley, Federal, RWS,
Lapua, and others is available. Biathlon targets, skis, wax, and all
accessories complete our product line. Gunsmithing and stock repair by
factory-trained service technician also available. Contact Marc Sheppard at
Altius Handcrafted Firearms at 406.646.9222 or
altiusguns@earthlink.net.
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