Leadville Rod & Gun Club

10/11/2025

Hello again

We have elections coming up and it looks like Jonathan Wilson is going to transition to a President-in-training if you will. Chris Cary has informed the club that he would like someone to transition into the President spot to take over when he retires soon.
This will leave a secretary position open if anyone would like to take that. The November meeting is where we will pick new officers. If you want something to change, show up to the meeting.
Public trap shooting is done for the season, it will hopefully start back up in Spring. We still need some people who are interested in trap shooting to help out as we are losing our members that have been handling that.
Please take care of the ranges when you are there, the people that spend their free time cleaning up are volunteers. Everyone should be able to pick up their own trash.

Don't shoot the target boards with shotgun shells.
Treat all guns as loaded and keep all guns facing down range.
Thanks for your time.
LRGC

09/19/2025

We have a minute man shoot tomorrow, Bring your rifle and the gear you'd put on if you were going to head out into an unknown situation.
Trap shooting is going to shut the doors for the winter soon.
We have just a handful of shoots left for the rest of the year.
Don't forget, we will have new expectations for members next year.

Thanks for your time.
LRGC

09/12/2025

Good afternoon.

We have a clean up day at the new range tomorrow at 10AM.
We are going to do an NRA Dinner sometime next year in Chaffee County. Some of our members will be going to a meeting early October to talk with their members on a collaboration for the Dinner and other potential events.
We have not had any interest in the director for the Fish Derby or volunteers for next year's trap shoots. We are running out of time for the Derby. These events that we sponsor put money back into the club for upgrading the range. The less money that comes in, the less we can do.
We are working on a new membership agreement/waiver that will set some new expectations for members next year. This agreement will address issues that we hope will allow us to not only continue, but grow the club to benefit the members and families. If you want input on our direction, coming to our meetings is the best way to do that.

Thanks for your time
LRGC

09/08/2025

Hello again.
We have a few shoots left for the rest of the season. Please check the website if you want to know any of the dates for any of our events or meetings.
leadvillerodandgunclub.com
A member lost an ammo box out at the range, if anyone picked one up accidentally, please let us know.
We still don't have a director for the fishing derby. We also need more volunteers to continue the trap events next year.

Thanks for your time.
LRGC

08/15/2025

Good afternoon
-We received our shipping container today for the new range. This will help us with much needed storage.
-The third and final ATA trap shoot for the season is tomorrow at 9 am.
-There will be a Friends of the NRA banquet in Salida in October. If anyone is interested in tickets or to donate, let us know.
-We are going to formalize a safety brief for members to attend and sign for next year. More details to come later.
-New shooter pistol shoot Sunday.
-Wheel Gun shoot next weekend.
Check out the website for the event times and dates.
leadvillerodandgunclub.com

Treat every gun like it's loaded and keep all guns facing down range.
Thanks for your time.
LRGC

08/08/2025

Hello everyone!

-We have a new range workday this Saturday and a club meeting next Thursday.
-We have quite a few older members leaving their posts this year. We could really use some more people to help run the club activities. It's going to be very difficult to keep everything going without a few more people to help out.
-We don't have a director yet for the fishing derby in February and without one there's a good possibility we won't be able to conduct the derby.

Thanks for your time.

LRGC

08/03/2025

Mark Bennett from BV is the winner of the raffle. Thanks everyone for buying tickets.

08/01/2025

Hi all,

Last few days to get in on the raffle. Drawing is Sunday at 2 PM

No Gun Show this year at Boom Days.

LRGC

07/25/2025

We still have tickets for the raffle of a nice 22 rifle left. Drawing is August 3rd, so this is the last week.

We have a scoped carbine (semi-auto) rifle shoot tomorrow at 10 AM. We will be using the long range and sighting in targets up to 600+ yards. Bring your spotting scopes and any other long range equipment. No armor piercing ammo since we will be shooting at steel.

LRGC

07/11/2025

Good morning.
-We made a decision at last night's meeting to cancel the Gun Show this year due to lack of dealer participation.
-We approved the purchase of equipment to start doing NRL 22 shoots. We are hoping to have at least one or two shoots this year.
-Jim Moyer let the board and officers know that this will be his last year doing ATA shoots.
-We have new range work day tomorrow at 10 AM.
-We still have raffle tickets for the 22 rifle available, drawing is Aug 3.
Any questions or comments, please feel free to write us an email or talk to any of our board members or officers.
Thanks for your time.
LRGC

07/10/2025

🚨 Emergency Alert – Twin Lakes Area & Chaffee County

UPDATE July 11 11:45am - Fire is 100% contained

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UPDATE July 11 7:30am - From Chaffee County Government: As of 0730am, Friday July 11, the Mountain View Fire northwest of Buena Vista is considered 50% contained. There was no spread overnight. Crews continue to work to extinguish spot fires and mop up hotspots. Evacuation of the Mountain View Estates neighborhood and preChaffee County Sheriff's Officeee County Sheriff's Office

Information shared at the 0600am briefing from Chaffee Sheriff and team, Chaffee County Fire Protection District, Salida Fire Department, and US U.S. Forest Service - PSICC National Forest Fire Management Officer indicate that fire response will continue through the day, with weather data favorable for continued fire control.

The Chaffee County Public Safety Complex at 200 Steele Drive, Buena Vista is open today for persons needing assistance.

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UPDATE July 10 4:55pm - Smoke is heavy in Leadville, Twin Lakes and Lake County. Please do not call 911 for smoke unless you see active flames in your location, or incase of emergency. As of now HWY 24 remains open, but please check COTrip.org for road closures if you are traveling to/from the south. Refer to Chaffee County Sheriff's Office for updates and evacuations on the Mount View Fire.

If you need a place to evacuate animals, Ark Valley Humane Society at 701 Gregg Dr. will accept small animals. Large animals can be taken to the Buena Vista Radio Grounds on County Road 321, per the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office.

Our top priority is everyone’s safety. We are closely monitoring the situation and will share updates as we have them. Stay safe, and take care of each other. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need anything.

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4 p.m. - Power should now be restored to services south of and around Buena Vista and in Twin Lakes. If you remain without power in these areas, please call dispatch, 844-395-2412. Lines will remain de-energized in areas near the fire zone.

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3:30pm - Power has not yet been restored to Twin Lakes for safety concerns - Please follow Sangre de Cristo Electric Assn., Inc. for updates on the situation. We will keep you updated here, too.

If you are without power and need assistance with oxygen, Cloud City Medical is ready to assist. Please contact them at https://www.cloudcitymedical.com/ or (719) 486-2950

Power Outage: SDCEA has cut power to the Twin Lakes area. Expect a long-duration outage.

UPDATE: If you are without power and need assistance with oxygen, Cloud City Medical is ready to assist. Please contact them at https://www.cloudcitymedical.com/ or (719) 486-2950

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Please do not call 911 for non-life-threatening concerns. You may contact non-emergency dispatch instead. 719-486-1249

Wildfire Update in Chaffee County: A wildfire in the Mountain View Estates area near Buena Vista has triggered a mandatory evacuation within a 5-mile radius.
Evacuees should report to the Buena Vista Sheriff’s Office at 200 Steele Drive.

📸: Chaffee County Sheriff's Office

07/08/2025