Olympic Arms Friends of NRA / WFWF News pageWelcome to the new Friends of NRA / Western Fish and Wildlife Federation (WFWF) news page. This page is currently under construction, so please bear with us as we insert new information as it comes to us. The main focus of this page is to bring you news of upcoming Friends and WFWF events in Washington State. We will show meeting schedules, event dates, and WA NRA and WFWF news. If you have a newsworthy item, or meeting that we have not listed, please send it to Corey Sattler. Thanks! |
| -- 5th Annual Mt. Ranier Friends of NRA Fundraiser | |||||
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Join US, Saturday, March 7, 1998
at the
Tacoma Sportsmen's Club
16409 Canyon Road East
Puyallup, WA 98375 Doors open 5:00 pm Social Hour 7:00 pm Dinner Only $20.00 for dinner NRA Membership $35.00 CONTACT Friends of the NRA 14818 80th St. E. Puyallup, WA 98372 For additional information call: (253) 845-1261 |
| -- 5th Annual South Sound Friends of NRA Fundraiser | |||||
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Come and join your Friends on Friday, March 27th, 1998 at the Westcoast Tyee Hotel in Tumwater, WA. Doors will open at 5:30 PM for Social Hour; Dinner starts at 7:00 PM with an auction to follow. The keynote speaker will be Kirby Wilber of 570AM KVI Radio, Seattle. Auction items to include: • 1998 Gun of the Year • Limited Edition Firearms • NRA Logo Merchandise • 1998 Print of the Year • Limited Edition Artwork • and much, much more! Tickets are $25.00 per person and seating is limited! Send your name, address, number of persons in your group, and check or credit card info (Visa, MC, Disc, or AmEx # and exp. date) to: South Sound Friends of NRAMake your check payable to "South Sound Friends of NRA". If you are unable to attend, but would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to help the local Friends committee, please send it to the same location with a note indicating it is a donation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the following people: Tony Pannkuk (360) 273-9198 Chuck File (360) 456-0994 Allen or Kathy Bragg (360) 426-9157 |
| --WAC Elections to be held in February | |||||
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This February, the Washington Arms Collectors (WAC) will be holding it's annual elections for the Board of Directors. Olympic Arms is sponsoring the following three individuals: Michael Kelly, Don Roberts, and Delbert Gilbow. We, and many others, feel that it is time for a change in the Board in order to better represent the people of Washington State as a whole, rather than any one region. Information on the candidates is as follows: Michael "Mike" Kelley- Mike has been an active member of WAC for over 20 years. During that time he has been very active on both sides of the tables at the monthly gun shows as both a buyer and a seller. He was an annual table holder for 12 years. He is an Endowment member of the NRA and a member of the Founders Club of the NRA Whittington Center. He is an NRA Firearms Instructor, and a Washington & New Mexico Hunter Education Instructor. On the state level he is a Patron member of the Cascade Rifle and Pistol Club and Director of the Junior Program for four years. Mike has the experience and knowledge to help direct the Club in the future. Don Roberts- Don is known by most WAC members as a collector of military rifles. During the gun show each month he can be found just West of the membership booth. Don came up through the ranks in the US Army from Private to full Colonel, and is one of very few solders who hold the combat infantry-man's badge with two stars. His wife excluded, hunting is Don's real love and he knows the Olympic Peninsula's geography like the back of his hand. He lives on a 20 acre ranch near Port Angeles, and it is there where he founded the North Olympic Peninsula Phone Tree (NOPT). With nearly 400 members, NOPT is the strongest local pro-gun grassroots organization in the state. Don is an activist in the true sense of the word. He has years of command and staff experience and is not in the least reticent about taking responsibility or making decisions. Delbert Gilbow- Del is known to most as the grassroots coordinator for WAC. He is also the grassroots coordinator for Gun Owners of America, and liaison between NOPT and other activist groups. He is the founder and president of WFWF, and worked with hunters and sportsmen throughout Washington State recently to help defeat I-676. Delbert holds a masters degree in anthropology from WSU, and life memberships in the GOA and the NRA. He grew up in western Colorado where packed elk hunters into the "flattops" and chased mountain lion and bear all over the "western slope". Del is a pro-gun, pro-hunting activist and knows the ins and outs of political reality. Where gun ownership and hunting rights are concerned, he will not compromise. He has the experience and knowledge to effectively serve on the WAC board. If you are a member of WAC already, you will be receiving a ballot in the next issue of WAC Gun News. If you would like more information on WAC, call Don Roberts at (360) 457-1846. |