The range here at Little Minnesota is almost finished. What is left to do is mostly just moving dirt, which can be done buy hand using shovels and buckets. I am hoping to be able to have it open for business sometime late this Spring, but the more help I get the sooner it will open.
I am figuring that the range can be used any reasonable time that one of the rangemasters is on site - probably from noon to sundown will be "regular" hours. Rangemasters are currently Me (Ron Helwig), Mike Ruff, and Carl Soderstrom. Bill and/or Kate can be considered associate rangemasters, who can run the range as long as another tenant here is on the premises.
Cost to use the range is a suggested donation of a quarter ounce of silver (approximately $5) per visit. You may bring your own paper targets to use, and we are expecting to have metal targets. Your own non-paper targets will probably be allowed upon inspection by one of our rangemasters.
Lifetime memberships are available to those who either donate at least $40 to range construction or donate a day's worth of labor. ID is not required for those who are known to the rangemasters.
So far the list of lifetime members includes:
- Anthony Bonk (AKA Wolfwood)
- Bill Walker (AKA Bald Eagle)
- Carl Soderstrom (AKA redchrome)
- Dale Everett (AKA Dalebert)
- Dan Demers
- Dave Ridley (AKA DadaOrwell)
- Don Gorman
- Donald McFarlane - Princeton Junction, NJ
- EJ (AKA EJinCT)
- Gabriel McCall - Fairmont, WV
- Jerry Lynch - Erie, PA
- Jeremy (AKA J'raxis)
- Jon Bender
- Josh (AKA margomaps)
- Kate Marshall (AKA Porcupine Kate)
- Keith and Stuff (Keith Carlsen?)
- Keyser Soce (x2)
- Mark Warden
- Matt Simon (AKA Rocketman)
- Michael Hampton (AKA Error)
- Mike Ruff (AKA AncapAgency)
- Nat F
- Nate Thompson (AKA Picaro)
- Philip (AKA Supperman)
- Rex (AKA sticky)
- Rochelle
- Ryan Marvin
See Also: The First Church of the Gun