News & Updates

Annual Meeting and Election – Change of Venue

The HRC November meeting will be held at the Holyoke Elk’s Lodge 902 (Banquet Room) at 250 Whitney Ave., Holyoke, MA.  We will open doors at 5:30 PM for a light food service and social hour.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM, with annual election of officers as our first order of business.

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No new members will be inducted during this meeting.  All interested parties should plan on attending ...

The Holyoke Revolver Club, Inc. November’s Membership meeting will also be
2018 Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

Change of Venue – the meeting will be held at the Holyoke Elk’s Lodge 902 (Banquet Room) at 250 Whitney Ave., Holyoke, MA.  We will open doors at 5:30 PM for a light food service and social hour.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM, with annual election of officers as our first order of business.   The president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, ...

Norm Desilets 1944-2018

In September the Holyoke Revolver Club and the Western Mass. shooting community were saddened by news of the death of former club president Norm Desilets.  He was an NRA instructor and Chief Range Safety Officer, a coach and mentor to many beginning shooters, and he devoted hundreds of hours to improving the club.  He is missed.

Open House and Junior Team Fundraiser

HRC will hold an open house on Sunday, September 23 from 11 to 4, open to members, friends ...

New Life Members

Two longtime club members and officers were awarded life membership status at the July meeting.  Ron Mehlhorn is a board member, co-captain of the Western Mass. Pistol League team, chief maintenance officer and leader of the .22 rifle benchrest competition.  Rick Wallis was president of the club during a time of tight budgets and challenging circumstances.  He led a major effort to build up the treasury, reorganize the various club functions and establish a long-term plan for the ...

July Meeting

Because the Independence Day holiday falls on the first Wednesday, the July meeting will be held on July 11.  When the first Wednesday falls on a holiday or if severe weather makes travel unsafe, the monthly meeting will be held on the following Wednesday.

New Rules

The board of directors recently instituted new safety rules for gun handling within the clubhouse.  Any guns brought into the building must be holstered or in cases, unloaded, until they are ...

Spring Cleanup

Members of the junior teams along with Club members will conduct the annual cleanup of Club grounds on Sunday, May 20 beginning at 9 a.m.  weather permitting.  There will be a cookout at noon.  Participants should bring rakes, trimmers, blowers and other garden tools.

New Rules

The Board of Directors recently instituted new safety rule for gun handling within the Clubhouse.  All guns brought into the building must be holstered or in their transportation cases / bags. While in cases All firearms ...

Don Ballou Award

Dave Sparko and Dan Jones received the club’s prestigious Don Ballou Award for outstanding service at the January meeting.  Dave is the Director of Fun and conducts fun shoots on alternate Tuesday nights.  Dan organizes the club’s practical shoots and designs interesting scenarios for the monthly contests.

RSO Course

HRC will hold a training course for new Range Safety Officers on February 3.  Interested parties should contact Vice President Bruce Hermans.  The club’s RSO’s assist the instructors and the trainees ...

Dues Time

It’s time to renew memberships for 2018, and for the first time in several years, the board of directors voted to increase membership dues.  Adult memberships are $120, spouses and seniors pay $60, and juniors will be eligible to join at no cost after taking the safety course.  New adult members will pay full fees until the July meeting, when new members’ dues will be cut in half for the remainder of the year. Renewal and new membership forms ...