Leadville Rod & Gun Club

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

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06/10/2025

The 76th Annual Boom Days Theme is Tracks to Treasure!
Honoring the key role the railroads played in Leadville's mining history.

Locals start planning those parade floats, there is a trophy calling your name!

📸: Lake County Public Library

03/15/2025

Hey Everyone! Once again, we'd like to thank everyone that came out the Ice Fishing Derby at Twin Lakes this year! We'd also like to thank Max Kaufmann and his business Tackle Shack for being our director for the last several years. Unfortunately, Max has notified us that he will no longer be able to act as director. With that being said, we are looking for a new director for the tournament next year. We would like someone with fishing knowledge, ability to get sponsorships and be willing to help out. If you are that person, or know that person, please reach out so we can collaborate. Thank you all!