Cowlitz County is located in southwest Washington State and has
approximately 100,000 inhabitants.



There were approximately 30,000 hunting licenses sold in this county in
2006.



The county has no public shooting range. There is a project that
proposes to build such a range on county land.



This county land was formerly a site for river dredging disposal from
the Mount St. Helens volcano explosion debris and is not suitable for
industrial development or private housing.



$100,000 in grant money is assured from the State of Washington
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation provided that:



1. The County Commissioners approve of the proposed site, located on
county land.



And



2. $100,000 in matching funds is secured from public donations.



The facility will provide ranges for Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun and Archery.



To meet funding regulations, local matching funds of $100,000 must be
pledged by 23 Aug 2007.



Cowlitz Game and Anglers is a 501-3c Non-Profit Corporation. All
donations are tax deductible.

Cowlitz Game and Anglers: State UBI 601744554 Federal Tax Ref: #
91-0611291



The purpose of this email is to solicit pledges from hunters, shooters
and other interested persons, regardless of current location, who wish
to advance the building of such ranges, promote safe shooting practices,
and instill the concept of developing shooting skills.



Pledges will influence the County Commissioners when they make the
decision to approve or deny

the application for the shooting range.



These pledges will only be called if the decision is for approval and
after the State grant monies are secured.



These pledges should be mailed to:


Cowlitz Game & Anglers
PO Box 1061

Longview Washington 98632

(Questions: 360 274-7559, 360 274-8702, 360-749-7071)



Overnight mail would be appreciated.



Cowlitz County needs a public shooting range. There is one private
shooting range.

This range is relatively expensive to join, has a fixed total
membership, and has a

2-3 year waiting period after application.



This email is being sent to parties who may be interested in shooting,
either firearms or archery

throughout the country.



If all recipients would forward it to everyone on their mailing lists it
would

certainly advance the prospect of our county obtaining the public
shooting range.



Haste is in order and the County Commissioners meet on the 23rd of
August.



Pledges of $ 5.00, $10.00, $ 20.00 or more(certainly) would be welcomed.



Once again, overnight mail would be appreciated.


Robert L Wheeler


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