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WAITSBURG—If you live in Walla Walla, the annual Christmas Tree Collection by Boy Scout Troop 305 will be on January 15 and 16, 2022. Have your completely undecorated (no tinsel!) tree waiting in front of your house for pick up on those days. The trees are re-purposed for wildlife habitat at Bennington Lake. If your tree has not been collected by 3:00 pm on the 16th, send an email totreepickup@troop305.net. No charge, but donations (used for camps, activities, and equipment for the Scouts) are appreciated!

Brrr… today’s high, we hit a balmy 15 with the wind chill bringing us down to 8! It appears winter is here to stay. A steamy bowl of clam chowder from Mo’s or Dooger’s on the Oregon Coast sounds good right about now.

Although the range is open, just imagine how much colder the range is as wintertime does not provide much sun on the range due to our backstop on the hillside!

Please be careful and dress for the weather if you venture to the range. With these freezing temperatures, frostbite and hypothermia can occur and much faster.

We have wood split for the woodstove if you feel inclined to ring in the New Year letting some brass fly, which is stacked behind the tractor shed.

As we close out this year, we want to thank you for being part of the Waitsburg Gun Club. We look forward to having events return next year and will share as they come!

Donations are always welcome to help with future projects (getting the electronic gate installed, lights on trap range, lights in range house – just to name a few) as well as to the Waitsburg Gun Club Youth Fund, which supports youth and youth shooting programs.

Stay safe, stay warm, and as always, any questions, holler!