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“After quite some time, I am happy to welcome American guests at our clubhouse again,” said Lothar Werner, president of the Kleinkaliber Schützen Club (small caliber shooting club) Baumholder, during a visit by the German-American “Stammtisch” group at the clubhouse of the Baumholder shooting club.
Werner informed the guests, three Germans and seven Americans from the “Stammtisch” group, about the Baumholder shooting club and its clubhouse.
The guests were surprised when they heard the Baumholder shooting club, since its founding in 1955, has had
three American “Kings of Marks-manship.” Impressed with the club structure and its present capabilities, the guests then tested their shooting abilities.
At first, three members of the KKSC briefed the safety standards and explained the correct handling of the weapons. The guests then shot air rifles and air guns at the 10-meter range and the small caliber rifle at the 50-meter range.
“It is great here, and I want to become a member of the club,” said Staff Sgt. April Tessmer, 16th Sustainment Brigade. Werner immediately presented her with an application for membership. Tessmer filled out the application that same evening and paid her fees.
Michael Röhrig, one of the founders of the German-American “Stammtisch” and assistant city mayor, sees this as confirmation why the weekly “Stammtisch” exists.
“We help our American friends to learn what Baumholder has to offer,” he said.
Tessmer was not the only American who was interested in membership. Lt. Col. John Broomhead, 16th Sustainment Brigade executive officer, and his wife were also interested in becoming members.
“This does not only provide me the opportunity to participate in the local shooting sport, it also offers the opportunity to learn more about Baumholder and its clubs and private organizations,” Broomhead said.
The Baumholder shooting club hopes to welcome more Americans in the future.
