President's Year-End Message

As this year comes to an end, I want to thank the membership for all of the hard work that was accomplished this year. We rebuilt and repaired backstops, removed the over growth at the pond, had a very successful fishing derby, got work started on the outside of the club house, had a lot of junk removed from the property, almost 90% of the members sold tickets for a very successful raffle, our tractor had a lot of repairs made to it and the list goes on.

  We do need to take a moment and remember the loved ones that were lost this year. This includes Steve Bertsel’s dad, Jeremy Smith’s dad, Bob Huston’s wife and member Steve McClure. Our thoughts and prayers are still with them and their families.

  This coming year presents several opportunities to contribute to the good of the club. Brush and trees need to be removed along the driveway as well as the 100, 200 and 400 yard backstops. The club house needs the outside finished, repairs are needed in the ceilings in the shooting and bench rooms as well as a good cleaning in the spring and a redo of the restroom to make it more “female friendly”. The old .22 range, bench area needs all the vegetation removed from inside the enclosure and target holders need rebuilt. We will need to go around the pond to make it ready for the 2nd Annual Fishing Derby.

  In addition to the above suggestions, I want to encourage members to take the initiative to do work around and in the club. If you see something that needs done, go ahead and do it. If it is something that requires money or help, bring your idea to the meeting so it can be approved.  Also, if you have a story or pictures that you would like to put on our website, send them to our web master so the rest of us can enjoy them.

  It is important to note that the number of young people who are starting to hunt and fish, in Pennsylvania, has fallen drastically over the past few years. We need to get youngsters involved in outdoor sports, experiencing the fresh air and see that there is a world beyond the television and video games. One way to encourage this, would be to take a kid out and let him or her snap pictures of what they see in the outdoors. With the camera technology we have today, it is a very inexpensive way to introduce kids to the outdoors and have a way to share what they observed with others.

 
  With all of the events and horrific tragedies that have happened in our country this past year, we will need to be more diligent than ever about keeping our Second Amendment rights.

 

God bless you all, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone,

Tom Hamilton

President, A.C.S.C.

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

Meeting Minutes

December 8, 2012

Meeting was called to order by President Tom Hamilton at 7:35 PM.

There were no minutes read at the meeting because the secretary, Randy Mitchell, was helping his neighbor track down a wounded deer.  They did find it.  Randy will have to sing the national anthem at January's meeting for missing the one in December.

Treasurer's report:  

Treasurer George McCoy read the December financial statement and the bills to be paid. A motion was made by Bob McClure and a second by Mike Solida to pay the bills. The motion passed.

Match reports:  

Brian Allen said there were 9 shooters at the last IBS match.  Winners were: Jeff Gates in the unlimited class and Tom Hamilton in the factory class.  Tom Hamilton told the membership that he received some phone calls after the match informing him that they thought the IBS match went exceptionally well. Good job, Brian.

The 400-yard match shot a total of 37 targets.  The winners were:  .30 Class, Jeff Gates - Unlimited Class, Jeff Gates - .22 Class, Tom Hamilton - Sniper Class, Ron Bailey Sr.  

Starting next year, the 400-yard matches will have a new format.  The deer and round targets will be a 2-target combined score and the Sniper target will a 4-target combined score match. It was noted that there were a total of 7 perfect scores shot this season, more than all the other years combined,

Old business:  

After a good discussion about property damage and people driving into the club that are not members, it was decided that the combination of the locks will be changed every January instead of going to a key lock. A letter was sent to Dave Shoff, owner of the camp behind our property, of our intentions so he won't cut the gate lock off as he has done in the past.  This should help take care of some of the problems we are having on club property.  

Members are reminded that the points calender will be taken down on January 1st. and no points will be accepted after that day.  

Grice's sale is on 1-26/27 and we still need volunteers for Saturday to work our table.

                     

Any member that has a candidate on the list needs to write in the candidate's address so they can be contacted about membership.

New business:  

Tom Hamilton reported that a reloading press has been installed in the shooting room.  Members may now bring dies and components to load as they shoot when testing a new firearm or for accuracy loads.  

The sign out front is starting to rot and needs replaced.  Member Andy Chimenti will talk to the shop teacher at his school about building a replacement.  

Roy Mahlon was unanimously voted to the list of life members.  Congratulations, Roy. We now have 2 openings for new members.  The next 2 on the list are Derek Hoyt and Kevin Orndorf.

Election of officers:  

President - Tom Hamilton

Vice President - Mike Solida

Treasurer - George McCoy

Secretary - Randy Mitchell

Board of Directors - Dave McNeel  

There will be a meeting of the match directors on 1/6/13 at 2 PM to discuss any changes and to present the 2013 schedules.

The door prize was won by Wayne Hicks.  

The meeting was adjourned by a Breck Neeper motion and seconded by Dave McNeel.  

Club note:  First Lady Karen Hamilton sent several plates of Christmas cookies to the club to be placed out for the membership to enjoy during the meeting. 

Respectfully submitted by Tom Hamilton, President.

Our leader bags 9-point buck

With the help of my son-in-law, Andy, who did the deer drive and the deer dragging, I got this 9-point near my camp at noon today.

The old fellow has 2 broken tines and measured a 17" spread.  He was definitely not the Alpha male out there, but we will try to get the "Big One" next Saturday.  

The only thing that would have made it better, was having my son and all 3 grandsons there.

- Tom

Gun raffle winners

From the Nov. 10 meeting minutes:
Our recent gun raffle prize winners were 1st Larry Hess, 2nd Mike Doran, 3rd Steve Orcutt, 4th Matt Martin. The $50.00 winners were Scott Brubaker, Robert Fye, Walt Kuzemchock, Bob Nepher, Jim Chesley, James Johnston, Dustin Jones and Len Blake.

Jeff Gates, Tom Hamilton win IBS matches

Nine shooters competed in the Nov. 17, 100-yard IBS rifle match.  Here are the results: Varmit for Score: 1st - Jeff Gates, 250-18x 2nd - Ron Bailey,  249-13x 3rd - Jamie Eazor, 249-11x Factory: 1st - Tom Hamilton, 247-10x 2nd - Rick Hitzenriter, 245-1x 3rd - Jim Chesley, 244-7x - Brian Allen

Camp welcomes gray fox visitors

These fox, there were actually three of them, came to visit me at camp on a recent Friday afternnoon at about 5 o'clock.  

They seem to like the stale hot dog buns I threw out.  We have decided to let this family of gray fox take up residence, as we have not had a mouse or snake at camp for almost 2 years.

 - Tom

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

November 10, 2012 

Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on November 10th, 2012

The October minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and were approved on a motion by Andy Shaffer and a second by Roger Thomas. The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and a second by Mike Solida.

President Thomas Hamilton brought to the attention of the members the deaths of Jeremy Smith’s father and Bob Huston’s wife. They have our deepest sympathy.

Match Reports – Walt Kuzemchock reported the high-power match had 37 targets, and Brian Allen reported the IBS match had 6 shooters. All match directors are to meet in January and finalize match schedules for the new year. Upon the recommendation of Tom Hamilton, Roger Thomas made a motion to join the ARA in order to sanction our 22 matches. The motion passed on a Charles Bungo second.

Old Business

The 50 yard range was completed by the last work party. Joel Harris brought his backhoe and made the job a lot easier. Work continues on the new archery range. There is a sign up sheet for the Grice sale at the end of January. Help is needed to man our booth. The trap house needs cleaned out and the thrower needs stored for the winter. Randy Mitchell reported that the front of the building has been resided and repaired. The new door and combination lock have been installed by members Mike Straub and Joe Mitchell. They plan to replace the other windows and siding next year.

New Business

We continue to have a problem with damage to the various ranges at the club. Club security was discussed and several concerns were voiced. Jeremy Smith suggested we look into buying security cameras. Sign in sheets were also discussed. We will continue to investigate our options. Joel Dutra made a motion to contact prospective new members 2 weeks prior to the meeting to make sure they are present for induction and that the points will be posted by the February meeting. The motion passed on an Ed Spencer second. 

Cleaning up the inside of the building was discussed. Randy Mitchell will contact different companies to get quotes on a dumpster. Andy Shaffer has set traps for coyote around the property. Please do not bring your dogs to the property and possibly get caught by the traps. Randy Mitchell will get 10 gallons of heating oil for the furnace. Carl Huss brought a load of wood for the gun room heater.

After a very short discussion by George McCoy, Tom Hamilton and Randy Mitchell, Walt Kuzemchock was appointed as the official ticket counter/ prize drawing coordinator. The members would like to thank Walt for his tireless and faithful service.

The prize winners were 1st Larry Hess, 2nd Mike Doran, 3rd Steve Orcutt, 4th Matt Martin. The $50.00 winners were Scott Brubaker, Robert Fye, Walt Kuzemchock, Bob Nepher, Jim Chesley, James Johnston, Dustin Jones and Len Blake.

Nick Prave won the door prize .

Roger Thomas made a motion to adjourn and Ken Straub seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.

Jeff Gates claims 2 more perfect scores in 400-yard match

Here are the results from today's, 11/11/12, round target match:

This was the last 400 yard match of the 2012 season, and it was a dandy.  The temperature was perfect, the conditions were perfect, and we had 3 perfect scores fired, with Jeff Gates claiming 2 more for a season total of 3.  We shot 47 targets today and ended the year with 7 marksmen shooting perfect scores.

223 Class:

  1. Tom Hamilton of Curwensville

  2. Tom Hamilton

  3. Linda Solida of DuBois

.30 Class:

  1. Jeff Gates of Altoona

  2. Joe Reffner of Altoona

  3. Tie

    Joe Reffner

    Mike Cumming of Altoona

Unlimited Class:

  1. Jeff Gates

  2. Mike Cumming

  3. Jeff Gates

- Tom Hamilton

Our annual raffle drawing is this Saturday, 11/10. 

Please bring your ticket stubs to the meeting or get them to another member who will be there.

Thanks,

- Tom Hamilton

Work party completes 50-yard backstop & archery range; camp winterized

The 50-yard backstop is done and ready. We had a special treat at the work party today.  Member Joel Harris showed up with his backhoe and made short work of moving railroad ties, digging holes and filling in the backstop with sand. He also took several loads of lime down to the pond and put them in.

I want to thank Joel, Andy Shaffer, Andy Chimenti, and Carl Huss for coming out in the cold to get this much-needed project done. 

We set a tie on the ground in front of the backstop so people can set cans and clay birds there to shoot, as long as they pick them up when they are done. There is to be absolutely NOTHING put on top of the ties for targets.

We also need to thank Carl for bringing us another truckload of the dried hard wood for the shooting room wood burner.

Brian and Scott Brubaker got the water turned off and the camp winterized. 

They also got the archery range done except for hanging the target in the shooting room.

Thanks fellows!

- Tom Hamilton

The work party originally scheduled for last Sunday is now scheduled for Sunday, 11/4, at 2 p.m. to finish the 50-yard backstop.

Thanks,

- Tom Hamilton

Mike Straub, Joe Mitchell install door, windows, first-floor siding on clubhouse

The boys (Mike Straub and Joe Mitchell) got a good day in on the club house on Saturday.

The door and windows are in, the first floor is sided, and weather permitting, the rest should be done in the next couple weeks.

They weather-proofed it so if they get shut out for the rest of the year due to weather, it will be fine. It looks real good.

- Randy Mitchell

Due to the predicted storm this weekend, the work party scheduled for Sunday, 10/28, is canceled and rescheduled for Sunday, 11/4, at 2 p.m. to finish the 50-yard backstop.

 

Thanks,

- Tom Hamilton

Larry Segar and Brian Allen win Trophy Shoot matches

Results of the Annual IBS Trophy Shoot held in August:

Varmint for Score:
First - Larry Segar, 249-5x.

Factory:
First - Brian Allen, 249 -  13x
Second - Stue Smith, 247 - 14x
Third - Rick Heitzenrater, 247 - 10x

Results are the combined 100 yard and 200 yard scores.

- Brian Allen

Jeff Gates, Jim Chesley win IBS matches

Here are the results from the Oct. 20th 100-yard IBS shoot. Six shooters participated in the matches. Varmint for Score: First - Jeff Gates 249 - 12x Second -  Steve Strouse 249 - 10x Third - Jamie Eazor 248 - 15x  Factory: First - Jim Chesley 243 - 6x, Second - Rick Heitzenrater 227 - 3x - Brian Allen

New front door installed with combination lock

The new front door has been installed, and it has a combination lock on it. The combination is the same as the gate lock.

 

Mike Straub has been doing a lot of work at and hopes to have the front of the clubhouse done before the snow flies.  Thanks, Mike.

 

There will be another work party on Sunday, 10/28, at 2 p.m. to finish the 50-yard back stop. Carl Huss and I got it started today, but we needed more help. It should not take any more that 2 or 3 hours to finish.

Also, if any members need points, we need the shooting room cleaned up, the wood outside needs brought in, brush and trees need trimmed back in the driveway, a couple of pot holes need filled in at the driveway, the grill needs put in the tractor shed for the winter and the grass needs mowed around the club one more time.

Thanks,

 

- Tom

 

 

Results from the 10/14/2012 Deer Rifle Match

Pictured left to right: Jeff Gates, Ron Bailey Sr., Jamie Eazor, Mike Solida and Allen Solida.

It was a great day for shooting, except for the winds, but we still had 2 perfect scores today. Jeff Gates and Jamie Eazor each shot a 25 out of 25, this was Jamie's 3rd perfect score this year. There were 35 targets shot.
 
Unlimited Class:
1. Tie - Perfect Score
Jeff Gates of Altoona
Jamie Eazor of Reynoldsville
2. Jamie Eazor

Factory Varmint Class:
1. Tie
Mike Solida of DuBois
Ron Bailey Sr. of Marsteller
Allen Solida of DuBois

Sniper Match:
Ron Bailey Sr.

Deer Rifle Class:
Bob Huston Of DuBois

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

October 13, 2012

Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on October 13^th, 2012

The September minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and were approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and a second by Dave McNeel. The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Marty Hrin and a second by Steve Strouse.

 Match Reports – The deer rifle winners were Joel Dutra and Bob Huston. Tom Hamilton, Joel Dutra and Mike Solida tied for second in the High-power match. There was no 22 match and no IBS report from Brian Allen.  The Chukar hunt went very well.

Old Business

After a lengthy discussion it was decided that we will purchase and award a grand prize in the name of Steve McClure at our annual fishing derby.

The shotgun patterning target has been completed.

New Business
We continue to have a problem with damage to the various targets at the club. Several lights were shot out at the 100 and 200 yard ranges. The 400 yard target holders were shot and the new turkey target had targets and junk left after it was used. Suggestions are needed to eliminate these problems. We discussed having sign in sheets, setting up game cameras etc.. .

Charles Bungo made a motion to donate $100.00 to the Grampian Penn/Bloom fire department and it passed on a James Johnston second.

Steve McClure left his membership to his son Kyle, and Kyle has assumed Steve’s membership as of the September meeting.

The annual Grice January Sale will be January 26/27, 2013. Steve Strouse has volunteered to man a table for Anderson Creek . We will need additional volunteers to represent the club at the sale.

After repeated attempts to contact Brian Allen concerning the IBS matches it was decided that we need to make some changes to the IBS matches. It was suggested that Steve Strouse become a director/assistant director of the matches and that the times need to be changed to an earlier start time. Steve Strouse will let us know his intentions by the next meeting.

On a motion by Shannon McKee and a second by Steve Strouse, Joel Harris has been contracted to plow the snow at the club for $30.00 per occurrence.

Joe Mitchell and Steve Straub have purchased the materials to repair the front of the club house. On a Marty Hrin motion and a Walt Kuzemchock second the motion to buy a new steel door with a wooden frame passed, and on a Charles Bungo motion and a Shannon McKee second a combination lock with a combination matching the gate code will be installed in the new door.           

There will be a work party to repair the 50 yard range target on October 21^st  at 2:00 pm, all members are urged to attend.      

Dave McNeel won the door prize for the first time in 75 years of attendance.         

Dan Francisco made a motion to adjourn and Andy Chimenti seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.

 

Beautiful day, great time at the Sept. 30 chukar hunt

Attached are a few pictures from the recent chukar hunt. 

 

Beautiful day and a great time. We had a few kids involved, also.

 

The kids are Caleb Smith (standing with the bird and shooting with the dogs) and Brandon (Steve Beretsel's step-son).

 

- Jeremy Smith

 

Brandon - Steve Beretsel's step-son
 

 

Caleb Smith




Caleb Smith



Hammer

Kimber

Dog Point