"Perfect Score"

Pictured is Ron Bailey Sr., of Marsteller, who shot our only perfect score last season. It was at a deer target match and he not only shot a perfect 10 shots in the heart, but put 19 out of 20 shots in 4 targets.  He is holding a Ron Bailey Jr. built 6XC, the rifle he used, his targets and the loading block with "Perfect Score" engraved on it.

Dues and Point money are due now!!

Members are notified that the $30.00 club dues must be paid before the April Meeting and any points money owed must also be paid by the April meeting.

January 2014 Minutes

Anderson Creek Sportsmen 
January 11, 2014 Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

The December minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and approved on a motion by Scott Brubaker and a second by Ken Straub. The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Steve Strouse and a second by Tom Noble.

Members are notified that the $30.00 club dues are due before the April Meeting and any point money owed must also be paid by the April  meeting.

 Old Business
    Tom Hamilton thanked the members for a successful raffle.  Ed Spencer cleaned out the corn crib in preparation for us to get more corn.  Volunteers are needed for the 1/25-1/26 Grice sale and show to man the table for our club.

New Business
Randy Mitchell will contact the fellow with the donated corn and try to schedule the weekend of 1/18 to pick up a couple loads. Ed Spencer and Travis Spencer volunteered to load and haul the corn.
Club member Bud Ellis has an almost new fuel oil furnace that he would sell and install in the club for $800 to $1000. Scott Brubaker made a motion to authorize the furnace purchase and installation and the motion passed on a Walt Kuzemchock second. We also discussed pricing a new fuel oil tank and purchasing no more than 100 gallons of fuel.
Andy Shaffer discussed buying new seed and having the fields sprayed prior to planting. Andy also reported he will need some repair parts for the plows. He will check on pricing and report back next month. 
Steve Strouse made a motion to buy the supplies for Joe Mitchell and Mike Straub to refurbish the camp and the motion passed on a Jeremy Smith second.
Steve Strouse reported a new plinker league is forming at the Hormtown Range (near Falls Creek) and interested parties should contact him.


Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.
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Anderson Creek Sportsmen’s Club 2014 Match Schedules

I.B.S. Style (non-sanctioned) Matches - Steve Strouse  814-328-2100
Matches will be held on the 1st Sunday of the month, February through November.
Starting time is 1:00 PM with the gates opening at 11:00 AM.
These are 100 yard, 200 yard and Group matches.
Classes:
      Varmint for Score (Unlimited)
      Super Stock (Factory flat bottoms, 40X, ect.)
      Factory

400 Yard - Walt Kuzemchock/Tom Hamilton 814-236-3828
There will be 3 different types of matches this year at 400 yards,
all matches are on Sundays starting at 1:00 PM, with gates opening at 11:00 AM.
Match fee is $10 for all matches.

1. Round Target - 4/27, 5/18, 6/22 and 7/20. Total score of 2 targets, 10 shots.
    Classes :
         Factory Varmint
         Custom
         Bi-Pod

2. Silhouette Target (B34R OC) 8/17, 9/21, 10/19 and 11/16.
    Total score of 4 targets, 20 shots.
    This is a Bi-Pod only match, any rifle, any scope.

3. Deer Target - 5/11, 6/15, 7/13, 8/10, 9/14, 10/12 & 11/9
    Total score of 2 targets, 10 shots.
    Classes:
        Deer Rifle (Maximum scope power of 10X)
        Factory Varmint
        Unlimited

*Due to the shortage of 22 LR ammunition and the low turn out at matches last year, we have no plans of having rimfire matches at this time.*

Trap Shoot & Steak Feed.  Jeremy Smith/Tom Noble 814-590-9044
They will be held on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Dates are 6/29, 7/27 and 8/24

Chukar Hunt.  Jeremy Smith 814-280-1711
The hunt will be held on Sunday, 9/28, starting at 10:00 AM.

Kid’s Fishing Derby.  Tom Hamilton 814-236-3828/Andy Chimenti 814-762-6185
The derby will be held on 6/7, starting at 10 AM, and is for any child under the age of 12.
There is no charge and bait will be supplied.
Prizes will be awarded in age groups, food and drinks will be supplied by the Club.

If you have any questions about the matches, trap shoots, chucker hunt or the fishing derby, please contact Tom Hamilton at gunrunnerth@yahoo.com or call 814-236-3828

Caution - Icy driveway

If you are entering the club grounds, please be very careful because the driveway is a sheet of  ice. I know this because I slid right past the club house and clear down to the tractor shed last night, and I don't look for it to get any better in the next couple of days. Randy

A year end message for the members from Tom Hamilton

To the membership,
  Another year has come and gone, goes faster as you get older, and we have gotten a lot accomplished this past year.  The front of the club house has been rebuilt, our second fishing derby was a great success, the area around the apple trees has been cleared, made a lot of contacts at Grices's shooters sale, another successful raffle and the list goes on. 
  With all of the fun and things accomplished this year, we need to remember that we lost a wonderful member this past September, Dennis Mollura.  He was our web master, took care of communications for the club and has taken care of sending out news letters in the past.  He will be greatly missed.  Thanks to Randy Mitchell and Dennis's wife, we now have our website up and running again.
  This coming year has a list of things that we will need to get done.  The over flow pipe at the pond has rusted off, causing the water level to go done, the dock needs new pipes put in, side the rest of the club house, clear weeds and brush in preparation for our fishing derby, the 100 and 200 yard back stops need a little work and painted and general maintenance of the club grounds.
  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, Randy M., so the rest of us can enjoy them.
  I want to thank the members that worked at improving our club this year, you did a great job! 
God bless all of you and your families, hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Tom Hamilton
President A.C.S.C.
 

January events and meetings.

There will be a match directors meeting next Sunday, the 5th, at 2 PM.

We need volunteers for the Grice's sale for Saturday, the 25th. Sunday is covered. 
To volunteer please contact Tom Hamilton or sign up in the clubhouse.

Our first meeting of 2014 will be on Saturday January 11th at 7:30 pm.

December 2013 minutes

Anderson Creek Sportsmen
December 14, 2013 Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

The November minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and a second by Mike Straub. The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Breck Neeper and a second by Bud Ellis.

Walt Kuzemchock reported his last match of the season was rained out.

 Old Business
Ken Straub cleaned the club house. Bryan Brubaker has repaired the oil furnace. Tom Hamilton contacted Dennis Mollura’s wife and she will be sending a picture to us to display in the club. The Grice’s sale and Club display will be January 25 and 26th. A sign up sheet for volunteers to man our table is posted in the club.George McCoy reports the new pop machine has finally been installed. Tom Hamilton was able to get the password for the blogspot and Randy Mitchell is in the process of getting ownership of the blogspot changed to the club. The name will remain as AndersonCreek.Blogspot.com.

New Business
    Randy Mitchell has an oil furnace that he will donate to the club and Bud Ellis said he will check it out. There will be a match director meeting on 1/5/14 at 2:00pm to set the new years match schedules. Walt Kuzemchock agreed to be the raffle director for next year. Joe Mitchell made a motion to retain the same officers for the new year and the motion passed . Andy Shaffer was voted in as a new board member. Randy Mitchell reported he has the blogspot running and will be able to post news items, match schedules and pictures. Randy Mitchell followed up on an offer of free corn for the club from a farmer who got in touch with Joel Dutra . Randy will contact the farmer and tell him we will take as much as we can handle. Ed Spencer will try to get the corn crib cleaned out by the end of the year.

Scott Hemminger won the door prize.

The drawing winners are:
1St Prize     Remington Model 700 .270 Win                           
                  Vern Stewart-Punxsy
2nd Prize    Winchester SXP Camo Pump Shotgun                   
                   Joseph Mitchell-DuBois
3rd Prize    Savage Mark II Heavy Brl 22lr Laminated  Stock  
                  Bill Marshall-Dubois 

$50.00 Bonus Prizes
Dick Platt          Dubois                       Cody Bailey             DuBois   
Bud Thomas     Clearfield                   James Parlavecchio   DuBois
John DeHaas    Bellefonte                  Rodney Sample         Morrisdale
Mark Spaid      Clearfield                   Barry Bish                 Mayport
Tom Haines      DuBois                      Jim Cairns Jr              Grampian

Member Drawing
Browning A-bolt Micro Hunter 284
Scott Hemminger

Mike Straub  made a  motion to adjourn which was seconded by Ed Spencer.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.
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2013 Anderson Creek Benefit Drawing Prize Winners

Prize Drawing 

1St Prize     Remington Model 700 .270 Win                                
                    Vern Stewart-Punxsy
2nd Prize    Winchester SXP Camo Pump Shotgun                    
                    Joseph Mitchell-DuBois 
3rd Prize    Savage Mark II Heavy Brl 22lr Laminated  Stock      
                    Bill Marshall-Dubois 
 
$50.00 Bonus Prizes 
 Dick Platt                       Dubois
Cody Bailey                  DuBois   
Bud Thomas                 Clearfield
James Parlavecchio    DuBois
John DeHaas               Bellefonte
Rodney Sample           Morrisdale
Mark Spaid                  Clearfield
Barry Bish                     Mayport
Tom Haines                  DuBois
Jim Cairns Jr               Grampian

Member Drawing  

Browning A-bolt Micro Hunter 284       
          Scott Hemminger-Grampian

November 2013 Minutes

Anderson Creek Sportsmen
November 9, 2013 Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

The October minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and approved on a motion by Breck Neeper 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 Joe Mitchell.

Match reports were presented by Steve Strouse and Walt Kuzemchock. Walt reported there will be one more match next Sunday 11/17/13. Steve Strouse reported the first match next year will be 2/2/2013 which is Groundhog Day.

 Old Business
Mike Hickman cleaned up around the pond and stored the canoe. Mike Straub and Joe Mitchell  have finished the siding on the front of the club house. Scott Brubaker restocked the kitchen. George McCoy reported that he and Eric are still having trouble with Coca Cola and we still do not have a new pop machine. George negotiated the bill from $270 to $90. Several members are checking for alternative pop vendors. Walt Kuzemchock reviewed the water test of the pond done by Mahaffey Labs and the results were all good to very good. Scott Brubaker has the new Facebook page up and running. He new food committee list has been posted in the club house. Raffle tickets are available and members are reminded that you will get a point for each 10 tickets sold.

New Business
    A discussion was held concerning replacing the furnace in the club house. It was decided that we will look for a replacement oil furnace that can be put in the basement and will heat the gun room as well as the club house. Bud Ellis reported that there would be no problem putting a timer on the furnace to limit the time that it will run. Wayne Hicks is going to donate several large canopies to the club. The match directors will meet in January to schedule the matches for 2014. Tom Hamilton suggested why buy better seeds for planting the fields the donated seeds have not been growing that well. Officers elections will be held in December and nominations can be written on the blackboard in the club house.


George McCoy won the door prize.

Bob Huston made a  motion to adjourn which was seconded by Ken Straub.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.

Clubhouse remodeling continues......

The siding has been completed on the front of the Clubhouse, by Michael Straub and Joseph Mitchell.

Another test for ownership of the Anderson Creek Blogspot

Due to the recent death of our good friend and fellow member Dennis Mollura we have been unable to access our website (WWW.ANDERSONCREEK.BLOGSPOT.COM). Our thanks go out to the Mollura family for finding and providing us with the password to maintain our blog spot. We are striving to maintain the confidentiality we have been entrusted with and we are working towards transferring the site to a new owner and new administration.We are slowly coming up to speed with the expertise necessary to keep and maintain new postings to the site. 

The first of what looks to be many steps to transfer these rights necessitated a change of email address. Our new email address is andersoncreeksc@gmail.com. Feel free to email us news items, pictures and announcements. We trust that in the very near future we will be able to publish all submissions.  

Thank you for your patience and please watch the site for future match schedules, news and announcements.

This is a test to see if we can post to our blog spot.

Have you ever seen any happier kids and parents?

Photos from the June 15 Kid's Fishing Derby:

 

 

New Cadet Allen Solida would appreciate letters from club members

This is member Mike Solida's son Allen's mailing address at West Point. He is currently going through "Beast Barracks" and would enjoy any letters we send him.

Here are mailing instructions from his mom, Linda:

Envelopes must be white and must be sent exactly as follows in order for him to get mail without issues:

NEW CADET - ALLEN SOLIDA

PO BOX 4036
COMPANY H-2
WEST POINT   NY   10997-4036

Thanks,

- Tom

8/4 100 YARD GROUP MATCH RESULTS

VFS. 1ST JAMIE EAZOR .336 AG. 6 BR
2ND LARRY SEGER .355 AG. 6PPC
3RD RON BAILEY SR. .385 AG. 6BR
TOM GRAY .425 AG 30BR
JIM BAUM .531 AG 6BR

SUPER STOCK 1ST STEVE STROUSE .476 AG.
SAVAGE 6BR

FACTORY 1ST NEW JR SHOOTER TRISTON COWAN .647 AG. 22-250
2ND TOM HAMILTON .667 AG. 308
3RD JIM CHELSEY .708 AG 308
RICK HEITZENRATER .752 AG 308

TODAY'S MATCH HAD VERY SWITCHY WINDS THAT KEPT THE FLAGS DANCING.

NEXT MONTHS MATCH IS A 100 YARD SCORE MATCH USING STANDARD IBS
100 YARD SCORE TARGET 9/1 START TIME @ 1PM

STEVE STROUSE
MATCH DIRECTOR

Texas group to train women on firearms use

(NaturalNews) - Some say there is no more naturally protective force than a mother looking out for her children, and one organization is doing all it can to make that task easier for moms - by teaching them how to handle and use a firearm.

According to Breitbart News, the group - the Houston, Texas-based Armed Citizen Project - says it will sponsor a "National Empowerment Day" aimed at training and arming 500 single mothers and other women across the country. The date for the event is Aug. 10 and will represent a "massive expansion of the group's efforts," according to its executive director, Kyle Coplen, who spoke to Breitbart News exclusively.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041482_firearms_self_defense_moms.html#ixzz2b9OGKZzJ

Great time at the Kid's Fishing Derby

At long last, here are photos from the June 15 Kid's Fishing Derby.  As you can see, it was a highly successful event with 36 registered participants and more than 100 total kids, parents and club members on hand to share the wonderful experience of fishing together.

We'll be running more photos in the days ahead.

Our thanks to everyone who helped make this one of our more successful events.

A special thanks to President Tom Hamilton for making these photos available. Apologies from the blogmeister for the delay in posting the photos.

- Dennis Mollura

Jamie Eazor, Mike Solida, Tom Hamilton win 400-yard matches

Results from the 7/21/2013 round target match:

 

Conditions were the same as last week, hot, humid, a little wind and a lot of mirage.  Turnout was light, but we still shot 25 targets with 4 members competing today.

 Unlimited Class:

 1. Jamie Eazor of Reynoldsville
 2. Ron "Crossfire" Bailey Sr. of Marsteller
 3. Steve Strouse of Reynoldsville

Bi-pod Class:

 1. Mike Solida of DuBois
 2. Joel Harris of DuBois
 3. Arron Twigg of Marsteller

Factory Class:

 1. Tom Hamilton of Curwensville
 2. Aaron Twigg

Note: New shooter, Aaron Twigg and his family, have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  His baby brother was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the United State Army.  Please come to the matches and thank him for his brother's service.

Thanks,

- Tom Hamilton

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

July 13th, 2013 

Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

The June minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and were approved on a motion by Bob McClure and a second by Joel Harris after a correction to add that there will be tickets available for the members only knife drawing for 3 meetings (July , August, September). The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Marty Hrin and a second by Dave McNeel.

Match Reports – There were 5 shooters at the 22 match. A discussion was held concerning a drop in the number of shooters at the matches. Tom Noble reported 18 shooters at the Steak Feed/Trap Shoot and the shoot was successful. There were intermittent problems with the thrower mainly due to biodegradable birds breaking in the thrower.

Old Business – The Second Annual Steve McClure Fishing Derby was very successful. The weather was perfect for the 36 registered participants. Over 100 people attended with numerous prizes awarded. A picture of the winners will be framed and sent to Michael McClure.

The benches at the 400-yard range have been moved again. A discussion was held about permanently attaching the benches to the concrete.

DO NOT MOVE THE BENCHES AT THE 400 YARD RANGE.

Randy Mitchell reported he has received notification that we are now a registered CMP club. The Civilian Marksmanship Program affiliation allows our members to purchase items from the CMP website (ammunition, guns, parts, books, etc...) The website is thecmp.org and our registration number is posted on a certificate at the club.

The brush and trees around the apple trees need trimmed.

New Business

Joel Harris has arranged for the use of a D5 dozer in order to excavate for the addition of a 100, 200 and 300-yard range on the current 400-yard range. For a $500 mobilization fee we can use the dozer for an entire weekend. The club must pay for the fuel and only Joel Harris and Mike Salada can operate the dozer. Charles Bungo made a motion to provide $1000 to cover the cost of the dozer, fuel and other incidentals. The motion passed on a Jim Johnston second. Randy Mitchell has access to mulch hay and suggested we arrange to buy mine mix for planting prior to the excavation.

We have received new 10% discount tickets for Dunhams. Please contact Randy Mitchell for these tickets.

Bob McClure made a motion to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell, secretary.

Jim Baum and Steve Strouse (2) win 400-yard matches

Results from the July 14 400-yard Deer target match:

It was quite a day for a rifle match, 90+ degrees, high humidity and very little wind, but the mirage was as bad as it gets. We shot 38 targets today.

 

Unlimited Class:

    1. Jim Baum of Indiana
    2. Jamie Eazor of Reynoldsville
    3. Tammy Harris of DuBois

 Factory Heavy Barrel Class:

    1. Steve Strouse of Boonesboro
    2 & 3.   Joel Harris of DuBois

   Deer Rifle Class:

    1. Steve Strouse
    2. Tom Hamilton of Curwensville
    3. Walt Kuzemchock of Frenchville

- Tom Hamilton

Extra Cash prizes for Aug. 4 IBS Match

Next month's match on Aug. 4 is a group match at 100 yards.

There will be cash bonuses in both classes.

Varmint for Score
Competitor with the lowest aggregate below 250 will receive a $20 cash prize, total of 5 targets.

Factory Class
Competitor with the lowest aggregate with a 22-caliber will receive $10.  Also, if the competitor with a 30-caliber wins the match, they will receive $10 extra. This also is a 5-target total.

Match starts at 1 p.m. on Aug. 4.  Cost is $10.
Steve Strouse
Match Director

Larry Seger, Rick Heitzenrater win 200-yard benchrest matches

Results of July 7 Anderson Creek 200-yard benchrest matches:

Varmint for Score
1st - Larry Seger
2nd - James Eazor

Factory Class
1st - Rick Heitzenrator
2nd - Jim Chesley

Next month's shoot will be a 100-yard group shoot on August 4.

There also will be a member challenge for the rest of the year.  The challenge is a cash prize to the highest-scoring club member competing in the Factory Class.

The prize will be paid out of my pocket. 

- Steve Strouse
  Match Director

Mark Coleman wins June 22 ARA rimfire match

Results of the Anderson Creek Sportsman June 22 ARA rimfire match:

Please recall the May match was cancelled due to inclement weather and not enough participation.

Unlimited Class - Four-Card Total
1st - Mark Coleman - 8625
2nd - Marty Hammon - 7450
3rd - Jack Igou - 7360

- Jeremy Smith

We need deer hunters!

We will be having our 3rd deer target match of the year on July 14th, and we have not had a shooter in the Deer Rifle Class yet.

Rules are very simple for this class: Use you hunting rifle - 10X max scope, sporter rifle, any front and rear rest, $10, 10 shots at 400 yards, and 2 targets.

There is a prize at the end of the year for the "Top Gun" and we need competitors.

All of the club rifle matches are very light on member participation and this match is fun. I am asking our members to come out and support our matches and enjoy the food that is always there.

A complete set of rules and all of our match schedules are on the club website.

Thank You.

 - Tom Hamilton