CLUB NEWS

Last Updated on January 15, 2012

Sunday Breakfast

has resumed from 6:30 am until 9:00 am.

Fishing Derby

The 2012 Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, April 14th at Sudden Pond, from 6 a.m. until noon.

2012 Scholarships

The Andover Sportsmen's Club will award four $500.00 scholarships to four graduating seniors for the year 2012.  This year we will award two of the four to Seniors who are offspring of club members.  The other two will go to students at Andover and North Andover High.

The scholarship application can be downloaded here.

Junior Conservation Camp 2012

The Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp is a two week experience allowing youth to develop skills and confidence that will last a lifetime.

The camp is a unique outdoor experience offering a balanced program of conservation education and instruction in outdoor recreation activities. The camp's programs introduces young people to the ethical concepts and knowledge essential to a lifetime of properly enjoying our natural resources and the leisure activities that depend on their careful stewardship.

The Massachusetts Sportsmen’s Junior Conservation Camp program is open to boys and girls aged 13 to 17.  Currently, it is hosted at the Chesterfield Scout Reservation on 521 acres near Scout Pond in Chesterfield, Massachusetts.

Campers need to be prepared to function in an environment which, like school, requires good behavior, teamwork and attentiveness. Much of the Camp is spent in an educational environment and students are expected to be attentive, courteous and non-disruptive.

A large portion of the instruction is "hands-on," and students will all participate in instruction that includes firearms of several types, bows, arrows, fishing and camping equipment and wildlife interaction. Students are expected to understand the seriousness of handling such equipment and interacting with wildlife.

The happiest campers are those who are interested in the outdoors and in wildlife management programs before attending the Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp.

Every year we sponsor two campers for the two weeks.  The 2012 dates are August 5 to August 17, 2012.

We are accepting names now for selection in April.  Please see Paul Miller at any meeting.

For more info on the camp, click here.

Honor Flight New England

Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices. They transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans – World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill.

Of all of the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our very existence as a nation—and as a culturally diverse, free society. Now, with over one thousand World War II veterans dying each day, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out.

For more information, visit Honor Flight New England.

Fishing Derby

The 2011 Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, April 16th at Sudden Pond, from 6 a.m. until noon.

A brief video of the event can be seen here.

The Pig Roast

was well attended.

Pistol Teams

Interested in pistol marksmanship?  Have you heard about or tried bullseye pistol shooting (http://www.bullseyepistol.com/)?  It’s a fun competitive individual and team sport.  Matches can include centerfire and/or rimfire pistols, and typically involves three different courses of shooting fired off-hand from 50 feet:  slow fire (10 shots in 10 minutes), timed fire (10 shots in 40 seconds), and rapid fire (10 shots in 20 seconds).

The Andover Sportsmen’s Club (ASC) has two bullseye pistol teams (Grizzlys and Kodiaks) in the Merrimack Valley Pistol League (MVPL), which includes about 20 local teams from clubs in Tewksbury, Billerica, Lowell, and Dracut.  In the MVPL, a rimfire only league, each team has up to 12 shooters on their rosters.  In a match, the top 5 individual scores for each team count toward the team total.  Presently, the ASC teams practice and compete on Monday evenings.  The season runs from October until March.  We are always looking for new shooters (beginners to experts).  If you would like more information, please feel free to contact one of the captains:  Mike Patane (mapatane@yahoo.com), or George Wright (dieselgeo@yahoo.com).

Fishing Derby

The 2010 Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, May 1st at Sudden Pond, from 6 a.m. until noon.  Coverage here.

Junior Conservation Camp 2010

The Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp is a two week experience allowing youth to develop skills and confidence that will last a lifetime.

The camp is a unique outdoor experience offering a balanced program of conservation education and instruction in outdoor recreation activities. The camp's programs introduces young people to the ethical concepts and knowledge essential to a lifetime of properly enjoying our natural resources and the leisure activities that depend on their careful stewardship.

Every year we sponsor two campers for the two weeks.  This year we are sending Mark Denatalie of Somerville, and Jeffrey Johnson of Tewksbury.

2010 Scholarships

The Andover Sportsmen's Club awarded four $500.00 scholarships to four graduating seniors for the year 2010. This year's winners are Kaleigh Timmins from Andover High, Hillary Buck from North Andover High; Joe Chartier of Andover, and Christopher Klove of Lynnfield, who are offspring of club members.

Recently departed members

The club lost two long time members recently, Allan Minkkinen and Ken Bonanno, and you can read about them here.

2009 Scholarships

The Andover Sportsmen's Club awarded four $500.00 scholarships to four graduating seniors for the year 2009.  This year we awarded two of the four to Seniors who are offspring of club members.

    Leigh S. (Croteau) Hartwell

    Thomas S. Lumb

    Leo Lamontagne

     Jessica Lambert

Junior Conservation Camp 2009

Every year we sponsor two campers for the two weeks, but we only had one name this year.  This year's camper will be James Woodmansee, grandson of Gerry Woodmansee.