Andover Sportsmen's Club

The year of 2018 is here. The #2 Trap Range will be open to use in the daylight hours. The house has been completed, the shooting ports have been measured, and the machine has been installed and tested.

Arrangements have been made for the archery range and trap field to be shoveled after each snow fall.

See you all at the club!

-Mike Pierce

Happy New Year! 2017 was a busy year for the trap/skeet range with a number of trainings, events and work on the fields. I would like to first, thank all of the operators and volunteers for their help throughout the year as we couldn’t run the range without the support.

The new trap field has been completed and ready for daytime use. Thank you to all that helped – and we will hold an inaugural event once this cold breaks. The new field will be opened at the operator’s discretion through the winter so please be respectful of their decision. We are all volunteers so if there are concerns, please reach out to me but thank the operators for what they do!

On January 14 th we will be holding our annual Spirit Shoot. There will be 4 different events and they fill up fast so please come early. It is a great shoot every year and is lots of fun for all levels. Look for more information soon.

Finally, a reminder to all shooters. Please only sign up for a squad at a time – this will become particularly important as we increase the use of the second field. Also – shooters should only be punching their cards before they shoot – not several squads ahead of time. Again – this will allow us to manage the fields accordingly and allow for smooth operations. I appreciate your cooperation with both of these rules.

Finally, with the cold weather and snowstorms, watch the website for cancellations. We will post as early as possible on any closures.

Cheryl

Dear members,  The deadline for renewal of your 2018 dues has expired.   If you did not renew your membership for 2018 your club access key is void and any accrued membership benefits are lost.  Please return your badge & card key to:

Treasurer
Andover Sportsmen's Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 255
Andover, MA  01810

You may re-join the club as a new member, i.e. complete a new application, with copies of your LTC and driver's license and the payment of the $380 application fee – you will be assigned a “Join date” on a first come first serve basis. 

Should there be extenuating circumstances which prevented you from paying your 2018 dues by 12/31/17, there is a 30 day period, ending 1/31/18, for which you may appeal your membership termination.  To do so, you MUST (1) first pay the 2018 dues of $130, (2) first pay the late fee of $30, ($160 may be paid online via this link)

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DD4...

and (3) submit, prior to 1/31/18 a written request for re-instatement explaining why you were unable to renew your membership on time.  Submit your written request for re-instatement to Treasurer@AndoverSportsmensClub.org (or the address above).    Your request for re-instatement will be brought before the Board of Director’s.   There is no guarantee that the Board of Director’s will accept your explanation.  If not accepted, your 2018 dues payment and late fee payment will be returned to you.

Please direct all questions to:

Brad Reichter
Treasurer@AndoverSportsmensClub.org

You will find elsewhere on the website year-end status reports from each of the club’s operating departments covering key aspects of our 2017 operations.

In addition to those reports I am pleased to add that during 2017 your club continued to operate on a financially sound basis while at the same time upgrading and expanding our facilities in order to serve our growing membership requirements.

With respect to membership we have continued our effort to be known as a dedicated friendly and welcoming family oriented club.

A dedicated Community Relations effort has continued with the objective of our club being thought of by the communities we serve as a “Good Neighbor”. Those efforts, among others, include; providing continuing education scholarships to local high school graduates, sponsoring youth summer camp attendance, holding the annual fishing derby for all local community youth, holding weekly tours open to the public for prospective members, providing monthly military veteran’s assistance financial support, supporting local law enforcement organizations by providing them training important facilities, supporting scouting and numerous other youth program and an extraordinarily extensive educational curricula.

On behalf of your entire Board of Directors we wish all ASC members and their families a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous 2018 New Year.

Respectfully,
Dick Reichter, President​