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The Sumner Sportsmen's Association (SSA) began in 1933
when a group of people wanted to enjoy the outdoors and shooting shotguns.
Over the past 74 years, there have been many changes of focus. At
one point there was an archery range, an addition of 6 trap houses and fields,
and lastly a sporting clays course.
Floods
There have been 3 floods which have devastated the Sumner Sportsmen's
Association. There was a flood in the 1970's and there was a flood in February 1996, which was at the end of
the rainy season. The club was closed for 10-11 months for repairs.
The club did not have flood insurance during that time. The latest flood
was November 2006, which was at the beginning of the rainy season. The
club was closed for 8 months, however, there was a sporting clays shoot during
March and May. This time the club had flood insurance so it didn't take as
long to get the work done. Randy Chandler was the chairman for the repairs
committee. Besides arranging to get materials delivered, Randy spent many
hours operating equipment. There were many people from the board of
directors who helped during the first couple of weeks to dig out the clubhouse.
After that there were a handful of people who spent countless hours getting
things done. Several other people helped with the clean up and repairs,
those people either had equipment or supplies to continue the rebuilding effort.
Washington State Sporting Clays
SSA hosted the Washington State Sporting Clays Shoot August 2005.
There was committee that helped organize sponsors and acquire prizes for
shooters. Kelly Morgan wrote a computer program to keep track of shooter's
scores, and pre-squad requests. Jim Darby set the targets for the course,
Randy Chandler prepared the grounds for the course, and Debby Anex cashiered the
shoot and did the record keeping. During the shoot several other board
members helped make sure things were running smoothly. Gary Wofford from
the Bonney Lake Tavern (BLT) brought a beer wagon for concession. The
dinner on Saturday night of the shoot was provided by Brank's BBQ. There
were silent auction items to help raise money.
SSA hosted the Washington State Sporting Clays Shoot August 2006. The
committee helped organize sponsors. Kim Burlison was the cashier for the
shoot. She handled all the pre-squad requests. Her husband, John,
helped by bringing machines and helping set the course. Many of our board
members were there to help the shoot run smoothly. The dinner was catered again
by Brank's BBQ.
Daffodil Shoot
The Daffodil Shoot is
usually held on an open Sunday around the same time as the local Daffodil Parade
in the spring. The shoot is open to all contestants. This is a
90-bird shoot with 25 singles, 25 handicap, 10 pair doubles, and 10 continental
targets. Each participant will be classified on known-ability for
competition. Usually the cost of the shoot will include a portion to be
distributed as Lewis class winnings. The club usually offers breakfast and
lunch for purchase to make this an enjoyable day at the club. This shoot
has been a tradition for many years, however, due to circumstances some years it
is not held or it is modified.
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Sumner
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