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Sporting Clays

13th Annual Sporting Clays

Come out and test your aim

at the Midnight Sun Councils

13th Annual Sporting Clays Event!

 

 You and 4 friends team up and come out August 3rd, 2024 at the Fairbanks Trap Club. You will shoot round robin style and compete for first place against other teams. Various door prizes and raffles will be conducted throughout the event. Make sure to get your tickets before they are sold out! (see article in this newsletter for more info) Event/Ammunition/Food sponsorships are available.

The event committee is looking for more help! If interested please contact CJ (info below).

Shooting Team fee of $500 includes lunch, pigeons, and shells. Team Captains can also sign up by contacting CJ at 🡪 Clinton.Stewart@Scouting.Org or calling (907) 452-1976. 

 

click here to view/download 2024 Shooting Clays Team sign up flier

click here to view/download 2024 Sponsor Request Letter

click here to view/download 2024 Sponsorship flier

 

 

 


HAVE A LOOK AT OUR ANNUAL SPORTING CLAY TOURNAMENT ARCHIVE

12th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament

 

 

11th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament


10th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament

   

        

  

    


9th Annual Sporting Clays

2020Sporting Clays collage

due to COVID-19 in the area. The Bison Hunt Raffle drawing was still conducted by VFW Post 10029, along with other drawings for the door prizes for the members of the registered teams.

We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for the event and donors of the prizes. We ask everyone to please visit our sponsors and give them your support: Doyon Utilities LLC, Alaska Railroad, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Big Ray’s, Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service, Pike’s Landing, Bennett Engineering, Arctic Fire & Safety, Iron & Wood, Alaska Ammo, Independent Rental, and Frontier Outfitters.


8th Annual Sporting Clay Tourney, 2019

 A little rain didn’t dampen the spirits of this year’s Sporting Clay event held at the Fairbanks Trap Club.

Shall we say, it was a BLAST!?

      Shooting Clay 2019 1     Shooting Clay 2019 2

  Shooting Clay 2019 4      Shooting Clay 2019 5

  Shooting Clay 2019 3

The first place team went to those representing Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.

Money raised will go to help our Council’s programs.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

GOLD SPONSORS:

  Picture3       FMHLogo

PRIZE SPONSORS:

 Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings Inc logo             big rays logo

 alaska railroad logo       frontier outfitters logo

FOOD SPONSOR:

pikes waterfront logo


7th Annual Sporting Clay Tourney, 2018

The Sporting Clays event was a huge succes this year. A great time was had by all!! We would like to take a moment to thank our sponsors and volunteers for their hard work and dedication.

Sponsors

VOLUTEERS:

Mariko Daly

Megan Stewart

Kevin O’Neal


Some pics from 2017 Sporting Clay Events

SC Collage 2017

SC Collage Sep2017News

 

Meet our staff

Scout Executive

Stephen Smith – Stephen began his Scouting career at the Columbia-Montour Council in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He has worked with Scouts in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. He and his wife, Mary Ann, met when they both were attending Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania.  They have been married for 31 years. He enjoys fishing, cooking, camping, photography, and spending time with his family..

Boy-Scout

District Executive

Vacant –

District Director and
Senior Learning for Life Executive

Tasmine Stebbins – Tasmine has been with the Midnight Sun Council since May of 2000. She is the Sr. Learning for Life Executive for the Learning for Life District which serves over 8,300 youth. She is also the staff advisor for the annual popcorn sale, grants, and marketing events like Youth Safety Day, Clean-Up Day and Scouting for Food.

Office Manager (Accounting)

Stacy Brandon, – Stacy has been with the Midnight Sun Council since December, 2011. Her husband, retired from the Army last June, and she, along with their two girls reside in North Pole. She is currently on the Board of the North Pole Elementary PTA and The Friends of the North Pole Branch Library. She enjoys scrapbooking, quilting and reading. She’s enjoyed meeting many of the Boy Scout family and looks forward to meeting many more.

Development Director

CJ Stewart retired from military service (Army) after 23 years of service. He immediately began working for the Midnight Sun Council in March of 2017 and has been with us since. He and his wife Megan have been married for 23 years and have one son Gabriel who is a 19yo Eagle Scout attending UAF for computer sciences. CJ has experience working in Wilderness Search and Rescue, logistics, administration, survival, grant writing and event planning. CJ is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and pretty much all things SCOUTING. He is the staff advisor for Sporting Clays, Popcorn, Friends of Scouting, Legends & Heroes Banquet & the Distinguished Citizens Banquet

 

Registrar

Linda Hill – 

Director Camping Services

Phil Burkett – Phil moved to Alaska in 1999 and currently lives in the Goldstream Valley. He has served as Cubmaster of Pack 20 in the Goldstream Valley and currently serves as Scoutmaster of Troop 20 (boys) and Committee Chair of Troop 20 (Girls). Phil has worked throughout rural Alaska and across the world in the telecommunications industry and served in the US Navy. He has an extensive background in project management, facilities maintenance, budgeting, and construction.

Lost Lake Program Director

Spencer Snoap – Spencer is a Program director known for providing a solid camp experience, fostering a healthy staff environment, his exceptional work ethic, and modeling scouting spirit. With about 15 years of experience in resident camp staff, he has earned the CIT of the year, Staff member of the year, rookie of the year, and turkey buzzard awards. He is passionate about summer camp, scouting, and providing an exceptional program for future generations. In his free time, he enjoys sports, the outdoors, gaming, and learning new things. Spencer has a Bachelor’s degree in Film and video production with a minor in mathematics from Grand Valley State University.

Camp Ranger

Richard Baumfalk aka Ranger Rick, Lost Lake Camp Ranger – Retired Educator in Alaska and Certified COPE Director. Fellow of Wilderness Education Association and NOLS.

Scout Shop

                                                                                              

The Scout Shop is located at the Earl and Pat Cook Service Center at 1400 Gillam Way. Phone: 907-452-1976

SCOUT SHOP HOURS:

The Scout Shop and Council office will be closed

Monday:  9 am to 5 pm  in observance of the following Holidays:
Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
Friday:  9 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

 

** Please Note** 

The Midnight Sun Council Office will automatically be closed if the temperature hits -50 F by 8:00 AM.
Temperature reading can be checked by calling 907-488-1111.

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