Park & Range Archives - S-N IWLA https://sniwla.org/sniwla/category/park-range/ Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:43:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Park Cleanup WorkDay https://sniwla.org/sniwla/park-cleanup-workday/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:40:15 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=44636 About a dozen or so Chapter Ikes showed up early on the morning of Saturday, April 19th at the park gazebo for the scheduled Park Cleanup … Read more →

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]]> November 2024 Park Campfire Roast https://sniwla.org/sniwla/november-2024-park-campfire-roast/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:26:01 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=43896 What started as a casual conversation at the Chapter Picnic earlier this year became an enjoyable fall evening around the fire ring at the park on Saturday … Read more →

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]]> May 2023 Chapter Picnic at the Park https://sniwla.org/sniwla/may-2023-chapter-picnic-at-the-park/ Sun, 21 May 2023 17:01:54 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=42746 Our chapter’s annual picnic at the park was held Saturday May 20th. The weather was questionable but turned out to be great. The predicted chance of rain may have … Read more →

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]]> Park Maintenance Workday October 22nd, 2022 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/park-maintenance-workday-october-22nd-2022/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:33:25 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=42375 We had a good showing of chapter Ikes on the morning of October 22nd at the park gazebo, and the weather was perfect.  Everybody worked hard to accomplish the list of maintenance tasks previously identified by chapter Park Manager Jimmy Fanny.

Darden Langston reported that his work crew accomplished all … Read more →

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]]> Winners of the September 2022 Member Shooting Competition https://sniwla.org/sniwla/winners-of-the-september-2022-member-shooting-competition/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:18:30 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=42368 A Member shooting competition was held at the shooting range on September 24th, 2022. Centerfire rifles were used at 100 yards with telescopic sights, and at 50 yards with open sights. Two (2) gift cards were donated as prizes by chapter Ike Gary Crossfield, owner of CE Tactical gun shop.

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]]> Park Workday September 2022 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/park-workday-september-2022/ Sat, 10 Sep 2022 20:54:06 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=42301 On the morning of September 10th, about a dozen chapter Ikes showed up with sleeves rolled up to tackle the tasks on chapter Park Manager Jimmy Fanny’s list including trimming the dam and spillway overflow area, trimming overhanging limbs, digging out hardwood roots on the front face of the dam, … Read more →

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]]> April 2022 Chapter Park Workday https://sniwla.org/sniwla/april-2022-chapter-park-workday/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:24:39 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=41966 About a dozen chapter Ikes showed up for the semi-annual chapter park workday at 8am on the morning of Saturday, April 16th with cool temperatures and just a slight breeze which made perfect conditions for a park cleanup.

Park Manager Jimmy Fanny outlined the tasks to be accomplished and the … Read more →

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]]> 2022 Chapter Teddy Bear Hunt https://sniwla.org/sniwla/2022-chapter-teddy-bear-hunt/ Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:09:22 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=41728 Our 6th annual S-N IWLA Chapter Teddy Bear Hunt (TBH) is scheduled for Saturday, April 23rd, 2022. This is a great event to show our chapter’s support for introducing youth to the outdoors and an opportunity to bring your children … Read more →

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]]> Scouting Activities at the Chapter Park https://sniwla.org/sniwla/scouting-activities-at-the-chapter-park/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:49:41 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=41480

Saturday, December 4th was a busy day at the chapter park.  While several chapter Ikes showed up to do yet more work … Read more →

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]]> November, 2021 Park Maintenance Work Crew https://sniwla.org/sniwla/november-2021-park-maintenance-work-crew/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 22:19:45 +0000 https://sniwla.org/sniwla/?p=41461

On the morning of Tuesday, November 30th there was a cool, brisk wind blowing off the chapter pond, and the sun was shining.

Chapter Ikes Chris … Read more →

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