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Abbotsford Sportsmen’s Club celebrates 25-year anniversary of clubhouse

Abbotsford Sportsmen’s Club celebrates 25-year anniversary of clubhouse
Top: The Abbotsford Sportsmen’s Club clubhouse, located just north of the city on Willow Road, turned 25 years old this year. Middle: Concrete is poured for the slab as the 2002 addition to the clubhouse is built. The addition would eventually include an expanded kitchen, fireplace and more meeting room. Bottom: One of the many events held at the clubhouse included Hunters Against Hunger where club members like Bruce Klieforth (l.) and Rob Beran would host raffles that could be entered by bringing in items to be donated to local food pantries.
Abbotsford Sportsmen’s Club celebrates 25-year anniversary of clubhouse
Top: The Abbotsford Sportsmen’s Club clubhouse, located just north of the city on Willow Road, turned 25 years old this year. Middle: Concrete is poured for the slab as the 2002 addition to the clubhouse is built. The addition would eventually include an expanded kitchen, fireplace and more meeting room. Bottom: One of the many events held at the clubhouse included Hunters Against Hunger where club members like Bruce Klieforth (l.) and Rob Beran would host raffles that could be entered by bringing in items to be donated to local food pantries.

The Abbotsford Sportsmen’s Club has been a staple of the outdoor sporting community since its inception in the 1960s. The club itself has sent thousands of young hunters through ...

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