Manheim Sportsmen's Association, 552 Oak Tree Road, Manheim, has announced its upcoming activities. For details, visit http://www.manheimsportsmansassoc.org.

Membership meetings will continue to be held monthly in 2024. Members are advised to pay their dues as soon as possible to prevent a late fee. For more details, contact the membership secretary at 717-665-7729 or 717-587-6957.

The retirees' coffee hour takes place on the second Monday of each month. Club members and friends are invited to attend. For more information, call Curt at 717-587-6957 or Mike at 717-224-0747.

The club's indoor archery league will start earlier in 2024 than in past years. Registration will be available on Sunday, Jan. 7, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and on Monday, Jan. 8, and Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. After registering, archery shooters may practice during the open hours, which will be every Monday and Wednesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. starting Jan. 8; the league will officially start on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m. The archery league is open to the public for a fee. The winter indoor archery league will continue into early March. For additional information, call Doug at 717-314-2396 or Mike at 717-224-0747.

Classes will be offered for anyone interested in learning to use handguns. A Defensive Handgun 1 class will be offered on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Introduction to Handguns will take place on Saturday, Jan. 13. Interested individuals may enroll in one or both classes. Topics will include firearm safety, basic parts of a handgun, fundamentals of shooting and range time. Each class will consist of two hours in the classroom and two hours on the indoor range. Classes are open to the public, and there is a fee. Space is limited. For more information or to register, contact the instructor, Jarred Atkins, at centermasstrainingllc@gmail.com or teamcentermass@gmail.com.

The Manheim Central rifle team practices each day after school from 3:15 to 6 p.m. The team travels to other schools for matches and holds several matches at the Manheim Sportsmen's Association's indoor range. No other shooting may take place on the indoor range during these hours, with exceptions for holidays, inclement weather and other circumstances. For more details, visit the aforementioned website and check the calendar.

The club sponsors a local BB gun team, which practices at the club's indoor range each Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. or later. All indoor range activities are closed during the practices.

A block shoot will take place from 1 to 3:30 pm. on Sunday, Jan. 28, and this activity is open to the public. Participants must supply their own equipment, and they may use 12-gauge guns only. The club will supply the shells. There will also be a pie-shooting contest. Winners in the contests will receive cash. Food will be available from noon to 3 p.m.

The annual big game contest will also be held on Jan. 28. Judges will evaluate whitetail deer antlers from Pennsylvania and out of state according to the Boone & Crocket system, Pennsylvania black bears based on the Pennsylvania weight slip, and the length of Pennsylvania turkey beards. The club will present awards at a later meeting to the junior and senior winners. For further information, contact 717-951-6103 or crnauman@ptd.net. This event is the club's largest annual activity.