SATURDAY JULY 19TH DAWNED CLEAR SKIES AND 72 DEGREES. BY MATCH TIME IT HAD WARMED UP TO 78 DEGREES. RINGER AND LICK CREEK KID HAD WRITTEN FIVE CHALLENGING STAGES FOR THE REGULATORS TO SHOOT. WE HAD 3 NEW MEMBERS JOIN THE CLUB IN JUNE; LICK CREEK KID, TENNESSEE SOUTHPAW, BUCKSKIN. IN JULY WE HAD 3 MORE MEMBERS JOIN UP; SUNSHINE BILLY, HONEYSUCKLE SUE, AND HOGLEG HORN. THIS BRINGS PAID UP MEMBERSHIP TO 28.
THIRTY ONE SHOOTERS SHOWED UP AND SHOT IT OUT IN 89 DEGREE
HEAT. THIS IS A GREAT TURNOUT SINCE WE WERE DOWN IN JUNE TO 15 SHOOTERS. RINGER AND CLINK HEADED UP POSSE ONE WITH 17 SHOOTERS, TENNESSEE DEADEYE AND C.A.DAVER HEADED UP POSSE 2 WITH 15 SHOOTERS. ONCE AGAIN SUNSHINE BILLY MADE THE LONGEST DRIVE TO SHOOT WITH US—THREE HOURS. WE HAD TWO NEW SHOOTERS FROM THE ASHEVILLE SASS CLUB SHOOT WITH US, CALAMITY CRICKETTE, AND CATFISH CALHOUN, THE HIGH COUNTRY COWBOYS SHOOT THE 4 TH SAT. EACH MONTH AND EXTENDED AN INVITATION TO SHOOT WITH THEM. RINGER AND LICK CREEK KID HAVE ALREADY MADE THE DRIVE ACROSS SAM’S GAP MOUNTAIN TO SHOOT WITH THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RINGER--- IFIN IDA SHOTBEDDER AS THE TOP SHOOTER AT THE CURLY BILL AND MELINDA RHEA BENEFIT. RINGER WAS EVEN ABLE TO WHIP HIS TOP COMPETITION DIAMOND BACK DENNIS ALONG WITH 76 OTHER GUNSLINGERS. THIS SHOOT RAISED SEVERAL DOLLARS FOR MELINDA AND BILL. DOC BRYANT HAS MADE MORE RANGE IMPROVEMENTS, BETTER DRAINAGE, AND MADE A NICE RAMP BETWEEN BAYS TWO AND THREE SO NOW WE CAN GET GUN CARTS UP TO THE 3RD BAY. DOC HAS ALSO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US TO CHANGE OUR DECEMBER SHOOTING DATE FROM DEC. 20TH TO THE FIRST SATURDAY DEC. 6TH . THIS WAY WE WILL NOT HAVE CONFLICTS WITH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU DOC!!!
THE CLUB VOTED IN JUNE TO REPAY THE COWPOKES WHO HELPED GET THE CLUB GOING BY SPENDING THERE OWN MONEY TO BUY STEEL, HARDWARE, ACETYLENE, OXYGEN, GRINDING DISCS, AND TARGETS. THIS AMOUNTS TO $550.00. OXBOW AL, SHAMROCK PADDY, AND TENNESSEE DEADEYE HAVE NOW DECIDED TO DONATE THIS MONEY TO PURCHASE MATERIALS TO BUILD OUR FIRST STAGE FRONT ON BAY TWO. THIS WILL CONSIST OF A STORE FRONT AND A JAIL. WE WILL NEED CLUB MEMBERS WITH BUILDING EXPERIENCE TO HELP GET THIS BUILT. ALSO APPS. FOR THE SEPT. 4TH-6TH FIRST SASS TENNESSEE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM OUR WEB SITE www.greenecountyregulators.com
WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED RINGER WAS TOP GUN, CLINK WAS 2ND, LICK CREEK KID WAS 3RD, OTTWAY SMITH WAS 4TH AND TOP DUELIST SHOOTER, AND SUNSHINE BILLY WAS 5TH. OUR TOP LADY GUN WAS HONEYSUCKLE SUE, SHEEZ PACKIN WAS SECOND, AND CALAMITY CRICKETTE WAS THIRD. CATFISH CALHOUN WAS OUR TOP FRONTIER CARTRIDGE SHOOTER.