December G.C.R. Shoot Sets New Record

          December 4^th dawned a chilly 38 degrees, by 9.30am it had warmed up to 43 degrees, and by 1.30 it hit a pleasant 63 degrees. A record was broken when 24 Cowboys and Cowgirls showed up for the December Match. We shot Mort Dooley’s Silverado stages from earlier in the year and I think they were more fun the second time around. The stages were well designed and moved quickly, Thanks Mort! Ringer and Lick Creek Kid headed up posse #1, and Tennessee Deadeye and Mort Dooley headed up Posse #2.  Sheez Packin baked up some wonderful

Goodies for all the Cowboys, Thanks very much Patsy!! We decided we would have our Christmas Dinner and Annual meeting and Officer elections after our next shoot on January 15^th at the Homestead restaurant on 11 E between Greeneville and Moshiem. All Cowpokes are encouraged to bring their better halves and youngsters to our dinner.

          Some results from the SASS Territorial Summit in Las Vegas are as follows Knockdown target calibration shall remain at 38 Spec. 158 grain factory load. Eliminate purchase of free miss’s at State, Regional, National, and World Championships. Eliminate double jeopardy. The Henry Big Boy and U.S. Firearms Omni Potent are now SASS legal. The Junior Category is now broken down into two groups; Buckaroos ages 13 and under, and Young Guns 14 thru 16. Buckaroos can now use 22LR rim fire in pistols and rifles and 410 shotguns.

          When the smoke cleared Ringer was our top shooter, and top 49er.

Lick Creek Kid was second overall and top traditional, Mort Dooley was third overall and 2^nd traditional, Tennessee Deadeye was fourth overall and 2^nd in 49er, O’Shea was fifth overall. Hi-Wall Johnson was our Top Duelist with Ottway Smith 2^nd, and Shader third. Sheez Packin was our top lady shooter; Hogleg Horn was our top frontier cartridge and classic cowboy shooter. Lo-Wall Johnson was our top Boy Buckaroo, and Summer Breeze was our top Girl Buckaroo, and Crossroads Kid was our top Young Gun.

           I just want to take time and thank my fellow Regulator Officers for helping make this an easier, better, and more successful year for the Greene County Regulators. We are now a Tennessee State Non-Profit corporation; we now have a Federal Tax I.D. number and Non profit status and Club By-laws. I have applied for a N.R.A. state foundation grant for our club. We have continued to add new targets and props for our club. Dues for 2005 are due in January and are $30.00 per person or $50.00 per family. Our Liability Insurance for 2005 is due in January in the amount of $400.00

Please keep the true Meaning of Christmas in you Heart this season, the Birth of Christ. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the Greene County Regulators!!!!                                                                  Via con Dios, Your Ramrod, Tennessee Deadeye