APRIL

Attendees: Mac Traven, Bonnie Lass, Black Jack Spencer, West Branch, Jack Jones, Tony Ringo, T.W. Reynolds, Pete Gabriel and Rick Perkins

We had a cold start but the sun was out and warmed up as the day went on. We did a bunch of scenarios that Mac Traven found on the internet. Also we played with the can throwers that were brought to try out. The people who tried it said that it was fun and challenging.

Rick Perkins did well for his very first Cowboy Action Shoot.

Raven Luntic and Ghost Shooter came by to see our match. Denis Lamontagne and family came to see the Cowboy Action Shooting. We hope we put on a good show and that they will return and shoot with us in the future.

We all had fun getting out our guns and shooting. Some of us did well and some had some problems, but that is why it is good to get out and shoot so we can work the bugs out now.

Mac Traven brought up two can throwers that he put together from metal that Pete Gabriel donated. (Thanks, Pete!) The can throwers are small shotgun targets and we are thinking of using them as a knockdown with a bonus if you hit the can. That way we can practice with them, without penalty if you are too slow to hit the can or have trouble leading it.

The first scenario was shooting your shotgun to get the banditios to leave. And using your pistol. After cleaning them out you became Doc Holiday and replayed the scene in the gambling hall with Ike Clanton and made him dance. We had some Nevada sweeps and some double and triple tap shooting as well as a choice of how to shoot as long as all the steel was double tapped.

We did record procedurals and just marked a “P” on the score sheet and informed the shooter so they could work on following through. Important Note: We will be recording procedurals starting with our first match this spring!!! We will be counting the procedurals starting with the Ambush at Hickory Ridge in August!!!!!!

For our first shoot we had quite a few clean stages! The following people had a clean stage and it earned them a $1 off a future shoot for each clean stage. The winners are: Tony Ringo with two clean stages, Pete Gabriel with three clean stages, T.W. Reynolds with four clean stages and Black Jack Spencer with three clean stages. If you see them around give them congratulations.

This year, we have ordered buffaloes that will be painted white so that if you get a clean match you will get a white buffalo to wear.

New Year Schedules and Ambush Posters

The 2008 shoot schedule posters need to be distributed to all your favorite haunts to attract more cowboys! Please help put up posters!!! We now have the Ambush posters ready to hang. If you already have the 2008 posters up please go back and ask if you can hang the Ambush poster. Thank-you for all your help!

If you want some posters, please email or call Bonnie Lass so that she can send you some. Email claymore@ticopa.quik.com or phone: 570-723-8885.

With your help we can help Whispering Pines Cowboy Committee grow!!!!

9^th Annual Ambush at Hickory Ridge

Please don’t forget to sign up for the Ambush!! If you need a pre-registration form please email claymore@ticopa.quik.com or call at 570-723-8885 or go to the website: wpcowboycommittee.tripod.com/

We would like you to get your local merchants involved in sponsoring our club. If you have anyone you wish would offer a gift certificate or prize, please contact them or if you are shy, contact Bonnie Lass with the information (address and or phone number) and she will beg for you. (I have found that some major corporations decide their support in the first quarter of the year, so if you have someone in mind, the sooner I have the information, the sooner it will go out and I may get us the prizes).

Prize Donations

The following prizes have been donated for the 9^th Annual Ambush at Hickory Ridge:

Redding Reloading has donated two ½ off certificates. Thank-you!!!

Wild West Mercantile has donated two $25 gift certificates. Thank-you!!!

Pistol Pete has donated the following bullets:

* 100 bullets of 45-70 420gr.

* 100 bullets of 45-70 340 gr.

* 200 bullets of 45 Colt 255 gr.

* 200 bullets of 45 Colt 200 gr.

* 200 bullets of 38/357 158 gr.

* 3 Boxes of 12 gauge shotgun

Thank-you for all the lead Pistol Pete!!!!

Guns for Sale!!!

T.W. Reynolds has 2 Colt Clone Open Top Revolvers in 44 Special and 1 1866 Yellow Boy Sporting Rifle in 44 Special. The Yellow Boy has a 20” barrel. For More information and to see the guns contact Terry Reynolds at (570) 376-2246.

We have decided to go with Custom Catering out of Wellsboro to provide our Saturday night feast. Custom catering will provide us with 2 entrees : stuffed chicken breasts, sliced beef , mashed potatoes and gravy, corn , baked beans , rolls, cobbler, and sodas and coffee for $13 per person. This requires us to raise the cost of the shoot to $45 for the first shooter, $35 for each shooter over 13 years old and each extra dinner only will be $13. (Buckaroos and younger will cost $13 for their dinner.)

We need to have a way to feed the masses the rest of the weekend. West Branch suggested that we take up propane grills and make hot dogs and burgers on them. We could also offer soda and chips. Any ideas about breakfast on Saturday?

If you have any other ideas or agree with this one, please let Mac and Bonnie know, through email or phone.

We will set up for the May shoot on Saturday May 3, if Mac is available. If you want to check if we will be setting up please call 723-8885 and ask for Mac or Bonnie. If you help set up you will be able to practice the scenarios for Sunday. We will start sign in at 8:30 AM and have the safety meeting at 9:30 AM. We will shoot lead at 10:00 AM. Please come join us for a great time!

We are trying to keep down the cost of postage, if you have email please send it so that we can email your newsletter. Thank-you for your co-operation!! To all who have given us their email address, Thank-you!!!!