JANUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The meeting was held on January 9th, 2010: at La Sierra Restaurant.
Attending were Special Constable John Steele, First Deputy Rowdy Lane, Second Deputy Rusty Fillins, Banker Scarlet Lane, Ginger Malloy, Frank Coe and Carolyn Vickers. Kiowa Mike, Sgt. Shuster, Kitty Caffeine, Doc Lector, Buckskin Blue, Capitan Regulator, Gunsmoke Cowboy, Angelo Pete, Angelo’s Angel, Salazar and Linda Sanchez.
After calling the meeting to order, the Special Constable introduced the other officers. Unable to attend was Recorder Usurious Dave.
A new scoring system and timers have been purchased. Angelo Pete will donate an old computer to see if it works on the scoring system. The cost to run electrical power to the Cowboy Action Shooting Range and Old West Town for scoring will be over $300 which will include new wire and the rental of a ditcher.
Annual membership dues of $10 are now being accepted.
Plans are being made for Fifth Saturday activities that could include practice sessions, RO-I and RO-II classes and more. Emule the Special Constable with ideas. Rusty Filllins and Angelo Pete volunteered to coordinate these activities.
Cowboy Action Shooters are invited to be monthly Match Directors. Please volunteer two months in advance for safety checks by John Steele and/or Rowdy Lane, scenario writing, newspaper publicity and more. Past stages can be repeated and a PowerPoint is available. Rowdy Lane will help with the proper terms to be used in describing shooting procedures.
A work day at the Cowboy Range will be planned shortly. Get ready to volunteer, cowpokes.
The Second Annual Billy the Kid’s Breakout, “Same History, New Stages” is scheduled for August 13-14-15. Volunteers are sorely needed to work this Annual Match because we expect 85-100 shooters! Publicity will include newspapers, radio, national magazines and The Cowboy Chronicle. So that everyone in the area will know about Billy the Kid’s Breakout, we’re all going to walk through midtown Ruidoso, all gussied up and packin’ iron, to hand out flyers and posters. Rowdy Lane is going to make some huge posters! John Steele suggested a potluck dinner, a sing-along campfire and more. We’ll have dry camping for RVs, too. Committees for the event so far include:
1. Advertising and public Relations Sgt. Shuster
2. Contributions and lodgers tax
3. Match design and layout Rowdy Lane
4. Manager of all paper work for the match: putting together packets, sign-in, etc.
5. Stage and Props construction Frank Coe
6. Target fabrication Angelo Pete
7. Vendors and meals
8. Activities and awards
9. Range management
Sgt. Shuster spent some time talking about the “The Spirit of the Game," including costuming, aliases and living the Code of the West.
Rowdy Lane made the motion to adjourn.
