NEXT MATCH IS AUGUST 12th! CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK! July, 2017 Volume 9, Issue 7 Time for the Annual Half of Trail Match Workday Report, SASS Scoring Changes, Hell Fire 2017 Approaches HALF-OF-TRAIL: Slick sent this announcement in about the Half-of-Trail match so I figured I'd just put the whole thing in: "It's that time of year again. Yep, time for "Half of Trail" at the Jackson hole regulators. We will be shooting six stages from the world championships on August 12th starting at 9 AM. The theme for this match is "awards from matches past". We will have a table set up with lots of different awards from the past LA State and Hell Fire matches that we have had. The champion of each category will be awarded and can pick any one of the "awards from matches past" that they would like to have. So now is your chance to get that Hell Fire buckle that you've always wanted.this is a small fundraiser match for the club to do last minute things before our annual Hell Fire match. The cost will be $25 per shooter." I regret to inform Colorado Jackson that there aren't any of those Yeti mugs left over from HF 2015. Sorry, big guy! RANGE WORK DAY: How about a HUGE shout out to all those who came and sweated this month to fix up the range! From Chief Rick: "A lot of hard work yesterday. The range is almost ready for Hell Fire. In no particular order; Slick McClade, Ivory, Lily Bleu, Hammerrock, Chief Rick, Angie Get Your Guns, Dixie Rebel, Calhoun Kid, Smokey Shane, Silver Wolf, Choctaw Rosie, Louisiana Lefty, Antelope Ann, Beaver John, Doc No Mo, Will E Fixit, General Jubal Early and Cody Collee. Thank you all!" They got out there and repainted/repaired/replaced on the Depot, Hotel, Jail, Bridge, Bank, Mercantile, Barn, and Church stages (see pictures). We are so appreciated of their hard work. - Hightower
Looks like Dixie Rebel is working and Calhoun Kid is supervising. Taking a well-earned break and planning the next project. Shooting at JHR is a family affair! Where's Slick? SASS SCORING CHANGE: Looks like we will all be on total time matches now: HELL FIRE 2017: We are running ahead of the pace from last year on entries. YEE HAW! Looks like it's going to be another great time. Your humble correspondent here has been involved in the development of the category awards (lots of work by Slick) and I can report that, as always, the JHR crew is going to really shine when it comes to handing out bling to the top three in each category. Maybe I'll be able to post some pics next issue. If you haven't already, go ahead and get in your entry. A copy is included at the back of this issue. We promise, you won't be sorry. - Hightower
THIS MONTH IN WESTERN HISTORY July 26, 1875- California- Charles E. Boles, AKA Black Bart, robbed his first stage, on a mountain pass called Funk Hill, four miles outside of Copperopolis, Calif. Bart, in addition to being an expert lone bandit who robbed more than two dozen stages in California in 1877-78, exercised a sardonic brand of humor in the form of doggerel scratched on foolscap and left in the empty strongboxes he looted. He was frivolous and capricious, a jokester whose laughing nature endeared him even to his victims. STRICKLEY OFFICIAL STANDINGS FOR THE DIXIE CUP CHALLENGE 2017 MEN S Points LADIES Points 1) Slick McClade 132 1) Antelope Ann 66 2) Jubal Early 129 2) Dixie Rebel 57 3) Calhoun Kid 109 3) Choctaw Rosie 36 4) Crusty Steve 103 4) Lady Stillfinger 32 5) Smokey Shane 100 5) Lily Bleu 29 6) Will E. Fixit 80 6) Bee Haven 14 7) Doc No Mo 80 7) Angie Get Your Gun 14 8) Hightower 79 8) Diamond Lil 10 9) Beaver John 71 9) Ellie Gant 9 10) Silver Wolf 51 10) Lacey Ann Leather 7 REGULATOR OF THE YEAR STANDINGS 1) Jubal Early 29 2) Slick McClade 26 3) Crusty Steve 15 4) Smokey Shane 11 Upcoming Event Schedule August 12th, 2017 Half-of-Trail (Jackson Hole Regulators) Quitman, LA no application required September 22nd - 24th, 2017 - HELL FIRE 2017 (Jackson Hole Regulators) Quitman, LA (application included at the end of the Gazette) October 27th-29th, 2017 HOT LEAD 2017 (Deadwood Marshals) Sorrento, LA (application included at the end of the Gazette) November 10th - 12th, 2017 - Hangin' at Coyote Creek - Louisiana State SASS Championships (Bayou Bounty Hunters) Amite, LA MORE COWBOY WISDOM When a cowboy gets too old to set a bad example, he will start handing out good advice
June Match Results 1 Slick McClade R 14 Chief Rick D 2 Calhoun Kid D 15 Dixie Rebel LW 3 Lily Bleu LBW 16 Hammerock B 4 Will E Fixit FN 17 Irish Pat SS 5 Jubal Early R 18 Angie Get Your Guns LD 6 Marshall Big Daddy Jenks SD 19 Lady Still Finger LBW 7 Crusty Steve R 20 Choctaw Rosie LSG 8 Silver Wolf SG 21 Louisiana Lefty B 9 Antelope Ann LFN 22 Levi Nitehawk FG 10 Smokey Shane W 23 Dabster Dave G 11 Doc No Mo CBaron 24 Conejo Valley Kid FN 12 Beaver John ES 25 Stacey Belle G 13 Free At Last SD 26 Matthew Quigly Windhammer FN Levi Nitehawk Lily Bleu July Clean Shooters Silver Wolf Slick McClade COWBOY FUNNIES COWBOY POLITICS