The Firelands Gazette The Official Newsletter of the Firelands Peacemakers Prairie Dawg -- Editor-In-Chief June 2014 Thunder In The Valley 2014 is in the books! Congratulations to our overall winners! Top Cowboy -- Bad Creek Kid Top Cowgirl -- Red Bud Thanks to all our Thunder in the Valley 2014 Shooters! Pics can be found at: https://picasaweb.google.com/firelands.peacemakers/thunderinthevalley2014
Thunder in the Valley Top 20 1. Bad Creek Kid -- Wrangler -- 206.80 2. Bad Finger Bodine -- 49er --227.46 3. Gray Hare -- Wrangler -- 232.14 4. Cripple Creek Kid -- Senior Gunfighter -- 239.79 5. Angry Angus -- Wrangler -- 261.51 6. Faygo Kid -- Senior -- 265.63 7. Kid Glove -- 49er -- 277.08 8. Harold Doc Adams -- 49er -- 282.18 9. Wild Wyatt Wolf -- Senior -- 286.86 10. Shotgun Chavezz -- Elderstatesman -- 288.00 11. Sixgun Scotsman -- Classic Cowboy -- 289.32 12. Kid Kcid -- Senior -- 297.66 13. Blastin' Brad -- Cowboy -- 303.04 14. Dewey Shootem -- Cowboy -- 307.53 15. Woody Shootem -- FC Gunfighter -- 308.96 16. Ohio Cheatin Charlie -- FC Duelist -- 314.82 17. Johnny Shiloh -- Senior Duelist -- 314.83 18. Sixgun Seamus -- Senior -- 316.58 19. Red Bud -- Ladies 49er -- 322.54 20. Hershey Barr -- 49er -- 323.80 Clean Shooters Bad Finger Bodine Cripple Creek Kid Gray Hare Harold Doc Adams Jesse Duke Last Gun Ress Kloot Sew Cantina Thunder creek Kid All the scores are on the Firelands Peacemaker's Website: http://www.firelandspeacemakers.com/match-info/match-scores/ The President's Corner: "Hi" to all you cowboys and cowgirls who turned out for Thunder in the Valley. Without you, none of this would be happening. Hope everyone had a great time -- we sure did. "Thanks" to everyone who worked so hard making this event run smoothly. Special "thanks" to all the vendors and sponsors. "Thanks" to all the members who turned out for the work party. A special "thanks" to Dawg for all his hard work putting together the stages, the shooter packages, and running the Wild Bunch match. "Thanks" to Lisa Brown and Mrs. Garland Ratz for their help putting together the shooter packages. A "hats off" to Sterks Catoring for the great food. Hope to see you all at our monthly match next time and hope to get around to all the other clubs to visit before the season is over. Old Iron Hip & Kit
The View From Rye's Saddle: I forgot to do the "Interview" so maybe we'll just skip it this time. I'd like to personally thank Posse # 4 for being the best!! We had a great time!! Rye Wednesday, June 4 Scores 1. Swiss 123.72 2. I. M. Crossdraw 130.05 3. Thunder Creek Kid 152.62 4. Rye Miles 157.60 5. Shotgun Chavezz 158.43 6. Hungry Holler 164.07 7. Big Boom 167.46 8. Hershey Barr 171.41 9. R. S. Dancer 177.22 10. Prairie Dawg 182.05 11. Last Gun 184.19 12. Phil M. Withlead 197.51 13. Cherokee Tyler 205.95 14. Bronco Billy 207.37 15. Blue Knight 231.58 16. Kit Colleen 246.96 17. Chochero 257.91 18. Josh 319.44 19. Colorado Jake 397.80 Clean Shooters Swiss Thunder Creek Kid Rye Miles Hungry Holler Last Gun Bronco Billy Blue Knight Josh A note from Kid Kcid: It was a GREAT SHOOT!!!! Hip and Kit, Rye, Dawg, and the rest of the gang did a super job putting together everything!!! CONGRATS TO ALL!!! kid kcid
Sweepings From The Dawg's Barn: More than a few folks to Thank Well, Thunder in the Valley 2014 is history, and what a fantastic shoot it was! 72 Cowboys & cowgirls attended and, by all accounts, everyone had a great time. We had folks come from near & far, staying in campers, motels, and private homes. The good times reigned, and ear-to-ear smiles were everywhere! I'm sure I'll miss somebody, so please forgive me.but "THANKS" to: Kit & Hip -- They worked so very hard on the big things and the little things that made this a successful shoot Your club officers and trustees -- Details & side matches -- we could not have done it without your help. Volunteers: *Those who attended the work parties *Garland Rats & Santa Fe Steve, who worked hard on side match day *Sweetie Pie & Fighting Mad Mongo who scored the match for two of the posses *Lisa Brown and Mrs. Garland Ratz for their help with putting together the shooter package. *The 4H members who picked up our brass -- Our backs offer a special "thanks" Dakota Skipper for taking such nice photos. Sterks Catoring for the great food. Garland Ratz and Mrs. Ratz for the picture donation for the club raffle. Old Dan Cotton for running a posse. To our vendors and sponsors -- You made this a better shoot! Those who spent time talking to visitors or allowing them to try some guns The Rochester Rod and Gun Club Dawg A couple of reminders: Mark these on your calendar! Sunday shoot on June 29 Begins at noon 5 stages, $5, no categories Other shoots of interest: Shenango River Rats on Thursday, June 26 Brown Township on Saturday, June 28 OVV on Saturday, June 28 Tusco on Saturday, July 5 Sandusky on Saturday, July 12 OVV "Final Showdown" Friday - Sunday, July 11-13 (OVV work party is Sunday June 29)
The Firelands Peacemakers wish to thank the following Thunder in the Valley Sponsors. Thanks Brian!! You Know Him As Hungry Holler! Thanks Gary!! You Know Him As Johnny Shiloh! Thanks Ken!! You Know Him As Jesse Duke! Thanks Terry! You Know Him As Rye Miles! Thanks Tony! Thanks Ben!
Thanks Fin Feather & Fur!! Thanks Farm & Home Hardware!! Thanks Kames!! Thanks Greene County Cowboys!!
Fireland's Own Old Dan Cotton Wallingford's Representative is Cole Allen!! Thanks Cole! Thanks Dan! We Couldn't Do This Without Pards Like You! Fireland's Own Sixgun Scotsman Thanks Scotsman! We Couldn't Do This Without Pards Like You! Fireland's Own Kit Colleen & Old Iron Hip Thanks Kit & Hip! We Couldn't Do This Without Pards Like You! The Firelands Peacemakers Wish To Thank The Following Ohio Cowboy Clubs These Folks Generously Supported High Noon With Shoots or Cash Donations The Miami Valley Cowboys Piqua, Ohio http://www.miamivalleycowboys.org/ We shoot on the 2nd Sunday of each month The Ohio Valley Vigilantes Mount Vernon, Ohio http://www.ohiovv.com/ We shoot on the 4th Saturday of each month Sandusky County Regulators Gibsonburg, Ohio
http://scsclub.org/events/cowboy-action/ We shoot on the 2nd Saturday of each month The Shenango River Rats The Brookfield Conservation Club Masury, Ohio We shoot on the 2nd Saturday and Last Thursday of each month http://www.brookfieldconservation.com/cowboy.html Brown Township Regulators Malvern, Ohio We shoot on the last Saturday of each month http://www.browntwpsportsmanclub.com/ Wild West Point West Point, Ohio We shoot on the 2nd Sunday For information, call Hoss 330-592-6433
The Firelands Peacemakers wish to thank the following Vendors. APPALACHIAN BULLET COMPANY Harold Doc Adams Miss Lizzie Schrum 740-226-4671 E-mail: cubdriver@frontier.com 2014 Thunder in the Valley Shooter and Vendor Bullets by SASS and OVV Members Harold "Doc" Adams and Miss Lizzie Schrum 2014 Thunder in the Valley Shooter and Vendor SASS Members Bad Creek Kid and Prissy Britches Providing affordable firearms, leather, clothing, targets, and accessories for cowboy action shooting. http://thecowboyoutpost.com PATRIOT CASTING " BULLETS OF THE CHAMPIONS" STATE REGIONAL NATIONAL LIFE-R SASS# 44051 614-231-1077 3765 APRIL LN. COLUMBUS, OHIO 43227 lifermike@gmail.com 2014 Thunder in the Valley Shooter and Vendor Bullets by SASS and OVV member Life-R Gunpowder Creek Trading Post Cowboy Clothing Hats Accessories Dutch Henry Brown, Proprietor SASS #37454 Email: dutchhenry33@yahoo.com 2965 Palmer Pl, Hudson, NC 28638 We Don t Rent Pigs