WOW, the 3 Day Shoot was a hot one – literally! Even though the economy is in the tank, we managed to host 46 shooters for our long weekend. From all the feedback I heard, everyone had a great time, despite the heat. Thanks to Raunchy Rick for bringing the ice on Saturday and Sunday to keep us all cool.

For those who did not sign up for the catered dinner, you really missed a great one! Although I normally prefer pulled pork over chicken, the chicken was smokin’ scrumptuous! The green beans were fresh and although I opted for carrot cake (my favorite), I heard rave reviews of the chocolate raspberry cake. Bad to the Bone was bbbbbad (or in other words – GREAT! [and my apologies to George Thorogood])

Congratulations to Prairie Pickle – the winner of the 45/70 H&R Single-Shot Rifle raffle. Thank you to all the 3-Day attendees who contributed either money or prizes for the event. Your generosity was appreciated by all since our normal donors were unable to donate in this bad economic time.

To see who was “top of their class”, see Raunchy’s article or the published scores under the following:

“3 Day Shoot” –> “2009″ –> “August 09 Match”
“3 Day Shoot” –> “2009″ –> “August 09 Long Range”
“3 Day Shoot” –> “2009″ –> “Carnival”

Also, for your viewing pleasure, the posse pictures are now posted as well as a handful of pictures and videos. See the following:

“3 Day Shoot” –> “2009″ –> “Posses”
“3 Day Shoot” –> “2009″ –> “Photos”
“3 Day Shoot” –> “2009″ –> “Videos”

For those who paid $5 for prints, I am working with Preskit Compadre to get them professionally printed. We may not be able to have them at the September shoot, but they should definitely be available at our October Shoot and Potluck Lunch event. Check back in next month’s newsletter article for more information.

A special thank you to Mrs. Badfingers! She attended the June Long Riders shoot and gave me some more photos for our site. Check them out under the “Photos” menu and “2009 Photos” submenu.

See you in September – out on the range!

LPL