Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday season.

The New Year gives everyone a fresh start and thoughts turn to planning vacations and activities for the year.  Remember to earmark the 4th Sunday of the month from April through October for the monthly Long Riders shoot.  Don’t forget to book your vacation for Friday, August 20th through the 22nd for the Annual Long Riders Three-Day Shoot.  We will be determining the theme for this year at the Annual Meeting in February.

Please plan on attending the Annual Long Riders meeting to voice your choice(s) and help the Vile Bunch plan 2010.  It will start at 10:00 AM at the Shortsville Rod & Gun Club on Saturday, February 27th.  The clubhouse will be open after 9 AM and we will have some refreshments available.  We need you to get out and VOTE on your officers for 2010 and help us set the direction for the new shooting year.  Remember, our club operates under modified S.A.S.S. rules according to the way the majority of our members prefer.

The nominations for the 2010 year are as follows:

Trail Boss (President) – Loco Poco Lobo a.k.a. Marissa Andolino

Foreman (Vice President) –Raunchy Rick a.k.a. Richard Shultz

Paymaster (Treasurer) – Calamity Janet a.k.a. Janet Travis

Clerk (Secretary) – Cactus Jack a.k.a. Gregory Travis

Safety Officer    – Nawlins Kid a.k.a. Samuel Andolino

The following members are willing to accept appointments for 1 year to the board:

Newsletter Editor -     Loco Poco Lobo a.k.a. Marissa Andolino

Trail Hand – TBD

Scenario Hand – Jeremiah Grimm a.k.a. Aaron Barnes

Props Hand –  ?

The appointments will be voted on at the first 2010 Vile Bunch board meeting.  If you have a pet project or special skills, we could use your help in the appointed positions or special committees.  Please contact a Vile Bunch member for more information or to volunteer.

As always, to vote on topics, you must be a member of the Long Riders, Inc.  If you have not already renewed your membership, please send it in to Calamity Janet postmarked by January 31, the renewal cut-off deadline.  Since Calamity Janet will be enjoying some vacation time soon, please let L.P.L. know if you renew before the annual meeting.  And even if you are a Life Member, we need you to update your information.

If you have any additional topics that you would like to add to the agenda, please contact L.P.L. at 585-467-4429 or trailboss@long-riders.org.  Additional nominations will be accepted by contacting L.P.L. or can be made on the floor during the election portion of the meeting, which is run by our clerk.

See you out on the range, at the annual meeting!

L.P.L.