On that date during the lunch break, all interested cowboys, cowgirls, and friends are asked to join his family at the dedication ceremony for Postman’s Living Memorial Cherry Trees just outside the clubhouse.  A few words will be shared by family members and friends.

The ceremony will end with a shotgun salute shot over the dedicated trees with some very special shells.  Anyone who would like to participate in the salute is invited to do so.

Postman passed away on October 28, 2011, and has been sadly missed by his friends and shooting buddies.  In his honor, several cherry trees were planted at the Lefthanders Gun Club where he was a member for many years and where he helped found the cowboy action shooting club — the Long Nine Cowboys.

Several cowboys and cowgirls from the Long Nine Cowboys enjoyed the 2012 Midwest Classic which attracted 140 shooters from over a dozen states at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta, Illinois, on April 26 – 28, 2012.  See Photos

The match included the 5-stage Illinois Black Powder Championship and a 3-stage Wild Bunch Match on Thursday, followed on Friday and Saturday by a 10-stage Main Cowboy Match with fun and whacky stages that had LOTS of choices for shooting them.

The event included a Friday night Pizza Party with Side Match Awards and lots of door prizes, 2 Lunches, and an Awards Night 50’s Party added in as well.

How did we do? We all came home with awards! The buckles went 2-deep and 3-deep in some categories:

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Boben Weev – 3rd B-Western in Main Match and Posse Leader
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Don Jorge – CLEAN! 9th Overall and 2nd 49er in Main Match
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Lady Viper – Top Overall Lady Wild Bunch and 2nd Lady 49er in Main Match
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Lt Dan – CLEAN! 2nd Gunfighter in Black Powder Match and 2nd Gunfighter in Main Match
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Marshal J.D. Oak - CLEAN!
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Miss Weev – CLEAN! 2nd Lady Silver Senior
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Results for the 2012 Midwest Classic Main Match are posted below so you can see who attended and how everyone did overall. We don’t have results to post of the Black Powder or Wild Bunch matches.

• Main Match Midwest Classic 2012 Scores
• See Photos

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For those of you who may have heard about one of our fellow shooters, Les Hitts, who collapsed at the Friday evening dinner, Sgt Eli posted this update on his friend and asks for your thoughts and prayers as the condition worsened on Sunday:

At the Midwest Classic Friday night pizza party Les fell out of his chair. He thought he had just fallen asleep and then fell out of the chair. I knew it wasn’t that and we got him convinced to take the ambulance ride to the ER. They gave a diagnosis as a probable TIA. He came back and shot with us Saturday. Everything was OK. Sunday, he and his wife were driving home and it happened again. She got him to the ER. They have now shipped him to Barnes Hospital in St.Louis. It is an aneuryism near the heart. He’s dodged a couple, and couldn’t be in better hands now, but keep him in your thoughts, he is definitely one great guy we don’t want to lose.

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Nancee Hughes

The Long Nine Cowboys send our condolences to Kevin and the Hughes family.

Mrs. Hughes leaves her husband and five children.

For more information please read the complete obituary.

She was an army veteran.
A service with full military honors is planned.

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Brian Kenny [a.k.a. Backshooter Brian],  passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2012 in Springfield, Illinois.

The Long Nine Cowboys send our condolences to the Kenny family.  Mr. Kenny was a long-time member of the Lefthanders Gun Club [the host range of the Long Nine Cowboys].

He leaves three children and two sisters.

For more information please read the complete obituary.

A memorial gathering will be held at 10 am Saturday, April 28, at Lefthanders Gun Club, 9364 Rhea Park Road, Loami

See our April Clean Shooters

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View April 2012 Detailed Scores

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Once again we extend a big “Thank you” to everyone who helped out our new and new(er) cowboy shooters with space on the their gun carts, loaned guns, ammo, tips, expertise and advice.

A huge thanks to EVERYONE who helped tear down the stages on Sunday and for Marley Devereaux for running registration and doing the scores.

Thank you to the crew who set up on Saturday:
- Lemon Drop Kid
- Turquoise Tony
- Marshal J.D. Oak
- Billy the Avenger
- Miss Pistol Whipper

We hope to see you again in May. If you have ideas or suggestions for outdoor stages or side matches, please contact us.

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Illinois SASS State Championship

Information and applications are now available for the “Illinois State Shoot” which runs from May 18 – May 20, 2012 at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta, Illinois.

Once again, our own Boben Weev and Miss Weev are two of the major organizers of the event. You do not need to “qualify” to shoot at the Illinois State Match. You DO need to be a paid-up member of SASS [Single Action Shooting Society].

–>> View printable application.

Get your feet on the ground for Earth Day 2012!!
Join us at the cowboy range and make some noise…

Registration is 8:15 am to 9:15 am
Please be at the Registration Table [in the club house] NO LATER than 9:15 a.m.

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Long Range Rifle Side Match runs from 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. BEFORE the cowboy match.
Read more about Long Range Rifle Side Match.  It’s FREE with your entry fee.

New Shooter’s Meeting starts at 9:15 am
[Please let us know at registration if you are a new(er) shooter to Cowboy Action Shooting]
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Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting starts at 9:45 am
You must be on time and attend the Shooter’s Meeting in order to shoot the match.
Match begins at 10:00 am

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See April Match Stages – Hope you can join us

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Cost is $10 for Members, $12 for Non-members [You can become a Long Nine member at the match].

If you haven’t shot for awhile, you may want to review the SASS Shooter’s Handbook for current rules.

If you’re pretty sure you’re coming, we’d appreciate it if you could RSVP [to any one on the Contact Us page].

Also, please tell us ahead of time if you have SPECIAL NEEDS or wish to be on a PARTICULAR POSSE with specific people.

Due to safety concerns and issues that we had during the winter, the Board has made a policy for 2012 that if you have two instances of squib loads or guns that will not feed properly during any given match, you’ll be asked NOT to shoot those loads and those guns for the remainder of the match. [Other shooters may loan you guns with their working ammo if they choose].

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If you can help set up for the shoot at the Lefthander’s Gun Club in Loami, it’s happening on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

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We’ll shoot 5 or 6 stages total, depending on the number of shooters. Bring extra ammo if you shoot side matches.
Lunch is available for $5 at the Club House.
We’ll break for lunch after 3 stages as usual.
Our Match Director this month is Don Jorge.

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View March 2012 Detailed Scores

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Thank you to everyone who helped out our new and new(er) cowboy shooters with space on the their gun carts, loaned guns, ammo, tips, expertise and advice.

A big thanks to EVERYONE who helped tear down the stages on Sunday and for Marley Devereaux for running registration and doing the scores.

We hope to see you again in April. If you have ideas or suggestions for outdoor stages or side matches, please contact us as the board and club organizers will planning our outdoor season in the next couple of weeks.

Congratulations to our Long Range Cowboy Revolver Side Match participants who hit a little bitty target from ~15 yards with a single shot and each won a fabulous prize [and thanks to Don Jorge for organizing the prizes and the side match]:
Boben Weev
Buffalo Burr
Errol Plain
Jesse Cain
Mad Jake Mattson

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Illinois SASS State  Championship

Information and applications are now available for the “Illinois State Shoot” which runs from May 18 – May 20, 2012 at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta, Illinois.

Once again, our own Boben Weev and Miss Weev are two of the major organizers of the event.  You do not need to “qualify” to shoot at the Illinois State Match.  You DO need to be a paid-up member of SASS [Single Action Shooting Society].

–>> View printable application.

We’re Singing Outdoors in March

Registration is 8:15 am to 9:15 am
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Revolver Side Match runs from 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.
You’re invited to join us for our revolver side match during which you get one chance to shoot a small target at a distance.  If you hit it your name goes into the hat for a number of fabulous prizes to be drawn.  It’s FREE with your entry fee.

New Shooter’s Meeting starts at 9:15 am
[Please let us know at registration if you are a new(er)  shooter to Cowboy Action Shooting]
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Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting starts at 9:45 am
You must be on time and attend the Shooter’s Meeting in order to shoot the match.
Match begins at 10:00 am

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See March Match Stages – Hope you can join us

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Cost is $10 for Members, $12 for Non-members [You can become a Long Nine member at the match].

If you haven’t shot for awhile, you may want to review the SASS Shooter’s Handbook for current rules.

If you’re pretty sure you’re coming, we’d appreciate it if you could RSVP [to any one on the Contact Us page].

Also, please tell us ahead of time if you have SPECIAL NEEDS or wish to be on a PARTICULAR POSSE with specific people.

Due to safety concerns and issues that we had during the winter, the Board has made a policy for 2012 that if you have two instances of squib loads or guns that will not feed properly during any given match, you’ll be asked NOT to shoot those loads and those guns for the remainder of the match. [Other shooters may loan you guns with their working ammo if they choose].

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If you can help set up for the shoot at the Lefthander’s Gun Club in Loami, it’s happening on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

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We’ll shoot 5 stages total. Bring extra ammo if you shoot side matches.
Lunch is available for $5 at the Club House.
We’ll break for lunch after 3 stages as usual.
Our Match Director this month is Don Jorge.

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We also welcomed two guests from south of the Quad Cities, Cowboy Carty and R.J. Rust.

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We had only 6 clean shooters this time!

View February 2012 Scores

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See February Clean Shooters

After the match, a group of shooters hustled over to the home of Lemon Drop Kid and The Blonde, who graciously hosted the ROI Class, taught by SASS Regulator Boben Weev and ROII Bushy Cap.

Eight shooters earned their ROI pins on Sunday.
Congratulations to:

• Billy the Avenger
• Buckshot
• Cowboy Carty
• JD Oak
• Miss Caroline
• RJ Rust
• The Trainman
• Turquoise Tony [who re-took the test, even though he's an ROII of long standing].

Errol Plain and Lady Viper audited the class as a refresher.

Thanks to our hosts for their hospitality and to our instructors for their time and expertise.

A big thanks to EVERYONE who helped set up and tear down the stages on Sunday and to our President Brisco Big’n and Match Director Don Jorge for taking the targets, stands, blankets and tables to the outdoor range storage area in Loami.

We move outdoors in March.   If you have ideas or suggestions for outdoor stages or side matches, please contact us as the board and club organizers will planning our outdoor season in the next couple of weeks.

• New Cowboy Shooters who would like a better understanding of what’s going on at matches.
• Experienced Shooters who just haven’t gotten around to taking the course.
• Shooters who have been away from the game for awhile and could use a safety refresher.
• Shooters who are already an ROI but would like a rules  “refresher” [because SASS rules have changed since they took the course].

How do I sign up?

What else do I need to know?

• We need a minimum of 7 people signed up in advance to run the course.  This might be a combination of “new” and “refresher” participants.
• Bring your own 32-page ROI Course Booklet.  .>>> Here is the link to print it out.  We will have a few booklets available at the class for $3 per booklet.
• If the course is canceled for lack of participation, the pre-paid registrants will receive a refund.
• If the course takes place but pre-registered people do not show, they will not receive a refund and their course fee will be a donation to the Long Nine Cowboys.
• We will take “walk ins” on the day of the course if space is available.
• Any new participant who earns their yellow ROI pin will be rewarded with a wooden coin worth $5 off any outdoor match with the Long Nine Cowboys in 2012.
• Bring lunch money if you plan to eat with us.

We had 7 clean shooters out of a total of 27.
January 2012 Scores are posted.
See January’s Clean Shooters.
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And the winner is…[many more photos & awards to come this week]

Thank you to each of you who renewed your membership before the Annual Awards Banquet.  If you did, you were eligible for the prize drawing.  The winner of the Free Shoot is The Trainman.

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Officers for 2012 are: President Brisco Big’n, Vice President Lady Viper, returning as Treasurer Spud Davenport, returning as Secretary Marley Devereau, returning as Match Director Don Jorge, returning as Liason to the Lefthanders Gun Club Turquoise Tony, and returning as Territorial Governor [TG] Lemon Drop Kid.
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Top Five Guns of the Long Nine Cowboys for 2011 are determined by the season’s Final Match Points:

1st – Don Jorge
2nd - Lady Viper
3rd [Tie] -
Black Jack McGinnis
Lt Dan
4th – Montana Ranger

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Check back later this week for the complete list of Awards for 2011 and many more new photos in the Photo Gallery.
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See all the Clean Shooters

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