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SAWWS
Presidents Report
Fall 2010 Well the
2010 shooting season is in the books and I would like to thank everyone
on the
executive and all the other volunteers for their hard work and
dedication to
promoting Cowboy Action Shooting here in Saskatchewan.
It’s amazing the things that need to happen
behind the scenes to make our group and shoots a success.Things like
the props,
prizes, target building, stage writing and the work Brad put into the
website
made the 2010 shooting season the most successful yet despite all the
challenges the weather posed. Our
membership continues to grow; I believe we are at 73 members and
growing. Not to forget a huge thank you
needs to go out
to the Saskatoon Muzzle Loader Club for the use of their range and the
great
meals they put on for us during the “Big Bang” and “Last Gasp
Shoots”.Their
members and facility is a great asset to shooting sports here in
Saskatchewan
and SAWWS was proud to be able to present a cheque for $1000.00 to them
to
assist with their range costs. For all
intents and purposes the season began with a range officers courseat
the
Saskatoon Muzzle Loaders Club followed a couple weeks later by a
well-attended
AGM. This was the first time we have had
more members than the executive attend. Our
May “Big Bang” shoot was a success despite the two
plus inches of
rain that fell on the Saturday. 32
shooters definitely proved that cowboys and cowgirls aren’t afraid of a
little
water. The August “Last Gasp”was the
largest CAS shoot ever held here in Saskatchewan with over 60 shooters
from
across Western Canada showing up to shoot. For
the first time shoot evaluations were handed out and
some valuable
feedback was gathered. As the
result of the feedback the executive will be looking at implementing a
number
of changes to our shoots. We will be
looking at making our shooting classes similar to the SASS classes both
in
discipline and age based. That way folks
shooting black powder, duelist or gunfighter will be able to compare
themselves
against similar shooting styles and shooting abilities as we age. We’ve grown
to the point that we need to look at pre-registration through the
website, it’s
the only way we can do the pre organizational work needed to host the
size of
shoots we did this year. Our prize
table has been a big hit and folks clearly indicated they want that to
continue. It’s a lot of work to organize
so be prepared to step up and help out gathering donated prizes. With that in mind we will be looking for
someone to take that on this year. Another area
we want to expand is the number and type of props we have available for
our
stages. Wouldn’t it be nice to have some
false front buildings or corral fences to shoot our stages from? So if you have abilities in this area don’t
be afraid to step up and lend a hand. We
already have plenty of folks willing to provide advice but are short on
help. With the
help of Wild Boone and Dr. Pepper we expanded our target numbers and
sizes this
year and plan to do more of that again. It’s
slow going because we are a small group with limited
resources but
look for more bigger and better targets and props so that our stages
are still
a challenge to shoot but within the shooting ability of us average
shooters. Both Wild Boone and Dr. Pepper
attended the Canadians at Rocky Mountain House and after taking lots of
picture
of the targets swore to build more this winter. Don’t forget
the SAWWS Potluck Christmas Party in Birch Hills November 20th. If you plan to attend and are able shoot an
email to Granny Oakley and let her know you’re coming.
She would like to know how much turkey to
prepare. There is $10.00 charge to pay
for the hall and we also ask that you bring a $10.00 gift to take part
in the gift exchange. So bring you’re self and you’re favorite
dish and be prepared for a fun evening of socializing just like the old
timers
used to. Keep an eye
on the web page for updates. As
decisions are made and shoot schedules developed Brad our webmaster
will get
the information onto the site for all to see. See you all
at the Christmas Party J Grey
Beard SAWWS
President |