Regulator Gazette:

 

Headline: Kate "Big Nose Kate" Holliday Cleans Up Bawdy House"

 

Kate Holliday alias "Big Nose Kate" had a hunch that her husband the infamous "Dick Holliday" was spending the evening at Lucious Louise's Bawdy House.  To investigate the rumor Kate packed her 2 sidearms and her shotgun.  When she reached the house she peeked through the broken down swinging doors to see if she saw Dick.  She figured Dick must be upstairs so in order to clear the downstairs she loaded her trusty double barrel  then stuck it through the holes in the swinging doors and blasted two bottles off the bar.  She entered the bar and after flipping over a gaming table  yelled "Has anybody seen my  husband?".  Fearing for their lives, everyone went for their guns and after ten shots from Kates 44s-all was quiet downstairs.  Kate then ran upstairs and started kicking in doors looking for Dick.  Seeing a hump in the sheets in the first room, she snatched back the covers and found Dick and Lucious Louise cowering there. Dick was wearing nothing but an ankle holster.  Louise jumped out the nearest window leaving Dick to fend for himself.  Dick explained that he had been deputized by Marshall Earp and was doing some "Under the cover work".  Kate wasn't having any of that explanation and was last seen  dragging Dick down the stairs. 

 

Headline:  Cowboys Do It In The Rain

 

The February match was held in some less than perfect conditions but we still managed to have about 9 cowboys in the posse.  The weatherman Chief A.J. Parlatore (An Indian of Italian desent) said he didn't think it ever quit raining during the entire match except for the time it was sleeting.  It never rained hard enough to halt the match-but hard enough to make you appreciate the new duster you got got for Christmas.  We got in five stages which included everything from shooting to tomahawk throwing to dynamite chunk'n and almost forgot Spitoon Spitt'n (i guess that's how you spell it).  These are not the full results because we think the scoresheet dissolved in the rain but here's what i remember...

 

Results--First Flight--Dick Holliday

         Second Flight--Lonesome Larry

                  Seniors--Roberdale

 

All members of the posse were awarded American Flag pins just for showing up and the Winners were awarded cowboy hankerchiefs from Wallyworld (The Damn things were made in China).  I think i need to have a talk the prize committee (Idaho Spud).

 

The next posse will form up on Saturday March 16th at 9:00am so come if you can.  Maybe the weather will be better.  We are still looking for a few good Cowgirls to shoot with us as well as junior shooters.  As always we are helping with equipment issues with new shooters--so if you don't think you don't have everything you need to play this game--just show up with what you've got and we'll help with the rest. So as always i depart with "Take a kid shoot'n".  Respectfully submitted--Louis LaManure