Our annual banquet and members meeting will be held on March 11, 2023 at Bandana’s in Bloomington. The flier below has the details.
Comstock Charley
McLean County Peacemakers Members’ Meeting & Dinner
Events
Peacemakers Officers Meeting
The officers held a meeting on Monday, December 19. Several topics were discussed.
1. The tentative 2023 schedule of matches is below.
2. The Quigley rifle matches will be on Saturdays May 6 and October 7. An additional rifle class, BAM, will be added. Bolt Action Military is an unmodified bolt action rifle issued by any nation’s military before 1940 (no sniper rifles). Ammo must be unjacketed lead projectile, may have gas check, running <1400fps. Sights are iron only used by the military of origin. Examples: Lee-Enfield, Springfield 1903, Schmidt-Rubin, Mauser, Enfield 1917, Carcano, Arisaka, Mosin-Nagant…
3. A clinic for new cowboy shooters is planned, but not yet scheduled.
4. The annual cowboy banquet will be held early in March (4th or 11th). Since Ozark House is closing, a new venue must be found.
5. A cowboy shotgun clays match combining some skeet and some trap (25 rounds) is in the planning stage. Date to be announced.
6. 2023 club dues are payable now. $20 per person, $25 for a family/couple. It’s most convenient to pay at the next match you attend.
7. MerryChristmas
and Happy New Year
from the Peacemaker officers.
Comstock Charley
Secretary
ps: I forgot to include in the Saturday match results that Arizona R. Tillery won the 50/50 and donated his winnings back to the club.
Quigley Rifle Match – October 1st
We’re only 5 weeks away from the Peacemakers’ biannual long range rifle match, so please mark your calendars. Below is the official flier with details of the classes and distances we will be shooting.
I hope to see many of you there.
Jim Nelden
aka: Comstock Charley
2022 Banquet Report
By Lada Lou – aka Debbie Aurelius-Muir
Twenty-three cowboys and cowgirls attended the Peacemakers Members’ Dinner and Meeting on Saturday, March 12th at the Ozark House in Bloomington, Illinois. This fine establishment rustled up the diner’s choice of some delicious fried chicken, Icelandic cod, ribeye steak, catfish and baby back ribs. Each dinner included a tossed side salad, baked potato, and fresh baked bread. The friendly folks enjoyed an evening of camaraderie and lively conversation. In attendance at the evening’s festivities were Apoloosa Doc (Gary Conolly), Cheryl Newman, Arizona Buffalo Joe (Joe Welch), Cindy Welch, Lefty Dalton (Glen Dalton), Joy Dalton, Bad Dean (Dean Henry), Karen Henry, Dakota Tim (Tim Breen), Danna Breen, Gray Eyed Rider (Sean Breen), Comstock Charlie (Jim Neldon), Marshall RD (Ron Darnall), Sue Darnall, Lunar Tic Pete (Pete Manuele, Jr.), Celest Teal Ray (Amy Manuele), Prairie Trail Ranger (Jon Paulson), Sooner Born (Patty Paulson), Okie Pete (Brett Barbee), Mackinaw Jack (Bill Snyder), Sherie Snyder, Roy Spurs (Roy Jones), and Marge Jones.
After dinner, the Peacemakers’ members voted to approve their new slate of officers.
President: Mackinaw Jack, aka Bill Snyder Vice President: Marshall RD aka Ron Darnall Treasurer: Tomahawk Johnson aka Trent Johnson Secretary: Comstock Charlie aka Jim Neldon Officers-at-large: Prairie Trail Ranger aka Jon Paulsen; Sheriff Boo Boo Bottom aka Jack Vick; Arizona Buffalo Joe aka Joe Welch Webmaster: Dangerous Dan McGrew aka John Muir
Lots of door prizes were given away, too. Next year you will just have to come to the banquet and see what prizes you might win!
March 2022 Match Results
Rainy and cold outside, warmer and dry inside, the Peacemakers cowboy match had 17 folks come to fight the steel bad guys. Another very efficient match, clean-up was finished by 11:20. Scores’ link is below.
Top three were: Comstock Charley, Flaming Star and Mackinaw Jack. Marshal RD and Chenoa Tim shot the match clean.
Spring arrives tomorrow, so next month we’re planning to shoot outdoors. Black powder and shotguns will be welcome again if weather and ground conditions allow. The match will be written for an outdoor shoot, but April weather can be treacherous. Hope for warm & dry, prepare for cool and muddy.
Comstock Charley
aka: Jim Nelden
McLEAN COUNTY PEACEMAKERS 