| Dave Hollandsworth – Sheriff | Tony Hollandsworth – Deputy Sheriff |
| John Lay, Secretary | Patricia Proctor, Banker |
| Jeff Bailey, Range Officer | William Proctor, Assistant Range Officer |
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Larry Gardener, Judge |
Mike Owen, NCOWS Territorial Representative |
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Our next shoots will be on Sunday, September 27, and Saturday, October 24. We also have two more Long Range Matches scheduled this year on Saturday, August 29, and Saturday, October 31. John Lay (aka "J. R. Logan") is coordinating these matches, and may have more information to pass along in the near future. A safety meeting will be held at 9:30am with shooting to start promptly at 10:00am. At the July Shoot ice water and bug repellant will be provided, but you will want to bring your on lunch. Shooting fees per event are as follows: Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society Contacts: 2009 Schedules-PDF format, JPG format feel free to print some out to give to your friends! |
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The National Congress of Old West Shootists held the 2009 National Shoot at the Westside Sportsmen's Club, in Evansville, IN., on June 4, 5, and 6. Many members of the Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society attended the National Shoot, and they represented the posse very well. Scores from the National Shoot can be found on the following pages:
Main Match Scores, Side Match Scores
Bill Proctor is in the process of putting together a video of the National Shoot. For those that attended the shoot and would like a nice memento, or the folks that missed the shoot but would like to get in on the fun, check back here in a week or two, or visit Bill's Video web site http://www.perfecthatproductions.com/ for more details.
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007, was our inaugural shoot. Following the Safety Talk at 9 am, the Main Match was held on three stages. After the Main Match there was a lunch break which featured a huge (and delicious) pot of chili made by Patricia Proctor. After lunch the shooters took part in a woods walk to test their hunting skills. Following the woodswalk some of the shooters adjourned to upper range for a little long range plinking at a buffalo silhouette place at about 350 yards.
For more on the Inaugural Shoot click here.
We held our May Shoot on the 24th. We have posted the scores on the Results Page.
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On October 6, 1866, the Reno Brothers, Frank, John, William, and Simeon, made history when they committed the world's first known peacetime train robbery. Over the next two years the Reno Brothers and their gang terrorized Indiana and the Midwest as far West as Iowa, and Missouri, where John Reno was captured by Pinkertons and imprisoned for 25 years.
To counter the Reno's reign of terror the citizens of Jackson County formed the Jackson County Vigilance Committee, which was also known as the Scarlet Mask Society because of the long red bandannas they wore. Between March of 1867, and the night of December 11-12, 1868, when they marched on the New Albany jail and hung three Reno Brothers and two of their gang members, the Scarlet Mask Society delivered on their promised of "a short shift and a hempen collar" to 13 members of the Reno Gang.
For more on the History of the Scarlet Mask Society and the Reno Brothers click here.
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Today a new Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society has
been organized by Bill Proctor (alias Ottawa Creek Bill) as a new posse of the
National Congress of Old West Shootists (NCOWS). As an NCOWS posse the Scarlet
Mask Vigilance Society will be holding Western Action Shoots at the range of the
Thunder Creek Longrifles near Martinsville, In. On our site you can find out more about Membership in the Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society. Schedule of SMVS events. Information and directions to our Range. View Photos taken of Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society events and members. And check out a list of Links that could be of interest to those interested in the Old West and Western Action Shooting. For those interested in more information on the Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society visit or Membership page, or contact Bill Proctor at: bill44@surf-ici.com, or call him at 317-797-8444. |
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Related Links- National Congress of Old West
Shootists, 2007-8 NCOWS
Tally Book,
CAS City Forum,
Rattlesnake Jack's Old West Clip
Art Parlor (The drawing of the
Riflemen on the Range Page is from the extensive collection of Clip Art on
Rattlesnake Jack's site. Thank you Jack!)
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Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society would be happy to hear from you.
Please contact us with any questions, or comments, at:
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Created August 30, 2007, by Greg Limbach for
the Scarlet Mask Vigilance Society.
Updated November 6, 2009.
