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N-SSA Board of Directors Package January 2011

North-South Skirmish Association

Board of Directors Meeting

January 28 - 30, 2011

This is a meeting preparation package which is designed to help members of the Board of Directors of the North-South Skirmish Association prepare for the Board meeting. This package consists of reports which have been turned in to the Adjutant. The reports include information items and requests for motions. Items which will be discussed in Executive Session are not included in this Package, nor are the Executive Secretary and Paymaster’s Report which will be presented at the meeting.

TABLE OF CONTENTS – January 2011 A Package

PAGES

1-3 May 20, 2010 Board Meeting Minutes …………………………...(Draft)

4-5 May 21, 2010 Membership Meeting Minutes……………..….(Draft)

6-7 National Commander’s Report

8-9 Deputy Commander’s

10 Outgoing National IG Report

11-12 In Coming National IG Report ………………………………….…… (2 Action Items)

13 -14 Small Arms Committee Report

15-16 Provost Report

17 Youth Committee Report

18 Sutlers Report

19-20 History and Education Committee Report

21-22 Costume Committee Report………………………………………... (1 Action Item)

23-27 Statistics Officer Report…………………………..…………………….(10 Action Items)

28 Bivouac Report

29 Artillery Battalion Report


30 Long Range Planning Committee …………………….…..……. (4 Action Items)

31-34 Property Management Report………………………………..……. (5 Action Items)

35-45 Signal Officer Report………………………………………………………(1 Action Item)

46 NMLRA Letter

47-49 Program Committee Report

50-51 Fort Shenandoah Mill Park Committee…………………………. (2 Action Items)

52-53 Veterans Skirmish…………………………………………………………. (1 Action Item)

54-55 Northwest Region Motion……………………………………………..(1 Action Item)

TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued

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nd National Skirmish Officer Report



56-60 Carolina Region Proposed Motions………………………………. (7 Action Items)

61-62 Western Region Proposed Motion……………………………….. (1 Action Item)

63-74 Rules Committee Report………………………………………………. (5 action items)

75 Motion on Long Range Planning Budget……………………….. (1 Action Item)

76 USIMLT Request to use Fort Shenandoah Range………….. (1 Action item)

77-79 2011 Proposed Skirmish Schedule

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Board of Directors Meeting – Winchester, VirginiaFriday, September 30, 2010

Meeting called to order by Commander McMahon: 19:26 hours

Roll call: National Commander – Linwood McMahonPast Commander – Charlie SmithgallDeputy Commander – Steve LightInspector General – Wade Huffman

Paymaster – Jim BairdNational Adjutant – Frank KapperInterim Executive Secretary – Judy Stoneburner

Regional Commanders:Allegheny – Sharon MyersCarolina – Gordon BaileyCentral Virginia – Craig StanleyChesapeake- Dave BoozDeep Southh – Carlton LayneMiddle Atlantic – Joseph PlakisMidwest –John Robey

New England – Louis RuggieroNorth East – Rick RiderNorthwest – Charles KindlePotomac – Davy CrockettTidewater – John MalarkeyWestern – John Matuszek

Invocation: Frank Kapper

Commander’s ReportCommander McMahon asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the August 2010 Board meeting. Motion was made to approve the minutes and seconded.Called for any discussion of minutes of August meeting. John Robey mentioned that some motions from the August meeting were made by John Matuszek who was not present. Name should be change to Yancey; John Malarkey also mentioned that J. Matuszek was mentioned as the Tidewater Regional Commander. Corrections were noted.Call for approval of minutes. Approved

Commander McMahon welcomed the deputy commander from the New England Region, Lou Ruggiero, Ed Moore will not be present this evening.

Commander McMahon asked for a motion to except the letter of resignation from the Executive Secretary, Dot Willauer. J. Malarkey made the motion to accept resignation. Asked for discussion. With no discussion, motion was seconded and approved. Commander McMahon introduced the appointed interim executive secretary, Mrs. Judy Stoneburner.

Announcements were made regarding the Blue Grey Ball on Friday night at 9:00p.m. in addition,the Barn Dance on Saturday night at 9:00 p.m.

Commander McMahon stated that the week had been interesting thus far. He thanked the Gainesboro Fire Chief, Don Jackson for his assistance. He went on to thank Tim Scanlon, Bob Klutas, Mark Simmons, and Otti Odenheimer or their assistance for putting together a plan to evacuate the lower areas in case of flooding. A plan was in effect, and everyone knew what to doin case the evacuation plan was activated. The commander thanked all parties involved forefficiently putting the evacuation plan together.



Paymaster’s report: The paymaster’s report was provided to each board member. There are no proposed changes in the budget at this time. During the January board meeting, the board approved the Marine Brick. The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation certifies this inscription on the certificate: In Honor of Marines of the North and South 1861-1865 N-SSA. This will be engraved on the brick lining the winding pathway of Semper Fidelis Memorial Park overlooking the national museum of the Marine Corps. The certificate will be given to A.C. Baird to put in the historical center.

Paymaster Baird stated that he had inquiries regarding the status of the loans for the property purchased a couple of years ago. The next payment will be made on October 1, 2010. Currently the bank is owed the principle of $378,112.69. There are two, second mortgages, Adams the previous owners, at $45,239.73 and another previous owner, Dillinger at $45,239.73. These are15-year ammuterized loans. Restricted funds (from handout) were referenced, showing the land fund of $116553.08. With the dues coming in and other income from the weekend the expectation is to pay the bank loan down by $100,000.00 and still have enough in the land fund to make payments. A call for a motion to accept the paymaster’s report was made. Motion to accept report was made by J. Malarkey. Seconded. Call for discussion. John Robey inquired about collateral on loan. Paymaster Baird responded that the new piece of property was put up, as collateral and the previous purchase off Route 600 (26 acres) are the collateral on the loan. Nothing else is collateral. The loan value was not enough to cover the property value so this is the reason the previous owners also hold the two $50,000 loans. The question was asked as to what is the total liability of the loans. Response: “After October 1, 2010, approximately $468,592.15 will be owed.”

Called for amendments or changes

D. Crocket stated that with the purchase of the new radios, batteries were needed. Batteries were purchased per Commander McMahon. After a brief discussion regarding radio problems, Paymaster Baird stated that this is a budgetary issue that is being looked into. Paymaster’s report approved.

Deputy Commander’s Report: Steve Light: An update on the Mill Dedication ceremony for October 1, 2010 was given. Board members were sent the program. There were a few minor changes. The ceremony will last approximately thirty minutes. The park has not been completed, however plans are to add fencing, benches, picnic tables, and landscaping to complete the project. This will give the skirmishers, visitors and guest a nice place to sit. The cost to the organization ranges from $50.00 to $75.00. A.C. donated the sign.

The Bayless family may attend. Richard Shickle, Chairman of the Board of Supervisor of Frederick County will attend. Also in attendance will be, Sissy Schull, Executive Director of the Frederick County Historical Society and Val Van Meter from the Winchester Star. Thanks to Mac Rutherford for inviting these people to the ceremony. Special thanks were given to so many for helping with this project. There was a request for the Provost Marshall to mark off area so that people will not park along that road. Steve urged members to attend. The program would consist of the following:Posting of colors, National Anthem, invocation, donation to museum in Winchester, history of the Mill, 2nd Maryland Fife and Drum Corps to play, unveiling of plaque, song by 2nd Maryland


J. Baird received an additional $600.00 in donations from regions for the Museum in Winchester. John Robey thanked Steve on behalf of the N-SSA for the initiative, time and effort that was put into this program. Motion was made to accept Deputy Commander’s report, seconded and approved.

Provost: No report, everything was going fine.

Small Arms – No report, everything was fine.

Veterans Committee: Eddie Williams asked if the NSSA would include flyers/pamphletsregarding the Veteran’s committee activities in with the registrations packets given out when you arrive at nationals. A motion was made by John Malarkey to continue to give out any information at registration that had to do with events the NSSA sponsor, i.e. Veteran’s Committee, Irish Jam, as part of the welcoming package. Motion was second discussed and approved.

E. Williams also asked that team commander’s send corrections of names for the memorial list to him. People have responded to the article in the Skirmish Line and he has been working on these corrections/additions.

Adjutant: No report

Open Forum:

Mack Rutherford Competitor #4422 - Mr. Rutherford was recognized and stated that his comment was not to offend anyone, but he had a concern regarding the Commander’s column in the Spring 2010 ( Volume 55, No2.) Skirmish Line. He was concerned that the latter part of the column was a political campaign speech.

Point of order was made.

Adjourned to executive session

Executive Session: Adjourned 20:45 hours

Respectfully submitted

Judy StoneburnerInterim Exec. Secretary

11th day of October, 2010


Membership Meeting – Winchester, VirginiaFriday, October 1, 2010

Commander McMahon called the meeting to order: 19:30 hours

Introduction of interim executive secretary: Mrs. Judy Stoneburner

Called for absentee teams

Skirmish Director announced that everything was running smoothly. Thanked staff for hard work and wished skirmishers a good shoot.

Provost announced that it had been a good nationals so far. A reminder to campers that generators must be turned off at 9:00 p.m. Provost will be checking campsites. Thanked company commanders for their assistance.

Deputy Commander, Steve Light: Made remarks regarding the Mill Park Dedication that was held on Friday afternoon.

Commander McMahon called for host teams for the 124th nationals to meet with Rick Rider in back of barn after the membership meeting. Second call was made towards end of meeting.

Judge of elections Carlton Layne spoke to the membership regarding the election process. There were two positions contested and three unopposed positions. It is required that the winner must have a majority of votes to win. The required votes to win are ninety-six. Team commanders were provided three ballots in packet, green is the first ballot to be used, red is second and blue is third. Each ballot has been notarized. Only notarized ballots will be counted. Do not leave once you turn in your ballots, incase of a run off.

Announcement of nominees. Commander: Linwood McMahon Charlie SmithgallDeputy Commander: Steve Light, Scott Lynch, Phil SpaugyInspector General: Sherry MyersAdjutant: Frank KapperPaymaster: James Baird

Asked for nominations from the floor three times for each position as they were announced. Asked for a motion to close nominations. Seconded. Ayes have it. Mr. Layne and his staff retired to the historical center to count the ballots.

Frank Kapper announced the teams that had not signed in.

Eddie Williams spoke regarding the memorial listing. Contact Eddie with any updates.

Mark Simmons spoke regarding the AED and its usage. He announced that on Wednesday nights of each national an AED class would be held. This is not a certification course, but an information and familiarization of the use of the AED units. Question from the floor as to location of AED units at Fort Shenandoah. The units are located at Registration, Stat house, Doc’s Place and Provost.


Commander McMahon thanked host staff for the smooth operation of the week.

Carlton Layne returned with the results at 20:20 hours. He announced that there would not be a run-off. The officers elect were announced.

Commander: Linwood McMahonDeputy Commander: Phil SpaugyAdjutant: Frank KapperInspector General: Sherry MyersPaymaster: Jim Baird

Motion was made to adjourn meeting and seconded.Adjourn: 20:25 hours

Respectfully submitted,

Judy StoneburnerInterim Exec. Secretary12th day of October 2010


NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH ASSOCIATION, INC. Linwood L. McMahon, National Commander 517 Twelve Oaks Court, Chesapeake, VA 23322-7336 Telephone: 757-548-9869; [email protected]

January 2011 Fellow N-SSA Board Members, As we begin the 2011 skirmish season I would ask that each of us look down the road and ask ourselves where we want our association to be 10 years, even 20 years from now. One of the keys to securing our future is to recruit new members and to think ‘out of the box’ for ways to create new interest in the N-SSA. The upcoming sesquicentennial celebration activities will provide a golden opportunity to acquaint the public with our organization and its role in preserving our nation’s history. Deputy Commander Phil Spaugy will report on N-SSA plans for this celebration. We have contacted a marketing consultant to provide a proposal for developing a business approach to marketing both The Skirmish Line magazine and the N-SSA organization. Our goal is to obtain marketing tools and skills to effectively attract new members and help retain the members we have. This proposal will be presented to the board for consideration. Recently we have had the pleasure of working with Judy Stoneburner who is acting as our Interim Executive Secretary. I cannot praise her enough for her professionalism, organizational and people skills, and the initiative she has demonstrated these past three months. I hope the board will agree and approve her official appointment. The NMLRA has invited us to participate in their national convention program to be held in Friendship, Indiana in June 2011. We have been asked by NMLRA President, Bob Voegele, to hold a demonstration skirmish as an opportunity to promote the association at this annual event. Our plans include conducting mini-skirmishes with multiple types of weapons. This will give us the opportunity to promote our sport to their members and guests by demonstrating other forms of muzzle loading. Bobby Seng, 19th Indiana, has volunteered to coordinate this event with the NMLRA. The NMLRA has also volunteered spaces (at no cost) in their educational building and vendor areas for us to hold informational seminars and to set up displays. In addition to NRA members, they are inviting other organizations and industry leaders, as well as political leaders to this event. Again, we have another prime opportunity to showcase the N-SSA. I am sure Bobby will be happy to have volunteers to assist in this program. He may be contacted at 317-402-9918 or [email protected]

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The NRA convention is in Pittsburg, PA this year and we need volunteers to assist Fred Behrens. Fred has worked with the NRA in putting together a static display at their annual event for a number of years. Through Fred’s efforts and the support of the Carolina Region, last year we were able to recruit a number of new members through their efforts. Please contact Fred at 804-598-2868 or [email protected] if you are able to help at this event. During the course of running for re-election, I set forth some major goals to be accomplished.

1. Replacement of the Main Range Public Address system. I feel that the existing system is inadequate and is a major safety issue. We have several proposals on the table for replacing this system and the board needs to carefully review each one. It’s time to stop making band aid repairs and do it right.

2. Refurbishing of the restrooms on the firing line. I understand that there are other restrooms on the property that are in need of refurbishing, but I feel that our first priority should be to refurbish the areas that are most used and that are available to the general public.

3. Construction of a cover for the revolver range firing line. The property management committee has submitted plans and cost summary for your review.

My recommendation for Area 7 is to postpone further development until such time as we determine the need for additional campsites. Under the leadership of Dave Booz over the past four months, we have been searching for a new editor of The Skirmish Line to replace Steve Meserve. Unfortunately, after reviewing only two applications we are unable to fill the position at this time. This process has led us to come to certain realizations about this position, and the publication itself. With this magazine taking up 20 plus percent of our budget, the board will have to seriously look at the salary/compensation for the editor and the quality of the finished product we desire, and make decisions accordingly. An electronic version of The Skirmish Line is an option, but that still requires an editor. Over the last six years we seem to have gotten away from what the publication was intended to be. My personal thought of what our magazine should be is a direct means of communications to the membership with informative articles relating to our sport, including Public Information Officers submitting articles of interest about regional activities. Currently we are ‘pulling teeth’ to get members to submit articles, and it appears all we are doing is publishing minutes of past meetings and outdated statistics which can be found online. Advertisers are not buying ad space. How much are we willing to pay for a quality magazine? Do we need to create an editorial staff? The board needs to decide on a clear mission statement for this publication to get back on track. Linwood L. McMahon Commander

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Report of the Deputy Commander

January 2011 BOD Meeting

“One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us”. ~Michael Cibenko

This is a pivotal time for our association. We having an aging membership with little or no growth and a large land debt. Our physical plant [Fort Shenandoah] is our largest asset, and at the same time our greatest liability, requiring a tremendous amount of our annual revenue to simply support its annual operations, let alone to provide for badly needed improvements. We are at the point where we simply can’t continue to raise dues and fees of our existing members to fund our operations. Therefore, the following are concepts and ideas that I believe have the potential to generate much needed revenue and also take advantage of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War to increase both our revenue and our membership. The time is now…..or this great opportunity will pass us by.

Sponsorship of National matches: A position of “Staff Officer of Corporate Relations” should be created, with the sole purpose of soliciting corporate sponsorships for each of our matches held during our National skirmishes. In exchange for sponsoring one of our matches, we would offer these sponsors the following:

The sponsor would be able display a banner at the entrance to the range with the corporate name / logo.

Sponsors would get several mentions during the matches by the skirmish announcers. These announcements would be at times that would not interfere with the safe conduct of the match. The copy for the announcements would be provided by the sponsor.

Sponsors’ corporate logos would be printed on our schedule / program of events. Sponsor would get a free ad in the Skirmish Line prior to the national match they

chose to post. Size and location of the ad to be determined by the BOD. On a space available basis, sponsor would be offered a free display booth on

Sutlers Row for their use. For the 150th National Skirmish we might consider looking for one major sponsor

for the entire event.

The above is a tried and true method used by many shooting organizations to generate more revenue from their various matches and events. Al Minneman, of the 110th OVI, has offered his considerable expertise in this endeavor and would be willing to acceptthe appointment of corporate relations staff officer. Al is one of the owners of MTM Molded Plastics, and as such is directly responsible for developing and implementing their marketing and public relations efforts. Al’s contacts in the shooting sports are extensive and I feel he is well suited to develop this concept into a very successful and profitable one for the N-SSA.


Retaining a professional public relations firm: I feel the time has come for us to look outside of our organization for help in developing short and long term marketing plans for our future. And yes, I know this type of service comes at a cost. I will have some quotes and options for us to discuss at the meeting. What is evident to me that we needto do something pretty quickly to take the best advantage of the Sesquicentennial, and to be honest I just don’t think we have the in-house talent to get it done for free. The firms that I will be talking to will have past experience in dealing with companies and organizations in the shooting sports and as such should be able to put together a long range professional plan for us. The obvious aim of this program is to increase our membership, therefore increasing our revenue.

Better utilization of our website: We need to better utilize this very important portal to both our current and prospective members. At the very least, we should have an easy-to-use online “fill in the blanks” membership inquiry form, along with an online store to help increase the sales of our N-SSA merchandise. If the BOD approves the concept of the Skirmish Line becoming an online publication [as discussed at the January 2010 BOD meeting], that will give our website even more importance to both members and guests alike.

One final item that I believe is very important in bringing back a sense of both commemoration and celebration to our Sesquicentennial activities is do encourage the playing of fife and drum music at Sutlers Row on Friday and Saturdays nights of our National skirmishes. We all remember how Sutlers Row was the center of activity on those evenings, and it seems to me that when the music died, so did the crowds. The establishment of the Mill Stone park area would provide a nice venue for the musicians to gather and start to play….and maybe; just maybe, they might even march around the Fort once again. I have heard that the music stopped because a sutler complained that it was interfering with his business. Given the lack of business and the fact that most of our sutlers are closing early, the bands “Grand Musick” should not be an issue. I recommend that Commander McMahon write a letter to the musicians of White’s Company and others, inviting them to help us get this important tradition started once again.


Phil Spaugy

Deputy Commander

N-SSA


Outgoing Inspector General Report

First of all I would like to thank everyone for their support over the past 2 years. It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve the membership of the NSSA. During the past fall National there were a large number of half cock and trigger pull failures, unfortunately the most common reason seemed to be either a loose screw or something in the tumbler. We all spend a lot of time and effort getting to the Nationals - please take a little of that time and check out your firearms, the IG corps is always glad to give a courtesy check to anyone who wants it so stop by the office or catch one of us on the line.

It is my recommendation we accept the Hampton Horse Artillery as full members of the NSSA.

Thank You

Wade Huffman

Motion: To accept the Hampton Horse Artillery as full members of the N-SSA in the Potomac Region.


Office of the Inspector General

Sharon Myers

Before getting to business, I’d like to thank Wade Huffman, outgoing IG, for his invaluable assistance in the transition to the office. He and John Holland have shown tremendous patience with what seems like endless questions.

Item #1: In the Beating a Dead Horse Department, Take 1– safety, safety, safety. In my observances during the past skirmish year, line safety officers during team matches are doing an overall abysmal job of watching loading and firing procedures. Seeing stuff break is much more exciting than watching Leroy load his musket, but the line safety is the first line of defense in the goal of preventing accidents and/or injury. I experienced a particularly disturbing incident at the Fall Potomac and it will be the subject of my first Skirmish Line article. Region Commanders, please stress to your teams how important, though tedious, a job the line safety is.

Item #2: In August of 2009, a motion was made, seconded and passed to make the Small Arms and Uniform Committees subchapters of the Inspector General’s office. I am proposing to undo this. The Small Arms and Uniform Committees, while working closely with the IG and its staff, are independently run committees and in no way report to or are guided by the Inspector General. Motion appears at the conclusion of this report.

Item #3: Beating a Dead Horse, Take 2: Uniforms. Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, I am in no way and have no current intentions of proposing any new uniform rules or penalties. Having said that, with the Sesquicentennial celebration already in full swing in most states affected by the Civil War, we need to start taking stock of our appearance. This is our biggest opportunity to recruit since the 100th National, and with our aging membership, along with the fragile economic climate, recruiting becomes critical. Take a good look at yourself and your teammates and wear your uniform with pride. What we do is special and we need to look the part. Follow the guidelines established in your team’s bylaws. Bottom line – take a bit of pride in your appearance. We are honoring those who fought and died for what they believed and this is a small step to take.

Item #4: New probationary member team. I am pleased to report that Company D, 33rd Virginia Infantry, has applied for membership in the N-SSA in the Central Virginia Region. They have paid all fees and have supplied all required information for probationary status.


In closing, I hope to take these next two years and continue the work of my predecessors in serving the needs of the N-SSA. I look forward to the challenge and to seeing all of you on the line.


Sherry Myers

Motion #1: To rescind the board action of August 2009, and make both the Small Arms and Uniform Committees the independent and freestanding bodies they were previously.

Motion #2: To approve Company D, 33rd Virginia Infantry as a probationary member unit in the Central Virginia Region of the N-SSA.


Small Arms Committee

Report to the N-SSA Board of Directors

January, 2011

To the Board:

For the year 2010, the Small Arms Committee submitted, and the Board of Directors granted, “Production Approvals” for the following:

1 - ArmiSport M-1855 Rifle Musket Type 2 (aka: N-SSA 1855 R.M. Type 3). Submitted by the “Blue & Gray Relic Shop”, Mike Klinepeter, owner/operator, Comp. # 02240. Approved at the May, 2010 Board of Directors meeting.

2 – U.S. Model 1851 Cadet Barrel, in both smoothbore & rifled configurations, .57 & .58 caliber respectively. Submitted by “Whitacre’s Machine Shop”, Dan Whitacre, owner and operator. Approved at the August, 2010 Board of Directors meeting.

There were a total of 172 Small Arms Individual Approval Cards issued for the year 2010. In addition to the SAC Cards issued, there were a number of Temporary Conditional Approvals issued for corrections to be made and the arms to be resubmitted. Also, there were numerous replacement SAC Cards reissued for lost or damaged originals.

The Small Arms Committee has begun to use the monetary donation made to it by Dave Holmes (Comp. # 03580) in his father’s memory. The SAC is carefully assembling a reference library that will be beneficial in our efforts to serve the membership to our fullest capacity. All purchases will be added to the pre-existing reference collection as donated several years ago by S&S Firearms, in the name of their founder and father, Ed Seiss. Also, Bob & Sherry Myers recently donated another reference book to the SAC Library. This is not intended to be a lending library.

The Small Arms Committee will be comprised of the following people for 2011: Wade Huffman, Bob Myers, Sherry Myers, Tom Robey, Phil Spaugy, Todd Harrington, Carlton Layne, Bruce Cobb, Wayne Shaw, Joe Plakis, Bob Seng, Dave Sanders, Dave Holmes, Roy Singleton, Bob Gorsky, Richard Hill, Nancy Hill, P.A. Laake, Bob Propst, Lanier Harrison, Mike Davenport, Roger Williams, Bob Slaughter, Jim Leinicke, Yancey von Yeast, Ken Orr, Paul Davies, Bob Huntoon, Charles Grayson, Mark Fleet, Cecil Harris, and Mike Rouch.

Since the passing of Bunky Carr in the spring, I am sorry to announce the loss of yet more members of the Small Arms Committee. Gary Vikar, Gene Early, and Lee Hoffecker have all resigned for an assortment of personal reasons. I thank each one of them for their years of voluntary service given to the N-SSA and the Small Arms Committee. Some things are not easily replaced, as Gary and Gene take with them some 50+ years of experience in the SAC.

The Approved Arms and Process Lists for January, 2010, have been updated, and are now posted on the N-SSA’s website.


I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Board of Directors for their unwavering support to the Small Arms Committee. I especially want to thank Wade Huffman who, as National Inspector General for the past two years, was always a gentleman to work with.

I look forward to working with the two newly elected members of the Executive Board, Phil Spaugy as Deputy Commander, and Sharon Myers as Inspector General, as well as all other recently electedRegional Commanders now on the Board of Directors.


John Holland

John Holland Chairman, Small Arms CommitteeNov. 27, 2010


From: Robert S. Klutas, Provost Marshal, N-SSA

To: Linwood McMahon, Commander, N-SSA

Subject: Provost Marshal Report, 122nd National Skirmish, September 29- October 3, 2010

I want to take this opportunity to thank Skirmish Director & the Skirmish Staff for any assistance they may have rendered at the 122nd National Skirmish. I especially want to thank Josh Hess for his assisting me in setting up the parking lots on September 25th. Thank you also to Tim Scanlan for his continued assistance and support.

The 122nd National Skirmish was the most successful yet during my tenure. I believe this is due in large measure to the active roles played by the Provost Deputies and Guards. It is also apparent that the Company Commanders are taking their responsibility of being first line peace keepers and rules enforcers seriously. Without the assistance of all Company Commandersand the membership at large, the enjoyment and safety of members and their families would be in jeopardy.

As for the Barn Dance, it was reported to me that this event went off once again without any problems. The protocol established by the Board 2 years ago has worked out very well.

Citations Issued:

I had reported at the Membership Meeting that no citations had been issued by any Provost Staff to that point. I am pleased to report that no citations were issued during the entire National Skirmish.

Logged incidents were as follows:

1. 10/01/10 – A seet of mortar balls was reported missing/stolen from the back of the truck of Competitor #5699, 14th VA. Balls are stamped with “14th VA” and were in a Coca Cola bottle carrier.

2. 10/01/10 – Sometime during the morning hours, Competitor #06330 was transported by the Gainsboro Ambulance to the Winchester ER with stroke symptoms.

3. 10/01/10 – 1030 hrs., Competitor# 10238 was transported by the Gainsboro Ambulance to the Winchester ER with irregular heart beat after collapsing.

4. 10/01/10 – Approx. 1930 hrs., Competitor# unknown, member of Wheat’s Tigers, was transported by the Gainsboro Ambulance to the Winchester ER from the Irish Jam after suffering a seizure.


I would like to address the Board at the January meeting on the issues of Parking Lots setup and Identification while on the fort.

Report respectfully submitted

Robert S. KlutasProvost Marshal


Report of the History and Education Committee

July - December 2010

John P. Zebelean, Chairman

Steve Meserve, 7th Virginia Infantry, was our speaker at our Fall National Skirmish(122th) History and Education speaker series held on Friday evening in the lower level of the Historical Center. Steve is no stranger to N-SSA members who have heard his voice numerous times from the tower as he announced Sunday opening ceremonies at National Skirmishes. Steve is an accomplished writer and his latest book, In the Shadow of the Enemy, based on the wartime diary of Ida Powell Dulany was the subject of his talk. Through Mrs. Dulany’s words, Steve’s told of life in the Northern Virginia Piedmont area of Loudon and Fauquier during the War. He described events in Ida Dulany’s homefront life upon taking control of the family plantation while her husband was at war. Included were her interactions with several prominent characters including the famous John S. Mosby.

N-SSA members’ field reports capturing efforts to educate the public at large about the war flowed steadily especially from members of Confederate units. A massive report was submitted by Mark Dennis, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. Mark documented his work on behalf of history education going back to his part as an actor in the movie, Gettysburg and continuing with his appearances at schools with uniforms, weapons, and war memorabilia that support his school talks. Mark’s talk and show-and-tell presentations result in annual invitations for return visits.

John Sharrett of the Dismal Swamp Rangers along with wife Becky piled up thousands of miles throughout the summer and fall making the rounds of civic groups in Virginia with John’s well received slide presentation on Civil War Monuments in Richmond and Virginia. John has also participated in numerous local monument commemorations and rededications in Virginia He even organized a well-attended bus trip to tour the Richmond monuments and cemeteries. Ben Harris, another DSR member, has become deeply involved in the Sesquicentennial Commemoration by serving as a volunteer on his hometown’s Clouscester County Sesquicentennial Commemoration Committee. Larry Floyd, 1st Va Inf, has been generous with giving talks and putting up displays of his Civil War firearms collections.

Well known scribe Joe Bilby (69th NY State Inf) kept churning out his regular column entitled Black Powder, White Smoke in the monthly publication, Civil War News. He reported on his preparation work with the New Jersey Sesquicentennial Commission as well as writing about firearms related aspects of the war. His article on the long use of buck and ball was especially enlightening. Joe was also instrumental in authoring and editing the Sesquicentennial publication, New Jersey Goes to War.


John Zebelean, Mc Neill’s Rangers, documented educational efforts at several parades and ceremonies during the past six months. The parades and ceremonies typically provide opportunities to talk to the public about the war as visitors mingle with participating units prior to and after the events. On Memorial Day, clad in his skirmish uniform, John marched with the Maryland Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Color Guard in the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C. carrying the Confederate Battleflag. In July, he was in the Independence Day Parade in Severna Park, Maryland with the Maryland Division, SCV Color Guard. In September, he participated with the SCV Color Guard in the annual ceremony at the Howard County, Md, courthouse to honor men of the county who left to fight for Confederate Independence. Again at the Point Lookout POW camp in St Mary’s County, Maryland, John participated with the Md Division SCV Color Guard in the annual memorial ceremony attended by many from the Southern Maryland area.

At the Fall National, the History and Education Committee awarded the 2010 Lee Wallace Awards that are presented annually to an individual and an NSSA unit. The Individual Award went to Mark Dennis (1st Maine Heavy Art.), while the Dismal Swamp Rangers captured the Unit Award. Announcement of the awards was made during Sunday morning opening ceremonies. Photos with a brief article has been forwarded to the Skirmish Line editor.

Attached is a spreadsheet summarizing the numerous activity reports submitted during 2010.

Recommendation:

With the tremendous opportunities that the War Between the State Sesquicentennial affords, Regional Commanders should actively encourage their teams and individuals to participate in school visits, Civil War Sesquicentennial ceremonies, commemorations, and parades. Participation should be documented with copies provided to the History and Education Committee. Point of Contact is John Zebelean at [email protected]. He is listed in the N-SSA Directory and copies of the easy to complete forms to document activities are available from him.

Remember these reports tell why we deserve our IRS tax exempt status as an educational organization.


North South Skirmish AssociationCostume Committee – January 2011 Board Report

Fall Nationals 2011– Sewing circle was conducted Friday, October 1, 2010 in the Veteran’s Center. The topic was a simple belt. We had seven participants for this event. The lecture/demonstration was well received.

The costume committee staff met Friday afternoon of October 1, 2010. The meeting was held with coordinators reporting on the status of the next day’s competition, planning for 2011 nationals and reviewing minutes of the spring2010 nationals.

Requires board action: The costume committee would like to update Section 37: Costume Competition of the Skirmish Rules. Several years ago the board of directors approved a Children’s Revolving Trophy and it was not added to Section 37.7 Competition Categories.

Motion: Add John Elton Children’s Award of the Potomac Region (Spring & Fall) to Section 37.7 - Competition Categories

We had one competitor to initially file a protest. The committee chair and judges coordinator met with the competitor at the close of competition during the protest period. The issue was resolved without incident and the formal protest was withdrawn.

The total number of competitors increased from spring of 2010 nationals. The costume committee raffled a quilt and presented the winner of the raffle the quilt on Saturday afternoon. Congratulations to Ernest Jackson of the 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers. Total income from the raffle was $272.00 and the registration fees collected for the fall was $72.00. There were no expenditures from the committee. A complete financial report has been submitted to the paymaster.

Special thanks to the host staff for working with us to set up the competition on Saturday. Great bunch to work with!

Registered competitors:

Entries Regular Competition Results: Total

Children’s Category 8 Total First Place Awards 9Teen’s Category 1 Total Second Place Awards 3Adult Category 9 Total Honorable Mentions 6Revolving Trophy Category

13 Total Awards 18

Total Competitors 18

N-SSA Revolving Trophy RecognitionThe John Elton Children’s Award 1 Child

The Young Seamstress & Costumer Award 0 AdultThe Delaney Award 1 Adult

The Venskoski Award 1 AdultSpecial Projects Award 1 Adult

Fall 2010 Contestant BreakdownN-SSA Members 6


N-SSA Dependents 12Civilians 0

Program Spring 2011 Nationals

Costume Committee Events:

Friday, May, 20119:00 – Noon Sewing Circle, Memorial Park

Saturday, May, 201111:00 to Noon – Registration - Infants, Children, Girls, Boy’s Civilian, Boy’s MilitaryNoon – Children’s Competition11:00 to 12:45p.m. – Registration – Young Ladies, Adults, Revolving Trophies1:00 p.m. Competition - Young Ladies, Adults, Revolving Trophy categories

Inclement weather location: Scheduled events for Friday and/or Saturday will be held in the lower level of the Historic Center.


Judy O. StoneburnerCostume Committee Chair

October 14, 2010


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NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH ASSOCIATIONStatistics Office

1836 Viruth StreetPittsburgh, PA 15212-1604

Statistics Office Manager DeputiesJeff Knauss Davy Crockett

Wayne SchmidtBaxter GilleyJackie HollandChris Waagones

Date: November 25, 2010

To: N-SSA Board of Directors

Subject: Statistics Report - January 2011

I would like to congratulate the Host Staff for the great job they did at the 122nd

National, beginning with the Skirmish Director, Ron Barvian, and Adjutant Davy Crockett, as before wearing two hats again. Together they made the commitment to staff the scoring operation with enough hard working people as they could spare to make the operation run smoothly.

Congratulations to the Host Statistics Officer Baxter Gilley, also wearing two hats,who was excellent to work with. Baxter’s support personnel were a hard working, pleasant, cooperative, friendly group with a great attitude. Baxter had a lot of host support that made the task of labeling and scoring go smoothly in the Statistics Building. I would like to congratulate the Host Statistics Staff for a job well done. They scored 3108 targets, but this host staff only had two days instead of the normal three days, to score the usual amount of targets. When the rain hit on Thursday they scored only 18 targets that day (a new record). They also had some good ideas to consider for improving the statistics operation in the future. The host crew was willing to work with our scoring systems, without making changes to the current system.

I would like to thank the members of our National Statistics Staff and Information Technology Manager Linwood McMahon. They continue to give countless hours to assist the Association, with little or no recognition. Thanks to my Deputies, Wayne Schmidt, Baxter Gilley, Davy Crockett, Jackie Holland, Christine Waagones and Volunteer Linda Waagones. I’d also like to thank the people who volunteered their


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time to do the endless task of back office support and data entry, for individual scores, and team event times. We could not do it without their support.

Board Action Items:

I would like to bring to the Board’s attention that it is time to implement another DSSA award, for the 5 Gun Aggregate Match. Participation in the 5 Gun Aggregate Match continues to increase. Currently, there are 4 medals awarded in this event. We have the capability to go back several Nationals in the data base to award points retroactively to recognize past medal winners. There are already DSCA awards for both Breechloader Rifle/Carbine II and Smoothbore.

Motion: Establish a new DSSA Award for the 5 Gun Aggregate match, called the DSSA 5-Gun. Add the appropriate eligibility information to Section 32 of the N-SSA Rule Book, using the DSSA Award wording as a guideline. Award points retroactively, starting with the 113th National. Commission new DSSA-like medalsto be awarded at future National Skirmishes, as competitors begin to reach 25 points.

Proposed Rules Changes:

There were four rules questions that were brought to my attention at the 122nd

National. Line Judges were requesting a penalty to be applied to a team on the console cards that were sent in after the event was over. I would like to have Board clarification on the rules infractions.

1. Hanging targets were too close to each other, not spaced across theentire width of the frame.

We could not act on this request to have a penalty applied because there is no penalty for this rule infraction in the N-SSA’s Rule Book.

Rule # 4.4h--For hanging elimination events, the targets must be hung alternately high and low. The upper row of targets shall be hung approximately 6 inches from the top member of the frame. The lower row of the frame must be hung beneath the upper row. There must be a least a target's width of space between each two adjacent targets, with all the targets hung equally spaced across the entire width of the target frame.

(No penalty is in the rule book. Suggest adding a 30 second penalty to this rule.)


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2. A competitor used abusive language directed at another individual during an event.

Rule # 23.3 --LANGUAGE--- Cheering or encouragement by competitors and spectators is permitted during the company events. Abusive language is prohibited.

(No penalty is in the rule book. Suggest adding a 30 second penalty to this rule.)

3. After completing an individual target, a competitor was asked to leave the firing line and ready area because they did not have their membership card on their person. What should happen to the target?

Rule # 19.2.1 WEARING THE MEMBERSHIP CARD -- Failure to display the card shall cause the individual to be removed to behind the safety line.

(No penalty is in the rule book. Suggest that the individual target should be disqualified.)

4. After the musket match was completed, it was reported that a team failed to clear broken targets from their target frame, failed to return the frame to the 50 yard line (as directed by the tower), and failed to clean-up their 100 yard position of broken target material.

Rule # 23.4 POLICING -- Competitors shall police the firing line at the end of each individual match or company event. At the end of the company matches, the competitors shall police the entire range as directed by the range officials.

(No penalty is in the rule book.)

It has come to our attention that the penalty for failure to attend the National Skirmish Membership Meeting has historically only been applied to musket team matches. In the future, the penalty will also be applied to carbine, breechloader rifle/carbine II, and single-shot team matches as per the following rule:

Rule # 3.2.1 FAILURE TO ATTEND COMMANDERS MEETING, NATIONAL -- Any organization whose commander, or properly designated representative, does not attend this meeting shall not be permitted to participate in subsequent company matches at that skirmish.


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My staff started looking through the rule book for other rules that pertain only to shooting and safety. We found a few more rules that do not have any penalties for them, or penalty times that need to be readjusted.

Rule # 25.1 ARMS LOADING RESTRICTIONS --- Arms shall not be primed, capped, loaded, or fired except when the competitor is on his/her assigned firing position and has been given direction to do so by the appropriate range authority.

(Due to the serious nature of this safety infraction, suggest adding an appropriate penalty.)

Rule # 25.7 DISCHARGING LOADED FIREARMS AFTER AN EVENTAll loaded arms shall be fired from the shoulder directly into the backstop. If the loading procedure has been begun in a muzzle loading arm by loading powder into the barrel, the loading procedure must be completed by loading the bullet before the arm is fired.

(Due to the serious nature of this safety infraction, suggest adding an appropriate penalty.)

Rule # 27.7 PENALTIES FOR PREMATURE FIRING ---(Suggest change penalty time from 10 seconds to 30 seconds)

Rule # 27.8 PENALTY FOR FIRING AFTER TIME IS STOPPED ---(Suggest change penalty time from 10 seconds to 30 seconds)

Rule# 22.20 ALTERATION OF TARGETS --- Alteration of targets in any form is prohibited; i.e., spotting marks on individual or company match targets. An altered individual target shall be disqualified. An altered company match target shall be penalized under rule 22.10.

(Suggestion is to add the words (AND FRAMES) to the rule, which would then cover both targets and frames.)

Things still being worked on for 2011:

Ways to speed up the drying of wet individual targets before scoring them. Video training DVD of the target labeling and scoring operations for the education of the next Host Statistics Officer.


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Our programming staff (Linwood and Ernie) continue to work together on more enhancements to the National Scoring program. The new procedures for scoring and data entry of the BB gun events are an ongoing work-in-progress. We plan on finalizing the BB gun data entry programs in 2011.

At the Board meeting I will be passing out the team and individual participation totals from the last four Nationals.

Respectfully,

Jeff Knauss

Jeff [email protected] Office Manager


NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH ASSOCIATION, INC.Robert E. Gorsky, Sr., Bivouac Officer

3529 Oxwed Ct., Westminster, MD 21157-8412Voice 410-795-2677 Fax 410-795-7790

Bivouac Report

11/22/2010

Old Business

2nd USSS Co B 264 WR are now relocated from area 3, site 56 to area 3, site 36

New Business

I have placed a probationary team Hampton Horse Artillery, a Potomac Region unit in area 7, site 2.

Area 3 site 23 is now being used for over flow parking there is just not enough of room for sites 15 - 20 to park their vehicles.

Respectfully,Bob Gorsky, Bivouac Officer


Artillery Battalion Report

The first meeting of the Artillery Battalion was held on August 21, 2010 at the Alexander Wainwright Artillery Skirmish.

Officers were elected: Commander-Lars Curley 27th VaAdjutant- Tim Scanlan 1st Md Cav

The paymaster Robert Bethke was appointed by the Commander.

Battalion guidelines were distributed to all participating teams.

The Artillery Battalion wishes to thank the Board of Directors for allowing us to organize as a self sufficient committee.


Tim ScanlanAdjutant

To: The Board of Directors of the N-SSA

From: The Long Range Planning Committee

Re: Thoughts for the Board to consider

The Long Range Planning Committee was asked to consider the concept that an “Auxiliary Member” category be established. Members who are no longer active due to age or physical problems could become part of an auxiliary. After much discussion the committee moves:

That the Board recommends to the individual organizations in the N-SSA that they create an auxiliary member position in their organization in which N-SSA members could have reduced costs for reduced participation.

The committee moves that:

The Board puts money into the budget for computer hardware and software to secure our historical records and begins the process of protecting out historical documents by computerizing the records.

The committee moves that: Money be put into the budget specifically for the improvement of the range at Fort Shenandoah so that the membership will see how much money is needed for this effort.

The committee moves that: The N-SSA have a recruiting table or booth at the Apple Blossom Festivals in Winchester, Virginia every year.

The committee moves that: The BB gun skirmish be a regular part of the N-SSA National Skirmish and be part of the duties of the host staff.

Thank you.



North-South Skirmish AssociationProperty Management Committee Reports

Board of Directors Meeting --- January 2011

We have the honor to report the activities of this committee during the year 2010 and to propose the budget for the coming year. This committee met with the Property Manager and other staff officers and inspected all areas of the range, campsites, sutler area and the roads.

I. We conducted operations under the 2010 budget that was approved at the Jan. 2010 Board Meeting.

Maintenance and Operations The Ft. Shenandoah outbuildings and the N-SSA vehicles were maintained in serviceable condition throughout the year. There was continued general upkeep of the ranges including repairs to the fences, gun racks, firing line, safety line system and cleanout of the frame holes. Additional “No Trespassing” signs were posted around the perimeter of the property. The roads throughout Ft. Shenandoah were maintained on a regular basis including the addition of “patch and seal” up to the budgeted amount. During 2010 we purchased an 8-foot tractor-mounted snow-blower to more effectively handle the road system within our property. Additionally, the Exit Road was rebuilt following substantial flood damage and included the installation of three additional culverts and a drainage ditch to the creek.

Capital Improvements for 2010 2.1 A short extension road in Area 7 was completed along with fencing in the same area at a total savings of over $9000.

Property Manager Tim Scanlan will have worked in excess of 2200 hours by the end of December 2010. Approximately 31% of his time was spent on administrative duties, 63% on maintenance and 6% on capital improvements.

II. The proposed 2011 budget is attached. See enclosure. 1. Maintenance and Operating Costs: This section covers the normal maintenance and

operations for Ft. Shenandoah for 2011. a) We plan to renovate the latrine in Area 2 (across from WBR campsite.) b) We plan to install a sink in the women’s side of Latrine # 3 opposite Artillery Row. c) We will continue the spot and sectional repairs of paved roads throughout the property.

2. Capital Improvements for 2011: 2.1 Erect a permanent protective covering over the Range # 2 firing line. See attached specifications for the 675’ long structure. Estimate for materials-only --- $20,000. Labor and permits are additional.

III. Governmental regulations and N-SSA compliance: As reported by this committee during the N-SSA August Board Meeting, Frederick County has required us to prepare a 100-year flood survey. The county is much more critically reviewing building plans within those areas in order to meet strict FEMA standards. The required flood plain survey has been completed and is nearly ready, pending a few additional details, to submit to the county for approval.


Brass flood level survey markers have been purchased and will be installed on the exterior of the latrines. It should be noted that any future structures in the flood plain area will require approved engineering plans which can be costly. We’re exploring standardizing approved plans for use by units wishing to build there. The cost to the Association for the cabin and pavilion plans will be approximately $6,000 to $7,000 including foundation engineering. The P.M. Committee recommends recovering those one-time fees by assessing a $5.00 surcharge onto the structure tax fees for every structure on Ft. Shenandoah for a period of five years. The National Paymaster will review the revenue vs. project costs annually.

IV. Reserve Replacement Fund: This fund was established in 1981 and is limited to a total of $65,000. We are again asking the board to fund $4000 to continue building the fund back to its limit.

V. Work Skirmishes: There are numerous maintenance projects on Ft. Shenandoah and we are scheduling a Work Skirmishfor Saturday April 23, 2011. VI. Pioneer Patches are awarded to volunteers to recognize their many hours of service to the N-SSA property. We recommend the awarding of gold patches to John Sharrett (#1728) and Bill Jordan (#1502) and a silver patch to Joe Fisher (#5736).

VII. Long Range Planning: The Property Management Committee, as part of its charge, takes a longer-horizon view of the upcoming property needs of the N-SSA. Included in our current considerations are the following items:

1. Paving of the remaining unpaved roads on Ft. Shenandoah.2. Additions to the Veterans Building.

Motions: 1. Motion: Approve the Maintenance and Operating Cost budget figure of $40,300.2. Motion: Approve the Reserve Replacement budget figure of $4,000.3. Motion: Approve the Property Manager budget figure of $12,500.4. Motion: Approve the Work Skirmish date of April 23, 2011.5. Motion: Approve the three Pioneer Patch awards as presented.

Respectfully submitted.

Roger BethkeChairman, Prop. Mgmt. Cmtee.


N-SSA Property Management CommitteeProposed 2011 Budget

1. MAINTENANCE and OPERATING COSTS1.1 Structures $16,000 1.11 Residence $2,000 1.12 N-SSA Buildings 4,000 1.13 Wells 2,500 1.14 Bridges 500 1.15 Sutlers Row 1,000 1.16 Latrine reconstruction 6,000

1.2 Property $11,500 1.21 Gravel roads and parking lot maint. $3,000 1.22 Fences 1,000 1.23 Signage 500 1.24 Range upkeep 2,000 1.25 Paved road repair 5.000

1.3 Vehicles and Equipment $ 6,300 1.31 Maintenance and repairs $2,500 1.32 Fuel and oil 2,000 1.33 Tools (repair and replacement) 1,500 1.34 Fire extinguishers 300

1.4 Miscellaneous $ 6,500 1.41 Emergency $1,500 1.42 Unrelated 1,000 1.43 Outside labor 4,000

Sub Total $40,300

2. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 2.1 Firing Line Cover (Range # 2) $xxxxx

3. RESERVE REPLACEMENT $ 4,000

4. PROPERTY MANAGER $12,5004.1 Hospitalization $9,0004.2 Retirement 1,2004.3 Vehicle mileage: 4000 @ $0.57/mile 2,300

Budget Total $56,800 ***

*** Note that the budget total does not include an unknown total figure for Capital Improvements.

Signal Officer Report for 2010

Things that has been addressed:

1. Two main amplifiers were replaced with new one during the year.

Things that need to be addressed:

1. Main Rangea. The main item that I have been suggesting for several years is to re-wire the main range.

The right side of the range has been run by one amp ever sense one of the speaker cable was cut, due to the fact that the right side has 9 poles with 11 speakers, this is maxing out the capacities of the amp. The other concern is the phone system; the original phone system is not replicable or repairable. Due to this I purchased a wireless system that is not working correctly. We can correct several problems by re wiring the range at this time.

b. Proposal: I would like to install 2” pipe close to the fence line the entire length of the range, running from the Main Tower to each speaker pole and to the safety towers, see figure 1. Installed in the pipe would be new speaker cables, 2 pairs on the right side to separate the right side as it was before. I would also like to run a 12 pair cable which would go to each safety tower to support new wired phone systems. I would also like to run a AC wire in the trench, but outside of the pipe, this way the safety towers power will come from the main tower instead of were ever. They can be better control from the main tower if they are all on the same circuit.

c. Proposal: On the far side of the right side of the range, we need one more speaker pole also I would like to replace the wood poles with aluminum ones. The wooden ones are bending and if we do the re-wiring this would be a good time to do this as well.

d. Proposal: The Timer that I made some 20 years ago is getting old and crackly, like most of us. I think the time has come to build a new one to replace the old one. Also the mixer and DVD/CD play needs replacing. I would like to replace all of those items next year.


2. Revolver Range also has a few problems as well. One of the speakers has a broken base, which needs to be replaced. We have the part and will be done as soon as I can. The bigger problem is the amp, all of the terminals age getting corroded as well as some of the inside switches. We do have replacement amp but this will happen again unless we have weather tight box to place it in.

a. Proposal: I would like to purchase a weather tight box to be mounted in the Main Revolver tower in which we would keep the amp, power supply and horn generator in. This would keep the item from getting corroded

Paul Hayes, Signal Officer N-SSA

Cc: Range wiring diagram


Desk MicrophoneMODEL V-400

ELEMENTDynamic

FREQUENCY RESPONSE50 Hz - 12 kHz

PATTERNOmni-Directional

IMPEDANCEBalanced Low 600 Ohm Nominal

OUTPUT LEVEL-58 dB (Ref. 0 dB = 1 mw/10 Microbars).

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HEAVY DUTY FOUR CONDUCTOR SHIELDED CABLE

SPECIFICATIONS:

SWITCHDPDT leaf

CABLE7’ - 4 Conductor (2 shielded)

HOUSE AND FINISHMolded cycolac in black with die cast base

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT9.4" (23.9 cm) H x 4.35” (11.05 cm) W x 6”(15.2 cm) DWeight: 1.5 lbs (.65 kg)


ARCHITECTS’ AND ENGINEERS’ SPECIFICATIONSMODEL V-400

DESK MICROPHONE

The Desk Paging Microphone, Model V-400, shall consist of a dynamic microphone and desk stand.The frequency response shall be 50 Hz to 12 kHz with an omni-directional pattern. The impedance of themicrophone shall be 400 Ohm . The sensitivity of the microphone shall be -58 dB (Ref. 0 dB = 1 mw/10 microbars).

The microphone shall be operated by a push-to-talk bar switch and provide a contact closure for amplifiermuting if required. The push-to-talk slide bar switch shall also include a slide lock. The switch shall be DPDT withleaf contacts. The cord shall be 7’ (213.36 cm) in length with four conductors and two shields.

The housing shall be molded cycolac finished in black with a die cast base.

The dimensions of the microphone shall be: 9.4" (23.9 cm) H x 4 11/32” (11.03 cm) W x 5 27/32” (14.84cm) D. The approximate weight shall be 1.5 pounds (0.65 kg).

Limited Warranty

Valcom, Inc. warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under conditions of normal use andservice for a period of one year from the date of shipment. The obligation under this warranty shall be limited to the replacement, repairor refund of any such defective device within the warranty period, provided that:

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3. the product has not been in any way repaired by others and that factory sealed units are unopened. (A service charge plus parts and labor will be applied to units defaced or physically damaged).

4. freight charges for the return of products to Valcom, Inc. are prepaid,

5. all units “out of warranty” are subject to a service charge. The service charge will cover minor repairs (major repairs will be subject to additional charges for parts and labor).

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This warranty specifically excludes damage incurred in shipment. In the event a product is received in damaged condition,the carrier should be notified immediately. Claims for such damage should be filed with the carrier involved in accordance with theF.O.B. point.

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BI-AXIAL PAGING HORNMODEL S-650

FEATURES:

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STRUCTURAL FOAM HOUSING

FULLY ADJUSTABLE BASE

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DESCRIPTION:

A vibration free foam bell and metal die cast housing Bi-Axial horn ideal for paging and sound reinforcementapplications requiring a wide dispersion angle. Screwdriver connections provide secure connections for the speakerwires, and a 7 position selector switch provides 3 dB steps in the audio output level. The horn is finished in weatherresistant black and gray.

SPECIFICATIONS:

SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL113 dB at 1 Meter on Axis with 1 Watt Input at 1 kHz

POWER INPUT TO DRIVER30 Watts Continuous

FREQUENCY RESPONSE120 Hz to 14 kHz

DISPERSION130o Horizontal and 60o Vertical

LINE TRANSFORMER70 V Input; Tap Settings are

30, 15, 7.5, 3.7, 1.8 Watts

MOUNTINGGimbal Mount Base with Steel Mounting Brackets

HOUSING AND FINISHThis horn is molded of vibration-free rigid structuralmaterial. The driver is all metal construction with grayepoxy finish.

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT18.0” (45.72 cm) L x 20.0” (50.8 cm) W x 10.0” (25.40cm) HWeight: 14.75 lbs. (6.64 kg)

ENVIRONMENTTemperature: -20 to +55 °C (-35. to +131 °F)Humidity: 0-85% Non-Precipitating

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS


ARCHITECTS’ AND ENGINEERS’ SPECIFICATIONSMODEL S-650 30 WATT BI-AXIAL PAGING HORN

The bi-axial, 30 watt paging horn, Model S-650, shall be a weather-resistant, high efficiency re-entrantbi-axial (sectional) type horn speaker. It shall be equipped with a removable compression driver and gimble mount base.A removable steel mounting bracket allows easy positioning in the vertical and horizontal planes.

The frequency response of the horn shall be 120 Hz to 14 kHz. The continuous power rating of the horn shallbe 30 watts. Dispersion shall be 13° horizontal and 60° vertical. Sound pressure level with a 1 watt input shall be 113dB at 1 Meter on Axis with 1 watt input at 1 kHz.

The paging horn shall be capable of 70 volt operation and have a rotary tap switch to set the output level. Thetap setting shall be 30, 15, 7.5, 3.7, and 1.8 watts.

The bell housing shall be a molded rigid structural material, black in color. The driver unit shall be all metalconstruction with a gray epoxy finish. The mounting base shall be constructed of steel. Dimensions shall be 18.0”(45.72 cm) L x 20.0” (50.8 cm) W x 10.0” (25.4 cm) H. Weight shall be approximately 14.75 lbs (6.64 kg).

Limited Warranty

Clarity warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under conditions of normal useand service for a period of one year from the date of shipment. The obligation under this warranty shall be limited to thereplacement, repair or refund of any such defective device within the warranty period, provided that:

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PG48 Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone

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EQUIPMENT SUMMARYN-SSA FORT SHENADOAH RANGE Winchester, VA

PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM November-10

Option 1 Unit Total Total

Quantity Model Description Material Material Installation26 S-650 30Watt Bi-Axial Paging Horn 239.00$ 6,214.00$ 4 IAP-300-T 300 Watt Mixer Amplifier 620.00$ 2,480.00$ 3 SBS-400 Paging Microphone 95.00$ 285.00$ 2 V-9927A Tone Genators 90.00$ 180.00$ 3 Custom Tone Activation Panels 75.00$ 225.00$ 1 Misc Microphone , Patch Cables, Mic Connectors, Term Blocks 500.00$ 500.00$ 1 Installation Installation Labor(Trenching, Conduit, Cable, Boxes) 73,175.00

Submitted by,

John Spencer5614 Hollins RdRoanoke, VA 24019540-362-

Total

$ 6,214.00$ 2,480.00$ 285.00$ 180.00$ 225.00$ 500.00$ 73,175.00$ 85,230.01$ 85,230.00



National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association

P.O. Box 67, Friendship, Indiana 47021 Telephone: (812) 667-5131 • 1-800-745-1493 • www.nmlra.org

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Second Amendment to the Constitution

November 3, 2010

Mr. Gary Crawford 195 Minebank Road Middletown, Virginia 22645-2130

Dear Gary,

It was good to see you this weekend at the NRA Black Powder Committee meeting and I was glad to see things are going well.

As I had mentioned, the NMLRA is going to incorporate a Civil War theme on its 2011 Spring Nationals in June due to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The June shoot will also be the NRA Muzzleloading Championships, and we will be opening our new 11,000 square foot education building. We are attempting to attract a number of organizations and industry leaders as well as political leaders to Friendship for this event. Our museum coordinator will have Civil War displays in our museum and we will be inviting some Civil War re- enactors to construct an encampment.

I would like to include the North-South Skirmish Association in this celebration. I propose that the NMLRA offer the NSSA range time to promote their sport during our event. My thoughts are simple — we will have a mini-skirmish. This will give the NSSA the opportunity to promote your sport to our members and guests and give our members the opportunity to witness another form of muzzleloading.

We have other assets that you may wish to take advantage of while you are there. We will offer you space in our Commercial Row to promote the NSSA and will have the education building open for possible displays or seminars you may want to host.

Gary, I know this is a vague request but feel we can work the details out later. If you need any additional information from me please feel free to contact me at 812-212-0679 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Bob Voegele NMLRA President


January 2011

Program Report

The staffs for the 127th and 128th National Skirmishes have been selected and are attached to this report. Skirmish director recommendation are Greg Lithenby (37th GA) for the 127th and Sherm Burress (14th Virginia Cav) for the 128th.

The peer review board for any National host staff issues is in place with a member from each region. I recommend that this peer review board remain anonymous until a decision is delivered to the BOD. By not setting a list this allows the chair to solicit alternates if there is a conflict of interest with an issue being reviewed. Any recommendation made to the BOD will include the names of all members making the recommendation.

The subject of adding a 4th event to the revolver team completion has been approached. From the programs stand I do not believe there is any issue that can’t be dealt with if this is approved. The only conflict I see is the artillery meeting which can be moved a little and any unit needing to be at that meeting can request phase 1 revolver or make sure a non revolver shooter attend the meeting if there is a conflict. The only issue I see is targeting. We can’t shoot 50 yard team events. We do not want to store another type of targeting in the barn. So I believe the only options for a 4th event would be pots(which might not be a good thing for moral) or 6 inch tiles (which might be a good thing for moral and embarrassing for over confident shooters). And of course the team entry fees would have to be adjusted. If it is the desire of the majority of the competitors the program does not see any other issues.

Single shot is growing at each national but not at a pace that I think we would like. I would like to have a short discussion on ideas that could maybe help this event grow faster.

After being presented at the last BOD meeting I would like to open a quick discussion to cover the pros and cons of opening the main range only on Tuesday for a national skirmish.

No further actions are requested from the program

Michael Jordan

Program Chair


127th National

Team # Region Unit Name 2009 Roster 120th 121st

71 AL 7th WV Volunteer Infantry 13 11 1176 CH 1st Conn. Volunteer Infantry 12 0 578 CH Deleware Blues 29 16 19

100 CH McNeill's Rangers 24 14 10117 EN 15th Conn. Volunteer Infantry 14 4 10122 EN 17th Conn. Volunteer Infantry 8 5 0124 EN Tammany Regiment 15 11 7151 CH 1st Maine Heavy Artillery 21 12 13171 CH Wheat's Special Bttn, LA Tigers 21 14 14218 AL Allegheny City Guards 17 15 13230 DS 37th Georgia Volunteer Infantry 29 13 10232 WR 1st US Sharpshooters Co. G 11 0 0234 WR 15TH Tenn. Volunteer Infantry Co. G 10 3 1236 CH Hardaway's Alabama Battery 20 17 10242 AL White's Co. G., 35th Virginia Cav 9 8 8246 CH R Preston Chew's Battery, ANV 12 11 8256 AL Thomas Legion 8 6 6257 CR 24th Georgia Volunteer Infantry 9 0 8262 CR Iredell Blues 10 4 9

Totals 292 164 162

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128th National

Team # Region Unit Name 2009 Roster 120th 121st

80 CH 27th Virginia Volunteer Infantry 13 10 1092 PT McGregor's 2nd Battery 30 12 16112 EN 14th Virginia Cav 17 12 11113 EN 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry 13 4 4139 AL 6th Alabama (Racoon Roughs) 16 11 8159 PT 7th Regt. Virginia Volunteers 32 22 19161 NE 137th NY Volunteer Infantry 9 7 4172 EN 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry 20 10 3183 AL 17th Pa Volunteer Infantry 14 8 5187 AL 2nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry 25 24 22221 WR Co. G. 114th Ill Volunteer Infantry 17 1 8224 CR Co. G. 23rd NC State Troops 20 16 11225 MA Winslow's Battery D 10 3 2228 PT Chesapeake Artillery, CSA 9 5 8239 CR 38th NC Volunteers 9 6 6251 CR Coastal Rifles, 1st Georgia Infantry 8 0 0260 AL Graham's Battery 10 7 9261 CR Palmetto Sharpshooters 16 9 11

Totals 288 167 157

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To: N-SSA Board of Directors (BOD)

Via: Frank Kapper, N-SSA Adjutant

Subject: Mill Park Committee Report for the January 2011 BOD Meeting

BACKGROUND

At the August 7, 2010 BOD meeting, I was appointed to chair the subject Committee consisting of Tommy Johnson, Sutler Officer, and Roger Bethke, Chair, Property Management Committee. The BOD recommended that I submit a report for the January 2011 Board meeting on the plans for the Mill Park.

Thanks to the efforts of the BOD, Jackie Venskoske, the Bayliss family, and many skirmishers, the Fort Shenandoah Mill Park was dedicated on October 1, 2010. Prior to the dedication,two Sutler lots were cleaned, millstone installed, and a historical sign was erected that tells the story of the mill, settlers, and owners of the Fort Shenandoah Property. Although the park was not finished, we moved to schedule the dedication at the Fall National when the millstone became available at no cost from an adjacent Bayliss property that is now for sale. Thanks go to Jackie Venskoske for negotiating with the Bayliss family to donate the millstone to the N-SSA. It is important to note that Bentley and Shotsie Bayliss are neighbors of the N-SSA. They were fulfilling a verbal promise that their dad had made to me before he died in 2009 to donate a millstone to the N-SSA

I coordinated the installation of the millstone and historical sign with Tommy Johnson and Roger Bethke and we installed the millstone and historical sign on two sutler lots that were not being used. These lots are number 11 and 12 and are 14 feet in width and the length extends from the exit road to the creek edge. The millstone that was donated by the Bayliss family has a commercial value based on www.millstones.com of about $4000 for which a tax credit should be approved by the N-SSA. The A. C. Baird family donated $125 for the sign that was made by A. Michael Leahy, Jr. I donated about $80 for the wood and cement used to erect the sign and millstone. I can testify that the land on these lots contains at least two to three feet of fill dirt consisting of large chunks of broken shale that were moved in 1962/63 from the shale pit on the right side of the Fort Shenandoah entrance road.

PLANS FOR THE MILL PARK IN 2011

The plans for the Mill Park in 2011 are to install a wooden three rail fence of about 28 feet paralleling the creek edge that equals the width of the two previous Sutler lots that now comprise the Mill Park. Also, In 2011 the plans are based on available funds to install a bench and/or table in the park near the historical sign and the mill stone. The bench/table will be moveable to facilitate mowing of the Mill Park. Also, a sign should be installed near the large tree that will include the name of the Park: “Fort Shenandoah Mill Park.” Perhaps, the sign or a separate sign will state: “No Parking within the park.”

From: Steve Light, Chair, Fort Shenandoah Mill Park Committee


The objective of the Mill Park is to establish an area to commemorate the Fort Shenandoah Mill and settlers and to provide a rest area for skirmishers and guests visiting the Sutler area. At this time, it is not planned to provide the park as a playground for the kids.

Cars and trucks parked in front of the millstone and sign on Saturday and Sunday of the Fall National. The owners of the vehicles were Sutlers or visitors who should park in the areas designated for Sutler Parking, for example, left of the exit road after you pass the RVM campsite. This Sutler parking area was empty during most of the weekend. Tommy Johnson should remind the Sutlers that the Mill Park is off limits to parking.

RECOMMENDED BOD ACTIONS

1. Approve the above plan for the park in 2011 and the name to be used: “Fort Shenandoah Mill Park.”

2. Request the Provost Marshall to place a no parking ribbon around the Mill Park area to preventparking from Tuesday through Sunday of the Nationals. This may only be necessary for one or two years until it becomes known that there should be no parking in the Mill Park area.

3. Estimated funds of $400-500 are required in 2011 to: (a) Install 28 feet of a three rail fence; (b)provide one bench and/or table in 2011; and, (c) erect a “Fort Shenandoah Mill Park” sign.

4. Recommend the Regional Commanders poll their membership to determine if there are teams or individuals who would donate funds for the Mill Park. A plaque/sign could be installed on one of the benches/table to recognize the source(s) of the donation(s).

The BOD’s support in the establishment of the Park is appreciated. Carl Soine said it best when he stated in his invocation at the Mill Park dedication ceremony that the Park serves as a bridge from the present day N-SSA to the rich heritage that we have inherited from the past settlers and owners of the Fort Shenandoah Mill and property.

Respectfully submitted

Steve Light, Chair,

Fort Shenandoah Mill Park Committee

Copy: Tommy Johnson /Roger Bethke


40th Veterans’ Skirmish July 15-17, 2011

The 40th Veterans Skirmish will be dedicated to the memory of the N-SSA Veterans who have crossed over the river to rest under the shade of the trees. A ceremony will be held after the Ruritan Dinner on Saturday at 7pm to dedicate the new Memorial plaques and stone in Memorial Park that will contain the names of our deceased N-SSA members. A special toast will be made and taps played to commemorate their memory. Showyour appreciation for their service by attending this Skirmish and dedication ceremony on Saturday at 7 pm. Your deceased friends will be looking across the river hoping to see you at the ceremony. This is not a buddy shoot but the memory of your departed friends will be with you

This is the 40th anniversary of Veterans’ skirmishes and we will have everything for you and your family to enjoy. THIS IS A FUN SHOOT and a WEEKEND FULL OF FUN ACTIVITIES: e. g., Friday night Dinner at the 14th

Va. Cav. campsite(bring a side dish or dessert and we will barbecue the meat and provide drinks) ; individualmatches on Friday and Saturday with special events; Veterans’ meeting with electronic drawing of the team members to save time; the famous Wayne Jordan table of free prizes where about everyone gets a prize; the famous creek party with separate area for the kids; Ruritan Dinner; Memorial Park Ceremony; the famous Roger Bethke punch party on Saturday night. Of course we will have the Sunday Musket match. The individual matches are classified with medals for unclassified competitors. Plenty of medals will be awarded.

Schedule of Events

Friday, July 15, 2011 Saturday, July 16, 2011 Sunday, July 17, 2011

1100: Range Opens 0900 Range Opens 0830 Team Captain’s Meeting1600: Range Closes 1300: Veterans Meeting 0845: Opening Ceremonies1800: Welcome Picnic 1400: Creek Party 0900: Musket Team Match

1800 to 1900: Ruritan Dinner Awards Ceremony 1900 to 2000: Memorial Park Ceremony 2000 to 2400: Punch Party at 3rd Md. Campsite

Registration Form

NameCompetitor Number

Registration Fee $25.00ea. Total Fee includes one Ruritan DinnerExtra Picnic Guest $4.00ea. Total Picnic is free for yourself and 1 guestExtra Saturday Dinner $7.50ea. Total Free Dinner for you. Guests are $7.50 eachAttending Memorial Ceremony? Yes No Circle yes or no. If yes, # attending_____ Donations to the Veterans Corps Total Donations will be used for memorial park40th Vet Skirmish Anniversary & Creek Party Drinking Mug $10.00ea. Total

Grand Total

Please complete the form and make your check payable to:

N-SSA Veterans’ AssociationMail the check and form to:

Christine Waagones, 942, Siler Road, Winchester, Va. 22603.


Proposal to Lower the Minimum Participation Age

Rationalization

Our membership is getting older. It is a fact discussed around many camp fires every year. Our challenge is to find a way to help fill our ranks with the next generation of skirmishers. Recruiting events at gun shows and historically related events is one method, but we also have a ready supply of replacements between the ages of 12-15 we are not yet tapping.

We offer BB gun competition at the National and Regional levels which is okay for the younger children, but in many states, kids are able to hunt at the age of 12 or less, and he or she is not likely to be satisfied with BB gun competition for very long.

The need to attract younger people to outdoor/firearms related sports is also apparent in state hunting laws. These laws are difficult to summarize easily, however a review of data available from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL.org) indicates 48 states allow hunting for children age 12 or less.According to the International Hunters Education Association (IHEA) website, all new hunters in all 50 states plus all of the Canadian Provinces are required to have successfully completed a Hunters Education course before obtaining a hunting license. In 11 states and 7 provinces, all hunters regardless of age must have passed a Hunters Education course. Many of those states also allow younger hunters to take the field unsupervised.

Other competitive shooting organizations do more to attract younger shooters. Cowboy action shooting has a buckaroo classification that allows shooters as young as 8 to participate. The ACWSA allows shooters who are of the minimum hunting age in the state were the skirmish is located. The precedence for shooters below our current age of 15 exists.

An objection that has been raised in the past is our insurance policy. The argument has been that our policy does not allow shooters under the age of 15. It is our understanding that the ACWSA has the same policy from the same company and that the coverage is dictated by the organization’s by-laws, not by the insurance company. In essence, the insurance policy will cover whatever minimum age we as an organization set. The coverage needs to be verified with our insurance agent, but it seems that whether that age is 12 or 30, the policy is in effect provided we are following our own rules.

Proposal

Given the fact that other organizations allow shooters younger than our current minimum, and pending verification of the policy language, a proposal should be drafted to amend the by-laws to reduce the minimum shooting age in the N-SSA to 12 years of age. There are many options for implementation but requiring a hunter’s safety certificate or a certified firearms safety course in their state of residence would insure that they have documented firearms safety training.

Adoption of a minimum age of 12 opens the door to younger shooters before they develop other interests and brings the organization in line with most current state firearms handling laws. The


skirmish environment is more controlled and a safer than the typical hunting situation for younger shooters to develop their shooting skills. A lower age will benefit both the N-SSA and the young shooters and provide the basis for a lifelong interest in competitive shooting.

Submitted ByNorthwest Territory


Request on behalf of the Palmetto Sharpshooters CR 261 to allowcontinued use of their floating platform

Site 4 - area 6

Palmetto’s site is in the flood plain of back creek and routinely is flooded. Tim Scanlin’s estimate of a 4 foot high water potential has been verified by high water marks of 39 inches last spring. 100 yr high water map being generated should confirm this.

Palmetto desires dry storage for tools, tents, wood etc. to be used twice a year for 3-5 daysexcept in those years when hosting.

Constructing a 5 ft high platform or berm capable of withstanding the high water flow did not seem like a viable solution, and is now virtually impossible due to building restrictions in the flood plain.

The current floating platform is constructed on 2 pontoons and tethered such that it will align with the current as the waters rise and fall, offering minimal resistance to the flow and force on the anchor. The anchor is a ½ inch diameter rod steel spiral screw anchor secured in concreteto a depth of 3.5 feet. The anchors location is flagged to identify location of chain when mowing.

Taxes have been paid annually to Frederick County.

Palmetto has been informed by the Property Management Committee, that the platform must be removed by the end of fall nationals 2011.

Palmetto requests a variance from the board to complete and continue use of the platform.

Gordon BaileyCommander Carolina Region


Proposal to reduce dues for new member registrationafter July 31

Motion:

Reduce National dues to $35.00 (plus new member fee) for new members joining in the time period from August 1st thru Fall Nationals.

Discussion:

The current system makes it hard to “close the deal” on new membership during the July & August lull in region skirmishes, especially in the southern regions, when a wait until October will save them $90.00. Although it should increase revenues a bit, the significant effect will be getting them signed up and on board while they still have the inclination if late in the season.

Gordon BaileyCommander Carolina Region

Proposal to remove/reduce new member fee.

Motion:

Remove the $25.00fee imposed on new members.

The total fee paid to the national organization for a new member is $90. If the region and unit each have dues of $5, it becomes $100 total, a threshold of pain some won’t cross.

Gordon BaileyCommanderCarolina Region


Proposal for a 4th Revolver event at National Competition with the N-SSA

Motion 1:Establish a 4th revolver event as early as the 123rd Nationals at no additional cost to the competitors.

Motion 2: (If first motion passes) BOD to determine targets for the 4th event or establish a committee to do so.

Reason for Request:

Many revolver shooters would like to have more than 3 events during the national competition. The cost per person ($7.50 per shooter) is the same as shooting 5 events in musket and carbine. Total maximum potential shooting time for the revolver is currently 6 minutes, compared to a potential maximum of 25 minutes for musket and carbine. Dedicated revolver shooters spend a great deal of time preparing for national competition and would like to have a more comparable amount of competition.

Survey of Revolver Shooters:

Surveys were handed out to revolver teams competing at the 122nd National Competition. Results were as follows: 42 surveys were returned 31 favored a 4th event (74%) – 11 were not in favor of a 4th event (26%) 16 of 25 responses favored 6” tiles for the 4th event (64%) – 9 of 25 responses favored

pot silhouettes for the 4th event (36%)

Estimated Additional time for the match:

If events 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 are double hung – 5 minutes between event 3 and call to the line for event 4, 1 minute to the line, 5 minutes to load, 2 minutes to cap, 2 minutes to fire = total of 15 minutes. 15 minutes x 2 = 30 minutes for both phases.

If event 1 is single hung, 2 & 3 are double hung and event 4 is single hung, add 5 more minutes to each phase from above = 40 minutes total extra time.

Some of this extra time may be absorbed into the 1.5 hours already allotted for phase I.

Program committee – Michael Jordan

In an email dated November 4, 2010, Mike Jordan stated that a 4th revolver event could be worked into the program. He felt any scheduling conflicts such as artillery inspections could be accommodated.

Gordon Bailey on behalf of James Rogers Iredell blues


Fall Nationals Advanced New Member Applications

Motion:

“Processing of new member applications qualifying under, Bylaws Article X.1.E (Dues), also provide for mailing completed applications to the Executive Secretary prior to Fall Nationals, and new membership cards be included in the member organization packages at registration , along with individual targets, bridge passes, etc. “

Discussion:

The current system of processing applications at the secretary’s office requires coordination of paperwork, funds, member presence, and Executive Secretary presence between arrival and first team competition. This can be challenging.

As an example, a late arrival Thursday evening of a new member scheduled for 1st relay Team Revolver Friday morning would become much less hectic if it involved only pick up of the card from a fellow team member.

Gordon BaileyCommanderCarolina Region


ADHOC Committee report – SASS use of fort Shenandoah.

Gordon Bailey


To: The Board of Directors of the N-SSAFrom: John V Matuszek, Western Regional Commander

The commanders of the Western Region Units of the N-SSA would like to submit the following request for consideration in regards to Skirmish Rule 5.2.

We would like to request the Board of Directors change rule 5.2 to permit the option of a 5-person musket team matches at regional skirmishes. Rule 5.2 as it now stands can be considered inconsistent with the other rules for company matches that allow at the discretion on part of the region and skirmish directors to set or use an alternative smaller definition of the number that makes up a legal company or team. It seems inconsistent because N-SSA rules currently allow for 5-person carbine companies; 3-person revolver companies and 3-person smoothbore company matches. Therefore it only makes sense that a change be made to allow the use of 5-person teams in Musket Company if so desired.

Besides the issue of consistency, we feel that this change to Rule 5.2 would greatly improve competition and participation at smaller skirmishes in outlying areas or regional skirmishes that cover extensive geographic areas. The Western Region has experienced problems forming and filling the required 8-person musket teams on Sunday due to distance and or overall smaller membership of units. The result has been that a percentage of teams end up only sending 5 or 6 people listed on their roster to compete. This has led to most units having to compete short-handed or has necessitates the breaking up of a team to fill other units. This makes for a more balanced competition but also a smaller field of teams. Plus that team that does agree to “farm out” its members do not get credit for participating. As of late, most teams have stated that theywould rather shoot short, as a team than rather divide their members up. This reduces the Sunday musket match, which should be the highlight of all skirmishes, to a sort of an afterthought in which there is a decrease in interest for both skirmisher and spectator.

By allowing for the same consideration as the rules allow for carbine team matches in regards to either 8 or 5-person teams, we believe changing Rule 5.2 would greatly spark interest and return the competitiveness to the Sunday Musket matches. Another benefit could be that other teams from other regions may be encouraged to make the drive and be able to participate equally if they have less than eight members willing to travel. It would allow for more musket teams on the line, making the competition interesting to the spectators and to those that we are actively trying to recruit. We feel that these issues are not unique to the Western Region, but the other smaller regions.

We therefore offer the following changes to the existing Skirmish Rule 5.2

5.2 Musket Company Personnel RequirementsA musket company may consist of either 5 or 8 persons. A company may include more than eight skirmishers, but not more than eight at a time may compete on the firing line during the company events. Supernumeraries from other organizations may fill vacancies in reduced companies with the permission of the Skirmish Director, the companies involved, and the individuals. In National Skirmishes, no company may compete unless it contains five members of its own organization. In Regional Skirmishes, a company may compete with three or five members of its own organization for five or eight person teams respectively for the purpose of regional skirmish awards, at the discretion of the Regional Commander and However, musket company teams competing in any skirmish, regional or national, without at least five members of its own organization shall not


receive credit for participation for the purpose of meeting the requirement for participation in a minimum number of skirmishes annually.

The Western Region highly respects Rule 5.2 provision that states that at least 5 persons from an organization have to compete in a musket match in order for that organization to receive credit for participation in an official N-SSA skirmish. It is for that reason we feel that be it either 5-person teams or 8-person teams, that the requirement of at least 5 persons from an organization have to compete in the musket match in order to receive participation credit remain as before, unchanged.

Other benefits from this change to Rule 5.2 may include financial savings. Whereas twenty-four medals would be needed to award 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes, the number could be lowered to fifteen, saving the host unit money or allowing for additional medals to be awarded. This may further increase participation and competition.

In summary, we urge this change for the following reasons:- It corrects an inconsistency in our current rules for company matches;- It will improve the competition and excitement in small regional skirmishes by putting

more companies on the firing line for musket competition;- It will positively encourage small groups to visit other regions with a certainty that they

will be able to participate equally in all company matches under their own colors and command;

- It will provide an additional aid to recruitment efforts by offering encouragement to skirmishes on the fringes of existing N-SSA regions; and

- It will offer some relief to the increasing costs to hosting or sponsoring a skirmish.

We thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully submittedJohn V Matuszek


Report of the Rules CommitteeJanuary, 2010

Brian Appelt, PT RegionNancy Hill, DS RegionJeff Knauss, AL RegionDan Stedman, EN RegionJohn Robey, MW Region, Chairman

This report is the result of the collaborative efforts of members of the committee, plus the invaluable assistance of Commander John Matuszek, WR, originator of the five-person musket company idea, and Commander Gordon Bailey, CR, advisor in matters involving revolver company match scoring.

I. PROBLEM: Smaller regions have smaller skirmishes, and that means fewer competing companies and smaller revenues. Also, in regions where organizations must travel hundreds of miles to skirmish getting a legal company on the line is a common problem.

SOLUTION: Giving regions the option of holding five-person company matches (as with carbine) would cause more companies to be in competition with one another. It would also make it easier for units to field legal companies in regions where travel is becoming increasingly expensive. At no time would five-person companies be in competition with eight-person companies. John Matuszek’s October 2010 letter from the WR eloquently addresses their rationale for a five-person option.

PROPOSAL: allow 5-person Musket Company matches in regions. See Appendix A (Revisions to Section 5).

MOTION 1: Approve the use of five-person musket companies in regional skirmishes.

MOTION 2: Approve the text changes in SECTION 5: MUSKET COMPANY MATCHES

All references to twelve-target one hundred-yard events have been removed (We don’t use that number). Similarly, references to six-target events for five-person companies would be eliminated (see Section 6). That would make the number of targets for 100-yard events equal to the number of people on a full company plus two. The net result is there will be absolutely no change in skirmishes as we know them, but the rules will be changed to reflect practices that we already follow.

MOTION 3: Allow changes to be made in Sections 6-9 to make them compatible in style with Section 5. All such changes would be cosmetic, so as to make the text and style consistent in all the company match sections. The hundred-yard ratio of team members plus two would be reflected in Smoothbore Company fifty-yard targets. (I need clarification as to the number of fifty-yard revolver targets.)

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II. PROBLEM: Revolver companies can deliberately miss or ignore targets, call time quickly, andtake the called time plus the penalties and actually finish ahead of companies who play the game properly by firing to hit the targets. ALSO, shoulder arms companies are known to refuse to shoot at the small targets in a mixture of targets, and call time and absorb the penalties. It was noted in August that to judge inaccuracy as intentional would be subjective and difficult to police. This proposal takes all subjective judgment out of the equation, and acknowledges that if your team calls time with more than two targets remaining its communication really sucks, and it deserves to be punished for excessive suckiness.

SOLUTION: Make the practice not work to the advantage of companies who take advantage of the present rule, and reinforce the notion that we hold competitions of marksmanship, not gamesmanship.Increase penalties in all company matches for leaving more than two unhit targets when calling time. Also, shorten the duration of a revolver company event from two minutes to one, because firing is almost always


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completed within the first 45-or-so seconds. Adopting Motion 4 would apply a new time limit and a new penalty structure for revolver company matches.

PROPOSAL:

(1) Change the revolver company match time limit (table 27.2(b)) to 60 seconds.

(2) Amend rule 27.3.6 (b) and (c), and add a new (d), and add a new direction under Tables 27.2 (a), (b), and (c) See Appendix B.

MOTION 4: Adopt the amendments to Section 27:Statistics Operations and the amendments to Section7: Revolver Company Matches as presented in Appendix B.

PROPOSAL: Extend the same scoring structure (enhanced penalties for called time and more than two targets unhit) to shoulder arms company matches.

MOTION 5: Adopt highlighted amendments to Section 27 (see Appendix C), and permit changes to Sections 5,6, 8,and 9 that may be necessary to avoid/remove contradictory wording.

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III. PROBLEM: Misinterpretation of rule 31.4.9.

In the tradition of states’ rights the rules permit regions to use (1) the national classifications for regional company matches, or (2) to create their own classification systems for regional company matches (see rule31.4.8), or (3) to use no classification system. Rule 31.4.9 is the default system of distributing medals when a region chooses not to adopt a classification system. The N-SSA does not give a hairy little rat’s patoot if a region classifies participating companies or not, but if the region has adopted no system of its own, this is how medals must be awarded.

SOLUTION: Amend the wording to make it more difficult to misinterpret, but without changing the acceptedmethod of distributing medals.

MOTION 6: Amend rule 31.4.9 as follows:

31.4.9 REGIONAL SKIRMISHES NOT USING COMPANY CLASSIFICATIONS

If a regional skirmish does not use company classifications (see rule 31.4.8), any B or Csubsequent company finishing in the A company medal positions shall receive those A company medals. B company medals would then be awarded to the highest-placing B or subsequent company following the A company medal positions.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IV. PROBLEM: At regional skirmishes the clay pigeons sometimes are of different colors (yellow, orange,

green) or of different patterns (black ring, full color). Our rules require that all targets within a frame be uniform in color, but if companies have different colors or color patterns of birds the visibilities can vary greatly depending on the light conditions.

SOLUTION: Require that all targets for an event be of uniform colors and patterns for all companies.

MOTION 7: Amend rule 4.4(b) as follows:



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(b) COLORAll targets, whenever possible, shall be of a color that contrasts with the background. All targets used in a company event must be of uniform color for allcompanies. All clay pigeons used in a company event must be of the same color patterns (black ring or full color) for all companies.

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V. PROBLEM: Switching positions at nationals cannot be done without modifying console cards and computer entries. “Easy” decisions often have unseen consequences.

SOLUTION: Kick the authority for position reassignments at national skirmishes to the Commander, because he is the Big Picture Guy, and because there is an occasional skirmish director with a God-complex, or who is as dumb as a post.

MOTION 8: Amend rule 22.14 as follows:

22.14 ASSIGNED POSITIONS

22.14.1 NATIONAL SKIRMISHES

Companies shall fire only on the position assigned to them, unless permitted by the Skirmish Director National Commander to make a change. A company that fires without permission from a position other than that to which assigned shall be disqualified from that skirmish.

22.14.2 OTHER SKIRMISHES

Companies shall fire only on the position assigned to them, unless permitted by the SkirmishDirector to make a change. A company that fires without permission from a position other than that to which assigned shall be disqualified from that skirmish.

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VI. PROBLEM: Wording of rule 27.3.6 indicates the runners who pick up console cards are supplied by the Statistics Office. In reality, the runners are members of the skirmish staff.

SOLUTION: Clarify the wording to make it reflect reality.

MOTION 9: Amend rule 27.3.6 as follows:

27.3.6 EVALUATION

After each company event, the console cards shall be collected from the console operators by runners from the Statistics Office skirmish staff and evaluated by statistics personnel in accordance with the procedure for each type of event, (a) through (c) below. All companies shall receive a finish time for each company event.

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VII. PROBLEM: It’s sometimes difficult to locate things in the Skirmish Rules quickly.

SOLUTION: Generate an index to the Skirmish Rules. See Appendix C.

MOTION 10: Adopt the Index to the Skirmish Rules, and permit its regular updating without action by the Board of Directors.



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VIII. PROBLEM: It would require eighteen citations to index the requirement that first caps be snapped downrange.

SOLUTION: Insert one small new section that can be cited, and which covers all percussion arms.

MOTION 11: Insert the following text to consolidate all references to firing the first cap.

4.16 FIRST CAP TO BE SNAPPED DOWNRANGE

When snapping caps before an event or when clearing shoulder arms after an event the first cap must be aimed downrange and snapped from the shoulder. All caps snapped on a revolver must be aimed downrange.


Appendix A: for Motions 1, 2, and 3.

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SECTION 5: MUSKET COMPANY MATCHES

5.1 DEFINITION

A musket company match consists of four or more separate events fired by companies of eight (or five) skirmishers using firearms approved for use in musket company matches. It is a required element of all national skirmishes and all regional skirmishes (EXCEPT specialty regional skirmishes), and of the Veterans Skirmish.

5.2 MUSKET COMPANY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

A company may include more than eight (or five) skirmishers, but not more than eight (orfive) at a time may compete on the firing line during the company events. Supernumeraries from other organizations may fill vacancies in reduced companies with the permission of the Skirmish Director, the companies involved, and the individuals. In National Skirmishes, no company may compete unless it contains five members of its own organization. For purposes of credit for participation in a minimum number of skirmishes annually, the term “compete” also means “participate.”

5.2.1 MUSKET COMPANY, REGIONAL SKIRMISHES

Either 5-person or 8-person companies may be used, but not both. Supernumeraries may be assigned to vacancies in accordance with rule 5.2. No company shall be allowed to compete for awards with less than three or five members of its own organization for 5- or 8-person companies, respectively.

5.3 ELIGIBLE FIREARMS (see definitions of firearms in Section 14.3)

Muskets

Rifle Muskets

Rifled Muskets

Rifles

5.4 OFFICIAL EVENTS (amended 01/08)

Official events for musket company matches must come from this list, and must be conducted as prescribed. These targets are of two types: silhouette targets (5.4.A) and elimination targets (5.4.B-K). Numbers in parentheses are the numbers of targets for five-person musket companies.

A. SILHOUETTES50 or 100 yardsVolley fire or 2-minute rapid-fire. If volley fire, a maximum of five hits per competitor shall be scored. Volley fire events must be scored with Table 27.1(a). If rapid-fire, the total number of hits must be scored. Rapid-fire events must be scored with Table 27.1(b). No silhouette target may be of any human form or caricature. No more than one silhouette event may be used in a skirmish.

1. One octagonal 24" cardboard or wallboard target, 100 yards.

2. Two 12" square cardboard or wallboard targets, 100 yards.

3. One target per competitor on a cardboard backer, 50 or 100 yards.a. All rectangular, sides 6" minimum, 12" maximum.b. All circular, diameter 6"minimum, 12" maximum.

4. One diamond per competitor, 50 yards, 5" sides, points up.



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B. CLAY PIGEONS50 yards, rapid fire, standard 4.25" clay pigeons.

1. 24 or 32 (15 or 20) pigeons on a backer, mounted with trash bag ties or wire clips, pigeons showing either black or color side, all pigeons on the board must be of uniform color.

2. 12 or 16 (10) hanging pigeons. All pigeons in a frame must be of uniform color.

C. CLAY POTS50 or 100 yards, rapid fire. (amended 08/2010)

1. 12 or 16 (10) standard 3" pots or breakable pot silhouettes, hanging wide end down at 50 yards.

2. 10 or 12 (7) standard 6" pots, hanging wide end down at 100 yards.

D. CLAY DISCS OR PLATES100 yards, rapid fire

1. 10 or 12 (7) hanging, drilled, 6" or 8" diameter discs or plates.

If targets are not uniform in types or size, then each company shall have equal ratios of the various types and sizes.

E. METAL CANS50 yards, rapid fire.

1. 12 or 16 (10) hanging, liquid filled 12-ounce cans.

May be painted or unpainted, but must be uniformly so for all companies.

F. TILES50 or 100 yards, rapid fire.

1. 12 or 16 (10) hanging, drilled, 4" square tiles at 50 yards

2. 10 or 12 (7) hanging, drilled, 6" square tiles at 100 yards.

All 4" or 6" tiles shall be hung as either diamonds or squares, but must be hung uniformly by all companies. The Skirmish Director shall decide the pattern.

G. STYROFOAM CUPS50 or 100 yards, rapid fire.

1. 12 or 16 (10) hanging 6 to 12 ounce liquid- or powder-filled cups at 50 yards.

2. 10 or 12 (7) hanging 32 ounce liquid- or powder-filled cups at 100 yards.

H. CLEAR PLASTIC CUPS50 yards, rapid fire.

1. 12 or 16 hanging 6 to 12 ounce, colored-liquid-filled cups.

I. I. JUGS AND BOTTLES100 yards, rapid fire.

1. 10 or 12 (7) hanging one-half gallon translucent jugs filled with colored liquid.

2. 10 or 12 (7) hanging two-liter clear or translucent bottles filled with colored liquid. False bottoms must be removed.

J. BALLOONS50 yards, rapid fire.

1. 12 or 16 (10) hanging liquid-filled balloons of uniform style and color that have been filled by a mechanical device to ensure that all contain an equal amount of water.

K. WOOD BLOCKS50 yards, rapid fire.

1. 12 or 16 (10) hanging nominal 4x4 wood blocks cut square from nominal 1x4s, 2x4s, or 4x4s.

a. May be painted or unpainted, but must be uniformly so for all companies.

b. May be hung as squares or diamonds, but must be uniform on the frame.



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c. To be hung on a wire stapled or nailed to the block, or looped through a hole drilled through the block, or looped through a rubber band centered on the block.

L. BOTTLES50 yards, rapid fire. 1. 12 or 16 (10) hanging plastic bottles of uniform size filled with colored liquid. False

bottoms must be removed.

NOTE: The remainder of Section 5 is unchanged.


Appendix B: for Motion 4

7.5 TIME LIMITS

Each event shall have a time limit of two minutes one minute and have not more than six shots per competitor.

The next section is much revised. Read and compare.

7.10 SCORING, REVOLVER COMPANY MATCHES PRESENTScoring shall be done on an elapsed time basis. Time shall be called when all targets are broken or when all chambers that can be fired have been fired. If all the targets are hit, time is called and recorded for that event. If there are unhit targets, the time shall be recorded as the elapsed time (before time was called) for the event plus a penalty per unhit targets. The penalty time is determined by dividing the total event time (120 seconds) by the total number of targets. See table 27.2(b) for applicable penalty times. If a tie remains at the end of the events, the best score in a 50-yard event shall be used to break the tie. If there is no 50-yard event or if the score still remains tied, the best score on the pigeon board event shall be used. Should the score still be tied, the next following event shall be used as the tiebreaker.

7.10 SCORING, REVOLVER COMPANY MATCHES PROPOSEDScoring shall be done on an elapsed time basis. Time shall be called when all targets are broken or when all chambers that can be fired have been fired.

(a) If all the targets are hit, the score shall be the elapsed time (before time was called).

(b) If time is called and there are ONE or TWO unhit targets the score shall be the elapsed time (before time was called) for the event plus the applicable penalty from table 27.2(b).

(c) If there are MORE THAN TWO unhit targets the score shall be the full time (60 seconds) plus the applicable penalty from table 27.2(b).

The penalty table is derived by dividing the total event time (60 seconds) by the total number of targets.

7.10.1 TIES

If a tie remains at the end of the events, the best score in a 50-yard event shall be used to break the tie. If there is no 50-yard event or if the score still remains tied, the best score on the pigeon board event shall be used. Should the score still be tied, the next following event shall be used as the tiebreaker.


Appendix B: for Motion 4

TABLE 27.2 (b) UNHIT TARGET PENALTY CHART, REVOLVER COMPANIES

Number of TargetsUnhit

Number of targets used

6 7 8 9 10 12 15Penalty Time (add to recorded time)

1 10 9 8 7 6 5 42 20 17 15 13 12 10 83 30 26 23 20 18 15 124 40 34 30 27 24 20 165 50 43 38 33 30 25 206 60 51 45 40 36 30 247 60 53 47 42 35 288 60 53 48 40 329 60 54 45 36

10 60 50 4011 55 4448 60 4813 5214 5615 60

Time called with one or two targets remaining unhit: Add the time from the table to the recorded stopwatch time.

Time called with more than two targets remaining unhit: Add the time from the table to the length of the event (usually 60 seconds).

Time expired with targets remaining unhit: Add the time from the table to the length of the event (usually 60 seconds).

Additional penalty values may be calculated by dividing the time allowed for the match (normally 60 seconds) by the number of targets, and rounding to the nearest whole number. Add the result to the recorded stopwatch time or to the total time (normally 60 seconds), whichever is appropriate.


Appendix C: for Motion 5

27.3.6 EVALUATION

After each company event, the console cards shall be collected from the console operators by runners from the Statistics Office and evaluated by statistics personnel in accordance with the procedure for each type of event, (a) through (c) below. All companies shall receive a finish time for each company event.

a. If the event is a point event, the number of points counted shall be converted to an equivalent time using Table 27.1(a) for volley fire events or Table 27.1(b) for rapid-fire events.

b. Companies unable to finish an elimination event in the prescribed time limit (see rule 27.3.5) shall have as their finish times the sum of the following:

1. Full time for the event plus

2. The penalty time for the number of unhit targets from table 27.2 (a, b, or c) (Unhit Target Time Penalty Chart)

c. Companies that have caused the line judge to stop the stopwatch, but upon examination of its targets are found to have left one or more two targets unhit (by definition in rule 4.3) shall have as their finish times the sum of the following:

1. The indicated stopwatch time plus

2. The penalty time for the number of unhit targets from table 27.2 (a, b, or c) (Unhit Target Time Penalty Chart).

d. Companies that have caused the line judge to stop the stopwatch, but are found to have left more than two targets unhit (by definition in rule 4.3) shall have as their finish times the sum of the following :

1. Full time for the event (see rule 27.3.6) plus

2. The penalty time for the number of unhit targets from table 27.2 (a, b,or c) (Unhit Target Time Penalty Chart).



TABLE 27.2 (a) UNHIT TARGET PENALTY CHART, MUSKET AND CARBINE COMPANIES

Number of TargetsUnhit

Number of Targets Used

6 8 10 12 16 20 24 32Penalty Time (add to recorded time)

1 50 38 30 25 18 15 12 92 100 75 60 50 37 30 25 183 150 113 90 75 56 45 37 284 200 150 120 100 75 60 50 375 250 188 150 125 93 75 62 466 300 225 180 150 112 90 75 567 263 210 175 131 105 87 658 300 240 200 150 120 100 759 270 225 168 135 112 8410 300 250 187 150 125 9311 275 206 165 137 10312 300 225 180 150 11213 243 195 162 12114 262 210 175 13115 281 225 187 14016 300 240 200 15017 255 212 15918 270 225 16919 285 237 17820 300 250 18721 262 19622 275 20623 287 21524 300 22525 23426 24327 25328 26229 27130 28131 29032 300







TABLE 27.2c--UNHIT TARGET PENALTY CHART, BREECHLOADER AND SMOOTHBORE

Number of Targets Unhit

Number of Targets Used

6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 32Penalty Time (add to recorded time)

1 30 22 20 18 15 12 11 10 9 7 52 60 45 40 36 30 24 22 20 18 15 113 90 67 60 54 45 36 33 30 27 22 164 120 90 80 72 60 48 45 40 36 20 225 150 112 100 90 75 60 56 50 45 37 286 180 135 120 108 90 72 67 60 54 45 337 157 140 126 105 84 78 70 63 52 398 180 160 144 120 96 90 80 72 60 459 180 162 135 108 101 90 81 67 50

10 180 150 120 112 100 90 75 5611 165 132 123 110 99 82 6112 180 144 136 120 108 90 6713 156 146 130 117 97 7314 168 157 140 126 105 7815 180 168 150 135 112 8416 180 160 144 120 9017 170 153 127 9518 180 162 136 10119 171 142 10620 180 150 11221 157 11822 165 12323 172 12924 180 13525 14026 14627 15128 15729 16330 16831 17432 180






Motion for the Long Range Planning Committee and the Property Management committee to work together to identify and develop a comprehensive 5 year and 10 year construction and maintenance

descending order of importance showing an estimated annual funding requirement for the years 2012-2017 and 2018-2022. Budget impacts of all improvements will be based on a per member surcharge calculated on the annual Improvement budget requirements. This plan will be presented to the Board of Directors for review and approval by the Board of Directors during the August 2011 Board meeting.

Final approval of this five and ten year Capital Improvement plan and budget will be by a membership vote at the fall 2011 National Skirmish.

Submitted By

Frank Kapper Jr

National Adjutant

Motion to identify and prepare a long range budget for presentation to the membership for ratification:

plan for Fort Shenandoah. This plan will list all major Capital Improvement Projects by year in


From: Frank Kapper [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 1:47 PMTo: Gary Crawford (Gary Crawford)Cc: Linwood L. McMahon; [email protected]; [email protected]: 2011 USMILT use of Fort Shenandoah

Gary and Linwood,Per our discussion today, I will make a formal request to the N-SSA Board of Directors for permission theUSIMLT to use the N-SSA range at Fort Shenandoah for the following dates:

Requested Dates:

Thursday March 31 to Sunday April 2, 2011. The request is to allow the USIMLT to use the lower half of the veterans building the stat building to conduct advanced shooting classes for muzzle loading firearms. Some shooting would take place during the weekend (between Friday and Sunday) to practice learned skills. These classes will be open all existing and potential members of the US international team.

Tuesday August 30 to Friday Sept 2, 2011. This request is to hold the 2011 zone championships and final USIMLT team selections for the 2012 U.S. Team.A Total of 55 – 65 shooters are expected to participate from up to 4 countries. The OBD had approved the USIMLT request to hold this match during the August 2010 meeting for at a cost of $500 for range rental. The only item lacking final approval was the finalized dates

Thank You

Frank Kapper


2011 Skirmish List - DRAFT SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL

Date Event Host Team LocationJanuary 14-16 PT Snowball, 13th Confederate Infantry Winchester, VA

February 25-27 CR Denhamville Skirmish - 24th Georgia (tentative) Eatonton, GA

February 25-27 DS 37th Georgia Brierfield, AL

March 4-6 TW Old Dominion Dragoons Capron, VA

March 11-13 Early Bird Winchester, VA

March 18-20 TW Dismal Swamp Rangers Capron, VA

March 18-20 CR St. Patrick's Donnybrook - Palmetto Sharpshooters Statesville, NC

March 18-20 DS 44th Georgia Brierfield, AL

March 25-27 MA Regional Spring Fling Shoot (Proposed) Fort Ross, PA

April 1-3 CR April Fool Skirmish - 28th North Carolina Statesville, GA

April 1-3 TW Southampton Greys Capron, VA

April 8-10 CH Chesapeake Regional Winchester, VA

April 15-17 PT Spring Potomac Regional Winchester, VA

April 15-17 TW Tucker's Naval Brigade Capron, VA

April 15-17 DS 14th Mississippi Brierfield, AL

April 29-May 1 CR Tar Heel Skirmish - Iredell Blues Statesville, NC

April 29-May 1 CV Central Virginia Regional Winchester, VA

April 29-May 1 NE 19th New York Light Artillery Dansville, NY

April 29-May 1 MA 69th New York Volunteer Infantry Springtown, PA

April 29-May 1 TW Tidewater Spring Regional - Hanover Grays Capron, VA

April 30-May 1 WR 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Streator, ILL

May 6-8 MW Midwest Region 2nd & 7th Ohio Vol. Infantry Centerburg, OH

May 7-8 EN 10th Massachusetts Battery Hopkinton, MA

May 18-22 123rd Spring Nationals Winchester, VA

June 3-5 CR Gilford Grays Skirmish - 27th North Carolina Statesville, NC

June 3-5 NE 44th New York Volunteer Infantry Dansville, NY

June 3-5 MW 4th Kentucky Cavalry Centerburg, OH

June 3-5 MA 1st Pennsylvania Artillery Springtown, PA

June 4-5 EN 42nd New York Tammany Reg't Glastonbury, CT

June 3-5 DS 20th Georgia Brierfield, AL


June 10-12 CV Cockade Skirmish, Cockade Rifles Winchester, VA

June 17-19 Mason Dixon Winchester, VA

June 17-19 NE 8th New York Heavy Artillery Erie, PA

June 18-19 EN 120th New York Infantry Saratoga, NY

June 18-19 NW 14th Tennessee & 8th Michigan (tentative) Port Huron, MI

June 24- 26 MW 19th Indiana Infantry Batesville, IN

June 24-26 MA Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Fort Ross, PA

June 25-26 WR 1st Regt. Light Artillery & 2nd US Sharpshooters Co. G

Streator, ILL

July 8-10 CH McNeill's Winchester, VA

July 8-10 NE 137th New York Volunteer Infantry Dansville, NY

July 9-10 EN 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Glastonbury, CT

July 9-10 NW 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Defiance, OH

July 15-17 Veteran's Skirmish Winchester, VA

July 16-17 WR Friendship Skirmish - 56th Virginia Bristol. WI

July 22-24 NE 1st US Artillery Franklinville, NY

July 22-24 MW 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Pleasant Hill, OH

July 23-24 EN 14th Virginia Cavalry Saratoga, NY

July 29-31 MA 3rd US Regular Infantry Fort Ross, PA

July 30-31 NW 1st Michigan E& M Laingsburg, MI

August 12-14 AL Allegheny Regional Winchester, VA

August 12-14 NE 1st New York Dragoons Dansville, NY

August 13-14 EN 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Chaplin, CT

August 20-21 Alexander Wainwright Artillery Winchester, VA

August 20-21 WR 114th Volunteer Infantry Loami, ILL

August 20-21 NW 21st Michigan & 4th Michigan Carleton, MI

August 27 EN Regional 1-day Recruitment Skirmish Hopkinton, MA

August 26-28 Gator Skirmish Winchester, VA

August 26-28 NE 9th New York Cavalry Erie, PA

August 26-28 MW Union Guards Pleasant Hill, OH

August 27-28 DS 3rd Georgia Brierfield, AL

September 2-4 CR Labor Day Skirmish - Buncombe Rifles Statesville, NC


September 2-4 TW Open Date Capron, VA

September 9-11 PT Fall Potomac Regional Winchester, VA

September 9-11 NE 149th New York Volunteer Infantry Dansville, NY

September 9-11 MA Durrell's Battery & Lancaster Fencibles Springtown, PA

September 9-11 NW Battery "C" 1st Michigan Carleton, MI

September 16-18

MW 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Centerburg, OH

September 16-18

TW Tidewater Regional - Tucker's Naval Brigade Capron, VA

September 16-18

DS 4th Tennessee - Smokeybottom Range Hornbeak, TN

September 17-18

WR Friendship Skirmish - 29th Wisconsin Bristol. WI

September 17-18

EN New England Regional Hopkinton, MA

October 5-9 124th Fall National Winchester, VA

October 21-23 TW Manlys Battery Louisburg, NC

October 21-23 Stonewall Brigade (formerly Bedford) Winchester, VA

October 21-23 MW Midwest Region Fun Shoot Pleasant Hill, OH

October 21-23 DS 4th Louisiana Cedartown, GA

October 21-23 MA Commander Skirmish MA Officer Shoot Springtown, PA

October 22-23 EN New England Region Commander's Skirmish Saratoga, NY

October 28-30 PT Halloween, 7th Virginia Winchester, VA

November 4-6 TW Last Chance - Nansemond Guards Capron, VA

November 4-6 DS Forest Escort Eva, TN

November 11-13

CR 10th Carolina Homecoming - Carolina Region Statesville, NC


122nd National Skirmish Report

The following report represents excerpts from the separate reports filed by the Host Team Staff Officers.

SKIRMISH DIRECTOR: Ron Barvian, 19th Ind. Btty,, Lt. Arty, N.Y. Vol.

I arrived at the Fort the afternoon of 9/23/10. Friday, the 24th was spent checking things out and getting ready for the target preparation on Saturday. The individual targets were delivered to the base of the Vets building Friday afternoon.

On Sat. 9/25 the workers began to show up for target preparation. Tim Scanlan did a wonderful job of organizing the birds and tile to be drilled, Cardboard was cut and drilled for the team events. Workers filled the target boxes and those who could not walk or stand sat and counted wire.

When lunch time came, the troops were fed Sahlen’s hot dogs, Weber’s mustard and Bison chip dip - all made in Buffalo, Mew York. My wife also prepared a chicken wing dip for everyone to sample. The day was warm and everyone drank a lot of water, which we had provided.

By mid-afternoon, all the target boxes were filled and the wagons loaded for the team matches. The Artillery crew had all the artillery targets prepared and loaded on a wagon. New frames were built and put on the range,

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday was spent doing odd jobs and weed whacking around the Fort.On Wednesday 9/29, the individual matches started on time at 9AM. The weather was warm and

dry and the line was very busy all day. Thursday it rained most of the day. About 3PM someone came to the Stat House and said that they

had driven 8 hours “and wanted to shoot“. Dry cardboard was provided and the range was kept open until 6PM . The rain had let up and several shooters shot between 4 and 6PM.

Friday morning the rain had stopped and individual matches continued until 1:30PM. The revolver matches started promptly at 8AM. Phase I and II were both on time. The Smoothbore company match started on time. The Mortar match started promptly at 4PM and that ended the competitions for the day.

Saturday the Carbine company match started on time without any problems. The Breech Loader\Carbine II\Single shot match also went well and on time. The Artillery matches started at 2PM and all 3 relays went well.

Sunday the Opening ceremonies started at 8AM and the Musket Company matches started shortly thereafter,

I have to thank Davy Crockett, the Adjutant, for all the hard work he put in to make this National run as smooth as possible. I also have to thank Jim Maid, the Logistics Officer for making sure that all the Company matches started on time and of course, all of the staff for the great job that they did.

I would like to thank the Board of Directors for letting me be the Director for the 122nd National.

ADDENDUM; We opened registration on Monday and Tuesday following the work party weekend so that people coming into the Fort could get registered and pick up individual targets. This was done to reduce the congestion on Wednesday morning at the registration building.

On Tuesday, Dave Jackson, National Registration Officer, came into the Registration building and got very loud with John DeWald, who was in charge at that time, as witnessed by Davy Crockett. Mr. DeWald was working his shift in Registration and was told by Mr. Jackson to NOT give out the targets. Any targets given out were signed for by a team member. Mr. Jackson told Mr. DeWald that “we don’t go by the rules”. I believe that Mr. Jackson was out of line and should be replaced.ADJUTANT: Davy Crockett, Chiswell’s Exiles

Thanks to all of the people who stepped up and served as Staff Officers for the 122nd National, A special thanks to Bill Hodge who volunteered to take the job of Individual Match Officer, after the original


person assigned to that job had to suddenly leave due to a family emergency.

I want to thank Bill Jordan for his work with the host teams in getting the range set up. We had a shortage of people and could not get to the main range on Saturday. Bill showed up the next day and worked with the people in getting the Main range prepared.

Everyone who attended did whatever was asked of them. It made the job a lot easier than it could have been. We were a little short on staff and everyone stepped up and did a little extra to compensate.

It was difficult to find enough radios that worked or batteries that would take and keep a charge.

Two teams did NOT have a very good representation. The first was the 7th Maryland Infantry (CH-222) who only had one person show up and only for 2 days. The other team was the 3rd Alabama Infantry (PT-186). They had one person at the work party and a total of three (3) for the National, with one of them not showing up until the last day, Sunday.

LOGISTICS OFFICER: Jim Maid, 19th Ind. Btty., Lt. Arty., N.Y. Vol.I think everything went well at the work party with everyone working hard to get the target material

put together. They did it with a crew that was a lot smaller than previous years, as I was told. Sunday was spent blowing out holes on the Main Range, setting up frames, position markers and consoles. We had to do the same on the Revolver Range. A lot of the other officers could not make it down until Monday. Thanks to Terry’s Texas, the 12th Regiment, Davy Crockett and Ron Barvian for everything that was done to get the ranges ready.

The Logistics crew did a great job making sure that everything was set up for the shooters. They also worked hard keeping the trash picked up on the range. The Sutler’s in the back part of Sutlers row kept putting their boxes next to the trash cans. We were dumping trash twice a day and couldn’t keep up.

STATISTICS OFFICER: Baxter, Gilley, Chiswell’s ExilesThere were 24 people for the target labeling process, which went very smoothly.The people I had available were 23, on Wednesday, 32 on Thursday, 31 on Friday, 22 on Saturday

and 18 on Sunday. We had a total of 16 protests. We won 9 and lost 7. Three of the 7 lost were due to line judges calls

or being over ruled by the Skirmish Director. $45 was turned over to the National Statistics Officer.Due to the weather on Thursday, several adjustments were made to release times, breaks, etc. The

staff took these adjustments well and kept a good attitude.The staff experienced several questionable calls by different line judges as well as by the match

officer. As a result, I would like to recommend that the Senior line judge be a person who has experience scoring targets in the Stat House, that only the Senior Line Judge make calls that require the use of a scoring template and that the Line Judges be better educated in calling doubles and triples.

I would like to thank my staff for their positive attitude and thank Nancy Crockett for her support as my Deputy. All in all, I believe that the staff did a very good job.

The number of targets scored were: 1722 on Wed., 18 on Thur. and 1353 on Friday which was a short day. Total targets scored were 3108.


RANGE OFFICER: Tim Joslin,, 1st U.S. ArtilleryDespite the rain that we had on Thursday, I believe that the 122nd National was a success with the

help that we had. It was very stressful trying to find enough individuals to cover the range.Some of the problems I had were:

Not enough safeties to cover the individuals.Safeties not having any tools to remove targets.Radios not working or batteries that are just junk.

Some suggestions for future Nationals:Post duties of Range Officer on N-SSA web siteShow duties of safety’s on N-SSA web siteShow duties of sub-towers and consoles on N-SSA web site

The Skirmish Director should have the right or authority to close both ranges when there is heavy rain. We stayed open, everyone got wet and had the possibility of catching a cold because one or two individuals think that they have to shoot. Please note that we were willing to do everything possible for the organization., but it was really ridiculous to be open, not to mention the danger involved while shooting in the rain. We should remember that safety comes first and I think it was overlooked on this day. Ego’s or position in this organization should not overrule safety.

I liked the idea of different colored hats as it made it easier to identify the people who were under my charge.

I commend Davy Crockett and Ron Barvian for their experience and knowledge. It was my pleasure to work with them and I look forward to doing this again in the near future.

It is a lot of work and people need to understand that they are here to work so we can all enjoy our unique sport.

INDIVIDUAL MATCH OFFICER: Bill Hodge, 72nd N.Y. Vol. InfantryAll of the line judges I worked with were terrific and handled their jobs with ease and class. The

training that was given before the shooting started was a good way to remember everything. This was my first experience with being part of a skirmish staff. I will be putting in for this job again in the near future. Everyone I came in contact with seemed to enjoy this sport as much as I do and were willing to do whatever it took to make a good shoot.

ARTILLERY MATCH OFFICER: Robert Bethke, 3rd Maryland ArtilleryNO REPORT FILED

ORDNANCE OFFICER: Ed Thompson, 21st Va., Infantry, Maryland GuardThe Ordnance crew averaged 12 members. There were two ordnance personnel at each tower

during team matches as well as additional between the Main Tower and the first sub tower to the right on the main range. I and four ordnance staff were on station for the Revolver Team matches. During individual matches, in addition to clearing firearms, the ordnance crew also assisted the range crew with target removal, cardboard erection and removal as well as frame repairs. Below is a breakdown of firearms cleared each day of the National. This list may not be completely accurate due to some staff members keeping better records than others.

Wednesday 9/29/10:


1 Musket cleared! Musket cleared due to broken mainspring1 Smoothbore cleared due to ball stuck ½ way down barrel.

Thursday 9/30/10:Heavy rain-very little member shooting-no guns cleared

Friday 10/1/10:Revolver Match - 9 revolvers cleared 1st phase & 3 revolvers cleared 2nd phase1 each Musket & Smoothbore cleared during individuals

Saturday 10/2/10:Cleared 8 carbines during team matchCleared 9 smoothbores during team matchCleared 1 Henry during repeater match

Sunday 10/3/10:Cleared 19 Muskets during 1st phase team matchCleared 9 Muskets during 2nd phase team match

There was one issue of concern. During phase 1, relay 2 of the musket match a skirmisher discharged a loaded musket during the “snap caps” portion prior to event 1. I interviewed the individual, Jeff Takar # 11648 of the 67th N.Y. Vol. Infantry. Mr. Takar stated that he had used this musket during deer hunting season and most likely forgot to unload it. It is important to note that this was his first shot fired at Fort Shenandoah. Other than startling the owner, there were no other negative consequences. This event does reinforce the N-SSA’s policy of shooting the first cap from the shoulder, aimed at the backstop.

During phase 1 of the musket match there was a fouled musket on the far right side of the range. The crew could not clear the musket on the line so the truck was called out. There was a slight delay getting the musket off the line because the Range Officer would not let the truck drive off the right side of the range to Jackie Venskoske’s field. The Skirmish Director advised me to move the truck to the revolver range with the fouled musket. For the remainder of the match I stationed one truck at the main tower and one at the far right end of the range in the event another musket needed to go to the revolver range. Later, I talked with the Skirmish Director and told him that I had been briefed by National Ordnance Officer Jackie Venskoske and Tim Scanlan. Both had advised me to take any fouled firearm that was far down the right side of the line and could not be cleared with the CO2 to Mr. Venskoske’s field to pull the bullet and flood the barrel. Mr. Venskoske had given me verbal permission to use his field. I assumed this was known by the Skirmish Director and did not communicate to him the briefing I had. The Skirmish Director was unaware that we had permission to use the field. I recommend that Mr. Venskoske communicate this to the lead skirmish staff at future Nationals.

At least one ordnance staff person per tower had a portable 2-way radio, which we provided ourselves. We communicated throughout the National using the radios. These radios proved to be a valuable tool.

Overall it is my opinion that the ordnance crew did a superb job clearing fouled firearms as quickly as possible.

REGISTRATION OFFICER: Howard Taylor, 2nd Maryland CavalryThe Registration Officer had several suggestion or items of concern:

Suggested “hanger” type cards for members\guest - greatly increase visibility


Flashlight and fresh batteriesRepair lights at Bill Black Gate (hardwired) - current method of plug is dangerousRepair wall heaterPut chargers in Registration building for bridge radios

A member of the Registration staff wrote a full page report on the condition of the drill presses used at the work party to drill tiles. His primary concerns were:Only 4 of the 5 worked.2 of the presses had a missing ground plug prong.Only 1 press had a working power switchAll 4 working machine have broken return springs, requiring the operator to hold the drill up when loading

or unloading tiles.No eye protection available.Drill bits were worn.

SANITATION OFFICER: Fred Bliss, 19th Ind. Btty., Lt. Arty., N.Y. Vol.Need to have towel holders in water flush toilets. Also need bar soap or bottle soap in some of the

toilets. Some have it some don’t.

REVOLVER RANGE OFFICER: Terry Whipple, 149th N.Y. Vo., InfantryI would like to thank Ron Barvian, Davy Crockett and the skirmish work party for the range set up,

mowing and trimming that was completed on the weekend prior to the skirmish. Without this help it would have been difficult for me and my staff to have had the revolver range in

running order by the start of the skirmish. This, as you know was in part because of the amount of work needed to repair the shooting benches, numbering signs, dividers and 40 of the 57 target frames required. We also found it necessary to repair 15 of the 30 frames used for BB gun competition.

A special thanks to Logistics Officer Jim Maid and Range Support Officer Dan Jedrzek and their staff for supplying me with the manpower, vehicles and materials needed to repair the problems I found.

NOTE: A decision was made by Fred Schell to end the Individual BB Gun competition at 11:30AM on Saturday instead of the 1:30PM ending time as stated in the program schedule. An announcement was to be made by the Main Range Tower to this effect. Unfortunately, some competitors were not in the area of the Main Range speakers and were unaware of the schedule change. Approximately 20 BB Gun competitors and their families came to the Revolver Range between 11:30 and 1:30 to compete.

It was a little disheartening to see the looks on the faces of some of these children when they found out they could not compete.

In the future, I would suggest that the Revolver Range Officer be consulted on any program changes affecting this range. Possibly the range staff could assist the competition in the absence of the BB Gun competition staff.

Recommendations:Replace current bench system - current system used so much that holes for dividers have become

elongated and force the dividers to lean into the adjacent competitors area.Target frames - any frames in good repair from the Main Range should be considered for the Revolver


Range.Unused positions - there are approximately 16 positions that need attention. They are at the start of the

left side of the line. Some of these positions do not have holes and tubes for the target frames. Free standing frames are being used and should be replaced.

Safety Line Fence - most of the bases have rotted off. We ended up sharpening the post ends and driving them into the ground. It is suggested that new posts be supplied.

Storage shed - the present storage shed, if properly arranged and cleaned, is just adequate. An addition may be required in the future and could be used to store the BB Gun shooting frames.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Replace Dave Jackson as National Registration Staff Officer 2. Provide tools for safeties for staple removal. 3. Check radios and batteries - replace as needed. 4. Repair wall heater in Registration. 5. Replace drill presses used for drilling tiles. 6. Replace drill bits for drill presses. 7. Replace current bench system and dividers at Revolver Range. 8. Provide holes and tubes for frames on left side of Revolver Range 9. Replace current post used for safety line at Revolver Range10. Build addition onto existing storage shed at Revolver Range.

Respectfully submitted,Davy CrockettAdjutant - 122nd National

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