Newsletter
May 2008
May 1,2008
Don’t forget *Mother’s Day May 11th, 2008 & Father’s Day June 15th, 2008 - we at October Country Muzzleloading offer quality horns and custom leather products for purchase for the shooting enthusiasts!
Did you know in the month of May History:
May 1 - Observed as May Day, a holiday and Spring festival since ancient times. It became a workers' day in the U.S. in the 1880s and is also observed in Socialist countries as a workers' holiday or Labor Day.
RENDEZVOUS MONTH OF MAY
*Grizzly Mountain Longrifles presents: Spring Shoot 2008 May 2nd through 4th
For more info please contact: Booshway: Jim & Marilyn Malloy 447-3306 or Segundo: Tom & Chris Cooper 447-3040
*Smokey Hill free Trappers annual Spring Rendezvous May 16th – 18th
For more info please contact Glen Blanken @ 785-238-6084 or Tim Jeffery @ 785-209-0633
*Wild Horse Rendezvous 27 th annual event Memorial Day Weekend – May 23rd – 26th in Cyr, Montana
For more info please contact: Mike Tomell @ 406-626-4702 or Matt Denison 406-822-8778
Did you know in the month of June History:
June 1 - Kentucky & Tennessee entered the Union, 1792 & 1796
June 3 - Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky, 1808
June 7 - Daniel Boone first began to explore Kentucky, 1769
June 10 - The first United States Mint was established in Boston, 1652
June 12 - Virginia's colonial legislature became first to adopt a Bill of Rights, 1776 •Iowa territory was organized, 1838 •The invention of Baseball was first presented, 1839
June 14 - The United States Army was founded, 1775 •The Stars & Stripes was adopted as the American Flag, 1777
RENDEZVOUS MONTH OF JUNE
*Fort Old Abe Muzzle Loaders presents 35th Annual Rendezvous June 6th, 7th & 8th
For more info please contact Jim Hickey @ 715-723-5847 or Greg Haas @ 715-926-5510 or John Karshbaum 715-672-4310
*Little Butte Mountain Men presents their annual rendezvous Father’s Day Weekend June 13th through 15th for more information please contact Barbara @ 541-826-5145 or Booshway Steve 541-826-2260
*Ft. Walla Walla Days (Re-enactment) June 14th & 15th - for more information call 509-525-7703 or e-mail fortwallawallamuseum.org
* June 13th through 15th Flag Day Weekend Living History Military Encampment & Rendezvous @ Fort Simcoe State Park near White Swan, Wa - for more information contact Mike @ 509-874-2372 or Steve @ 509-394-2831
*June 13th through 15th is the 26th Annual backwoods rendezvous @ Kennedy Ranch Cascade, Idaho for more information contact Troy or Theresa Upshaw @ 208-922-5370
*June 13th through 15th is the Hog Heaven Muzzleloaders Rendezvous in Troy, Idaho - for more information contact Chris Lewis @208-835-8272 or e-mail Hogheavenmuzzleloaders.com
*June 13th through 22nd is the Pacific Primitive Rendezvous at Chewaucan River near Paisley, Oregon - formore information contact Dean Oliver @ 541-365-4482 or Ralph Torpin @ 541-536-6050
*Pacific Primitive Rendezvous near Paisley, Oregon June 13th through June 22nd
(Pre Registration deadline is May 13th)
For more info please contact Dean Oliver @ 541-365-4482 or Randi Caughey @ 206-824-9456 or Tina Carver@ 971-645-8586
*June 20th through 22nd PalouseHills Muzzleloaders 14th Annual Rendezvous in Colfax, Wa- for more information please contact Tony Roberts 509-397-4447 or e-mail @ mttoptradi@colfax.com
*June 27th through 29th Oregon Trail Muzzleloaders Rendezvous in Burley, Idaho -for more information contact Callis @ 208-436-0241
*Palouse Hills ML Rendezvous June 20th, 21st & 22nd in Colfax, WA
For more info please contact Tony Roberts @ 509-397-4447 or Doc DeWitt 509-397-2392
Did you know in the month of July History:
In the United States, Independence Day (commonly known as the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain
July 4th , 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into United States law
RENDEZVOUS MONTH OF JULY
*July 3rd through 6th Rim Rock Rendezvous in Upper Nisqually Sportsmen's Club, Eatonville, Wa - for more information please contact Sean Seiler 253-857-8711 or John Dargon 360-832-6424
*July 3rd through 6th Hells Canyon Muzzleloaders Rendezvious in Soldier Meados Reservious Winchester, Idaho - for information please contact Samie @ 208-793-1305 or Jim Frazier @ 509-243-1232
*July 10th through 13th Critr's 8th Annual Pac-in @ GraniteFalls, Wa -for more information pleasecall425-335-4262
*July 11th through 13th the 24th Annual Buckskin Bill Rendezvious in Cascade, Idaho - for more information please contact Charlie Swindell @ 208-559-7408 or AK Burr 208-870-0551
*July 11th through 13th Interlake Rendezvous in Ellensburg, Wa - for more information please contact Dell Ellison @ 425-483-5710 or e-mail dellnlinda@hotmail.com
*July 11th through 13th Oregon Territorial Matches Tri-County Black Powder Club in Sherwood, Oregon - for more information please contact Don Henson @ 503-246-7880
*July 11th through July 13th Tacoma Sportsmen's Club Summer Rendezvous at Tacoma Sportsmen's Club in Puyallup, Wa - for further information please Contact Dennis Pirello @ 206-300-1714 or Linda Hansen @ 253-321-4333
*July 12th through July 20th Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous in Henry's Fork McKinnon, Wy for further information please contact Carney Pace @ 435-247-2254 or Terry Haney @ 435-353-4401
*Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous July 12th through 20th -
(Pre registration deadline is June 1st)
For more information please contact Carney Pace @ 435-247-2254 or Terry Haney @ 435-353-4401
*Two Rivers Rendezvous July 18th, 19th & 20th @ Fawn Creek Campground near Libby, MT
For more info please contact Lenny Pauley @ 406-293-9798 or Mark Morain @ 406-293-8239
*July 18th through July 20th 41st Annual Pine Creek Rendezvous Yakima Valley Muzzleloaders in Cliffdell, Wa for further information please contact Wayne Worgum @ 509-966-6673 or Terry Savage @ 509-965-0079
*July 18th through July 20th 30th Annual Lolo Trail Rendezvous in Orofino, Idaho - for further information please contact Larry or Lori Kaufman @ 208-476-7749 or Nancy Tschida @ 208-435-4717
*July 18th through July 20th 2 Rivers Rendezvous Kootenai Muzzleloaders in Fawn Creek Campground Libby, MT - for further information contact Lenny Pauley @ 406-293-9798 or Mark Morain @ 406-293-8239
*July 25th through July 27th 35th Annual Peninsula Long Rifles Rendezvous in Port Angeles, Wa - for further information please contact Pete Hawkins 360-457-3876 or Deb Rupp @ 360-452-6755
*July 25th through July 27th Oregon Trail Days 31st Gib Isaakson Memorial Black Powder Shoot in Tenino, Wa - for further information please contact Will Ulry @ 360-352-4224
*July 26th through August 4th 19th Annual Rendezvous in Red Londge, MT - for further information please contact Bob Thompson @ 406-446-1366 orKathy Burgener @ 406-446-3443
*July 28th through August 1st Western States Muzzleloaders Association Black Powder Shoot in Grants Pass, Oregon - for further information please contact Roger McFall @ 503-625-6864 or Ken Laverty @ 925-672-7088
Did you know in the month of August History:
August 14, 1935:
United States Social Security Act passes, creating a government pension system for the retired
August 14, 1848:
Oregon Territory organized by Act of U.S. Congress
RENDEZVOUS MONTH OF AUGUST
*August 1st through August 3rd Bremerton Brigade Muzzleloaders Rendezvous in Poulsbo Sportsman's Club Poulsbo, Wa - for further information please contact Bill Daly @ 360-876-0731 or Renita Foust @ 360-876-0684
*August 1st through 3rd Tioga Mountain Men Summer Rondy in Myrtle, Oregon- for further infomation please contact Ken Sjogren 541-396-5565 or Ken Selander @ 541-756-7326
*August 1st through August 3rd Nehalem River Rendezvous in Vernonia, Oregon - for further information please contact John Miller @ 503-543-5698 or Jeff Strickland @ 503-324-4024
*August 7th through 10th 7 Rivers Mountainmen Rendezvous in Near Brady, Wa - for further information please contact Bob Simpson @ 360-537-9881
*The GreenRiver Mountain Men, Cascade Rifle and Pistol Properties presents Labor Day Week-End Rendezvous August 29th through September 1st
For more information please contact Matt Bernston @ 425-235-7254 or Bryan Eiford @ 253-653-1723 or Michael Shurr @ 253-884-6763 or Vicki Shurr @ 253-884-6763
