October 13 2007
Once again, like every other year, folks are anticipating with nervous excitement the Montrose Beer and Gun Club annual benefit.
So much so, that in order to blow off steam, several chapters of the organization have held home brew and shooting competitions. Oft times both at the same time.
Needless to say, this means that this year due to the unavoidable accidents that frequently attend some of our more spirited gatherings, that a familiar face or two won’t be able to be at the benefit because of various and sundry medical reasons.
In as much as rain has in the past played hobb with members forced to utilize crutches because of the occasional bullet wound, the Chaplain has taken unprecedented steps to ensure sunny weather at the event.
Beside his usual prayers and benediction, Chaplain "Doc" Dougherty has enlisted the support of two medicine men ( one Kiowa, and one Sioux) a witch doctor from the Amazon, and a representative of a punk rock band who is supposed to be very good with weather.
This is a good move by the Chaplain. Water is without question one of the great dangers faced by our club. For instance, many’s the time that club members have been saved from drowning in as little three inches of the dreadful stuff. You can’t take too many precautions.
And speaking of precautions, make sure that you mark your calendar on Saturday, October 20th to be at the West Alabama Icehouse between 1:00PM and 5:00pm.
It’s five bucks to get in, you get five bands, free food, an interesting silent auction, the debut of "Texas Food Chain Massacre", the club’s official cookbook, and for the little tykes in the crowd, the belly dancers are back.
We’ve obviously done all that we can do receive nice weather, but if it rains, it rains. We’ll be there anyway.
It’s for a good cause, and it’s a good crowd to mingle with. You can talk about beer and guns.
Hope you can make it.

Till next week
Helga Biermeister
Secretary