Regional Commanders - The North-South Skirmish Association, Inc.

The Disabled American Veterans event ran into some last minute issues. P. Spaugy, the Judge Advocates and Craig Stanley are on the
committee to work out the issues with the DAV corporate office. I hope that the issues will be resolved and with Board approval, we can
provide an event for the DAV.
The range public address system-rewiring project was originally scheduled to be completed by fall nationals 2011. So as not to interfere
with the Fall Nationals and compromise the current system, the rewiring will be completed by the end of the 2011.
Nothing but positive comments has been received regarding the on-line version of the publication of the Skirmish Line. Based on the over
whelming support of the on-line version, Commander McMahon would like to recommend that the organization continue with the on-line
publication in addition to the printed issue beginning in 2012. Commander McMahon supports publishing and additional issue prior to the
Fall Nationals and another addition at the end of the year. There is no cost for the on-line publication.
Publish a third on-line edition of the Skirmish Line was approved upon motion by F. Kapper.
Deputy Commander’s Report - Discussed the NRA Convention and again thanked Fred Behrens and others for representing the N-SSA.
Our presence at this premier event is important, not only to help attract new members, but to have the chance to network with other shooting
organizations and our vendors. It was recommended that we develop some sort of recruiting or information kiosks for recruiting
events. Another recommendation was to set up kiosks on our own range and in Sutler’s row so that we can make recruiting information
more readily available to visitors.
Sesquicentennial Committee Report - 124th National Skirmish Special Event. The event will be a Regional All Star Stake Event, each
region providing two companies of 16 musket shooters. The winning region will receive 16 gold medals. Adjust fall schedule to accommodate
the All Star Stake event was approved upon motion by J. Malarkey.
Sesquicentennial Commemorative Skirmish Planning - Planning is moving ahead for our commemoration skirmish to be held at the
127 th Nationals in the spring of 2013. There will be a grand review, a night artillery match and a regional all star musket company competition,
with several other proposed events in the works. Several samples of commemorative patches were reviewed and will be voted on
at the January 2012 board meeting. After action: The BoD was asked to electronically vote on a logo only from the sample of patches
presented. The BoD selected the logo from patch number three.
Thanks were extended to all those who made the Twilight All Star Smoothbore match a success in particular Tim Scanlan and Hank Atterbury
for orchestrating the first shot and ensuing fireworks, and to the fine musicians of the 2 nd Maryland Fifes and Drums for their performance
at the end of the event.
The addendum to the N-SSA sesquicentennial committee report contained information regarding the possibility of having our country’s
service academies participate in a demonstration skirmish at one of our national skirmishes. VMI has been contacted and is excited about
the possibility. Regional commanders are asked to take the information back to their regions regarding “Adopting a Keydet” for the
demo. VMI would like to have 10 Keydets participate.
Inspector General – Sherry Myers reported that there were an unusually high number of failures, both of half cock and full cock inspections.
After inspection of the line during national, it was evident that some kind of training for line safeties during team competition and
the competitors themselves in general needs to take place.
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