Moxee, WA _ Winterseed Dec 17/18, 2012 AAR

[Joni]

It was another wonderful Appleseed shoot, freezing cold all day, low fog hung around all day too!! I have a few pictures to share, mostly I let 3 others do the picture taking and I watched the hot coffee/chocolate, and the propane heater in my wrapped up pop up! 

[Joni]

Thanks everyone for making my weekend such a delight! ...well, having the wrapped popups blow over was not one of my highlights, but everyone was incredibly quick in helping get things taken down, and we only had the last 2 hrs. or so without it - thanks so much!

Of course the highest delight of my weekend was Theophilus taking on the Red Hat! Thanks hon!! EARL, got it done, on to the next step!! Yes, forward!!   ,   

Congratulations to the 3 new riflemen! Hope to see you folks along the Appleseed Trail really soon!

And instructors, you are family, love you all so much and always look forward to working with you again!

here are all the pictures I took Dec. 17/18, 2012. It is a picasa link, please feel free to take any picture you like, and if the link doesn't work let me know!


https://picasaweb.google.com/GretaStuff/2011_12_1718MoxeeWAAppleseed?authkey=Gv1sRgCIPt1dWM8MOGuQE

[Sparkss]

:-) you guys are awesome, thank you for letting me join the family.

fog.... FREEZING FOG and WIND ( wind with fog ? no way!... yep the impossible does happen)

I had a great time learning the Line, thank you for your patients Thank you for all the great  help  George and Dave :-)  now lets see if I can test Theo's patients in my training ( please don't start calling me Grasshopper):-) hehe

Good job o6en !! good job everyone !!   love you guys and gals  Merry  Christmas!


a few notes

1) my brake noise was a rock I must have picked it up on the way in ... squealed like crazy the 1st  mile on the hi-way,  no damage to the disc.... breathes a sigh of relief.

2) god provides, I stopped at the military surplus store today , they had 2 solid green arctic coats rather used condition for $50 each without the $40 liner ... The Good-Will store is across the street  ( my wife and I  go in there looking for books lol ) well we head down the isle to the books and there right there in front of me is the same jacket in green brand new condition ... for (drum roll) $12.... in my size with liner and arctic hood  all I can say is ...god provides , I wont push it... lol if I need pants I guess they will fall out of the sky on my way home ? lol  ( my point in all this? you ask ? bye bye cold weather camo :-) is there a Shoot in January ?  snicker

3)RR, I forgot to send it along with TT, I might have to make a trip your way after christmas and say hello after all.

[Joni]

Was such a pleasure to work with you Sparkss, I know there will be many more!
Joni

[Ducko]

Great photos Joni, thanks for posting them, congrats to the new rifleman, and especially congrats to Theo for that Red Hat! I think you have the biggest grin in the photos!
Ducko

[Reformed Redneck]

To all,

I got the debriefing when the clan members got home last night. I appreciate the pictures. Isn't it amazing how many people want to come out for an Appleseed in the middle of winter?

Theophilus looks pretty good in that red hat. Congratulations! I regret I wasn't there to finally meet Shadowman and to work the shoot with you all.

I hear that there are some really aspiring Riflemen among those who came. Keep persisting. Congratulations to those who earned their patches. You've embarked on the first step of becoming Riflemen through and through.

Best of regards to you all.
RR

[Evenstar]

Another great shoot in Yakima! Was glad that I was able to make it, though it was another COLD one. I always enjoy working with my Appleseed family.

A huge thank you to all our persistent, not to mention tough, attendees who came out (some from quite a distance) to experience another Yakima Winterseed! Thanks to the range for hosting another shoot: can't wait for next year's schedule.

Congratulations to Theophilus on EARNING that red hat! It has been an honor to work with you, and learn from you. Thanks for your generosity in letting me shoot, telling me I COULD make Rifleman with iron sights, and helping me learn even more about sighting in tech sights.

Congrats also to Perry and Mark on their rifleman scores! It was a pleasure working with you guys, and hope to see you both back!

Lexi, way to work that bolty! So fun to watch YOU having fun!

Dex, only a single shot away from getting that rifleman patch! Do some dry-practice, come on back, and you'll make it.

Renee, great to meet you! You are such a fast learner. You made my job easy with your teachable attitude. SO looking forward to seeing you on the line again!

Lena, it was good to meet you too. I hope to see you back, and hopefully with not so many rifle malfunctions! But you overcame, and did really well!

Justin, didn't get a chance to work with you, but thank you for your service. We'll see you back in Yakima, and bring those friends!

Jerry, I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures!!!

Joni, thanks so much for the hot chocolate and keeping us all warm!

Jo, it was great to meet you! I'm sure we'll see you around, and I'll be looking for the AAR that says you made your rifleman score.

Shadowman, thanks for making the trip over to Central Washington. Thanks for your Sunday morning service, the chocolate, and your promo efforts for Appleseed!

Sparkss, that is AWESOME about finding that warm-weather gear! God does indeed provide! It was fun to work the line with you.

To the rest of the instructor crew, always wonderful working with you guys. I'm sure we'll see most of you at our HBC in March, if not before!

I think that's about it from me.... Oh yeah, pictures. Well, I don't have a single picture...
On MY camera that is! And ya'll were starting to wonder if something was seriously wrong with me. Rizzin will have the pics I took on his camera up soon, as well as some from him I'm sure.

'Til next time! HUZZAH!

ES

[Rizzin]

OK, 2nd attempt at this (forum ate my first one      )

Congrats to Theo and to Shadowman on your promotions, Red is your color Theophilus. 

Perry and Mark, congrats on your Rifleman scores.

Thank all you who did come out and brave the slightly less then perfect weather (or as we call it "Normal Yakima Winterseed Weather" )

now for the part everybody is waiting for 

















The REST of the photos can be seen Here

[Nero]

Oh, my - rime ice on the targets!  What fun!  Congratulations to everyone on their persistence. 

[Joni]

Thanks Rizzin and Evenstar for your co-effort! the pictures are great!!
Joni

[George Hacker]

So many wonderful things happened last weekend, I'm glad I was there to experience it.

Congratulations, Theophilus, in earning your red hat.  It has been a long time a comin'.  I think a little dust blew into my eye when I saw you put your new red hat on Sunday afternoon.   

The shooters were awesome!  We lost a few because of the harsh weather, but I suspect we will see them again.  Most of them hung in the entire weekend.  We had one young man strip down to short sleeves so his loop sling wouldn't slip while shooting an AQT in 20's degree weather - that's dedication.

Congratulations, Preston and Mark, on shooting a rifleman's score and earning a winterseed patch.  Well done.  I appreciate how you applied the things you were taught and you both had a very teachable attitude.  I saw a lot of rifle malfunctions because of the cold so that winterseed patch is indeed a special award.

Lexi and Dex, you two shot very well.  Dex, you almost got your rifleman's patch (209!).  Dry practice is your friend.  Work on your steady hold factors, NPOA, and your trigger control.  Lexi, you did an awesome job with your bolt action rifle.  See what you can do to develop some strength to try the different positions.  You had a great attitude despite the cold weather.

Justin, you improved a lot over the weekend.  It was nice to see your confidence develop on Sunday morning.  Jerry, it was a pleasure having you there.  I wish your knee felt better so you could shoot.  Thank you for offering me a bowl of hot chili.  A teachable attitude and acts of kindness and generosity like yours that makes our shooters the best.

Nathan and Ethan, it was a pleasure meeting you.  Keep on practicing and I hope you both can make it out again when the weather isn't so harsh.

Lena, always a pleasure working with you on the line.  You have a very teachable attitude and you are persistent.  Sorry you could only stay Saturday, but we understand.  Keep dry practicing transitioning to the various positions from standing and dry practice.  I think the cold is what cause all of the mechanical failures you were experiencing (ugh).

06en, you did an outstanding job as a shoot boss.  The shoot ran smoothly and it was a pleasure serving under your leadership.

RL and Jo, it was good to see the both of you again.  Jo, I was impressed by your attitude on Sunday.  Although you didn't achieve rifleman, you assessed yourself and accomplished some goals that you had set.  Well done!  I'm sure the patch will come your way soon.

Rizzin and OnlyHitsCount, it was a pleasure meeting you and working with you.  Great job on the storytelling, OHC.  I hope our paths cross in the future.  Sparkss, it was a pleasure meeting you and working with you as well.  You did a great job working the line and making sure things stayed safe.  I look forward to working with you again as well.

Hayden, it was a pleasure meeting you.  I appreciate your enthusiasm about the history.  You know so much more about the key players in the events of April 19, 1775 than I did when I was your age.  Keep on studying and practicing your marksmanship.

TruTenacity, Evenstar, and StillLearnin, it was a pleasure meeting you face to face.  You folks are living legends in the Pacific Northwest Appleseed program.  I missed meeting Reformed Redneck and Western Rose.  That would have made the weekend complete.  Thank you for the instructional tips and tricks, TruT.  Your and StillLearnin's storytelling was awesome as well.  I'm glad you were able to make it out our way.  You have done so much to help the Washington program get on its feet.  Thank you!

Joni and WinkinNotBlinkin, thank you so much for your blue hat support.  The warm drinks and soup made the cold days much more bearable.  Thank you for your hospitality.

There is so much more to say, it is hard to find adequate words to express how wonderful the last weekend was.

- ShadowMan

[hawkhavn]

What a great looking WinterSeed!
Congrats to all involved, those on the line and those behind it.

HH

[Earl]

A wonderful crew, great shooters and Winter weather how could a Winterseed be better than this one? Couldn't! Dave, good job, and a Rifleman Perseveres! You probably have the most Appleseed experience of any new Red Hat, and the best in-house on the Range support/supporter anyone could ask for, except the Redneck clan.    You, instructors, range, and shooters make me very proud. and to think my first Appleseed was on that range in 2008 and in much better weather. Carry on!

[Roland]

Hey, great job all.

Tell me, did it get as cold there as it did in CDA on the 10-11?

Theophilus, great job on your red hat. You are a great instructor!

I look forward to working with all of the instructors soon, especially those I haven't yet had the pleasure of meeting.

Roland

[Western Rose]

Looks like a fantastic time! Wish I could have been there. Loved hearing stories from my family when they got home. Hope to see you all on the trail next time.

[Unbridled Liberty]

Looks like an outstanding shoot with outstanding instructors and outstanding shooters!  Congrats on the Red hat Theophilus!!!

[Theophilus]

All of the shooters were great this weekend.

I can't say enough good things about all of the attention and enthusiasm shown by each one.

Congratulations, Perry and Mark on the rifleman scores.  Your life as a rifleman has begun.  Come back again to confirm and cement what you have learned, and join us on the trail.

Lena, it was good to see you again.  As Evenstar says, next time without so many rifle malfunctions.

Our daughter Renee came over for Sunday and gave us the greatest Christmas present ever, coming to an Appleseed with us.  Now to get her to another, for both days...

ShadowMan, thanks for the field sermon.

I'd like to thank all of the other instructors for supporting me on this trail, you are the greatest.

Thanks, everyone for the congratulations on the RH.

Thank you, Earl, for teaching me and being a wonderful example.

Unbridled Liberty, I hope Joni and I see you again on the trail.
Thanks for all you do.

Theophilus

[06en]

I must say that I am very impressed with the shooters who came out to this event. Freezing foggy temps might keep lessor folks away, but not who I saw this weekend!  Dedication to hearing of our shared Heritage and working on your marksmanship is very commendable indeed. You have all made good use of what our Founding Generation left for us. I do hope that you all find your pocket copies of the documents that they wrote for us helpful, and make good use of them as well. Looking forward to seeing you all back on the line somewhere down the trail.

[jerryinoregon]

What an awsome way to spend a weekend!!! Surrounded by a group of very dedicated people who hold both the past and the future of this country in such high importance. It was great inspiration to see so many families willing so spend a cold weekend on the range working on the skills that made this country free and planting the seeds to ensure that it stays that way.

Tru Tenacity and her family of instructors are surely a great shining beacon in the wilderness. Only Hits Count and her family spending a weekend helping other shooters improve their marksmanship on such a weekend is such a heart warming sight. It truly boogles my mind to see all of the couples and families out there spreading seeds. With this type of support and strength of belief we shall overcome any foe. Weather that be appathy, laziness, or something so much more insidious.

Thank you all that took my freind justin under your eagles wings to give him a solid base of fundamentals to improve on. Given some more time i am sure he will join the riflemans ranks, he is already doing the seventh step and talking to his National Guard buddies about coming. His service in the military is greatly appreciated by me and my family. I wish i had been able to shoot with him but we'd still be there waiting for me to get up from sitting with this bad knee if i had (so my time was better used as cook an photographer).

So i know Evenstar is waiting for them so my pics are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/51272137@N02/sets/72157628526877653/

[TruTenacity]

The Winterseeds in Yakima Moxee, WA draw some of the most hardy Americans of all ages!  What an encouragement to all the instructors from near and far that came to be with those interested in hearing about our heritage and leaving the range each day with more rifle marksmanship skill than what they came with.

Nathan and Ethan, it was nice meeting you.  I hope the bit of history and instruction you were able to hear draws you back in the near future.  Remember, we're always up for having a special Boy Scout event.  Get in touch with .06en to talk over the details.

Lena, it was nice to finally meet you.  You stuck it out and continued to overcome in spite of the cold causing rifle malfunctions.  Implement a few of the tips I shared with you when you hit the range with Joni, Theophilus, and ShadowMan.  You'll get that patch in no time.  Until then, dry fire and read history.

Justin, thank you for being such a polite young man that took instruction from all of us to heart.  It won't be long before you earn that patch.  Thank you for your willingness to serve our country.  May you keep our heritage at the fore of your mind and be the posterity our forefathers would be proud of.

As always, it was great to work with instructors I've been on the line with at past events, but it was also fun to meet and work with both new instructors and one I've never met.

Washington is maturing.  Soon the Idaho crew won't need to cross our western boarder.  That will be a bittersweet day when those instructors east of you only read the AARs rather than be a contributor to them.  You're in good hands.  06en did a great job Shoot Bossing this event and improvising as needed.  Watching how all the WA instructors complemented one another was a real blessing.  Keep up the good work.  I'm sure you'll continue to grow.  With the hardcore attendees at events like this no doubt some of them will catch the vision, take on an Instructor's hat and join the Northwest Region in waking up America.

(Please visit Northest Region Project Appleseed Facebook page to post comments, read threads, and stay up with what's happening in the region.)

[WAshooter]

Hey This is Nathan the one that attended with my son Ethan for half of the Saturday. We Enjoyed it, it was cold!! I saw all the posts in the thread expecting to hear about the ones that bailed.
Ethan still talks about it he really enjoyed the history,
I am preparing for the next Eastern WA Event (hopefully Warmer weather). I have Modified Ethan's Marlin's stock to fit him and topped it with a scope I will have a Sling Shortly. I have also Tricked out my 1022 with new bull barrel, new stock with sling. I'm also working on a Custom Youth Stocked 1022 I figure ill top that one with the GI Sights, we will see what I bring, like last time I'm sure ill have a selection with me.
So we look forward to spending a Saturday with you guys,

I would love to do something with the boy scouts and Appleseed, you guys will be seeing me poking around on the forum.

[George Hacker]

Nathan,

It was a pleasure meeting you and Ethan.  We were sorry to see you have to go, but you were right in your decision to keep that cold weather from making it a miserable experience for your son.

Happy to see you on the Appleseed forums.  You will get a lot of useful information and tips here.  Also the networking with other shooters and instructors is priceless.  I hope to see you at another shoot sometime in the future.

- ShadowMan