Was the battle cry for the tenth annual Saint Judes Children's Hospital Charity Shoot held this weekend. Hosted by the Illowa Irregulars, the Shady Creek Shootist, and the ladies from the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority. The hills of western Illinois once again rang with the thunderous sounds of black powder being burned and the clanging of the steel targets. A twelve stage cowboy action match,raffle drawings, steak fry, live auction, T shirt sales, donations made based on the accuracy of the participents, cowboy themed calender and cookbook sales all contributed to the pot. Last years donations totalled over 36,500 dollars. In spite of the dismal news about the economy, the cowboys dug deeper and worked harder to make a donation to St. Judes this year totaling over 41,500 dollars!!!!!!! Each year i participate in this event i am awestruck with the dedication and effort that everyone puts out to make this event more successful each year.
