A Reluctant So-Long

The founder, creator, and current first President of the Guns of Sipokni is Jerry Stout. Through Jerry's love of the old west and his enthusiasm for old west reenactments the Guns have flourished in their short six months of existence.

However, Jerry and his wife Maridel have decided to saddle up and ride for a new horizon. That horizon just happens to be the entertainment arena of Branson, Missouri. Of course we wish Jerry and Maridel good luck but they both will be surely missed.

Guns Peform Raw Deal

The Guns of Sipokni performed a brand new skit called "Raw Deal" Friday evening August 8th, 2008. Patrons probably thought the poor cowboy on the end with the stagecoach shotgun in "his" end was the one that was going to get the "raw deal" but as it turns out that's just not what took place. You wanna know what the "end" result was? Well, guess you'll just have to show up at Sipokni West and watch for yourself.

Raw Deal was a delightful reenactment and the group had a wonderful and fun time putting it on for the crowd. As it is with Carol and myself, we are polar opposities when it comes to performing gunfights. Gunfights wind me up so bad I can't sleep and gunfights relax Carol so much she can sleep. So, it shoudn't have come as a surprise to me ,when I asked Carol how she slept the night before, she said "like a baby". Wish I could've said that.

That morning, the morning after the gunfight that wound me up, Carol and I went garage sale sailing. We did pretty well buying three belts, two shirts, and a pair of ladies lace up boots...and all will pass as gunfighting wardrobe.

The Return of the Old West Roundup is coming up soon and the Guns of Sipokni will be putting a lot of gunsmoke in the air that day. The Roundup will happen on August 30th, 2008 at Sipokni West Old West Movie Town.

See ya there pardners.

Back In The Saddle Again

What a trooper! Only two days after getting out of the horsespital with a scare with the ole ticker, Joe Stout was back in action Saturday night at Sipokni West Old West Movie Town. And Joe showed up with a new and wilder look for the skit "Fowl Play". It's great to have Joe back in action and feeling better.

Guns Do "Fowl Play"

The Guns of Sipokni performed the skit "Fowl Play" and it was a hoot.

Mill Creek Days and New Website

As of today, June 10th, 2008 Sipokni West Old West Movie Town has a new website and the Guns of Sipokni are a large part of it. To visit the new site go to http://www.oldwestok.com/

The Guns of Sipokni also performed at the Mill Creek Days Festival on June 7th doing two gunfights - Court Ordered and Family Reunion. The skits seem to be great hits with the crowd. Also, there was a film crew from OETA shooting footage of the gunfights and that is scheduled to air on OETA on the evening of June 11th.

The Guns ride on!

Guns Perform Toughest Man In Town

The Guns of Sipokni recently took on the task of performing the gunfight skit "Toughest Man in Town". This is an action, gunsmoke filled skit that keeps the crowds guessing and laughing. Members taking part in the skit were Miss Sherrie, Miss Tammie, Miss Carol, Pete - The Toughest Man in Town, Ortho - The Irish Town Drunk, Rough Riding Ron Asbury as the Porch Man, the Frito Banditio, The Magic Man (a brand new character), and the Marshal.

The Guns will be performing this skit for a private party at Sipokni West on May 20th.

Trail Blazin

The Guns of Sipokni welcome the newest members of our group David Allen, Carol Radford, and Ron Asbury. All of these gunslingers bring a lot to the table.

We now have a schedule of performances at the Cattle Drive Cafe at Sipokni West. The Guns of Sipokni will be performing two gunfights, one at 4:15 p.m. the other at 5:15 p.m. on Saturdays of the following dates. May 10th and 24th. June 14 and 21st. July 5th and 12th. August 9th and on the 30th of August the Guns will be at Sipokni West all day long! Then in September we will perform on the 13th and 20th.

Please make a note on this dispatch that the Guns will also be a part of Mill Creek Days on June the 7th as part of the parade and shooting it out in front of the Mill Creek town hall. And, the guns will also be a part of the Chickasaw Nation Festival on October 4th!

A telegraph worth sending to your trail pals and gals is that this years Return of the Old West Roundup will be designated as "The Year of the Gunslingers" in tribute to the Guns of Sipokni and other gunfighting groups. It's gonna be a hoot ya'll.

And one last note buckaroos...just wait to ya see the logo Miss Sherrie has designed for us. It should be coming down the trail real soon.