COMMENTS
FROM THE THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
JUNE 2012
We now have a place for your
Email address on the Application Form on the FL Web Site and in the Florida
Data Base. So if you would like to
receive Emails regarding the Florida World of Horseshoe News, when you pay your
dues for next year just put your Email address on the form. Marvin Grubb has added the line for Email
address on the Application Form and in the FL Data Base. Thanks Marvin! If you would like to receive Emails now
regarding FL Horseshoe News just send me your Email address, and I will put you
on the Email List. My Email address is vwoollard@aol.com. We
also receive NHPA important news that I forward to members.
I would like to thank the
Bradenton Horseshoe Club for hosting the 2012 Florida State Championships
Horseshoe Tournament. They did an
outstanding job. The Bradenton State
Tournament Committee Lois & Tim Hottinger, Pat & Paul Dumas, Hazel
& Shirley Ingles, Stuart Lindberg, Kent DeBruler and Sandy Hummel, they spent
many hours getting the motel and making the arrangements for the Banquet,
getting the ads for the Souvenir Booklet with help from many Bradenton Club
members, listing for the RV parks was done by Sandy Hummel, Lois Hottinger made
the Souvenir Booklet and worked many hours getting all the information for the
Booklet and putting it together “Wow! What An Outstanding Job” Thanks
Lois! Lois Hottinger was also in the
office helping enter the results and getting the name paddles and score sheets
ready for the next day. Lois was always
there like a busy bee, helping make everything run smooth. Thanks Lois Hottinger! Paul Dumas took care of the Trophy ordering, finding
a Trophy Shop and getting a price and a sample to bring to the EC meeting and
placing the final order for the Plaques.
Thanks Paul for a job well done!
Kent DeBruler along with Paul Dumas, Tim Hottinger and many Bradenton
HSC members working hard all year getting the courts ready for the State
Tournament from painting the backboards, sheds, benches and picnic tables to
getting the clay ready. Many hours were
also spent by Lois Hottinger talking with Joe Pickett, Florida Golf Coast
Sports Commissioner, and
I mentioned above the Bradenton
State Tournament Committee and many members who helped with the State
Tournament. I will try and list the
members who helped, and if I miss your name you know who you are, and I am
sorry because you put in many hours helping out. Noy Lindberg was in charge of the 50/50 raffle
for the State Tournament. Excellent Job
Noy! Herb Frey was in charge of the Food
with Ralph Walker helping with the cooking. Excellent Job Herb & Ralph! Linda Goodpaster was in charge of bringing the
score sheets to the office. Excellent Job Linda! Pat & Paul Dumas were in charge of the
Friday Night Party, at the Quality Inn Poolside, from 6pm to 8pm. Excellent Job by Pat & Paul! The State Association, provided the
cocktails, beer, wine and soft drinks, which Vicki & Dale Marteney were in
charge of, Excellent Job Vicki & Dale!
The Bradenton Horseshoe Club members that helped at the State Tournament
and getting ready for the State Tournament were Roy Burghart, Gloria Deckard,
Wayne Goforth, Ed & Jeanne Herald, Mary Lou Koester, Bob & Vi
Lautenschleger, Robert Paradise, Sherry & Ralph Walker, Bob Wood, Bob &
Dell Woollard. Thank You All! One special member Owen Lautenschleger who
took pictures of all the winners in all the Classes and Championships. Owen spent all 4 days and Sunday after the
rain out Saturday to take the pictures.
I saw some of the pictures they are great. Wow! What an outstanding job! Thanks Owen Lautenschleger for all your time
and talent so others would have pictures as a remembrance of the State
Tournament in
Last but not least were members
that helped at the State Tournament from other Florida Horseshoe Clubs. Audrey & Irve Swihart spent four days,
many hours helping check the score sheets before we entered them into the
computer. A Special Thanks goes out to
Audrey & Irve Swihart, Outstanding Job Audrey & Irve! Walt Jones came just to keep score. Walt’s Doctor told him he could not pitch,
but Walt came and kept score all four days.
Great Job! Thanks Walt
Jones! Robert Marks & Alice Reed
also helped when they could with the score sheets. A Special Thanks to Robert Marks for taking
pictures during the State Tournament of members pitching and visiting on the
side lines. Great Job Robert Marks! Also a Special Thanks to Alice Reed for the
wonderful, tasty pudding Cool Whip pies she made. They were the highlight of the lunch hour. Outstanding Job Alice Reed!
( Continued next page )
COMMENTS
FROM THE THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
JUNE
2012
( Continued from previous
page )
Marcy Santoyo did an excellent
job setting up and organizing the Class Schedules for the State Tournament,
entering the computer results, writing the checks, taking the minutes for the
Annual Club Presidents & EC meeting on Wednesday and doing the minutes for
the Awards Banquet on Saturday evening.
Outstanding Job Marcy Santoyo! The
EC members Bob Lemon, Vicki Marteney and Dell Woollard were checking score
sheets and helping in the office. Bob
Hilpertshauser, FSHPA President, was helping check score sheets, handing out
plaques, and making sure everything ran smooth.
Outstanding Job Bob Hilpertshauser & EC Members! Everyone worked well together from the EC to
the Bradenton Club Members to the FSHPA members who attended the State
Tournament to make this 52nd Florida State Tournament a fun place to
be.
I would like to congratulate all
the Class Champions and State Champions and all the members with a special
award at the Banquet. I know you worked
hard all year to get these awards.
Also I would like to congratulate
the Junior Scholarship Award winner Jordan Peplinski.
I would like to Congratulate Shirley
Ingles for receiving the Hall of Fame Award for 2012. Shirley’s desire to go beyond the call of
duty, so that others could have fun playing this great sport of
horseshoes. Thanks Shirley Ingles for
your outstanding service!
Have a safe and fun Summer with
Family and Friends. If you are going to
the World Horseshoe Tournament in
Verdell Woollard (Dell)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
EVERYBODY WHO HAS A HEART
There
is something I feel very strongly about and have talked about many times over
the years that I would like to mention one more time.
I
recently received an email from Diana Ratliff, MD. In the email she talked
about the idea developed by Bob Rasmussen, of attaching emergency
information to the clipboards so the scorekeepers had instant access to it.
Bob also suggested that an announcement be included about the information, and
also who was on site that was trained in CPR.
As
you all know, our membership is aging. The Elders division is the fastest growing
division in the world tournament. You also should understand that charter and
national officers have a responsibility to serve our membership to the best of
our abilities, and that would include saving their life if they were having a
heart attack. I want to suggest that all charters talk about this at their
spring meetings. Have your charter officers and all tournament directors seek
out a community course on CPR and get certified....it's very easy to do,
and very inexpensive. Also consider purchasing a AED (Automated External
Defibrillator) and have it available at your larger tournaments. It's a simple
machine that could save a life.
I'm
sure that there are many cases of a members experiencing a heart attack at a
horseshoe tournament. I have seen two MN members die at horseshoe tournaments
in MN over my career.
I
want to thank Diana for the reminder, and thought the timing would be good to
share this information with everybody to take to their spring meetings. Get
certified now before your season gets into full swing this spring.
The
life you save will be a member of your family.... your horseshoe family!!!
Jerry LaBrosse NHPA 4TH VP