COMMENTS FROM 2ND VP
I hope everyone who was able to attend the
State Closed Tournament had an enjoyable time while in
Our
annual business meeting was held on Wednesday preceding the competition and
many were there to participate. I had
another volunteer added to the By-Laws committee at the meeting and welcome Lee
Kohlhafer as a committee member, but that just means
there are now two on that committee. We
can always use volunteers for other committees that make our charter effective.
Don’t forget that your organization can only run smoothly and efficiently if
you all participate. Even you can give a
small segment of your time that will help the entire FSHPA.
Dale
and I have entered our first World Tournament this year and we are both excited
to keep practicing for the competition.
Usually, we haven’t put much effort in to keep our pitching skills
polished through the heat of the summer so that come fall we are pushing
ourselves to get back to our ringer percentage.
Pitch
well!!
Vicki Marteney, 2nd Vice President
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COMMENTS FROM 3RD VP
It was great to see so many people at the Florida State
Horseshoe Tournament held in
Thank you to all who pitched, kept score, helped with food, provided encouragement on the sidelines without our club members, spouses, families, friends and community support we would not be able to hold such amazing Annual State Tournaments.
Congratulations to all the winners at the State Tournament; that
means everyone! Maybe you won the
Championship, or 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, received your first patch/plaque,
entered your first State Tournament, pitched a personal high game, made some
new friends, made it through yet another year of pitching horseshoes which
means in my book you are all winners! I
hope to see you this next tournament season as well as in
I also want to add a "shout out" to Marcela Santoyo who has one of toughest jobs during the State Tournament; keeping track of the rest of us. She not only has to set it all up before hand, she has to be ready to make changes each day as things come up. She has many helpers to input scores, but she is constantly checking and rechecking to make sure it is right. She does a great job, so the next time you see Marcy make sure you let her know how much we appreciate her hard work behind the scenes.
Have a wonderful summer whether it is here in Florida or somewhere up north, travel safely and we will see you all back here in Florida on the Horseshoe Tournament circuit this fall.
To those going to the World Tournament - Good Luck!
Gwen Mehrwerth, 3rd VP