Comments From First Vice President & Regional Director

At the NHPA convention meeting this year Cedar Rapids, Iowa was awarded the 2010 World Tournament. There were 4 By-Law change proposals and 1 Standing Rule voted on individually at the NHPA convention meeting and all of them passed with the necessary 2/3 majority vote. The most significant being the NHPA membership dues was increased from $12 to $17 plus the amount set for State in their Charter. The last dues increase was in 1992. FSHPA/NHPA membership dues for 2009 will be $27.

The Clearwater Horseshoe Club will be hosting the very first Horseshoe Pitching Pro Tour tournament on March 27-29, 2009. Please visit the Clearwater Horseshoe Club website or the HP Pro Tour website to find out the details of this non-sanctioned event. This event will bring several of the top pitchers in the U.S. and Canada to Florida. Hope to see you at this event as a participant or a spectator. If we can make this a successful event Florida will get some good horseshoe pitching publicity.

Arrangements are being made with the Days Inn Clearwater Central to reserve a block of rooms at a special rate for the Club Team tournament on January 24, 2009 and for the HP Pro Tour tournament on March 27-29, 2009. Phone numbers and rates will be posted on the Clearwater Club website.

Scorekeepers will receive $2 each game for keeping score at the Bradenton and Clearwater Horseshoe Club sanctioned tournaments this season. Each player will pay the scorekeeper $1 each before beginning their game. I can’t speak for Bradenton, but at Clearwater the scorekeeping expense that came out of the entry fee before will be added to the prize fund. Good Luck and Good Pitching.

Ron Deckard

FSHPA First Vice President

Regional Director

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COMMENTS FROM THE THIRD VICE PRESIDENT

A reminder that the Florida Club Team Tournament in Clearwater has been rescheduled to January 24, 2009, because of the conflict with the Super Bowl Football Game being in Tampa in 2009 on January 31^st. So mark your calendars for January 24^th, 2009 for the Florida Club Team Tournament in Clearwater. The rules for the Club Team Tournament will be in the December Newsletter.

We are looking for more junior members. If you have any ideas or know anyone interested please let me or Eileen Fox know. The chance to win the $1,000.00 Florida Junior Horseshoe Pitchers Scholarship Award should be an incentive. Call Eileen Fox at (352) 789-6701 or E-mail Eileen at eileenffox@gmail.com, my phone is (813) 645-3610 and E-mail is vwoollard@aol.com.

Verdell Woollard (Dell)