COMMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY
 
Hope everyone has had a great summer whether you've continued pitching or took the hottest Florida months off. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone

again as the tournament season swings into full gear.
 
Please remember that we won't get our new NHPA cards until sometime after

October 1, 2011 so if you send your renewals in before then I'll hold your

checks until I can send you your cards.
 
Also, if you split your time between Florida and another state, please keep in

mind that the by laws require that you be a Florida resident to obtain a Florida

NHPA card. Be sure that, if asked, you can prove your Florida residency with a

voters registration card or a drivers license etc. If you maintain your legal

residency in another state then you will need to apply for an NHPA card

through that state charter. As an out of state card holder you're still welcomed

to pitch in any open tournaments in Florida, of course!
 

                                                                                                      Marcela Santoyo

 

 

                                      COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR

 

  This newsletter is very short partly due to the fact that not many tournaments are conducted during the hot summer months of

June, July and August.  However, the World Tournament was held in Monroe/West Monroe, LA and 20 Florida members participated.

The president’ comments list those Florida members that played and how they finished.  The World Tournament’s entries were much

lower than in recent years.  Perhaps the economy had a lot to do with the low number of entries.

  The final game in all of the championship classes at the Wordl Tournament were very close except for the women’s final in which

Sue Elmore won over Sue Snyder with a score of 40 to 7. The junior boy’s final was very close with a score of 42 to 36 with Joey Mueller

of MN besting Scotty Lumb of Ontario, Canada; the men’s final between Alan Francis and Brian Simmons with Simmons winning with a

score of 42 to 39.  Both Francis and Simmons pitched a ringer percentage of 86.1 in the final game.  The junior girls final was won by Bethany

Heinritz of WI over Brianna McCormick of VT with a score of 40 to 28 in the final game, the Senior Women’s champion was Sheila Shepard

of CO with an 8 wins 2 losses record; the Elder Men’s final was won by Russ Phillips of WA or Rich Pintor of CO and last but not least the

Cadet Champion was Bernardo Navarro III of CA over Naoh Gabel of ND in a playoff game.  All of the World Tournament results

can be viewed on the NHPA web site http://www.horseshoepitching.com.

  When you renew your card for 2012 consider receiving this newsletter through the Florida web

site and not by hard copy.  You will be saving paper, printing and postage costs and will be able to access the newsletter on the first day of issue. 

 

                                                                                                         Marvin E. Grubb