HORSESHOE ONTARIO AFFILIATED WITH HORSESHOE CANADA NEWSLETTER Spring 2007 From the President I would like to start by letting you know this is all new to me, so please be easy on me. We do have a very busy year ahead of us and we all need to do our best to help whenever help is needed. The Ontario Doubles are being hosted by Waterloo Rod & Gun on June 16th and 17th. The Ontario Singles are being hosted by Belleville Horseshoe Club on August 18th and 19th at the Renger Horseshoe Palace. The Canadian’s are in Woodstock from July 11th to 14th. The NHPA World Tournament is in Ardmore, Oklahoma starting on July 24th. For more information on any of these tournaments check the newsletter. The entry forms for these tournaments and many others can be found in this issue of the newsletter. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Charlie Hastings for all the years he was President of Horseshoe Ontario, and congratulate him on the fine job he did representing all of us in his horseshoe playing travels. If anyone needs to contact me, my email address and phone number are in the newsletter. Feel free to contact me anytime. Hope to see all of you from time to time on the Horseshoe Trail and may everyone have many ringers. Roy Hartman President, Horseshoe Ontario 2007 Horseshoe Ontario Executive President 601 – 80 Holborn Dr (519) 896-0524 [email protected] Roy Hartman Kitchener N2S 2V8 1st VP 41 Light St (519) 537-7634 [email protected] Al Mackay Woodstock N4S 6G7 2nd VP 1704 – 225 Harvard Pl (519) 886-7488 [email protected] St an Leis Waterloo N2J 4H4 3rd VP 120-506 Old Carriage Dr (519) 208-0687 [email protected] Tami Becker Kitchener N2P 1Z4 4th VP 705 1185 Fennel Ave E (905) 385-1754 [email protected] Jean Markle Hamilton L8T 1S4 Treasurer 2 Davis St (519) 824-5606 John Jansen Guelph N1E 7L3 Secretary Box 228 (519) 235-2876 [email protected] Lia Snell Hay N0M 1W0 Director 2772 Hergott Rd (519) 699-5744 Jim Hehn St Clements N0B 2M0 Director 209 Bagot St (905) 372-8843 [email protected] John Taylor Cobourg K9A 3G5 Director 601 – 80 Holborn Dr (519) 896-0524 [email protected] Marie Hartman Kitchener N2S 2V8 Tournament Director 308 41 Pioneer Dr (519) 896-6670 [email protected] Wayne Becker Kitchener N2P 1H2 Membership PO Box 84 (905) 779-3409 [email protected] Wally Arnold Fisherville N0A 1G0 Hall of Fame & Property 401 Erb St W (519) 656-2271 Bernie Baetz Waterloo, ON N2L 1W7 Statistician/Newsletter Editor 8 Rosebank Cres (519) 576-6739 [email protected] Dawn Morse Kitchener N2E 2Y8 Spring 2007 Page 1 2007 Tournament Trail Date Tournament Location Contact April 21 Beachville Doubles PM Beachville Ken Pellow April 21 Beachville Singles Am Beachville Ken Pellow April 22 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay April 29 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay May 5 Blind Draw Doubles Beachville Ken Pellow May 5 Singles Peterborough Bob Heron May 6 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay May 12 Am Singles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay May 12 PM Doubles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay May 19 Blind Draw Doubles Beachville Ken Pellow May 19 Singles Peterborough Bob Heron May 20 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay May 26 – 27 Elmer Hohl Ringer Classic K W Khaki Club Wayne Becker May 27 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay June 2 Brampton Singles Brampton Mens Horseshoe Club Ken Condie June 2 Am Singles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay June 2 PM Doubles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay June 3 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay June 9 4th Annual Singles London Ken Payne June 9 Am Singles Kitchener Moose Lodge Roy Hartman June 9 PM Doubles Kitchener Moose Lodge Roy Hartman June 10 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay Jun 16 - 17 Provincial Doubles Waterloo Rod&Gun Wayne Becker June 16 Blind Draw Doubles Beachville Ken Pellow June 19 The Memorial Lakehead Leeners Ed Zapior June 23 - 24 Michigan Ontario Friendship Tournament Michigan Charlie Hastings June 24 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay July 7 Am Singles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay July 7 Beachville Doubles PM Beachville Ken Pellow July 7 Beachville Singles Am Beachville Ken Pellow July 7 PM Doubles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay July 8 Mixed Doubles Woodstock Family Moose Al Mackay July 10 Leeners Classic Lakehead Leeners Ed Zapior July 10 - 14 Canadian Championship Woodstock Dianne Beck July 23 - Aug 7 World Championship Ardmore, Oklahoma NHPA July 31 Mid Summer Event Lakehead Leeners Ed Zapior August 4 4th Annual Doubles London Ken Payne August 11 Am Singles Kitchener Moose Lodge Roy Hartman August 11 Am Singles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay August 11 PM Doubles Kitchener Moose Lodge Roy Hartman August 11 PM Doubles EECC - Alymer Keith Lindsay Aug 18 - 19 Provincial Singles Peterborough Wayne Becker August 28 Summer Windup Lakehead Leeners Ed Zapior Page 2 Spring 2007 2007 Tournament Trail September 15 Merv Lichty Memorial Khaki Club Wayne Becker October 27 Annual General Meeting – 10:00 a.m. Kitchener Moose Lodge Roy Hartman October 13 Larry Markle Open Hamilton HS Club Paul Watson 2007 Tournament Trail Contacts Barrie Horseshoe Club Murray MacDermott Barrie (705) 487-6717 Ken Pellow Beachville Legion Beachville (519) 539-1709 Shea Pellow Belleville Rengar Horseshoe Palace John Taylor Belleville (905) 372-8843 Brampton Men’s Horseshoe Club Ken Condie Brampton (905) 792-3594 Bridgeport Rod & Gun John Jansen Bridgeport (519) 824-5606 Cookstown Horseshoe Club John Farmer Cookstown (905) 775-2160 East Elgin Community Complex HS Club Keith Lindsay Aylmer (519) 773-3355 Hamilton Horseshoe Pitching Club Paul Watson Hamilton (905) 561-4344 Khaki Club Wayne Becker Wellesley (519) 896-6670 Kitchener Moose Lodge Roy Hartman Kitchener (519) 896-0524 Lakehead Leeners Ed Zapior Thunder Bay (807) 683-3333 London Horseshoe Club Ken Payne London (519) 652-5304 Orillia Horseshoe Club Gary Puddicombe Orillia (705) 534-7322 Bob Heron Peterborough (705) 742-6824 Peterborough Horseshoe Club Ray Roseboom Peterborough (705) 742-3713 Bob Lumbard Peterborough (705) 743-5527 Pitchers Of Pebbly Terry Koivisto Pebbly Beach (807) 683-5825 Scarborough Horseshoe Club Heather Morrison Scarborough (905) 889-5394 Al Mackay Woodstock (519) 537-7634 Vienna Horseshoe Club Ross & Ena Thurston Vienna (519) 874-4645 Waterloo Rod & Gun Club Jim Hehn Waterloo (519) 699-5744 Wingham Horseshoe Pitching Club Paul McKee Wingham (519) 357-4230 Woodstock Horseshoe Pitching Club Al Mackay Woodstock (519) 537-7634 Club Chatter Beachville Legion Horseshoe Club will be hosting 7 sanctioned tournaments this summer. All tournaments will be played at the Beachville Legion. The entry fee for all tournaments is $10.00 per player including the Bill Schurink Memorial. On Thursday night league play starts at 6:30 pm weather permitting and is $2.00 per player which goes into a kitty and is put towards a banquet at the end of the season, all ages are welcome and we play blind draw doubles. See the Tournament Trail for dates and times. For information or directions contact Ken or Shea Pellow at (519) 539-1709 or email [email protected]. Spring 2007 Page 3 Club Chatter continued The Brampton men’s horseshoe club will be hosting a sanctioned tournament on June 2 with a start time of 9:00 AM. This coming season is our 30th Anniversary, we are inviting all Past Presidents and have asked the Mayor to open the season. We finally got the permit to build two 10’ x 16’ picnic type shelters. It has taken us 3 years to go through all the red tape. The city is helping, they will pay for the electrical work and the concrete pads, our members will pay for and construct the shelters. Hopefully they will be ready to start our season on May 1st. The East Elgin Community Complex Horseshoe Club (EECC) of Aylmer has a very successful year in 2006. We had a total of 25 Junior players show up to play, most of them beginners. Some of our Junior players took part in the Ontario Doubles with a 1st in “A” Division and 1st in “B” Division. Our younger players also took 1st in the 9 and under class. In the Ontario Singles our 9 and under players took 1st place with 26.5% average and in the Junior “B” Division our players placed 1st and 2nd. We are very proud of these young players and expect more young players to take part in the Ontario Singles and Doubles this year as well as the Canadian Championships in Woodstock. We are also starting to prepare for the 2009 Canadian Championships being held in Aylmer!! This year we are holding four sanctioned tournament days, May 12 June 2, July 7 and August 11. All of these days will be Singles at 9:30 AM and Doubles at 1 PM, with Lunch and Refreshments available. All dates will feature a Junior class as well. The entry fee for all tournaments is $10.00. For more information you can contact Keith Lindsay (519)773- 3355. Hamilton Indoor Horseshoe Pitching Club invites you to come and help us start our 2007 Indoor season with one of our “pitching Legends” at the Larry Markle Open on Saturday October 13. Our club has in addition to 6 indoor clay courts, other activities such as darts, pool tournaments, dances, turkey rolls, lobster night, cribbage, games day and more. We are located at 170 Brockley Drive, Hamilton. From the intersection of Hwy #20 (Centennial Parkway) and Barton St., go east on Barton to the 2nd stoplight (Brockley) and go left to #170 (on right side).