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B.C. HORSESHOE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WINFIELD HORSESHOE CLUB SEPTEMBER 3, 1999 The meeting was called to order by the President at 7:15PM with 29 voting delegates and executive registered. A moment of silence was observed for those members that passed way this year. READING OF MINUTES The minutes of the last Annual General Meeting were read by the Secretary Annie Rayner. Motion: Dave Arnold - Victoria, Seconded Bill Jones-Evans - Cloverdale "That the minutes be adopted as read". Vote taken, carried. The minutes of the Last Executive Meeting were read by the Secretary Annie Rayner. Motion: Doug Wilton - Winfield, Seconded Dave Arnold - Victoria "That the minutes be adopted as read". Vote taken, carried. CORRESPONDENCE A letter from the Calgary Horseshoe Club as read. They are willing to house the Western Canada Classic Hall Of Fame trophies and plaques, to build a cabinet for such, to keep it in good repairs, to install name plates each year, and to maintain insurance cost per each province (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) is $500.00. Motion: Doug Wilton - Winfield, Seconded Stew Battie - Ladysmith "That the BCHA pay the $500.00 for the above", vote taken, carried. FINANCIAL REPORT Was given by the Treasurer Dick Hopkins. Dick stated that membership is up by 30 for 1999, newsletter subscriptions are down by 45 for 1999, also the ads were down. This is the last year for a government grant. Motion: Marcel Pinette - Abbotsford, Seconded Bill Roos - Nanaimo "That the report be adopted as read", vote taken, carried. Question re our insurance cost per club. Insurance to remain at $75.00 as there are only 22 clubs at present. REGIONAL REPORTS ISLAND/POWELL RIVER - Fred Ormiston. The year was off to a good start when the Ladysmith Horseshoe Club held a banquet to honor Bob Timothy for his induction into the B.C. Hall Of Fame. The island/Powell River area hosted 9 tournaments starting with the 19th. annual B.C. International in Cumberland and hosted by the Comox Valley Horseshoe Club. Under the leadership of Oliver Watkins and Art Weisner, they raised $1,000.00 in added prize money. They also had their new 240 sq. ft. addition ready for the tournament. The Ladysmith Club has added some cement walkways. Their park has undergone some road changes. Next year they will host the Island Championships. There are six clubs in the region with 224 registered players. This year they added the new club of Port Alberni with 13 members. Nanaimo, Powell River and Victoria are all doing well. Next year Victoria hosts the 20th. annual B.C. International and it is also the 65th. Anniversary as a club. Larry Westman and his team have already started preparations. Fred thanked Bill Ross for his help as assistant rep, the BCHA for their guidance and help and all the members in the region for a enjoyable and fun year. Bill Roos reported that Powell River had a good tournament.
NORTH - Louis Levesque reported that all is well in the North. Williams Lake had canceled their tournament. Fort St. John is bidding for the 2002 Senior Games. LOWER MAINLAND - A letter from Terry Robinson was read by the President. Due to health reasons, Terry has resigned as the Lower Mainland Rep. Marcel Pinette is the new rep., with Robin Degraaf as assistant. Marcel stated that they already have $1,000.00 as added money for the 2000 B.C. Championships in Abbotsford. Motion: Bunny Davidson - Abbotsford, Seconded Simone Schneider - Maple Ridge "That a thank you letter be sent to Terry". Carried. INTERIOR/KOOTNEYS - The Secretary read the report for Ernie Connolly. The Salmon Arm Open April 24th. had 39 entries. Tournament directors were Doug Wilton and John Richards from Winfield. All clubs were represented. The Kamloops open was held May 29 and 30 with 38 entries, tournament director was Buckley Lord. Erich Schaeffer pitched a perfect game. Vernon open was June 5 and 6 with 81 entries, tournament director was Bill Whitnack. Winfield Open and Winfield Mixed Open was held June 19 and 20 with 70 entries, tournament directors were Doug Wilton and John Richards. One day for the open and one day mixed was well accepted. Barriere Tournament was canceled. Joan Stark said it was due to the lack on interest in 1999. Summerland Open was July 31 and August 1 with 32 entries. Tournament director was Jean Lewis. Salmon Arm Open August 14 and 15 had 36 entries, tournament directors were Doug Wilton and John Richards from Winfield did a good job once again. Good turn out in spite of the rainy weather. Vernon Duke Proctors 200th Birthday Mixed open was held August 21 with 53 entries, tournament director was Bill Whitnack. The guest of Honor, Duke Proctor, finished a respectable 3rd in his class. Penticton open was August 28 and 29. COMMITTEE REPORTS SENIOR GAMES - Annie Rayner stated that the Horseshoes went very well with only a couple of small incidents. Bob and Darlene Hildebrant did an excellent job as the "Chairpersons". CANADIAN - by Dorothy Butts. The Canadian was held in Waterloo, Quebec with 223 entries (with some drop outs). Added prize money was $5,150.00, total prize money was just over $8,300.00. Score keeping was out-rageous. Students with barely any training, and no English, no judges to be found. Facility was good, 21 indoor courts and 12 outdoor courts were used. Hospitality from Quebec was great. Dry camping was $10.00 per day. Food was good and reasonable, but they sold water. Notes from the Horseshoe Canada Annual Meeting: The world tournament was attended by 55 Canadian players this year. In the year 2000, the world is in North Dakota, July 31-August 13. Alberta is bidding to host the World in 2002, to be held in Red Deer, Alberta.
The Canadian Hall Of Fame category for 1999 was Female Player. Shirley Ann Fisher from Manitoba was inducted. In 2000 it will be "male player".
The Canadian Championships in the year 2000 are in Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan. Tentative dates are July 25-29. 2001 - Thunder Bay, Ontario. 2002 Calgary, Alberta. 2003 St. John, New Brunswick.
There were 5 resolutions voted on. The two that passed are: Mens "A" class does not have to be 16 players anymore if the percentage is too great, they can make the class smaller. Horseshoe Canada will establish a permanent home for its Hall Of Fame. It will be in the Calgary Horseshoe Club. All perpetual trophies will be housed there instead of shipping around the country.
Election Of Officers: President: George Barton - New Brunswick Treasurer: Dorothy Butts - British Columbia Public Relations: Jean Markle - Ontario Vice-President: Andre Leclere - Quebec HALL OF FAME - Fred Ormiston. The 1999 category Female Player - awarded to Doris Wilton of Winfield. The 2000 category is Promoter/Builder. RAFFLE - Dick Hopkins. There is $2,140.00 in at this time. 1998 total was $2,900.00. There are more tickets to be handed in, and sales will continue on the weekend. SUPPLIES - Vince Herkel/ Lots of paper supplies. The horseshoes are all sold, but more are ordered. PRESIDENTS REPORT - Sam Tomasevic. Sam stated that he is not getting enough information for the newsletter. He suggested that subscription forms be available in every clubhouse. The website and Canstats is doing well. Duke Proctor celebrated his 100th Birithday August 18, 1999, Sam declared Duke an Honorary members of the BCHA. OLD BUSINESS Dick Hopkins stated that the Bea Gotto insurance claim is not settled. It is between her and the insurance company now. She has hired a lawyer and is suing for pain and suffering. The insurance company has questioned the Cloverdale Horseshoe Club regarding the rope, the parking lot, witnesses, etc. and is it a legitimate claim? NEW BUSINESS Motion Dorothy Butts - Victoria / Vince Herkel - Ladysmith "That in the event that any B.C. Horseshoe Association affiliated club ceases to exit and does not have a legal constitution stating other wise, all funds and or properties belonging to the club, will become the property of the B.C. Horseshoe Association, to be held in trust, and be used for the future development of Horseshoe pitching in that community:. Question and discussion regarding properties, does it mean the dishes, chairs, supplies, etc? Motion by Vince Herkel - Ladysmith, seconded Bill jones-Evans - Cloverdale "That the above motion be amended and delete the words "and or properties". The new motion reads as follows: "That in the event any B.C. Horseshoe Association affiliated club ceases to exist and does not have a legal constitution stating otherwise, all funds belonging to the club, will become the property of the B.C. Horseshoe Association, to be held in trust, and be used for the future development of horseshoe Pitching in the community. Vote taken, carried. GOOD AND WELFARE Stan Moore - Salmon Arm - passed away. George Williamson - Barrier - passed away. Our condolences to both families. OPEN FLOOR Question from Ed Morigeau - Kamloops - who decided that one must pitch at wither 30 ft or 40 ft and not move back and forth? It was the executive. Reason: Stats were a mess and ringer percentages were not true. It is a regulation now in both he USA and Canada. A person is allowed one move. Simone Schneider - Maple Ridge read a letter regarding the delegate structure. Answered by Fred Ormiston - that the executive have discussed this and our recommendation was to leave it as is. Jean Lewis stated that the Summerland Club has definitely NOT folded. She had heard and was asked if they had. She feels this affected the turn out for their tournament. They did give the clubhouse back to the city, as they could no longer afford to maintain it (because of vandalism). They still have all privileges. ELECTION OF OFFICERS President (2 year term) - Sam Tomasevic by acclamation Treasurer (2 year term) - Dick Hopkins by acclamation Motion Bill Roos "That the meeting be adjourned". Carried, meeting adjourned at 9:35PM. Annie Rayner - Secretary |