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M.H.P.A. Spring Meeting Minutes

April 17, 2011 1:00 – 2:10 pm

Meeting Location: Metro Bowl - Lansing, MI



Officers in Attendance: Doug Bailey, Roger Higgins, Ron Kohn


Ron Kohn called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.


  1. Minutes for the September 4, 2010 fall meeting read by Roger Higgins. Motion to approve minutes by Pat Card; Becky Sullivan seconded.

  2. Financial Report by Roger Higgins, Report put on file for audit

  • Income total $4,774.00

  • Expenditures $3,936.71

  • Net $885.29

  • Account Balance as of 4/16/2011: $1,881.34

  • Junior Scholarship Fund as of 4/16/2011: $2,487.40

  1. First Vice President, Judy Dennis not in attendance; no report.

  2. Second Vice President, Doug Bailey; no Grievances at this time.

  3. Secretary/Treasurer Report by Roger Higgins

  • 16 new members

  • 155 total members to-date

8 – Jr. Boys
1 – Jr. Girl
26 – Women
57 – 30’ Men
63 – 40’ Men

  1. Hall of Fame Chairperson, Dewey Howard reported; the Hall of Fame meeting will be in Kalamazoo at the Friendship Tournament.

  2. Publicity Chair, Mark Wolffradt; the City of Romulus has closed the Elmer Johnson Park. The Romulus Tournament has moved to Taylor.

  3. Audit and Finance, Bob Wells not in attendance; Mark Wolffradt gave the report, all receipts were in order.

  4. Regional Director’s Report given by Steve Summerlin, Kevin Smith has worked though the winter on indoor courts in Oak Park; it is The Greater Detroit Horseshoe Club. They have seven courts that are raised courts like at the world tournament. They will have leagues and host some indoor tournaments. The courts are sanctioned. The World Tournament is coming up in Monroe - West Monroe, LA. Room rates are cheaper than they have been in years. All court sanctioning from the past are gone. The N.H.P.A. has requested that all courts to be sanctioned again.

  5. Ron Kohn reported; the state tournament is in Lansing. As information becomes available it will be posted in the Ringer Report. Court Etiquette when pitching; always walk behind the court after your opponent has pitched both their shoes, and walk around the front of the court after you have finished pitching both your shoes.

  6. No Unfinished Business

  7. New business; 2011 State Tournament is in Lansing. Fall election of officers is Secretary/Treasurer and 1st Vice President.

  8. St Judes Chairperson; Keith Schafer; the final figure for 2010 is $5,469.30. Keith will be sending in 2011 pledges in the month of June.

  9. Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Pat Card and seconded By Dewey Howard.


Respectfully submitted by,

Roger Higgins, Secretary/Treasurer