Horseshoe Tournament 2011

4th of July week means one thing, time for the 4th of July horseshoe tournament. Mr Tungett orgainzes it every year on his manila paper and we all show up in the correct spot Families gather, the younger end of the Tungett family Linda, Dave and Eleanore Some grab a beer Some grab a label maker.... Label maker... who has a label maker and why have it on vacation..... How else would the 2nd place "Note Quite Good Enough" prizes be made.. Everyone should have a label maker on vacation The pony plaque for everyone that has never won. Would any names get crossed off in 2011? One name that we knew would not leave the plaque was Terry, who was in Washington DC visiting his brother. Better luck next year, Terry and hope you are here to defend your Pony Plaque title as the longest running Hixson to not win the tournament The prize plaques ready for 2011 In the end it came down to Troy the returning 2010 winner Troy vs Tom (sometimes also known as Oh No, the god of horseshoes) Dawn Cass (also known as Ding Dong) who inspired Katie to write a song about her vs Vs. Kelley the Texas horseshoe power house who threw 2 ringers in the game helping Tom and her pass up Troy and Dawn Kelly texting her results to the state of Texas. The roar from Texas could be heard in Wisconsin With the results in and games played it was time for the ceremony. It starts with all the kids in the group getting a handfull of official horseshoe dirt (thick clay) from one of the pits at Hilltop The gathering of the kids, but who do the gather around... the official god of the ceremony is the winner... Time for "Oh N0" to pass the baton for the ceremony to his lovely assistant "No No" No No leading the ceremony. All hands are full of dirt, loaded and ready This picture angle does not do the ceremony justice but know this, the god No No is being pelted with horse shoe dirt with glee by a bunch of urchins First the Pony Plaque winners who's names shall remain on the plaque for another year are recognized. Katie Black was added to their ranks this year. Kyle, Gloria, Katie, Will and Chris proud members of the Pony Plaque club minus their leader Terry Hixson The official 2nd place winners, Troy and Dawn Can you feel the love they get for 2nd place Time for Kelly and Tom to accept their championship No No congratulating his cohort Tom (Oh No) and Kelly from Texas The 2011 Horseshoe Tournament winners. Congrats to Kelly and Tom One last prize to give out. Oh No's even lovelier assistant, Oh No'et presented the 2nd place trophies. Thanks to Oh No'et and the wonderful label maker Kim Flower What to do after an afternoon of horseshoes? Time to eat. Rule is you show up on the playground at 5pm precisely with a dish to pass. Oh the goodies we had! It is always hard to get an exact count of the amount of people at the table, but it is a lot of them. Good food and good company Mack got his first taste of being a resort dog at a resort picnic Leftovers!! See everyone in 2012 when we gather again with Mr Tungett, Oh No, No No, Oh No'et and hopefully Terry Hixson as well. See you then