I had the opportunity last week to photograph a very neat assignment: a group of old-timers who gather weekly to pitch horseshoes in Mishawaka. More than it’s a competition, it’s a social event for the folks who trek from as far as Edwardsburg, Mich. to partake in the pitching. I really enjoy shooting community assignments like this. Often I don’t have much time to spend at an assignment, but luckily I was able to spend some time talking with and photographing the club members. This was probably one of my favorite assignments of the year.
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club A member of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club lets a horseshoe fly on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. A group of lively old-timers gather at the park every Wednesday to toss horseshoes and engage in some friendly trash talking. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0041_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Bus Kelver, left, of Osceola, reminisces with fellow members of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club including Gene Ingle of Edwardsburg, Mich., on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0093_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Chuck VanCamp, founder of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club, lets one fly on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0048_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club A member of the Mishawaka Horsehoe Pitching Club reveals a bingo chip with the letter B on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. Members draw bingo chips out of a bag to determine pitching match ups and teams. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0009_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Gene Ingle of Edwardsburg, Mich. prepares to let a horseshoe fly on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0020_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Three sets of horseshoes sit on a scoring board back stop on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0019_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Bus Kelver of Osceola lets a horseshoe fly as he competes with fellow members of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0196_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Chuck VanCamp, founder of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club, signals three for an opponent's score on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0068_bw.jpg)
![Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club Chuck VanCamp, the founder of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club, waits for the group to start on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Bendix Park in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horseshoes071812_0120_bw.jpg)
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