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Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching

Competition, humor, friendships

A group of lively old-timers gather at a Mishawaka park every Wednesday in the summer months to toss horseshoes and engage in some friendly trash talking.

Chuck VanCamp, founder of the Mishawaka Horseshoe Pitching Club, lets one 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)
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. 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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. 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)
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. 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)
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. 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)