Piru Petroleum Club's Annual Horseshoe Tournament

Piru Petroleum Club's Annual Melinda Bishop - Bruce Smith Memorial Horseshoe Tournamentwas held on Saturday June 27th at Britt Park. The Tournament is held annually on the Saturday before the 4th of July and is a fundrsaiser for the Scholarship Program. This year there were 22 teams participating with participants from as far away as Bakersfield, California City and Los Angeles. This year's winners were Jake Ellis and Oscar Diaz. Second place went to Victor Vaiz and Henry Carbajal and third place winners were Rick Vaiz and Popeye Hernandez. There was a water slide for the kids along with Hot Dogs, Burritos and BBQ sandwiches. Club President, Gil Escoto thanked one of the largest crowds for attending and supporting the Club and a special thank you was given to Victor Piche for all his hard work in re-working the horseshoe pits. This year's scholarship winners were Katy Talon, daughter of Robert and Annette Talon, who will be attending Chapman College; Bailey Pina, daughter of Max & Michelle Pina who will be attending Boise State; Jayme Harter, daughter of Debby & Lawrence Boschee and Mike Harter who will be attending UCSB; and Taylor Atkins, daughter of Todd Atkins and Tammy Atkins who will be attending UCLA. Piru Petroleum Club meets on the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month for lunch and has a Family Night Dinner on the 3rd Thursday of each month and the public is invited.