2010 FALL 

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Saturday, 06 November 2010, 11:00AM

WOOD GRILL

1711 Reservoir Street

Harrisonburg, Virginia

 540-432-9303

Directions and Maps

FALL 2010 ELECTIONS

During the Fall Meeting Group "A" elections will be held.  These offices include the President, Executive Vice President and Member-at-Large.  

President:  Currently Being Held By Buddy Nagele (D7)

Executive Vice President:  Currently Being Held By Lowell Brummett(D5)

Member-at-Large: Currently Being Held By Bud Walter (D8)

If you would like to submit your name for one of these positions please send email to the Nominating Committee Chairman Bud Walter at GTASFYSB@aol.com or to VSTUA@vstua.org. 

Nominations from the floor will be accepted

HAVE A GREAT SEASON

New Email Address For Jack Taylor

(29 May 2010)  Virginia State Little League Umpire Consultant, Jack Taylor, wanted to let you know he has changed his email address.  The new address is:  umpjack@mounet.com  Please update your email address book to reflect the new address.

Jim Griffin, Portsmouth, Virginia District 6

(09 May 2010)  James Ray Griffin PORTSMOUTH - James Ray Griffin, 63, of the 300 block of Corell Court , died Sunday, May 9, 2010 in his residence. A native of Suffolk , he was an account representative for Frischkorn Inc. He was a baseball umpire and a member of the Virginia Officials Association and the Portsmouth Sports Club, a volunteer for PIT, and a master gardener intern. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve. He is survived by his wife, Patsy M. Griffin; a son, Ryan R. Griffin of Portsmouth ; a brother, William Moore of Chesapeake ; aunts and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Preston Ray and Frances Redd Griffin; a brother, Lindell Griffin Moore; and YaYa and Pappy. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Revs. Tom Potter and Ricky Moore. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Portsmouth Sports Club Scholarship Fund. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.

Jim was a member of VSTUA for more than 11 years. The Association would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Griffin Family.

2010 Southern Region & Williamsport Clinics

Southern Region

All Clinics held at Regional HQ, Warner Robins, Georgia

If you need additional information please call Southern Region at (478) 971-7070

11-13 June 2010 - Refresher Clinic

Williamsport Umpire Clinic

If there are any questions, please contact Melissa Shaffer @ 570-326-1921, ext. 248.

http://www.littleleague.org/umpires/umpireclinics.htm

2010 Virginia State Tournament Locations & Dates  Now Online

(06 March 2010) At the Spring meeting the 2010 State Tournament locations and dates were announced.  Click here to go to webpage.

2010 Volunteer Application and Above State Tournament Umpire Form Now Online

(20 September 2009) If you have met the criteria to participate in a Southern Region or World Series Tournament and would like to submit your paperwork for a tournament please click here. These forms are in a "PDF" File format.

This form can also be found on the FORMS section of this website.

Gary Lynn Harris, 63, died Friday at Lonesome Pine Hospital, Big Stone Gap. The family will receive friends Monday from 5 to 8 p.m at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap. The funeral will follow in the funeral home chapel. Final arrangements will be private.

For those that may not know Gary, he was one of the founders of the District 11 Umpires Association (before we became District 13) and an Umpire Consultant for the district. He was an Assistant District Administrator while we were part of District 11.  He also helped to organize Appalachia Little League in the 1970's.  Gary served as the Vice President of this Association in 1987 & 1988.

The Association extends our deepest sympathy to the Harris Family.

Andy Konyar elected as Honorary Member of VSTUA

(07 March 2009) During the Fall 2008 Membership Meeting Andy Konyar, retired Little League International Umpire-in-Chief,  was nominated and elected as a Honorary Member of VSTUA.  At the Spring 2009 Membership Meeting Andy was in attendance for his award presentation.  Making the presentation was Buddy Nagele, VSTUA President