On Friday, June 16th, fifteen(15) hungry shufflers arrived through the pouring rain at 5:00 pm to enjoy good friends and tasty food. We set up tables and prepared the soft drinks, spoke of friends we had lost and those we were missing. The party was small but most enjoyable. Some folks stayed to play Bunco and others said adieu. See you next month for more tasty food and friendship. Ciao!
Today was a beautiful day for shuffling. Ron and his crew cleared the courts for play and nineteen (19) shufflers showed up to meet the challenge. Once again, no one was able to win all four of their matches. I guess we will have to wait until next week to see how many shufflers will be able to rise above the rest and win all four(4) of their matches. See you next week. Ciao!
Thanks to Dennis for supplying the score board picture.
I have been getting emails that sympathy cards being sent to Elizabeth Sharman which were addressed to just 601 N. Atlantic Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169 were being sent back. Please make sure you add the apartment #301 to the address. Thank you.
Just a reminder that this Friday, June 16th, is the June Pot Luck Dinner. Doors open at 5pm for socializing and hall set up. Please sign up in the cue house so we have a general idea of how many people can attend. Remember to bring your cups, plates, silverware and any beverage you would like other than tea or lemonade. Hope to see you there.
I ran into Elizabeth Sharman and her children Sunday morning and she wanted me to thank everyone for all their prayers and good wishes. She also wanted to thank the CM Shuffleboard Club for helping to make Ben’s retirement years so enjoyable. Please see attached obituary for Ben.
Ben Sharman became a member of the Shuffleboard Club 12 years ago and was a past CMS Club Vice President for 2 years before becoming President of the CMS Club for two years. Ben and his wife Elizabeth started coming to New Smyrna Beach (NSB) from Bethesda, Maryland in 1980 for only a couple of months before finally moving to NSB permanently around 19 years ago. They have been married for 46 years and have 2 children and 3 grand children (twin boys and a girl).
Ben was born in England (British citizen) 89 years ago, Elizabeth was born in Malaysia, their daughter was born in Indonesia and their son was born here in the United States. Ben immigrated to the US in 1949 and became a US citizen. He met and married Elizabeth in Switzerland, spent time in the Peace Corp teaching technical high school in Jamaica and among many other consulting endeavors (with a brief visit to Harvard), Ben became an International Trade Union representative. He and Elizabeth also took the ultimate cruise ship vacation by traveling around the world on the Queen Elizabeth II. What makes Ben’s accomplishments even more remarkable is the fact that he hadn’t even graduated from high school. If you have a little time, sit down with Ben to hear about any number of interesting stories from a man who truly has a far-reaching global life experience.
Ben Sharman
Ben’s service will be held on Thursday, June 15 at 11:00 am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on 998 Father Dollon Dr, New Smyrna Beach.
Allen Best, our club President, has asked all the CMS members to make sure when we are done playing that the doors to the Cue House are locked. Apparently the doors were left open over the weekend and several teenagers were found playing swords with the cue sticks. We also need to make sure we are properly sweeping, beading and maintaining the courts and waxing the discs. If you are not sure of the proper shuffleboard maintenance, please ask one of our experienced members. Thank you for your attention to this request.
We regret to inform you that Ben Sharman passed away on Thursday (the 8th). Ben had been in intensive care in St. Augustine due to medical complications and he died peacefully in the hospital surrounded by his close friends and family. The CMS Club would like to offer our most sincere condolences to Ben’s family and friends. Ben will be sorely missed.
We did a CM Shuffleboard Member Profile on Ben in December of 2015.
https://cmshuffleboard.org/2015/12/05/cms-club-member-profile-december-2015/
This morning started out very questionable after a night of rain. Ron Raymond came by to get us started. His crew cleaned up the courts and got them ready for play. The roosters were on the courts herding the four new hens while Twenty-Three (23) enthusiastic shufflers showed up, despite the threat of rain, to challenge each other for bragging rights. We recorded the winners of each game and once again, no one had won all four of their matches. Next week we will challenge each other again. See you then. Ciao!
Rambo
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The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler 