The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler

Please Note: Since the NSB has been remodeling the Community Center by the Shuffleboard Courts, they have decided to move the Coronado/Mainland Shuffleboard Mahjong Program run by Debbie Evans to the City Gym in New Smyrna (located behind the library). Play will be on Monday and Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 5:00 pm. Thanks for your attention to this change.

City Gym
(City of New Smyrna)

Location: 1000 Live Oak Street,
New Smyrna Beach, Fl 32168
Phone: 386.424.2175

A link to the online petition to save the Leesburg Shuffleboard Courts is below. Please sign and feel free to share the link with family and friends to help ensure that the Leesburg courts continue to be available to us all.

When signing, be sure to click the pencil beside “Leesburg, 34788 United States” to edit your address if you are not a Leesburg resident. You will be prompted to Chip in to help meet the Goal (not necessary – we are distributing – click “Sorry, I can’t do anything right now”, Add a Video (not necessary), Add Comments (much appreciated), or click Skip.

That’s it! We will present the petitions at the August 25th Leesburg City Commission meeting. Thank you for your support!

https://chng.it/nwyMsFc5Dn

Thank you, Steve Clark

We should be giving the city phone number for any supporters who are willing to call city hall. The clerks office number is 352-728-9786 ext. 1150

Tell them to ask the clerk how to email the commissioners. 

We should have the phone ringing non-stop.  They need to know that we have support. 

Emailing the city, I’m told by Commissioner Jay Connell, makes it part of their commissioner’s packet and PUBLIC RECORD. 

We’re fighting hard to keep our courts and get proper funds to improve the facilities. They’ve stated already that they have $1 million for the Palmetto Street Sports Complex that we’re part of with another 1/2 million possible from general funds.

Thanks for all support that any of you can give.

Rick Tallman  320-266-4856 

Attached please find the obituary for Dave Dean. . https://obituaries.nationalcremation.com/obituaries/the-villages-fl/david-dean-12437988

 I wanted to let our shuffleboard friends know that Dave Dean from Leesburg passed away at hospice on Friday, June 27^th.  He was a good friend and shuffler who loved the game and the people he knew.  Dave will be missed. I have not found an obituary or a notice of a memorial. Will let you know if I find one.

Mike Beall and Karen have worked very hard and made a beautiful new sign for us! Thank you Mike

Sorry such short notice, but come join Leesburg! 

Leesburg is having an evening shuffle on Friday, July 4^th from 7 – 9 pm.  The city is having their fireworks show at the Venetian Gardens at 9pm and the fireworks can be viewed from our courts.   We would love to have our shuffle friends join us that evening.  Bring your own drinks and if you want a snack to share.  Happy 4^th of July.

Carol Helfer

Ormond Beach long time member Cliff Drapeau was 91 years old and was born in October 1933. He’s lived at 166 Deer Run Lake Dr in Ormond Beach, FL since December 2003. and he passed away on April 27, 2025. He served as President of the Ormond Beach Shuffleboard Club 2018-2019 and was involved in the Inner City shuffleboard tournaments for many seasons.

I know since I left the Ormond Beach club things have gone downhill. We are selling our house in Ormond Beach and moving back to Connecticut to be with our family. I will miss all my friends from the Northern District Shuffleboard Club, it was enjoyable playing with you all. 

Sincerely,

Jerry Barr 

The paint job at the Coronado Mainland Shuffleboard Courts is coming along very well. Unfortunately the paint needs 72 hours to cure so we will have to wait until at least Tuesday to play on them. We will still have shuffleboard regular play on Monday on courts 18 thru 20. Please do not walk on the new courts or use them until after Tuesday. Love the new color, it is so bright. Thanks

Hope all is well in your part of the world.  We are doing OK down here in Leesburg and would like to invite other club members to join us on Friday, May 23^rd for a fun morning of shuffling followed by a pot luck luncheon.  We’d like to see our shuffling friends before next tournament season.

  We are having a fun event to play beginning at 9:00. We will play four games of 40 minutes each.  The loser will pay the winner of the game $1.00.  Players should b ring four-dollar bills.  All players will record their scores and the top scorer will win a gift card.  Following play we will have our pot luck luncheon.  The Leesburg club will have hot dogs for everyone.

  Please have the players let me know if they can attend so we will have adequate hot dogs for everyone.  My email is chelfer@specialtyhose.com or my phone number is 352-446-5575 to text or call.  Hope we can have many friends join us.

Carol Helfer – secretary

I apologise, to our players who knew Doris, I posted the notice on the Northern District, but have several people ask me on the Coronado website,

It is with a sad heart we want to let everyone know that Doris Hanke passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday. God rest her soul! She was a very special lady.

She was a fantastic shuffleboard player who will be sorely missed. This photo is from a tournament in Nov 2022. She and Sharon Upson beat Stan and John Giumarra. She was inducted into the Northern District Hall of Fame in 2018 and was inducted into the International Shuffleboard Hall of Fame in 2023