I was informed this afternoon that we actually had three delicious hams at the pot luck dinner. Also that I was incorrect in who cooked the hams. We must thank Don Nephew, Connie Bousquet and Arlene Jabaut. In fact when I went back for seconds on the ham there was barely any left. Thank you for your hard work. Merry Christmas to all.
We would like to Congratulate the members of the CM Shuffleboard Club who participated in the Northern District Mixed Doubles Tournament which was held at Hawthorne on December 15th and 16th. Sixty (60) participants making up (30) teams from around the Northern District competed in this event.
The event Director was Donna King. The sponsor was Robert Robinson. The tournament was again very well organized and administered to. The Hawthorne Shuffleboard Club, as always, was an excellent host. They, once again, offered a delicious looking lunch.
Congratulations to the following CMS Shufflers who placed in this competitive tournament:
MAIN EVENT: Second Place: Stan Williamson
CONSOLATION: Second Place: Mary Ann Pabst
Well-Played! Please visit the Northern District Website if you would like more information and/or details on this tournament.
Stan Williamson
Mary Ann Pabst
Last night we held our Christmas Pot Luck Dinner. Johnnie, Betty and Felix came early and did a wonderful job of setting up the tables and decorating them with Poinsettias, Christmas hats and festive place settings. Johnnie also provided personal pictures of club members in Christmassy card frames for everyone to enjoy. Approximately 40 club members began arriving at 5:00 pm. Mary McConnell was collecting the 50/50 at the door.
Allen Best and Joan had company from out of town so Johnnie Connors (VP) took over the President’s duties in between taking pictures of almost everyone who had arrived. She had us say a silent prayer for those who were missing and John Fortini reminded us to say a special prayer for Wayne who is North with his children. We then filed out in an orderly fashion to sample the bountiful and delectable Pot Luck dishes. Arlene Jabaut and Barb Fortini home-cooked two scrumptious hams that were donated by the club. Everyone else supplied the delicious sides and desserts. Arden drew the 50/50 raffle ticket and Betty announced the winning number which Mona Carkner was lucky enough to have.
After dinner everyone helped with the clean up and some members (enough to occupy three tables) stayed to play Bunco. We thanked everyone for a wonderful evening and wished all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Just a reminder that this Friday is our Christmas Celebration Pot Luck Dinner. The club is supplying two delicious Hams and everyone else will bring the side dishes. Please sign up in the Cue House so we know how many will attend. We had 60 plus people for our Thanksgiving Dinner so lets see if even more club members will be able to attend. See you there!
For those people who signed up to play Euchre. Please Note that it will begin on January 4, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Club House. It will be held every Wednesday Night.
Last Saturday’s FUN DAY had CMS Club members with individual point scores from 200 up to the Highest Score of 440.
Shuffler with the Highest Number of Individual Points was Mouse Wolven with 440.
Shuffler with the Second Highest Number of Points was Dennis Buelk with 420.
Shuffler with the Third Highest Number of Points was John Fortini with 410. Shuffler with the Fourth Highest Number of Points was Don Nephew with 400.
Great visualization and execution!
We held this month’s FUN DAY on December 10th. Twenty-Seven (27) fun loving shufflers showed up at noon for hot dogs, chips, coffee, lemonade and sweet treats. We thank our Crew (volunteers) who prepared the kitchen (Candy, Mary, Barb) and the courts (Arden, John and Rich) with all their amusing obstacles. Joan Best collected for the 50/50 drawing which Johnnie Connor won with her winning ticket.
Allen Best, Fun Day Coordinator, collected the $1.00 participation fee with the help of Betty Buccini. Allen made sure all 7 Team Captains were on the same page. It was a bit brisk but the sun was shining on all of us, including a few intrigued spectators. At the end of play, the courts were cleaned and the disks were re-waxed. Everyone got together in the club house to watch Allen Best announce the standings.
We had point scores from 990 up to the First Place Winning Score of 1410 points for Gerry Bousquet ’s team (Jean and Mouse). Second Place with 1320 points for Connie Bousquet’s team (Dennis, Bob Stock and Allen). Third Place with 1280 points for Don Nephew’s team (Mona, Jean and Dave).
Each team took home a little piece of the prize money. CONGRATULATIONS! We look forward to our next Fun Day of shuffling on January 21st.
First Place Team
Second Place Team
Third Place Team
We would like to congratulate the members of the CM Shuffleboard Club who participated and placed in the Northern District MEN”S/WOMEN’S DOUBLES TOURNAMENT which was held in Hawthorne on December 8th and 9th.. Fourteen (14) Women’s Teams and Twenty-two (22) Men’s Teams from around the Northern District competed in this event.
The tournament Director was Pat King. The Sponsor was Saylor&Heaton Wealth Managevent. This event was very well organized and administered to. The Hawthorne Shuffleboard Club were excellent hosts and offered a diverse luncheon carte du jour.
CMS Shufflers who placed:
MAIN EVENT WOMEN: Second Place: Edna Triplett
CONSOLATION EVENT WOMEN: First Place: Mary Ann Pabst; Fourth Place: Bonnie Radke and Mona Carkner
MAIN EVENT MEN: First Place: Stan Williamson; Fourth Place: Mouse Wolven and Jeff Luneau
CONSOLATION EVENT MEN: Third Place: Walt Vilk
Very Well-Done! Please visit the Northern District Website if you would like more information and/or details on the tournament. See File Pictures below.
Edna Triplett
Mary Ann Pabst
Bonnie Radke
Mona Carkner
Stan Williamson
Jeff Juneau and Mouse Wolven
Walt Vilk
CMS Club’s Fun Day is scheduled for Saturday, Dec 10th starting at 12 Noon. The participation fee ($ 1.00 each) are all paid back to the teams in amounts reflective of their placement and/or standing.
Fun loving shuffling participants should SIGN-UP at the Cue House so we know how many FREE hot dogs, chips, coffee, lemonade and sweet treats need to be prepared. We give an appreciative shout-out to the CREW (volunteers) who will be setting up the kitchen and preparing the courts with all their wacky obstacles.
As a reminder to those who have negotiated these obstacles before and for those who will be encountering them for the first time, I have listed below the hardest courts to score on in descending order to the easiest courts to score on with accompanying court diagrams. These figures were compiled from the results of 36 players participating in our last Fun Day (11/19). Now y’all come on down, test your intuition and have some fun, ya here!
New Statistics from last month.
1. Court #3 – Kitchen Scoring Only – (HARDEST)
2. Court #17 – Lag Line Only
3. Court #13 – Seven-Eight or Eight-Ten Lines Only
4. Court #18 – Outside Line Only
5. Court #8 – Bungee Scoring
6. Court #19 – Side-Board Ricochet Scoring
7. Court #2 – One–Pin Scoring Tied with
8. Court #16 – Under Chair Scoring
9. Court #20 – Only Inside Lines
10. Court #4 – Two–Pin Scoring
11. Court #7 – Center Line
12. Court #6 – Eights Only
13. Court #5 – Opposite Hand Scoring Tied with Court #14 – 10’s and 10 – Lines
14. Court #10– Blind Scoring
15. Court #1 – Head–Pin Scoring
16. Court #12 – Between The Blocks
17. Court #11 – Sevens and Eights Tied with Court #15 Opposite Hand Scoring
18. Court #9 – Tab Scoring – (EASIEST)
Thirty (30) CMS Club members arrived for the General Membership Board Meeting that was held on Saturday, December 3rd. As there was no quorum for the previous meeting, we did not read the minutes from the 11/5 Board Meeting. There was a correction made to the posted minutes that the full Executive Board would not need to be replaced in 2018.
HIGHLIGHTS: Dennis Buelk was appreciated for instructing close to 100 new members this year on how to play the game of shuffleboard. Allen Best, on behalf of the club, presented Dennis with a lunch cooler (with the club’s logo on it) as a thank you for all his hard dedicated work. Betty Buccini gave the Treasurers Report. She also volunteered to look into the cost of 80th Anniversary Coffee Cups. Darrel Harman suggested that “we have Bigger Hotdogs” for our events at the club.
We discussed the Annual Banquet which will be held on March 11th in the CMS Club House. We will post a list of three (3) possible menus for people to choose from before selecting a supplier. Allen introduced some suggestions for the 80th Anniversary celebration. The CMS Club will hold a Saturday Celebration Event open to the public on March 4th. We would set up courts and invite the public to try their hand at a game of shuffleboard in the hopes that we would attract new members and conjure up support to keep the club as a thriving historical site on Flagler Avenue. A sheet will be posted in the cue house for those interested in volunteering to support this event. Zack Wonson will head up a committee to propose suggestions to make this a successful event. Paperwork will be submitted in order for the club to take part in NSB’s Mardi Gras 2017 parade. We will be receiving our new club anniversary shirts by the first of the this coming week.
Allen Best announced that the Northern District was looking for two new Tournament Directors. This is a paid position with limited travel. Training is provided.
There will be a sign up sheet in the Cue House for volunteers to work the next Northern District Pro Only/Amateur Only Tournament to be held at our courts on January 12/13th. There is also a sign up sheet for the Christmas Pot Luck Dinner (the club will provide two hams …possibly a third).
Bill Boyes was to follow up on specifics for our continued support of SPARC.
Don Nephew (Board Director) and Arden McConnell (Board Director) will need replacing in 2017. A committee will be formed to offer suggestions for their replacements.
We closed the meeting early because Wayne Lockwood wanted to address the club about his illness and the fact that he was leaving to go North with his children. He was very surprised to see that up to 30 people showed up to wish him well. Wayne explained to the club what he had been going through for the past year. He also told many funny stories, one of which explained his anxiety and stress over the black discs we use. He thanked all of the people who showed up to wish him well. We all showed our appreciation for Wayne’s friendship by giving him a standing ovation. As a parting thank you, Wayne offered a gift of shuffleboard discs to the club. Then we all sat down with Wayne to have a piece of cake (which Diane Woodhams brought) and wished him Godspeed. We all have high hopes that Wayne will return!
Wayne, Godspeed!
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The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler 