The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler

Last night, February 9th, the CM Shuufleboard Club participated in our First Mardi Gras Parade. It was a typical chilly February Florida evening. Twenty (20) club members showed up in costume to help with final decorations before heading out to the NSB Mardi Gras parade starting line. A well deserved shout-out goes to Tom Grubb and his helper Susan McLain for supplying a cute three wheel pedal bike as “our parade float”. Also Betty Buccini, Johnnie Conner and others did a great job in preparing our club banners, in such a short period of time, in order to be used in the parade. Members marched and held the club banners throughout the parade. We all tossed out Mardi Gras beads, cheered, acted silly and called out to the parade onlookers to come join us to play shuffleboard. The parade was loud,  colorful and festive with throngs of cheering people all along Flagler Ave. from Columbia/N. Atlantic avenue down to Pine Street. Everyone had a marvelous time and we should consider doing this again.

More pictures from Mardi Gras Parade

Tuesday, February 9th, thirteen (13) cheerful and chilled members of the CM Shuffleboard Club showed up to play in the Singles Mingles Tournament. It was a blustery (25 knot gusts), chilly morning (50 degrees). We had seven (7) Pros and six (6) Amateurs. The Pro Winners were: First Place – Dennis Buelk;  Second Place, Felix Piscitelli; and   Third Place, Edna Triplett. The Amateur Winners were: First Place, Randy Radke, Second Place, Jerry Jabaut and Third Place, John Tardif. The nominal participation fees were redistributed as winnings among the finalists. Congratulations go out to all the participants that continue to support this tournament. We again recognize Dennis Buelk for organizing and implementing this delightful tournament that randomly teams-up Amateurs with Pros. Also, thanks go out to those participants who showed up early to help prepare the playing courts. Come on down and join us for these enjoyable Singles Mingles matches that are being held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

The Pros, Felix, Dennis and Edna

The Ams, Jerry, Randy and John

On Saturday, February 6th, we held our monthly Executive Board Meeting followed by our General Member Meeting. Many things were discussed which will be compiled in the meeting minutes and posted at a later date on the Web. The Executive Board meeting was attended by eight members followed by the General Meeting with an additional 20 members in attendance.

The nominations for the new Executive Board were announced and will be voted on at next month’s club meeting. The up-coming Annual Club Banquet’s details was one among many other future calendar events discussed.

In order to demonstrate our support in NSB town activities, it was decided that we would enter a club float for the upcoming Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Parade and Celebration being held on Tuesday, February 9th. We will lead the club float with a CMS Club banner, carry our cue sticks, and toss Mardi Gras beads to the jovial hoi polloi in order to help promote NSB and our club. The parade will begin at the intersection of South Atlantic Ave. and Columbus Street and proceed for approximately seven (7) blocks along Flagler Ave.. Club participants should dress in any one of the festive Mardi Gras colors of purple, yellow, blue and/or gold. We encourage as many members as possible to participate. Call Tom Grubb 386-956-3478 for more details.  LINE UP FOR THE PARADE STARTS AT 5:30 PM.

More pictures of the meeting

Please remind all the members of the general meeting this Sat. 2/06 at 11:30… some subjects of interest to all are the banquet on March 26 and the Mayor’s Tournament on Feb 16.

Sat, Feb. 6-General Club Meeting at 11:30, we will be discussing nominations that were made for the Executive Board!  We look forward to your input at the meeting.

Tues, Feb 9- “Games People Play” at 8:45 at the Babe James Center. Helpers are needed!

Sat, Feb 13- Fun Day–Hot dogs will be served at noon….12:45 is the latest time to register for playing

Tues,Feb 16-Mayor’s tournament–Dennis will organize it…It will be played like singles mingles….Please be there by 8:15 to help set up courts. A $2.00 entry fee will be charged and returned as individual prize money. Play Is Open to Everyone (club members only).   See sign up sheet in the club house. Please COME & SUPPORT the CLUB even if not participating Mayor Hathaway will be there.

Fri, 2/19—Pot luck at 5:30 at the clubhouse…Bring a dish to share …. BUNCO will follow.

Please note that I have changed the date for the Mayors Tournament to Tuesday, February 16th. The Club needs to have a really big turnout for this to prove to the Mayor that we deserve to stay in our current location and that shuffleboard is something exciting to participate in for everyone.

January:  Tomorrow, January 27th, Inner City Matches will proceed, provided it does not rain. Saturday, January 30th, the on-going Scoring Event will be continued.

February:  Wednesday, Feb 3rd, Inner City Matches will be continued. The consequential Board Meeting scheduled on Saturday, February 6th, will hold club board member nominations. We encourage your participation in order to give a helping hand in selecting our future club leaders.  The Executive Board meeting will begin at 10:30 am followed by a General Club Meeting at 11:30 am!

The Board meetings will be followed by the on-going Saturday Scoring Event.

February 16th is scheduled for the Mayors Memorial Tournament which starts at 8:30 AM on Monday.  Everyone is encouraged to attend and/or participate.  We will need member volunteers to sign up (clubhouse sheet will be posted) to prep the courts and club facility for this tournament.

Tuesday, January 26th, thirteen (13) cheerful members of the CM Shuffleboard Club showed up to play in the Singles Mingles Tournament. We had eight (8) Pros and (5) Amateurs. The Pro Winners were: First Place – Darrel Harman; Second Place, Felix Piscitelli; and Third Place, Edna Triplett. The Amateur Winners were: First Place, Bob Tager and Second Place, Bob Wolven. We did not have a Third Place because there were not enough participants. The nominal participation fees were redistributed as winnings among the finalists. Congratulations go out to all the participants that continue to support this tournament. We recognize Dennis Buelk for organizing and implementing this delightful tournament that randomly teams-up Amateurs with Pros. Also, thanks go out to those participants who showed up early to help prepare the playing courts. Come on down and join us for these enjoyable Singles Mingles matches that are being held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Felix, Darrel and Edna, Pro Winners

Bob (Mouse) and Bob, Amateur Winners

The CMS Club held this month’s Pot Luck Dinner on January 22nd. We thank all the club volunteers that showed up at 2 pm to set up the tables and chairs for the evening banquet. Marguerite and her kitchen helpers had everything ready to go before the main group of members arrived. People started arriving around five o’clock and the banquet table just kept on filling up with the most wonderful food. Allen Best started out the evening by wishing Bob Finta a Happy Birthday and then announcing that the CMS Club was presenting Bob with a Lifetime Membership Award in appreciation for his years of loyal and devoted service.

Betty Buccini sadly announced that the new “Senior Center” replacing the old Brannon Senior Center would not be the beautiful new building currently being constructed. The new building under construction would be earmarked as a convention center. The replacement senior center may be delayed for several years and will be constructed at a different location.

Following Betty, Allen Best had Bob Finta pull the winning 50/50 drawing  ticket which was won by Durl Evans.  Joan Best gave the dinner invocation followed by over thirty members lining-up to select and enjoy the sumptuous food. Everyone joined in the clean up after dinner was done. Some members stayed after dinner to play Bunko. So ended another enjoyable festive evening of fun and fellowship.

More Pictures From The January Pot Luck Dinner.

Pete “The Hammer” Peterson, an authentic Floridian, was born in Daytona 73 years ago. Pete, a veteran, was in the service of our country for four years in the Navy. After serving, he became a logger and subsequently joined the Florida Forestry Service to help care for our state’s forests. Among other forestry skills gained, Pete battled forest fires on the front lines by driving a tractor to make the fireline that kept fires from spreading. He worked his way up to become an elite “Strike Force” Fire Fighter. After 25 years of being exposed to radiant heat and flying cinders in the forest service, Pete retired. In 2004 he joined our shuffleboard club with the support of fellow CMS member Ben Sharman and in due course, Walt Vilk. Participating in the shuffleboard tournament circuit lead up to Pete becoming a pro a few years back. He has two children and six grand children. We are appreciative of Pete’s camaraderie and grateful for his service.

Pete Peterson

Pete Peterson is currently at the Ocean View Nursing Home, Address: 2810 S Atlantic Ave, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
Phone:(386) 428-6424 He is in room 702B and would appreciate having visitors throughout the day.

Joe Shebester is currently back home under bedrest and relaxation.

Both of our members are on the mend but would appreciate your prayers and your best wishes.