The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler

The CMS Club did quite well at the ND Masters Tournament held in Tavares, Florida. It is a great honor for shufflers who are recognized by being invited to compete against their peers for bragging rights and good old fun at the season ending ND Masters Tournament.

Tournament standings for the CM Shufflers are:

Pro Men match-ups – Dennis Buelk came in Third;

Pro Women match-ups – Edna Triplett tied for Second;

Amateur Women match-ups – Bonnie Radke came in Fifth;

Amateur Men match-ups – Randy Radke came in First;  Bob “Mouse” Wolven came in Second;  Rex Galusha came in Third; and Jeffry Luneau tied for Fourth. It should be noted that Wayne Lockwood qualified for the Amateur Men Masters but elected not to play.

The weather was ideal on both days and the tournament was managed flawlessly. Appreciation and thanks go out to: the Tavares Shuffleboard Club for hosting this event; ND Tournament Directors Donna King and Jack Wooten; and all the volunteers (pushers, workers, etc.) who made this tournament possible. Mary Ann Pabst, Grace Marlatt, Mona Carkmer and Walt Vilk from CMS also volunteered as pushers to support this event.

The tournament ending banquet had dinner, entertainment, presentation of Pro and State Amateur Pins, TOC Awards and Masters’ results overseen by Masters of Ceremonies Lorraine Layton, Jack Wooten and Pat King.

Volunteer pushers and workers that made the tournament possible.

More Pictures From The Masters Tournament and Banquet

Coronado/Mainland Shuffleboard Club member Bonnie Radke was presented the Frank Wilson Special Award for the Northern District Annual Amateur Women Shuffleboard TOC (TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS) Champion.  The award was presented to Bonnie by Pat King, President of  Northern District Shuffleboard, at the Masters Banquet held in Tavares on Friday afternoon, March 24th. The CMS Club will be able to display this award on its premises for one year until the next TOC tournament is held in 2017. Congratulations to Bonnie and the CMS Club.

More Pictures of Presentation

• Remember that the new DAILY PLAY season WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY APRIL 4TH with a 9:45 am START TIME (this will replace the current 1:00 pm Daily Play until October).
• Thursday Morning Four-Play’s new season will start Thursday morning April 7th at 8:45 am. This friendly competition is open to all shuffleboard clubs and will continue throughout the summer.
• A sign up sheet for the Saturday, April 9th FUN DAY will be posted in the club house.

We appreciate the eleven (11) keen shufflers who showed up for the final Singles Mingles Competition of the season. We had Five (5) Pros and Six (6) Amateurs from the CM Shuffleboard Club. The Pro Winners were: First Place – John Holder;  Second Place – Pete Peterson;  Third Place – Walt Vilk. The Amateur Winners were: First Place – Bob Tager;  Second Place – Randy Radke;  Third Place – Bonnie Radke. We would like to thank Dennis Buelk for managing the program throughout the 2015/2016 season and those volunteers who helped prepare the courts for these games. The next season, 2016/2017, will start again in October.

Pro Winners: John, Pete and Walt

Amateur Winners: Bob, Bonnie and Randy

A lot of fun loving players showed up this Saturday in anticipation of  participating in the Fun Day Challenge. Hot dogs, chips, coffee, lemonade and a great selection of deserts was made available for those interested participants.  Also a 50/50 drawing was offered. After noticing some passersby with umbrellas, we were alerted that it had started to rain.  Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, the Fun Day was called off  by Allen Best due to a Rain Out. A shoutout of appreciation with thanks goes to those club volunteers who came out early to prepare the hospitality club room and prepare the courts with Fun Day props.

More Pictures from the Fun Day Rain Out.

Just a reminder that FUN DAY is this Saturday, March 19th. If you have not participated, please come on down and meet the challenge. I have actually found that it makes my regular shuffleboard play better. Sign up in the club house so we know how many hot dogs to have. 12:00 noon for hot dogs and the games begin at 1:00 PM. See you there!

Today’s weather was perfect for the CMS Club Clean-Up Day that started approximately at 9am. Twenty-one (21) CMS volunteers got busy on the courts to have the leaves blown off, scrubbed, washed and  squeegeed before the wind blew it dry. Then the wax was rolled on all twenty courts.  Meanwhile, the bleachers were relocated, benches were washed, chalkboards were scrubbed and the sponges cleaned. The clubhouse floors were swept and some volunteers even re-painted and re-numbered the disks (vivid festive colors). We had a break for coffee and donuts before finishing up at 11:30am.

Without volunteers, there would not be a well functioning club. Thanks to all the following volunteers who came out to help maintain our courts and club facilities.

Allen and Joan Best, Rich and Candy Kordeleski, Arden and Mary McConnell, Randy and Bonnie Radke, Marguerite and Paul Fortier, Denny and Angie Wyss, Bill Boyes, John Tardif, Dennis Buelk, Jerry Jabaut, Roland Gilles, Dave Helverson, Darrel Harman, John Fortini and Bob Stock.  

A lot of us will be back at 6:30 tonight to break-in the newly waxed courts.

More Pictures from Clean-Up Day

This is a reminder that Tuesday March 15th at 9:00 AM We will be cleaning, washing and scrubbing the courts and then applying a coat of wax. We need volunteers to come help out. Men and Women are both welcome. If you do not want to scrub the courts we can use help cleaning the score boards and sweeping up the club house. Time to prepare for all the Upcoming Events. Check out all of the pictures and fun we had at previos work days on our photos link.  It is greatly appreciated when those members who want to play, also volunteer to come down and help maintain the courts as well.

Please remember to sign up for FUN DAY.  The list is in the club house.  It is scheduled for March 19th at 12:00 noon and is great fun for all shuffleboard skill levels.

Tickets are on sale for our catered Annual End Of Season Banquet on March 26th.

Thursday, March 10th, was a beautiful first day start to the TOC tournament in Hawthorne. Hawthorne’s courts and facilities were very well maintained and ready to go.  Sixty-eight (68) competitive players showed up for the Tournament of Champions challenge.  All the players had to have placed during the Northern District’s seasonal sanctioned tournaments in order to participate in the TOC.  Jack Wooten, one of the TOC Officials, was temporarily in the hospital, so Donna King, even though shorthanded, took on the challenge of presiding over four tournaments (Pro Men, Pro Women, Amateur Men and Amateur Women) .  With the help of her husband Pat, they did an outstanding job.

March 10/11, 2016 – Amateur Women TOC
Main Rankings:…………………………..…Out of 8 Players
1. Bonnie Radke……………………………..C/M
2. Betty Mondeel…………………………….……….Hawthorne
3. Loretta Wadden……………………………………Clerbrook
4. Jan Dally…………………………………………..…Orange City
Consolation Rankings:
1. Bonnie Goetzinger……………………….………Hawthorne
2. Katie Lammers……………………………………Tavares
3. Judy Kolszynski…………………………………..Clerbrook
4. Mona Carkner………..…………………..C/M

March 10/11, 2016 – Amateur Men TOC
Main Rankings:…………………………….Out of 22 Players
1. Danny Richards…………………………..………Clerbrook
2. Rex Galusha…………………….……..…C/M
3. Jeffry Luneau…………………………….C/M
4. Vern Ivey…………………………………………….Inverness
Consolation Rankings:
1. Wayne Lockwood………………………C/M
2. Ralph Lyon……………………..………………..Leesburg
3. George Snyder…………………………………..Clermont
4. Tom Allen…………………………………………Clermont

Mar.10,2016 – Pro Woman TOC
Main Rankings:………………………………Out of 16 Players
1. Sue McLaughlin……………………………………Hawthorne
2. Doris Hanke……………………………..…………Hawthorne
3. Carol Helfer…………………………………………Leesburg
4. Alice Vandevender……………………………….Orange City
Consolation Rankings:
1. Marion Lohbusch…………………………….…..Hawthorne
2. Gean Pickett……………………..………….……..MFL
3. Patty Foster…………………………….…….…….Tavares
4. Jo Ann Craw…………………………….….………Holiday Trv Rst

March 10/11, 2016 – Pro Men TOC
Main Rankings:………………………..….Out of 22 Players
1. Lewis Kagan……………………………………….Leesburg
2. Robert Robinson………………………………..Hawthorne
3. John Giumarra…………………… …………….Deland
4. Andy Serina…………………………………..…..Parkwood Oaks
Consolation Rankings:
1. Ivan Layton………………………………………..Tavares
2. Ronald Raymond.………………………C/M
3. Larry Whalen………………………………..……Leesburg
4. Walt Vilk…………………………………..C/M

Congratulations to all the C/M shuffleboard members who placed in the TOC  challenge. Well Done!

1st Place Amateur Women

More Pictures from the Tournament of Champions

Attached please find the minutes from the Executive/General Board Meetings held on March 5, 2016.  These minutes announce our new Executive Board Members for the next two years.

Minutes March5_2016  Board Meetings.