The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler

The day started very chilly as our wonderful volunteers set up the Coronado/Mainland Courts for the ND19 No Two Pros Tournament on Feb 2nd (Ground Hog Day). Debbie Evans was our director with some help from Phil Wade and our sponsors were: Complete Health, Davis Bros HVAC, G&W Roofing, Highpoint Capital, NBS Homes, NSB Physical Therapy, Marriot Springhill Suites, State Farm Ins, Stellar Foot & Ankle, Town & Country Cooling, Kevin Para, Arlene & Jerry Jabaut, Gail Kadar, The Tivy Family and Cindy & Zak Wonson. Thank you to all our volunteers: Mike Beall, Betty Weese, Joan Sanford, Cindy and Zak Wonson, Joyce Tivy, Jan Sweets, Doug Hastings and all the members who came to cheer us on. Congratulations to all the shufflers.

ND19  No Two Pros   Coronado/Mainland  2/2/24     21 Teams
MAIN:
1. Cindy Wonson & Marilyn Van Lare………………………Coronado/Mainland
2. Stan Williamson & Bob Tager……………………………..Coronado/Mainland
3. Dave Dean & Ben Brannock……………………………….Leesburg/Clermont
4. Charlie Jones & Vaughn Long…………………………….Coronado/Mainland

CONSOLATION:
1. Rod Lewis & Steve Clark……………………………………Mid Florida Lakes
2. Gail Howell & Sharon Wilde………………………………Leesburg/Hawthorne
3. Walt Bartels & Paul Ayotte…………………………………Leesburg
4. Dennis Buelk & Jane Tager………………………………..Coronado/Mainland

ND21 Mixed Doubles will be held on Feb 15th at Mid Florida Lakes.  The ceramics ladies will be holding a bake sale.  Lunch will be offered by the  Lunch by the Pool committee in the large hall. Thanks

Good morning everyone. This note is to remind everyone that the CMS General Board meeting is this Saturday Feb3. Executive Board will meet at 10:00 and The General Board Meeting will begin at 11:00
This meeting is very important as we are finalizing our nominations for board members and we are finalizing plans for the Masters Tournament on March 21. Hope to see you there.

The Tavares Shuffleboard Club hosted State Amateur Tournament  A16b on January 29, 2024 .  Eleven teams participated from Mid FL Lakes, Hawthorne, Holiday RVV, Leesburg and Clermont. Rod Lewis was the director and Edward Jones and All American Washers were the sponsors. The director had a few close calls.

A16B  Any Amateur Doubles   Tavares  1/29/24     11 Teams
MAIN:
1. Carl Collin & Arthur Jordan…………………………Mid Florida Lakes/Clermont
2. Max Collin & Steve Clark……………………………..Mid Florida Lakes
3. Keith Holbrook & Richard Wandersea………….Mid Florida Lakes
4. Greg & Diana Hunter…………………………………..Holiday RV

CONSOLATION:
1. Joan & Wayne Braun…………………………………..Clermont
2. Ben & Isabel Brannock………………………………..Leesburg
3. Sharon Wilde & Arlene Hrink……………………….Hawthorne
4. Gloria Boring & Karen Basner………………………Holiday RV

This year Mardi Gras is on February 13th “Fat Tuesday”. Every year our club participates with our banner, costumes and floats. Everyone has a great time. Please sign up on the sheet in the Cue house so we can plan on how many beads we need. We will meet in the club house between 5:00 and 5:30 pm. Everyone dresses in bright Mardi Gras colors of Purple, Green and Yellow. We have some extra masks. We then walk together over to S. Atlantic where the parade starts around 7ish. Please come join the fun. For more information please contact Tom Grubb, tomgrubb423@gmail.com or call 386-956-3478.

The Leesburg Shuffleboard Club hosted the ND18 Modified Draw M-L Singles and Mixed Tournament on January 25, 2025. Gail Howell was the Director, Suter Air, Carol and Lee Helfer and Katie and Lyle Walker were the sponsors. Thank you to Don Velcio for all the wonderful pictures. Congratulations to all the shufflers.

Modified Draw: We had 25 men so the swing round made the day longer. We played until 7:10pm, but both matches come out to the quarterfinals and then the 4 people in each category, pro and am men and women, draw for each category on Friday.
 #1 plays with #1, #2 plays with #2
 They have to go to their courts, surprise, to find their partner. It was quite a match, with all teams in the finals going three close games.

A18  Modified Draw  Leesburg  1/25/24    12 Ladies/25 Men
MAIN:
1. Carol Helfer & Tom Brown…………………………….Leesburg
2. Patty Foster & Dave Dean………………………………Tavares/Leesburg
3. Diane Vincent & Stan Williamson…………………..Mid Florida Lakes/Coronado/Mainland
4. Arlene Jabaut & John Giumarra……………………Coronado/Mainland/Deland

CONSOLATION:
1. Barb Wade & George Snyder…………………………Coronado/Mainland/Hawthorne
2. Chris Inga & Jeff Geesey……………………………….Deland/Leesburg
3. Debi Collin & Walt Bartels…………………………….Mid Florida Lakes/Leesburg
4. Christine Giumarra & Ben Braddock……………..Deland/Leesburg

For more pictures from the tournament please visit the ND Post for ND18

Please note: The State Tournament A16b Any Amateur Doubles scheduled for Monday at Tavares has met its requirements and will be played.

The Clermont Shuffleboard Club hosted the ND17, Any Amateur Doubles Tournament on 1/22/24, It was a cold start, but everyone had fun and enjoyed meeting many new players. Rod Lewis was the Director. Congratulations to all the shufflers.

A17  Any Amateur Doubles   Clermont  1/22/24    11 Teams
MAIN:
1. Arthur Jordan & Bruce Campbell…………………….Clermont
2. Ray Rivard & Paul Ayotte……………………………….Leesburg
3. Doug Peuler & Chuck Ebling………………………….Holiday RV Village
4. Steve Clark & Keith Holbrook………………………..Mid-Florida Lakes

CONSOLATION:
1. Tim Ash & John Payea……………………………………Hawthorne
2.Debbie & Carl Collin………………………………………Mid-Florida Lakes
3.Joan & Wayne Braun………………………………………Clermont
4. Mark Kyle & Marie Christopher………………………Clermont

Attached please find the Minutes from our Coronado/Mainland General Board Meeting held on January 3, 2024.  Minutes for the Meeting.

Please Note:  We are hosting three tournaments this year and we will need all shufflers who are not playing in the tournament to step up and volunteer to help.  There will be a sign up sheet posted in the Cue house for each tournament.   February 1, February 29 and we will be holding the Masters Tournament on March 21.  Anyone who participates as a Masters Volunteer is invited to come to the dinner supplied on Friday.  This is always a fun event and we will be Inducting one of our own members, Rex Galusha into the Northern District Hall of Fame.  

Also Very Important is our coming elections.  This club does not function on its own.  It takes a lot of work.  Elections March 2, 2024– Pat, Judy and Scott are on the Nomination Committee.
There are 4 positions that have their terms expired after 2 years. If you have question or are interested contact committee member.   Thanks for your help.

John and Barb Fortini hosted the first Fun Day for 2024. The day turned out really cold and windy, but 40 brave shufflers showed up for the fun and games. One of our snowbirds, Pat Llodra and her team won the day. Hot dogs, chips and drinks were enjoyed after the play. Sorry I don’t know anything more, but I have downloaded some of the fun pictures from our Facebook page. Thanks to Tom Grubb and Suzanne Musashe for all the great pictures.