The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler

The usual clean up crew arrived to clean and set up the courts for the Thursday Morning Four Play Challenge. Sixteen (16) enthusiastic shufflers showed up to meet the challenge and prepare for the upcoming tournament season starting Oct. 3rd in Deland. Randall and Rita Harman stopped by the courts to say hello to everyone and thank us all for our good words and prayers for Darrel Harman. Congratulations to Debbie Evans and Randy Radke for winning all four of their matches. We have only two more weeks left this season to play the Thursday Morning Challenge, so come on down. Ciao!

Debbie Evans and Randy Radke

Pat Moran wanted the CMS club to know that our fellow shuffler Ron Fleming from Orange City had passed away. He has been with their club for approx. 25 years. Ronald Mac Fleming, 83, passed away Aug. 27, 2019.   Mr. Fleming was born June 8, 1936.  Our prayers are with his family and friends.  He will be missed.  For cards please mail,  209 Terra Alta Dr., DeBary Fl  32713.  His wife’s name is Esther.

Ron Fleming

Randall Hartman spoke with Pastor Steve today, and what I sent below is accurate. Everyone is welcome to attend 11:00 Church, or the 12:00 Potluck (please bring a dish) and/or the 1:00 informal “Remembrance” – which we estimate to be around 30 minutes.
New Smyrna Beach Bible Chapel
101 Hester Avenue.

We are holding an Estate Sale Friday and Saturday at his condo at 496 Bouchelle #104. It is being run by Sweet Memories and they are posting items/photos on estatesales.net.

We know how competitive Darrel was, so you probably all have stories we hope we hear at some point! We will be stopping by the courts on Thursday Sept 12th to say hello.  Hope to see you there.

Randall and Rita Harman will be in New Smyrna Sept 11 through 16th. They have  contacted Darrel’s minister, and are waiting to hear back for more details, but looks like they have a regular Sunday service at 11:00, then they’ll have a 12:00 potluck with a brief memorial service for Darrel at 1:00. Everyone is welcome to attend all- but would be really nice if those who wanted to come just for the memorial would bring a dish and visit with us for the potluck too! More on that soon.

They plan to stop by the courts on Thursday morning to say hello to the shufflers, unless you have a different activity you’d recommend.

I will put up a further notice about the memorial service when I have it.

Stan Williamson,  a CMS State Hall of Famer, has been nice enough to sponsor a Saturday Morning Shuffleboard Clinic. They start at 8:00 Saturday mornings and are open to any members interested in bettering their game. This week Stan had two courts instructing new techniques for improving their shuffleboard game.  Stan and Gary Deso, from Quail Hollow, Cindy and Zak and Jerry and Arlene attended. Hope to see more of you here to attend next week.

So the usual clean up crew arrived early to dry and clean the courts after Dorian for the Thursday Morning Four Play Challenge. The morning was beautiful and brisk. We had Seven (7) brave shufflers show up to play on one full and one round robin court. After all four games only Zak Wonson was able to win all four of his matches. Congratulations Zak. Hope to see you all back again for next weeks challenge. Ciao!

Zak Wonson

Stopped by the shuffleboard courts this morning after Dorian had moved on. Very little mess to clean up and a bit of water to be squeegeed, but looks like we will be able to play our regular Thursday Morning Four Play Challenge tomorrow. Will need a bit more clean up than usual, but unless it rains, we should be able to play.  Checked on the chickens and they seemed to have made it through the storm as well.

The usual clean up crew arrived to prepare the courts for the Thursday Morning Four Play Challenge. Eighteen (18) players showed up for the morning challenge. We played four matches changing partners and courts after each game and recording the winners of each match. After we cleaned the courts and checked the scores Randy Radke and Tiim Pergrem won all four of their matches. Everyone please stay safe during the coming hurricane and maybe we will be clear to play shuffleboard on Thursday. Take Care. Ciao!

Tim Pergrem and Randy Radke

I got a message from Marguerite Fortier that Paul’s sister Mona Tibbetts had passed away. Mona had begun playing shuffleboard with our club back in 2008. The following link will take you to the obituary. Our prayers go out to Marguerite, Paul and their families.

Mona Tibbetts

Link to the obituary.

One of our club’s esteem State Hall of Fame Shufflers, Stan Williamson, will be giving a free Shuffleboard clinic for both Pros and Amateurs weekly, starting Saturday, August 31 at 8:00 am. This is warm up for regular Saturday play at 10:00 am. He will be demonstrating strategy and effective ways to improve your game. Come on by to see what it is all about. Ciao!

Stan Williamson