The Coronado/Mainland Shuffler

At 8:45 am this morning some of our volunteers showed up to wipe off the renovated courts with damp towels before waxing. Then as the other volunteers arrived, we started spreading and rolling on the wax. Because Tom had cleaned the courts the evening before, we were able to finish the waxing job in approximately 50 minutes. Many thanks to volunteers; Allen Best, Bob Stock, Dennis Buelk, Dave Helverson, Rich Kordeleski, Cindy Wonson, Rod Lewis, Tom Carbonell, Randy and Bonnie Radke for their help and support. We were able to finish-up quickly and thereby proceeded to play three matches of shuffleboard on the unfinished courts 18 & 19. The upper courts will be open for shuffling starting tomorrow. Ciao!

More pictures from Court Waxing

Friday night we held our July Pot Luck Dinner.  Thirteen (13)  members showed up.  Rich, Candy, Connie and Gerry gave us a pleasant surprise by their attendance.  It was a small party so we changed the positioning of the tables to face each other.  Pres. Tom Carbonell  reported on the expected progress of the Nidy court renovations. He explained that we needed to seal the completed courts with wax before playing on them.

Joan Best said a dinner prayer before we lined up to chow down.  The food was tasty and filling. Tom brought his wonderful pork loin while Jim brought his famous deviled eggs. There was ham, chicken, baked beans, broccoli casserole and desserts. We socialized for a time during and after dinner before everyone helped to clean up.  We did not have enough members to play Bunco, so we all said goodbye till we meet again.

Tom Carbonell stayed after the dinner to squeegee off the upper courts so they would be clean and dry for waxing on Saturday morning.

More pictures from the Pot Luck Dinner

We have our Pot Luck Dinner at 5:00 PM on Friday July 20th.

Tonight CMS Club members can play on the lower courts for our usual Thursday Evening 6:30 PM Play.

The Nidy Construction Company will start work on the Lower Courts tomorrow morning so THERE WILL BE NO FRIDAY MORNING SHUFFLEBOARD.  DO NOT PLAY ON THE UPPER COURTS UNTIL WE CAN WAX THEM.

We would like some volunteers to come at 9:00 am on Saturday to help wax the upper courts. So, NO SHUFFLEBOARD ON SATURDAY. We will be able to play on the upper courts starting on Sunday. Regular play on the upper courts will begin on Monday at 10:00 am.  Thanks for your patience during the refinishing job.

Nidy has been working hard to finish our upper courts. They have completed two coats of the green paint and touched up the court edges. Today they were finishing the stencil work on the newly painted courts. They use metal forms to keep the lines and numbers straight. The courts will need a day or two to cure before we wax them to seal in the paint. It looks great!

The usual morning clean up crew arrived early to prep the courts for our Thursday Morning Four-Play Challenge. We played on the lower courts because Nidy was still working on the upper courts. Twenty (20) enthusiastic players came for the TMFP Challenge. Shufflers each played four matches. Congratulations to Bob Tager and Rod Lewis for winning all four of their matches. Next week we should be playing on our newly refinished courts. Hope to see you then. Ciao!

Bob Tager and Rod Lewis

Just to let you know that we will still be playing our Thursday Morning Four-Play Challenge on Thursday. We will be using the lower courts because they are just finishing the top courts. Hope to see you there at 8:45 AM.

We will also still be playing Thursday night at 6:30 PM on the lower courts.  See you there.

NIDY employees arrived this morning to continue their work. Yesterday they washed and sanded the courts. Today they taped and painted courts 5 thru 12 (including the “Foot“). They will put two coats on the court. Looks really nice so far.

TONIGHT WE WILL PLAY AT REGULAR TIME, BUT ON AN ALTERNATE COURT. Should be able to finish all three games before dark (Sunset 8:23 pm). See you there.  More pictures from Tom yesterday.

Pictures from this morning from Randy following one coat of paint.

First coat of paint.

The employees from Nidy Sports: Sports Construction Builders arrived early today to refinish our courts. Tom Carbonell (Club President) was there to greet them. They have begun on courts 5 through 12 while we will be able to play on the other courts today and tomorrow. We may not be able to play on our lighted courts on Tuesday night. Please check back tomorrow. We may be able to start an hour early and play on some of the other courts. Stay tuned!

Acid/degreaser wash

Grinding the courts

The usual morning clean up crew arrived to prep the courts for the Thursday Morning Four-Play Challenge. Seventeen (17) committed shufflers showed up to meet the Challenge. We each played the usual four matches. When all the games were finished only Dennis Buelk won all four of his matches. CONGRATULATIONS!  Hope to see you all back again next week to enjoy the challenge.  Ciao!

Dennis Buelk

Hi Everyone. This is just a reminder that this month’s Pot Luck Dinner is scheduled for Friday, July 20. The sign up sheet is posted in the Cue House. Please sign up and come join us for an evening of camaraderie and good food. “We have to eat somewhere” Let’s make it with friends. Hope to see you there.