Sorry such short notice, but come join Leesburg!
Leesburg is having an evening shuffle on Friday, July 4th from 7 – 9 pm. The city is having their fireworks show at the Venetian Gardens at 9pm and the fireworks can be viewed from our courts. We would love to have our shuffle friends join us that evening. Bring your own drinks and if you want a snack to share. Happy 4th of July.
Carol Helfer
Ormond Beach long time member Cliff Drapeau was 91 years old and was born in October 1933. He’s lived at 166 Deer Run Lake Dr in Ormond Beach, FL since December 2003. and he passed away on April 27, 2025. He served as President of the Ormond Beach Shuffleboard Club 2018-2019 and was involved in the Inner City shuffleboard tournaments for many seasons.
I know since I left the Ormond Beach club things have gone downhill. We are selling our house in Ormond Beach and moving back to Connecticut to be with our family. I will miss all my friends from the Northern District Shuffleboard Club, it was enjoyable playing with you all.
Sincerely,
Jerry Barr
Arthur Jordan, President of the Clermont Shuffleboard Club found two interesting pictures of their club and and article he wanted me to share.
The Clermont Shuffleboard Club has attendance records dating back to 1933. While the exact opening date is unknown, the club has been active since at least that year. The club president mentioned they enjoy the competitive nature of shuffleboard, noting that it’s “just fun”, and the group gathers regularly for biweekly play on Tuesday and Friday, and plays in tournaments with other clubs around the area starting in October
Hope all is well in your part of the world. We are doing OK down here in Leesburg and would like to invite other club members to join us on Friday, May 23rd for a fun morning of shuffling followed by a pot luck luncheon. We’d like to see our shuffling friends before next tournament season.
We are having a fun event to play beginning at 9:00. We will play four games of 40 minutes each. The loser will pay the winner of the game $1.00. Players should bring four-dollar bills. All players will record their scores and the top scorer will win a gift card. Following play we will have our pot luck luncheon. The Leesburg club will have hot dogs for everyone.
Please have the players let me know if they can attend so we will have adequate hot dogs for everyone. My email is chelfer@specialtyhose.com or my phone number is 352-446-5575 to text or call. Hope we can have many friends join us.
Carol Helfer – secretary
It is with a sad heart we want to let everyone know that Doris Hanke passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday. God rest her soul! She was a very special lady.
She was a fantastic shuffleboard player who will be sorely missed. This photo is from a tournament in Nov 2022. She and Sharon Upson beat Stan and John Giumarra. She was inducted into the Northern District Hall of Fame in 2018 and was inducted into the International Shuffleboard Hall of Fame in 2023
Please note that there was an error in recording the results from the Masters Tournament. Apparently the matches between John Giumarra and Rex Galusha were recorded in reverse so the final results for the Pro Men in the Masters should read:
NORTHERN DISTRICT MASTERS TOURNAMENT
ND28 PRO MEN Mid Florida Lakes 3/27/25
1. Al Dronsfield. . . . .13 wins . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
2. John Giumarra. . . . 9 wins. . . . . . . . . . . Deland
3. Stan Williamson . . .8 wins . . . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
4. Joseph Inga. . . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . . . . .. Deland
4. Brad Simons. . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . . . . . . Deland
6. George Snyder. . . . . 5 wins. . . . . . . . . . Hawthorne
7. Walt Bartels. . . . . . . .4 wins . . . . . . . . . Deland
8. Rex Galusha. . . . . . . .3 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
Corrected Chart.
On March 27th, the Mid Florida Lakes Shuffleboard Club hosted the Northern District Masters Tournament. Bob Robinson was the Director. Thank you to all the volunteers/pushers who made the day complete. Congratulations to all the shufflers.
ND29 PRO LADIES Mid Florida Lakes 3/27/25
1. Chris Inga. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 wins. . . . . . Deland
2. Katy Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 wins . . . . . . .Hawthorne
2. Arlene Jabaut. . . . . . . . . . 9 wins. . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
4. Carol Helfer. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . Leesburg
4. Christine Giumarra. . . . . .7 wins. . . . . .Deland
4. Diana Vincent. . . . . . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . Mid-Florida Lakes
7. Phyllis Sokol-Wood. . . . . 4 wins… . . . .Leesburg
8. Gail Howell. . . . . . . . . . . . .3 wins . . . . . Leesburg
ND30 AMATEUR MEN Mid Florida Lakes 3/27/25
1. Mark Gephart. . . . . . . . . . 10 wins. . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
1. Brad Renson. . . . . . . . . . . 10 wins. . .. . . .Deland
3. Rick Tallman. . . . . . . . . . . .9 wins . . . . . .Leesburg
4. David Strock.. . . . . . . . . . . 8 wins. . . . . . Deland
5. Steve Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . .7 wins . . . . . . Mid-Florida Lakes
6. Tony Angelo. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
7. Clark Silvers. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 wins. . . . . . Leesburg
7. Arthur Jordan. . . . . . . . . . .3 wins . . . . . .Clermont
ND31 AMATEUR LADIES Mid Florida Lakes 3/27/25
1. Sarah Horan. . . . . . . . . .. . 11 wins. . . . . . Deland
2. Barbara Allen. . . . . . . . . . . 10 wins. . . . . Deland
3. Sharon Wilde. . . . . . . . . . . .7 wins . . . . .Hawthorne
3. Debi Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 wins . . . . .Leesburg
5. Marilyn Van Lare. . . . . . . . . 6 wins. . . . .Coronado-Mainland
5. Connie Hakes. . . . . . . . . . . .6 wins . . . . .Holiday RV
7. Pat Llodra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 wins. . . . .Coronado-Mainland
8. Val Simons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 wins. . . . . Deland
Well tomorrow Mid Florida Lakes will be hosting the Northern District Masters Tournament. The shufflers have worked all season to earn the right to play in this tournament. We wish the finalists all Good Luck. Have a great tournament.
Northern District Shuffleboard 