The first State Tournaments of our season were held on 10/9 and 10/10 in Hawthorne. Rod Lewis was the Director and DCO Flooring and All FL Weather were the sponsors. There were 13 Ladies Doubles Teams and 19 Men’s Doubles Teams. Congratulations to all the shufflers especially those from the Northern District.

The Leesburg Shuffleboard Club hosted the Northern District ND02 No Two Pros Tournament on Oct 5th and 6th. Vern Ivey was the Sponsor and Gail Howell was the director.

ND02 No Two Pros – Leesburg 10/05/23 17 Teams
MAIN:
1. Joe Inga & Brad Simons………………….Deland
2. Stan Williamson & Janet Shira………..Coronado/Mainland
3. Marilyn Mills & Sharon Wilde…………..Hawthorne
4. Al Dronsfield & Roger Brown…………..Leesburg

CONSOLATION:
1. Zak Wonson & Vaughn Long……………Coronado/Mainland
2. Katie Walker & Phillis Sokol-Wood…..Hawthorne/Leesburg
3. Lyle Walker & Chuck Ebring…………….Hawthorne/Holiday RV
4. Cindy Wonson & Steve Clark…………..Coronado/Mainland/Mid-Florida

On Oct. 19th, the Mid- Florida Lakes Shuffleboard club will be hosting the ND , No Two Pros tournament. They would like you to know that the Woodshop Club will be grilling lunch and they will have a bake sale featuring breakfast sandwiches.

If it is possible, could you please pre-register with the club so that they have an idea of how many shufflers are coming?  Players could do it directly to them at  rodlewis1317@protonmail.com.

Many of us are missing pre registration. 

Thank you.  Hope to see you soon.

Sorry to notify everyone that the Northern District Tournament ND01 Scheduled for Sept 28 and Sept 29 in Deland will have to be rescheduled due to the weather. Please let anyone know that was planning to attend. Thank you.

Marilyn Mills sent me a notice to be posted on our website in the event some of our members would like to participate in the Clearwater two day Holiday Tournament.

Tom Basner sent me some sad news today, Gale Lynch from Holiday RV Village passed away yesterday. Gale and Ray Parlberg were instrumental in getting Holiday in the Northern District Association years ago. Gale was also one of our ND Tournament Directors.
Gale will be greatly missed.

I have more information on Gale from his obituary.

Obituary for Gale William Lynch

Gale William Lynch passed away on July 12, 2023, after a short illness surrounded by loved ones.

He was born on September 26, 1945, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan to Lloyd and Irene Lynch. He was reunited with his late wife, Connie Lynch, who predeceased him on May 21, 2010, and his sister Janet Fillhard, who predeceased him on March 25, 2022.

Gale was a passionate teacher and mentor at Ionia Public Schools for over 30 years. He touched the lives of many through years of teaching. After retiring from teaching, he began his second passion, raising miniature horses with Alvadar Horses.

After Gale’s hunting accident in 2002, he and his late wife Connie moved to Leesburg, Florida in 2006, where they called the Holiday RV Village their home. There they became avid shuffleboard players and tournament organizers. In addition to shuffleboard, he was an avid fisherman, hunter, and woodworker, most recently designing and creating intricate wood signs for family and friends.

Surviving him are his son, Jeff (Maritza) Lynch; daughter Deb (John) Fitzgerald; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and his longtime partner, Susan Djiovanis.

A memorial service is planned for early 2024 in the Leesburg, Florida area where Gale called home for the past 15 + years. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made to a charity of your choice in memory of Gale.

Arrangements entrusted to Beyers Funeral Home of Leesburg, Florida.

I must apologize for this continued mix up in our schedule. It is necessary that all Club Correspondence representatives make sure that the ND President has your correct email address. This will be the last change in our 2023-2024 schedule. We did not have the correct email for Clermont and therefore the schedule was changed without their knowledge. The ND17 Jan 22, 2024, Any Amateur Draw Tournament will be played in Clermont. Thanks for your attention to this notice.

ND 2023-2024 Final Tournament Schedule