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 23^rd 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.

This year we were saddened to hear that our friend David Nitchie had passed away. He was so close to receiving his Hall Of Fame Jacket that the board voted to award it to him posthumously. The following are pictures of the NDSA presenting Dave Nitchie’s daughter, Pam and son-in-law, Guy with his HOF Jacket.  Also pictures of the Dave Nitchie plaques which will now be presented to the 1^st place winners of the TOC for the Men’s/Ladies Pro Division presented by the Leesburg Shuffleboard Club.  The other pictures are of Fred Newman and Patty Foster being given going away gifts for all the work they have done over the years for the Leesburg Shuffleboard Club as they will not be returning back to Florida.

The Leesburg Shuffleboard Club held the Tournament of Champions (TOC) this year. Bob Robinson and Tom Brown were our Directors and our sponsors were Joe and Chris Inga, Lyle and Katy Walker, Lee and Carol Helfer, David Nitchie and Family, and C.H. Evans Roofing and Contracting. Anyone who had placed in a tournament this year and qualifiers from past years could participate. Congratulations to all the shufflers. Frank Wilson Special Award

The Frank Wilson Special award is given to the Top Amateur Lady and the Top Amateur Man.
Debbie Clark and Dave Strock received this award.

A new plaque, The Dave Nitchie Memorial Plaque was given to the top Pro Lady and Pro Man.
Gail Howell and Al Dronsfield received this award.

ND24 Pro Men Leesburg   March 14, 2025 14 Shufflers
MAIN:
1. Al Dronsfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leesburg
2. Larry Whalen. . . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
3. Rex Galusha . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
4. Joe Inga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deland

CONSOLATION:
1. Stan Williamson. . . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
2. Lewis Kagan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
3. Roger Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leesburg
4. Chuck Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leesburg

ND25 Pro Ladies Leesburg   March 14, 2025 10 Shufflers
MAIN:
1. Gail Howell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
2. Christine Inga. . . . . . . . . . . . . Deland
3. Katy Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawthorne
4. Carol Helfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg

CONSOLATION:
1. Phyllis Sokol-Wood. . . . . . . .Leesburg
2. Patty Foster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tavares
3. Jane Sackman. . . . . . . . . . . . .Hawthorne
4. Bonnie Goetzinger. . . . . . . . . Hawthorne

ND26 Amateur Men Leesburg   March 14, 2025 20 Shufflers
MAIN:
1. David Strock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deland
2. Arthur Jordan, Jr. . . . . . . . . . Clermont
3. Steve Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-Florida Lakes
4. Arthur Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . .Clermont

CONSOLATION:
1. Paul Ayotte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
2. Doug Peuler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday RV
3. Bill Sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
4. Mark Gephart. . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland

ND27 Amateur Ladies Leesburg   March 14, 2025 8 Shufflers
MAIN:
1. Debbie Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
2. Marilyn Van Lare. . . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
3. Brenda Ebling. . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday RV
4. Jan Sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland

CONSOLATION:
1. Barbara Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . Deland
2. Connie Hakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday RV
3. Val Simons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deland
4. Diana Hunter. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday RV