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Hello Fellow Shufflers. As 2025 comes to an end, I want to thank you all for supporting our organization – The Ontario Shuffleboard Association. I hope to see you all in 2026 at one of our many OSA events. Have … Continue reading →

OSA Doubles will take place July 21-23, Amateurs July 21 and Experts July 22-23. See the complete info page for Blenheim HERE.

From: Roger Kellam To: Bill and Trevor Our membership has recently voted to amend our club name to Golden Acres Shuffleboard Club. Would you now update our name change on the OSA website under the Club Information pages re Blenheim. … Continue reading →

From: Trevor Martin BYES AND 75 POINTS Some people are feeling that a 75 point score being allocated to a team receiving a Bye is too High. Based on the winning scores at the Coldwater tournament the average score in … Continue reading →

Blenheim (Golden Acres) provides this club information with updated club event dates. Our official name – Golden Acres Shuffleboard Club Address – 430 Catherine St W., Blenheim, On N0P 1A0 (located in the Golden Acres Curling Club) Schedule – League … Continue reading →

Sent to us by Trevor Martin as attached. Minutes AGM July 3 2025.docx

Ann Engell sent the 2025 AGM Minutes. Webmaster apologies for posting these CNSA minutes previously attached.

Send to us by Norm Lindsay – To All, I would like to sincerely thank everyone of the Canadian National Shuffleboard Association for your support during my time as President over the past four years. As of June 17th, 2025, … Continue reading →

This post OSA website post is for Henry’s well deserved induction into the OSA HOF – Player Category, June 13, 2024. Henry Strong was presented with a Hall of Fame jacket for reaching his point requirements (35 Points) to enter … Continue reading →

Here is the provincial report submitted to the CNSA for their AGM at Goderich tournament. Ann Engell Appendix E – Provincial Reports.pdf

Scarbrough shuffleboard Association hosted the OSGA 55+ District 16. – Scarborough/Toronto/East York  shuffleboard tournament on May 7th. It was great fun for everybody! The preliminary rounds were in the morning, then a yummy pizza for lunch, provided through through Daria … Continue reading →

Mike Milne is looking for a partner for tournaments after Ingersoll. Mike is an Amateur but will partner in an Open tournament if need be. Please call Mike at 647 409 5665.

The 2024 Ontario Shuffleboard Association Annual General Meeting will take place following play on Tuesday June 11, approximately 4 PM at the Elora Curling Club, 27 David St. W. Elora, ON N0B 1S0.

In all our tournaments this year, Amateurs play and complete their tournament on the first day. Day two is the Open tournament, preliminary rounds. Amateurs are welcome and encouraged to play in the Open tournament. Day three will be the … Continue reading →

Our Club plays in the Strathcona Paper Center, 16 McPherson Dr NapaneeWednesdays, at 10:00a.m. and 1:00p.m. From the second week of January to the last week of November. Club membership fee is $ 30.00 per year and $3.00 each day … Continue reading →

Mike Milne is looking for a partner for any/all tournaments. Mike is an Amateur but will partner in an Open tournament if need be. Please call Mike at 647 409 5665.

Our official name – Golden Acres Shuffle Club Address – 430 Catherine St W., Blenheim, On N0P 1A0 (located in the Golden Acres Curling Club) Schedule – League play- Monday’s starting at 9:00 am & Wednesday’s starting @ 6:30 pm … Continue reading →

Everyone is invited to play with us Tuesday mornings 9:00, from September to June, at the Commander Park Arena* (upstairs, elevator available). All equipment is supplied by the club. No partner is required. We organize two games of draw singles, … Continue reading →

From Bill and Maureen Bryan We would like to express our deepest condolences to Gary Pipher and family on the loss of our friend and shuffleboard member of the OSA , Barb Pipher. We have so many special memories of … Continue reading →

Thanks to all who noticed!

Here’s a link to see the picture of the Canadian team competing at the 40th ISA October 22 – 27 2023 in St Petersburg: https://theshufflersnews.wordpress.com/2023/11/08/canadian-2023-isa-team-picture/

Submiitted by Norm Lindsay through Evan Engels On behalf of the OSA we send our deepest condolences to the family of Ross Harvey on his passing October 11, 2023. Ross & his wife Isabel were great workers at the Coldwater … Continue reading →

From Louis Beausoleil: AGM was September 30th, and we have a new President- Al Little 519 809 8989, Email allittle8989@gmail.com. Vice President remains the same. Bill Van Eerd. Secretary remains the same, moi. Louis Beausoleil519 996 6589 Webmaster note: Congratulations … Continue reading →

Updated by Louis Beausoleil Sept. 30, 2023 Thames Horizon Shuffleboard Club is located at 9622 Longwoods Road Chatham, Ontario. The courts are located on the farm of Mr. Dennis Mackiness.  It’s a bit off the main road in the barn … Continue reading →

From: Roger/Carol Kellam Mingle/Singles event a huge success. The (Blenheim) Golden Acres Shuffle Club hosted a Mingle/Singles event with 49 participants on Friday August 25th. Henry Strong was the only player to win all 6 of his games to take … Continue reading →

From our Keeper Of Records, Shirley Bryan. CONGRATULATIONS to Bev Doyle, Nancy Vander Wielen and Willy Vander Wielen on reaching 5 points. They will play as Experts in 2024. CONGRATULATIONS to Henry Strong on reaching 35 points to become a … Continue reading →

Forwarded from Maureen Bryan … On behalf of the OSA, we would like to send condolences to Bill Rovers and his family, on the loss of his wife Trudy , mother and grandmother of the Rovers family. They both had … Continue reading →

24 Teams Thank you Muriel Burnett for sending in this post. Thanks to Maureen Bryan and Dotty Koert for submitting Pictures. Main 1 – Jack Thorne and George Admiral 2 – Henry Strong and Dotty Koert 3 – Jack and … Continue reading →

15 Teams From: Muriel Burnett Thank you to all the members who worked so hard, to have such a great tournament for the rest of us to enjoy. Thank you Gerrit and Gerdien for arranging a lovely evening at The … Continue reading →

This is to ensure that these reports are available to everyone. From OSA Treasurer Ray Hammond per the following linked attachment. Attachment: Reports

From: Muriel Burnett 20 Amateur Teams: 1st – Nancy and Willy VanderWielen 2nd – Margaret and Joe Chirrop 3rd – Bev Doyle and Gilles Coulombe 4th – Kathleen and Robert Jones 1st in Consolation – Joanne McLean and Barry Cooper … Continue reading →

Posted from Muriel Burnett

President Carol Archer, and Volunteers from the Coldwater Shuffleboard Club supplied the players with a delicious lunch of soup, sandwiches and desserts. A nice surprise for us was a visit from Ella Rogerson. So many friends so glad to see … Continue reading →

From Maureen Bryan… Centre Wellington Shuffleboard Club, would like to thank Carol Archer , president of Coldwater Shuffleboard Club, and all of the members of the club for putting on a successful OSA tournament. The lunches they served were very … Continue reading →

Sent to us by Roger Kellam. The (Blenheim) Golden Acres Shuffle Club hosted a Mingle/Singles tournament on Tuesday July 11th. 29 participants played 6 -16 frame games each and Art Scott was the only player to win all 6 of … Continue reading →

Sent to us by Muriel Burnett. Thank you Muriel! Ontario Players: CW Pearls: Myrna Bilton, Muriel Burnett, Dawn Hammond, Donna Blom MusTANG Sallies: Maureen Bryan, Gerdien Dykman, Linda O’Conner, Ann Engell Ontario Men’s Team Slipped Disc: – Ray Hammond, Mike … Continue reading →

Maureen Bryan has sent the minutes in DOC format, to be attached *click-here* Webmaster converted to PDF as follows: ONTARIO SHUFFLEBOARD ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING-2023.pdf

Outgoing OSA secretary Maureen Bryan has forwarded the attached minutes of our AGM held in Elora. ONTARIO SHUFFLEBOARD ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING-2023.odt

Pictures of winners sent in by Maureen Bryan have been added in the previous posts. Thank you Maureen! Please scroll down to find them, or click on one of the following links: Amateur Results Open Results

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
On behalf of the CNSA we send our deepest condolences to Max Tate and family on the passing of Ruth Tate on June 4th. Ruth was a great asset to the running of the…

CORRECTION – THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN ELORA, AT THE ELORA CURLING CLUB!Webmaster apologizes error in the previous post. AGM – Final Agenda.pdf

Please plan to attend the June 7th AGM meeting that will be held at the ELORA Curling Club, scheduled to start after the completion of play, about 4:15 p.m. Evan Engell – Final Agenda AGM – Final Agenda.pdf

We hope you are planning to play in one or more of the OSA tournaments this summer. If so, here are some changes/additional details you should note as well as info on the 2023 Events and Results page. Elora: Amateurs … Continue reading →

Webmaster has added a list of 2023 Events and Results to the website. This contains not only the schedule but details of the location and for tournaments whether lunches will be available at the tournament, any camping info and other … Continue reading →

Come and have fun !!! Updated May 13, 2024 Location – the Elora Curling Club, 60 David Street, Elora, Ontario, N0B 1S0 The name of our club is Centre Wellington (because Fergus, Elora and surrounding communities amalgamated together). Time – … Continue reading →

Sent To Us by always OSA secretary Maureen Bryan: OSA Agenda 2023..docx

Thank you to OSA Treasurer Ray Hammond, for these financial Reports in PDF format. 1-2-3 – OSA22.pdf 1-2-3 – OSA21.pdf

From: Maureen Bryan Sent in by Gerrit Dykman. There are 12 sites with 30 amp hydro for campers to use at John and Mary DeWeerd’s place. Phone number is 519-638-2102, at 7585 Wellington Rd. 8, Drayton Ont. (15 minutes from … Continue reading →

Submitted by Maureen Bryan, OSA secretary.Ontario Shuffleboard Association Inc. General Meeting will take place June 7th, 2023 following play.Location: Elora (Center Wellington Shuffleboard Club)2, 9 David St. W. Elora Agenda attached. OSA Agenda 2023..docx

We have been informed that the ONLY contact point for shuffleboard in St Marys should be The Friendship Centre. Phone: (519) 284-3272. Information previously posted has been removed by request. My apologies for any inconvenience the delay in removing previous … Continue reading →

ISA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2023 On behalf of the International Shuffleboard Association, it gives me great pleasure  to announce that six people will be inducted into the ISA Hall of Fame in the “Special Award” category. They are most … Continue reading →

Sent to us by Roger Kellam MINGLE / SINGLES in Blenheim in 2023 The (Blenheim) Golden Acres Shuffle Club will host 2 Mingle/Singles in 2023. Tuesday July 11 & Friday August 25, both starting at 9:00am. You will play six … Continue reading →

We are trying to update information available about shuffleboard in London. Can someone with first hand information please comment with information about availability of shuttle board in London and who to contact? Much appreciated, thanks in advance.

The Ontario Shuffleboard Association board and executive wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

The executive of the OSA wish to express sincere condolences to the family of Bill Pollock. Both Bill and Lorraine are well known to almost all Ontario shufflers for their significant contributions to our beloved sport.

Forwarded to us by Gary Pipher I regret to inform you that Bill Pollock passed away yesterday Nov 9 2022 while undergoing an operation. Gary

https://www.hillsidefuneral.ca/obituary/Carl-Rogerson

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
From Myrna Bilton Centre Wellington Shuffleboard Club Members Centre Wellington Shuffleboard Club had 11 members participate at the International Shuffleboard Association Championship that took place at Ingersoll, Ontario in August. From left…Ray Hammond, Norm…

Sent to us from Shirley Bryan, OSA Keeper Of Records. We now have 3 OSA Points lists – OSA Expert Points – OSA Non-Active Amateur Points – OSA Active Amateur Points At the OSA Annual meeting in June, it was … Continue reading →

An image is attached for anyone who could not open the previous ly posted Microsoft Word file.

Here’s a link to the CNSA website.https://theshufflersnews.wordpress.com/2022/08/20/come-see-the-action-at-the-isa-tournament/

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
ISA Players from each Country.docx

Carl’s induction into the Ontario Shuffleboard Association Hall of Fame was conducted at the OSA AGM held in Elora Ontario by new OSA president Evan Engell, June 14, 2022. Evan spoke about Carl’s history as president from June 2018 to … Continue reading →

From Evan Engell – Blenheim AMATEUR Tournament – August 2 The format of the tournament will change so that amateur teams will play five or six games. The tournament will start at 9:00 and finish at 4:00 with a proper … Continue reading →

Sent from Evan Engell – On behalf of the OSA board, we would like to express our thanks to Carol Archer and her many volunteer hands who put on a wonderful OSA tournament. Lunch was provided including many kinds of … Continue reading →

Sunmitted by Muriel Burnett Delicious homemade lunches were available.  Thank you to all the Coldwater volunteers, on the courts, and in the kitchen. Shown in the picture are Carole Archer and Janice Archer. OSA President Evan Engell with Tournament Director … Continue reading →

Here are the results of this week’s tournaments … Amateur: 23 TeamsMain:1st – Mary Bryans and Leida Gerrits2nd – Janice Archer and Janice Lynham3rd – Nancy and Willy VanderWielen4th – Paul Sova and Len Perrault Consolation:1st – Norm and Bernice … Continue reading →

The Minutes of the 2022 AGM are HERE or may be found via the perrmanant web-page HERE

From: Evan Engell Save your “accommodation” receipts this year. Ontario residents can claim 20% of their 2022 accommodation expenses (ex. hotel, cottage, or campground) on their 2022 tax return.  You can claim up to $1,000 as an individual, or $2,000 as … Continue reading →

OSA Tournament Director Evan Engell says “If you have ever been a State Amateur or Expert in any other country or jurisdiction, you are not eligible to play in the Amateur division of an OSA tournament; you are eligible to … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Carolyn Coulombe who should have been credited with finishing the Elora Amateur tournament in 3rd place Consolation. She had played in place of Norm Lindsay whose very sore arm prevented him from continuing in the tournament.

Sent to us by Evan Engel.

presented by Myrna Bilton June 14, 2022. It is my honour and gives me great pleasure to nominate John & Lenore Holder to the Ontario Shuffleboard Association Hall of Fame for the “Special Awards Category”. In 2003 John & Lenore … Continue reading →

Everyone is invited to the OSA Shuffleboard Doubles tournament July 5th to 7th. The AMATEUR starts July 5 with the finals on July 6th.The OPEN (Experts and Amateurs) starts July 6th with the finals on July 7th.Please plan for both … Continue reading →

Forwarded from tournament director Evan Engell Here are the results of this week’s tournaments … Amateurs: 14 Teams Main: 1st – Gilles Coulombe and John Collier 2nd – Marcel Jonker and Duane Jones 3rd – Brian and Bev Doyle 4th … Continue reading →

Presented by Maureen Bryan June 14, 2022 Marlene was introduced to shuffleboard in Frostproof, Florida in 2010. At first she wasn’t keen on the game but her husband Jim really liked it. After a few months playing in Florida and … Continue reading →

Jim corbille has notified us that he just had a meeting with the Ingersoll community services. We will be unable to host single mingle tournaments this year. We are going to work on hosting several next year once we can … Continue reading →

Here are pictures of each amateur team that Muriel Burnett took at the Aurora Tournament. Thank you Muriel! (We would like to add the names one more time is available).

This link to Lorraine’s obituary is kindly forwarded to us by Gary Pipher https://www.arbormemorial.ca/taylor/obituaries/lorraine-mary-pollock/87236

Some pictures taken at the Elora tournament.

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Lorraine Pollock From Norm Lindsay – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lorraine Pollock. Lorraine was tournament director for the OSA and CNSA. She was active working in many…

From Maureen Bryan – On behalf of the OSA,, we are saddened to hear of the passing of Lorraine Pollock. We send our condolences to Bill and the family. She was a strong supporter of shuffleboard, and a friend to … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Message from Jim Corbeil A big “Thank You” to Gail Jeffery, Larry Taylor and Marlene Corbeil! Today, Friday June 10th, we added two more shuffleboard courts to the floor of the Ingersoll Arena. ISA…

Please note this update: Lunch will NOT be Available. Please bring your own lunch and other refreshments. Further Details are included from the “2022 Events and Results” page. August 2nd – 4th ~ OSA AMATEUR & OPEN DOUBLES ~ BLENHEIMGolden Acres … Continue reading →

Place – Elora Curling Club (Center Wellington Shuffleboard Club), 29 David St. W., Elora.Time – following last game of the day (approx 4pm.) 1.    President Carl Rogerson – open meeting with invocation. 2.    Roll Call of board members- Rendall Bilton-past … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Roy Babcock CNSA Hall Of Fame – Player 2022 Longtime partners – Myrna Bilton and Roy Babcock. – Roy joins Myrna in the CNSA Hall Of Fame. Roy Babcock gets a A well deserved…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
/ Induction of Marlene Corbeil into the CNSA Hall of Fame Players category by Norm Lindsay: Marlene CorbeilCNSA Hall Of Fame, Player In 2010 Marlene was first introduced to shuffleboard in Frostproof, Florida. Marlene…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Congratulations to the following Expert and Amateur players: Main: John Jefferson and Wayne Benson Rip VanGinkel and Bill LeMay Walter White and Herman Lansink Ann Engell and Leda Gerrits Consolation: Henry Strong and Dottie…

Fom Maureen Brian. – This is a reminder about our OSA AMATEUR and OSA OPEN DOUBLES tournaments. COME OUT AND HAVE FUN! AMATEUR – June 14th – 15thOPEN June 15th – 16th. Please plan to attend the  OSA GENERAL MEETING after play … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Congratulations to the following Amateur players: Main: Bev and Brian Doyle Nancy Vander Wielen and Joann McLean Hedy Black and Mary Bryans Ann Engell and Maria Duguay Consolation: Norm and Bernice Lindsay Pete and…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Ruth Tate Ruth Tate was inducted into CNSA Hall Of Fame by Myrna Bilton, 2022 05 31, at the CNSA AGM in Ingersoll Ont. Myrna’s words follow: It truly is a privilege and honour…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
From Ann Engell Date: Wed, May 25, 2022, 10:19 2022 CNSA Tournament Date: May 30 – Amateurs May 31 – Jun 1 – Open Registration: 7:45 – 8:30 SHARP! Location: Ingersoll District Memorial Area…