Author Archives: Shufflin' Bill B

Attached for your information is the schedule of the 2016 OSA-Sanctioned Tournaments, including the CNSA Doubles. We have tried to fill in as many of the blanks a possible at this stage, and will be working on more details (e.g. … Continue reading →

Please click on the attached PDF to see OSA President Bilton’s thank you. 2015-07-09 OSA President thanks for Nobel.pdf

Kindly submitted by Muriel Burnett – NOBEL OSA Open Doubles Tournament Results – Main Event. 23 Entries First –      Peter and Erika Berg Second – Myrna Bilton, Roy Babcock Third –    Bill Boyes and James Corbeil Fourth –  Eleanor Simmons, … Continue reading →

Kindly forwarded by Muriel Burnett – First Place Dawn and Ray Hammond Second Place Shirley, Wolter Bootsma Third Place Merv Lambe, Paul Alyward Fourth Place Murray and Muriel Burnett And a big thank you to the people who worked so … Continue reading →

At the opening ceremonies of the Nobelton OSA Doubles, we gathered in a circle, and after an opening prayer by Carl Rogerson, we all sang “O Canada” led by Bev Fowler, and then our tournament director, Marlene Corbeil, reminded us … Continue reading →

NOBEL OSA AMATEUR DOUBLES Consolation Winners Kindly sent in by Muriel Burnett – First Place Linda O’Connor, Garry Keating Second Place Eleanor Snider, Howard Snider Third Place Frank, Ruth Anne Sobo Fourth Place Earnest Thomas, Beverly Fowler Congratulations to all … Continue reading →

Nobel 2015 OSA Amateur tournament Winners.  12 Entries Sent in by Muriel Burnett – Thanks so much Muriel. First Place, Main Event. Donna Blom, Audrey Lambe Second Place Main Event Dawn and Ray Hammond Third Place Main Event John and … Continue reading →

Muriel Burnett kindly forwarded the preceding picture, and the following note (my fault they came apart – Bill) Here we are up in Nobel, a total of seven campers, enjoying this fine country up here. The amateurs started this morning, … Continue reading →

From: Hubert Van Eerd Thames Horizon Mingles/Singles Tournament Results for July 2/15 22 Pro Entries 1  Hubert Van Eerd 2  Henry Armstrong 3  Bill LeMay 4  Linda Armstrong 5 Marv Crow 6 Frank Reynen   22 Amateur Entries 1 Elliot … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News:
On Sat. May 30 2015 , a graveside service was held in the Wyvale Cemetery as a celebration of life for Doris Bumstead who passed away on March 27.  The service was…

Hello everyone! I have been asked if we know of any shuffleboard clubs or activity in or near Fenlon Falls. Please comment/reply  below or email shuffleboardbill@gmail.com. Thanks, Bill B.

Go it John – thanks. You are now first in the list on the Clubs page – https://shuffleon.org/clubs/. Cheers, Bill Boyes On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Bill Boyes <shuffleboardbill> wrote: From: John Mickle Name of Club: Ancaster … Continue reading →

From: John Mickle Name of Club: Ancaster Seniors’ Achievement Centre Schedule: Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m Location: 622 Alberton Road South, Ancaster, ON Members of the Seniors’ Centre are charged $1 each time they play. Phone number of the … Continue reading →

Revised minutes are attached ->  2015 AGM Minutes.rev. Minutes of previous years are files on this website under the “About Us” page on the Black-Bar menu, then click “Documents, Reports and Awards.”

Donna Blom has found a partner for Nobel.  The partner Needd page has been updated – no current entries.

The following was kindly sent in from John Mickle. Thank you so much – it is a great story. You must love shuffleboard the way we do! – Bill Boyes (shuffleboardbill) From: J and B Mickle Hello Bill: I am … Continue reading →

London Shuffleboard Club Location – Silverwoods Arena, 50 Sycamore St., London, Ont. Play & Schedule – Tuesdays, May through August (15 weeks),  12:30 – 4:00 PM. Play 3 games of draw doubles/singles (draw for a partner/opponent each game). A 50/50 … Continue reading →

Requested by Ron Ferguson – St Mary’s SHuffleboard Club will host the Big Apple Tournament Sept. 21st at the Lind Sportsplex in St Mary’s. Click on the attachment to see the flier for more details. 2015_-_Apple_tournie.pdf

[London Singles Mingles – update] Update adding Expert names which were inadvertenly left off the original. From: Marlene Corbeil > > The London Shuffleboard Club held a Single/Mingles tournament June 16th, 2015 > We had 51 players. Here is a … Continue reading →

Forwarded by OSA President, Rendall Bilton. 2015-06 OSA President Thanks Wellington Centre SC

We are please to add information about the Moidland SHuffleboard Club to the OSA website, Clubs page, as follows. Forwarded from Peter MacLeod – Midland Shuffleboard Club We play outdoors on 4 courts which we had resurfaced and painted last … Continue reading →

From: Maureen Bryan Date: Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 10:40 PM Sent to OSA DIrectors – Bill Boyes, please add minutes to OSA web site, also add treasurers report from meeting Ray had sent to us. Thanks to all for … Continue reading →

I am posting the following names of the winners separate from the pictures. Muriel Burnett kindly sent in both the names and the pictures in one email to me, but names did not show up on the website. I will … Continue reading →

Hosted by the Elora (Centre Welington) Shuffleboard Club, the OSA Doubles tournament for Amateur players was held June 9 – 10 in beautiful Elora Ontario. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed all the wonderful facilities at Elora Curling Club. … Continue reading →

Congratulations to everyone! Submitted by Hubert Van Eerd 21 Amateur entrees 1st Howard Armstrong 2nd Jane Chalmers 3rd John Martin 4th Jean Dalton 5th John Shewburg 6th Katie Starzacher 20 pro entrees 1st Art Scott 2nd Marion Reynen 3rd Cathy … Continue reading →

I have got a partner. – See you at Elora! Bill B.

Forwarded from The Shufflers News (CNSA Website) – Congratulaions to the winnerst at the 2015 CNSA Amateur and Open Tournaments held in Woodstock Ontario, May 25 – 28. Amateur Winners at Woodstock – May 25, 2015 Main 1st Joanne Clark … Continue reading →

Sent in by Maureen Bryan ELORA shuffleboard OSA tournament dates, June 9th Doubles- Amateurs start at 9am. June 10th Doubles- Open starts at 9am. OSA meeting will begin approx. 5pm, following shuffle games June 9th. Sorry for the confusion. Regards … Continue reading →

With appologies for the erronious subject and the missing details in the previous post – Sent from: Maureen Bryan ELORA OSA TOURNAMENT. Amateur play starts June 7th. JUNE 7-9th, 2015. Open play starts June 8th -9th. 60 David St. ELORA, … Continue reading →

title[Eloria area shuffleboard] Editors Note: Here is a LINK to the information about this club – also found on this website under Clubs/Center Wellington Sent in by Maureen Bryan – ELORA shuffleboard club has been up and running for a … Continue reading →

From: Maureen Bryan Date: Fri, May 15, 2015 at 9:31 PM Subject: Agenda for OSA Annual Meeting To: Shuffleboard Bill OSA- GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING ELORA- JUNE 9-2015, approx. 5pm. Following shuffle games. 1. Roll call of board members. Rendall Bilton, … Continue reading →

Forwarding a query from Barb McKee – marv- – – – – – – – – – – Hello, We recently played shuffleboard in the US and were wondering if someone could possibly let us know if there are any … Continue reading →

The Thames Horizon Shuffle club 2015 season got off to a very good start again on May 7 with 47 members attending. We play league in the morning hoss collar in the afternoon We have the same as last year, … Continue reading →

Almost every shuffleboard club could use a few more members!  Club events are a great attraction, both to members and potential members. If you don’t have anything planned, then have a “FREE SHUFFLEBOARD” day, and advertize it in the local … Continue reading →

Sent in by Jim Corbeil London Shuffleboard Club will hold two Mingle/Singles, Tuesday June 16th, Tuesday July 14th. Silverwoods Arena, 50 Sycamore St. London, Ontario Registration starts at 8.30am. Entry fee is $5.00. All money goes for prize money. 6 … Continue reading →

On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Fred Dunk <dunk> wrote: To All Members as of 6 May 2015 we will be playing shuffleboard in the Napanee Curling Club building located at 180 York St. See you there Fred … Continue reading →

​From Jim Corbeil – I would like to thank Gary Pipher for delivering the OSA Trailer to Woodstock. It is a long drive from Coldwater, and we really appreciate him and Barb for making the long trip. Gary gave me … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
From: Muriel Burnette – Date: Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:14 PM Subject: Canadians win at Norwich Open I thought you might like a little report on the Norwich Open held in Norwich UK…

Sent in by Ron Ferguson – Once again, St.Marys Shuffleboard Club will be hosting the Apple Tournament for Thedford, this coming September. Tony C. confirmed by e-mail today, they would be pleased if we (St.Marys) would do this tournament again. … Continue reading →

860 College St  – near Ossington – there’s a newly opened “rescreational facility” called “Track and Field”! They focus (?!) on outdoor games. SHUFFLEBOARD included. That’s right – FLOOR SHUFFLEBOARD! You can also get a beer of glas of wine … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Kudos to Jim for all his hard work in obtaining sponsors for the Woodstock CNSA Doubles May 25th – 28th, 2015. ———- Message from Jim Corbeil ———- Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 3:35 PM…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
In response to an email I received, because my reply to the sender was rejected by their email system … and because there my be some other folks out there with similar questions. –…

Everyone is invited to some out and have fun with us. Beginners welcome! Play all day if you want – BYO lunch. We thank Jo Casey for the following announcement: – – – – – – – – – – … Continue reading →

Forwarded by Al Wilson … Subject: Congratulations to Rip VanGinkle Hi Guys:  Good news.  Rip came first in the Southern District Masters, Men’s District Amateur division.  He won 11 of a possible 14 games.  He lead the division for most … Continue reading →

Forwarded from Scugog (Blackstock) president Larry Spires … Subject: FW: Congratulations to Cathie Hurst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations to Cathie Hurst!!! Cathie placed first in the Cental District pro ladies masters. She won 12 out of 14 games.

— Thames-Horizon Club – 2015 Info/Schedule — We would like everyone in the Chatham area to come and play with us and join in our fun and fellowship. We play 9 AM to 3.30 PM Thursdays, from May 7 to … Continue reading →

We are sadenned to have to pass on the news of the passing of Henry Van Dorp. Here is a link to the obituary – http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oId=859215 Henry was president of the Ontario Shuffleboard Association and is a membern of the … Continue reading →

Fred Dunk has updated us with new information for the Greater Napanee Shuffleboard Club: Presedent  Fred Dunk  dunk@kos.net  613 354 6299 Vice Presedent Neil Hopper  hopper@mycando.ca 613 354 2238 Past Presedent Ross Quanz  quandalerk@hotmail.com  613 417 1716 This information will … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
The player package for the 2015 ISA (34th ISA) is attached to this posting in  two formats for your convenience: PDF – 34th ISA Players Package.010915 DOCX – 34th ISA Players Package.010915 Please note…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
………………………… Canadian Shufflers! ………………… Apply for your place in the 34th ISA! The 34th ISA will take place in Clearwater Florida,  October 25th to October 30th, 2015. To play for Canada, just follow the…

Click the picture or -> here to see the post on the CNSA Shufflers News (reblogged from theshuffler.net)

For convenience and flexibility, attached are three formats of the Player Application: (1) a PDF version (2) a Microsoft Word DOCX version and (3) an ODT Open Office version. The PDF may be printed, completed by hand and mailled per … Continue reading →

As forwarded by OSA President Rendall Bilton – OSA IP Application Form.odt

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
​CNSA Secretary Linda McRae sends us the Goderich IP info package attached below. The 2015 Inter-provincial (IP) tournament will be held in Goderich Ontario, July 20 – 24 at the Maitland Memorial Arena, 180…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Amateurs planning to play in the 2015 CNSA Doubles in Woodstock Ontario: The AMATEUR portion of this tournament will start on MONDAY May 25 and is planned to complete the next day, Tuesday May…

Did you know about the Coldwater club schedule? Please take note of their website

From: Hubert Van Eerd Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 8:54 AM Subject: End of season Thames Horizon Shuffle Club ends summer season. Tames Horizon Shuffle Club completed the summer shuffle season on Sept 25/14 With a barbeque for members … Continue reading →

Sent in by Ron Ferguson

Thanks Marleen! From: Marlene Corbeil Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 5:37 PM Subject: St. Mary’s Apple Tournament Here are the results of the apple Tournament in St. Mary’s There were 54 Player. Main Event 1st Suzanne Sharp Larry Allison … Continue reading →

Sent in by Muriel and Murray Burnett – A Big Thanks!

From: "Marlene Corbeil" Date: Sep 10, 2014 4:12 > Here are the results of the St. Mary’s Mingles/Singles Tournament. Sept. 10,2014 > > Pros 18 Players > > 1st. Terry Martin > 2nd Bill LeMay > 3rd Tony Pechinger > … Continue reading →

Tournament information is available – click on https://shuffleon.org/events/2015-events/

The 2015 Events page now contains all the items we know about right now. To see a list of these items you may click Here, or rest your cursor over the Black-Bar menu item “Events and Results” then click on … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Canadian National Shuffleboard AssociationAssociation Canadienne Nationale du Shuffleboard 4th Inter-Provincial Shuffleboard Tournament Goderich, ON       July 20 – 24, 2015 The Canadian National Shuffleboard Association (CNSA) is pleased to extend an invitation to all provinces…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
Posted as requested by CNSA Secretary, Linda. McRae (mcraelg@hotmail.com) CNSA EMERGENCY MEETING Lunchtime SEPT. 22, 2014 ST MARY’S APPLE TOURNAMENT The Canadian government by-laws for Not For Profit corporations have changed. In order to…

Amateurs 20 Players 1-Carles Dalton 2-Tony DeLuca 3-Moe Campeau 4-Katie Starzacher 5-Jack Moran 6-Sheila Brown Pro’s 18 Players 1-Fred Muehlebach 2-Glen Peltier 3-Hubert Van Eerd 4-Art Scott 5-Marion Reynen 6-Jim Corbiel Tournament Director Mary Button Sent in by Hubert Van … Continue reading →

The 33rd ISA, held in Midland Ontario was a huge shuffleboard event! The CNSA was the official host country, but being in Ontario, we Ontarians made major contributions, and also prevailed on the posium. Click here to go to a … Continue reading →

Based on feedback and points review, we confirmed some errors in our points lists. The following players have now been moved from the Amateur List to the Expert list with points as shown: Burnett Murray. 2 Bilton Rendall. 3 Jefferson … Continue reading →

See the latest Ontario Shuffleboard Association Player Points by clicking on the Black-Bar menu item “Player Points” (Here is a shortcut)”

Thames Horizon Shuffle Club Mingles/Singles Tournament Results For Aug 7/14 Amateurs 16 Players 1- Herman Guilbeault 2- Don Chalmers 3- Moe Vermeulen 4- Tony DeLuca 5- Jean Dalton 6- Gene Brenders Pro’s 1- Art Scott 2- Marjorie Taylor 3- Jack … Continue reading →

I neglected to follow up on a previous post concerning items from the minutes of the AGM.  Here are those remaining items – click on any of the following HOF Award for Durelle Kowacz; HOF Award for Gary Pipher Trailer … Continue reading →

Durelle Kowacz has responded to my request for a bit more information about her daughter: “Our daughter’s name is Denise Snowden and she has returned to her home in Edmonton, Alberta. I was so happy to have her here for … Continue reading →

Here ae a few pictures that were take at Gary’s induction into the OSA Hall Of Fame. The  induction was read by Myrna Bilton – Induction  

Although this was covered off in the official minutes, this is made more interesting with the addition of some pictures. Here are Linda Mcrae’s induction remarks. 2014-07-15 Minutes Attch-3 HOF Durelle Kowacz     Here are some more picstures (click … Continue reading →

With the last of the documents arriving at the webmaster’s electronic doorstep, the complete package is now on the website ShuffleON.org.  Attached are the Minutes, Treasurers Report and Report on Tournament Format as follows. EVERYTHING can be found in its … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News:
The Coldwater Shuffleboard Club held its annual Fun Day Tournament with some 56 members participating. Tournament director Lorraine Pollock and assistant Barb Pipher organized the 14 teams for the morning draw and…

Originally posted on CNSA Shuffleboard Canada:
As sent in by Gary Pipher … Peter Berg was a contender on the German Shuffleboard Team in 2007 at the world championships in Midland, and this year he and his wife Erica will…

Sent in by Gary Pipher, pictures show the socializing time in the eveing the Microtel lobby

These pictures of the dinner crowd were taken by Gary Pipher. The dinner at Trappers restaurant followed the OSA AGM, and everyone was ready for a good meal! It lived up to expectations, and everyone had a good time together, … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Pres. Dick and helpers of Nobel for a very well run shuffleboard tournament. As usual Lorraine Pollock, the tournament director, did a great job to keep the tournament running smoothly, along with her Texus Hat , sidekick … Continue reading →

Winners at Nobel July 15 – 17, 2014 Amateur Toournament  – July 15, 2014 13 teams – 26 entries Main event 1st    George Steven      &     Charles Bryan 2nd    Betty Keating        &    Jill  DeBruyne 3rd    Ray Hammond        … Continue reading →

Not to make too much of this BUT it was the first time! It happened in Nobel Ontario, July 16th, 2014, and the video was shot as players took their practice shots before the Open Event. Players were informated beforehand … Continue reading →

Am tournament completed Tuesday evening, Results soon. Expert tournament will play finals tomorrow (Thursday). Great sunset this evening, after the group dined at Wellington House.

Here are the results for the London shuffleboard Club Mingles/Singles. July 15/2014; Amateurs 12 Players 1st   Ian Lochhead 2nd Ruth Stewart 3rd  Robert Adams 4th Elaine Foster 5th Terry Davis 6th Larry Allison Pros 13 Player 1st  Phil Hill 2nd … Continue reading →

Nobel – and Parry Sound. Great country! A great tournament last year! The OSA AGM will be on Tuesday after shuffle (expect about 5 PM). Amateurs start on Tuesday and finals are on Wednesday. Experts start on Wednesday with finals … Continue reading →

From Rendall Bilton – Please be advised that Nobel will not have lunches provided this week for their tournament. Alternatives are appsrerntly available within a 10 minute driving distance.

From: Ron Ferguson Date: Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 6:39 PM Subject: NEW – Ad for Apple Tournament ​ Big Apple Tournament moved to ST. MARYS ST. MARYS SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB WILL HOST THE BIG APPLE TOURNAMENT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd , … Continue reading →

Eric Brown just emailled me to say I had reversed the pictures of the 1st Main and 1st Consolation finalists. My apologies. I have corrected the original post, and here below are the correctly identified names and faces.  

We had missed getting a photo of Ray and Brenda Brenier that day in Elora. They won 4th place in the Main event, and below is their picture (also added to the results document Elora Results Amateur ). Amateur Main 4th … Continue reading →

Ron Ferguson of St.Marys Shuffleboard Club is notifying us that St.Marys Shufflebord Club have made arrangements with Thedford to host the “Big Apple Tournament” on Sept. 22nd. Thus this remains the last event for the season! Tony Charrette in Thedford … Continue reading →