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What a turn out for an inaugural tournament. Thanks to the Rodney Team (Judd Kennedy, Betty Mezenberge, and Louise Vanderloon), it was a tremendous success. Helpers Ken and Cyndi Lefaive and Bev Doyle kept the wheels turned in the right … Continue reading →

Can’t wait. Next week is Rodney’s inaugural tournament. Judd has worked hard for this. Let’s make it a success. Lunches will be available Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 to 1. For directions, click here. Amateurs play on Tuesday July 23. … Continue reading →

Click here to see the amateur results. 🙂

We have six vinyl roll out courts for sale. For $1,100, you get the court, a set of discs, scoreboard, tripod, and a couple of cues, if needed. Let me know if you are interested in purchasing them.

In June of 2023, we had 467 visitors to our website and 2,209 views. Due in large part to the information you have provided Bill and I, the interest and enthusiasm you have shown to the OSA and their activities, … Continue reading →

Some great play, many new faces in the top eight, and SIX new players reaching “Expert” status. Congrats to all. Thank you to the Thames Valley Shuffleboard Club for allowing us to join in the fun. Your facilities are first … Continue reading →

Amateurs play on Tuesday followed by the Open Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday. You’re in for a real treat on real courts. Get details about the tournament and accommodations at our events page here. See the courts in action on … Continue reading →

What a terrific tournament. We had 18 amateur teams and 30 teams in the open tournament. Thank you to the entire Goderich Shuffleboard Club. The facilities looked great and there was clearly a lot of work done before our arrival. … Continue reading →

Don’t forget. We have an exciting tournament at an excellent venue next week. Amateurs play on Wednesday, June 26 while the Open will be played on Thursday and Friday. Amateurs are more than welcome to play both tournaments. There will … Continue reading →

These folks played in Elora two weeks ago and they are representing Canada in San Benito, Texas in October. Standing from left to right are: Trevor Martin, Dianne Allcock, Joanne McLean, Gerdien Dykman, Ann Engell, Donna Martin, Dotty Koert, Norm … Continue reading →

I love this photo. I am honored to be pictured with Myrna Bilton, President of the International Shuffleboard Association, and Norm Lindsay, President of the Canadian National Shuffleboard Association.

I am pleased to post the results of Elora’s tournament. Special thanks to Maureen. She never sat down. John Jefferson was awesome at beading. He was ready at every turn to make the courts great. Thanks to all the volunteers. … Continue reading →

Most reports and documents needed for our AGM is now available on our website. To access these reports, click here. Look under 2024 AGM. See you there. 🙂

Ann and I were watching matches from the ISA Tournament in St. Pete’s last fall. I added a page to our website called ISA Events on YouTube featuring matches available on the internet. You’ll see it on the menu bar. … Continue reading →

San Benito, Texas, will host this tournament Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2024. Ann and I are the co-chairs and it has been a long haul. We made our first proposal in Austria in 2019 for the tournament to be … Continue reading →

Ann and I had a terrific time playing in Goderich on Tuesday. Fourteen courts were needed. A great turn out with a lot of good players. I played a couple of amateurs and it came down to the last frame … Continue reading →

Sad times for Coldwater. Apparently, a couple of months ago, Janice Lynham’s husband John passed away. Janice Archer and Janice Lynham have been partners the past couple of Coldwater tournaments, at least. Carol Archer says John will remembered for saying, … Continue reading →

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

Carol Archer informed me that Larry Reynolds recently passed away just two days before his 78th birthday. If you play in tournaments, you would have come across Bonny and Larry. They’re from Coldwater and they have attended tournaments in southern … Continue reading →

I am pleased to post the results of Ingersoll’s tournament. Thanks to all those that helped. Nancy did a great job tallying the open tournament. Thank you. And thanks to all of you who came down to play. We had … Continue reading →

Thames Horizon had 37 very tough players attend their first mingles tournament of the season. It was a very well run tournament … compliments to the organizers. And congrats to the club for doing such a great place fixing the … Continue reading →

May 28 – 30 is fast approaching. I can’t wait. Amateurs play on Tuesday, May 28. Registration is between 8:00am and 8:30am. You will get your annual OSA membership card at one table for $5/year/member. You will register for the … Continue reading →

Elora is unable to provide lunches this year. I know their group. They are every bit as sweet as the pies they used to serve. Bring a lunch. We’ll allow an extra 15 minutes at lunchtime to run out and … Continue reading →

Three shuffleboard clubs in three days (Ingersoll, Napanee, and Tillsonburg). I have to say they all have their own special characteristics. The one thing they all have in common is fun fun fun and a love of shuffleboard … oh … Continue reading →

The Greater Napanee Shuffleboard Club welcomed me into their group today. There were 14 beautiful roll out courts and they were all full. Talk about a good group. I had a blast. Thank you for letting me join in. 🙂

Had a blast yesterday in Ingersoll. There were 21 players in attendance. Great players and fun people.

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 →

Hey Folks. The agenda for upcoming AGM can be found under the Bylaws and Minutes section of our website. It’s a big meeting in that there will be elections for your Executive Officers. Your input, feedback, and support are vital … Continue reading →

This is the list so far (under Club Information) on our website. It’s a work in process but with all y’all’s help, we’re getting there. I would like to see it so that when us shufflers travel away from home … Continue reading →

I am trying to gather and compile all of our shuffleboard clubs in Ontario (even senior centres). This will be put on our website. If you know of a place where they regularly play, can you please reach out to … Continue reading →

Last year, amateurs were allowed to play the day before the amateur tournament. This caused some confusion with their rec players. To be respectful of their members, guests are not invited to play during their Tuesday rec play (June 26). … 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.

Here are the recommendations from our tournament hosts (and where Ann and I stay or will stay). Please add places if you have a favourite hotel/motel and/or restaurant: Ingersoll – Comfort Inn or Elmhurst Inn. Tim Hortons is walking distance … Continue reading →

I joined the Simcoe Senior Centre shuffleboard players last week. They meet every Wednesday afternoon. A great turnout with 12 players filling all three courts. I would normally say the courts were drifty and fast BUT, it seems I was … Continue reading →

This is a more serious matter. A couple of years ago, Ann and I fell victim to a scam. I’ll leave the names out so that future scammers have to work a bit harder but you’ll know who I mean. … Continue reading →

Shuffleboard started in Ingersoll on April 16. They play Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 12:30 to 3:30. They are located at the Ingersoll Memorial Arena on 97 Mutual Street in Ingersoll. There are no walk-ins. You have two options. One … Continue reading →

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 →

Get your calendar out, Folks. We have a busy summer planned. Just carry your stick in your car all the time. You never know when a game may break out. 🙂 In all cases, amateurs play on the first day. … Continue reading →

Ann and I visited Rodney last week. A beautiful little town between London and Chatham. They now have eight courts. Judd and his crew were so nice. They made Ann and I feel so welcomed. Twelve of us played three … 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 →

Just a friendly nudge. If you want to give the ISA a whirl, and visit Texas with the most awesome’est hosts, you better get your application into the CNSA. The application form and player package are available on this site … Continue reading →

Norm, Bernice, Ann and I made the jaunt over to Scarborough last week to join in with their Tuesday play day. What a hoot. Ramesh and the gang went out of their to make us feel welcome. They have eight … Continue reading →

Some shufflers from Thames Horizon Shuffleboard Club participated in senior Ontario Summer Games this past summer.  The following individuals have been invited to represent Ontario at the Senior Games in Quebec City this August.   In the 55 plus category In the 70 plus … Continue reading →

Hey Y’all. I am pleased to post the ISA Player Package for San Benito, Texas. The CNSA Application Form is also attached. You will have a truly Texas experience like no other. 🙂

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 →

On behalf of the OSA board of directors, I wish you all the happiest of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Stay safe and enjoy every moment with friends and family. Evan

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 →

Louis Beausoleil asked me to pass on the following information. With 43 participants, and a special thanks to Cyndi for all her help, the tournament was a great success. 1st – Jim Carter with six wins. 2nd – Roger Kellam … Continue reading →

Chatham will be hosting their last Singles/Mingles tournament of the year on Sept 14/23. The entry fee is $5.00. They are located at 9622 Longwoods Road in Chatham. Play starts at 9:00am so do their organizers a favour and be … 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 →

20 Teams Main: Consolation:

21 Teams Main: Consolation:

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 →

The last OSA tournament of the year is upon us. You ask some, they will tell you the best was saved to last. 🙂 To let you know, the format will be exactly the same as the Goderich Tournament. That … Continue reading →

It is a pleasure to announce that Henry Strong has accumulated 35 points … enough points to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations Henry. A job well done. 🙂

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 →

I am looking forward to a trip to beautiful Goderich and seeing our shuffleboard peeps over there. I have a few items to raise. First, there will be NO lunches served at the venue. Second, the new format will be … 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

Pictures kindly supplied by Maureen Bryan. Results from our Tournament Director Evan – 23 teams competed June 7/8 and the results are … MAIN 1st – Myrna Bilton and Roy Babcock 2nd – Evan and Ann Engell . 3rd – … Continue reading →

Pictures kindly supplied by Maureen Bryan. Results from our Tournament Director Evan – 12 teams competed June 6 and the results are …. MAIN 1st – George Giles and Mike Milne 2nd – George Reidhead and Bev Doyle 3rd – … Continue reading →

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 →

Next week promises to be a fun one. Come and join us in Elora (Centre Wellington). They have one of the finest venues in Ontario (except court 3 … gee, I hate court 3. lol.). Unlike court 3, the folks … 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 →

14 teams competed May 24/25 and the results are … Main 1st – Bill LeMay and Moe Vermullen 2nd – Art Scott and Bill VanEeerd 3rd – Jim Corbeil and Roy Babcock 4th – Herman Lansink and John Jefferson Consolation … Continue reading →

16 teams competed May 22/23 and the results are …. Main 1st – Nancy and Willy VanderWielen 2nd – Louis and Terry Beausoleil 3rd – Hedi Black and Joel Bostin 4th – Neta and Jack VanOtter Consolation 1st – Al … 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

I am pleased to announce your Ontario teams competing in Winnipeg in June …. CW Pearls: Myrna Bilton, Donna Blom, Muriel Burnett, and Dawn Hammond. MusTANG Sallies: Maureen Bryan, Gerdien Dykman, Ann Engell, and Linda O’Conner. Team Slipped Disc: Bill … Continue reading →

This tournament is being done differently due to the limited number of courts. Amateurs will play on Monday, May 22. Amateur finals will be Tuesday. Experts will play on Wednesday, May 24. Expert finals will be Thursday. It is still … Continue reading →

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 →