This the only written history of Coronado Shuffleboard Club. Many Thanks to Bob finta for reviewing available material and updating our documentation to make this a reality.

FOREWORD TO CORONADO SHUFFLEBOARD HISTORY

The story of our club tries but does not capture the spirit of its members. The pioneers built the courts themselves. They planned the social events, the games and tournaments, and maintenance chores. They created our club from scratch. Nowhere can be measured the deep friendships formed. For many members winter seasons were built around the club. Daily play, tournaments, card games, covered-dish suppers provided the backdrop for the thousands of members who played on our courts. Our club members became the family that was left up north. As we look at the photos of past presidents we can almost hear the echo of voices of the players who played, laughed, and passed on to be remembered at our Memorial Tournament. We are celebrating our 70th anniversary now, but we cannot toast to our club without acknowledging all those who went before us. An examination of the photos of the Presidents and the list of Life Members give us an idea of the most dedicated. All the officers, committees, workers, and players kept alive the spirit of competition and dedication so that we may play this wonderful game that we all love.

Contained on the following pages are three histories prepared by past members. Alice Pierce summarized the club history for the 50 year celebration in 1986 in her magnificent prose. I took the liberty of describing events from 1986 until 2007. Grace Gunn in 1962 concentrated on fascinating details of the very earliest years until 1962. Jewell and Mabel Brent added to the history with the club’s development from 1963 to 1980.

Enjoy reading these stories, then, go out and play a game of shuffleboard.

Bob Finta

Click on any of the following entries to see the related history. Contents are in PDF format, so to see the contents you need to have Adobe Reader intalled on your computer. (Go to Adobe.com if you need to get Adobe Reader.)

• The Golden Jubilee - 1987 newspaper article by Alice Pierce Click -> to see a large version of this picture which accompanied the article.
• The Earliest Years up to 1962 - Grace Gunn
• Club Development 1963 - 1980 - Jewell and Mabel Brent
• 1986 until 2007 - Bob Finta (to be added)

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