PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

We are approaching our season start and I want to inform you of a few developments. Our first play date will be Tuesday, May 6th with games at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. We play every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and also have a Thursday evening at 7:00 pm. We will have a pre-registration, non-play day on Monday, May 5th from 10:00 am to noon. You may also pre-register under the “SEASON PLAY” button and e-transfer your fees, effective Saturday, April 26th. If you cannot pre-register, then come at least 30 minutes prior to your first play date and time. We have decided to sell 8 courts to a club in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. We have never had enough traffic to fill our 24 courts at any time, and 16 courts will be ample even for our tournaments. As we will need to find storage for our equipment in the off season, reducing the number of courts will help with that immensely. We want to remind you about our open tournaments. The Charlie Loiselle Memorial Singles is May 12th-14th and our Mixed Doubles is July 21st-23rd. You may pre-register and e-transfer entry fees on our website under the “EVENTS” button. Most of you are aware that we were blindsided with a more than double facility fee increase in January. Our club cannot survive at the rates we are paying Ottewell. We have searched long and hard to find a new location for the Greater Edmonton Shuffleboard Club, and we have found one! The Beaumont Curling Club will be the new home of GESA for the 2026 season. Their facility is bright, cheery, well maintained, and they have welcomed us with open arms! And the great news is that there is no dog show to interrupt our play. Now we know that some of you, particularly from the north areas may not be happy with this location. However, the Anthony Henday makes it very accessible with a 5 to 8 minute drive south on 50th street. We think that having two or three extra weeks of play with the reduced facility fees will more than make this change more than acceptable. We must get our member numbers up to continue. Please talk to your friends, neighbours and family members into coming to try it out. We remind you that there is NO CHARGE for newbies on their first day of play with free lessons if necessary! Lets get out there and do some shuffling! Wally Bentt - President 780 690-5004 email - wbentt@telusplanet.net Allen Kew - Vice President Linda Wozniuk - Sec/Treasurer Pat Wilson - Admin Director Charlie Cull - Court Director Dan Leclair - Membership Director Vicky Moroz - Director Communications