April 1934

Back in 1934 – after the Shuffleboard Clubhouse was built, this article was published in the Evening Independent. Thanks to Google’s new archive of old newspaper articles, it is easy to catch up on the events and tournaments at the club. Tourist Games Center at Mirror Lake Park in the Very Heart of the City By Mat Hews

Scrub the Club

Scrub the Club

Scrub The Club

You do burn calories playing shuffle

According to this blog you can burn more calories playing shuffleboard than fishing or mowing your lawn. See how your favorite forms of recreation stack up against one another.

http://blog.karthikvijayakumar.com/2008/09/calories-burned-during-exercise.html

Creatives Speak Up 9/4/08

Shuffleboard really is for all ages By Christa Fairbrother

The St. Pete Shuffleboard club on Mirror Lake Dr. is the world’s oldest and largest shuffleboard club. Founded in 1924, we’ve gone through many changes but we remain one of the most unique recreational opportunities in Florida. Our historic structures are one of downtown’s features, and we’re working with the city to restore and renovate them.

For me, the uniqueness of the complex is a large part of why I’m involved. In our many strip malls and big box stores, it’s a challenge to find anything manufactured, created, or unique to Pinellas County in any way. I can guarantee when I call distant family and friends they have not played shuffleboard on historic courts in the last week, and I can say I have and had a blast doing it.

I know the stereotype is that only old people or people on cruises play shuffleboard, but one of the truly great things about shuffle is you can be 2 or 92 and have a great time. Our board president is under 30 and as you can see from the photo, if you expect them to make Olympic trials, you have to start training young. Our son is two and knows the rules and how they apply to life principles – stay out of the kitchen or you’re penalized.

As you know the nights are warm and beautiful south of the south. Come out and join us on a Friday night! We’d love for you to get involved and help us keep this amazing St. Pete institution thriving and vibrant.
Check us out on the web at http://www.stpeteshuffle.com/ or our blog at http://stpeteshuffle.blogspot.com/.

Scrub the Club Sept. 13 9AM

We need all available hands to help us get the club spruced up. Please come and bring everyone you know.

Here's our to do list:

Clean clubhouse including the floor
Court benches - tighten screws & repair bases
Court chalkboards - fix eraser holders, clean & repaint as needed
Bleachers - Clean & wipe down seats
Clean out drains
Organize cue house
Replace & remount bad locks and door chains as needed
Repair broken cues
Organize & repair disk carriers
Clean disks
Replace light bulbs on courts including the Xmas lights
Wash windows

We will provide plenty of cold beverages. Bring a dish for potluck afterwards. Rain date is Sept. 20th.