INTERNATIONAL SHUFFLEBOARD ASSOCIATION: WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SHUFFLEBOARD:

Joe Messier Speaks: It has been my pleasure to act as your President since the resignation of President Richard Buchanan in July.  With the cancellation of the 2003 International in Halifax, Nova Scotia, much has happened in the World of Shuffleboard.  Our dear friends in Japan lost their beloved leader Yoshio Kosai, and Shuffleboard lost a great promoter of the game.  We have established a new position on tile Board of Directors, that being the position of Historian and Record Keeper, vital to the proper operation of any organization such as ours.    

We have organized tile first International Singles Tournament hopefully the beginning of better things to come, so more people may participate in this great game.  I would like to congratulate both the Men and the ladies of the Canadian teams for their victory in…