Paulette Marsh & Terry O ’ Hara Elected to the NDA Hall of Fame
The AMOA-National Dart Association ( NDA ) is proud to announce the pair of individuals who will be inducted into the association ’ s Hall of Fame this spring .
Long-time NDA Team Dart volunteer / supporter Paulette Marsh of North Dakota and Terry O ’ Hara of Midwest Coin Concepts in Minnesota will become the 33rd and 34th inductees of this prestigious group when they are officially recognized for their achievements at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony conducted during the President ’ s Reception at the 2022 Team Dart on Tuesday , April 12 , 2022 , at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas . Since its inception in 2006 , NDA ’ s Hall of Fame Committee has voted in two persons each year .
Paulette Marsh
For Paulette Marsh , NDA and Team Dart is a family affair . Her husband of 44 years , Bernie Marsh , formerly of Lady Luck Vending , Dickinson , ND , has been a long-time fixture at NDA , having served as NDA President , head referee and himself a member of the NDA Hall of Fame ( Class of 2012 ). Paulette recalled that she and Bernie first got involved in NDA when Bernie responded to an ad seeking volunteers to work at a dart tournament in the NDA Throwlines Magazine … and for more than three decades since , Paulette , Bernie and the members of their growing family would travel to Las Vegas for Team Dart , working alongside the many NDA charterholder operator / owners and dart league coordinators who would volunteer to run the annual tournament that , at the time , would span two weeks .
Born and raised in Dickinson , ND , Paulette was involved in cheerleading , FFA ( Future Farmers of America ), gardening and craft making . She and Bernie have eight children and 15 grandchildren . Together , they got involved in the industry back in 1987 when they purchased Bernie ’ s Esquire ( bar ) and in 1990 , Lady Luck Vending .
She points to her family and their unwavering work ethic as highlights that she is proudest of when it comes to NDA achievements . Paulette credits her and Bernie ’ s parents ( Helen and Orin Christianson and Charles and Eleanore Marsh ) “ for their support and help with their kids … so that we could do
the work and have fun and grow the business . And of course , I thank Bernie and my kids for their support .”
Among her NDA highlights , Paulette cited the co-workers she has met , the players , the traveling and all the friends she and Bernie have made along the way . “ It doesn ’ t get any better than this ,” Paulette said .
When informed she had been elected by the NDA Hall of Fame Committee , Paulette said “ it took my breath away , as I thought Dawn ( Orloff-Niesen ) was calling for us to get our paperwork in for working ( next year ’ s tournament ).”
“ I feel very privileged for this honor and thank everyone who helped me along the way . They played a big part in my honor .”
The Marsh Family
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