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Pickleball Balls

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Generally, would not be sending out an E-Blast on a holiday morning, BUT.

We seem to be having quite a problem with balls disappearing at the Marinette courts!! 
I replace balls on Monday morning. I receive a text on Tuesday morning saying hardly any balls. I played at Marinette on Tuesday evening. I took a bunch of balls and put them out into coolers. I get a text today saying yesterday hardly any balls.

We are very fortunate that our club supplies the balls folks. That is a unusual thing for most clubs, courts. I’m guessing the people reading this email are not the problem! But we need to all start being aware that the balls seem to be disappearing, If you go play in Surprise? Taking balls from Marinette is not appropriate. If you are in a league, go outside of the Marinette to practice taking club balls is not appropriate.

My hunch. And that is all it is a hunch. Someone not part of our club is helping themselves to “free” balls, If you see someone filling up their backpack with balls please at least go ask the question as to why…

We were losing balls at Mountain View for a time. I bought a cooler that could be lock. Put a combination lock on the cooler and balls have seemed to stop disappearing. Really do not want that same situation at Marinette if possible.. 

Speaking of balls. When leaving the courts, especially if you are the last ones on the courts. Please pick up all balls and put into a cooler. Both at MV and Marinette, This INCLUDES the indoor courts at the Marinette.

Okay enough from me on this Thanksgiving morning. Hope you eat to much. Your turkey is moist and delicious. The Mountain View courts are open today. Go work up an appetite, Hope to see you there.
Dan 

Reminders

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Hello Sun City Pickleball. 

A few reminders.

The club Holiday Celebration is approaching quickly. The deadline for getting your tickets for this event is November 29th. This celebration will be a fun time for one and all. Featuring a nice catered meal, a table magician and live music provided by the Street Players Band. This group has performed at several of our Holiday celebrations and always gets people out on the dance floor. This event is a BYOB and your encouraged to bring an Hors d’ oeuvres to share with your table. Hope to see many festive faces there!

Our next Club membership meeting in on Monday, December the 5th at 4pm at the Marinette auditorium.

Once again, The Sun City Pickleball players came out on top of the reciprocal play against Sun City West. Hooray! Final score SC 147 SCW 127. The next reciprocal will be held here in Sun City on Sunday December the 1tth. You can sign up now to play. There is a need for men players in the A group. This group requires a rating of 4.0 or better.

As always happy hitting and look forward to seeing you on the courts.
Dan

Volunteers

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Good morning Sun City Pickleball Players

Looking for volunteers for the hospitality committee! Our club will be having several upcoming events in 2023. 17 events to be exact. Volunteers are needed for set up, new food ideas and clean up at these events. This is a great way to get involved in the club and get the 4 hours of volunteer hours you need per year and to put towards the 10 hours you will need to attend next year’s volunteer event. Please contact Deb Lantzy at dlansee@live.com if you like to help out.

This Sunday we have another reciprocal play with/against Sun City West. The play this time will take place at the Sun City West courts. Sun City won the first reciprocal play. Let’s keep it going! Thanks to Will and Karen Young tor coordinating this event. Please consider signing up for the next reciprocal play to be held here in Sun City on Sunday December 11th. Players in the A group are especially needed. The A group requires a rating of 4.0 or better

The RCSC board of directors’ election for the upcoming year of 2023 has begun; You can vote online now. There are 3 vacancies on the board. You can vote for up to 3 candidates. If you are uncertain who to vote for you can ask myself or Lynda Skaggs for recommendations. There are candidates that we feel can better Sun City pickleball more than others.

As always, looking forward to seeing all of you on the courts. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

Dan 

Colors Tournament Results & Other Things!

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Good Afternoon Fellow Pickleball Players

The Red White Blue {black/grey} tournament was a fun time for one and all. Especially the members of the Blue team who came out on top with the most points. Congratulations to the members of the Blue team.
Thanks to Richard and Barb Heywood and Dave Breault for running/organizing the tournament. Thanks to Jeff Skaggs for being the announcer and the several other volunteers who help collect scores. Also, thanks to Deb Lantzy and helpers for organizing the pizza dinner that followed the tournament.

We have a club member who still works and would like to organize an evening round robin. Jeannette Kokesh would be willing to lead any club members who would like to participate in a RR on a Tuesday of Thursday night starting at 5pm or 6pm. You can contact Jeannette at jeannette5911@gmail.com if interested.

The volunteer lunch scheduled for November 12th is being revamped to a classier event and has been canceled for this year. Look for it next year. While all members are required to volunteer 4 hours per year, this event next year will be for those who volunteer at least 10 hours + per year. The volunteer hours you have to date are being counted towards next year’s event.

Tournament Director training has begun! Tony Hanlin & Janet Gannon have stepped up and are learning the ropes! If any other members would like to jump in, please let me know.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Holiday Party, December 7th. Signup is on our Club website.

Happy Hitting Dan

Intergenerational Round Robin Off-Spring Fling

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Do you have family coming to visit over the Easter holiday?

There is an opportunity for RCSC card holders and specifically SCPC members to play a round robin with a family member, a child or grandchild, a niece, nephew, or whatever relative you have hanging around.

Don’t want to play? that’s okay. Come watch this fun event. Evelyn is also looking for a couple of volunteers to assist so let her know if you are interested in helping out.

Look for: Intergenerational Round Robin Off-Spring Fling on the club website.

Saturday, April 8th 2:00-4:00 pm.

We will have two different skill levels. One friendly and slower paced and one faster and more competitive.

We will take 52 players—26 teams, 12 teams will play in each level. The last two spots on the sign up will be for “stand by” players.

Important information:

  • Guest players must be a minimum of ten years of age.
  • Players must have a reasonably good understanding of the game and at least some skill level. They must be able to call score, move to the kitchen line appropriately, understand calling out balls, etc. It is not an event for players who have not played before or very little experience.
  • All teams must stay to the very end. If you bail out early it will leave a large hole in the bracket and the remaining games will have a team forced to sit out. There will be a minimum of six games and a maximum of seven.
  • If you register and then plans don’t work out, please go back into sign up genius and take your name off the registration so others can sign up.
  • There are special sign-up instructions for this event. It is imperative that you read the attachment on Sign Up Genius.
  • Each non-RCSC person must pay guest fee of $2.50. This can be paid:
    • on-line via the web portal
    • a punch card for $20 (you get eight punches) can be purchased from the rec center with cash

 

Questions?  Evelyn Larsen, 360-480-7963

RWB

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Hello Sun City Pickleball

The Red White and Blue tournament is this Monday. The players should have received an email notifying you of your color. Hope you have enough time if you need to run out and upgrade your wardrobe to accommodate the color you were given. Looking forward to seeing all 80 of you on the courts. Reminder, pizza to follow tournament, Bring your own drinks.

You should be seeing a post on our page about a intergenerational round robin coming in April, Contact Evelyn Larsen with questions.

Heard my first Christmas song on the radio yesterday.
So. speaking of Christmas. Tickets for our club’s Christmas party are for sale on our club site, Deadline for purchasing tickets is November 29th. For those of you who do not want to purchase tickets online, you can write the names of the people attending on a piece of paper, write a check., put in an envelope and deposit in the black mailbox inside Marinette pavilion. You can also contact Lynda Skaggs and she will be happy to assist you.

Some of the local, year-round residence are starting to get cold, adding bedding to their beds, clothing to their bodies. Must be the start of “winter” in AZ.

Stay warm and as always happy hitting!
Dan

PADDLES

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One of our club members, Carroll Worsnup, is a PE coach at Sunset elementary school in Glendale. The school is kindergarten through sixth grades. She asked for and received a grant to purchase pickleball equipment. But, to fully implement and teach the class she is in need of approximately 10 more paddles. It would be helpful for when teaching if every child had a paddle and the grant money though it provided money for nets, balls and wood paddles, she still could use the ten more paddles. If you have an old, unused paddle you could donate if would be appreciated. Don’t most of us wish we started to play the sport we love in elementary school! If you have a paddle to donate you can give it to Caroll personally or give to any board member. You know, the ones with the red and white name tags.

I know our club has been very generous with donating paddles in the past. I’ll thank you now because i’m sure that generosity will continue.
Dan

WOW

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Guess i should only give the club short notice to sign up for tournaments more often? The Red White & Blue club tournament has had 96 people sign up in less than 48 hours! The sign up has been closed. There are 80 slots available for play. The last sixteen will be extras in case of cancellation and no shows. Will need some volunteers to help run tournament.

There will pizza and salad served in the Marinette auditorium after the tournament ends. Please bring your own drinks! Adult beverages are allowed.

Also, coming up. Volunteer lunch on November the 12th. More info to follow.

Christmas party on December the 7th. More information on this will be forth coming. Tickets for this event this year will be $25 each for members and quests.

Thanks to those who have already offered to volunteer for RW&B tournament.
Happy Halloween
Dan

Red White Blue Club Tournament

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Sorry for the short notice! Should have flipped my calendar to November sooner.

On November the 7th we will be having our annual Red White & Blue club tournament. The tournament will take place at the Marinette courts play will begin 2pm. Arrive before that. There will be food provided at the Marinette auditorium following play. You can begin signing up today using Sign Up Genius. through the 4th of November.

Again, my apologies for the late notice.. Bet we still have a fun time.
Dan