Candidates: If you will be seeking office in tomorrow’s election, and have opposition, you will be given a 2 minute (max!) time slot to tell everyone why you are the best candidate . Those running unopposed will have a chance to introduce themselves while we await the election results.
Tickets: Party ticket sales ended Monday, as announced over 2 weeks ago. At that time, we needed to give the caterer an accurate count. A few members have since expressed interest in tickets, and there are always a few people who can’t use their tickets at the last minute. If you fit either description please contact Frank Spina and we will try to pair sellers with buyers.
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Meeting Agenda
Following is the Proposed Agenda for Friday’s Meeting.
SCPC Proposed Meeting Agenda December 6, 2019
Introduction of Officers
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports
Player Development — Lis Smoot
Ladders — Kevin Pates
Leagues, Reciprocal Play, Open Tournaments – Jeff Skaggs
Facilities – Rich Petersen
Old Business
Name Tags
Guests
Dues
Lobster – Tom Jeffers
Website help
New Business
Donation for RCSC
SCW “Play for Charity” Party on January 25
Election of Officers
Ballots will be tallied as we continue and probably after adjournment. Winners will be announced at the hall as soon as available, and will be posted via email and on the Website ASAP.
Upcoming events
Lobster Lessons: TBA
Dec 28 RTTY Party – Club table:
Jan 1: Open House/Fun Day – MV – Noon-4
13: Fun Day – M – 4-7
20: Membership Meeting – M – 4-5:30
25: Desert Frogs/Snowbirds Tournament – M – 3-8
28-30: SSIPA
Please wear your name tags! You must sign in to receive a ballot, so be sure to do so!
Spring Slam
Registration for our SPRING SLAM begins Sunday. Please see our website for information, provided to us by Donna Holick, about the new registration process. In a nutshell, registration times are staggered by skill level, and your USAPA profile must show SCPC as your home club in order for you to qualify for the Club discount. Again, see the website for more complete details. And thanks to Donna for getting this info to us!
SPA Tournaments, Tickets Last Call, Cancellations
Surprise Pickleball Association is looking for line judges for its Tommy Wong and Southwest Regional Championships, which run back to back from January 3 through 12. They are paying $5 per match for their “Volunteers”. If interested, contact Marlene Berwald @ 219-688-3022.
We will be selling no Christmas Party tickets after noon Monday (Dec 2). I will be at Marinette Monday from about 8:30 til at least 10:00 with tickets. If you want tickets and that still doesn’t work for you, please contact Frank Spina to make arrangements. If you have dietary restrictions, please contact Frank, also.
Our last Club Meting of 2019 will be Friday (Dec 6) @1;00 @ Marinette. The Men’s Round Robin has been cancelled, and the Beginner Paddle Up, which is moving to Fridays at 2:00, has been delayed until 3:00 for this week only.
Special Party Diet, Modified PB, Friday Night
If you will be attending the Christmas party and have dietary restrictions, please let Frank Spina know ASAP. The buffet will include gluten free salads, but other options are available by request. They are: Gluten Free Pizza, Garlic Cheesy Bread, Regular Wings, Pasta, Rice Krispy and Brownie.
Our Modified PB program is in full swing, meeting on Marinette courts 5&6 at 10AM Tuesdays and 2PM Wednesdays. Play is modified for those with disabilities, whether temporary or permanent, and the whole program is very low key, making it a great choice for those new to the game and a bit intimidated by the early morning crowds. Please mention this play possibility to your friends who may be a little reluctant to give PB a try. Contact Allen Gilson for more info.
Couples Night/Social Night is also going strong on Fridays at 5 (or so) at Marinette. Come play for awhile, then have dinner with new and old friends. This week is apparently going to be cool and damp, so dinner will likely involve going out to a local restaurant. Contact Terry Griffin to let her know if you plan on attending.
Lobster, Wed. Robin, Paddle Rack, Tickets, Thanksgiving
A new supply of orange balls has been added to the Lobster at Marinette. Please do not use other balls in the machine. Also, please PICK UP ALL THE ORANGE BALLS AND RETURN THEM TO THE LOBSTER.
Evelyn Larsen has agreed to take over leadership of the Wednesday (10AM) Round Robin. Courts 9-20 have been set aside for this event. Thanks Evelyn!
The new paddle rack has finally been installed at courts 17-20 at Marinette. One has been in use at Mountain View for several years w great success. Place your paddle in the first available slot – the players represented by those paddles is the next group to play. If you must continue to play as a foursome, your paddles go in the next available slot and you play once the groups before you have been completed and gone.to play. There will almost always be someone around with experience at Mountain View who can guide you.
Our Christmas Party (Dec 7) is 2 weeks from yesterday, but ticket sales will end one week from tomorrow (Dec 2)! Frank Spina will be at Mountain View Tuesday from about 7:45 to 8:45 with tickets, and someone will be at Marinette Tuesday evening from 5:30 til 7:00. We also plan having someone at Marinette M/W/F mornings from 8:30 til 10:00. These plans may be modified if the weather does as forecast!
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The Mountain View courts will be open Thanksgiving Day from 8 – 4. The current forecast indicates that may not matter, but experience says these weather people are no more accurate than ours were in New England! Hope to see you there!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dave
Membership Meeting, Christmas Party
Sun City Pickleball Club
Membership Meeting
December 6, 2019
1 PM
Marinette Auditorium
Discussion of plans for 2020, Committee Reports
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO VOTE
Christmas Party Tickets will be on sale until Monday, December 2nd. The weather this week has impacted when who will be where to sell them. If you have been unable to get tickets, contact me at this email and we’ll arrange to get tickets to you. The Party is December 7 at 4:30 at Bell. The meal will be catered by Sardella’s, entertainment by “Street Player”. Attire is your choice, from casual to semi formal. Beverages are included, but you might want to bring your drink of choice.
Balls, Rain, Robin
Things at Marinette have gotten a bit sloppy regarding returning balls to the coolers and the coolers to the pavilion. While the heat is behind us and the cold is not yet here, sunlight is an enemy of all plastic objects regardless of temperature. Please make a concentrated effort to load the balls into the cooler, and bring the cooler under cover, if yours is the last group leaving the courts.
Rain is in the forecast for later today and most of tomorrow. As you all know – or should – a guest cannot displace a Cardholder at any time. Again, please do not bring your guests during busy times, such as drop in play in the morning. Rotating off the courts or not, they are not to displace Cardholders and are not welcome during these busy times. This is true at any time, but especially during rain and/or heavily windy.times. Your cooperation will be appreciated.
The Wednesday Round Robin, which most likely will be cancelled tomorrow due to the weather, does not have a leader as of now. It would be great to have one person running it each week, but until then anyone can get the sheets from the kiosk and run the event. Courts 9-20 are set aside at 10AM.
Thanks!
Dave
Round Robins, Tickets
The Wednesday Round Robin had very few participants this past week, perhaps because there was no publicity and no pre-registration. This event goes on at 10:00 and is usually run by Pat Sterba. In Pat’s absence, however, any participant can take the Round Robin sheets and get started.
The Mens League did not have enough participants to get started. For the time being there is a Mens Round Robin taking place on Fridays at noon. Once there are enough players, the League will start up as originally planned.
As of now, we have sold approximately 175 tickets for the Christmas party. It’s still 3 weeks away, but there is a limit to the number of tickets we can sell, so don’t procrastinate on this!
Volunteer Luncheon Sign up
There has been a glitch is Signup Genius, apparently created when we extended the registration date. If you registered, or attempted to, for the Volunteer Luncheon AFTER November 10th, please resubmit your info directly to my email.
Dave