This morning’s Rodeo was, as anticipated, a tremendous success! A little nippy in the pavilion, but it warmed up beautifully for lunch on the patio! Hope all participants learned a bit about the strengths and weaknesses of their game – if there are any weaknesses! Thank you to Lis Smoot for organizing this fun event, and thanks to all the volunteers, and Pat Klepadlo for organizing them. Events of this nature just don’t happen without them.

Next up is a Fun Day at Mountain View Monday, Feb 11. Bring your paddle along with your smile and a snack and drink. No sign up necessary. Club provides napkins, plates and plasticware, More info on line.

The annual Club Tournament is only two weeks away, on February 22. This event has been run by Barbara and Richard Heyward for several years and everyone involved always has a great time. Spaces are filling fast, so please register today on the Club website.

Please read the Minutes from our last Club Meeting on line. The date listed for the next meeting is incorrect. The correct date is March 26, a Tuesday.

The Rodeo Skills/Drills event is coming up this Friday at Marinette. This is a fun social event that will test your skills in several categories. Come out and give it a try! Lunch will be provided. See the Website for more information and to sign up.

The Club Tournament is set for Friday, February 22, also at Marinette. You will play in a round robin format with several other players of as nearly equal ability as the Tournament Directors can match up. More details, sign up and payment on the Website.

The courts are extremely crowded at this time of year. Lots of patience and good manners are high priorities. We have scheduled play on many of our courts much of the time, and that may limit the courts available for open play. We all might consider altering our play times accordingly.
Crowded or not, however, there is no excuse for screaming, bullying and some of the other behaviors we have seen over the last few weeks. If a group is coming on to a court you’re playing on, be prepared to exit the court at or before the time the new group is scheduled. If your group is scheduled on a court, there is no reason for you to expect to get on that court early unless it’s empty.
During open play, we need to come all the way off the court at the end of each game, not just look out and decide it’s OK to stay! It’s not! If no one arrives promptly to use the court you may certainly go right back on. If you are waiting to play you need to be ready to take a court when it becomes available!
Basically, let’s all behave like the mature adults we think we are and there will be no more issues!

As some have now discovered, the keys to the storage closet and Lobster Machine are NOT at the desk. The issue is still being discussed and we hope for a solution shortly. This past Saturday a Club member returned the keys to the drawer and convinced the FA on duty that was a good thing to do. After confirming that info with the FA, I wrote an erroneous report without waiting for confirmation from higher up. My apologies for the confusion.

Since some of these dates have changed a couple of times, they will be listed here again.
Frogs/Birds Tournament: Saturday, January 26 @ 2 @ Marinette. There are still 4 slots open for the Desert Frogs. Sign up on line.
Rodeo/Skills Drills: Friday, February 8 @ 10 @ Marinette. There will be a nice lunch after play. More info and sign up coming soon on line.
Club Tournament: Friday, February 22 @ 9 @ Marinette. Again, there will be a nice lunch after play. More info and sign up coming soon on line.

Dave Sinclair