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News on Closures & Cancellations Due to Coronavirus COVID-19

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Monday, March 16, 2020
Hello SCPC Members,
Well, you may already know that the RCSC Board of Directors has put out an email regarding closures and cancellations. The complete notice can be read, if you didn’t see it yet, by going to suncityaz.org, going to the bottom of that page and select sunviews, the next page select press + publications, and then hit 2020 press releases, you will see the entire notification . . . lots of details. [Direct link to the press release…] As for pickleball, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, will be the last day the courts are open. The Rec Centers will close that evening until further notice.
So, get in some extra play tomorrow. Obviously, everyone is erroring on the side of caution and hopes this COVID-19 passes quietly and quickly. We will share any more news as it develops in the future. Our Club Farewell Dinner, General Membership Meeting and any scheduled events for our Club are cancelled after tomorrow until the schedule resumes!?

The Shirt/Hat orders will be one more day – at Mountain View tomorrow around 11 a.m. We will be able to continue with our current order and we will let everyone know when their order arrives. We will work on our delivery options.

Fun in the Sun Tournament
Kevin Overs/Roland Lefebrve – Bronze, Mens Doubles 3.0 55+ 60+ 65+
Bob Keeseker/Bob Thacker – Silver, Mens Doubles 3.0 70+
Congrats guys! The Women’s and Mixed divisions were rained out!

There will be more information as it develops . . . guess it is time to do all those “things” we’ve been putting off while we were playing pickleball!!!

See you soon . . . hopefully!

For now,
Dave B

Club Hats and Shirts Orders, Event Reminders

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Good Thursday Evening Sun City Pickleball Club Members,
So much rain! Isn’t it great we have 8 inside courts!? Yes…and thank you for sharing them so well!

Before I get into the Club hat/shirt order, I wanted to point out how successful our Spring Slam Tournament turned out. A great 3 day event. A sincere thank you to all who helped as volunteers during those days, and a special thank you to Lynda/Jeff Skaggs, Donna Holick and PK for directing and coordinating this fantastic event! There is much more to read about the tournament from Lynda on our Club homepage. Check it out!

Club Hats/Shirts to be ordered – yes, starting tomorrow morning at 9 am at Marinette, Frank Spina will be in the pavilion to take your orders. There will be several more times to order, but this is the first, more will be posted later. There are 2 choices of hat styles and shirt styles. The hats will have Sun City Pickleball Club stitched on the front panel, the shirts will have Sun City Pickleball Club on the front left and the Club Logo on the back…there will be a Club shirt/hat for you to take a look at if you are unfamiliar with our Club design. For information on the choices of hats/shirts, you may check out the following websites
https://suncitypickleballclub.org/shirts-2020/
https://suncitypickleballclub.org/caps-2020/

The HAT costs will be $14 apiece for whichever style you select (Sport-Tek dry zone or Port Authority Trucker Cap).

The SHIRTS costs will be: the Sport-Tek RacerMesh will be $18 a piece for sizes small thru 2 XL with the 3 XL at $20. The CamoHex Shirts will be $20 a piece for sizes small thru 2 XL and $22 for the 3 XL

These are some great choices for some great quality Club sportwear. Please check it out! You MUST PAY for your selection(s) at the time you place your order. The window for getting in your order will be short as we want to get all this in asap.
Pickleball Marketplace (Shelley/Gary Martinson) is handling our order and have put this together with our rep, Frank Spina.

Reminder to sign up for the Farewell Dinner, Monday, March 23 at 6 pm in the Marinette Auditorium…..sign ups will be open through Thursday, March 19.

Tuesday, March 31, 4 pm – General Membership Meeting in the Marinette Auditorium

If you have not received your name tag or you need a 2020 sticker, please email Evelyn Larsen

Where is the sun?!

For now,
Dave B

Pickleball Rodeo

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Friday, February 7, 2020
10-1 PM

Pickleball Club Members –

Test your Pickleball skills by competing in the Pickleball Rodeo.

There will be skill stations and you will move around to each station. Some of the skill stations include a Dink Station, Serve Station, Smash Station, and 3rd Shot Drop Station.

You will earn points at each station.

Lunch will be provided at the end of the Rodeo. Bring your beverage of choice and enjoy a fun social time after the Rodeo.

Players sign up here…

Volunteers are needed. Signup as volunteers here…

Finishing January and looking ahead

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Our first meeting of 2020 got us off to a great start and all within an hour . . . well done Sun City Club Pickleball Club Members! Thank you to our Club Board Members for putting together a very successful agenda.
If you were unable to make the meeting or want to revisit the many items covered, please check out the Secretary’s Report through our Website. A special thank you for the many contributors and agenda item speakers – Jan, Ann, Evelyn, Lynda, PK, Dan, Donna, Lis, Rich P, and Richard H. More details can be found in the Meeting Notes. Some fascinating goals and ideas and Club activities were presented and shared. Please take a moment and read all about all of them through the Club Website!

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Dues due date correction

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Dues due date correction . . . please note for those who have not paid yet, your dues are to be paid and the membership form completed by Wednesday, January 15. So, hope to hear those computer programs “ramping up” soon!
Thanks,
Dave B

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Pickleball Style

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From the Bakersfield Pickleball Club Website
Enjoy this holiday poem by Greg LaVelle

Twas the night before Christmas
And out on the courts
Were all types of people
In tennies and shorts
All of them beaming and shouting with joy
Happy as children with a new Christmas toy
Out of their bags, colorful paddles appeared
To the kitchen they scurried, lined up, and cheered
Let’s dink it and drop it, let’s volley and kill
The balls started bouncing as if without will
The sound from the paddles and balls as they rose
Moved all of the players to the tips of their toes
Cross court and forward, balls started to fly
When appeared an old player with a wink in his eye
Dressed in all red from his head to his toe
A smile on his face and a warm, cheery glow
0 0 2 he shouted as he served me the ball
He moved like the wind, barely saw him at all
Then all of a sudden, it was 11 to 0
As we lightly touched paddles, he said he must go
Before I asked where, he disappeared in a haze,
But I heard his farewell while still in my daze
“Keep playing and laughing and having your fun!
Merry Pickleball to all, my work here is done!”

Kenny Long is the SSIPA Star for December

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Kenny Long

The Pickleball Pastor

I live and play pickleball in Sun City Arizona, but my pickleball journey started in Grand Junction Colorado. After playing racquetball for 20 years I had to give it up after back surgery. While I was recovering, I was invited to play pickleball. After my first trip to the courts in Grand Junction, I was hooked on the game.

I don’t have a long resume of wins at big tournaments, but I love to compete. I have picked up 15 medals in local tournaments in Colorado and Arizona at the 3.5 and 4.0 levels because I have been pretty good at picking partners.  I am also a founding member of SSIPA.

Kenny Long, Pastor

Pickleball has opened up a whole new world for me. It has even brought opportunities for ministry into my life. I have performed 2 weddings for friends that I have made playing pickleball.

I was born and raised in Tennessee and you will often see me on the courts wearing Tennessee Orange and ready to talk about the Tennessee Volunteers. I also love to talk about hunting deer, elk and bear. I served as a guide in Colorado for 13 years, but now at age 67 I would rather talk about climbing the mountains than actually having to climb them again.

As much as I love pickleball and hunting, my first love is preaching the gospel and serving as a pastor of a local church.

I serve as the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Sun City Arizona and pickleball has allowed me to meet a lot of folks and make many new friends and to do ministry as well.  I will often invite folks to come hear me preach so they can say, “I beat that preacher in pickleball”.  Being a pastor has allowed me to make friends all around the world. I have been on mission trips to Mexico, Thailand and Nepal. I have been to Zimbabwe twice and 3 times to China.

If you ever need a “Pickleball Pastor” you can find one at First Baptist Church in Sun City or on the courts at the Marinette Center in Sun City AZ. I won’t be able to help you get over your pickleball addiction, but I will be able to sympathize with you.

See the article with more photos at https://www.ssipa-pb.org/ssipa-star…

Women’s Ladder and Men’s Ladder

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Registration is underway for the WOMEN’S LADDER and MEN’S LADDER, which begin play November 4th and 7th respectively.  Be aware the “A” and “B” designations are skill divisions, not start time preferences. The Ladder Captains will be placing players within the ladders based on prior ladder results, Club or USAPA ratings and self-ratings. As a general guideline only, 2.5 and lower players will be in the “B” section, 3.5 and above in the “A” section and some of the 3.0s may be in either section depending on the split of participants.  The Captains will have some discretion in player placement, but their main interest will be to keep play fun and interesting for all.
Registration is also open for the two Mixed Ladders, starting on the 1st and 5th, and they will be split the same way if there are enough participants.