Hi
all,
The new courts look just
amazing. While they may not be perfect, the cracks have been filled and there
are nice new nets on all three courts. We all know the cracks will eventually
pop back, but we can enjoy those nice smooth surfaces while we can!!! Marion
ordered the scorekeepers and Glenn put them up so they are ready for play! The
windscreens for the new courts are on order and we will install them as soon as
they arrive. If you have been to the tennis center you can see all the work
that was done in getting it cleaned up and ready for play. There are still
some things belonging to the pickleball club at the courts. They are awaiting
their storage and we just have to be patient and it will eventually be removed.
Its going to be one great tennis season and that is thanks to all of our players
who make our tennis club a fun place to enjoy the game.
Court numbering and www.reservemycourt.com
The courts have not yet
been physically renumbered as we are waiting for the Park to do it. But in
order to be able to reserve all 8 courts we have renumbered the courts as
follows: The existing court 1 will remain as court 1 with 2-4 going down that
side to the tennis shed. The courts from the tennis pavillion to the tennis
shed will be numbered 5 – 8. (Not to confuse you but this means court 2 will
now be court 5, court 3 will be 6, court 4 will be 7 and court 5 will be 8).
Mark and I have updated this online court reservation system to reflect the new
courts. There is still a glitch in the system as we could not remove the
“pavillion column” so, court 8 is on the next page. You have to scroll down to
see court 8. Hopefully on Monday we will find out how to remove pavillion from
the list and all 8 courts will show on one page. Mark and I have cleaned off
all the print on the tennis club white board (located beside court 1). We will
soon have it reprinted so there is enough space in each block for us to post
magnetic strips detailing the organized play and permanent court times for our
courts. The best resource to find available courts will continue to be
reservemycourt.com. Also, please note that only the first two time slots: 8AM –
9:30 and 9:30-11:00 are 1 ½ hour time slots. After that all time slots are for
2 hours.
December 15th
Celebration Lunch and Tennis – 12 noon – Be there!
Just a reminder to stop at
the bulletin board (side facing the tennis pavillion) and sign up to attend the
Celebration lunch on Saturday December 15th starting at 12 noon.
Lunch is free for all members and Helen Arnold will be there to sign you up as a
club member if you haven’t done so already. Remember: Bring your tennis
racquet as we are going to play some fun tennis and we want to fill
those 8 wonderful courts. If you can,
please wear Navy Blue and or White tennis attire. Also, we have
some new players so please wear your name tag. We will start at
12 noon. We already have a lot of people signed up, and you don’t want to miss
this one! So, please stop by the bulletin board and sign up. Or,
just reply to this email and I will get you added to the list. I can’t stress
enough how much your signing up helps our volunteers. We won’t turn anyone
away, even if you have not signed up, but help us out and let us know you plan
to attend. It is much appreciated!! And, non-members remember we welcome you
and the cost for lunch, including Marilyn’s Arnold Palmer Iced Tea and dessert
is a reasonable $5 charge. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a sunny day,
but should it be raining on the 15th we are asking our volunteers to
go to the Saguaro room (the old sewing room) at their scheduled time and for
everyone signed up to arrive at the Suguaro room at 12 noon as we are going to
have our celebration lunch rain or shine!!
Permanent Court
Time
With 8 courts available we
are opening permanent court time to all time slots. Individuals can only book a
court 7 days in advance. Mark and I can book permanent court times. If you
would like to reserve a court for the remainder of the season, let me or Mark
know and we will get your permanent court time posted on the reservemycourt.com
scheduler. If you have never used reservemycourt.com, let me know and I will be
more than happy to send you instructions on how to use the system. If you have
any problems, please feel free to call us x 6459 and we will help you, or book
it for you.
Mixed Doubles
League
Jim Weaver has stepped up
to take on yet one more activity. He is not only court captain for Men’s
League, he has taken on forming a Mixed Doubles League. The plan is to play on
Wednesdays in the 11:00 – 1:00 time slot. Jim feels certain he can get 16 men
to sign up and he puts out the challenge to the ladies to get 16 ladies. For
those of you who did the math – yup, that fills all 8 courts!! This league will
start in January and run to at least mid March. The cost like all of the other
leagues is $5 for the season. Play will be similar to Men’s and Ladies leagues
with the winners moving up and the losers moving down so that everyone is
getting a competitive match. I will let you know when the sign up sheet will be
posted and the actual start and end dates. If you are not in the park I will
give you fair warning so you can let me know and I can get your name on the sign
up sheet.
Palm Creek Tennis Club
shirts
We still have some of the
Antigua tennis shirts in stock. If there is sufficient demand I will place
another order. But, for right now, here is what we have in
stock:
Men – Large in White and
XL in Red
Ladies – Medium in White,
Large in Red
If anyone is interested,
please contact Marion Gavin at 7708. We will also have them available at the
December 15th celebration lunch. To clear out this inventory, the
charge for these shirts has been reduced $5 to $20 a shirt. If these sizes do
not fit you, and you are interested in ordering a shirt, let me know and I can
see if we can get enough demand to place an order. I will need to order about
25 shirts to place an order.
Desert Cactus
League
A
quick history - . I went to the Captain’s meeting and informed them Monday, the
date they selected for Women’s play, conflicts directly with our Women’s
league. Tuesday, the day selected for Men’s conflicts directly with our Men’s
league. They took the info and stated these were the days selected. Then Dave
Pratt sent an email to Orly, the person running the league. She finally looked
at the number of players from Robson and the number of players from Mission and
I think she finally figured out that we have more players than the other two
clubs combined. I told her that the one date that worked for Robson Ranch and
Mission Royale and Palm Creek was at 2pm on Thursdays as we all played Club Team
Tennis at that time. She tried to change from Monday for Ladies’ and change from
Tuesday for Mens but was not successful. Dave being one to never give up has
volunteered (thank you Dave) to put together a Men’s 3.0-3.5 team of 6 men who
will be here from Mid-January to Mid-March. The day of the week and the
time slot are to be determined. If you would be interested,
please call Dave at 7891.
If anyone else is
interested in putting together a team of 4-6 players for any of the other
divisions 2.5-3.0 or 3.5-4.0 in Men’s or 2.5-3.0 or 3.0-3.5 or 3.5-4.0 in
Women’s, please let me know. I think it would be great for Palm Creek to
participate in this league!
Saturday – Open
Play
On Saturday’s at 9:30
Glenn Arnold and Marion Gavin court captain organized play. With the new
courts, this session will have 4 courts. There will be a sign up sheet for
2.5-3.0 as well as a sign up sheet for 3.5 +. This way you can get in some good
competitive play. Glenn shared with me that years ago this was such a popular
session and all the courts were filled. With the addition of the 3 new courts
we need to use them!!!
Ladies 2.5-3.0 – Organized
Play
On the tennis club handout
I put this organized play in the schedule on Thursdays at 11AM. I am however in
need of court captains for this play. I was orginally going to do it but, I
hope you understand that reality has set in and I just cannot take on one more
thing. I know we have a lot of new ladies who would love to have an organized
play slot for them just like we have for all the other skill levels. Here is a
great opportunity to volunteer and play some fun tennis. Please call me at
x6459. I will be more than happy to help you put this
together.
Bulletin
Board
A
huge thank you to Mary and John Pondell for the excellent job on the bulletin
boards. The silver paper lasted more than one season, but it had seen its day.
Mary and John put up new paper, added some great special effects and even hung
the Tennis Tournament Plaques that Mark and I have been meaning to get to. Our
tennis club bulletin board is a critcal component in communications. Hats off
to the Pondell’s for doing a great job. Also, the roster is posted on the
bulletin board, so if someone in your group is missing you can go over to the
bulletin board and find their phone number.
Roster
Speaking of the roster, a
huge thanks to Sandy Hurlbert and Mary Williams. Sandy has done an outstanding
job of keeping our roster up to date. Sandy is not yet in the park but she
still managed to support us by putting together this very important
information. Mary has been updating our blog: www.palmcreektennisclub.blogspot.com. She
has also posted the current roster on the blog. You will find in the right hand
corner the 2012-2013 tennis roster. You can print it and have a handy list of
tennis players or you can just go online and get it when you need it. Hats off
to these two ladies for a job well done!
People
Update
-
I recently heard that Jack
Hardy will be returning to the park. You can expect to see Jack back on the
tennis courts in mid January!
-
On a sad note I heard that
Jack Metzler, Yukon Jack, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Jack’s
condition has made it impossible for him to travel so Elizabeth is going up to
Alaska to be with him. The tennis club sends our thoughts and prayers to Jack
and Elizabeth.
Used tennis
balls
We have a new tennis ball
can for gently used tennis balls. The foot pedal on the old one was broken so
we have replaced it. If you have a can of balls that still has some life in
them, please dump the balls in this can. Please do not put any Dunlop balls in
the can as they do not work well with our ball machines. Last I heard, Tennis
ball plastic cans are not recyclable due to the metal band around the top. So
throw away the plastic can. Also, please do not put your used balls in the
social tennis bin. The circulation of balls into the social tennis bin is being
handled by our tennis ball captain, Bob Gibson. We appreciate your contribution
of these gently used balls to keep our tennis instructor bins and our balls
machines filled with tennis balls.
Its another long update so
thanks for reading it all!
See you on Saturday,
December 15th!
Kate
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