Hi
all,
Today was just a glorious
day for tennis and the Arkansas group put on quite an event. Tennis was so much
fun with some interesting scoring. I think most of us had more trouble trying
to score games without the 0, 15, 30, 40 and go to one point per winning shot
with the team getting to 16 first declared the winner. A good many of us had
more trouble thinking in terms of 11/14 and when does the new server come in.
But, without a doubt the most fun was “redneck tennis”! We had three on each
side of the court and the players on the receiving team all had to be behind the
service line. It was definitely a very different game yet lots of fun. Our
soup/salad/dessert potluck social had the San Tan room filled to capacity. The
food as usual was just scrumptious with people going back for seconds and
thirds. Without a doubt, a good time was had by all!!
I
found out who left the salad bowl and salad fork and spoon, but I have two pot
holders (one Santa and one with a quilt design) and a mason jar with some type
of dressing. I have that in my fridge. If any of this is yours, please reply
to this email. Arkansas people, please check with the non-tennis players to see
if any of this is theirs.
People
Update
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Heartfelt sympathies from
the tennis club to Glenn and Helen Arnold on the loss of Glenn’s brother and to
Rod and Sandy Hurlbert on the loss of Sandy’s Dad.
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A sad goodbye to Bob and
Joan Fulton who are returning to Canada to get medical care for Bob’s irregular
heartbeat. On behalf of the tennis club wishes for a quick diagnosis and come
back soon!! You will be missed!!
Cancer Awareness Tennis
Tournament – January 30th and 31st
Its not too late to sign
up to participate in the Cancer Awareness Tennis Tournament. You can sign up to
play in Mens or Ladies on Wedneday January 30th and Mixed on
Thursday January 31st. The total cost to play is $25 for one event and $5
additional if you play in two events. All proceeds go 100% to fight cancer
right here in Arizona. We have eight courts and I would love to see all of the
courts filled. If you would like to be included, just reply to this email and
let me know what events you want to play in. If the $25 is too much for your
budget, please plan on coming to the Cancer Awareness Celebration Dinner on
Saturday, February 2nd with a fabulous auction and raffle. The delicious
Lasagna dinner is only $5 for all non-player members and guests. It is free for
those playing in the tennis tournament. Nancy Restum and Penny Jacobsen, chair
persons for this event, have collected some amazing items for the auction and
the raffle. So, please make every effort to support this very worthy cause.
Social Round Robins –
Saturday 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Glenn has been working
hard to create a fun scheduled tennis event. Every Saturday there are four
courts. Two courts are for our 2.5-3.0 players. This is a great opportunity to
play with others at your level. The other two courts are dedicated to our
3.0-3.5 players. Glenn has a schedule based on your sign up number which
determines who you are playing with as a partner and who your opponents will
be. It’s a lot of fun and an easy way to find a good match as all you need to
do is go to the tennis club bulletin board and sign up!
Tennis Lessons – Tuesdays
at 2pm
Mark and I signed up for
lots of tennis clinics while we were traveling the US last year. We paid as
much as $23 and as little as $12 for clinics that were no better than the tennis
lessons at Palm Creek. And, ours are free!!! This is, without a doubt in my
mind, the best value at Palm Creek. If you haven’t tried it, come out to the
courts this Tuesday and give it a try. I promise you will not be
disappointed.
Minute to Win It – Palm
Creek Lions Club
The Palm Creek Lions Club
has once again approached the tennis club to participate in their Minute to Win
it Challenge. The funds raised go to purchase reading material for school
libraries. I need a volunteer to head our teams. Teams have 4 players and the
fee to participate for the team is $20 or $5 each. The date is Saturday,
February 23rd at 7pm in the Ballroom. The registration deadline is
February 16th. I’d love to have at least one team to represent the
tennis club.
Volunteer – thank
you
A
big thank you to Mary Sullivan Pondell. When John Blessen could not cover a few
weeks of Thursday social tennis I asked for a volunteer to help us out and cover
Thursdays. Mary Sullivan volunteered even though she already covers Tuesdays.
Thanks Mary – you are very much appreciated!
Jack Metzler ”Yukon Jack”
has written a book
One of Palm Creek’s past
residents and tennis players, Jack Metzler has written a book on his very
interesting life. The book starts with his life as a baby born in Africa of
missionary parents. He tells of the life he had as a child running in the wild
to the lessons he learned as a bush pilot in Alaska and everything in between.
Many of us have heard so many of his stories that seem to be unbelievable. The
book is at the publishers now and he is taking orders from any that would be
interested. Helen has read the first draft of the first chapter and reports
that it is quite an interesting read. She says that all who know Jack will
appreciate this book and his great sense of humor. For all that don’t know,
Jack is battling pancreatic cancer and is doing well with chemo. The book is 15
dollars plus 1 dollar shipping. Please call Helen for placing orders x6865 or
970-640-2555. You can also email Helen at gnh2106@gmail.com. Jack is going to ship
the books to Helen and she will get them to all in Casa
Grande.
See you on the
courts,
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