Saturday, March 26, 2016
Friday, March 25, 2016
Our Thanks
Club Shirts
Stephanie Royo and Reta Nussbaum
As coordinators for two years they spent numerous hours behind the scenes
selecting shirts, attending meetings and processing paperwork.
Each season they set up twice to take and distributed orders.
The Welcome - Information Table
Lynn Whipple - Shirley Gendron - Pat Lafleur- Lorraine Richter - Sherry Ziemkowski
Rosemary Reese ( Coordinator) - Cindy Nelson - Susan Kimbley - Lynda Tebo
not in picture - Rosie Angelo and Marge Lind
These volunteers welcomed new members and existing members, with warm smiles,They assisted with club memberships, USAPA memberships, and had applications on hand for Pickleball Canada they a sold club pins and USAPA rule books. They provided answers and promoted both our club and Palm Creek
The Photographers
Barb Schmidt - for several years has taken the Medal pictures for the Blog
Stephanie Royo - for the past two years has been on board as the Blog photographer
Kathie Baker - for the past two years has been our Portrait photographer
Tom Gottfried - has joined us this year as our Event photographer
They have all contributed to Tournament Photo's
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Volunteers help Club Members improve their game
Our club is very fortunate to have such a large number of volunteers, who give freely of their time to provide a better experience for their fellow club members.
All who volunteered, have continued to make our Training Program, the best in the country. They spent countless hours preparing the curriculum in addition to time on the courts,
Thanks to Ken Purvis for holding clinics on how to productively use Simon and Tutor
All who volunteered, have continued to make our Training Program, the best in the country. They spent countless hours preparing the curriculum in addition to time on the courts,
"The Mentors"
This team assisted new players at the 2.0 and 2.5 skill level
Sandra Cowen - Annette Hanson - Maureen Bialowas
Sandra Cowen - Annette Hanson - Maureen Bialowas
Joyce Staffen - Carol Lindow - Bill Pitzl
Steve Fischer - Ken Johnson -Randy Bourne - Maurice Parobec
Marsha +
Byron Freso - Don Bruce
Not shown in picture: Kimber Blunk - Kerry Butterfield - Jane Cassie
Lynn Carlson - Barbara Christie -Mike Cooper - Ro Dechamps - Terry Esch
Alex Gendron - Sandi Hubbick - Clint + Sylver Hunter - Darlene Mauro
Maurice Parobec - Ross Perkin - John Robertson - Stephanie Royo
Mel Saranchuck - Steve York - Bill Young
"The Clinic Team"
After another very successful season our Training Team has delivered 20 Skills Clinics to 444 students. Congratulations and thanks to all who have participated in supporting this program!
Front Row:Marsha Freso, Les Scott, Jean Gearhart, Linda Hays, Jocelyn Barr(Training Support Coord), Wanda Cassidy(Training Admin), Joyce Staffen, Carol Lindow, Ross Perkin and Lance Thiede. Back Row: Bill Pitzl, Tom Gearhart, Gilles Fillion, Chuck MacDonald(Director Training), Irene Fraties, AJ Fraties, Leroy Schmidt, Maurice Parobec, Lynn Carlson, Wayne Kennedy, Barb Schmidt, Byron Freso and Barry Holloway.
Front Row:Marsha Freso, Les Scott, Jean Gearhart, Linda Hays, Jocelyn Barr(Training Support Coord), Wanda Cassidy(Training Admin), Joyce Staffen, Carol Lindow, Ross Perkin and Lance Thiede. Back Row: Bill Pitzl, Tom Gearhart, Gilles Fillion, Chuck MacDonald(Director Training), Irene Fraties, AJ Fraties, Leroy Schmidt, Maurice Parobec, Lynn Carlson, Wayne Kennedy, Barb Schmidt, Byron Freso and Barry Holloway.
Thanks to Ken Purvis for holding clinics on how to productively use Simon and Tutor
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
And the medals go to:
Southern Arizona Senior Games
Les Franke
Spring Slam at Sun City
Lance Thiede - Gary Baker - Byron Freso
Fun in the Sun
Steve Fischer - Bill Pitzel - Steve Carter - Maurice Parobec - Byron Freso
not in picture Judy Arnold
Robson Ranch
Bill Pitzel - Steve Carter - Ross Perkin - Carol Lindow - Randy Bourne
Kerry Hawthorne - Maurice Parobec - Byron Freso
Debbie Henwood - Steve Fischer - Marsha Freso - Patti Decker - Mike Cooper
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!!!
Reminder: We will start group photos again in November. In the interim, if you medal in a tournament, please e-mail me the details and a picture! RosemaryReese@aol.com
Monday, March 21, 2016
Final Meeting of the Season
Lisa Harold - Palm Creeks General Manager and Board Members
Lisa addressed the membership and recognized the great job done by our club's volunteers
Roger Fellows - Treasurer
Delivers his final Treasure's report after almost 4 years of serving the club in this position
Bob Vanderlinden
On behalf of the club membership, the board presented Bob, with a "Duel in the Desert"
paddle in recognition for serving 2 years as Tournament Director
All the details from this months meeting are posted in the club minutes
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
It is The Best of Times
The dawn's early light on the best pickleball facility in the world
The venue is ready for the best tournament ever
Lisa Harold Palm Creek General Manager on hand
with Jack Hayes and Bob Vanderlinden for opening ceremonies
to mange 26 Brackets and the play schedule of 371 teams
The Gearheart's coordinated 120 Referees
120 Referees officiated 690 matches
450 Gallons of Water kept all hydrated!
191 Bags of Ice kept the water cold
Marg Ouimet - Medical Coordinator
Medical team prepared to help all in need
800 Cups of Coffee
Byron Freso and his Drone
took fabulous pictures!
Raffle Coordinator Reta Nussbaum and team
Increased sales over last year by 25% - Wow!
Wanda Cassidy and John Robertson
Coordinator's of a Very Successful
Sponsor and Vendor Program
Creating Pickleball Shopping Heaven
Saturday's Medal Round Pizza
401 Attendees enjoyed Pizza, (8 gluten free) and 87 Salads
$1 for all you can eat pizza ! Seriously!!
Palm Creek Medal Winners
88 Club members played in the tournament
130 Out of State Players came to complete
241 players are USAPA Rated
The largest age group - 65+ with 167 players
The largest skill level - 3.5 with 175 players followed by
3.0 with 127 players and 4.0 with 121 players
Male Players - 296 Female Players - 223
142 Medal Winners - 22 from Palm Creek
Our Sincere Appreciation and Thanks
The Tournament Committee spent countless hours and
held numerous meetings to insure tournament success!
Bob Vanderlinden - Roger Fellows - Chuck MacDonald - Lynn Raph
Judy White - Diane Weyant
The most Understanding Wife and the Best Tournament Director
Sharon and Bob Vanderlinden
And to the
ground troops of 80+ Volunteers
And to the
ground troops of 80+ Volunteers
Let Freedom Fly
Friday, March 11, 2016
2016 Duel In The Desert Photo Links
From Bob Vanderlinden:
Special thanks to Tom Gottfried, our Club Photographer, and
Kathie Baker for planning all the photo shoots for the tournament and their team:
Butch Cutrell
Tom Coopman
Joanne Maurier
Karen Groshong
Joanne Maurier
Karen Groshong
Byron Freso brought his drone and took
aerial pics of our complex. Thanks
Byron!
2016
Volunteer Party - What a great time!
Thanks to Barb and her team for the great event. Thanks to Ross Perkin for running the
"colorful" round robin.
Wednesday March 2
Thursday March 3
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Medals
Friday March 4
Saturday March 5
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Medals
Sunday March 6
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Medals
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Volunteer Appreciation and "FUN" Tournament
Barb Parobec
When Barb heads up "Food" and"Fun" you are guaranteed to have a great time. The next photo illustrates in addition to a delicious breakfast prepared and served by Palm Creek, breakfast had it's own special kick, referred to as "Orange Juice Plus"
Randy and Judy Bourne served juice straight up
Karen Kohlman Brenda and Dan Jmaeff were on board to
serve juice with a kick
The Raffle Prize table was a mile long
"The Volunteers"
After breakfast the volunteers gathered for photo and were given a heartfelt thank you by our Board President - Donna Christiansen and Tournament Director Bob Vanderlinden
Ross Perkin
Ross is the master of the"Fun Tournament " As director Ross organized play for 140 volunteers, 10 teams with 14 players for each team. Teams were identified by "Color" if you were the "Green Team" your captain was by the Green Balloons, with Green streamers for you to wear as identification and each player was assigned a partner for the tournament. Courts were preassigned by team and Ross with his air horn, kept each game to 15 minutes. Each team rotated with 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off the court. With the entire tournament taking 2 hours!!
"The Pickleball Toss"
Each Team selected 2 players for the toss, dollars were given for successful toss's that were than factored into the tournament scores
Tournament Winners
"The White Team"
Awarded Medals with white ribbons!
Volunteers had a fun morning,this was a Super Thank you
Thank you to the teams of volunteers that made this event happen!
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