RESULTS OF FEBRUARY 2003 TOURNAMENT
RANK	FAWNS	KITTENS	STAGS	TIGERS
1st	Rachel Edwards - Marilyn Bean	Vicki Anderson - Ruth Johnson	Pete Azar – Dave Quimby	Joel Anderson – Jef Johnson
2nd	Kersti Garthwaite – Lorlei Petersen	Susan Dow - Roz Smyth	Jim Rathbun - Tom Freed	Tom McClure – Don Wilson
	Janice Atzen – Trish Azar	Joanne Cohen – Terry Moy	Denny Bean – Kuke Dukarski	Ken Shallahamer – John Schultz
	Sonja McGrath – Sandi Granger	Peg Lieb – Bonnie Wilson	Harold Plett – Hal Cohen	Fred Wantland – Al Lieb
	Hariet Schultz, Jackie Shallahamer, Trish Azar, Sally Biederbecke,		Jack Minkel, Bob Christensen, Aubrey Neish, Bob Bristlin, Gary Edwards

TOURNAMENT NEWS The Gilloons did a great job of emcee-ing the potluck, which overflowed to the outside, incidentally, and the awards presentation. Facility improvements were the completion of the pool and surrounding area, a new southwestern style fireplace. As always, we are pleasantly surprised at the Grangers industriousness. Sandi Granger won the $50 tournament prize! Congratulations, Sandi!

Sandi with the winnings

DON BECKER

Don Becker was a major force in the BSTC until several years ago. A great guy by anyone's standards. But Mary Quimby reports that, sadly, Don passed away February 10 following triple bypass surgery performed on January 10. She spoke with Phyllis, and found she is coping with the help of friends and neighbors. Phyllis planned the services to be a "Remember Don" service with people recalling the happy occasions in his life. A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.

Mary says "The years when Don and Phyllis looked after the tennis club were very special years. I am grateful that I spoke with them in December and wish so much that they had been able to drive to Borrego and see the "new" club as they hoped to do. He was hospitalized less than 2 weeks after we spoke and never went home."

The obituary from The Desert Sun follows:

"Donald Becker February 2003

Donald Louis Becker, 76, of Palm Desert, died Feb. 10, 2003, in Rancho Mirage. He was born July 27, 1926, to Arthur John Becker and Esther Marie Schoenike in Wisconsin.He married Phyllis Bauer on June 14, 1969, in Gardena.He was a computer programmer for TransAmerica.He was a member of the Single Ski Club of Los Angeles and served in the Army.He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Palm Desert. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. March 5 at Suncrest Country Club in Palm Desert. Inturnment will be at Riverside National Cemetery with Wiefels & Son Funeral Directors, Palm Springs in charge of arrangements."

MARCH HIKE UP PALM WASH, SOUTH FORK

Jef has agreed to lead a 1 – 3 mile easy hike thru rugged terrain on Friday, March 21. Meet at clubhouse parking lot at 9 a.m., and allow for up to 2 hours, including about 45 minutes of driving. High points of the hike will include walking under a 20’ wide natural bridge, and some very nice slot canyons.

CORRECTIONS

Tom Freed and Terry Moy have moved (actually a while ago) to 3425 Malito Dr., Bonita CA 91902. Their email address is winddancecat30@cox.net. The Quimbys are now in Borrego most of the time, and their number there is 760-767-4283.

SAN CLEMENTE

The usual San Clemente campout will happen from Thursday, September 18 thru Sunday, the 22nd this year. For reservations at the campground, call (on March 1st) 1-800-444-7275, or on the internet, www.parks.ca.gov. John Schultz has reported that all beach campsites have been reserved thru August already.

APRIL BANQUET

There will be a catered banquet at the tennis club on the Saturday night of the last tournament of the season, or April 12. The cost will be $17 per person, including $2 which will go toward a grand prize drawing. Betty Minkel needs to know your choice of meal and needs the cash by April 5, or 1 week before the banquet. You can choose from the following entres: beef, chicken, salmon, and the following side dish: rice pilaf or baked potato. The meal comes with a green salad, tomato platter, frit dessert. 10 ladies have volunteered to bake a dozen cookies each. BYOB.

TOURNAMENT DATES FOR 2002-2003

The remaining dates for the 2002 - 2003 season are as follows:

March 16 & 17 - Granger tournament (BSTC Welcome)
March 22 & 23, 2003
April 12 & 13, 2003

RECYCLED E-MAIL JOKE circulated by Harold Plett last March

1. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.
2. What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway).
3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
4. A backwards poet writes inverse.
5. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.
6. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off.
7. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
8. If you don't pay your exorcist you get repossessed.
9. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress.
10. Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I'll show A-flat minor.
11. When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.
12. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
13. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
14. You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
15. Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under.
16. He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.
17. Every calendar's days are numbered.
18. A lot of money is tainted. It taint yours and it taint mine.
19. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
20. He had a photographic memory that was never developed.
21. A plateau is a high form of flattery.
22. The short fortuneteller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
23. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
24. Once you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall.
25. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine.
26. When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd dye.
27. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.
28. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
29. Acupuncture is a jab well done.
30. Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.