TENNIS TALK
OCTOBER 2005

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Butterfly on dune sunflowers. Photo by Hank
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NOVEMBER 5 - 6, 2005 TOURNAMENT - MIXED DOUBLES

The next tournament will be the weekend of November 5 - 6, 2005. Even though this is at the beginning of the season, you might still get lodging reservations early. If you are planning to play, you must sign up by 7:30 p.m. on the eve of the tournament. Signup at clubhouse, or contact Jef: phone 760-767-4544, e-mail: jef@itforsb.net, or If all else fails, call the tennis center at 760-767-0577 the Friday night before the tournament (before 8 p.m.). The draw will be completed by 9:00 P.M. and play will begin on Saturday at 8:00 A.M. If you want us to call you with the start time, add your phone number with your name when you sign up. If you want to share and consume goodies, there will be a Goody Bar in the clubhouse on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

SATURDAY POTLUCK

The happy hour/potluck will occur 6:30/7 p.m., Saturday night, November 5, 2005, at the tennis center. If you want to contribute to the door prizes, remember to place them in the door prize area before dinner.

APRIL TOUR OF BAJA PLANTS

18 partook in Jef's tour of El Divisadera, Norm Robert's hilltop house that featured a number of desert plants not normally found in Borrego. These included the Mexican Boojum tree, or Cirio, and the world's largest cactus, the Cardón. Below is a picture of the group checking out the views at the top.


Tour group in wash below house


BORREGO NEWS

Temperatures this past summer reached 118°F. During August, thunder showers caused flooding in parts of Borrego. After a cool spell hit Borrego in early September, temperatures have been mild in Borrego. A massive thunderstorm hit Borrego on the nights of October 16 and 17, keeping the desert verdant. Some wildflowers are still present! Expect pleasant weather for our first tournament. Borrego Days festival will be the weekend prior to our first tournament.


Double rainbow over Jef's house on August 9, 2005


APRIL TOURNAMENT

We had a good turnout of 54 contestants for the April 16 - 17, 2005 straight doubles tournament. Weather was not too hot for this time of year, with highs in the vicinity of 90°F each day. Dave Quimby assisted Jef for the last time in doing the draw -- A thankless job that anyone is invited to do (hint, hint). Volunteers are always welcome! Jef took these pictures of the winners. Denny Bean won the $50 drawing, but transferred it to the Grangers with a suggestion they donate it to their favourite charity in the name of the BSTC!. The Borrego community thanks you, Denny! Pictures below are by Jef. Sorry Marilyn and Terry -- pictures didn't come out, so these are file photos:


Borden with Denny's winnings. Denny is in the background


RESULTS OF APRIL 2005 TOURNAMENT
DIAMONDBACKSHORNED LIZARDSSIDEWINDERSGILA MONSTERS
WINNER

Pat Brown - Dottie Otte 		WINNER

Carol Gottlieb - Barbara Trakas 		WINNER

Barry Fromme - Ron Romeo 		WINNER

Fred Wantland - Al Gottlieb
RUNNER-UP

Marilyn Bean - Terry Moy 		RUNNER-UP

Roz Smythe - Gloria Gobar 		RUNNER-UP

Lee Lisak - Duke Dukarski 		RUNNER-UP

Fred Dow - Bob Christensen
Betty Minkel - Carmen Perez Mary Marchese - Bonnie Wilson Harold Larson - Dick Stadelbacher Al Lieb - Don Wilson
Carole Stadelbacher - Mary Kae Romeo Peg Lieb - Dianne Burlison Jack Minkel - Bill Culiger Gary Edwards - Dick Trakas
Harriet Schultz - Sally Biederbecke Jan McNamara - Kersti Garthwaite David Figg - Gary McNamara Richard Zak - Pete Azar
Joyce Finch - Trish Azar Concha Rivera - Harriet Lisak Borden Granger - Denny Bean Jef Johnson - Hank Wennik
Eileen Childress - Mary Quimby Tom Freed - Carl Christensen Ken Shallahamer - Al Shallahamer


Award ceremony

APRIL BANQUET

Marilyn Bean organized the finale banquet for the season. Cuisine was Italian and catered by Bernard's. About 75 joined us for this event, which included the transition between presidents, Fred Dow to Gary Edwards. Denny Bean got a gag gift related to senior bicycle safety (apparently, he's had one too many accidents). The gift bag included training wheels, a first aid kit, and a bicycle safety for seniors -- the sole content: "Never mind -- call dial-a-ride". Pete Azar, for the 3rd time, received the John Schultz Perpetual Ball in the Mouth Trophy, from Sandi Granger, who held it for 2 years. Sandi received it from our late president, Jim Rathbun during the April banquet in 2003. Pete said something to the effect that Dottie was wearing the same dress he saw her in last, 4 years prior.


Marilyn getting things going. Later she won the $100 drawing for the 9 who participated in each tournament this season. Congratulations, Marilyn!

Introducing of guests
Flashlights were needed to identify potluck gifts
Pete Azar collecting his "AWARD"



MEMBER HEALTH

Barbara McClure was hit head on by a negligent driver while leaving a tennis club in Temecula on the week of the April tournament. The impact of the steering wheel caused her insides to shift, but although being in terrific pain, she is expected to make a full recovery. We hope to see her on the tennis courts next season! John Schultz had cataract surgery in April and has reported spectacular improvement in his sight. He is also much improved because of recent back therapy, and his 2nd knee surgery will happen in May. He also has severe Carpal Tunnel syndrome in both forearms, as well as having a marginal left rotator cuff, but only needs that part working well enough to toss the ball for the serve. He claims he will come back next November like a "holy terror"!! He hopes these will be "former" maladies to share with us next November. Dave Quimby has recovered from his Staph infection and is scheduled for hip replacement surgery in December. He was out and about in Borrego this past weekend.

CHANGES

John Schultz has changed his e-mail to jhschultz@adelphia.net. Other changes have occurred, too.... but I forgot. Wow, am I a bad newsletter guy, or what?

SAN CLEMENTE

Supposedly this happened in September, but no reporter was present. Somebody is doing a bad job with the newsletter. Perhaps somebody else should step in? (hint, hint).

BSTC SCHEDULE FOR 2005 - 2006 SEASON

Betty Minkel, after clearing this with the Grangers, has produced next season's schedule:

Nov 5 - 6 Mixed doublesFeb 18 - 19 Straight doubles
Dec 3 - 4 Straight doublesMar 25 - 26 Mixed doubles
Jan 14 - 15 Mixed doublesApr 22 - 23 Straight doubles


RECYCLED E-MAIL JOKE circulated Jul 30, 1998 from Kim
MALE QUIZ

Note: All "real men" answer "C" to all of these questions. Knowing this, women will have come far in understanding men and enriching their own lives.

  1. Alien beings from a highly advanced society visit the Earth, and you are the first human they encounter. As a token of intergalactic friendship, they present you with a small but incredibly sophisticated device that is capable of curing all disease, providing an infinite supply of clean energy, wiping out hunger and poverty, and permanently eliminating oppression and violence all over the entire Earth. You decide to:
    A. Present it to the President of the United States.
    B. Present it to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
    C. Take it apart.
  2. As you grow older, what lost quality of your youthful life do you miss the most?
    A. Innocence.
    B. Idealism.
    C. Cherry bombs.
  3. When is it okay to kiss another male?
    A. When you wish to display simple and pure affection without regard for narrow-minded social conventions.
    B. When he is the pope. (Not on the lips.)
    C. When he is your brother and you are Al Pacino and this is the only really sportsman-like way to let him know that, for business reasons, you have to have him killed.
  4. In your opinion, the ideal pet is:
    A. A cat.
    B. A dog.
    C. A dog that eats cats.

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