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OCTOBER 28 - 29, 2006 TOURNAMENT - MIXED DOUBLES
The next tournament will be the weekend of October 28 - 29, 2006. This is at the beginning of the season, but you should still get lodging reservations REALLY early, as Borrego Days is THIS PARTICULAR WEEKEND! Lots of stuff will be happening in town, as this is the most visited weekend of the year in Borrego. If you are planning to play, you must sign up by 7:30 p.m. on the eve of the tournament. Sign-up at the clubhouse, or contact Jef or Kathy: phone 760-767-4536, e-mail: jef@itforsb.net, or if all else fails, call the tennis center at 760-767-0577 the Friday night before the tournament (definitely before 8 p.m.). The draw will be completed by around 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. Also, if you are just joining the club, please provide contact information, preferably an e-mail address, if you wish to receive a newsletter, and if you want to be listed in the club's directory. If you want to share and consume goodies, there will be a Goody Bar in the clubhouse on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
SATURDAY POTLUCKThe happy hour/potluck will occur 6:30/7 p.m., Saturday night, October 28, 2006, 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 21 HIKEJef and Kathy led a 3.5 mile hike thru the Ocotillo Forest in the vicinity of Tubb Wash. Peg was the only other hiker. Ocotillos were exceptionally healthy, and some early cactus and agave flowers were evident.
The 3 hikers
Kathy bent down this "small" agave flower for Peg
APRIL 23 HIKEJef and Kathy led a 2.8 mile hike, with Denny, from the tennis club, going up Hellhole Wash to Surprise Canyon, then climbing out, re-crossing S-22, and doing the Borrego Spur, until finding a steep trail that descended behind the Holiday Trailer Park. They got back to the club in time to see most of the finals.
Hiking up Hellhole Wash behind Palm Canyon Resort
Denny about ready to cross S-22
Hiking up from Surprise Canyon
On the Borrego Spur, looking down at the club
Creosote, chuparosa, and fagonia flowers
October 27 HIKEJef and Kathy will lead another (approximately 2 hour) hike on the Friday before the tournament. Meet at the clubhouse at about 9 a.m. on the Friday before the tournament. Expect to get back to the clubhouse by noon.
APRIL BANQUET AND ENTERTAINMENT Palm Canyon Resort put on a nice spread, and we all had plenty to eat for the end of season banquet. After the food, the club returned to the clubhouse where entertainment was provided by Warner Springs resident, Judy Taylor. Judy sang and plucked her guitar with a good variety of great music, including a lot of western songs. She roped the audience into participating, as well, and at one time had all four of the kids playing instruments. Sally Biederbecke chimed in with a yodeling solo! The next round of entertainment involved rope tricks, which also involved audience talent. Then she showed some fancy six-gun twirling. Finally, she sang while some members of the club revealed their dancing skill, especially the Liebs and Wilsons!
April banquet
Concert
Kon, Tat, Holley, Nicole
Judy Taylor
Gary performing his solo
Harriet and Tatiana also helped
END OF SEASON AWARD CEREMONY
GRANGERS RECEIVE GIFT FROM CLUB Jackie Shallahamer, representing the club, presented an envelope with a card and gift certificate in it to the Grangers. This was to show the club's appreciation for all the Grangers have done to make these tournaments so enjoyable to all of us.
CEREUS LEGALII TENDERI (MONEY TREE) GIVEN TO KATHY AND JEFAs an unexpected event, Fred and Susan Flores Dow presented Jef and Kathy with a "Money Tree" as a wedding present from an overly generous tennis club. The "cactus" tree was decorated with flowers and hearts made from U.S. Treasury Notes in denominations of $5, $10, and $20, and totalling $570!!! Jef and Kathy were speechless, but are VERY thankful to their good friends at the club. After "harvesting" the fruit, they immediately opened their first joint checking account with the money, and will use it to help pay for their honeymoon in Hawaii later in June. Unfortuneately, during the "Money Tree" award ceremony only 1 picture came out, as Jef's lens cap was still partially on when Peg took the pictures. A few pix were taken in the clubhouse just before harvesting, however:
JEF AND KATHY MARRIEDJef and Kathy were married barefoot in Coyote Creek on June 3, 2006. The Dows and about 50 others made it to the ceremony. The high temperature that day was an unseasonably warm 110°F! About 65 came to the banquet at Palm Canyon Resort, and most of those came to the reception at Kathy's house. The wedding album is at:
http://www.jefj.com/jef/2006/wedThe Hawaiian honeymoon album is at:http://www.jefj.com/jef/2006/hawaii/act.htmlIncidentally, here is a link to the online version of their wedding invitation:ACTUAL INVITATION
APRIL TOURNAMENT We had a good turnout of 49 contestants for the April 22 - 23, 2006 straight doubles tournament. Weather was great for the whole tournament, except for some periods of fairly strong winds. Gary Edwards, again, did most of the work when assisting Jef in organizing the tournament. Borden Granger won the $100 drawing of the 16 who played in all 6 tournaments. Pete Azar won the $50 drawing.
Pete gets prize from Judge Jim. Congratulations Pete!
Borden gets prize from Jim. Congratulations Borden!
| MAY FLOWERS | MAY DAYS | APRIL SHOWERS | APRIL FOOLS |
WINNER Kersti Garthwaite - Mary Kay Romeo (Sonja McGrath) | WINNER Paula Santopadre - Peg Lieb | WINNER Russ Hansen - John Schultz | WINNER Tom McClure - Gary Edwards |
RUNNER-UP Carmen Perez - Barbara Ash | RUNNER-UP Jacque Goodrich - Francis Gilloon | RUNNER-UP Harold Plett - David Figg | RUNNER-UP Barry Frahm - Doug Baker |
| Marilyn Bean (Mary Kay Romeo) - Harriet Schultz | Jan McNamara - Bonnie Wilson | Denny Bean - Duke Dukarski | Jef Johnson - Borden Granger |
| Sally Bederbecke - Betty Minkel | Barb McClure - Mary Marchese | Ron Romeo - Jack Minkel | Fred Wantland - Don Wilson |
| Marilyn Bean - Carole Stadelbacher | Diane Burlison - Harriet Lisak | Roger Georgia - Gary McNamara | Al Lieb - Craige Goodrich |
| Kathy Bullock - Mary Kay Romeo | Roz Smythe - Miko Takashima | Jack Strasberg - Pete Azar | |
| Janet Segvich - Susan Flores Dow | |||
Newsletters online can be found at http://www.borregotennis.com.
CROQUETAs if the weekend wasn't busy enough, Barry and Eileen hosted a croquet party at their condo in de Anza after the tournament on Sunday. About 14 were there, including the Shallahamers, Grangers, Dows, Jef, Kathy, Holley, Russ, Dianne, Mary M., and naturally, Barry and Eileen. Of course, a tournament broke out, and the Dows won the finals. Russ and Dianne came in 2nd.
The final stroke
Celebritory hamming to photographers
Lots of fun
The winners
2nd place award
SAN CLEMENTE CAMPOUTThe campout was held on the weekend of Sep 16 & 17. Nobody reported what actually happened this weekend, but we can all assume everybody had great fun.
BSTC SCHEDULE FOR 2006 - 2007 SEASON
Sep 16 - 17 2006 San Clemente Campout Oct 28 - 29 2006 Mixed doubles Feb 17 - 18 2007 Straight doubles Dec 2 - 3 2006 Straight doubles Mar 24 - 25 2007 Mixed doubles Jan 13 - 14 2007 Mixed doubles Apr 21 - 22 2007 Straight doubles Sep 15 - 16 2007 San Clemente Campout
RECYCLED E-MAIL JOKE circulated by Julie J, Jan 26, 2000Sound Bites -- most, if not all, seem to be 'Carlin-isms':
- A good pun is its own reword.
- All power corrupts, but we need the electricity.
- Bear takes over Disneyland in Pooh d'Etat!
- Deja Flu: The feeling that somehow, somewhere, you've been kicked in the head like this before.
- Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
- Vuja De': the strange feeling you get that nothing like this has ever happened to you before.
- Evolution: Life's a niche, and then you die.
- Fantasy isn't our crutch -- it's arcane.
- Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
- Live Faust. Die Jung.
- Veni, Vidi, Velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around.
- I'm not born again -- my mother got it right the first time.
- Witches use brooms because nature abhors a vacuum.
- All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power.
- But if I learn from my mistakes, it'll take all the fun out of making them again.
- Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
- So much to do. So few people to do it for me.
- I know it all -- I just can't remember it simultaneously.
- American Non-Sequitur Society -- we don't make sense, but we do like pizza.
- Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
- A day without sunshine is like, night.
- On the other hand, you have different fingers.
- I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
- 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
- 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
- I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.
- I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
- Honk if you love peace and quiet.
- Remember half the people you know are below average.
- Despite the high cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains?
- Nothing is fool-proof to a talented fool.
- Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
- He who laughs last thinks slowest.
- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
- The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
- I intend to live forever - so far so good.
- Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back.
- If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
- My mind is like a steel trap - rusty and illegal in 37 states.
- Quantum mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.
- The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.
- Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
