STRATHCONA COUNTY PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION NEWS

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1 STRATHCONA COUNTY PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION NEWS SCPA Newsletter July 2017 President s Message, from the desk of Doug Flowers Well, July has been a really busy month with the opening of the Sherwood Heights new 8 pickleball court facility by Strathcona County. We have moved our whole program over to the new courts. They sure look good and only had minor fix-ups. We kicked off the new courts with the Canada Day Mixer and Pot Luck at Al and Bev Lang s. Dave Speer and his coordinators have kicked off the wildly popular round robins which have been full to overflowing. We had great weather for the Court Grand Opening on July 26 that was well attended. So it was a great day. The Ice Cream sales were sure a hit. We had eight 4.5 and 5.0 players from Cold Lake, Cochrane, Camrose and Spruce Grove playing a round robin with Dennis for the demo games. The Mayor and MLA gave speeches as well as Mike Cooper from Pickleball Alberta. The day finished with a mixer but some of us were just baked by the end of the day. Next to look forward to is our In-House tournament August 26/27. Remember to keep it Fun, Fair and Friendly. In This Issue President s Message Sherwood Park News article We re given the keys Canada Day Physio warm-up and demo Grand opening events Upcoming Tournament news Sponsorship news Other hobbies Just for fun Logo Contest update Doug Sherwood Park-Strathcona County news article Click on the link above. We re in the news again!

The County team who worked so diligently for us to make these new courts a reality.

2 June 29 the gates are opened to our new courts at Sherwood Heights. Right on Schedule. The executive was there. So exciting! The County team who worked so diligently for us to make these new courts a reality. Left to right. Amber Rudiak Community Liaison, Katrine Stone, Project Manager and Leslee Laing. Open Space Strategic Planner

3 Canada Day. We were there and patriotically dressed in our reds James Squire from Lifemark Physiotherapy demonstrating good warm-up exercises Here is a link to the recording of the demo

4 July 26 Sherwood Heights Courts Grand Opening It was a warm and sunny day. July 26 began with players from different parts of Alberta; from as far away as Cold Lake, Cochrane and Camrose, as well as Spruce Grove and Edmonton. They were level 4.5 and 5.0 that Dennis Tomkinson organized for the demonstration games. All the players seemed to really enjoy the new courts. It was most surely entertaining to watch them play. Some of them stayed and played in the mixer later on. Simultaneously, Wayne Larson, lead instructor and his team coached new people on how to play the sport. Doug Flowers acted as the Emcee and made the opening remarks. In attendance were: M.L.A. s Annie McKitrick (club member), Estefania Cortes-Vargas, Mayor Roxanne Carr, Counsellors Vic Bidzinski and Linton Delainey, as well as Russ Pawlyk, Director Recreation, Parks and Culture and the Community Partnership Team. Mayor Carr and Annie McKitrick made speeches. Dennis Tomkinson introduced the eight high level players, including Mike Cooper who represented Pickleball Alberta and who also made a speech. After the formalities, all present were directed to the ice cream sundae station where Bev Lang and her team were selling this treat with many donated toppings, enjoyed by many, including family members and grandchildren. The day finished off nicely with a mixer of all available players until the heat of the day got to them. All told about 150 people were in attendance. The event included our first sponsor, Christenson Development who provided an info tent and gave away bottled water.

5 New Courts Grand Opening, July 26th, 2017 What a great day! From left to right, M.L.A. Estefania Cortes-Vargas, Mayor Roxanne Carr, M.L.A. Annie McKitrick and Doug Flowers, President of the SCPA Official Ribbon Cutting Photo credits Mario Min and Roger Kemp

6 Mike Cooper from Pickleball Alberta speaking at the Grand Opening. Dennis Tomkinson and Annie McKitrick look on. Doug and Rog at the Grand

Thanks to the Lang's and team, more than 100 sundaes sold! Upcoming In House Tournament August 26th and 27th Registrations are now being accepted and here is the info and registration form.

7 Newsletter Items What else do you want to see in the newsletter? Next newsletter with be in Sept. with submissions deadline of Sept. 13th including articles and photos Submissions to Barb Flowers at shaw.ca Bev and Al Lang and their crew outdid themselves with the ice cream set up and sales. Thanks to the Lang's and team, more than 100 sundaes sold! Upcoming In House Tournament August 26th and 27th Registrations are now being accepted and here is the info and registration form. Copy into web browser URL to go to documents. 20IN%20HOUSE%20TOURNAMENT%20%20REG.%20FORM%20% 20docx.docx?dl=0 20IN-HOUSE%20TOURNAMENT%20invitation.docx?dl=0

Website development and support Courts Grand Opening in July In-House Tournament in Aug 2018 Alberta Open Tournament Courts bulletin board, wind screens, storage box and supplies Bike racks and

8 Sponsorship and Fund Raising Corner The Sponsorship Committee is now also doing fund raising so they have changed their mandate. The following are what we are raising funds for Sherwood Heights courts which total $20,700. Website development and support Courts Grand Opening in July In-House Tournament in Aug 2018 Alberta Open Tournament Courts bulletin board, wind screens, storage box and supplies Bike racks and picnic tables We have our second sponsor which is at the Gold (industry exclusive) level. Core Wellness and Chiropractic which has chiropractic, physio and massage services has sponsored us for this year and our major tournament for next year. Our first fund raiser the ice cream sundae sale at the court Grand Opening made more then $350. $25,000 $20,000 SCPA Sponsorship and Fund Raising Fund Raising Goal, $20,700 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $- Funds raised $4,350 July Fund Raising Goal

Zen Moisey and Dale White s other hobby I met Zen a few years ago playing pickleball at Millennium..was beginning of Oct and he said see you in April..I asked him where he's going..cr. He said.

9 Zen Moisey and Dale White s other hobby I met Zen a few years ago playing pickleball at Millennium..was beginning of Oct and he said see you in April..I asked him where he's going..cr. He said.. why don't you come down for a vacation..zen has a number of condos there so he rented me one..we went fishing to a number of different places..this one is from the Pacific Ocean just south of Nicaragua..caught so many different fish..was a great experience with a wonderful tour guide..

Just for fun ranking of players Submitted by Imants Krumins Contact Us Questions: Doug Flowers at dm.flowers@sha w.

10 Just for fun ranking of players Submitted by Imants Krumins Contact Us Questions: Doug Flowers at w.ca Logo Contest Update Cell The committee and executive have chosen the winner, who will be announced in the next issue of this newsletter. Thankyou to all those who those who submitted their artwork

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