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MARCH 24 - 25, 2007 TOURNAMENT - MIXED DOUBLES
The next tournament will be the weekend of March 24 - 25, 2007. This is still the peak season. After checking into the situation, it seems reservations should be made 6 weeks in advance for motel rooms this season. So, if you haven't yet gotten them, you would be dependent on cancellations. However, if you need a room and can't find one, call Jef and Kathy at 760-767-4536. They have a guest house 3 miles from the club and Jef's house is also available 7 miles from the club. 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@znet.com, 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 POTLUCK / HAPPY HOUR
Barry et al entertaining group at February Happy HourSince the weather will be nice and warm, and hopefully the wind and rain will leave us alone, the larger outside area should be available. This will allow us to resume our usual Saturday potluck without too much crowding. It all begins Saturday night at 6:30 at the tennis center with Happy Hour, and dinner begins at 7:15. If you want to contribute to the door prizes, remember to place them in the door prize area before dinner.
APRIL BANQUETBetty reminded Jef that he forgot to put the banquet in this newsletter, so he added it: We need a head count ASAP. Banquet is April 21, state choice of steak or salmon, $15 per person, make check out to Borrego Tennis Club and mail them to
Ken Shallahammer
2331 Basswood Circle
Tustin CA.92680
ROAD CLOSURECaltrans recently announced the actual time of the closure of State Route 78 between Scissors Crossing and Tamarisk Grove will extend thru the March and April tournament dates. This is a possible route from San Diego. The detour on S-2 and S-22 is not too much out of the way, however.
TATIANA MCCLURE IS OFF TO COLLEGE!
Tatiana hosting potluck, March 2005Tom McClure reported that Tatiana was accepted and will be attending Cal State Monterey Bay this fall. The folks at the Borrego Springs Tennis Club have watched her grow up over the years and Tom thought we would be pleased at the good news. And we are! Congratulations, Tatiana!
Tatiana first played in our tournaments in April 2001. She was in several finals and won on at least one occasion. Work has prevented her from playing in the past couple of years, and we probably won't see her many times in the near future, but we hope she will visit occasionally.
FULL HOUSEThe Grangers apologize for not having enough space for RVs during the February tournament. They say it was a fluke that is unlikely to occur for the foreseeable future, but if you want, you can make sure you have a spot by calling and reserving one. Their phone number is 760-767-0577.
BORREGO NEWSNearly 400 locals protested at a public meeting to evaluate running a major electric transmission power line thru the middle of the state park on Feb. 8. The real purpose is probably to provide a conduit for dirty power generated in Mexico to be imported into California, after the Governator signed a bill outlawing dirty power entering the state from other states in the country.
PRE-TOURNAMENT HIKEJef will show up at the tennis club on the Friday before the tournament at 9:00 a.m. If any are interested in a little hike (with transportation to/from club and the hike itself not to exceed 3 hours), please show up in the parking lot between 9 and 9:10. If Jef forgets again, and is not there by 9, call him at 760-767-4536, and remind him.
FEBRUARY 2007 TOURNAMENT We had a huge turnout of 62 contestants for the February 17 - 18 straight doubles tournament. Weather was pleasant, except for a moderate amount of wind on Sunday. Barry Frahm was the M.C. for the Saturday social, and did such a great job that he was drafted for next time. Nancy Shoemaker and newcomer Ed Ghiorso wowed the audience with their singing talent. Jim Perez was again eloquent in his emceeing elocution, as always, in summarizing the tournament and presenting the awards. Ron Romeo won the $50 drawing. Congratulations, Ron!
Ron pocketing the prize
| PRESIDENTS | ROOSEVELTS | ||
WINNER Kerry Armstrong - Mary Marchese | WINNER Ursala Hawkins - Jackie Shallahamer | ||
RUNNER-UP Barbara Ash - Marilyn Bean (Jim Perez standing in for Barbara) | RUNNER-UP Nancy Merriman - Bonnie Wilson | ||
| Charlotte Rue - Sonja McGrath | Roz Smyth - Carmen Perez | ||
| Sandy Kean - Harriet Schultz | Mary Kay Romeo - Jan McNamara | ||
| Gloria Gobar - Karen Worthington | Janet Segwich - Harriet Lisak | ||
| Dianne Young - Linda Notholt | Eileen Childress - Marilyn Bean | ||
| Peg Lieb - Carolyn Smith | |||
| FILLMORES | VALENTINES | GROUND HOGS |
WINNER Pete Azar - Mike Shoemaker | WINNER Keith McMorrow - Bob Harper | WINNER Tom Haskins - Jack Fairbanks (not present) |
RUNNER-UP Ken Shallahamer - Barry Frahm | RUNNER-UP Ron Romeo - Roger Georgia | RUNNER-UP Mark Armstrong - Lee Lisak |
| Bill Linder - Harold Larson | Denny Bean - David Figg | Neal Gobar - Ed Ghiorso |
| Sheldon Baker - Tom Freed | Wes Voracek - Curt Hawkins | Bill Pinto - Fred Brere |
| Al Lieb - Don Wilson | Bryan Worthington - Richard Frank | Ray Notholt - Kurt Merriman |
| Dick Stadelbacher - Harold Plett | ||
| Gary McNamara - Jack Fell | ||
| Jack Minkel - Jim Gilloon |
BSTC SCHEDULE FOR 2006 - 2007 SEASON
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 EMAIL JOKE submitted by Jeanine Jan 26, 2007WordplayNewsletters online can be found at http://www.borregotennis.com.Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. The winners are:
- Coffee (n.): the person upon whom one coughs.
- Flabbergasted (adj.): appalled over how much weight you have gained.
- Abdicate (v.): to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
- Esplanade (v.): to attempt an explanation while drunk.
- Willy-nilly (adj.): impotent.
- Negligent (adj.): describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
- Lymph (v.): to walk with a lisp.
- Gargoyle (n.): olive-flavored mouthwash.
- Flatulence (n.): emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
- Balderdash (n.): a rapidly receding hairline.
- Testicle (n.): a humorous question on an exam.
- Rectitude (n.): the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
- Pokemon (n): a Rastafarian proctologist.
- Oyster (n.): a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
- Frisbeetarianism (n.): (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
- Circumvent (n.): an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
The Washington Post's Style Invitational also asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners:
- Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
- Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
- Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
- Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very,very high.
- Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
- Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
- Hipatitis (n): Terminal coolness.
- Osteopornosis (n): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
- Karmageddon (n): its like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
- Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
- Glibido (v): All talk and no action.
- Dopeler effect (n): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
- Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
- Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
- Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
- Ignoranus (n): A person who's both stupid and an a--hole.
