Thank You

And Special Thanks to Cheryl Cummings and Pam Parkinson for their invaluable help in keeping the pickleballs in play.

Beverly Outdoor Courts Open

OFFICIAL OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING OF THE OBEAR PARK PICKLEBALL COURTS 

TUESDAY JUNE 30th 

5PM TIL DUSK (or until you leave for the Y)

POT LUCK 

OBEAR PARK ON LIVINGSTON AVE IN BEVERLY

Come and "meet" the new courts

Play some pickleball

Notice the ocean view

Enjoy the refreshments

Share your thoughts with members of the Recreation Department 

Sue

SoCal Summer Classic 2015

Good video to show your friends

Peabody Pickleball Picnic Pictures

Peabody Pickleball Picnic Pictures
June 26, 2015

Gene and Kevin, The Host and Chef

Bill and Hank, the Man of the Hour

Pickleopolis

Pickleopolis from Sue Carnvale

We still need a few volunteers to help demonstrate/teach/ share your enthusiasm on  three courts at the Danvers Family Days.   Date: Sunday June 28th at the Holten Richmond Middle School from 11-3.  Please let me know if you can assist.

The benefit in Wilmington last weekend was quite a success!!  It was also a lot of fun.  Players from the Braintree Area made the trek up to support the event.   Peter Sullivan reported that close to $3000 was collected for cancer research.  Congratulations to all winners.  Photos of the event are available on Peter's Boston Blog. 

The week has brought us lots of pickleball to look forward to here on the North Shore.  We can now play on the two courts at Collins Cove in Salem!!!!   Please see the attached photo.  We do however, need a few volunteers to help set up and take down the nets. Please let myself or Rick Haigis know if you are available.  I believe Rick is looking for morning /afternoon and probably early evening shifts.

By the end of the week, the two courts at Obear Park in Beverly  will also be ready to go!!!  Again, we need volunteers to help  set up and take down the nets.  I am looking for morning/afternoon and early evening shifts. If anyone has access to a lock box, we may be able to keep the nets on location.  Please let me know if you can assist. 

New Hampshire Senior Games and

Massachusetts Senior Games are in August

 

And also  looking ahead, Billy Hartig informs me that Coach Mo from The Villages will be doing a training on August 16th.  More details to follow.

Please remember to support USAPA with your $25 membership fee. 

Service and Fun, A Wonderful Combination

We had ourselves a time on Saturday June 20th. Thanks to all who played, helped and watched.

For many more photos copy this link into your browser

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hgrunuz26mmfi3u/AACwdNi_TJGa2ig6-qn81i8Ma?oref=e

The Setup Crew

Billy Hartig Great Performance

The Southern Expedition

So it was only a few towns south of " The Bridge" and well worth the drive. The Braintree folks couldn't have been more accommodating with great courts and friendly players. They were even more friendly when they beat us. Thanks to my fellow northern pioneers Hank McLaughlin, Marjorie Berger, Jane Flynn, Rosemary Dissel, Judy Forester, Rob Evans, John Donovan and Larry Dukatz.

A good time was had by all.

Why Not?

So forget the Mountain Range. We'll take a pass on that but how about the rest of it? There are fifteen pickleball courts down there!

WHY NOT!

Outside Play

Things are buzzing outside and it's not just the mosquitoes

Outside play is coming to a venue near you

Monday through Thursday

Wildwood School Wilmington

Monday and Friday 10-12 Noon

Corbeil Park West Peabody

Thursday 6-8 PM

Birch Meadow Complex

Reading

Thursday 6-8

Ditson School Field 

Billerica

Wednesday 6-8 PM

Pellegrini Park

Newton

Wednesday 7-9 PM

Andover Pomps Pond

with lights

Coming Attractions

Obear Park Beverly

thank you Mardee and Sue

Winchester 

Ginn Field

thank you Marjorie and Natalie

Salem MA

Collins Cove

thank you Rick and Sue

Sue and Dave in Reno

The Ambassadors Retreat

  Our friend and North Shore Ambassador Sue Carnevale along with her husband and fellow pickleballer Dave are attending the First National Ambassador Retreat in Reno Nevada. We can expect to hear some exciting new ideas upon her return. Sue informs me that Mardee Goldberg has secured an outdoor venue in Beverly MA.

A Note from Sue

A Note from Sue Carnevale, our ambassador on the North Shore

Due to very popular demand, the Danvers Indoor Sports will remain open for three more weeks in June.  Below is Kerry's note with more detailed information:

Good news - play has been extended at Danvers Indoor Sports for another three (3) Friday nights June 5^th, 12^th, & 19^th. (no bugs, no rain, no wind) Kathy and Kerry will not be in attendance so please bring your own nets. Balls are in the gray bin in the storage room marked FNFB. The winners/ not winners sign is on top of the box.  Fall play will begin on September 18^th. 

The registration deadline for the USAPA Atlantic Region Tournament is approaching.

This tournament, which will be held in Norwalk, CT from June 27th - 29th promises to be the most exciting pickleball event to be held in the Northeast.  The venue, The Intensity Tennis and Fitness Club, will feature 14 indoor pickleball courts, assuring a playing schedule with minimum wait times for all age and skill groups.

The sign up deadline is June 8th.  Detailed information about the tournament and a registration link is available at:http://www.pickleballtournaments.com/welcome.pl?tid=454

Rain delay on painting the Salem outdoor courts.  

Beverly Rec meeting on June 11th

Attachments  include the following:

Spring Pickleball on the North Shore

June 20th benefit for cancer research, sponsored by Peter Sullivan in Wilmington   

Mass Senior Games

Remember to check out Peter's Blog at BostonPickleball  www.bostonpickleball.blogspot.com

And please support USAPA by joining the membership.  $25 gets you a great monthly email, discounts on some products and of course...a great tee-shirt.

I will be away at the Ambassador Retreat next week,  learning how to better promote the sport we all love. So... probably no update from me.

Sue