Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver 05/16/13 Event

Columbia River Pickleball Club is proud to have been a part of the annual track meet at
the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver. Our group of volunteers was
tasked with running the “Modified Throw” event. It was great fun helping boys and girls
from 5 states compete. Other events included a Running Long Jump, Shot put, Standing
Long Jump, High Jump, Kids games in the gymnasium, and a variety of running events from
100 meters to a mile. Seeing the joy and pride in achievement for the competitors was
priceless.

please see the attached for a great picture.
CRPC and BlindSchool track

2013 Corvallis Spring Fling Results

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Columbia River Pickleball Club had 33 participants at the Spring Fling in Corvallis.

Medals for CRPC: Gold=7 Silver=10 Bronze=9 TOTAL=26

The results for our players are attached.
2013 Results – Corvallis

Congratulations to all players.

We have pictures posted on our Facebook page thanks to Lala!
Columbia River Pickleball Facebook page

APRIL 2013 COLUMBA RIVER PICKLEBALL CLUB SHIRT ORDER

We are making an order for the new Columbia River Pickleball Shirts. Please see the following information. Also there is an attached printable copy of this info for your convenience. The attachment also has a picture of the logo.

Shirts will be available for order from now until April 6th. The Annual Meeting is on April 6th and that will be the last opportunity to place a shirt order.

All styles will be black. All the shirts will have a large logo on the back and small logo on the front chest area. The T shirt will be in the dry blend fabric which was used for the Pickleball Classic shirts.

Styles, sizes and cost are below. You can order by sending an email to wolfemike@aol.com. Please be sure to include ALL information needed: style, size and number of each. We will keep a record of all orders and you will be notified when the shirts arrive and the amount owed. You can pay by cash (please plan on having exact amount) or check, made out to Columbia River Pickleball Club.

STYLE SIZE COST

T Shirt Youth XS-XL $10.00

T Shirt Adult S-4XL $10.00

T Shirt Tall L-3XL $15.00

Men Long Sleeve T Youth S-XL $15.00

Men Long Sleeve T Adult S-5XL $15.00

Lady Long Sleeve T Adult S-2XL $15.00

Sweatshirt Youth S-L $25.00

Sweatshirt Adult S-4XL $25.00

Zippered Hoody Adult S-2XL $30.00

SHIRT ORDER 2013

February 16th fun at Club Green Meadows

This Saturday we were fortunate to have nine players from Timberhill Athletic Club in Corvallis travel up to Club Green Meadows in Vancouver for a great day of pickleball.  We also had players from Port Orchard, McMinnville, Beaverton and other areas combine to give us more than 50 pickleball players for the day on the six courts.  There were many hard fought matches and a great spirit of camaraderie. 
 
The Timberhill group is working to set up a similar event at their club so that all those interested in traveling down to Corvallis will be welcome.  Watch for more on this in the coming week.

 

If you have any pictures to share that are not blurry (facebook) please send them to Mike Hoxie.

2013 Annual General Membership Meeting of the Columbia River Pickleball Club

When:  April 6, 2013 – Noon

Where:  Club Green Meadows, 7703 NE 72nd Ave, Vancouver, WA

Format:  Light lunch with open meeting, Cash Bar

Who:  All members of Columbia River Pickleball Club are invited as well as family, friends and any and all interested parties

Cost:  Lunch is $12 which includes Sandwiches, Salad, Chips and water or lemonade.  Beer and Wine available at the cash bar.  $5 discount for all CRPC current members as well as any new members who sign up for club membership on the meeting day.  Net cost to members $7.

Activities:  Review of activities in first year

Discussion of future direction and projects by CRPC.

Welcome to new members.

Membership renewals available (actual renewal date for all expiring memberships is August 1.)

Updating of membership data base to include addresses and date of birth (both optional)

A more complete agenda will be sent to all members prior to the meeting.  At that time I will also ask you to RSVP.  Prior to the meeting we will need to know how many meals to plan.  You will not need to pre-pay, we will collect for the lunch/meeting when you arrive.

Michael Wolfe

Michael Wolfe, President
Columbia River Pickleball Club

Pickleball League Play at Club Green Meadows

You should be available most weeks at the scheduled time to participate, but missing occasionally is not a problem.

The weekly schedule will be posted the day before play so you can see if you are scheduled and at what time.

You must notify the “League Captain” (which for now will be me) by email 2 days before league play if you will NOT be able to participate that week.

League play for a given day will consist of playing 3 games to 15 against players of similar ability level.  You will partner with each of the other players assigned to your court.  This will take about 1 hour.

On League Play days there will be open courts for open play.  How many on which day and at what time will be determined by how many participate in the leagues.

Adjustments will be made from time to time for those players who are either judged to be in too low or too high of a skill category based on performance within the league.

Players may enter or drop out of a league at any time.

Members of Columbia River Pickleball or Club Green Meadows will be able to participate in league play at no extra cost.  Non-members will be charged $2 per session of league play.

All league information and schedules will be posted on www.USAPA.ORG.  Go to

Ladder Leagues under tournaments and look for Columbia River.

I plan to start the first league play this Saturday 1/12/13.  If you want to participate please email ASAP to wolfemike@aol.com with the following information:

Name:  First and Last

Phone:

Email:

Your preference for day and time from the following:

    Saturday morning 8:00 to noon  (remember you will only actually play about 1 hour of league, you may also play open play for the rest of the time)

   Monday evening 7:00 to 10:00

   Wednesday evening 6:00 to 10:00

If you have any questions please contact me by email or phone: 360-335-1333

You may also get a more complete explanation of league play by reading the information atUSAPA.ORG under Ladder Leagues.

See you on the courts,

Mike Wolfe

Happy New Year 2013!

Wishing you all well and hoping you survived the Holiday Season!

 

We would like to know how many of you would be interested and plan to participate on a fairly regular basis for pickleball at Club Green Meadows (CGM) on Saturday mornings from 8:30 until about noon.  We would no longer have the Friday night pickleball at CGM.

For those who may be unfamiliar with Club Green Meadows, the drop in fee for pickleball only is $5 located at 7703 Northeast 72nd Avenue  Vancouver, WA 98661

Please email Hal at lampmanhal@yahoo.com as we would like to start this on a trial basis beginning next Saturday, January 5.

Mike

Columbia River Pickleball Results from Nationals 2012

(Looks like I missed posting this a couple weeks ago – my apologizes)
The National Pickleball Championships for 2012 have been played and the results are in. Columbia River Pickleball Club brought home some well deserved hardware. The level of competition is improving each year and this year was no exception. Our players brought home 11 total medals with 4 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Congratulations to all the winners and participants. Here are the results for CRPC:

 

Enrique Ruiz: Open Men’s Singles Gold, Open Men’s Doubles Gold, Men’s Doubles 19+ Gold

Che Cui: Women’s Doubles 50+ Gold

Chris Barksdale: Open Women’s Singles Silver, Women’s Singles 35+ Silver

Steve Paranto: Men’s Doubles 50+ Silver, Men’s Singles 55+ Bronze, Mixed Doubles 55+ Bronze

Randy Bither: Men’s Doulbes 50+ Silver

Lance Thiede: Mixed Doubles 65+ Bronze

Columbia River Pickleball players go to Nationals 2012

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The National Pickleball Championships will be played in Buckeye, Arizona, the week of November 5, 2012. Nine players will represent the Columbia River Pickleball Club in a variety of events. Good luck to all our members who are competing. We hope you play well, enjoy old friends and meet new ones, and represent our club in the best traditions of competition and good sportsmanship. Bringing home the hardware will be an added bonus!

Players and events:
Chris Barksdale Open Singles, 35+ Singles, Open Women’s Doubles, 35+ Women’s Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, 35+ Mixed Doubles

Randy Bither Open Men’s Doubles, 50+ Men’s Doubles

Che Cui Open Mixed Doubles, 35+ Mixed Doubles, Open Women’s Doubles, 50+ Women’s Doubles

Caryn McComas Open Women’s Doubles, 55+ Women’s Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, 55+ Mixed Doubles

Steve Paranto Open Singles, 55+ Singles, Open Men’s Doubles, 50+ Men’s Doubles,Open Mixed Doubles, 55+ Mixed Doubles

Mike Rains Open Men’s Singles, 55+ Men’s Singles, Open Men’s Doubles, 55+ Men’s Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, 55+ Mixed Doubles

Enrique Ruiz Open Singles, Open Men’s Doubles, 19+ Men’s Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, 35+ Mixed Doubles

Lance Thiede 65+ Men’s Doubles, 65+ Mixed Doubles

Mike Wolfe Open Men’s Doubles, 65+ Men’s Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, 55+ Mixed Doubles

Corvallis Pickleball Courts

Homegrown pickleball.

 

October 06, 2012 8:00 am  •  By Raju Woodward, Corvallis Gazette-Times

Spreading the pickleball craze

Local pickleball players leading push to expand places for game

Local players celebrate opening of new free court space in Corvallis for this fast-paced game

If you never have heard of pickleball, stop by the eight new courts at the Corvallis Pickleball Courts off 35th between the Western View Center and the Corvallis School District office. There, on what not long ago were abandoned tennis courts, you could find pickleball enthusiasts playing Wednesday morning.

Pickleball is played on badminton-sized courts using nets that are slightly lower than tennis nets. Solid paddles and whiffle-like balls are used to play; the first side to reach 11 points wins.

“It’s great seeing everyone out there,” said Connie Anderson. She and her husband Bob are USA Pickleball Association ambassadors for Corvallis. “We have people from as far as Salem.”

Wednesday marked the grand opening of the eight new regulation-size pickleball courts. Mayor Julie Manning and Corvallis Parks and Recreation Director Karen Emery participated in a ribbon-cutting for what will now be called the Corvallis Pickleball Courts. After players worked up an appetite playing for several hours, they enjoyed a potluck meal.

The pickleball courts project was inspired by enthusiasts who in March partnered with the Corvallis Parks and Recreation Department to fix up the old courts so that more people could play the fast-paced game.

The courts are open and free to the public during most daylight hours.

The project was built by local pickleball players who raised more than $3,000 to pay for the net posts and nets. Corvallis Parks and Recreation paid $2,500 for concrete work to make space for the pickleball net posts. The courts will be maintained by Parks and Recreation with money from tournaments and clinics to help cover costs.

Other players on Wednesday appreciated having another place to play pickleball in addition to the indoor facility at the private Timberhill Athletic Club.

“I prefer playing outdoors,” said Albany resident Dennis Dahlen. “especially when the sun is out like today. I don’t mind the wind. It makes things interesting.”