DATE: November 2008 [PDF]
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Greetings,
It is becoming a busy season for the Timberhill Board. Please watch for the Timberhill Board member voting ballot. This is the time to vote for new board members to represent you at the club. I am sure you are tired of all the political ads and arguments on the state and national level. We promise a much less contentious election than the ones I keep hearing whenever I turn on the TV. At least the Tennis Channel does not have a big election presence.
At 7:30 PM, November 10th, the Board will be having our annual meeting. This meeting will talk about the state of the club over the last year and the vision for the next year. Over the last few years, attendance by the general membership has been low. We are hoping that this year will bring more members to take part in this meeting. This will be another opportunity to express your concerns and wishes for the direction of the club.
I hope that you are enjoying the season and your tennis game is rewarding.
Randy Willard
John Myers - I have been playing at Timberhill Tennis for 12 years.
I have played tennis
for about 25 years. I participate in many of the special events at the club.
I enjoy playing USTA leagues and have participated in Men's, Mixed and Senior
leagues. I also play several tournaments each year, singles and doubles.
Stan Sevruk - I've enjoyed playing tennis on men's night on a scheduled
time period.
I've also played on the Fall and Spring USTA teams since my joining the club.
I try to play in as many tournaments as my schedule allows. I work for myself
in the Real Estate market in new construction, residential and commercial rentals,
and maintenance and property development.
Ron Guenther - Ron has a Timberhill member for almost three years, but a tennis player for over 50 years. Ron is a retired math professor at OSU. He plays at the 3.5 level and enjoys singles or doubles. He also has played in many of our tournaments and USA league tennis.
James Kreuger - Jim has been a long time member at Timberhill and his family grew up playing tennis at TTC. Jim is a retired chemistry professor teaching at OSU for over 35 years. Jim is a 3.0 level player and plays casually at different times usually playing singles but sometime filling in for doubles matches.
Heidi Igarashi -
"Meet the Members Social"Pet Peeves - Tennis Ball Pickup
I still get the most complaints about TTC members not cleaning up their courts
after they use the practice balls or use the ball machine. For those who use
the practice balls or ball machines, please make sure that all the balls, behind
curtains as well, are picked up before you leave the court. Members who play
after you get very tired of spending a few minutes of their valuable court time
cleaning up the court when they arrive due the lack of the previous player not
completely cleaning up the balls. Thanks for your support in this matter!
Financial Security
With this depressing financial picture you can be assured that Timberhill and
its financial institutions are doing just fine. Both Citizens Bank (accounts)
and Umpqua Bank (mortgage holder) never dabbled in the sub prime mortgages that
have caused the financial crisis. We have saved up reserves and are taking a
very conservative stance during this downturn in the economy. Timberhill is
in a great position to continue to provide the great services we have for years
and will continue doing so.
Annual Board meeting Nov. 10
This out TTC annual meeting that is open to all members. This is a time to listen
to a state of the club address by the president, a look at the year-end financial
statements and to bring up any areas of concern about the club and it's operations.
This is your chance if you have any issues to bring them up in an open discussion.
We invite all members to attend. The meeting is scheduled for Monday night November
10 at 7:30pm in the TTC clubhouse.
USA Adult League Organizational Meetings
USTA Adult league is coming with the start of play the beginning of Feb. and
team commitments for January. We will have organizational meeting for each level
of play where the interested team members will meet one evening and settle on
how the team will be run, captains, and other pertinent ideas on the team. Please
put these dates on your calendar and plan to attend if you are going to play
USA League tennis this year.
Women's 2.5 Wed. Dec. 17 at 7:30pm
Women's 3.0 Wed. Dec. 17 at 6:30pm
Women's 3.5 Mon. Dec. 15 at 7:30pm
Women's 4.0 Mon. Dec. 15 at 6:30pm
Women's 4.5 Mon. Dec. 15 at 8:30pm
Men's 3.0 Tues. Dec. 16 at 7:30pm
Men's 3.5 Tues. Dec. 16 at 6:30pm
Men's 4.0 Thurs. Dec. 18 at 6:30pm
Men's 4.5 Thurs. Dec. 18 at 7:30pm
There doesn't seem to be anything urgent to speak of, so I'll just throw out a quick reminder of what we're up to this fall. Our adult instruction program is seeing continued good support -if you're interested in what groups we offer, look for the signups in the lobby. If your class is full or the times offered don't suit your schedule, put your own group together and I'll try to make time for it. Timberhill's award-winning Tennis Welcome Center program is continuing, and producing new and returning tennis players. It's a great starting point for anyone curious about starting tennis. The junior program is producing large clinic numbers this fall, and the newly formatted Junior Fests have received good reviews from parents and kids alike. For our most competitive players, the junior Academy classes are continuing this fall, keeping our year round tournament players in shape. There are lots of options to choose from: we hope to see you on the lessons courts soon!!
Men's Open Singles: David Hilton (Corvallis) def. Lorne Bulling (Corvallis)
6/4,3/6,10-6
Men's 2.5 Singles: Timothy Roome-Traut (Junction City) def. Eli Allen (Corvallis)
6/4,3/6,10-5
Men's 3.5 Singles: Russ Rinker (Springfield) def. John Myers (Corvallis) 6/3,
6/4
Men's 4.0 Singles: Mark Koenig (Corvallis) def. Will Agnew-Svoboda 6/2, 6/1
Women's 3.0 Singles: Allissandra Witting (Albany) def. Jane Fortner (Corvallis)
6/1, 7/5
Women's 3.5 Singles: Armida Guerrero (Corvallis) def. Melissa Stoltzfus (Newberg)
6/1, 2/6, 10-6
Men's 3.5 Doubles: Brian Bartow (Lake Oswego) - Danny Mancia (Canby) def. Stanley
McMurray - Patrick Prahl (Corvallis) 6/3, 6/3
Men's 4.0 Doubles: Mark Fettke - Mark Koenig (Corvallis) def. Lorne Bulling
- Parker Wood (Corvallis) 7/5, 6/3
Women's 3.0 Doubles: Hannah Rondeau - Elizabeth Patterson (Corvallis) def. Claire
Meunier -Allison Wells (Corvallis) 6/1, 6/1
Mixed 2.5 Doubles: Vincent Likewise - Jamie Hughes (Corvallis) def. Melissa
& Eli Allen (Corvallis) 6/4, 1/6, 10-5
Welcome New Members!
Kim & Jerry Wood 752-9122; They have just moved from Albany and Kim is
a 3.5/4.0 level player who has flexibility to his schedule. Jerry is a 2.5 who
can play most times.
Marty Baggen 753-1995; Marty is a 4.0 level player who has some flexibility
to his schedule. Marty has rejoined after being away from TTC for about a year.
Pat & Kimberley Garcia 730-7589; Patrick is a 4.5 level and Kimberley is
a 2.5 level player. Both can play evenings and weekends and will play singles
or doubles.
Melinda Parnon 541-207-3041; Melanie is a senior at Crescent Valley high school
and will be looking to play on the high school team.
Emma-Kate Schaake 757-7347; Emma Kate will be going out for the high school
tennis team this spring. She can play anytime after school or weekends.
John & Lisa Stout 753-7117; John is a 3.0 level and Lisa is a 2.5 level
player. Both have some flexibility to their schedule. They can play singles,
doubles or mixed doubles.
Jared Kosanovic 753-4167; Jared is a high school level player and looking to
go out for the team this year. Jared is in the high school level junior class.
Ying-Chih & Chin-Yen Liau 754-4269; Ying-Chih is a 3.5 level player who
can play after work hours. He likes doubles, but will also play singles. Chun-Yen
is a 2.5 level player.
John McCullough 758-9323; John is retired and looking for 3.0/3.5 level singles
or doubles.
Cooper Ratliff 360-480-5151; Cooper is new to town and is looking to play singles
or doubles. Cooper plays at the 3.5/4.0 level and can play evenings or weekends.Remember
that if you want to get some other players call Gary at the club to help you
get networked with other Timberhill members.