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chartered clubs
Trailblazers needed for fun and inter- 27 1st – Team 9; 2nd – Team 10; 3rd
esting trips. Help and guidance
– Team 38; 4th – Team 1.
always available. Contact Ellen or
Pickleball Club
Clare for a list of ideas.
Purpose
$5.00 – 2026 Membership Dues.
We are a group who love pickleball
$10.00 Certificates towards day
and have joined together to promote
trips only for 2026. One per person.
the sport by introducing new players,
Forms available in the Red Book or organize leagues, schedule social
download from DWCS Nature activities, host tournaments, and
Explorer emails to members.
play lots of pickleball here in the Del
RED BOOK in Horizon Lobby. Sign Webb community. Annual memberup, check that you have paid and put ship is $10. Applications can be
your check in the marked envelope found at our website, at the courts
for that trip in the Nature Explorer and in our mailbox at the Horizon
mailbox next to the activities office. Center.
Sign up before the deadline or your Training/Orientation
space is automatically offered to If you are new to pickleball, or just
next name on wait list.
want a refresher, we have weekly
instruction times (Tuesdays 9:30
Call/Text:
am), leagues and strategy classes
Ellen Stroessner, President
from time to time. Various Leagues
352-789-0766
are held Monday – Friday, to include
Patriots Club (Trivia) men’s, ladies’ and mixed leagues.
The Patriots Club sponsors Trivia Check the website leagues page for
each Thursday in the Ballroom details/times. Courts 11 and 12 are
starting at 4 pm. If you are inter- always available for open play.
ested in playing, we have seats Equipment
available with existing teams. The There is a limited supply of used
cost of playing each week is $1 per paddles that remain at the courts to
person.
use for those new to the sport until
If you are interested, please contact a paddle can be purchased. Balls are
Dona Zeffrey at 630-248-5575.
supplied by the club to be used on
Want to try out Trivia? Are you a our courts. Paddles can be purchased
snowbird down for the winter? Come online or at various local stores.
play in the Trivia “Bull Pen”! We will Website and Email
place you with a team that is missing Our website is scgccpickleball.club
players that week. You get to try the and can also be accessed from the
game, meet new folks and be a part HOA supported members only club
of the fun! Be at the ballroom by site.
3:45 pm on Thursday and we will get Contact via email is scgccpickleyou settled.
ball@gmail.com.
August Results
Get on the courts and join the fun!
6 1st – Team 25; 2nd – Teams 4; 3rd
Pinochle Club
– Team 21; 4th – Team (Tie) 5, 7.
We meet every Wednesday evening
13 1st – Team 16; 2nd – Team 29; 3rd at about 6 pm, playing single-deck
– Tie) 15, 23.
Pinochle. Play starts at 6:30 pm
20 1st – Team (Tie) 24, 38; 3rd – sharp, often a combination of threeTeam 4; 4th – Team (Tie) 33, 40. and four-handed tables.
october 2026
In addition, a smaller group meets
on Fridays at 12:30 pm. Play starts at
1 pm, playing Pinochle variations
including three-, four-, and fivehanded, single- and double-deck
games.
We play in the Card/Game Room in
the Horizon Center nearest the pool.
Everyone is welcome; come join us.
It’s only $1.
August Winners
Bob Packard 2X
Al Levin 2X
Charlie Niemczyk
Earl Trimmer
Ray Cunningham
Pat Corcoran
The Poker Club
The Poker Club Hosts Thrilling
Texas Hold’em Tournaments.
The Poker Club is inviting all card
players to join its Texas Hold’em
tournaments. Designed for both
seasoned players and newcomers,
the tournaments offer an exciting
opportunity to showcase poker
skills, meet fellow players, and enjoy
a friendly yet competitive atmosphere.
Tournaments are every Tuesday and
the second, fourth, and fifth Sundays
of each month.
Tournaments begin at 5:45 pm in the
Game Room. Players are encouraged
to arrive by 5:15 pm for registration
and seating. The entry fee is just
$26.
All skill levels are welcome, from
first-time players with beginner skills
to experienced competitors eager
for a challenge. “We want to create a
fun and social environment where
everyone can feel comfortable
playing,” a club spokesperson said.
Participants are encouraged to bring
friends to enjoy the company and
spirited gameplay.
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