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Classic City Petanque Club
CCPC has made a great showing at two incredible tournaments! First, there was the FPUSA Nationals event at Milton, GA hosted by Atlanta Petanque League. In June, we traveled to Asheville to play in the Carolina Open hosted by Carolina Petanque.
FPUSA Nationals: Saturday’s event was actually 2 events concurrently – the Men’s Doubles and the Women’s Doubles. 22 teams were entered in each competition. CCPC was represented by Michelle and Marilyn – who took silver in Consolante! Heidi teamed up with CP player Denyse and Honor Woodard teamed with Lori Beth from Boules de Leon where they finished tied for 5th in Concours. In the Men’s Doubles, CCPC was represented by Steve and Al.
FPUSA Nationals: Sunday was the Mixed Doubles. CCPC team of Al and Marilyn qualified for Concours. Michelle and Charlie took 4th in Consolante. Honor teamed up with Bill Sabella to qualify well in Concours. Through a most unusal set of circumstances, Al found himself promoted to Head Umpire for the Finals!
In June, 8 members of CCPC traveled to Asheville to play in the Carolina Open – what a fantastic trip! Heidi teamed up with Preston and Tess from CP and won the Consolante! Honor brought along a new player, Keith, from Chatooga Boules and added Michel from APL. The team of Ray, Debbie, and Rob showed very well through qualifying – including defeating the eventual tournament winners! Michelle, Rickamer, and Al also represented CCPC well. We had a blast!
Not everything we’ve done lately has been about tournaments – even though members of the club have been very cooperative and supportive of our tournament teams. We have added several new members and we’ve had many regular guest players who are likely to become members. We are very near 50 members, now. I’ve no doubt that we’ll exceed that number in the next few months! The overall skill level of our club is really improving and our players continuously demonstrate a growing knowledge and respect for the game. Lay Park staff have been very helpful and supportive of our efforts to grow the sport. Great relations with other clubs in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic help us with advice, referrals, training, and moral support. Boules y’all!
Allez CCPC!
CCPC Sports Director’s report for March-April 2022
We have had an AMAZING month! Things have been incredibly busy for CCPC, and we can be so very proud of what we’ve accomplished! Below is a synopsis of the major items that fall under the job description of the Sports Director – in other words, not everything we did as a club.
In more or less chronological order:
Whew! I told you that we had a lot going on and I’m sure I haven’t listed everything.
Bottom line: This is a GREAT club!
Allez CCPC!
Al
Is this a great club or what?!
If I tried to name everyone who came out to help today, I would surely forget someone so, I won’t. I don’t even know exactly how many came but, we got everything done that we set out to accomplish and had a great time doing it!
Debbie and Rob took a lot of photos and Rob worked his usual magic to produce this short video:
The lower courts are done! We put down the string boundaries and divided the terrain into 2 courts – each one is quite generous and are almost the size recommended for international competition. It may take a bit of getting used to but, we think you’ll like them.
The main terrain got a serious smoothing and patching. We didn’t put any court boundary markers on them yet – that’s next. We’ll have another workday soon.
Allez CCPC!
Al
Classic City Tribute to Diane:
thanks, Rob!
Obituary:
Diane Klonowski peacefully passed away at her home in Athens, Georgia on March 1st 2022. Diane graduated from St. Hedwig’s High School and Goldey Beacom Business College in Wilmington, Delaware. She worked as a business administrator at Junior Achievement and the University of Delaware, in both the Mathematical Science and Medical Laboratory Science Departments. Diane was a resident of Newark, Delaware before retiring from the University of Delaware and moving to Athens, Georgia. In retirement, Diane delved into four main passions: quilting, gardening, petanque, and volunteering. She was a ribbon-winning quilter and a member of the Cotton Patch Quilters Guild. She was an avid gardener, earning her Native Plant Certification from the University of Georgia State Botanical Garden and subsequently transformed her home garden into a Certified Pollinator Habitat. She also volunteered at the Botanical Garden and never missed a local plant sale or opportunity to expand her garden with a trip to Grower’s Outlet. Diane was also a member of the Boulevard Garden Club. She loved playing petanque with the Classic City Petanque Club, through which she played in several international tournaments. Diane’s love of reading led her to Books for Keeps where she helped promote reading and literacy to children in Athens-Clarke County. She was a Key Volunteer for Books for Keeps, an organization that held a very special place in her heart. Diane was kind and generous, sharing her passions with others, from her participation in the Quilter’s Guild Charity Bee to spearheading the Little Free Library in her subdivision. She happily divided plants for friends and neighbors and hosted little Misses Evelyn and Tabitha in her garden for butterfly catching. She worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for her community.
Diane is preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Frances (Pajewski) Moderacki, stepfather Steven Sikorski, and daughters Francine and Lynda Marie. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years Frank; her daughter Kim, and her partner Dean Firschein, whom she held in the highest esteem; nephew Ed McCarthy (Darlene); several cousins, especially Cindy Greenamoyer and Kathy Phillips, and many friends in Delaware and Georgia. Not to be forgotten are her “fur” boys, Colt and Buddy.
A special thanks to her best and most cherished friend Mary Williams and her friends at the Classic City Petanque Club for their compassion and support.
Relatives and friends are invited for visitation and services beginning at 9 am on March 12th at the Doherty Funeral Home; 3200 Limestone Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808. Burial will take place afterwards at All Saints Cemetery; 6001 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19808. A celebration of her life is being planned in Athens with details forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, please honor Diane with a contribution to Books for Keeps, P.O. Box 49761, Athens, GA 30604.
Classic City Petanque Club is proud to announce that Al Davison has joined Allen Cassady as a FPUSA certified Club Level Umpire. Cassady and Davison are the only two certified umpires in the state of Georgia.
Additionally, the club is pleased to announce winning teams in every tournament Classic City Petanque Club (CCPC) has participated in during the 2020 season.
World Championship Women’s Triple Qualifier
Heidi Davison, Cheri Sutphin and Denyse Haney (Carolina Petanque) – placed 5th in Concours
Mid-America Regional Select Triples
Al Davison, Frank Klonowski, Michelle Commeyras – placed 3rd in Consolante
Additional teams:
Pat Schlotzhauer, Diane Klonowski, Charlie Appleby
Heidi Davison, Gail Hawkins, Mike Evans (Carolina Petanque)
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Atlanta Petanque League Open Mixed Doubles
Al Davison and Honor Woodard (Carolina Petanque) – winner Group B Consolante
Additional teams:
Heidi Davison and Michelle Commyeras
Rob Trevena and Gail Hawkins
Ron Schely and Dennis Hammond (Boules de Leon)
Mid-America Regional Mixed Doubles
Rob Trevena and Michelle Commeyras – placed 2nd in Consolante
Additional Teams:
Al Davison and Gail Hawkins
Heidi Davison and Mourhite Louali (Carolina Petanque)
Amelia Island Open and Ladies’ Compact Tournament
Ladies Compact
Diane Klonowski and Debbie McCaleb played (placed) in the Quarter Finals
Heidi Davison and Gail Hawkins
Michelle Commyeras and Sally Ross
Marilyn Appleby and Pat Schlotzhauer
Amelia Island Open
Heidi Davison (CCPC) and Tracie Jeffries (Carolina Petanque) – placed 2nd in Consolante Group DD
Ray and Debbie McCaleb – Winner Consolante Group E
Charlie Appleby and Rickamer Hoover played the Quarter-Finals in Consolante Group C
Frank Klonowski and Marilyn Appleby played the Semi-Finals in Consolante Group C
Sally Ross and Michelle Commyeras – placed in Consolante B
Ron Schely and Dennis Hammond (Boules de Leon) – placed in Consolante C
Gail Hawkins and Al Davison – placed in Consolante D
Tom Robinson and Pat Scholtzhauer – placed in Consolante E
This reported was presented at our Annual Meeting on 10-28-21 and distributed to the membership.
Sports Director’s Report for the 2021 Annual Meeting of
Classic City Petanque Club (CCPC)
Club play days
Better training in skills and rules
Court improvements
Intramural tournaments
Stronger presence and relationships with FPUSA, Atlanta Petanque League (APL) Carolina Petanque (CP), and others
FPUSA and Open tournament participation
Friday Night Boules – informal and fun “pop-ups” held from April 23-October 29
Gary Jones, Carolina Petanque stalwart and all-round guru of all things boules, recently published an article on the Carolina Petanque blogspot about the various kinds of playing surfaces one may encounter around the USA and the world. It is a good read! http://carolina-petanque.blogspot.com/
The terrains at Lay Park suffered a freak tree fall last week. A 70-foot tall oak tree came was uprooted in the storm. The damage to the terrain was minimal other than having this giant oak laying across all 4 courts. ACC Leisure Services and other agencies are expected to clear the tree and repair damage to the chain link fencing and our stairs sometime soon. One just never knows…