The Pickle Boat: Odds & Ends
Sometimes we end up with tidbits of news that might be worthy of our players’ attention, but not enough of a story to warrant a post. We decided to put them all into one newsletter and call it The Pickle Boat.
The Pickle Boat, Not the Dog, is How Pickleball Got Its Name
In sailing, the pickle boat is the last boat to finish in a race. The term is said to have come from a practice of the fishing fleets, when the last boat of a flotilla to return to port was the boat that stayed at sea while the crew “pickled” the catch with brine. From that came the pickle boat in competitive rowing. When crews face off the ones, twos and threes pair up in match races. To give all rowers an opportunity to compete, the “leftover” rowers form teams in the last race of the day - the pickle boats. The Pritchard family in Seattle is credited with having invented the game which they said entailed “leftovers” of tennis, ping pong, badminton and platform tennis. Pickles the dog didn’t arrive until a couple years after the game was created.
New Pickleball Courts Planned for the Mountain Community
The MEC Collective will be an indoor sports and activities facility. The ‘MEC’ (Morrison, Evergreen, Conifer) features over 50+ activities and nearly 100,000 sq. ft. of indoor space, and 19 acres just off Hwy. 285 and North Turkey Creek Rd. Three indoor and four outdoor pickleball courts are planned.
There is a virtual community meeting today at 6 pm to introduce the concept to the public. This is not a Jeffco Planning Commission meeting, but a first look at what’s envisioned.
Join the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/73320374716?pwd=MmVyNE1waXRjL0QwUHlDOXFIU3lFUT09
US Open Pickleball Championships to be Broadcast LIve
CBS Sports Network will broadcast the women’s and men’s finals on Saturday, April 24, 7-9 pm. You can stretch out on the couch and yell at the screen how they should have slammed that pop up just like you would have.
Man’s Wedding Ring Found on EMS Courts
If you lost your wedding ring you might check Lost & Found on Evergreen Friends and Neighbors on Facebook. Then again, if you were playing with your wife when she called you out for volleying from the kitchen and you chucked the ring at her in disgust, it might not be worth retrieving. Your call.
EPC Planning Dinkaroo Event & Social at Marshdale
Our players who spend time in Arizona have come back with a fun game based on dinking. Thank you Bruce and June. EPC is going to turn that into a competitive round robin event with a picnic at Marshdale in late Spring. It’s for EPC members only, so get your membership in today. If you’d rather write a check, or use cash, mail it to:
EPC
Maureen Gehlhausen, Treasurer
31719 Rocky Village Dr, Unit 207
Evergreen, CO 80439
Hope you enjoyed the first edition of The Pickle Boat. If you have a tidbit you’d like us to share with the Evergreen Pickleball community just contact us with “The Pickle Boat” in the subject line.