On Sept. 30 Pickleball Yorkton had its second ever AGM which was very encouraging. Attendance was much higher and general involvement was much better.
Executive is as follows: President – David Weiman (639-237-7377) Vice – Sheryl Byczynski (621-4152) Secretary-Treasurer – Anne Stupak (621-8926). As well five directors were voted in, which include: Brad Quart, Murray Bialobyski, Chanz Hutton, Danica Smith and Ken Kolisnek all taking on a position of a committee chairpersons.
As you read this, play will transfer from outdoor play at KC and Heritage Heights to indoor play at the Gloria Hayden and the Gallagher Centre. Please refer to the City of Yorkton website to check on “play times”. Make sure to check regularly especially for the Gallagher Centre because of multi use of these facilities.
That said, at present the City has been very good at providing times for pickleball play in the city.
We encourage pickleball players to actually join the club which is done through the www.pickleballcanada.org website under Join-Renew. Total cost is $25.00 and admin costs which has you covered insurance wise and helps the sport of pickleball grow and allow our local club to bring in clinics of interest. You can also check out the Yorkton Club information on the Pickleballcanada.org website under Participate and follow the drop downs.
Pickleball Yorkton has made several grant applications to secure equipment that we will need in the future. As well, to work with Pickleball Saskatchewan to provide opportunities to learn to play and advanced clinics. On that note a “Learn to Play” clinic is scheduled for October 23rd from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Gloria Hayden. Please contact Anne if you are interested; her number is above. The cost is $25.00 for members and $50.00 for non-members. Remember that the $25.00 membership is divided such that Pickleball Canada gets $10.00, Pickleball Saskatchewan gets $5.00 and $10.00 goes directly to our club.
It should be noted at this time that the Community Development Parks and Recreation division of the City of Yorkton have been very good to work with in relation to Pickleball. They understand that it is a growing sport that involves all ages and that it is and will be a part of Yorkton’s Recreation activities in the future.
So in closing for this month, our club would like to stress that we are very open to requests for information and do hope to see more citizens from Yorkton and area get involved in this amazing fun activity.
See you on the courts.
