Carolyn Rota, PR
To help you plan for next year’s play, we are providing you with the following information.
2019 Fall League play starts on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and ends Friday, Dec. 6.
2019–20 Winter League:
Early Registration: Turn in the filled-out forms and waivers to Angela Petter, Registrar, 623-215-3146 by Nov. 29.
Regular Registration: Monday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Eagle’s Nest Kiosk, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Captains Meeting: Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at 9 a.m. TF Ballroom; Election of new board members.
Members Meeting, Potluck Party, and St. Mary’s Food Drive: Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. EN Ballroom; Installation of new board members.
League play starts on Tuesday, Jan, 7, 2020, and ends Friday, March 13.
2020 spring league:
Early registration: Turn in the filled-out forms and waivers to Angela Petter, registrar, 623-215-3146 by Feb. 13, 2020.
Regular registration: Monday, Feb. 17 and Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eagle’s Nest Kiosk.
Captains’ meeting: Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 9 a.m. TF Ballroom, followed by the PebbleCreek Bocce ball picnic; noon, Sunrise Park, EN.
League play starts on Tuesday, March, 24, 2020, and ends on Friday, May, 15, 2020.
Well, now that the 2019 fall bocce session is starting, you will have to wait for the winter session registration dates in November and December. The dues for bocce are $20 per person, per year, per day or night league you want to play. So, if you want to play Wednesday day and Thursday night, you would pay $40. Night leagues are filling fast. So, if anyone or if you have a team that would like to sign up please call Angela Petter at 623-215-3146.
Since bocce is just starting up, and I’m short on updates I thought it would be a good time to relate a bit of bocce history. Did you know that bocce has a mascot? And her name is Fanny. The Legend of Fanny, began on the “plateau de la Croix-Rousse” between 1860 and 1870 in Lyon, France. (Aren’t you surprised it wasn’t Italy?). She was not known as a player, but rather a girl who would expose her backside to the losers of the match. If the loser lost the game without scoring any points, 11-0, the loser would then be obliged to kiss it in defeat (Oh those French!). Today, it is common for bocce clubs to have a picture or sculpture of Fanny, thus providing something to kiss for anyone who loses without scoring a single point. Have you seen our Fanny?
That’s all folks. Have a great fall season and happy Halloween.