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Summer 2012 Sooner State Games!

We will be hosting the Summer Sooner State Games Table Tennis and Ping Pong tournament on June 23.  LINK TO ADDITIONAL INFO.

Group Lessons - New Details/Rules/Info!

We are pleased with the response we’ve had to our Group Lessons.  I’ve heard nothing but good from the participants!  We want to make them a regular thing on Saturdays.  To do so, we need your help!

Please read Carefully! 

We will only do the Group Lessons if we have enough folks (4 minimum) sign up by close of business on Friday.  I would prefer that folks sign up earlier if possible.  We need a head count to know the following to help Winfred and Allen plan/organize the lesson(s):

• Will we be having the Group Lesson at all? (need a minimum number of folk)
• How many folks there will be?  (need to determine how many helpers and tables needed)
• Skill and age breakdown of students (appropriate level(s) of instruction, drill types, and skills taught)

Our current plan (attendance allowing) is to have the adult/older kids portion from noon till about 1:30.  We’ll be concentrating on the younger kids from 1:30 till 3:00.  If we don’t have enough folks for two separate groups, (check in Friday) we will combine students into one group.

Cost will be $20 per per person, which will include the entry fee.  Please call Britt (contact info at bottom) with any questions or to get signed up!

This Week’s League Winners! (Recent Results)

Monday, May 7

• “A” Group:  Joe Tran (Joe was on FIRE!)
• “B” Group:  Brian Stephens (Tough bracket – Brian had to win one at deuce in the fifth!)

Board Election Finished! (better late than never) 

We held our 2012 Board Election on Friday, March 6.  We have two new Board members!  Doug Marks is our new Secretary and TK Khupe is our new Assistant Secretary.  Dale Goodman is now our Assistant Treasurer.  We are counting on Carl Deal (our outstanding previous Secretary) to continue helping the board with his wide experience, expertise, and intelligent advice.  The New Board consists of:

• President:  Britt Salter
• Vice-President:  David Hash
• Treasurer:  Linda Piatt
• Secretary:  Doug Marks
• Asst. Treasurer:  Dale Goodman
• Asst. Secretary:  TK Khupe

We are glad to have some new faces on the Board.  Anyone wanting to get more involved needs to let us know – we can find something for you to do!  I want to personally thank Carl for all the help he has given over the last 5+ years.  The club would not be what it is without his hard work, business sense, and drive.  I’d also like to thank David and Dale too – even though they haven’t (yet) managed to escape the Board – for doing so much for the club over the last 10+ years. 

2011/2012 Winter Sooner State Games – Results and Report

Larry Buell has written up a nice report on the recent Sooner State Games.  It and a winner list is available on our “2011/2012 Sooner State Games” Page Link

Thanks to Larry and everyone who participated, volunteered, or spectated!

Renovations/Reorganizaton

We are still working on our updates, but there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Step One:  The space in the back was reorganized to make room for a “Robot Room”.   The ”far back” room was also cleaned up and rearranged.  The adhesive has been removed from the floor in the “Robot Room.  We still need to find time, clean the floor thoroughly, then paint the floor.   We have almost finished with repairs to the damages in the wall.  We still need paint the walls, then finish the east-side door to the robot room.

Step Two (Finished!):  We have rearranged the tables in the front to make room for an additional table.   This gives us a total of nine tables to play on, along with the robot/practice table in the back.

Step Three (Finished):  Along with the rearrangement, we have to do some work on the lighting.  The Robot Area is fine – we just had to get the existing lights fixed.  We did have to do some work in the playing area.  We installed one additional fixture, then rearranged several existing ones to match the new table locations.  We hope everyone enjoys the improved (brighter and more even) lighting throughout.  Special thanks to Terry Holley who generously donated the additional fixture.  He also donated and most of the rest of them previously – Thanks Terry!

Good News

We got a one year lease extension!  Yeah!  We’ll be in Crossroads until at least November of 2012!

Recent Press:

Check out the (once) recent article in the Oklahoma Gazette!

Location:

We are located in Crossroads Mall.  Our specific location is on the second floor on the west end of the mall.  The easiest way to find us is to enter through the north entrance (the one on the west side that is on the second floor) and go straight through the Mall (go straight south).  You should see us – we are two doors down – to the left – of the Karate place.  This makes us the third store east of the big department store on the west end of the mall (old JC Penneys?).

Operating Hours:

We’ll be open the same hours as before – Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday from noon to 4:00pm.

Fees:

We charge $5 for adult entry and $3 for students and those 18 years old or younger.  We also have monthly memberships available – check at the club for details.

Facilities:

• We have 9 tables set up for normal play.
• We (will soon) have another table set up in a separate room for robot or multi-ball training.
  • All tables save one are either Butterfly Centerfold 25′s or Europa’s
• We have one bathroom, plus more in the Mall
• The club is climate controlled
• There are security guards in the mall and in the parking lot
• We have  bottled water, some sports drinks, and some snacks available
• We have a Pro Shop with a good selection of equipment
  • Pre-Made Paddles starting around $25
  • Individual Blades starting under $20
  • Individual Rubber Sheets starting under $10/sheet
  • Balls ranging from 3/$1 up to $2/each
  • Racket Cases
  • Rubber Cleaning supplies
  • Other Misc. accessories
  • We are a Paddle Palace distributor, so can get anything from their catalog or site for PP prices
    
  • We also offer an assortment of equipment from Cole’s TT

Contact Information:

Britt Salter (405) 306-7227

David Hash (405) 410-5888

Email Britt at “bsalter 5 at gmail dot com”  (Remove spaces, change “at” to @, and “dot” to “.”)