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56 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | FEBRUARY 2019 Tennis Club Well, one month down and 11 more to go in 2019. February brings us Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year (it's the Year of the Pig; yippee for BACON!) and March's monthly bills that are due three days earlier. We had a terrific Play Day back in December, where we got to honor those icons of senior tennis, Mickey and Howard Nelson. The Tennis Club provided them with a proclamation recognizing their dedication to the great game of tennis (life-extending, in fact; please refer to January's Breeze) and their contributions to tennis at Four Seasons Beaumont. Among their court accomplishments were numerous gold medals for winning age-group mixed doubles championships and hob-nobbing with tennis royalty (no, not you Princess) and celebrities, as they RVed their way to play in tournaments. Life membership in the Tennis Club was bestowed upon our Ambassadors, thus entitling them to all of the benefits and privileges of the Club, and all without the continuing need to pay annual dues. That'll save them a combined 40 bucks! Which they may be able to spend on more drawing prizes, such as the stiff cat thing and bag of easy-to-peel Cuties, won by Darell I. and Larry M., respectively. Also, part of the December Play Day was a Club-hosted pizza party on the patio of The Courts. The propane heaters were much appreciated on the chilly day. We welcomed new members Brian and Rebecca Flowers, who watched us eat pizza while we waited for their membership check to clear. Free lessons and practice are held at 10 am on Saturdays that are not Play Days or other planned club events. Play Days are open to all residents of Four Seasons Beaumont on the last Saturday of the month starting at 9 am. Please note the time change for the winter months. Sometimes there are donuts or muffins, but always there's some low-stress tennis (the scores are never reported here, unless by chance someday I actually win, which didn't happen yet). ~ Steven Hovey, sahovey47@hotmail. com Darrell and his stiff cat thing Nelsons conduct the drawing Larry gets his Cuties Santa knows who double faulted, not nice! It's getting cold on our Paddle Tennis Courts, but there are a few players who want to play rain or shine. It's such fun playing, getting tired but a nice tired, and just think, you're getting the exercise we all need. So come out and join us. Don't know how to play? Don't worry, any Paddle Player on our Courts will show you how it's done and even loan you a paddle to try it. Playing times are listed in the Breeze calendar or you can ask at The Lodge front desk, when, what time and where are the Paddle Tennis â…“Courts. ~ Diana Ali, rowdinky@aol.com Paddle Tennis Above, Right: 2018 Christmas Party Top Right: A hawk enjoys watching us play