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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MARCH 2021 55 Pickleball Has Changed My Life! I thank my parents, my wife, and my two daughters for my positive attitude and the ability to bring out the best in my sixth grade students, my friends, and my family. The focus of these COVID-19 times has been what's changed, broken, and difficult to live with. My eyes see through the lens, that I am so very lucky to have made so many friends through pickleball. I cherish all the moments we have shared laughing, competing, and sharing the most treasured parts of our lives. There is a real human connection between all of us. I am a sixth-grade teacher who is instructing 90 students 100 percent online. I am so proud of their effort and commitment. If there is one lesson I will take with me from my students, my pickleball friends, and from the world — it is that building relationships in our lives brings us together and makes our hearts smile. My role has been to make others smile, laugh, and feel encouraged. After being glued to my school computer for eight hours, I feel so free and alive being able to step outside, look at the beautiful snow covered mountains and have this sense of excitement inside of me, as I walk toward the pickleball courts. The most meaningful part of all of this is when I step on the courts because — I am with my pickleball family. ~ Daniel Edwards Pickleball Now that we are quickly approaching a full year since we last played our favorite sport, I encourage you to navigate through the confusing maze of Riverside County medical websites and get vaccinated. I sense this is our only ticket to returning to The Courts Multipurpose Room, and, I don't know about you guys, but I dread playing table tennis in a mask! Take care and stay safe! ~ Bob Rubenstein, brube88@gmail.com Ping Pong PADDLE TENNIS… Music to my ears ! I love to play the game, love to talk about it, love to learn more about it. I was hooked! Compared to tennis, the paddle tennis court is smaller, net is lower, no double lines. The racket is shorter and a depressurized tennis ball is used. In short it is easier than tennis and more importantly, it is easier on my old body. You don't have to have an athletic ability to enjoy the game. As long as you can hit the ball, move side to side, move forward and backwards, you are set to play. We also know how to have fun with our yearly activities which include lunch or dinner with our partners, potluck BBQ by the pool, our Christmas party, and friendly mini-tournaments twice a year. Most of all, our members are fun, witty jokers! I encourage everyone to join us and try the game, especially the new residents of Four Seasons. I guarantee, you will get hooked too. With the pandemic right now, the courts are open but not without restrictions. We wear masks, practice social distancing, and use anti- bacterial solution. Despite the restrictions, we always manage to have fun. For more information, please contact Alan Chan (310) 251-9269 or Alex Castano (909) 742-7529. Stay safe and all the best. ~ Padoo A. Peralta Paddle Tennis As a new month approaches, I hope that this article finds everyone healthy and happy. Sadly, there is not much new to report. Construction of the four new shuffleboard courts has been delayed. I can only hope that by the time you are reading this article around the beginning of March 2021, there will be some progress made. Frustration levels have been high, but ultimately we will have four brand new shuffleboard courts to play on (when allowed). I was excited to receive an inquiry from an interested new player recently; I signed her up on my email roster and I hope to hear from anyone else who may be interested in joining our shuffleboard group when play is allowed. ~ Marty Rotman, mrtmj@aol.com Shuffleboard

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