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38 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | SEPTEMBER 2014 | SPORTS & OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Racquet Club Ping Pong Club Ping pong isn't just all about hitting that little ball back and forth over the net. It's also about developing friendships and having a good time together, even in things outside of ping pong. July 18 was a perfect example of this latter part of our club. In one of the best potlucks ever held in our Ballroom, our players and their spouses joined together with members of the Paddle Tennis Club and the Pickle Ball Club for a great evening of food, fellowship, and entertainment. As part of the fun, a committee was organized to judge the homemade dishes that were brought to the potluck. With approximately 100 people in attendance, you can imagine that the competition for a "best dish" was intense. But when the votes were counted and the announcement made, our own Rony Tordesillas won the honors and the prize for best main dish. It seems like his Filipino dish known as "chicken adobo, Rony style" is just as tough to beat as the wicked serve and return slam he dishes out to all of us in the ping pong room. Congratulations, Rony. You did all of us proud. You don't have to be a master chef like Rony to come out and join us for a lot of fun and good exercise in the ping pong room. Regardless of your ping pong experience, we welcome everyone to join us Monday through Friday at 10:30 am and Saturday at 11 am. Who knows, if you come join us, after Rony gives you his wicked serve and return smash, he might even give you his secret, winning recipe. Call Niles Sundstrom at (951) 572-5119 or Alan Chan at (951) 769-4202 for more information. ~ Niles Sundstrom By the Breeze deadline, the Racquet Club had more activities pending and being planned than completed. The results of the Mixed Doubles Tournament were not final yet, and the committee was still planning for the Labor Day weekend Play Day and other activities, such as watching the U.S. Open matches and eating. Planned for Aug. 30 was an end-of-summer Play Day, to be followed by a barbecue luncheon catered again by Dickey's. Whatever else, we will be sure to eat. Also in the planning stages is a mixed doubles competition ladder. The existing partners will have the opportunity to "challenge up" the ladder. New partnerships can be arranged, and they will also get to play their way to the top, and then try to stay there. When the plan is ready for sign ups, it will be rolled out to the club members. Continuing activities include the social (play nice) mixed doubles on the second and third Thursdays of the month and the monthly Play Day on the last Saturday of the month. The Play Days are open to all residents, irrespective of tennis expertise. That's why I'm allowed on the court. Club members can contact Barbara Miller, if they want to participate in the mixed doubles play. We welcome two new members: Diana Ali and Julie Stayner. The FSBRC is an active club and members get a lot for their $20 annual dues, often including hosted luncheons. I did mention that we like to eat. Join us. Check out the website at www.fsbrc. org. ~ Steven Hovey Top: Ping pong attendees at the potluck included Don Fant, Niles Sundstrom, Alan Chan (the master mind behind our potluck) and Bill Black, who as you might guess, also won the grand prize for the best dressed. Bottom left: Bill and Barbara Black, winners of the "Most Unique Outfits" during the 3-P Potluck. Bottom right: If there is anything better than Rony's chicken adobo, it is his lovely wife Eva.

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