If you have been playing pickleball lately you will have noticed how busy it is at the LVR courts. Thanks to the hard work and generosity of our Tennis Club friends, the project is proceeding at a steady pace. This means there is quite a bit of heavy equipment in the area. To alleviate congestion and to make it easier for the operators, PLEASE PARK in the LVR PARKING AREA (entrance is on Davies, not Cottonwood). 

Again, thank you to the Tennis Club for all you have done to help put Pickleball on the map in Nelson.

Today your committee met to consider your many suggestions re scheduling at the LVR courts. We have tried to accommodate as  many of your wishes as possible, however it is probably not possible to please everyone. We want to welcome all players at all levels of play, and in doing so bring people together in a social "club" setting, while sharing the courts fairly. Our aim is to provide opportunities for each and every one of you to enjoy games at a skill level that is both comfortable for newer players and challenging for more experienced players. 

The following is what we perceive to be the best solution for all:

So that you do  not arrive at the courts with nobody to play with, and to quell the dozens of freelists.org emails that fly about daily asking who might be playing, we believe that an unlimited signup for daily open play at 8:00AM at LVR will work well. This is the URL for signup: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2151979/true#/invitation  - 

Although signing up is not mandatory, it would be common courtesy to do so, so that others will know approximately how many will be playing. If there are too many signed up, some may choose to play at Lakeside. 

A sign on the gate to the LVR Pickleball courts gives information about court fees.

More competitive players will have the opportunity to sign up for play Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 6:30PM. This will be limited to 14 more experienced players. 

For players who wish to organize their own foursomes to play at either LVR or Lakeside, there is still plenty of opportunity to do so.

We hope this will please the majority of players. Thanks for hanging in there with us over the past couple of weeks as we have sought to find the best solutions for summer play at LVR. 

Doug, Tricia and Gloria