Sacramento Hmong Pétanque Group

LPM Cleanup Day

Hi All,

 

As anyone who has been to the LPM Courts lately knows, our grass is growing heartily!  And, since lawn is the one surface on which we do not play petanque, then as you will surmise, it must be removed.

 

Claudie and I will be at the courts this coming Wednesday, February 13, with a couple of hired workers who will be doing much of the heavier work. 

 

But many hands make for light work and it would be great if some of you could give even a little time to the project. 

 

Any time between 10:00 - Noon - we will likely go later, but for sure, we will be there until 1PM. 

 

If you have a rake, please bring it.  If you do not, bring your gloves and we will provide a rake.

 

Thanks in advance, for any help you might be able to contribute.

 

And thanks to those who came to play in our first tournament of the season.  It was a beautiful day and lots of fun!

 

Christine   

Heart of Texas Pétanque

Rocky Mountain....Boules?

Colorado is hosting its first open doubles pétanque tournament at Cesar Chavez Park on Saturday, May 4th! What team will win Colorado's 1st Annual Rocky Mountain Open Doubles Tournament?

 A $20 dollar per person entry registration fee ($40 per team.*) will be used towards prize payouts. Tournament entry fees will be split between the top winners.

 Cesar Chavez Park is located at Tennyson St. and West 41st Avenue in the Highlands area of Denver. The area is surrounded by a variety of eclectic shops, bars, and restaurants. Our award ceremony will be held just up the street at Tyg-Art & Wine at 4267 Tennyson St. #A, Denver, CO 80212.

 We will be conducting the tournament according to the Swiss Scoring System. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. (Mountain Time), games will begin at 9 a.m. or sooner. Morning games will determine seeding for a single-elimination tournament in the afternoon. In order to ensure we have the space to get all games in by lunchtime, please confirm participation by Friday, April 26th.

 More details to follow.

 *Registration fee may vary if additional funds for park use are required.

Mile High Pétanque can be found on Facebook

P'TIT Louis Bistro OPEN

P’TIT LOUIS BISTRO  

 OPEN 2013

Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29

HAYNES PARK, RIO RANCHO, NM (Across from INTEL)

New Mexico’s first international open pétanque tournament

will be hosted by Rio Rancho Oktoberfest 2013!

Players from around the world will compete for

$5500 in cash prizes!

CONCOUR: 1st place $2000, 2nd place $1000, 3rd and 4th places $500

  CONSOLANTE: 1st place $800, 2nd place $400, 3rd and 4th places $150

For more information, click here.

Los Angeles Petanque Club Select Doublette in San Pedro

Lake Sonoma Tournament

The Lake Tournament, aka The George Pipal Memorial...

True to form, this event is being planned, confirmed, and announced on a somewhat last-minute basis. Tradition is strong.

As of this writing, the tentative and almost firm date is Sunday, February 16th. Please make a mental note and prepare to convert that to a calendar notation within the next day or so.

This has been played at a variety of locations over the years, the most recent being a beautiful overlook parking lot at Lake Sonoma. In all likelihood, that will be the case for 2013. It is a fun day of boules and pot luck food--relatively low-key in preparation for the tournament season. We will put out a short history with the "official" announcement. Stay Tuned.

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Dan Feaster & Nan Walter, braved the winter cold and horrendous traffic on Hwy 1/101 to make the drive to Williams, OR in order to experience the "Winter Tournament" held by the Rogue Bouligans Petanque Club. A great time was had during the pre-tournament warmup play on the Friday evening preceding the Saturday event, and the tournament itself was a blast. Here's a link to the Bouligan's FPUSA SmugMug page, with two sets of photos. By the way, Nan's team won. 

Pics from the Rogue BouligansPics from the Rogue Bouligans "Winter Tournament"

FPUSA SW Regional "65 Over/Under" Doubles

Please note that this is a SW regional. NW players are not eligible.

FPUSA SE Regional Double Winners

The winners of the FPUSA S.E. Regional Doubles are:

 L/R: Second Place: Marieke & John Rolland, (Boca Petanque)

 Third Place: Aaron Kianofsky and Jo Ella Manalan, (Boca/SFPC)

 Champions: Roger Arpaia and Frederic Penaranda, (Ohlala Petanque)

 Congratulations!!!

Pétanque in the USA - Facebook

If you are wondering about the activities of pétanque clubs around the country, ask to join the newest Facebook group Pétanque in the USA

2013 LPM Calendar

First Tournament of 2013

Christine Chourré-McNamee

La Pétanque Marinière sadly announces the passing of Christine Chourré-McNamee, the daughter of our club's long-time members, Jean and Claudie Chourré. Christine left us suddenly at her home at the young age of fifty-one.

A Rosary and a Memorial Mass will be held for Christine McNamee-Chourré at the following location:

St Isabella Parish

1 Trinity Way  

San Rafael, CA 94903

(415) 479-1560

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Rosary

Tuesday, February 5

7:00 p.m.

*****

Mass:

Wednesday, February 6

11:00 am

All are welcome

Pétanque America Open 2012

Boules, beach, music & fun ....
 We highlighted this video years ago, and it remains the quintessential depiction of having a good times with boules. And so close to the atmosphere we enjoy in Amelia Island!
 Now on YouTube, without annoying advertising, the fabulous group "Message", zouk music from Guadeloupe: (PA)

Circle of Pétanque

100 Years of Pétanque

Three Reasons to Cross the Bay Bridge

What to do on an average, ho-hum weekend in the Bay? Head east for a quick game of petanque, a knock-your-socks-off Mexican meal, and a 21st century take on Hamlet, under the stars. 
Click here for the full article.

FPUSA News

As we transition from Summer to Fall, I  wanted to send you a brief update on recent news and info on two upcoming events Firstly, please join me in congratulating our new Women's Team USA! Erin McTaggart, Narin Garrett and Barbara Hall (all from  Valley of the Moon Petanque Club in Sonoma, Ca.) were victorious in the Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament that was held in Blue Hill Maine on September 8-9. The team will represent the USA at the FIPJP Women's World Championship currently scheduled for Tunisia in late 2013 and will certainly be fine representatives for all of us. Nice going, Ladies! Special thanks goes to the Maine Boules Club for hosting the tournament and to all the players who took part. And speaking of World Championships... Next week our Men's Team of Pascal Corschia, Juan Garcia, Ziggy Kessouagni and Peter Mathis travel to Istres, France to play in the Pan American Confederation playoff in order to qualify for a spot in the FIPJP Men's World Championship on October 4-7th in Marseille. Teams from Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Bermuda will be their opponents in Istres and the Pan Am Confederation's three berths in the World Championship will be awarded to the top finishers. The team will be accompanied by Coach Didier Bloch of Boule du Desert and FPUSA Secretary, Frank Pipal, who will be our Head of Delegation. Let's all wish our team GOOD LUCK! Be sure to bookmark this link and follow our team's progress in Marseille.

PETANQUE AMERICA OPEN, NOVEMBER 10-11, AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA There are still a few spots available for what has become the signature event on the U.S. petanque calendar. 128 doubles teams from around the country and abroad will descend on this small and friendly community just outside of Jacksonville, Florida. As some of us already know, PA's Philippe Boets and the crew from Amelia Island Boules offer a great opportunity for players of all levels to compete in a friendly environment, see old friends and make new ones. There will be technique clinics on Friday, November 9th and many other activities over the weekend. For more information and to download a registration form,CLICK HERE. Last event reminder: FPUSA Men's International Qualifier, October 27-28 to be hosted Boca Petanque 2000. The winners of this tournament will represent the USA in 2013 at the FIPJP Confederations World Cup or another international tournament to be announced. Entry form and tournament regulations are available for download. Thank you once again for your support of FPUSA! Wishing you all the best, Ed Porto President, FPUSA

For more information contact:

DAVID RIFFO (707) 373-4539 or davidriffo@yahoo.com

Sponsored by Bank of the West 

"La folie petanque" - Petanque madness (in the world)

La Folie Pétanque, un film de Bruno Evenou by france3provencealpes

The Making Of A Boule

If you have not already made your reservations for the Lamb Picnic, time is running out.  Alain's contact information is near the bottom of this email.  Please get in touch with him.

American Pétanque Exchange

Steve in Virgina has just launched the "American Pétanque Exchange." A "players seeking players" message board. Let's all link to it and make it a useful tool.

The American Petanque Exchange (APE) is an electronic message board whose purpose is to help (new or experienced) petanque players in the USA to find and communicate with each other.

APE is not a club or a meetup.com — it does not hold meetings or sponsor tournaments. It was inspired by the Petanque America message board, which closed in 2005.

§ Find out more about the game of petanque
§ Find pétanque clubs in the USA

Lamorinda Cup Tournament

2012 Emile Furlan Memorial Tournament

Pétanque in the top ten travel sports, at number 3

3. Petanque - France Nothing says "France" like a group of serious-looking, competitive men standing around a sandbox with a cigarette in one hand and a petanque ball in the other. If you're not brave enough to ask them to teach you how to play, try contacting an organization like the Federation of Petanque USA for a few lessons with your local club before you go. For the rest of the article, click pétanque

FPUSA NW Regional Melee Triples in Marin

Petaluma Valley Pétanque Club

Happy Bastille Day

Valley of the Moon Pétanque Club - Summer Newsletter

Click on VOMPC Summer Newsletter to see what our neighbors have been up to and for exciting events to come.

Bastille Day in New York

Pétanque Partner Finder

Hi Petanquers,

Some new names have been added to Petanque Partner Finder on the list 'Who else wants to play...' in Portland,
In the FPUSA NW Regional Mixed Triples Tournament  on Saturday, 28 July 2012.

These two men are looking for a female to make up a Mixed Triple Team.

Click here to see them. 

If you are looking for a partner to play in this tournament, get your name on this list too.

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The Petanque Partner Finder Team.

LPM July Tournament

Pétanque Partner Finder has created a Partner Finder for the Select Triplette Tournament on  Sunday – July 8, 2012. 

The link is: http://lpmppf.weebly.com/

See you on the 8th!

Bastille Day with the VOMPC

ALLONS ENFANTS DE  LA PETANQUE!!!!!!  The day of glory has arrived...

Yes, that's right, VOMPC's annual Bastille Day Celebration the Grand Concours de Petanque is a little more than two weeks away!  We shall be celebrating on the actual date this year, Le Quatorze Juillet, making it that much more special.

Our host Peter Mathis will be directing the random triples tournament and Ravenswood Wine is providing the wine (glass of wine with lunch and tournament prizes).  Tournament registration closes at 10:00 am ($5 entry fee).  It's always an enjoyable day in the field and you just might get your name engraved on that gigantic trophy.

Chef Christine Piccin will once again grace us with her creative culinary presence.  The menu is refreshing and imaginative.  From the Amuse of Chilled Watermelon Mint Soup to the dessert of Chocolate Mousse Profiterole Cake with Whipped Cream and Edible Flower Confetti (for a complete menu please see the attachment).  We are only able to serve 150 people and it's always a sellout. In other words, RESERVE EARLY!!!

Lunch is $20 per person and reservations are necessary.  We have a cut-off date of July 11th but it may be sooner if we reach the maximum.  Please call the hotline 707 343-9465 or go online at www.vompc.org.  

For entertainment this year we have a dapper young accordianist JD Limelight, who will play French Cafe music during our fabulous repast. The day would not be complete without Jean-Michel "Le Facteur" Poulnot leading the French National anthem, La Marseillaise, sing along.  I have attached the condensed version with translation (subject to interpretation) so that everyone will be able to belt it out with authority.

It promises to be another thoroughly entertaining day and we hope to see you there!

Merci, A+

Shannon Bowman

Valley of the Moon Petanque Club

Communications Committee

2012 NW Region Mixed Triples and Men's and Women's Singles

LPM Meleè Tournament

Great news For Pétanque in San Francisco

Pétanque court proposal sets out for support in implementing a new court in San Francisco's Panhandle Park with use of the community opportunity funds grant.

The French game pétanque and the Italian version bocce ball are  games with growing popularity. Michael Varner, pétanque player of five years and Panhandle neighbor, is a member of La Boule d’Or, the oldest formal pétanque club in the U.S., and needs support in his proposal for new courts.

There are two locations in the City where there are bocce ball courts already: La Playa Park at Judah and La Playa, and Aquatic Park at Fisherman’s Wharf. La Boule d’Or has terrain in Golden Gate Park also, near 36th Avenue, but the remote location hinders its growth and popularity, says Varner. He is looking to have a more centralized location.

For the rest of the article, click here.

Petaluma Valley Pétanque Club

Where's The Beef? - VOMPC

This tournament is a hoot!   Last year was great fun as players were subjected to all sorts of peculiar petanquing.  The VOMPC chits are given out as deemed necessary by the roving officials.  If your team is seriously lacking in points, you may be given a "carreau card" that allows you to replace a pesky opponent's boule with your own.  Or an "ass-backwards card" that forces an opponent of your chosing to play facing in the opposite direction.  Particular attention is paid to whiners and poor sports, which is seriously frowned upon.

Please note we are starting a little later than usual with registration ending at 10:30 am.  Tournament play begins @ 11:00 am and the cost is $5 per person. The fabulous vegetarian lunch (in honor of veggie director Peter Wellington) will be prepared by Chefs Narin Garrett and Ryan Tatarian.  Appetizers, Primavera Pasta, Tossed Salad and Bread Pudding Dessert paired with a glass of Wellington wine is only $10.  Reservations are required for lunch so please call the hotline @ 707-343-9465 or register online at www.vompc.org.  

We hope to see everyone there in good spirits!

Boule on!

Valley of the Moon Petanque Club

Sacramento Pétanque -FPUSA Northwest Regional – Select Triples