LPM - Select Doubles Tournament

Be aware that on Saturday, May 11, parking will be limited due to The  Marin Human Race which will take place around the Marin Civic Center Lagoon.

La Pétanque Marinère Clothing and Accessories

create & buy custom products at Zazzle
La Pétanque Marinière is proud to introduce it's own line of personalized clothing and accessories.

VOMPC - Member/Newcomer Picnic & Petanque

Lentils & Sausage - OPEN Tournament

Changes to LPM Blog Sidebar

Whether you are trying to find information about the next local or national FPUSA or Open  tournament, or if you are just looking for a partner with whom to play, the sidebar of our blog has been redesigned to make it very easy to do. You will find the changes as shown below:

Lamorinda Pétanque - 2013 Season Opener **UPDATED**

NEWS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS-NEWS - NEWS - NEWS

Hello Petanquers

We need to clear up some confusion about the Format for the Sunday 17 March Tournament at Lamorinda.

The Bay Area and Beyond Calendar says it is going to be a Select Doubles and The Announcement says Melee Doubles.

Bit of a snafu there, but easily resolved; 

If you come with a partner you will play with that partner. 

If you come alone, team up on the day with someone who comes alone. 

And, most importantly: We will have a porta-potty on site.

We are looking forward to seeing you at our Season Opener.

Etienne

Pétanque Partner Finder

Petanque Partner Finder is a facility that connects petanque players looking for partners for tournament play. This is not included automatically with the posting of upcoming tournament information. 
This site is where you will find posted information about upcoming FPUSA National and Regional Tournamentsas well as Open Tournaments. You will find Tournament Entry Forms, and if the information has been provided, accommodation and hospitality information. If a club has requested Partner Finder, you will find that as well.

Look for Pétanque Partner Finder in the LPM sidebar under NEXT TOURNAMENT.

LPM Commemorative Cup Winners

Congratulations to LPM members David Riffo and Monique Bricca for their victory in LPM's California Commemorative Cup.

New Blog Addition - Lamorinda

The latest addition to the new blog sidebar list is that of the Lamorinda Pétanque Club in Lafayette, CA.

Boca Pétanque

Valley Of The Moon - 2013 Season Opener

La Boule du Desert Spring Tournament

LPM Blog - New Sidebar Feature

As of recently, blogs about pétanque have not existed or were not become apparent to us.  The LPM Blog is thrilled to announce that there will be a new side-bar feature dedicated to blogs.
The first three blogs to be added will be the Mile High Pétanque Blog (MHPC), The American Pétanque Association, Heart of Texas Pétanque Club.
If you know of any blog devoted to pétanque, please feel free to send us the information. It will be added to the list. Thank You and enjoy pétanque!

Click on the names of the club(s) to reach their blog.

Mile High Pétanque Club
American Pétanque Association
Heart Of Texas Pétanque Club

Napa Pétanque

We recieved a letter today from our pétanque friends in Napa, where another big group showed up,  and that along with their new petanque friends from Sonoma, Petaluma and even New York, everyone enjoyed a really fun day. Here some pictures.

For more information about Napa Pétanque, you can reach Bruno Bardet, President of the Napatanque Club at 707-688-9110.

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Pétanque 600 Meters Underground!

American Pétanque Association

About the APA

The American Petanque Association (APA) is an organization devoted to promoting petanque, and raising public awareness of petanque, in the USA.

Our Facebook page is
https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPetanqueAssociation.

To read about the vision that animates the APA, seehttp://americanpetanque.wordpress.com/about-vision/.

To read about the action plan that the APA has for implementing its mission statement, seehttp://americanpetanque.wordpress.com/action-plan/.

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Mission Statement

The APA is not a rule-setting body; it does not write the rules for petanque. It does not organize games. It does not sponsor tournaments.

The APA has a three-fold mission.

To promote awareness of petanque on the part of the American public.

That is the purpose of the American Petanque Association web site at http://americanpetanque.wordpress.com.

To make information about the game of petanque easily available to people living in the USA.

That is the purpose of the About Petanque web site athttp://petanque.wordpress.com.

To help those wishing to play petanque in the USA to find petanque clubs, other petanque players, and playing locations (terrains).

That is the purpose of the American Petanque Directory athttp://american-petanque-directory.wikia.com

Pétanque USA

To all Pétanque Club Presidents &Tournament Organizers,

In an effort to facilitate the communication for Pétanque Tournaments taking place nationwide the Petanqueusa.com has been created. 

You will be able to post and publish infos regarding your upcoming tournaments and also post winners/results of said tournaments

If you are a Pétanque Club President or a Tournament Organizer and you would like to post infos about Upcoming Tournaments or Past Results, feel free to  contact me at: petanqueusanews@gmail.com  

Thank you in advance for your participation

Stephan Soilleux

Pétanque Enthusiast

PETANQUEUSA.COM IS THE ONE SOURCE FOR PETANQUE TOURNAMENTS AND PAST RESULTS IN THE USA. 

Zanesfield, Ohio Pétanque Club - Memorial Day

La Boule D'Or - San Francisco - Sunday, March 3

LPM - California Commemorative Cup

FPUSA National Mixed Doubles in Sonoma

The Valley of the Moon Petanque Club is honored to be hosting the FPUSA National Mixed Doubles, Men's Doubles and Women's Doubles on the weekend of May 18th and 19th.  Should you or someone you know be considering attending, please be aware that it is advisable to reserve your lodging now.  Hotels are booking up quickly.  Attached please find recommended lodging in Sonoma, Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Napa. 

Several of our club members have graciously offered a guest room in their homes.  If this is of interest to you, please contact me directly.  Shannon Bowman, President, VOMPC

We hope to have a true National tournament and have many teams from the entire United States.  We will be sending out a more detailed program within the month. 

Ensenada, BCN, Mexico Pétanque Open

Lunes de Petank, Ensenada, Baja California Norte's Pétanque Club invites one and all to their 6th annual open competition, May 18-19, 2013. For more information see them on Facebook

2013 George Pipal Memorial Tournament

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.

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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.