I was "surfing" around the internet enjoying my morning coffee when I stumbled upon the new Palm Creek Pickleball Website. WOW!! They have truly stepped into some high tech programming.
I especially liked this photo showing our courts at night. Quite impressive!
I found a link on their web where I could write for information and ask who to give credit for such a fantastic website upgrade. Within a few short minutes I received a reply from John Winston.
"Give credit to the Board (both prior and current Board) the willingness to move the very large pickleball club into the 21st century.
The website will have a Members area..Latest Club News..roster information, calendar of Club Events, club Policies, Tournament Information, etc...all at their finger tips.
We will be doing all the membership registration and payments On Line starting Oct 1. No more paper forms, and a paper trail with manual spreadsheets....all Live Data Flow! We are evaluating On Line round robin sign ups....
And the Members will have a mobile App with Club directory, their sign ups, and their member profile which they can update without having to communicate to the Club Secretary. Putting information in their hands.
Changes ..yes..but so many benefits to all the Members through the use of today’s technology.
John Winston
Director of I.T.
Palm Creek Pickleball Club
Website link: https://
I copied this page from the site as I didn't know about the web cams being installed. It will certainly be an exciting year for all the players. Congratulations to John Winston and the IT team.
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Anton found another new desert critter this week. I'd never seen one of these before so must post. It is a Solifugae or commonly called sun spider. At first one would think it is just another ordinary spider but if you look at the strange head and jaws.........it is very unusual. It measured about one inch in length with a gold color.
Sunspider, also called sun scorpion, wind scorpion, or camel spider, whose common name refers to their habitation of hot dry regions as well as to their typically golden colour. Their hairiness and rounded abdomen are spiderlike, while the front appendages somewhat resemble those of a scorpion. Body length is 0.4 to 2 inches. Sunspiders generally are nocturnal. A sun spider is not venomous, but they do have a very strong jaw and can cause a nasty bite if provoked.
It's fun to learn more about the desert in which we live.
It's fun to learn more about the desert in which we live.
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