Dear Tabletenniser’s,

Happy Holidays to All ! The holiday season brought out 70 players to compete in this weeks round robin .Avishy Schmidt wins on tiebeak 4-0 over Sylvan Guo who suffered one loss and ended up 4-1 in Division One. Mark Ritter wins on tie-break over Kang Dai, both  go 4-1 in Division Two.

       We possibly may be closed for several weeks starting December 21 due to the gym being  re-floored, but the final word won’t be known until early next week…I will keep you informed….

 

I think it is my duty to inform all of you that the City Of Berkeley is reviewing our status and that could affect the use of the gym overall and possibly the prices we charge.

We need to prove to the city that we are an educationally based organization to maintain our current status (in which case we should be able to stay here at this venue and may not need to raise our prices) If you have an interest in helping save our current location and status please E-Mail me a letter urging the city of Berkeley  to keep us and that we provide a  community service and an educationally based benefit to the community. When I make a presentation to the city these letters could be helpful!(see below Ed Baxter’s letter)

 

This Weeks Top Performers

Gene Lim +93

Grace Lin +93

Carey Lee +80

Eli Obstfeld +79

Issac Tang +69

Ed Lichtig +61

Samuel Yagui +53

Clay Lewis +50

Cory Sterner +42

CONGRATS!       To view the RR results go to www.berkeleytabletennis.org 

Please report any errors or omissions ASAP.I cannot change the posted result but will make the rating adjustments

We are open  next week for sure ,Dec 21 is unknown at this time.

 

Regarding Messages on the late-call line

Please leave a quick clear understandable message! There are often 20 messages and it takes a long time receiving them especially when we hear your entire life story why and how you’re late….JUST STICK TO THE ESSENTIALS>>>YOUR NAME SAID VERY CLEAR!

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ARRIVE EARLY! REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 6:50 SHARP! If you are planning to be late then call the Cell Phone Reservation Number:  (510) 587-3388 before 6:35 PM. If you call this latecomer's number, please make sure to pronounce your first AND last name clearly. For non-native English speakers it is recommended to repeat their full name at least twice. We do not guarantee spots in our Round Robin tournament to latecomers who only left undecipherable messages or people who misuse this line and do not show up to play. Please spread the word, IF YOU ARE LATE OR WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOUR LATE MESSAGE >> YOU WILL NOT PLAY THAT NIGHT! 

Regards Mike Labins

Hi Mike

 

Just a followup on our conversation last night.

Please keep my email and call on me if you think it will help.  I do have connections in the city.  I work as morning news anchor at KGO Radio and have some visibility in the community.

 

I have served on the board at Walnut Creek Youth Athletic and am aware of the way the process works.

 

THE IMPORTANT POINTS ARE...AT A TIME WHEN WE WORRY ABOUT KIDS HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY. IT ALSO SERVES THE ADULT COMMUNITY IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

 

My estimate is that half the participants are under 18.  Every time out is a learning experience.  All you have to do is look at how the kids ratings improve.

This is something the city of Berkeley should be proud of.  It is doing a major service to the area.

 

You do great work...thank you..

 

Ed Baxter