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Portland Bocce League
Meeting of the Board of Directors
October 4, 2010
ODS Tower
4:30-6:30 p.m.

Present: Jonathan Nicholas, Jay Graves, Jack Elder, Jay Trullinger and Becky Trullinger.
Absent: Kathy Titzler and Wendy Weisman.

Treasurer’s Report

Kathy submitted her treasurer’s report via e-mail. Balance is $3,070 with no bills outstanding.

General Business

Adverse weather caused a difficult start to the season though all teams subsequently did reschedule matches missed because of rain. There was some confusion about scheduling during the double-elimination tournament. That should be resolved in 2011 when we will endeavor to have updated schedules posted to the website throughout the season.

Annual Meeting and Registration

The 2010 AGM was very successful with a full complement of teams registering and paying their dues on opening night. The board discussed various options for integrating new teams in 2011 including opening additional nights of league play.

The 2011 AGM will be held on March 1, 2011 at the Northwest Lucky Labrador, 1945 NW Quimby in Portland. Team registration will take place 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. with the Annual General Meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. Each returning team must have either a captain or representative on hand to pay by check the 2011 registration fee of $200.

Play for 2011

The board considered a new format for league play for the 2011 season
Regular Season Play: May 30 – July 14
Group Play: July 18 – Sept 1
Finals: Sept. 6-9
Group Play, which would replace the Double-Elimination Tournament, would guarantee all teams a full season of matches.

Singles Tournament

The tournament was successful in its inaugural year and we widening interest in 2011. Registration for the 2011 Singles Tournament will open on March 1, 2011, at $15 per player. Subsequent registration will cost $25 per head..

Board for 2011

The board proposed the following slate of directors for 2011.
President – Jay Graves
Past President – Jonathan Nicholas
President-elect – Catherine Leedy
Treasurer – Becky Trullinger
Secretary – Wendy Weisman
Member-at-large – Jay Trullinger
Member-at-large – Open

Court Maintenance

The board discussed the condition of the courts throughout the 2010 season and thanked Jack Elder for his ongoing service on court maintenance and repair. The board resolved to recruit others to assist in this work throughout 2011.

Website/Webmaster

The board thanked league member and volunteer webmaster Josh Rich for all his work throughout the season both designing and maintaining the PBL website. It resolved to invite Mr. Rich to continue, and expand upon, this service in 2011.

Strategic Planning

As bocce’s popularity continues to grow, demand continues to increase on the North Park Block courts. The board discussed various options for going forward including playing on private land, building courts at another park, and fund-raising for future growth and development of the league.
Action Taken:
1. Singles tournament will be for PBL members only. $15.00 on Registration night. $25.00 for late registration.
2. We will have a captains’ meeting early in 2011 to introduce and discuss the proposed new format for league play.
3. All 2010 Teams have a first option to be “grandfathered” into league play for 2011. A team captain must be nominated prior to the Annual General Meeting and he/she or a representative must be present on March 1, 2011, to secure team position in the league.
4. The board agreed to extend to Mr. Rich the sum of $500 in appreciation of his services throughout the 2010 season and in anticipation of enhanced website maintenance and a new logo for the PBL for the 2011 season.
5. The board agreed to extend to Mr. Elder the sum of $500 in appreciation of his services throughout the 2011 season and in anticipation of ongoing court maintenance and training of others to assist in this work during 2011.
6. All matches will be assigned to either the east or west court during the 2011 season. Court assignments will be posted with the league schedule.

Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.

Ah, those perfect summer evenings on our Park Blocks, the dappled light filtering through the elms, the quieting calm of evening . . . all suddenly interrupted by the jarring realization that your partner’s playing sucks.

Don’t panic, help is at hand.

There still are a handful spots available in the first ever Portland Bocce League Oregon Open Singles Tournament, a competition designed to break free of the most time-honored of all bocce traditions — blaming the other guy.

Key Details:

● No seeding: all pairings determined by lottery

● All matches, single game elimination, winner first to 21 points

● And, yes, you really do get to throw all four balls.

As the tournament unfolds, starting Monday, all scheduling is at the convenience of individual pairings. And matches, by player agreement, may be played on any court.

● First round commences Monday, July 26, runs for two weeks.

● Second round commences Monday, August 9, runs for one week.

● Third round commences Monday, August 16, runs for one week.

● Championship Match held week of August 23.

The Grand Prize is a $200 gift certificate from Riccardo’s Ristorante in Lake Oswego, where there just happens to be a rather splendid bocce court on which you could play your singles games.

Secure your place in this historic inaugural tournament today by registering at

http://www.portlandbocce.com/singlestournament/singles-registration

and sending a $15 check to:

Singles Tournament
Portland Bocce League
PO Box 40151
Portland, OR 97240

Make all checks payable to Portland Bocce League.

Questions? Contact BocceSingles@gmail.com

This year’s first game was played on Walker road by Magnifico and Cane Pazzo. It was sink or swim.

CAPTAINS: Please click here to give us your final team roster for 2010!