2016 July PASO Magazine

PASO ROBLES PICKLEBALL CLUB
HOSTS A SUCCESSFUL
TOURNAMENT
By Denis Snow
Also known as the Central Coast
Wine Country Pickleball Classic, the 3rd
annual event on May 14 and 15 attracted
players from Hawaii, Oregon,
Utah, Nevada, Arizona and throughout
Central and Southern California.
The event was conducted in accordance
with USA Pickleball Association
(USAPA) rules and regulations.
Seventy five percent of the 137 registered
participants were from outside
the area staying at local hotels such as
the Official Host Hotel, La Quinta
Inn & Suites, and parks such as Wine
Country RV Resort, Paso Robles RV
Ranch, and Vines RV Resort.
The Paso Club’s participating
members raked in a number of tournament
medals with three teams winning
Gold, six teams winning Silver,
and three teams winning Bronze.
Dozens of volunteers from the
pickleball clubs of Morro Bay,
Cambria, and Paso Robles kept the
tournament games running smoothly
on the 13 playing courts set up at
Centennial Park.
Sponsors whose support helped
make the event a success included: Stifel
Investment Services, Calcareous Winery,
La Quinta Inn and Suites, Revive
Massage Therapy, Kennedy Fitness
Center, North County Physical Therapy,
Berkshire-Hathaway, Pismo Beach
Vacation Rentals, Turn-Key Property
Management, Connect Home Loans,
Mankey Family Chiropractic, and Dr.
Rex Thornhill, DPM.
Unique to any pickleball tournament
in the U.S., and showcasing one
of Paso’s many destination attractions,
44 players & their guests attended
the 1st-ever Pickleball Tournament
Winery Dinner hosted by Calcareous
Winery Saturday night.
PASO PEOPLE
The tournament was made “official”
by a proclamation from the City of
El Paso de Robles presented by City
Mayor Steve Martin declaring the
week of May 9-15 as International
Pickleball Week in Paso Robles.
The Paso Robles Rotary will again bring Paso Robles’
top winemakers together to compete to see who is the
best chef, and organizers expect the tickets to sell out fast.
The 18th Annual Winemakers’ Cookoff presented
by IQMS Manufacturing will be held August 13, from
6-9 p.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center. Organizers are
limiting attendance to just 1,200 tickets. The event will
feature multiple local breweries as well.
“The Paso Robles Winemakers’ Cookoff has become
one of Paso Robles’ most-popular wine, food and music
events,” says event co-chairperson Vicky Silva. “Participating
wineries or breweries pair their grilled culinary
creations with their finest wines or beers and compete for
both Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice awards the day
of the event. We are expecting tickets to sell out fast.”
All proceeds from the event
benefit local high school scholarships.
Thanks to the event, The
Paso Robles Rotary contributed
$30,000 to Paso Robles High
School scholarships last year.
Since the event’s inception,
over $400,000 in scholarships
has been awarded to local high
school students.
Tickets are $85 and are available
now at eventbrite.com.
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