July 20, 2007

Dear Racquet Club members,

Construction is ongoing at the Club. The Brick Bodies space was completely gutted in the first week of July. New windows were cut in, the space painted, and great new carpet installed. 90% of the new equipment is in place and ready to go. A few more new pieces will be coming in the next few weeks. The initial response from members has been “Wow!!!”. Brick Bodies is now fully functional and available for members’ use. The hours of operation have been greatly expanded.

The next wave of construction is to expand and relocate the Pro Shop to the opposite side of the lobby and to get the front desk fully functional. The target for completion of this is mid-August.

The exterior construction in the parking lot is also complete. You will find parking and access much more convenient than in the past, plus we have added about 40 new parking spaces. No more fighting the fence and gate.

The BIG screen TV’s are up and ready for fall tennis and football season. The new and expanded child care rooms are built and painted with new flooring and lights. Child care is a great bargain for our members and available now (click here www.brickbodies.com/Clubs/GShome.html for more details). The steam room is undergoing a thorough cleaning with the wall and floor tiles being regrouted.

We are pleased to announce that Janet Paulsen will open the Jabi Tibo Café on September 1 (www.jabitibo.com). Janet will feature specialty coffees and espresso, healthy smoothies, breakfast items, sandwiches, soups, kid friendly foods, and much more. We know our members will enthusiastically welcome Janet and the Jabi Tibo Café. The Club’s alcoholic beverage license is in the process of being transferred to the new owners and we will provide beer and wine service for members for the upcoming season. You don’t have to be playing tennis or working out to visit. There will be lots of reasons to come by.

This fall we hope to start offering some fun, educational and unusual events at the club. We encourage you to sign up for our newsletter for current updates from time to time.

The Club and Pro Shop continue to be open during the renovation. Erin has many new things coming in for the Pro Shop, many of which are already on display. The new and expanded Pro Shop should be ready to go towards the end of August.

Tennis Block Time is now wide open. Call to make your reservations as good times are still plentiful, or better yet, stop in and see us before the good court times slip away.