Sorry, made a mistake on the fees yesterday.   Below are the correct fees

Fees:

• November & April Rates
  • Walking (18 holes): $49.00
  • Riding (18 holes): $63.00
• December 1 – March 31 Rates
  • Walking (18 holes): $60.00
  • Riding (18 holes): $74.00

The following message is from Tony Zimmerman.

We’re excited to announce the start of our Golf League, beginning Friday, November 15th, with the first tee time at noon. Our last league play date for the season will be April 18th.

Sign-Up Process: Please confirm your participation by the Wednesday evening before each Friday play date. You can reach out to me via cell/text(847-642-5532), email([email protected]), or in person. We have six tee times available each week, as per our agreement with the course, and I need to confirm the final count with the course by Thursday.

I’m generally available at the “Pit” on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. if you prefer to let me know in person. Once the tee times are set, I’ll follow up with a text or call to confirm.

Fees:

• November & April Rates
  • Walking (18 holes): $49.00
  • Riding (18 holes): $63.00
• December 1 – March 31 Rates
  • Walking (18 holes): $60.00
  • Riding (18 holes): $74.00

Looking forward to another great season of golf with everyone!

There might have been a little confusion when I wrote “bring a potluck dish” to the 1st Pit gathering of the year.   The 1st gathering will be the typical “bring an appetizer to share” event!  Sorry for the confusion.

Also, if you are able, please bring your own place settings to this first one – we’ll be a little more organized after this!  See you Tuesday at 4:00!

Everyone is welcome – players, spouses, significant others, and associate members!

Reminder: Join us for our first weekly social gathering at “The PIT” on Tuesday, November 5th, at 4:00 PM! We’ll meet at the pergola behind the Clubhouse near the pickleball courts.

Please bring a potluck dish to share and, of course, your favorite libation!

Everyone is welcome – players, spouses, significant others, and associate members!

The Thursday Fall League game schedule has been posted on the website, except for the final two games on December 5th and 12th. For these last two games, the league officials plan to match the top teams against each other and the lower-ranked teams against each other to create more balanced competition.  As soon as I receive the info, I’ll post the last two game opponents.

I’ll be receiving the Monday Fall league schedule on Monday and should have those online shortly thereafter

You can find the schedules in two places on the website.  The first place is on the main page(thegcsa.org),  on the right hand side about half way down the page under the heading “Upcoming Games” .  The second place would be on the page ( thegcsa.org/upcoming-games ) titled “Upcoming Games.

Thanks to all the members that showed up to get the batting cage ready today!  It is GREATLY appreciated.

Dave Charlebois did some scouting today and found that the fields at Prospector Park are closed for reseeding until November 4th, and the soccer fields are also unavailable due to significant work being done on the light fixtures.

However, he located an alternative park previously used by GCSA. It’s situated on Southern Avenue between Signal Butte and Crismon. The park features a spacious grassy field with a small backstop, and parking is available on Cheshire.

We’ll still be meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the post office and will carpool to the park.

Two softball practices have been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 22nd and Tuesday October 29th. at Prospector park in Apache Junction for ALL players.

We’ll meet in front of the post office on both of those days at 10:00 AM.

Also if enough able bodied players are here in the park, we are tentatively putting up the baseball batting cage net this coming Saturday at 10:00 AM.   If you can help PLEASE text me(717-926-4325) so I know if we have enough people to do this.   If we don’t have enough people for this Saturday, we’ll reschedule.

This is a reminder that member dues have been increased from $30 to $35 beginning this year.  As a courtesy to Dave Charlebois, if you’re paying with cash please have exact change.

Also, member dues and uniform pickup can be done anytime starting Wednesday October 16.  Dave Charlebois will be out of town until that date.

Several members have asked me the beginning and ending dates of the fall leagues, so I figured I’d just put them on the blog.

Monday Fall League      Starting date- Monday, November 4th      Ending date- Monday December 9th

Thursday Fall League    Starting date- Thursday, Oct. 31               Ending date- Thursday, December 12th

The schedules will be coming out soon.  As soon as I get them, I’ll post them on the web site.

You can find the schedules in two places on the website.  The first place is on the main page(thegcsa.org),  on the right hand side about half way down the page under the heading “Upcoming Games” .  The second place would be on the page ( thegcsa.org/upcoming-games ) titled “Upcoming Games.

October has arrived, and over the next few weeks, many of us will be making our way to Arizona, “snowbirding” from across North America!

Managers and Coaches

This is also the time of year when the executive board selects team managers from the list of members who have volunteered to coach for the upcoming season. Each manager then chooses their assistant coach. Below is the list of managers and coaches as of Friday, October 4th. (A few assistant coaches are still to be confirmed, and the list will be updated as selections are finalized.)

Arrival at GCRV and Uniform Distribution

When you arrive at GCRV and are ready to pay your yearly dues and receive your uniforms, please visit David Charlebois at site 366 New Mexico (call/text 916-501-7000).

You must already be registered to play and then you can pay the $35 membership fee. Once you’ve completed the online registration & payment(no exceptions please), David will provide your uniform.

Also, only members who requested long pants on the GCSA website during the summer will receive them. We have a limited number of extra pairs available, but they are expected to go quickly. Also note that we will no longer be handing out the old uniform pants.

New Members

Great news—7 new residents have registered to play this year! Please join us in welcoming: Gil Kjorstad, Jim Kasara, Jim Picolli, Rick Holloway, Jim Bellaire, Dan Howard, and Kurt Helgevold. We’re excited to have new players, so be sure to give them a warm welcome when you meet them this season!

If anyone has any questions, please contact Kevin Wike(League Coordinator) at [email protected] or 717-926-4325.

Hello GCSA members!

I’ve been busy with my new role as League Coordinator! While I’m enjoying it, I’ve gained a lot of respect for Gary Esping, who managed this job along with so many others. No one can ever truly fill Gary’s shoes, but I’m committed to giving this position the attention it deserves. I also want to congratulate Steve Charlton on taking over my previous role as 2nd Vice President on the executive board—I have no doubt he’ll excel in the job!

Now, onto official business: Due to the limited number of league playing days (only two per week) and the high demand from players (currently 18 players per team), the executive board has decided to limit players to one playing day per week in the Fall season. This change is to ensure everyone gets a chance to participate.

To help address the limited game time, we’re planning to introduce additional practice sessions alongside the Monday and Thursday games. The executive board, managers, and coaches are working on setting up practice times or inter-squad scrimmage games on Tuesdays or Wednesdays to give everyone more opportunities to practice hitting and fielding in game-like situations. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

If someone’s name is missing from the proposed rosters, it’s likely because we don’t have a record of them submitting their registration form online, as was required and communicated last Spring. I want to thank the majority of players who completed their online forms before leaving for the season last spring—having all the registration information on hand makes this job MUCH easier, and it’s greatly appreciated!

For those who still want to play this season but haven’t registered online yet, PLEASE do so as soon as possible.

To do that, click on the link to the right –>  2024/25 GCSA Player Registration .  Here are the instructions for filling out the online registration form –>  Instructions_Player_Registration .

Below are the player rosters for Monday and Thursday. The date in parentheses indicates when each player expects to arrive at GCRV (FT stands for Full-Time resident). Players with a salmon-colored background are first-year participants. If there’s any reason your team assignment needs to be adjusted, please let me know as soon as possible so we can address the issue quickly.

One final item – If anyone is interested in Managing and/or Coaching a team, please send Don Pier an email, ( [email protected] ).  The Managers/Coaches will be announced in the next few weeks.

If you have any questions about any of this information, please feel free to call, text or email me. (717-926-4325, [email protected] ).

Kevin Wike – GCSA League Coordinator/Webmaster

Just a reminder to all who volunteer for the Pancake breakfast fundraisers to check your E-HANDLER Basic Food Safety cards to see if they’ve expired.  I checked mine and sure enough it expires in October.   Time to take the test again – EFoodhandlers.com.

The GCSA board sent a $100 memorial donation to the Pillars Hospice Home in Minnesota where Gary Esping spent his last few months before passing July 3rd.

Click on the link below to see the thank you letter we have received.

Thank you letter from Episcopal Homes Foundation

You are missed Gary!

Hi everyone!  This is the last call to order long pants for next season.  Remember, we will NOT be wearing the old style long pants anymore and the charcoal colored ones will be the only long pants available next season.   If you normally do NOT wear long pants to play, please do NOT order a new pair.

ENTERING YOUR ORDER ON THE ONLINE FORM IS THE ONLY WAY TO ORDER YOUR PANTS.  NO EXCEPTIONS PLEASE!

Instructions are below for entering your long pants order.

1. Go to our web site –  theGCSA.org

2. Click on the menu tab  GCSA Members.

3. Type in the password and click “Enter” (IF you don’t know the password send me an email at [email protected] and I will get the password to you.)

4. Click on the button New Softball Pants Ordering

5. Click on the box below the button Click Here to enter your Long Pants order

6. The New Softball Pants Ordering form will display.

A. Fill out the form and when you have filled in all the required information, click the SUBMIT button. If there are no errors, the data will be submitted. If there are errors, correct the information and click the SUBMIT button again. Once submitted, you will see a message on the display stating you submitted the form correctly. Essentially at this point you are done.  Kevin Wike will get emails with your completed Softball Pants order information.

Hello everyone!  Hope everybody has made it to their summer destination safely and are enjoying your time there wherever you are!

The executive board has budgeted 30 pair of new pants for next season.  If you normally wear long pants you can place an order for a new pair of Rawling Charcoal color pants. Since our shorts are charcoal color and made by Rawlings the new long pants should match up nicely.

As stated above, if you normally do NOT wear long pants to play, please do NOT order a pair of long pants!  Please submit your completed pants order by May 31st, 2024.  

Entering your order on the OnLine form is the ONLY way to order your pants.  No exceptions please!

Instructions are below for entering your long pants order.

1. Go to our web site –  theGCSA.org

2. Click on the menu tab  GCSA Members.

3. Type in the password and click “Enter” (IF you don’t know the password send me an email at [email protected] and I will get the password to you.)

4. Click on the button New Softball Pants Ordering

5. Click on the box below the button Click Here to enter your Long Pants order

6. The New Softball Pants Ordering form will display.

A. Fill out the form and when you have filled in all the required information, click the SUBMIT button. If there are no errors, the data will be submitted. If there are errors, correct the information and click the SUBMIT button again. Once submitted, you will see a message on the display stating you submitted the form correctly. Essentially at this point you are done.  Kevin Wike will get emails with your completed Softball Pants order information. 

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