Jeanna Holtz “Who knew they played petanque in Edmonds?” So says Jeanna Holtz. Born in Seattle, Jeanna grew up in Edmonds and attended Edmonds Junior High School when it was located at 4th and Daley near the Civic Center Playfield, which is now home of the Edmonds...
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Edmonds Petanque Raises $13,000 for City Food Bank
On Wednesday, October 23, members of the Edmonds Petanque Club met with board members of the Edmonds Food Bank to present the club’s 2024 donation of $13,000. These funds were collected earlier in the fall during the annual Edmonds Petanque Club Food Bank Tournament...
“Ghoul Boules” in Edmonds
"I was working in the lab late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight" A blazing sunset welcomed about 20 petanquers to Civic Field, Friday, October 11, 2024. The event? Vampire Petanque aka The Fandango Festival and Ghoulish Petanque. Inspired by Mari Dever...
Profiles in Petanque: Elizabeth Roberts and Howard Heflin
Elizabeth Roberts Elizabeth’s motto is “Be the change.” She does this well. For instance, recently, she took the initiative to figure out why the lock was stuck on the cable securing the pétanque rings at the courts. She came up with a combination that worked. Thank...
Cross Sound Cup: A One Point Squeaker
Edmonds' Cross Sound Cup Team First Row: Joanie, La, Tu, Jeanna Second Row: Cris, Saurabh, Joan, Melanie, Bill, Ron, Brien, John, Mari On Saturday, September 14, the Edmonds Pétanque Club’s Cross Sound Team traveled to Port Townsend intent on capturing the Cross Sound...
Nothing Stops Petanque!
The Set-Up Team wrestled a club canopy into position so that Registration could begin The picture looked bleak at 7:00am; but the Games Would Go On! Michelle and Bob have a word about wet weather pointing strategies. Also how to stay dry. There was some talk of...
Profiles in Petanque: Mari Dever and Jean-Marc Fosseux
Mari Dever I love where Mari, and husband Paul live, tucked into a cozy corner of Edmonds. Mari greets me coming through the garage from the backyard where she has been gardening with Paul. You know that digging, planting and maintaining their yard and...
Profiles in Petanque: Jim Klein and Lolli Jacobsen
Jim Klein Jim began playing pétanque about three years before he retired from Boeing as a software engineer. Jim’s history with Boeing began at a time, he said, “when everyone was getting a computer on their desk.” He thrived in taking care of tech problems. He also...
Mayor Rosen Attends Bastille Day Tournament
Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen (seated in the front row) helps kick off the 2024 Bastille Day Tournament Sunday morning, July 14, Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen helped open the 10th Annual Bastille Day Petanque Tournament at the Edmonds City Playfield. This year’s Bastille Day...
Close Finish in the 2024 EPC League
Michelle Martin presents the Chris Guitton Trophy to league champions Cris Dreher and John Hunt The 2024 Edmonds Petanque League was decided on June 9 in the last game of the last match on the last day, after six weeks of competition, when partners Cris Dreher and...