Top Finishers: Tu, Keogh, and La The 2025 Edmonds Food Bank petanque tournament on August 23 was just excellent. The day was perfect. The competition was first-class; and the community of friends and teammates at the Edmonds petanque courts was as good as it gets. 60...
Margaret Evans finished first in Sunday's Bastille Day Petanque Tournament. This was the 11th year the Edmonds Petanque Club has staged the open tournament, and the outcome was close. By one point, Margaret edged out Bill Laprade. Ron Stires came in third, only two...
League Tournament winners. In second place, Tom Nunn and David Sunquist. In first place, Leon Louis-Jeune and Jeri Lockhart. In third place Cris Dreher and John Hunt. Over the course of the spring, 14 teams have vied for the Chris Guitton Trophy in six weeks of...
Last Saturday, March 29, Edmonds Petanque Club launched the 2025 season with the annual Green and Gold Tournament. Through the day, doubles teams comprised of one "Green" (less experienced) player and one "Gold" (more experienced) player competed in a series of four...
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...
Monte Underwood Two guys are making snow angels in the gravel. Wondering why? Stay tuned. Monte and his partner have just finished playing a Sunday afternoon game pf petanque at the Civic Field, coming from behind to beat two seasoned players. It’s a high-five,...
"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...
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...
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...
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...