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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Profiles in Petanque: Monte Underwood and Jeri Lockhart
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,...
“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...
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...
Profiles in Petanque: Mollie Hagen, Niall McShane
Mollie Hagen When you combine the fun a kid has playing field hockey, baseball, football, badminton, and climbing trees with a thirst for knowledge you find retired Librarian Mollie Hagen enjoying the game of Petanque on many levels. Mollie's introduction to Petanque...
Profiles in Petanque: Ann Swan, Bob Mazelow
Editor's Note: With this posting, the EPC introduces a new monthly feature --short profiles of the diverse and talented individuals who make up the Edmonds Petanque Club. Kudos to Jan Pruatt who interviewed Ann and Bob and composed their profiles. If you have...