Club Newsletters

Lots of fun ahead for our Gold Canyon Pickleball Members! If you've updated and paid your membership within our club ($15 yearly fee), you are eligible to participate in the Round Robins, Tournaments and Clinics. Upcoming Clinic (Intermediate Level) and Tournament (all levels): INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLINIC: January 30, 2026 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm (Main Courts) MAXIMUM of 16 participants (when full, you can email goldcanyonpb1@gmail.com to put your name on a Wait List - sched

GCRV Pickleball Club: At our recent Board meeting, it was indicated that our Secretary and Treasurer are doing a cross-reference on our membership numbers.  There are a few people who have signed up online and have not yet paid, and some that have now returned to GCRV and have yet to sign up.  If this applies to you or someone you know, please encourage them to join the Club ($15/member).  We have done a financial projection for the 2025/26 season based on previous year membe

Weather forecast is for thunderstorms this afternoon. Safety & comfort for us old guys dictates moving to a day with better conditions.

The 2026 Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) season is now underway. Our home team Big Dills have our first match this Thursday (8th) at 1pm on the Main Courts (3,4 & 5). We’ll be hosting the Sunland Springs Silver Foxes. We had a Tie & Win against the Foxes last season so we hope to have a little better outcome this first match. Hopefully the weather holds so come out and cheer on your local favourite players. Cheers … Perry (Big Dills Captain)

Good morning GC Pickleballers!!! There is still room for more players in both divisions (Intermediate/High Intermediate Division and Advanced Division)!! Please head to the website to the Tournaments and Socials link and sign up for the Duel in the Desert (scroll to the bottom of that page and you'll see the links to register in the Division that suits you. It's a simple round robin where you play with a different partner for each game (there is a PDF file on this same li

It's time to sign up for our first Social of 2026!!! It will be held in the Ballroom, Sunday, January 11th starting at 4:30pm until 8:00pm. DOORS OPEN AT 4:00PM. Please sign up EITHER online (preferable) or at the Main Courts. Cutoff date is Thursday, January 8th. (This is to allow time for the Hosts to plan enough meat for the group.) Don't forget to bring your own drink, place setting and a dish to pass that serves 20. Pulled Pork is supplied by the Club. Our hosts

Last year, SignUpGenius was available with an App on your phone. That is NOT possible now. Here are the directions to get it on your phone. Once you have it, save it to your FAVORITES for easy access. From a web browser, type www.signupgenius.com From the home page select "Create a Sign Up" In the Account Registration form, enter your FIRST and LAST name. This is an individual account for just you . Then enter the Password you wish to use. Select the "I'm not a robot" c

Here are the Minutes of the Board Meeting from 12/05/25. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please see a Board Member. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on making this Club the best it can be. Jennie Clement GCPB Club Secretary

Subject:  Pickleball Paddle Demos & Sales—January–February Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be traveling during the months of January and February. So you won't see me around with my bag of paddles. While I’m away, Jimmie Hatch has kindly agreed to handle demoing and sales of my pickleball paddles. Jimmie will have paddles available for you to try out and purchase during this time. Please contact him if interested in trying one out. Thank you for your unders

We are a day away from being able to use the newly designed Mountain Courts!!! We have received the "thumbs up" to begin using the courts on WEDNESDAY! The Round Robins (Advanced) scheduled for the Mountain Courts will be ready to roll on Wednesday (December 10). The Board is still working with Management to secure protective shielding along the center fence, guarding along the remaining short fencing, padding for the posts, numbers for the courts, ball holders, paddle sa

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Mountain Courts are CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE from Resort Management.  Thus said, ALL ROUND ROBINS have been postponed.  We will send out another email as soon as we have clearance to use them.  Thank you for your patience.  In the meantime, if you are in the Advance or High Intermediate Round Robins, be sure to enroll in the GPN Gold Canyon Pickleball Club website. Jennie Clement GCPB Club Secretary

Don't forget to sign up either on-line or at the courts for our DECEMBER SOCIAL. It will be held NEXT SUNDAY - December 14th - at 4:30pm. I realize there are several who are leaving to spend the Holidays with family. but if you're here, we would LOVE to have you join us. Fried or Grilled chicken and all the great sides that go with it from our wonderful members. Hope to see you there! Jennie Clement GCPB Social Coordinator

We need a few more people to sign up for the GITD Tournament!! Head to the Website (linked here) and sign up! We need about 6 more!

GCRV Pickleball club members: As of Friday Dec 5,  sign up for High Intermediate and Advanced Round Robins are now open. All levels are ready to be signed up for!!  Thank you Julie for all the extra effort and support you provide. Steve, Tony, Lora and LeAnn will all be successful thanks to your efforts.  In order to play in these Round Robins you will be required to have both a SignUp Genius and Global Pickleball Network (GPN) account.  When creating your GPN account please

The Mountain Courts are completed but are NOT READY FOR USE!!! The paint MUST DRY before they can be used. We expect to use them next week. Look for further information as to when that will be. We are all very excited. Feel free to take a look! Thank you, Jennie Clement GCRV PB Secretary

Please be aware - there are scammers out there sending SPAM asking for money/gift cards! Remember - our club will NEVER email you asking for money or gift cards or anything!!!! DO NOT RESPOND to these emails, but rather forward them to your providers scam service. Talk in person to Dean, Ken, or Jennie if you want to donate something that we raffle off at one of our dinner socials - but we will NEVER ask you via email to go out and buy Apple Gift cards or any thing else!

We are getting there! Greg has worked with Chase Bank to set up Zelle for payments of Pickleball Fees to eliminate the transfer of cash between hands and for your convenience to pay online. For our Canadian Members, there may still be some "glitches" if your Canadian Bank doesn't subscribe to the use of Zelle, but for most residents in the park, this should make payment of fees one step easier. Members can add GCPB Treasurer at  gcpbtreas@gmail.com to their Zelle recipie

Whether you're in the park or still heading this way soon - you'll be happy to know the transformation of the "Tennis Courts" (now called the Mountain Courts) is underway. If you're familiar with our website, there is a section called "Our Story". The construction of the new Mountain Courts will now be documented on the website as part of "Our Story". Head to the post on the website for this link to work - but linked here are the pictures of the progress. We will add a