1 Happy Independence Day 1 Page 1……………………Tournaments……………Senior Rain-Out date Page 2..”THANK YOU” for keeping the bocce courts “Clean & Tidy” Page 3/4…….…………………..………………….……..Calendar of Events Page 5 ………..Colombo Club Tournament and Registration Details Page 6………………………………………Completion of the Score-sheet Page 7…………………………….………..…...….Events Across The Tracks Page 8/15…...Second Annual “Gene Rittburg” Tournament Photos Page 16……….……….……….…..…..…… Hagin’s Automotive Sponsor Page 17…………………………….…..…Aiello/Belleci Tournament Flyer Page 18…………………….…….Concord Bocce Cup Tournament Flyer Page 19…..…….…......….….………..…………………Les Schwab Sponsor Page 20……………….….…….Knights Of Columbus Tournament Flyer Page 21………………………...Smylie Memorial Tournament, Pittburg Page 22……....Skip Ipsen memorial Tournament……Held in Clayton Page 23……Martinez Recreation Playground Program hosted 7/11 Page 24…………..…………...…..…..…..Useful Contacts & Connections Page 25…………………………………….…Independence Day Greetings The August Colombo Club Tournament The second of this year’s Colombo Club Bocce tournaments will be held on Saturday August 26 th . This semiannual event has proved so popular and although there is a friendly rivalry among the teams it is very lighthearted and more about getting together and having a good time. Dave & John Nardi are your hosts and a write up and registration details on the event can be found on page 5. Attend this one. July 4 th Tournament Photos and results will be included in the August newsletter as details were not available for the July edition. Recent Tournaments This month we cover The 2 nd Annual Gene Rittburg Tournament. See write up and photos on pages 8 to 15. SENIOR RAIN-OUT MAKE-UP MONDAY JULY 24 th . The June 8 th Senior rain-out will be held on Monday July 24 th @ 9.30am. MARTINEZ BOCCE FEDERATION July 2017 News Letter
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Page 1……………………Tournaments……………Senior Rain-Out date
Page 2..”THANK YOU” for keeping the bocce courts “Clean & Tidy”
Page 3/4…….…………………..………………….……..Calendar of Events
Page 5 ………..Colombo Club Tournament and Registration Details
Page 6………………………………………Completion of the Score-sheet
Page 7…………………………….………..…...….Events Across The Tracks
Please take the time to fill out the score-sheet correctly. It is putting added pressure on the
scorekeeping staff when they have to investigate which teams are playing in what leagues. You
can all see the number of teams in our leagues and it is no mean feat to get this updated ready
for posting on Sunday so please play your part in assisting us to accomplish this.
SENIOR players your divisions are either RED, WHITE or GREEN.
DO NOT PUT “SENIORS” in the DIVISION BOX.
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Events Across the Tracks July/August 2017
Harbor Master Events August 26 Swap Meet & Compost Giveaway 8:30am 1pm Yacht Club Martinez Waterfront Amphitheater July 16, Dog Park Opens August 12 - Comedy show in the Amphitheater East Bay Regional Park Soccer Field Waterfront Park Bocce Tournaments/Events July 4- Traditional Tournament July 8 Big C Athletic Club July 15 Concord Moose Lodge July 22 MB Contract Furniture July 29 Big C Athletic Club Aug 26 Knights of Columbus Waterfront Ball Fields-Tournaments Tournaments every weekend Horse Arena Sea Scouts Events Downtown with St. Closures Months of July & August Sunday Farmers Markets - Main St. Thursday’s Downtown Summer nights July 13 – August 17 – Main St. August 19 Vintage Faire (Peddlers Faire) Main St. & Side Streets
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The 2nd
Annual Gene Rittburg Tournament
Wait a minute, I tell ya. You ain’t heard nothin’.
You wanna hear Toot Toot Tootsie? Alright, hold on, hold on. Hello, listen, play Toot Toot Toostie, three chorus, you understand? In the third chorus, I whistle. Now give it to ‘em hard and heavy. Go ahead. Toot, toot, tootsie, goodbye! Toot, toot, tootsie, don’t cry!
The Second Annual Gene Rittburg Memorial Bocce Tournament was held on Saturday June 17th, 2017 in Martinez, CA, and started with a walk down memory lane for one of Gene’s dearest friends. It’s 6am and Bill Kintana is sipping his caramel macchiato, helping the setup crew prepare for the day. As Al Jolson bellows from the portable speaker, Bill shares childhood memories of him and his father listening to The World’s Greatest Entertainer. The conversation shifts to Gene, and he and the family share a couple off-color memories of the World’s Greatest Guy, the kind he would have been proud of. They looked at the plaque on the clubhouse, recently re-named in his honor, and missed him dearly.
Nineteen teams braved the extreme heat to honor a great man, chow down on some killer grub, compete for bragging rights, and raise money for needy children.
“Boy that horseradish sauce is great,” a player remarked during lunch. “I’m going for seconds on the pasta salad,” another said. That’s what you get with fresh-made food that’s prepared onsite with love by our volunteers. Food comas were the norm after everyone enjoyed salad, pasta salad, baked beans, pulled pork sliders and tri-tip sandwiches.
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Smiles spread across a number of faces as they won raffle prizes that included a TV, barbecue, tablet, $100 worth of scratcher tickets (way to go Bob Mann!), Wing Stop and See’s Candy gift certificates, VISA gift cards and more.
Prizes for the top–performing teams included shirts branded with the newly
designed tournament logo, a firefighter-themed drawing made by a local child, and a bottle of wine handmade by Gene’s friend and teammate Luigi Genicolo. A highlight of the day for the Rittburg/Calhoon family was when Roger Gregoire, who won first place and also played with Gene at the Peppermill, said that he would cherish the wine bottle and keep it forever unopened, in honor of Gene.
Congratulations to the top 4 teams – Pittsburg Pirates (repeat Champions!),
Slow Hand Boogie, On a Roll and Rittburg Rollers. Thank you to all of the attendees, whose generosity allowed us to send a check
to Where Angels Play for two thousand dollars. A special thank you to all of the volunteers (you know who you are) who helped us put on this event. A final thank you to our donors- Wing Stop Martinez, Diane, Maria, Sandy, George, Babe and Luigi. Without you, this would not have been possible.
The Where Angels Play Foundation has made it its
mission to give children in areas that have suffered tragedies, an oasis in the form of a playground. It can give them a sense of normalcy after the storm and be the symbol that their community will recover. The playgrounds are also
designated to celebrate the life of a given “angel,” a child/hero who inspired the community and was taken too soon due to violence. It can give their family a place to remember and highlight what made their angel so special.
Jeremy Calhoon
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First place “Pittsburg Pirates”
Second place “Slow Hand Boogie”
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Third place “On a Roll”
Fourth place “Rittburg Rollers”
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Hagin’s Automotive
Andy, Cathy and all the staff at Hagin’s Automotive invite you to bring
your car into their Alhambra Avenue location for a “FREE”
complimentary 21 point inspection. Simply mention the “Martinez
Bocce Federation”.
Visit them on the web at http://www.haginsauto.com