Smoky Mountain Pickleball Club II

10/11/2026

From our Club President, Alisa Cherry:
Thank you to everyone that came to the meeting last Thursday night and everyone that sent in their ballots.
Each & every vote counted

The board for 2026-2028 SMPC will be:
Perry Bonck, President
Alisa Cherry, Vice-president
Chris Donahue, Treasurer
Cyndy Armstrong, Secretary

The last day of the past administration will be on Halloween.

The First Baptist Church will not be available for pickleball play on Monday, Oct 12; the church is holding a conference in the gym.
The gym will be available for pickleball play on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7:45 AM until noon and on Thursday evening from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.

Craig and Suzette Mortimore are continuing with their annual Halloween Party on Friday, October 30th ( the night before the club's daytime party at Bassel Courts). Please see the details on the poster below.

Craig Mortimore
1107 South Dogwood Dr.
Maryville, TN 37804
775.843.1167(c)
[email protected]

Hoping it's going to be a boo-tiful day on Saturday, Oct. 31st for our Halloween pickleball party at Bassel Courts from 10 am to 2 pm. We have all 8 courts. The club will provide sandwiches and bottled water. Please RSVP to [email protected] no later than Monday, Oct 26, so we can get a headcount for food. Traditionally our Halloween party has been potluck so please bring whatever finger foods you think will work well to grab and go with sandwiches, i.e. little bags of chips, cookies, fruit. The easier the better.


We’re excited to announce that the First Baptist Church will have their pickleball league play beginning Monday, November 8th, with games held every Monday evening. The final night of league play will be Monday, December 20th.
This will be an individual-based league, meaning players will not have permanent partners. Partners will rotate each game, providing an opportunity to compete with and against a variety of players throughout the season.
The complete game schedule will be distributed one week prior to the start of the league season.
We look forward to a fun, competitive, and welcoming season. We hope to see you on the court!” Drew Goins

PS - The church league filled up last year so sign up soon - but if you can’t make a night please send a substitute! If you know you’re going to miss many Monday nights - don’t sign up!
Subs are always needed! Meet new people, play great pickleball, and have a good time. Click on the link for more info or to sign up today.

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An announcement from Camp in the Community:
I'm Haleigh Davis, Assistant Director of Camp in the Community, and I'd love to invite your pickleball community to our Pickleball for a Purpose Fundraiser! Every registration helps us provide free summer camp to kids across East Tennessee.

This is a fun, welcoming, community-focused event for beginners and experienced players alike. Every team is guaranteed 4 games: 3 round-robin games that place teams into a Beginner or Advanced bracket, then bracket play where you advance by winning.

Saturday, November 7 | Check-in 8:00 a.m. | Play starts 9:00 a.m.
West Hills Pickleball Courts, 7624 Sheffield Drive, Knoxville
$45 per player (doubles).

Dave Bourne
SMPC Secretary

10/09/2026

I'm Haleigh Davis, Assistant Director of Camp in the Community, and I'd love to invite your pickleball community to our Pickleball for a Purpose Fundraiser! Every registration helps us provide free summer camp to kids across East Tennessee.

This is a fun, welcoming, community-focused event for beginners and experienced players alike. Every team is guaranteed 4 games: 3 round-robin games that place teams into a Beginner or Advanced bracket, then bracket play where you advance by winning.

Saturday, November 7 | Check-in 8:00 a.m. | Play starts 9:00 a.m.
West Hills Pickleball Courts, 7624 Sheffield Drive, Knoxville
$45 per player (doubles).

I've attached our flyer. We'd be so grateful if you'd share it with your members and groups, and we'd love to have a team from your organization join us!

With gratitude,
Haleigh Davis
Assistant Director
Camp in the Community
www.campinthecommunity.org

10/09/2026

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Pickleball League
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10/05/2026

This week the Maryville First Baptist Church will be available for pickleball play on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7:45 AM until noon and on Thursday evening from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.

Our fall general membership meeting will be held at 5:30 PM, on Thursday, October 8, 2026 in the Craft Room (upstairs) of the Maryville First Baptist Church. We will be holding our election of club officers during the meeting. The club is providing Mexican food from Chapuline’s. If you can help with set up and/or clean up please let Alisa know; [email protected]
I have not received any guidance on the protocols for absentee ballots.

Our annual Halloween Party will be held between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the Basil Courts in Alcoa. In case of inclement weather we will hold the party at the Maryville First Baptist Church. More details will be published later.

United Way of Blount County doing an inaugural Pickleball Tournament to raise funds. It will be Saturday, October 10th on indoor courts at Pickleville. It is listed under tournaments at Pickleville.comas "United we Dink" or people with questions can call Alyssa Martin at United Way 865-982-2251.


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Craig and Suzette Mortimore are continuing with their annual Halloween Party on the night before the club's daytime party at Bassel Courts. Please open the attached document to see the details on the poster.

Craig Mortimore
1107 South Dogwood Dr.
Maryville, TN 37804
775.843.1167(c)
[email protected]

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Dave Bourne
SMPC Secretary

10/05/2026

Intermediate Pickleball Lessons will start in Feb since we only had 7 signed up! Please text or email me if you want to be on Feb. list! Alisa 🍒

10/05/2026

Smoky Mountain Pickleball Club Members:

As you know, our Annual Meeting is this Thursday, October 8 at 5:30 pm in the Craft Room at the First Baptist Church.

If you plan to come, you need to RSVP to David Bourne no later than noon tomorrow (Oct 5) if you want to be included in the catering.

And, if you cannot come but want to be included in the vote for new officers, there is an absentee ballot attached to this email. If you wish to submit an absentee ballot, please do so by sending an email to Barry Adkins at [email protected]. There will be a vote taken at the meeting, so please send an absentee ballot only if you are unable to attend.

Hope to see you Thursday night...

Barry Adkins (on behalf of the officers)

10/02/2026

This is from Kaden Fox:
If anyone can help out- https://thesuperkid.org/2026/christian-f56c , this is for our grandson Christian, daughter Annie’s son, Annie has entered him in a Marvel Comics contest, he doesn’t know about this. He actually does make-writes his own comic books 📕, the link below allows you to do a “Free Vote” 🗳️ thru your “Text” & a 2nd Free Vote thru Facebook account daily for him, his parents, siblings & their friends are voting for him. Christian already makes his own Comic books 📕 with Pictures. The Winner receives: Marvel Comics making a comic book Starring Christian with special powers and he gets 4 Tickets to next years LA- Comic Con International Convention which is the biggest Comic convention in the world 🌎. I know you’re very busy, but if you’ve got any time during the day to do “Free Vote” by “Text” &/or Facebook, it’s easy and greatly appreciated. Thank you. And please share with anyone else who’s willing to assist, Thank you. Christian is now into the 3rd Round, hoping to make the Finals. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

He Stands Up For What's Right, He Is A Great Kid With A Heart Of Gold. He Loves Reading Comics And Makes His Own.

09/30/2026

Need help pulling up tape on Wed after play & putting down tape Thursday at 4 pm at the church!
Lessons will start the following Thursday, Oct. 8th if we get more interest.,

09/28/2026

This week the Maryville First Baptist Church will be available for pickleball play on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7:45 AM until noon and on Thursday evening from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.

John will continue to teach the intermediate lessons starting Thursday, October 1st; IF we have more people interested. We may have to cancel the classes if we don’t get more enrolled. If you are interested please email Alisa at [email protected]

We plan on re-tapping the gym floor at 4:00 PM on Thursday, October 1st, we can use all the help we can get!

Our fall general membership meeting will be held at 5:30 PM, on Thursday, October 8, 2026 in the Craft Room (upstairs) of the Maryville First Baptist Church. We will be holding our election of club officers during the meeting.
The meal will be catered by Chapulines. Be sure to RSVP me, [email protected], so we can order enough food. If you can help with setup and cleanup please email Alisa at [email protected]
The United Way of Blount County is doing an inaugural Pickleball Tournament to raise funds. It will be on Saturday, October 10th on indoor courts at Pickleville. It is listed under tournaments at Pickleville.com as "United we Dink" or people with questions can call Alyssa Martin at United Way 865-982-2251.

Dave Bourne
SMPC Secretary

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09/28/2026

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