The Pickleball Press

09/17/2024

FALL NET SALE IS ON!

Final offering of our 10-year relationship with Pickleball Central is coming to close as they have moved to Utah new distribution center....almost 1000 nets sold since 2015 to help our clubs/venues/schools/individuals/tournaments way back when equipment and even paddles were hard to source or purchase. Now Dick's Sporting has hundreds of paddles and some inferior nets but you can find deals on Amazon if you know which sets to buy and beware of crummy cheap nets being dumped .

Chrome pipesets new: $ 40 each while they last
SWIFT netsets lightweight and popular unique design $ 165

Call Tom at NW Pickleball Veterans to pick yours up: (503)718-4496

When these are gone we will no longer be in the net sale business. We recommend you go to PickleballCentral,com website in future.

Thinking of a home pickleball court? NW Pickleball Veterans has helped 135 clients design and build courts in PNW from ground up or converting existing slabs/RV spaces/old tennis courts and even indoor shops/pole buildings. Architecture Digests listed pickleball courts as the best home improvement dollar spent in terms of value creation and return on investment. Now is good time to begin the design process for 2025 starts. Indoor home courts are gaining in popularity as dual use improvements where storage of possessions while gone is desired....also can incorporate lean-to covered storage outside the structures to shield from elements when heated space is not critical.

Call Tom at NW Pickleball Veterans for help/ ideas (503)718-4496

07/10/2024

Join in

Expanding Pickleball Offerings: THPRD is finalizing plans for the future pickleball courts coming to Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex on July 10, 2024 at 6 pm. Join THPRD for a virtual meeting to learn more and ask questions about the project. https://thprd.zoomgov.com/j/1618777758

02/19/2024

Great PICKLEPARTY at The Garages Mondays....head over for our Monday Night Dinkfests and enjoy DAN BALMER QUARTET play their new album hits while you practice the critical short game on our heated indoor courts...warmups start at 5:30 and competition at 6PM. Come as a team or we can match you up. Every participant gets a ticket for an upcoming music concert weekends at The Garages with great NW talent...dance the night away. Enjoy a pizza or gourmet pub faire and adult beverages between games.
Outdoor courts (2) are ready now on dry days and you can reserve one for your private gatherings...or rent our patio and courts for upcoming birthdays/corporate events/memorials....call Kent at (503)-572-9959 to book anytime.

12/19/2023

The Giving Machine display offers a unique way to donate to local & global charities. Located at Washington Square Mall near the 85°C Bakery Cafe from Dec. 15 through Jan. 4 This initiative is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

12/14/2023

Holiday NetSale is in Full Swing!

Get your own portable net to carry in your car to any location and play on striped courts where nets are not available or stowed away without access/codes......can be checked at airports as sporting goods cheaply....makes a perfect gift for the picklers in your shopping list! Lake Oswego pickup before all gone...call Tom at NW Pickleball Veterans (503)718-4496 to reserve yours.

Swift Nets: lightest of all with unique torsion bar $ 179.
RALLY 3.0 Pickleball Inc. wide stance pipesets 79.
OVAL Pickleball Central sturdy design 89.

JOIN THE DINKFEST FUN Every Monday Night 5:30 at The Garages
on McEwen Road next to 24-Hour Fitness...every contestant gets a free concert ticket for upcoming shows At The Garages weekends.
Winning team gets a valuable gift certificate for hospitality and antique mall shopping .

24-Hour Fitness now has 3 indoor courts playable on maple started weekends last month and now booked solidly every event...they accept exercise programs on Medicare and health plans or can enroll in their pickleball-only membership inexpensively...heard will expand into weekdays soon. Hosts Analise and Greg did great job organizing this venue.

11/14/2023

Congratulations, Lauren Mercado and Aidan Schenk! Champions (Mixed Doubles 4.5 Age 19 to 34)!!!

11/13/2023

A Solution for Lake Oswego Pickleball Ban!

Crummy moves by Lake Oswego Park & Rec
to close ROGERS PARK and convert back into tennis is worse case of senior discrimination in USA and we are now known as most absurd case anywhere of how US Tennis Association controls use of funds and staffing when the municipality owns an indoor tennis center---just like Tualatin Hills bubble and Portland Tennis Center !

Solution: Move pickleball just outside L.O. City limits to Lower Bonnes Ferry neighborhood with its Lake Oswego address and zip code BUT INSIDE TUALATIN CITY LIMITS! Try these two new venues:

24 Hour Fitness on McEwen Road across from Carl's Jr. Nice 3 indoor courts on maple floors...plays Sat & Sun to start up...fee to play or bargain memberships...see details on Playtime Scheduler.

The Garages next door to 24-Hour Fitness with two sportsurface d**k courts and two new full-size courts..one lighted and our popular Monday Night Dinkfest offers concert tickets and Grand Prize netset to winning team. Tasty pub faire and beverages welcome players...can reserve courts from 11AM daily and special events/parties/group sessions anytime! See you there Mon 11/13 at 5:30 warmups--6PM competition starts NO CHARGE TO ENTER!

HOLIDAY NETSALE KICKS OFF TODAY WITH GREAT BARGAINS!

Swift Nets...lightest and unique design $ 179
Chrome rustproof pipesets...lightweight $ 69
Rally 3.0 pipesets--wide stance $ 79
OVAL Pickleball Central design--sturdy! $ 89;.

Call Tom at (503)718-4496 to reserve yours and pick up in Lake Oswego before all gone....perfect for Holiday Giving and events.

10/20/2023

CORRECTION: Monday Night Dinkfest at The Garages is OCTOBER 23 date not Oct. 20...that's start of the Happy Hour series this FRIDAY at 2PM and again SAT October 21 at 2PM. Sign up on Playtime Scheduler for either event....you play from 2PM onward and music starts at 5PM inside the PATIO while play can continue outside on the courts...Court 1 has lighting to continue play into nighttime.

10/19/2023

Happy Hour Playtime Starts At THE GARAGES this FRI and SAT 2:00 PM !

Outdoor play at our newest venue located at 17880 McEwen is right off I-5 #290 exit near 24-Hour Fitness/Walgreens. Two new courts ready for anytime play/private groups/drop-in from 10 Am onward Mon-Sat and Sunday PM,

Live entertainment starts Fri and Sat at 5PM on our patio with tasty treats and refreshments available while you cool down from play .

MONDAT NIGHT DINKFEST starts again this Moin. Oct. 20 at 5:30 warmups and 6PM competition on 4 courts with concert tickets and PORTABLE NETSET for winning team ...bring yiour appetites and thirst and gfet ready for some fun !

Like to book a private session or party? Call Kent at (503)572-9959

10/04/2023

FALL NET SALE IS ON!!!

Our popular sale of new and demo portables continues for your dependable play as flakey facility managers hassle pickleball with
unreasonable demands and storage obstacles.....protect yourselves with owning your own nets so can play anywhere when desired!

SWIFT Nets: $ 150 lightest and unique style leader
OVAL sets $ 79 good balance and sturdy construction
Round pipesets: $ 69 several styles--flat bases or wide stance
SPECIAL: $ 59 Chrome rustproof pipesets look snappy !

Fundraiser here for NW Pickleball Veterans to support our on-going programs to advance pickleball in our PNW communities. Call Tom at (503)718-4496 to reserve/pickup your set while supplies last.

THE GARAGES in Lake Oswego ( old Nicoli's Sports Bar) on McEwen Road has live rock n roll shows every weekend and now two new pickleball courts opening for reserved sessions of OPEN PLAY next week on Playtime Scheduler . Watch for posting depends on weather to play....canopy covering under production to install soon to beat the Fall rains. Tasty pub faire and adult beverages to enjoy while there to try out this great new venue.....lots of well-lit safe parking right off I-5 at the #290 exit handy for all.

08/25/2023

DINKFEST #6: Mon Aug 28th 5:30-9:30 PM

Word is out : The Garages at 17880 McEwen Road/Lake Oswego
( old Nicoli's Sports Bar---next to Walgreens and 24-Hour Fitness)
has two new full-size courts and popular patio d**kcourts in this unique hospitality setting...live music/great food/frosty beverages for a party atmosphere unmatched anywhere! Spacious well-lit parking in safe Lake Oswego setting right off I-5 exit #290 across from Starbucks and Safeway/Dick's shopping.

Every Monday we offer spectacular prizes including grand prize weekends at Inn at Otter Crest Oregon Coast plus netsets and swag/theatre tickets/rock shows at Garages...everyone is a winner!
Open play daily FREEEE! in August first-come basis and reservations taken for specific times. Book your next party with catered food and dance the night away every Fri and Sat with big-name entertainment. Come check it out!!! Go to web: atthegarages.com

Talk to Tom at NW Pickleball Veterans while at The Garages about doing a pickleball court at your own house!!! Fast and easy remarkably good value in home improvements says recent article
in ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST!!! Call (503)718-4496 for time to get together and talk turkey.