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VOL. 21 NO. 12
DECEMBER 2023
The Club At Gateway Golf Tip: Focus On The Golf Course By Gyles Robin, Director of Golf, The Club at Gateway For most of us golfers, we all experience “blow-up holes” or a string of poor shots put together. It is very easy to look back on mistakes and try to fix them on the golf course. This leads to bad thoughts that makes it very easy to lose focus on your current golf shot. If you look at some of the best golfers to ever play the game, they always seem to put everything else aside and focus on one shot at a time. As you are planning your current shot, do not let prior shots affect your decision-making process. As you are over the golf ball, the focus should be solely on making the best swing possible. This will leave more space in your head for positive thoughts and planning for your next shot. Doing this will ultimately lead to better golf shots as you have a “blank slate” for each swing that you make. Higher focus levels will help avoid those blow-up holes! Work on “forward thinking” and make each swing your best!
Rick’s Tennis Tip Variety Is The Spice Of Life! Outmaneuver your opponent with changes in spin, height and depth to keep your foe uncomfortable and guessing. Much like a baseball pitcher utilizing fast balls, curves and changeups to different locations to keep the batter off balance, a good server and rally tactician will have the same success on the slower clay court! Hope this helps and we’ll see you on the court.
Pickleball Playoffs Check out these fantastic photos from our pickleball community playoffs!
Gateway Gherkins Pickleball Ladies’ Doubles
Gateway Guys and Gals Pickleball Mixed Doubles
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The Gateway Guys and Gals (Mixed Doubles 3.03.49) clinched gold by defeating Bella Terra. Kudos to Captain Julie Ovenhouse and the fantastic team: Samantha Bagdasarian, Chris Reynolds, Betsy Lee, Todd Ovenhouse, Kevin Schermerhorn, and Mark Conradt. The Gateway Gherkins (Ladies’ Doubles 3.0-3.49) also secured gold by defeating Marina Bay. Shoutout to Captain Chris Reynolds and the stellar team: Betsy Lee, Julie Ovenhouse, Jaime Dohack, Samantha Bagdasarian, and Tanya Matthews. Next season, Gateway will have three outstanding teams: Women’s 3.0-3.49, Women’s 3.5-3.99, and Men’s 3.5-3.99. Get ready for some exciting action!
Gateway Women’s Club By Janice Eaton, Laurel Borgia, Marianne Kollasch and Donna Marchetti Dr. Andrew Kurtz visited Gateway Women’s Club and shared some of the magical and musical offerings presented at the Music and Arts Community Center (MACC). Kurtz, e x e c u t i v e m u s i c Event organizer Deb Stephano, Dr. director and CEO, Andrew Kurtz and GWC President invites everyone to Claudia Polzer the many offerings showcased throughout the year at Gulf Coast Symphony’s Music and Arts Center located at 13411 Shire Lane in Fort Myers. This 270-seat, acoustically perfect theater has something for everyone. MACC’s live performances include jazz, chamber and symphonic music, theater productions and much more. Concerts and shows include Gateway Lifestyle
matinees, late night and even candlelight performances. Kurtz said, “We were thinking of our patrons when we crafted our facility. Our location is easy to get to, just off of Daniels Parkway, with ample free parking. We expect everyone to have fun and leave with smiles on their faces.” The Music and Arts Community Center’s mission is to create community through music. Kurtz went on to explain that it is important to give back. One way this is accomplished is through the education opportunities they bring to otherwise underserved areas. A partial listing of the shows coming soon include: Southwest Florida Theatre Snowbird Follies, Nov. 29 to Dec. 23 Rogers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing, Jan. 18 to Feb. 3, 2024 Nunsense II: The Second Coming, Feb. 22 to March 9 Route 66, April 10 to 28 Gulf Coast Symphony At The MACC Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 19, 3 p.m. Beethoven Symphony No. 4 and Liebermann Flute concerto, Jan. 13, 2024, 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 14, 3 p.m. Haydn Lord Nelson Mass with Fort Myers Symphonic PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS FL PERMIT 751
Mastersingers, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 18, 3 p.m. Brahms Symphony No. 4, April 20, 7:30 p.m. and April 21, 3 p.m. Jazz At The MACC Blue Train: Music of John Coltrane, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Swinging Holiday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Jazz Trio Music of Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and more, Jan. 11, 2024, 7 p.m. Music of Duke Ellington, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Who Will We Be? (A jazz suite about soul), March 7, 7 p.m. Modern Creations: new jazz performed by the composers, April 18, 7 p.m. Sunday Chamber Music Beaux Arts Trio, Jan. 28, 2024, 7 p.m. Verona Quartet, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. Stokes & Koztowski, March 17, 7 p.m. Gulf Coast Symphony’s Orchestra Fellows, May 5, 7 p.m. For complete information call (239) 277-1700 or go to gulfcoastsymphony.org. Gateway Women’s Club on page 5
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