[Prospect Pétanque players in RED]

Festive fun!

Food and drink - provided by the Prospect Club for its members, huge doses of conviviality, a pleasant smile from the weather god, a visit from a little fat man dressed in red and a splendid Club facility provided a festive focus for a fun finish for another successful year of activity by Prospect Pétanque.

We extend special festive thanks to: -
Maggie, Carol Sewer, Monique and Sue W - Food
Monique and Sue W - Bar duties
Brett, Shane and Allan S - Club preparation and pack-up
Jean Philippe - Rubber-glove ham handling and garlic and ginger aioli
John McFee and Marty - Sink duties
Alan Matthews - Music

AND all the members able to make it to the club on the day – for making it such an enjoyable event.

Season’s greetings to all of you from Prospect Pétanque Inc.!

l-r: Jean Philippe, Dominique, Alain and Dave.	l-r: Guy, Dominique, Alan and Brett.
Prospect Pétanque Club members flood the winner's circle. The annual Norbet Pierre Cup held at the Club de pétanque d'adelaide was won by the triples team of Jean Philippe Guglielmi, Alain Rousse and Dave Ward. The "consolante" was won by Guy Detot, Alan Matthews and Brett Williams. Dominique Pierre from the Adelaide Club presented the prizes on behalf of the Pierre family.

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Prospect's Performance at the Australasian Masters Games

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Prospect Pétanque Players picked-2007 SA Pétanque Team announced.

Prospect Pétanque Players picked for the 2007 SA Pétanque Veterans Team to travel to Tempe NSW this November to contest the Interstate Challenge (previously known as the "Sixers") are from left:
Dave Ward, Mike Mulvihill, Valmai Nicoll, Allan Sanderson and Brett Williams.
All players were members of the successful team which represented Australia in the defeat of New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman Challenge Trophy in April of this year in Melbourne.
Congratulations and GOOD LUCK!
Other 2007 SA Squad members from Prospect are:
Seniors- Richard Voskamp, Marty Verdonk, Jean Philippe Guglielmi and Ted Robinson
Veteran- Ian Clarke

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Vincent Michelin Cup - 30 September 2007 at Adelaide Club

In 1976 Vincent Michelin founded the Club de Pétanque d’Adelaide. On Monday 1st October he turned 93. The day before, at his Adelaide pétanque club, he hosted the “Vincent Michelin Cup” and celebrated his birthday with his pétanque brethren. Vince participated but after a full day on the piste the final was played far too late for him to make the presentations. No doubt, we will see him playing in his “Cup” next year. Happy Birthday Vincent! [results]

(l-r) Cup winners Alain Rousse, Prospect's Jean Philippe Guglielmi and Dave Ward with Adelaide Club's President Rada Pierre representing Vincent Michelin.

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Pétanque Royalty - An Australian player's quest for pétanque's 'holy grail' in Asia

The Stadium holding the 2007 World Pétanque Championship adorned with a portrait of the King of Thailand. Pattaya Thailand hosted the 2007 World Pétanque Championship.	While Prospect Pétanque player Jean Phillipe was being dropped from the SA squad for non attendance he was with the Australian team at the 43ème Championnat du Monde de Pétanque.	Still unsure of which team to play with he asked France's best - Henri Lacroix.
"How do I fit with the Belgique team and my old mate Claudy Weibel?...	...or with Henri, Bruno LeBoursicaud and Thierry Grandet?"	Renewing more old friendships... this time with Michel Loy.
Pascal Milei, French Senior player Yves Marshes and Didier Chaniot..." Hm...yet another option."	The presentation has given Jean Philippe an idea...	finally!... acceptance!!
"Voila! Voila! this is more like it...	but my plane awaits and I must leave."	Avoir from Jean Philippe and Philippe Quintais - in tummy-tuck-territory, Thailand!

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Crystal (Alan Munro) Cup 9 September at Prospect Club

	Open category winners (l-r)Allan Sanderson & Brett Williams
	Marty Verdonk & Richard Voskamp
	Nora Guglielmi & Trudy Morris.

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Members support our Club (roof)

On a Sunday in August when others went out to play (elsewhere), four Prospect Pétanque Club members (l-r), Alan Matthews, Marty Verdonk, Grant Ashmeade and Richard Voskamp leading with much brain and brawn, literally supported their club by replacing the main beam spanning the enclosure between the clubroom and the storeroom. A club like ours needs constant maintenance and the work behind the scenes is often unheralded…
thank you gentlemen!

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SAPL State Doubles Championship 2007 - 26 August 2007 - ESP
Prospect’s
Prowess!
Nailed by 4 Prospect “oldies”:-
- OPEN - Winners
- Veterans Open - Winners.

---------+PLUS+
- Open – Runners-up.
- Veterans Ladies - Runners-up.

(l-r) Recently elected SAPL President Tina Stockley presented the OPEN winner's trophies to Prospect players Dave Ward and doubles partner Jean Philippe Guglielmi.	(l-r) Tina, OPEN runners-up Prospect team Marty Verdonk and Richard Voskamp (no strangers to this Gallery) with recently elected SAPL Tournament Director Adrian Clements.
	(l-r) Monique Moerland Adrian Clements and Glenis Head (Gawler Pétanque Club) - Veterans Ladies - Runners-up.

(l-r) Veterans Open Runners-up Ray Beaumont and Terry Ranby, SAPL President Tina Stockley with Back-to-Back Open Veterans State Doubles Champions Allan Sanderson and Brett Williams.

[complete results]

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Jaqueline Simone Cup - 5 August 2007 at Prospect Pétanque Club

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July 14/Bastille Day Cup - 15 July 2007 at Adelaide Pétanque Club

Prospect players Dave Ward and Jean Philippe Guglielmi, with John Wright, showed their win last week at Prospect was no fluke with a convincing 13-1 win in the final of the very French "Juillet quatorze" (14 July) Cup at the Adelaide Pétanque Club. Lack of light denied a result in the Consolante final teams with Prospect Pétanque players Monique Moerland, Sebastien Ross & Carol Sewer and Maggie Morgan with Sandy and Dave Watson. [results].

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Prestige Cup - 8 July 2007 at Prospect Pétanque Club

Prospect scooped the pools with wins in all categories of the Prestige Trophies Cup
Open:- Dave Ward and Jean Philippe Guglielmi
Women:- Sebastien Ross and Carol Sewer
Consolante:- Alan Matthews and Grant Ashmeade
Trophies supplied by (of course) one of our sponsors Prestige Trophy and Badge Centre [results]

Jean Philippe Guglielmi (left) and Dave Ward receive their PPI sponsor Prestige Trophy and Badge Centre trophies from PPI President Brett Williams. It has been a dry period for the winners but "it is good to have them back" where they belong.

The Women's winning team of Sebastien Ross and Carol Sewer with their trophies from Prestige Trophy and Badge Centre

Prestige Trophies Consolante winners Alan Matthews (left) and Grant Ashmeade with Brett Williams.

Prospect Pétanque Foundation Cup

Sunday 25 March 2007

When Prospect Petanque Inc. established in 1996, 16 members of the emerging club paid 10 years membership upfront to give the club a financial "kick-start". They are the Prospect Pétanque Club foundation members.

Each year a cup is held to held to acknowledge this generous gesture of confidence.

To the perpetual trophy, this year, are added the names of Marty Verdonk, Richard Voskamp and Alan Matthews (PPI members). In the absence of PPI President the trophies and prizes were presented by Foundation member Mike Mulvihill.

Receiving the Consolante 1st prize is Dave Ward on behalf of his team which included Judith Brown .

[results]

...and the winners are...

Foundation member Mike Mulvihill (left) presenting prizes, individual cups and the PPI Foundation Perteptual Cup to winners:- Prospect Pétanque members Marty Verdonk, Richard Voskamp and Alan Matthews.

Mike with Runners-up:- Jenny Key, Brenton Key and Kym Walker from Sterling