The Yakima Tennis Club lost a great friend this week - Deborah Krautwurm. Although she had been turned to the "darkness" of golf she still loved our club. She usually came out to watch Calcutta events and see her friends. Deb had served on our board and chaired the board as President during her playing days. She and Senator Curtis King started the Fun in the Sun tournament which they modeled after the Sunriver TeamCup Tournament that she loved. It was also not usual for her to show up at USTA to watch us play. When I was raising money for the playground she was one of the first, as a non-member, to write a check. She believed in YTC, the greatness of tennis, and this community. 

There are no words that can describe the loss to her friends and this community.

A graveside service will be conducted at Terrace Heights Memorial Park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2011. A memorial reception will follow at the Yakima Country Club from noon to 3 p.m.

The new website is nearly complete and will offer more information right away and the promise of more in the future.  We are on the new platform now and preparing the advanced features.

A new e-mail list management ability will allow sending news to you that meets your interests.  Look for the link at the bottom of the page to sign-up. 

A new secure area of the website will allow us to post private information accessible only to members of the club.    On the Members section will be a Membership Directory where you can look up names, phones numbers and search for players on NTRP level etc. 

We will keep expanding the ability for the website to provide you information to better use your membership.  Maybe viewing court availability?  We’ll let you know when this is ready.