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*Prompt calls eliminate two chance option.
A player shall make all calls promptly. A call shall be made either before the player’s return shot has gone out of play
or before an opponent has had an opportunity to play the return shot.

* Making calls on clay courts.
If any part of a ball mark touches a line on a clay court, the ball shall be called good. If only part of the mark on a
court can be seen, this means that the missing part is on a line or tape. A player should take a careful second look at
any point-ending placement that is close to a line on a clay court. Occasionally a ball will strike the tape, jump, and
then leave a full mark behind the line. If a player hears the sound of a ball striking the tape and sees a clean spot on
the tape near the mark, the player should give the point to the opponent. A player is not required to show an
opponent the mark. The opponent shall not pass the net to inspect a mark.

See you at the courts!

Free presentation: Butterflies in your Neighborhood

The PGICA Master Gardeners will be opening the
New Year with a program on Florida Butterflies. It
seems appropriate that we begin the year learning
about creatures that go through such a total
metamorphosis to emerge so gloriously
transformed.

Master Gardener Jane Schurr, who specializes in
attracting these beauties to her garden, will present our program. She moved
to Florida 17 years ago, and like most of us, she had to learn about how to
garden in our unique south Florida climate. She enrolled in the Master
Gardener training program (now recruiting for the next class) to expand her
gardening know-how, and decided to focus her attention on learning how to Queen
make a garden that would be irresistible to butterflies. In addition, Jane is a
very talented photographer, so we will also enjoy her patiently captured images of the flutterers that live in her garden.

Gardening for butterflies requires
that the gardener provide plants
and habitat that will invite
butterflies and support their
hungry caterpillars. In order to
attract butterflies, both nectaring
and larval plants need to be in
the garden, there should be a
water source, and pesticides are
a definite no-no.

Following the typical Master
Gardener pattern of sharing
Cassius Blue plant know-how, Jane also takes Giant Swallowtail
her butterfly presentation to
grade schools in Charlotte County to get children enthusiastic and aware of these marvelous creatures.

I know many people would enjoy garden time in the company of butterflies. Join us as we learn about them and consider
whether this might be a hobby that you would enjoy too. It is a delight to be
able to see this process unfold in your own yard.

After our presentation, the Master
Gardeners will answer any specific
plant and/or pest questions. Bring
photos of your problems, and
bring examples in a sealed
baggie.

Questions about our monthly Plant
Clinic: contact Nancy Palmer at
941-286-6111.
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