Village Mill Military Bows 

Thank you toJulian Black for heading up the Military Bows this year and collecting the wonderful stories included below.  The 2013 Strawberry Festival proved to be a very exciting place to be for the active sales of the VM Military Bows. We sold 11 bows. Some of the ones that bought the bows had some interesting comments.

John Pleck: He got an Army Bow for his Dad who served in the US Army in WWI. This is in addition to a Navy bow he has for himself, an uncle and cousins. He also has a US Air Force Bow for his grandson.

Julie Weimer: One Army Bow for her late husband George Weimer and one Navy bow to honor John Steffes.

Andy May: One Navy Bow to honor his Father that was a pilot in WWII. An interesting note is that Andy is a pilot as well and he and his Father fly together regularly.

Bill Koss: One US Air Force Bow for his uncle that was killed flying F-4's in Vietnam.

Dave Trisko: One Army bow for his service in the Army.

Judy Hughes: One Navy Bow for her Dad. He served on the USS Lexington. This carrier now serves as a museum in Corpus Christi.

Eric Friedman: One Navy Bow for his Dad that served in the Navy aboard the USS Glennon, as well as Paula Friedman: One Army Bow honoring both her parents, both grandfathers and an uncle who all served in the Army. Her father served in Vietnam.

Jeremy Miller: This is a great military story. He got one Navy bow for his cousin Kandi Weeks. She went into the Navy back in the nineties. While there, she became a registered nurse and now works and lives in the St. Louis area. She is now married to another Navy veteran.

Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall: Note from Terry Nall: My father (deceased) served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict.  All the Air Force pictures I have of him show him wearing a heavy parka with a hood, as he was stationed in Greenland.  He was a radio operator.  Additionally, Donna's father is a retired career Air Force enlistee.  Donna is an official "Air Force Brat" who moved to a new city almost every year as a child.    The purchase of the Air Force bow was to honor both of our dads and their Air Force service to our country.  It will also serve as a reminder to me of our friends in Village Mill.

These Military Bows are in addition to the many bows that will be displayed on our mail boxes starting June 28th through July 5^th.

Tennis News 

Deadlines for Fall team rosters are approaching:

Sunday Women July 8

Thursday Women July 10

Mens & Juniors July 11

• Players are needed for Women's Sunday and Thursday C-level teams.  Contact Katie Moussouri   if you are interested in a Sunday team or Kitty Turner   if you are available to play on Thursdays.

• Players are needed for the Junior Girls 12 & Under team. Girls born between 2001 & 2006 are eligible to play.  ContactApril Toms   if you are interested. 

Summer Camp Information

Spots are still available for TAA Summer Camps.  Sessions with less than 6 kids registered as of Friday at 5 p.m. the week before the start of the camp are subject to cancellation.  Go towww.tennisarukat.comto get more information and to sign up.

Thank You Takura! 

To support the Strawberry Festival, Takura made several donations to the Silent Auction.  The winners are:

1-Hour Private Lesson:

• Brad Diebold
• Andrea Hughes
• Laura Mixson
• Chrissy Tom

1 Spot at Summer Camp

• Monica Littlefield
• Sarah Smith 

Contact Takura to schedule your private lesson or to reserve a spot for your child at summer camp.

Several beginner women ventured onto the courts thanks to free lessons from Takura.In June, Takura taught 4 beginner women's classes.The women had a lot of fun and ended the 5-week session with a tournament.It was a great way to meet members, get some exercise and learn the fundamentals of the game.

 A Big Thank You to...

Rocco Sinisgalli for managing the club entrance project. Our entrance is now free of huge dips and sink holes. Great work Rocco - the entrance looks terrific!

And how about those great looking concession stands?! Bruce Smith, Jim Bartholomew, Jeff Simmons, and Eric Friedman teamed up over 3 weekends to rebuild our concession stands.  Thanks guys!

For anyone who has stepped inside the pool shed lately, you were no doubt surprised to see how clean and organized it has now become...it did not happen by magic. A big thanks to Kimi Lenertz for single-handedly taking on this HUGE task.  Thank you Kimi, and to everyone else, please do your part to keep the shed clean and organized. 

Upcoming VMCI Board Meetings

• July 21 (Sunday) @ 7:30pm (Pool Pavilion)
• August 18 (Sunday) @ 7:30pm (Pool Pavilion)
• Annual General Meeting September 15 (Sunday) Time TBD (Pool Pavilion)   

• Pat and Bill Doyle (1828 Olde Village Run)
• Phyllis and Paul Skiba (4955 Mill Stream Court)
• Jack Walsh (1896 Olde Village Run)

Welcome New VMCI Members . . .

• Jodi and Jim Fox, children Sean '01 and Noah '04 (5364 Oxford Chase Way)
• Suzanne and Patrick Williams, child Evelyn '08 (4882 Village Creek Drive)
• Nicole Du and Nadj Meftah (1867 Gramercy Court)