Pétanque in Print
Petanque Pulse - Spring 2024
We are thrilled to announce the release of our latest newsletter, showcasing stories and achievements from clubs and members across all regions of the United States. This edition is packed with important updates and exciting events that highlight the vibrant spirit of our FPUSA community. We invite you to dive in, explore the stories, and share in the excitement of what's happening in pétanque across the country.
As we continue to celebrate our diverse and dynamic membership, we encourage all clubs to actively participate in future newsletters. To ensure your club's news and events are featured, please submit your stories and updates to your respective regional counselors. This collaboration will not only enhance our newsletters but also strengthen the connection between our members and regions.
As we continue to celebrate our diverse and dynamic membership, we encourage all clubs to actively participate in future newsletters. To ensure your club's news and events are featured, please submit your stories and updates to your respective regional counselors. This collaboration will not only enhance our newsletters but also strengthen the connection between our members and regions.
Off the Press
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THE LATE MORELY SAFER, his friend chef Jacques Pepin, and a lively circle of pétanque players in Connecticut have been together for quite a while. Their exploits as well as those of a number of New York players have received attention over the years from the New York Times among others. A work of real distinction, the classic photo essay by Hans Silvester with text by Yvan Adouard, Pétanque et jeu provençal, possesses photographs dating from the mid-1970s, which remain at once hauntingly remote, yet tantalizingly familiar. The first three articles are from the New York Times. The "Provençal Picnic" includes all the recipes you need for a fete champêtre. Succeeding articles are from the Seattle Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Miami Herald.
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Succeeding articles are from the Seattle Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Miami Herald. The books cited are both classics: Hans Silvester's Pétanque et jeu provençal and Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. We end with a segment from NPR's All Things Considered and a journal article, which examines the sociocultural roots of the game in the Greater New York area. The latter includes interviews with a number of metropolitan pétanque players. Snoopy, incidentally, was an honorary member of Valley of the Moon Pétanque Club in Sonoma, California, where his creator, Charles Schulz, was introduced to the game. Photo courtesy of Coast Multimedia.
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FPUSA Publications
The FPUSA Newsletter
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Back in circulation after a long hiatus, the FPUSA Newsletter is a quarterly publication delivered electronically to all members. It is also available here.
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The FPUSA Magazine
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THE FPUSA MAGAZINE is one of the perks of membership.
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Starting in the 2012–2013 season it was delivered by mail toward the end of year.
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Elsewhere in Print
Byron Mayo Valley of the Moon Pétanque Club Archives
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ACCORDING TO THE MEMBERS of his beloved club, Byron Mayo was "The Man.” Possessed of a wily wisdom as a league director, newsletter editor, board member, president, and club advisor, Byron steered the Valley of the Moon Pétanque Club through an early period of growth.
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This collection of vintage VOMPC newsletters, many of which he wrote, track the growth and history of this esteemed club and with it provide an insight into the development of the game in some of its formative years in the US.
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