HISTORY
HISTORY
During 1940, fourteen members of the Lake Arrowhead Tennis Club decided to expand its facilities and bought land from the Park Lakes Land Company. With financial and physical help from these fourteen “Founder Members”, plus many tennis enthusiasts and the Mountain Lakes Borough Crew working nights and weekends, four tennis courts were completed and put in play during the summer of 1941. there were times during the years of World War II that the membership was small and only two courts were maintained.
In 1952, shower and lavatory facilities were constructed. The platform tennis (paddle) courts were added in 1969. In 1996, a third paddle court was added. In 2017, the original clubhouse was demolished and an all-new clubhouse was built, funded entirely interally. The new clubhouse features a kitchen, a coffee maker, and a luxurious living room with picture windows looking out over the paddle courts. We have come a long way since 1940, with a current membership of over 100 members.
The original founders were:
- C. F. Carpenter
- R. S. Cleaver
- T. J. Cooney
- C. F. Curran
- G. M. Fiedler
- C. Froude
- W. Haines
- C. D. Hanscom
- C. H. Hyson
- C. P. Igleheart
- F. C. Kelly
- J. H. Kinghorn
- G. G. Langdon
- C. N. Nebel
Past Presidents of the Club
A list of past presidents is as follows:
Name | Years |
---|---|
G. M. Fiedler | 1940-45 |
C. H. Hyson | 1946 |
Zahma Haynes | 1947 |
E. P. Haynes | 1948 |
L. P. Christensen | 1949-50 |
D. B. Stewart | 1951-52 |
F. P. Schwartz | 1953 |
C. N. Nebel | 1954-56 |
M. A. Pollock | 1957-58 |
B. W. Thomas | 1959 |
G. Hull | 1960 |
M. L. Doublier | 1961-62 |
B. W. Thomas | 1963 |
R. W. Streich | 1964-65 |
D. C. Christensen | 1966-67 |
W. C. Bradford | 1968 |
B. J. Pendleton | 1969 |
R. D. Prescott | 1970 |
M. G. Herold | 1971-72 |
F. P. Eaton | 1973-74 |
P. Babcock | 1975 |
B. J. Pendleton | 1976-77 |
J. A. Van Amerongen | 1978-79 |
John Bumiller | 1980 |
Richard K. Feeley | 1981-82 |
Robert H. Anderson | l983-84 |
Ralph S. Attanasio | 1985-86 |
Knight Fee | 1987 |
Kathy Anderson | 1988 |
Edwin Kintner | 1989 |
Bruce Cassella | 1990 |
Jane Ingrey | 1991 |
Peter McCormick | 1992-93 |
Penny Hoadley | 1994 |
Jay Grant | 1995 |
John Babcock | 1996 |
Frank Owens | 1997 |
Heide Wolf | 1998 |
Paul Deering | 1999-2000 |
Thomas Gilson | 2001 |
Ron Reagan | 2002 |
Milt Breenberg | 2003 |
Ted Gora | 2004 |
Jack Kahrs | 2005 |
Cathie Burgess | 2006-2007 |
Jesse Silva | 2008-2009 |
Marty Brown | 2010-2012 |
John Catlett | 2013-2015 |
Craig Marsden | 2016-2017 |
Jeffrey Breda | 2018-2020 |
Bob Engdahl | 2020 – present |