December 2017 NEWSLETTER
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December 2017 NEWSLETTER Upcoming events The Prez says… “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house”. 2018 All through the house - sounds like my draw weight! Jan. 6 - Chocolate Lovers Ladies Bonspiel Wow, we are almost halfway through the curling season already. We have hosted three very successful bonspiels and Jan. 27 - Men's Striploin Classic we are gearing up for a busy 2018. First up is the Chocolate Lovers Ladies bonspiel on January 6th. If you are a lady and you love chocolate Feb. 2 to 4 - Elmira OJCT U18 you can’t go wrong. We are still looking for a couple of teams so if you are Bonspiel interested let me know. Feb. 24 - Ribs 'n Schnitz Mixed Bonspiel Another successful Curling 101 session has wrapped up. The new Saturday morning timeslot worked well and we have signed up many new members for March 3 - Men's Texas BBQ the winter session. Lots of rave reviews from the participants so my sincere thanks to the instructors and volunteers for a job well done! March 10 - Broom Sticks & Glow Sticks Bonspiel Our Elimination Draw fund-raiser has kicked off and the first early-bird draws are coming up on January 6th. Tickets are available at the bar, from any Board April 7 - Maple Syrup Mixed Bonspiel member, or the Special Events Committee. Don’t have a ticket yet? Get one! Help us reach our goal of selling all 400 tickets this year. Please visit the website for more details on upcoming Some very exciting news as per my recent email. We have been selected to the events! host the 2019 Ontario Tankard and Scotties championships. The event will take place between Jan 27 and Feb 3, 2019 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira and will determine the teams that will represent Ontario at the Brier and Scotties nationally. We will be partnering with CurlON and Woolwich Township and an official announcement is expected soon. Much more to come on this in the weeks and months ahead! Look for our rink board ad at the The Club will be shut down from Dec. 23rd thru Jan. 1st for the holidays, back on hockey arena this season. nd the ice Jan. 2 . On behalf of the Board have a safe and enjoyable holiday season, and I look forward to seeing you in 2018! Paul Fusari, President, Elmira & District Curling Club www.elmiracurlingclub.ca @elmiracurling Elmira & District Curling Club Fall Glow-in-the-Dark bonspiel The registration for the Broom Sticks & Glow Sticks on March 10 is now open. Get your name in quick! Once again teams took to the ice in our fall glow-in-the-dark bonspiel on November 4. We had one full draw of U18 curlers and one full draw that was a mix of adult and U18. The U18 draw was treated to a lunch of homemade Klutch Curling System at Elmira lasagna while the late draw was catered by Davenport. A fun and exciting day was had by Have you seen the Klutch all with all U18 draw curlers taking home gift curling decals in the ice? This cards while the late draw took home prizes from year we will be conducting a Stemmler’s Meat & Cheese. This is a wonderful trial of this system. All of our bonspiel for those curlers that are comfortable rocks have now been fitted on the ice but do not want the pressure of with sensors under the handles. These anything remotely competitive; because really, sensors, in combination with magnets that have how competitive can you be when curling under been installed under the backlines and hoglines, black lights? will allow the Klutch curling smartphone app to read split times, lateral drift, over/under rotation, and more. We are excited about the possibilities for this high-tech coaching tool. www.elmiracurlingclub.ca @elmiracurling Elmira & District Curling Club Ladies Intercity League hosted by Elmira The Ladies Intercity League came to a close on Curling 101 Update December 8, with a final luncheon at Elmira Curling Club. There were 9 clubs, 20 teams participating in New day and time, same great fun! Curling 101 this league this year. Elmira had three teams and moved to Saturday mornings this year as Thursday was the host club. is now full with the Novice Social league. The course wrapped up on December 16th with 28 graduates (17 new curlers and 11 existing members). Everyone had fun and learned all the basics of the game over 6 weeks. We gained about 10 new members so look for them joining various leagues in January! As always, my sincere thanks to all the instructors and volunteer coaches. I couldn't do it without your help! See you next year. Congratulations to Elora, winners of the league this year, the first time for this club since this league was established in 1971. Guelph came in second and Elmira had a 3rd place finish. A raffle was held, with prizes donated by Elmira curlers and some local businesses (Elmira Canadian Tire, Elmira Foodland, Elmira Gift Outlet). Proceeds from the raffle totaled $535 and will be donated to Marillac Place, a shelter for women and children in our region. Marillac Place provides a safe home for women between the ages of 16 to 25 who are pregnant, or who have a child in their care, or who Paul Fusari are attempting to regain care of their child. We chose this as our charity because we saw this as “women helping women”. Thanks to all who helped to make this an enjoyable and successful season. Sue Martin www.elmiracurlingclub.ca @elmiracurling Elmira & District Curling Club Junior Curling With Veronica's other successful events this season, Our Junior Curling season is well underway at Team Bernard is now ranked #1 on the Ontario Elmira, with 13 Little Rockers and 20 U15, U18 and Junior Curling Tour for U18 teams. Team Bernard U19 athletes. Our Little Rockers have been will represent Elmira in U18 OCA playdowns in practicing hard since the end of October and four March. In addition, Veronica is also playing with young players are participating in the first bonspiel team Rachel Steele who recently earned a spot at of the season was Milton on Saturday, December the Ontario Winter Games U17 competition. We 16. We are looking at hosting younger children from wish her and her team every success through the Ayr Curling Club and Acton Curling Club for season. exhibition games in the New Year. For the older athletes, our first Interclub of the season was held at The other Elmira junior enjoying good success this the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club on November season is Emma McKenzie. Emma, who plays third 25, and three more Interclub days are planned this for Mackenzie Kiemele's rink out of the Toronto season with our next Interclub event scheduled for Cricket club, has twice finished runner-up at major Saturday, January 13 in Elora. U21 events this season, including the U21 Stu Sells Junior Tankard in September. In addition, Emma Two long-time Elmira Juniors, and their competitive and Mackenzie, along with teammates Audrey teams, are enjoying significant success this season. Wallbank and Jessica Filipcic, with coach Glenn Elmira's Veronica Bernard, who skips her U18 Paulley, earned a berth to the Ontario U21 Women's competitive team consisting of third Claire Randell, Provincial Championship after winning the A-side second Sarah Wallace, lead Kyrsten Elson, and final in the U21 Challenge Round held in St. coach Marc Bernard, recently won the Stu Sells U18 Catharines on Nov. 25. The U21 Junior Provincial Tankard Championship at Toronto's Weston Golf Championships will be held at the Annandale Golf and Country Club, one of the major events on the and Country in Ajax from December 27- 30. Ontario U18 OJCT Curling Tour. www.elmiracurlingclub.ca @elmiracurling Elmira & District Curling Club Junior Curling (cont’d) The yellow walls in the rink were refreshed with a new coat of paint, as were the brown side Finally, our major Junior event of the year boards. comes to Elmira the first weekend of February, when Elmira hosts our fourth annual U18 OJCT The steel brackets at the base of the pillars in Cash Bonspiel beginning Friday, February 2 the rink area were sand blasted and repainted. and runs through Sunday. Sixteen teams from across Ontario, eight of each gender, are vying New emergency lighting and exit markers were for total prize money in the neighborhood of installed to ensure proper lighting during power $2000.00. We are always looking for additional failures. sponsors for this event, and businesses or individuals can contact Glenn Paulley about The Lounge hardwood floor was refinished as sponsorship opportunities. well. Glenn Paulley A special thank you to the numerous Member volunteers that assisted with the tasks just Facilities Report listed, as well as those that assisted with the more routine maintenance tasks for preparing We have incurred some significant expenses for this curling season. recently at the club. Lavern Brubacher The flat roof over the lounge and dining area were determined to need some maintenance this past summer. Conestoga Roofing was The elephant in the room (or on the contracted to carry out the repairs for a fee of driveway) approximately $10,000. In their review they suggested a new drain in the lowest part of the Many of you have observed that a rather large roof, which is in the middle of the kitchen. An food truck has been frequenting the driveway insulating pipe wrap will still be installed on the lately.