2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts LCC Volunteers
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Newsletter of the London Curling Club January 2007 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts LCC Volunteers Dave Shaw Jack Phillips Fay Weiler Garry Thompson Peter Inch Pat Chater On behalf of the Organizing Committee & CCA, Peter Inch presents a cheque for $10,980.79 to some of LCC's Tournament of Hearts Volunteers, OCA Junior Champion Two Great Events - Ryan Myler -Page 10 -Page 9 ROCK TALK January 2007 page 2 AN ADVERTISER'S THANK-YOU AROUND THE HOUSE We have approximately 30 advertisers at our club Welcome to Janice Thompson and Ryan Thatcher, who contribute about $6000 to the success of the Our new bartenders! London Curling Club Feedback to our advertisers from club members is always helpful. LCC internet has been upgraded to high speed service. Your advertising committee would appreciate it if club members would pick up copies of this business SPECIAL THANK-YOU! sized card (sample below) from the box in the lounge area, sign it and give it to our advertisers whenever their services are used........... BOXING DAY! Thank you! Bruce Cooper (Chair, advertising committee) Weiler Family enjoying the fun! "Thanks again to John Spetman for organizing another successful & fun Boxing Day Family Curl", Wash The Dishes! Dry The Dishes! No! The Dishwasher does that now!! TREASURER! Great news! The Board treasurer reports that the "Thanks go to Ray McCorquodale who has agreed to take dishwasher and its installation has been fully paid. over the position as Club Treasurer. We also thank Doug Hamather for agreeing to continue with this portfolio until the Special thanks to the fundraising efforts of the members, especially the Daytime Women, who worked so diligently to replacement could be found and for his efforts towards making make this happen. it a smooth changeover. To further ease the transition and for his continued valuable input Doug has been appointed for the The cost was just under $6600. remainder of this season as an additional Board member without portfolio." Thanks to everyone for your work to complete this Fay Weiler-LCC President project! CLUB STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Club Manager Ken Walmsley WEBSITE Eric Duggan EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Office Manager Barb Colbourn www.curling.com/london President Fay Weiler Head Ice Technician Kevin Breivik Vice President Marg Sirna IceAssistants EdJermyn Past President Garry Thompson Scott Sinclair ROCK TALK Karen Lowry Treasurer Doug Hamather Ryan Myler Telephone (519) 472-1625 Secretary Lil Richardson LONDON CURLING CLUB Bar Coordinator John Spetman Email [email protected] BOARD MEMBERS BarStaff LesSonier Issue Deadlines: 377 Lyle Street Marc Claveau, Bruce Cooper, Cassandria Watson London, Ontario N5W 3R5 Bob Davis, Marnie Dickout, Telephone (519) 432-3882 Janice Thompson Sylvia Leuszler, Guiti Massoumi, E-mail [email protected] Ryan Thatcher Website www.curling.com/london Don Whitred Housekeeper Anne LePage ROCK TALK January 2007 page 3 LEADERSHIP HOLIDAY PLANT SALE SUCCESS “The one trait that all good leaders share is the ability to get good people to work for them, and, in many cases, make them look a lot better than they really are.” Henry O. Dormann - -The Speakers Book of Quotations As some of you know already, Ken Walmsley will be stepping down as the Club Manager at the end of this 2006/2007 curling season. This article is not a tribute to Ken’s accomplishments as our club manager (I am sure that will come later by someone who is more accomplished than I at extolling his virtues). Rather, this article is about the search for Ken’s replacement, and the way in which we want the club to be managed. The board has struck a committee, called the Management Planning Committee, to develop a 5-year plan on how the club will be managed on a daily basis. The committee has looked The Holiday Plant Sale was successful again this year. A profit at several options, ranging from hiring a full-time manager to of $1017.36 has been given to the Club Executive to be used an all-volunteer effort by board members. according to the club's preset priorities. The scuttlebutt that I have heard since becoming the chair of Thank you to all of the members who purchased plants. We the Management Planning Committee is that there already is hope that they helped to make your Christmas bright. This year an (unofficial) management plan. presented special challenges with the big storm so we also wish to thank everyone for picking up their plants on Saturday despite The Unofficial Management Plan the volumes of snow and busy schedules. Your helpful support was very much appreciated. “The club should carry on with a part-time manager for the next one to two years, using volunteer interim managers to A special thank you to Harry Sirna and Joanne Laws for ordering help out, until we have paid off our debt. At that time, the club and delivering plants that generated almost 1/3 of our should seriously consider hiring a full-time manager.” profit. Wow! The committee would like to get your feedback on this Compliments to VanDam's for supplying us with beautiful plants “unofficial” management plan, and to get your thoughts on the of fine quality. best management structure for the club. The Plant Sale Committee If the unofficial plan becomes the official plan, then this is the Marlene Benny, Marianne LaRose and Jean Walmsley first call for club members who would like to take on the challenge of becoming our next part-time Club Manager. Please e-mail your feedback and thoughts to Don Whitred at [email protected]. ROCK TALK January 2007 page 4 VALENTINES DINNER THURSDAY BUSINESS WOMEN’S LEAGUE To celebrate the Christmas season and to have a chance to enjoy each other’s company, 45 of us gathered for the annual Christmas party on December 21st. After a short game of mystery curling, lots of great food and fun, we raised $169.50 to be put towards the capital fund. Thanks to everyone who bid on the baked goods, the silent auction and bought tickets for the raffle and elimination draw. Although Christmas may be over the fun continues in the Thursday Business Ladies’ League. At this half way point of Karen LaRose - LCC’s Valentine Sweetheart the season, the top five teams are as follows: Team Heinrichs, According to Marj Dudley, Karen LaRose had a lovely voice Team Deane, by the time she was in Grade 6 in Marj’s class at Team Steele, Masonville. Karen later graduated from Banting Secondary Team Pfaff, School here in London, also renowned for its music Team Thom. program, and then spent 5 years in Montreal at the Opera School at McGill. She loved Montreal, but decided she Finally, many thanks to Team Broughton & co, who have really wanted to pursue her independent musicianship. volunteered to organize and co-ordinate the Business Woman’s Spiel that is quickly approaching. Please keep it in She currently does a fusion of jazz, country and musical mind and look for coming information about sign up. theatre, and writes her own repertoire. She has a CD in the works, and we’re really hoping it will be ready by the Good curling everyone! Valentine Dinner. Colleen Sullivan, Co-Convenor Karen teaches musical theatre, voice and piano at the Merriam School of Music in Oakville. She also has 50 private students in voice and piano, covering the whole age BRIER! BRIER! BRIER! spectrum from 4 years old to 60 something. She teaches in her own home, or in the homes of her students, and works long hours doing something she loves. Karen returns frequently to London to see her family, but she doesn’t often return to perform. We’re the lucky ones, because Karen is the star performer at this year’s Valentine The Brier is coming to Hamilton March 3rd to the 11th. Dinner, Saturday, February 10, 2007. Watch for a poster going up around mid January to see if There are still a few tickets left, so contact Jean Walmsley, or Bruce & Mary Lois Cooper for a very special Valentine there is enough interest in doing one or possibly two day treat. trips to take in one or two draws during the week. I hope to have some prices and times available by then. if we can Note: get 40 to 50 people together we can do the bus and tickets The Valentine Dinner needs one more server. The server for a reasonable price. would need to be at the club 5:30 - 9 p.m. It involves serving and clearing, no dishes. A wonderful Linda Arthur dinner is included, plus the right to bring guests to the entertainment. THINK ABOUT IT AND BE PREPARED TO INDICATE If interested, male or female, please call Mary Lois Cooper. YOUR INTEREST! Thanks, Bruce Cooper CIBC World Markets Inc. One London Place Richard J. Nemeth 255 Queens Avenue, Ste. 2200 London, ON N6A 5R8 Vice President Investment Advisor Tel: (519) 640-7740 Fax: (519) 663-5037 CIBC Wood Gundy is a division of CIBC World Markets Inc. Toll Free: 1-800-265-5982 ROCK TALK January 2007 page 5 TEASDALE CURLING LEAGUE PRESIDENT’S LEAGUE The Teasdale Curling League began play on October 12 with We had a great first schedule, the 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. thirteen teams. Each team will get a bye sometime between rotation worked out very well. After the end of the first October 12 and January 25th. Competition has been schedule I re-seeded the teams in both Flights. entertaining with very good games being played. Congratulations to the McKinley rink who finished in first Here are some notes about our league: place in Flight 1.