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INSIDE 2 Meechai-Gebauer Champs 2 Free Curling Software 3 Message from the President 4 GNCC Club Updates the Official Newsletter of the GNCC January 2014 | Vol GRAND NATIONAL CURLING CLUB INSIDE 2 Meechai-Gebauer Champs 2 Free Curling Software 3 Message from the President 4 GNCC Club Updates The Official Newsletter of the GNCC January 2014 | Vol. 25, No. 2 News 6 Spirit of Curling Awardees 7 Junior Championships 2014 Playdowns Are in Full Swing 8 GNCC Athletes to Paralympics by Maryann Vermeulen 9 Shuster Rink is Going to Sochi! Playdowns are who also finished 10 USWCA Senior Nationals underway, and your 6-2 but placed third 11 USCA Hires GNCC Member fellow curlers are by virtue of their 12 Sullivan Scores 8-Ender! winning their way head-to-head loss to USCA National to team Bialek. competition. If you Congratulations to have never been to a Team Bialek, who GNCC Curlers regional playdown, will represent the Qualified for Nationals as a competitor, GNCC at the US volunteer, or spectator, you are missing Men’s Club National Championships in Congratulations to all of the GNCC out on lots of exciting and high-level Two Harbors, MN, February 15-22. Curlers that have qualified for Nationals! We wish the best of luck curling. Congratulations also go out to Potomac’s to this amazing group of curlers: The 2014 GNCC Men’s & Women’s Club team Drummie (Ann Drummie, Catherine Bill Stopera, Dean Gemmell, Championships were held December Coslick, Stacy Slette, Paige Roberts). As Martin Sather, Alex Leichter, 12-15 at the Potomac Curling Club in the only GNCC team to enter the Women’s Brandon Corbett, Derek Corbett, Laurel, MD. Nine Men’s teams entered the Club Championships, they are the 2014 Jeff Pulli, Monica Walker, event, resulting in a full round robin with GNCC Women’s Club Champions, and will Caitlin Maroldo, Rebecca Andrew, three 10-end draws per day. All games represent the GNCC at the US Women’s Abigal Morrison, Emily Walker, were well played and most were very Club National Championships in Two Sarah Anderson, Courtney Slata, close, with several going into extra ends. Harbors, MN in February. Taylor Anderson, Emily Anderson Congratulations are in order for Potomac’s This event marked the first season for Team Faircloth (Christopher Faircloth, GNCC Event Chair Michael Stefanik, who George Shirk, Calvin Weber, Michael took over responsibility for the Men’s Fry), who finished with a hard-won Club Championships when Derek Surka It’s an Exciting Time record of 8-0! As the GNCC Men’s Club stepped down in 2013. The transition has Championship winners, Team Faircloth been flawless! Michael has graciously to Be a Curler! earned advancement to the 2014 USCA offered to also serve as Event Chair for Four junior teams are going to Junior Nationals. Sadly, the team had to decline the GNCC Women’s Club Championships, their spot due to scheduling issues. This Nationals, sixteen GNCC curlers and to coordinate both Men’s & Women’s qualified for Nationals, and four became a happy turn of events for the Clubs as a single event going forward. Broomstones team of Peter Bialek, Adam GNCC women won the USWCA Senior Jacobson, Dan Naylor, & Daniel Cho, Sincere thanks and appreciation must be National Bonspiel! The Games in the Men’s Club Championship runners extended to the host clubs of our GNCC Sochi are right around the corner with up after finishing the event with a 6-2 playdowns. They are not big money- Nationals following closely behind in record. Missing this spot by a hair was the makers, yet these events require rink early March. Schenectady team of Michael Stefanik, time, ice maintenance, organization, and Brian Damon, Dion Warr, & Charles Brown, staffing. GNCC could not send so many continued on page 5 Free Curling Software Meechai-Gebauer Rink USA Curling Mixed Doubles Champs submitted by Howard Griffin submitted by Sally MacKenzie Over the past several years, the A brand new champion was crowned overtime to secure the 7-6 victory. This Potomac Curling Club has developed today as Joyance Meechai (New York is the first national championship title custom written software to help City) and teammate Steve Gebauer for the pair. They will be nominated manage our volunteer opportunities, (Minneapolis) defeated the defending to represent the U.S. at the 2014 open house crowds (huge crowds champions to win the World Mixed Doubles are expected in February 2014), and 2014 USA Curling Championship, which will other smaller event reservations. In Mixed Doubles National take place April 22-29 in 2012 the Chesapeake Curling Club Championship in Dumfries, Scotland. asked if I knew of a timer to help keep Medford, Wisconsin. The Stolts stole two points friendly games and bonspiels moving “It really was a thrilling in the third end to grab forward in a timely manner. I didn’t event,” Meechai said. “We the game’s momentum know of one so a simple game timer had great competition and a momentary 3-1 application was developed to keep throughout the week, lead. It was short-lived friendly games and bonspiels moving and we hope we kept our however, as leads can be along. A “virtual” strategy board audiences entertained! in mixed doubles with suitable for video projections for larger Our goal for the all the rocks normally crowds was also developed. tournament was just to in play. Meechai and All of the software developed by keep learning and improving from one Gebauer struck for three points in the the PCC is available to any club game to the next. It truly is an honor to fourth end and added a single steal in or organization, absolutely free win the championship and become Team the fourth to advance their lead to two of charge. Point your favorite web USA. The event coordinators, organizers, points. The Minnesota couple tied the browser to howardgriffin.org, try ice crew and support staff were all game with a deuce in the sixth and had the applications out online, and then amazing. The Medford crew were a well- the game where they wanted it in the download any that you wish to use. run machine and extremely gracious eighth end with last rock. However, the hosts at the same time.” 2013 champs could only score the single It took an extra end to dethrone the point and Meechai and Gebauer got one champions – Pete and Maureen Stolt more chance with the final stone in the Master Webmaster(s) of Plymouth, Minn. – as Meechai and ninth end to win the tournament. Needed for the GNCC Gebauer scored a single point in the Website We are currently seeking someone with experience in Content Management System software (such as Joomla) who wants to work on a feature-rich website Rink Equip. Ltd. (trust me, there’s far more behind the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada scenes than the average user sees). Toll Free Phone 1-888-832-3728 A lot of work is involved regarding mailing lists, membership data, and Celebrating 44 years of service to the curling world event calendars. Contact Rob LeVine, Manufacturer of curling stones & curling rink equipment [email protected] if you are interested or know someone who is. Originator of the Rent/Purchase curling stone agreement Check all the videos on our website at www.thompsonrinkequip.com Message from the President Grand National Curling Club submitted by Sally MacKenzie Officers and Directors This has been an flyer to all of your clubs to assist with President Sally MacKenzie exciting four months coordinating your Olympic committees, 1st Vice President Chris Banino for the GNCC! Four open houses, and learn-to-curl 2nd Vice President Dan Boerger of our junior teams programs. We also created a GNCC t-shirt Secretary Joel Leneker qualified for Junior advertising all of the GNCC clubs to sell Treasurer Gwen Krailo-Lyons Nationals, and two to your membership and prospective teams qualified for Club Nationals. Olympic curlers. We hope that all of Immediate Past President Joyance Meechai from Ardsley, with your clubs see a large attendance for Dick Macartney her partner Steve Gebauer out of your open houses and future learn-to- At Large Directors George Shirk, Minneapolis, won the USA Curling curl programs. Maryann Vermeulen, Marj Moore Mixed Doubles Championship and In the next newsletter, we will have GNCC News qualified for the Mixed Doubles Worlds enrollment information for our Annual is published by the Championships to be held in April. Meeting being held in Norwalk, CT, Grand National Curling Club of Sixteen GNCC curlers qualified for during May 16-18, 2014. We encourage America, Inc. The newsletter is Nationals, and four GNCC women won all clubs to send members on Saturday, distributed free to members of the the USWCA Senior National Bonspiel! May 17th, to listen to our guest speaker Grand National Curling Club. The Norfolk held a very successful first Danny Lamoureux, Director of Curling annual subscription rate for non- bonspiel in their new home. Additionally, Club Development & Championship members is $10.00 (US). Advertising an instructors’ course and an officiating Services for the Canadian Curling rates are available upon request. course have been held to train more Association. Danny will be covering GNCC curlers. the hot topics of volunteers, board All correspondence should be sent to: GNCC Curling News We are also very proud to announce governance, development programs for adult curling, and customer service! 46 Ledgewood Drive that the GNCC will have a booth at the Norwalk CT 06850 National Curling Championships in Make sure to watch curling on NBC Aston, PA. We will be there supporting during the Olympics and cheer for Team Editor & Art Director Jacki Temple, the curlers, selling merchandise, Brown and Team Shuster!! [email protected] advertising all of the GNCC clubs, and Be safe, enjoy life, and good curling!! cheering at all the exciting games.
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