DCC Fall Newsletter 2013

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News from the ICEDuluth Curling Club

([email protected]) or JonFiskness([email protected]). Trainingwill be provided.

The dues structure will changefrom last year; see the scheduleoutlined on page 11. Parking fee

will increase from $30 to $35.

Please plan to attend the fall

meeting Thursday, October 17th,

Sue has a great dinner planned @

$12 a personsee the notice in

the newsletter. The Curling Club

is available for your Holiday

Party. Contact the office to see

what dates are available. To all

Bonspiel Chairs, there will be a

list of menus available for

bonspiels. Be sure to check thatlist when making plans for your

event.

Tom Eng has planned the 2ndAnnual Duluth Curling ClubLegacy Kickoff Golf Scramblefor September 28th at Ridgeview.Details are on the next page andon the website. Sign up deadlineis September 25th.

As always, support the CopaseticLounge for supporting our club

by allowing us to sell pulltabs at

their location on Central En-trance.

I hope everyone is excited for thecurling season!

Linda Christensen

I am honored to be re-elected

president of the Duluth Curling

Club (DCC) by the Board of

Directors. I would like to thank

all our managers and employees

that helped make last season a

success: Sue Jordon, Dick Wick-

lund, Barb Payette, Jack Kur-shoff, Jim Parmeter, John Parme-

ter, Joe Adamczak, Jeff Heik-

kila , Stacey Spaeth, Evan

Economos, and all the food &

beverage staff. I would like to

thank Jon Fiskness and Renee

Meyers for providing leadership

with our junior program, Nancy

Odden & Doug Britton for over-

seeing Hockey nights, Ken &

Joanne Doctuer for doing Friday

Fun nights, Kerry & Regis

Hadiaris for running the website,the members who chaired

bonspiels last season, and the

members that serve on the DCC

Board of Directors, the Ladies

Board and as league commission-

ers.

Several current and former mem-

bers of our club will be compet-

ing in Fargo, North Dakota at the

Olympic Trials to be Team USA

in Sochi, Russia. They are

Courtney George, AmandaMcLean, Aileen Sormunen, Jes-

sica Schultz, Tyler George, Jeff

Isaacson, John Landsteiner, Chris

Plys, Joe Polo, John Shuster and

Jared Zezel.. Good luck to all of

you!

The Chris Plys team and the Cory

Christensen team, with Anna and

Sonja Bauman, won the US Win-

ter World University Games

(WWUGs) trials in May and will

represent the USA in the

WWUGs event in Trentino, Italy

in December. John Landsteinerwas named the 5th for the Plys

team.

We had a very successful season

last year. We were able to apply

$20,000 toward the repayment of

the trustee account for the re-

model of the kitchen/bar area

from the general operation ac-

count. This is independent of the

individual donations and fund-

raising effort to the Legacy Ac-

count. We have continued towork with the Federal Prison in

Duluth this summer to repair the

wooden chairs in the lounge area.

Broken parts have been replaced

and the chairs have been refin-

ished. We have also added a

second fryer to the kitchen.

The DCC received $9400 froman anonymous donor to upgradethe webcasting capabilities at theclub. The funds will be used toinstall cameras that will cover all

of the sheets and monitors for thelounge area to see both ends ofthe ice. We need volunteers tohelp with both the technical andthe commenting aspects of the

broadcast for as many leagues aswe can cover. If you are inter-ested please contact Jim Luttinen

Presidents ReportA S N E A K P E E K o f W h a t s i n s i d et h i s i s s u e :

Womens President

Report

2

Director of Curling

Report

3

Senior Curling 4

Junior Curling 5

Advertising 6

USWCA Report 7

League Signup 9 -10

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League Sign-up October 1-13, see page 9

Fall 2013
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Womens President ReportHello Ladies!

Hard to believe its time to think about curling again! As you look toward the upcoming season, plan

on becoming a member of the womens league on Wednesdays at 7pm. The womens league offersopportunities for all skill levels to fuel your competitive spirit in a social environment. If you are an

individual and need help being placed on a team, please contact league commissioner Beth Hager at

(651) 380-9549 or [email protected].

Ladies Fall Meeting/Social Wednesday, October 23rd 5:30pm social, 6pm meeting, at the DuluthCurling Club. Kick off the curling season and reconnect with lady curlers. Also, silent auction tobenefit the Elizabeth Busche Memorial Fund. $10 hors doeuvres will be served.Important dates:First Night of Ladies League October 30th (feel free to wear a Halloween costume)

Ladies One-Day Grinch Spiel December 7th

All American Spiel TBA

As always, please feel free to contact me personally if you have any ideas, questions or concerns.

Good curling and see you soon!

Jamie Kraus, womens board [email protected] (218) 349-9152

2nd Annual Duluth Curling Club Legacy Kickoff Golf Scramble

September 28th , Checking in 12-1 pm

Ridgeview Country Club, sign up as a team of 4 playersneed not be curlers

4 person teams$90 per player, Dinner only $30

Includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, steak dinner after and prizes.

Fun kicking off the Curling Season

Hole Sponsors welcome.

Sign up online at the Duluth Curling Club website or call the office 727-1851

Deadline for entry is September 25th., More info call Tom Eng 591-1040


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Its time to get ready for another

curling season. Starting dates and

clinics are yet to be determined as

we wait to find out when the

DECC will turn on the ice plant.

Team registration will open on

October 1 and close on October

13. Registration and league offer-

ings are part of the newsletter and

are also online.

The leagues offerings are the same

as past years with two changes.

The Tuesday 8pm league is an

open league (not a competitive

league as hoped for in the past)

and there is room for more teams.

The Thursday 8pm league will be

a mens-only league. We will

offer the Sunday 4pm Special

league again this season, limited to

10 teams. To join this league,

each team will need one clubmember (corporate, senior, or jun-

ior instructional) and fill the re-

maining spots on the team for

$100. This is a great opportunity to

bring new curlers into the club or

have junior curlers play with their

parents or other family members.

The Sunday 6 pm league will ex-

pand to 24 teams and some games

will be played at 4 pm. All other

leagues will be limited to 18 teams

and as in the past, if teams are re-

turning to the same league they

participated in last season, with 3

or more rostered players, they will

retain first rights in that league.

The number of teams in last sea-

sons other leagues were as fol-

lows:

Mon 5pm -18 teams, Mon 7pm

mixed -18 teams, Tue 6pm mens -

18 teams, Tue 8pm open -10

teams,

Wed 5pm open -18 teams, Wed

7pm womens -10 teams (11 is

max), Wed 7pm beginners -6

teams

Thu 4pm open -17 teams, Thu

6pm open18 teams, Thu 8pm

mens 15 teams.

So if you are a new team, please

select a league which has openings

or you may be disappointed. If you

are attempting to change leagues,

please make sure you also choose

your current league or you may

find you have no league to play in.

Every season, the same curlers do

most of the volunteering in the

club. We need the membership to

step up and volunteer to help or-

ganize and run the many bonspiels

and other events we host. We also

need volunteers as league commis-

sioners and instructors to teach the

many groups coming to the club to

learn to curl. Please contact me ifyou are interested.

We are very fortunate to have the

ice available for almost unlimited

practice; however there are some

common sense rules we need to

follow. IF YOU ARE THE

LAST PERSON LEAVING

THE ICE, PLEASE TURN OFF

THE LIGHTS. LAST SEASON

WAS BETTER BUT THERE

WERE MANY TIMES I

LOOKED DOWN ON THE ICE

AND THE LIGHTS WERE ON

BUT NOBODY WAS CURL-

ING. We must get better at this or

practice time could become re-

stricted. If you bring in guests,

they must complete the liabilitywaiver form and sign in the guest

book on the table near the ice entry

door. We are a private club and

our insurance carrier requires this.

If you are practicing, please throw

a rock or 2 before you use the nip-

per or rock boat. Many times I

have seen curlers assume the ice

needs their special attention.

You may be following other prac-ticing curlers and the ice is fine.

IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN

TRAINED HOW TO PEBBLE

OR USE THE OTHER ICE

EQUIPMENT, PLEASE DO

NOT PEBBLE OR USE THE

NIPPER AND ROCK BOAT.

THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE

THE WORKLOAD FOR THE

ICE CREW AND ALSO RE-

SULT IN LOUSY ICE FOR

THE REST OF THE DAY.

We are all looking forward to a

great season at the Duluth Curling

Club.

Dick Wicklund


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The Duluth Curling Clubs afternoon recreational curling for seniors including men and women interestedin learning the sportwill begin with a warm-up and instructional clinic at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 31 st.Once the season starts, senior curlers gather at 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday for club competition withseveral one-day mini-bonspiels planned, including a home-and-home rivalry with senior curlers from Eve-leths Curl Mesabi Club.

The Afternoons on Ice senior curling consists of eight-end matches that follow a recreational rather thanhighly competitive format with curlers changing positions every two ends so each team member can playeach position from lead to skip. Teams are formed at each session depending who comes to play on that dayand no league standings or won-loss records are kept.

The mini-bonspiels are held from 9 a.m. to about 3 p.m. on dates to be determined and teams are made upby random drawing, but curlers then stay in the same positions for each game. The day-long spiels includetwo four-end games in the morning rounds, a lunch, and six-end championship and consolation matches inthe afternoon. The tentative exchange with Curl Mesabi seniors include two eight-end games with lunch in-between.

This year we will hold a two day bonspiel on December 12 & 17. We will play two games each day with allgames being 6 ends. We will start in the morning around 10 am, have lunch and play another six ends in theafternoon.

All DCC members 55 and overmen and womenare invited to participate in the afternoon curling, eventhose who also curl in evening leagues. The club offers a reduced annual membership fee for retirees whocurl only in the afternoon program. For more information on senior curling, contact Ellis Johns at 724-3146.

Senior Curling Opens with a

Warm-Up & Instructional Afternoon

ONE-ON-ONE

LEAGUEWell have One-on-One Curling again this year.Each league is limited to 10 players and we can haveup to four leagues. Curlers arrange their matches -we encourage the use of e-mail to avoid playingphone tag. The league is set up for one match perweek, however, make-up games can be played asarranged with opponent. There is a $10 fee to jointhe league that covers prizes at the end of the year.

The $10 is not paid as part of your regular leaguedues but is paid directly to me. Sign up in the officewith Dick and leave your $10 with him, or with me( Nancy Odden). If you have any questions or com-

ments, please contact me prior to the start of curling.

See You on the Ice!

Nancy Odden

League Commissioner

218-724-8115


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Junior CurlingJunior Curlers and Parents:

I will be involved this year in helping with the JuniorCurling on ice activities along with the Junior Curl-

ing Advisory Committee. Thanks to Renee Meyers,

the Host family and Jane Busche for getting together

this summer to help put together some ideas for the

2013-14 curling season. Thank you to Jon Fiskness

and John Shuster for running the on ice program in

the past. I helped with Junior Curling for several

years when Cindy Johnson began the program at our

club. Since I am retiring, I was asked to help out

again.

As you well know we have had some fine competi-

tive Junior Curlers through the years who also have

gone on to become State, National and World Cham-

pions. Today, some are competing for a run at an-

other Olympic year. Good luck to all of you. Not

every Junior Curler who registers and signs up to

learn the game and play have the incentive to play

competitively. Many play in bonspiels through out

the year or just enjoy the game itself. My goal is to

have all of you learn the sportsmanship, the ethics ofthe game, and the skills needed to actually play bet-

ter each year. This year our plan is to have several

weeks of ice time devoted to specific drills, some

class room time, use of the video camera to see your

own delivery style and more challenging skills incor-

porated in the program. I have purchased materials

from the Canadian Curling Association and even

videos for our new young Junior Curlers. We will

continue the DCC Lakeside Curling Jr. Club tourna-

ment the second half of the year and our own DCC

Jr. bonspiel January 17, 2014 where all Jr. curlers

who wish may play against other clubs. This event

will now be called the Elizabeth Busche Memorial

Bonspiel in honor of our Elizabeth. I also plan to

have a few Fridays open from 4pm to 6pm with

minimal instructors for more ice time. This will be

posted during the season but limited as our club will

have many events going on. During Christmas

break, the State Junior Curling play downs will be at

our club again this year.

Some dates to remember:

October 22, 2013 registration at our club from 4pm

until 5pm. A parent needs to be able to sign the stu-

dent up and pay for the current year.

October 29, 2013 we will have a banquet with ashort meeting and a dinner provided for Jr. curlers

(others can purchase dinner tickets for $5.00).

Junior Curling will start November 5, 2013 from

4pm to 5:30pm.

As always, we are looking for more volunteers to

help with instruction. Every week, I will have a

schedule for each level to work on. It's important the

instructor knows how to curl. You do not have to be

a specific level curling instructor. Parents are wel-comed to help the instructors. Older Junior curlers

who have played are also welcomed to instruct. We

do have a little money for instructors for each week

that you do help.

Connie Host will be helping with the Web page and

posting events and other information. Go to JuniorCurling.

See you soon,

Arlette DeGrio [email protected]

Renee Meyers [email protected]
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P a g e 6About our Advertising Program

With the Duluth Curling Clubs advertising program, you

can reach over 75,000 people from November 2013

through March 2014. These are people who visit and curlat the club, visit the clubs website, see your ads from the

DECC Skywalk and youll have your ad viewed by thou-

sands who watch our webcasts.

About the 2013-2014 Season

The Duluth Curling Club anticipates the 2013-2014 sea-

son as being one of the busiest curling seasons the club

has ever had, holding ten bonspiels, five nights of curlingleagues, and many other private events. Combined, these

events will bring thousands of people into our club this

year. In addition to our wall signs and banners, we offer

in-ice advertising designed to attract attention.

New this year!

We are installing new video equipment to provide HD

views of both ends of the ice which will maximize your

advertising investment. In addition, we have webcasts of

both bonspiel and league games which will provide you

with additional advertising value. Your ad will be placed

at both ends of a given sheet so it will be seen on the TV

monitors no matter which end is being played.

Key Stats:

Over 600 members and hundreds of visitors fill our club

every day.

Over 45,000 people see your ads through the glass in the

skywalk in the DECC.

Over 24,000 people visited our website last season.

Over 80,000 hits to our webstreamed games last year.

What You Get:

A Custom Business Banner right on ice level providing

lasting impressions from a high-traffic location.

FREE printing of your banner and choice of three banner

sizes.

FREE Website Advertising: Your logo will be displayed

with a link to your website from the DCC website.

Discount for Duluth Curling Club Members.

Reserve Your Space Today!

These spaces will be sold on a first come, first served

basis so act quickly to guarantee your spot. After we

receive your contract and deposit, we will need your ad

layout and website logo by October 1, 2013. If you arenot able to provide your layout by that date, your spot

may be given away to someone on the waiting list.

Your ad layout can be e-mailed to:

[email protected]

We THANK YOU in advance for your support!

If you have any questions, please contact Doug Britton at

218-724-8115 or [email protected]

A HUGE thank you for all the help to date with the office demo and remodel!

Joe Polo, Jed Lahti, Jim Luttinen, Steve Payette (he doesnt know this yet, but hes going to

help paint) and Tom Vesel, What a great bunch of guys! T * H * A * N * K Y * O * U !!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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USWCA ReportGreetings from the USWCA.

The mission of the USWCA is to

develop, nurture and promote the

sport of curling among women

and all youth. Membership is open

to any regularly organized curling

club in the US with women curl-

ers.

Membership allows women to

participate in several USWCA

sponsored events including the

Womens National Bonspiel and

Senior Womens National

Bonspiel. They sponsor the Five

Year and Under Challenge as well

as sponsoring two international

tours: the Friendship Tour with

Canada and the Scot Tour with

Scotland.

USWCA is a strong supporter of

junior curling and offers travel

assistance to teams as well as jun-

iors looking to advance the sport

of curling.

This years Senior Womens

Bonspiel will be held in Grand

Rapids, MN at Itasca Curling

Club November 20-24, 2013.

Good luck to our Duluth curlers

who will be attending.

The 32-team USWCA National

Bonspiel will be held at Broom-

stones Curling Club near Boston

Feb 12-16, 2014 in associationwith their annual Spring Meeting.

A good faith deposit of $100 is

due to the area liaison by Novem-

ber 1, 2013.Any women may

participate but only one team per

club is allowed unless there are

open spots. Anyone or any team

interested can see me prior to the

Nov. 1 deadline.

There are many Five and Under

Bonspiels around the region. Keep

an eye on the USWCA website for

postings. Participants must have

five years or less curling experi-

ence. The goal of these events is

to give newer curlers a chance to

participate in bonspiels, meet

other new curlers and play posi-

tions they normally wouldn't play.

Membership in the USWCA is not

necessary but its the greatest deal

in town: only $5 per year! Women

paying the corporate rate are auto-

matically members once dues are

paid; any and all others can sign

up in the office.

We will also be hosting our All-American Bonspiel at a date yet to

be determined. This is the annual

intra-club event sponsored and

promoted by the USWCA and

open toALL USWCA dues-

paying members.

Please register on the USWCA

website and keep an eye on the

upcoming bonspiels and the ever-

growing Circuit. Last year they

paid out $7,000 to the winners!

Lets have a fun and SAFEcurling

season.

Barb Payette

USWCA Rep

DULUTH CURLING CLUB ADVERTISING RATESWALL ADS

Website Only (1 year contract) $1003 x 4 sign back wall ( 1 year contract) $300Half Banner 4 x 10 side wall (1 year contract) $600Full Banner 4 x 20 side wall (3 year contract) $1,000

IN-ICE ADS

3 x 5 Ad (placed on both ends of a sheet)Sheets 1-4, 6-7 $600Sheets 5 or 8 $750

Discount to Members $100 on banners & in ice, $50 on back wall, and $25 on website only.


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DCC Bonspiel

Schedule

2013-2014

Turkey Spiel Nov 23-24, 2013

Duluth Cash Spiel Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013

Womens One-Day Spiel Dec 7, 2013

MN State Junior Playdowns Dec 26-29, 2013

Bruce Bennett Mens Over 40 Jan 10-12, 2014

Elizabeth Busche Memorial Jr. Spiel Jan 17-19, 2014

InternationalOpen Bonspiel Feb 14-16, 2014

45th Dunlop Mixed Bonspiel Mar 14-16, 2014House of Hearts Charity Spiel Mar 21-22, 2014

Fall Membership Meeting

Thursday, October 17th,

Social 5pm, Dinner 6pm, Meeting 7pm

(beer and wine specials)

Cost $12/person

RSVP by Friday, October 11th

218-727-1851 or email at

[email protected]

UMD Hockey

Schedule

2013-2014

Lakehead University Oct 7, 2013

Michigan Tech Oct 11 & 12, 2013

Notre Dame Oct 25 & 26, 2013

St. Cloud Dec 6 & 7, 2013

Western Michigan Dec 13 & 14, 2013

US Nationals Jan 3, 2014

Denver Jan 17 & 18, 2014

Colorado College Feb 7 & 8, 2014

North Dakota Feb 21 & 22, 2014

Nebraska Mar 7 & 8, 2014
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1. League entries open October 1 and close October 13, 2013. Leagues

will be limited to 18 teams.

2. All dues must be fully paid before you take the ice this curling

season, or set up a visa payment option with Dick in the office.

3. Teams with three players from last season will receive preference in

each league over new teams.

4. Skips complete one entry form for your team. One league entry per

form. If you want to enter two or more leagues, please make a copy of

this form and submit one for each league.

5. Entries must be complete with skip and at least three players. Rosters

may have up to 6 players. Players may be on only one roster per league.

6. All rosters are final on December 1 of each curling season.

7. If you are looking for a player, contact Dick at the club.

8. Register online at www.duluthcurlingclub.org, by email, fax or mail

this form to the:Duluth Curling Club

327 Harbor Drive

Duluth, MN 55802

Phone 727-1851

Fax 727-6326

Email, [email protected]

Day Format Teams Start Time Select League X

Sunday Special Rate 10 4:00

Sunday Open 24 6:00

Monday Open 18 5:00

Monday Mixed 18 7:00

Tuesday Mens 18 6:00

Tuesday Open 18 8:00 (no longer a competitive league)

Wednesday Open 18 5:00

Wednesday Womens 11 7:00

Wednesday Beginners Instr 7:00

Thursday Open 18 4:00

Thursday Open 18 6:00

Thursday Mens 18 8:00

Official 2013-2014 Curling Team League Registration Form

SKIP: _________________________________________________________Address:______________________________________________________City, state, zip: _________________________________________________Email: ________________________________________________________Phone: _______________________________________________________

3rd

: __________________________________________________________2nd: __________________________________________________________Lead: ________________________________________________________5th: __________________________________________________________6th: __________________________________________________________


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Mail, fax or email this form to the :

Duluth Curling Club

327 Harbor Drive

Duluth, MN 55802

Phone 727-1851

Fax 727-6326

[email protected]

League choice Position: Years of Curling Experience

___________________________ ________________ ______________________

___________________________ ________________ ______________________

___________________________ ________________ ______________________

One on One League ________________

Tuesday/Thursday Afternoon Senior ________________

Wednesday 7:00 Womens ________________________________________

Players you would like to curl with _________________________________________

Duluth Curling Club

2013-2014 Individual Registration, One on One, and Seniors

Individual curlers without a team who wish to curl in a league must complete this registration form. All curlers will be assisted infinding a team. Please indicate which league you would like to play in, the position you would like to play and your years of curling

experience. Dues are to be fully paid before you take the ice this curling season. If you have questions, please call Dick Wicklund atthe club727-1851

Name:_________________________ Address:_______________________________________________

City/State/Zip: __________________________ E-mail:________________________________________

Phone: Home____________________Work______________________Cell________________________


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2013-2014 Dues Structure:

Last season This season

Junior Instructional $ 100 $ 100 no league play

Senior Afternoon $ 150 $ 150 no league play

Corporate $ 320 $ 290

Senior Corporate $ 280 $ 265

Student $ 130 $ 100

New curler $ 200 $ 200

2nd league $ 50

3rd league $ 255th or 6th on team $ 10

Team fee, paid by skip $ 200*

*Breakdown per person to $50 with a four-person team, $40 with a five-personteam and $34 with a six-person team

last season this season*

Corporate in 1 league $ 320 $ 340

Corporate in 2 leagues $ 370 $ 390

Corporate in 3 leagues $ 395 $ 440

Senior Corp in 1 league $ 280 $ 315

Senior Corp in 2 leagues $ 330 $ 365

Senior Corp in 3 leagues $ 355 $ 415

Student in 1 league $ 130 $ 150

Student in 2 leagues $ 180 $ 200

Student in 3 leagues $ 205 $ 250

*(if team fee is split by 4 players)


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THANK YOU to our2012-2013

Club Advertising Sponsors:Bagley Jewelers

Brozic Management

Don Holm Construction

Farmers Insurance

Great Lakes Door

Hawk Ridge Art

Lakehead Constructors

Lakeside Curling

New York Life Insurance

North Shore Analytical

Novak Law

Pickwick

Radisson Hotel Duluth

Sammys Pizza

Scalzo Architects, Ltd.

Skyline Lanes

US Bank-Community Banking

Vesel Construction Inc.

Duluth Curling Club

327 Harbor Drive

Duluth, MN 55802

Congratulations to:

Jim Luttinen

the

2012-2013

Curler of the Year

NON PROFIT

ORGANIZATION

US POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT NO. 178

DULUTH MN

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