U.S. Curling News, Fall 2010

T H E I C E S P O R T O F F I T N E S S A N D F I N E S S E

DEPARTMENTSBonspiel Results – P16College Curling – P6Comics–P14Curler’s Calendar–P19Member Services–P3Rocket Exhaust–P7Tales from Sheet 9–P7USWCA – Pages 4-5

JUNIOR JAMBOREE:Cape Cod hosts summerjunior camp. Page 3.THE CIRCUIT:USWCA has a newevent. Page 5COLLEGE CHARGE:Find ways to expandyour programs. Page 6.LOOKING FORLEADERS: Wanna be ateam leader? Apply now.Page 8.WIN STUFF!: Want togo to the ContinentalCup? 2.MIDLAND DISPLAY:Midland gets to showoff new facility as hostfor 2011 MixedChampionship. Page 15.

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s a statement ofthe partnershipbetween theUSCA and the

individual curling clubs, theAnnual Donation Program,also known as the PinProgram, for 2010-11 willgive clubs an opportunity tohelp themselves while help-ing the UCSA.

Upon meeting a donationgoal of $1,000 or more, theclub will receive back 25percent of the total dona-tions made by the membersof the club.

In addition, the Premium

Program will continue forthis year. Individual con-tributors will receive a pre-mium thank you for theirdonation to the USCA. Thepremium donation levelsare:

• $25 – Donation pin• $50 – Donation pin

plus second historicalUSCA pin

• $100 – Donation pinplus long-sleeve t-shirt with

USA Curling logo• $250 – Donation pin

plus four pint glasses withUSA Curling logo

• $500 – Donation pinplus Team USA jacket withcontributor’s last name onback.

The Annual DonationProgram for the USCA,also known as the PinProgram, will be a jointresponsibility of all ofmembers of the USCABoard of Directors. Theywill be contacting individ-ual clubs and through them,individual members, topresent them an opportunityto partner with the USCA inthis Donation Program. Inaddition, individuals have

an opportunity to partici-pate in the DonationProgram by making a dona-tion on-line. The site is:www.buyitsellit/usacurl.com.

All cash donations toUSCA are deemed charita-ble deductions for incometax purposes.

Any questions may bedirected to your region’sUSCA director or to DavidCarlson, Vice President ofMarketing and Operations,[email protected],608-742-3049 (H), 608-743-1905 (B).

Help curling continue to growby Dave Carlson,

USA Curling Vice President,

Marketing & Operations

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To view a complete list ofthe 2009-10 Pin Programdonors, see Page 19.

Curling in Florida?Oklahoma? You bet!

nce again the OlympicWinter Games sparked ahuge interest in curlingthroughout the United

States. Open houses conducted dur-ing and after the Vancouver Gamesdrew record crowds. Based on anUSCA survey,between 40,000-50,000 individualsparticipated inOpen Houses andLearn to Curlsaround the country.

Since the 2002Olympics in SaltLake City, the yearfollowing theOlympic Games hasresulted in largeincreases in USCAmembership. In 2003 we had anincrease of 8.5 percent; in 2007 itrose by 9.5 percent, and member-ship for 2011 is expected toincrease 10 percent. Our largestgrowth is in arena curling.

In the last seven months alone,USA Curling has added 17 newarena clubs, many in non-traditional

locations. We now have curlingclubs in Montana, Oklahoma,Florida, South Carolina, and RhodeIsland. New clubs have also sprungup in California, Indiana, andOregon. There are currently 66clubs curling on arena ice asopposed to 83 dedicated clubs.

The Winter Olympics matter to

USA Curling as reflected by thenew members in our dedicatedclubs and the new arena clubs. Butit goes beyond that curling is nolonger just a northern winter sport,but rather a sport played nationally,year-round, in 38 states (and stillgrowing). The increased attendanceat the National Championships canalso be attributed in part to widerinterest in the sport. And finally, theOlympics have opened up newopportunities for sponsorship forthe USCA. Bring on the SochiOlympic Winter Games!

Chris Sjue, Fargo, N.D., is presi-

dent of the United States Curling

Association. He can be reached via

email at [email protected] or via

cell phone at 701-471-1707.

The newly-formed Fort Wayne (Ind.) Curling Club hosted its first bonspiel this

summer with great success. The club curls out of the Canlan Ice Sports Arena.

by Chris Sjue,

President, USA Curling

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2010-11 pin design

Olympic Games coverage creates

open house maniaacross U.S.

By the numbers:• Number of new people exposed tocurling since the 2010 OlympicWinter Games: 50,000 (estimate)• Number of new clubs started: 17• Number of new club inquiriesreceived at the USA office, MemberServices Department: 235*Complete membership growth can-not be tabulated until dues are collect-ed in January 2011.

President

Chris Sjue

nother curlingseason has creptin, which indi-cates that summer

is long gone and the pace ofthe work we do here at thenational office will continueto speed up throughout thenext nine months.

As I begin my ninth sea-son with USA Curling, weare rolling out a new organ-ization logo as part a three-phrase branding identifica-tion and development proj-ect that began a few yearsago. To keep pace, I’veupdated the masthead forthe U.S. Curling News andhave made some minormodifications to the interiorof the newspaper. Althoughsubtle, I hope you’ll appre-ciate our dedication toimprovement, which issomething I take to heart.The new logos are featuredin color on Page 10 of thisissue. If member clubswould like to receive an artfile to drop the logo intotheir ice or for use on clubwebsites, please don’t hesi-tate to send me an email.

As I am out-and-about inthe curling community,people often ask me if thenational office staff mem-bers curl. While BevSchroeder and Rick Patzkecan boast of past curlingaccolades, the rest of us areless accomplished in ouron-ice experiences. As for-mer league teammates ofmine at the Stevens PointCurling Club can attest to,my curling skills are notever worth writing about. Istill cannot throw an out-turn with any sort of suc-cess, but I’ve come to terms

with it and can laugh atmyself. We’re in it for thecamaraderie anyway, right?My Olympic aspirations aremet every four years as apress officer anyway.However, putting curlingjokes you’re making aboutme inside your heads aside,one thing I can brag aboutis the generosity that’s beenbestowed upon the CurlersKicking Cancer team whileI’ve begged for money thepast two summers to sup-port the national office’sAmerican Cancer Societyteam. Last year we lost twoinstrumental people in thecurling world to cancer whowere dear to me – ChrisMoore, who was USCApresident until he had tostep down in 2009 due tohis battle with cancer, andGarland Legacie, USCAchief ice technician, whoseconstant jokes were anessential part of getting usthrough the NationalChampionships on very lit-tle sleep.

In September 2009, weentered the ACS 5Krun/walk here in StevensPoint, Wis., and set out toraise money for cancerresearch. The generosityfrom the curling world washumbling. So we set outagain this year with biggergoals and were once againthe top fund-raising team.The only downside was thatthe event fell on the sameweekend as the USCA’s fallboard meeting. Thankfully,the big boss Patzke excusedDawn Leurquin and myselfearly so we could driveback and take our spots atthe starting line to represent

the Curlers Kicking Cancerteam. Beautiful weathergraced us both years, whichI know was due in part toMoore and Legacie lookingdown on us. These twoevents would not have beena success without thosewho graciously donatedmoney to our cause. You’llbe sure to be pestered bymy persistent emails andannouncements on behalfof our team in future years.

Moving forward, wehope to bring you more fea-ture stories in the Curling

News this season focusedon you – our loyal membersand lifeline of the organiza-tion. What would you liketo see in the Curling News?What changes and improve-ments can we make? Feelfree to share your ideaswith me.

See you along the ice (noone needs to see me on it)!

VOLUME 66, No. 1 FALL 2010

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2 FALL 2010 USA Curling... Dare to curl

Official publication of theUnited States Curling Association

Editor — Terry KolesarAssociate Editor—Rick Patzke

Contributing Editor—David GarberDesign: Terry Kolesar

Next editorial deadline: Nov. 12, 2010

The United States Curling News (ISSN 1064-3001; USPS 392-020)is published five times per year in October, November, February,March and May by the United States Curling Association. TheUSCA and Curling News office is located at 5525 Clem’s Way,Stevens Point, WI 54482. Telephone 715-344-1199. Subscriptionprice for non-USCA members: $16 per year (North America), $26per year (overseas), payable in US currency. Single copy price:$2.50. Advertising rates on request. Established 1945. Periodicalspostage paid at Waupaca, Wisconsin, and additional offices asrequested. Postmaster sends address changes to US Curling News,5525 Clem’s Way, Stevens Point, WI 54482.

United States Curling AssociationOfficers

President Chris SjueVice Presidents Kent Beadle

Dave CarlsonJerome LarsonJames Pleasants

Treasurer Jack BernauerSecretary Bob Pelletier

Directors

Paul Badgero [2012]Kent Beadle [2012]Jack Bernauer* [2011]Craig Brown (AAC) [2011]Dave Carlson [2013]Maureen Clark (AAC) [2011]Janet Farr (USWCA) [2012]Dean Gemmell (AAC) [2011]Nancy Haggenmiller [2013]Peggy Hatch** [2011]Jonathan Havercroft [2013]Cyndee Johnson [2011]Nicole Joraanstad (AAC) [2011]Gwen Krailo [2013]Jerome Larson [2012]

Jan Legacie [2011]Gordon Maclean [2013]Richard Maskel (AAC) [2011]Bob Pelletier [2012]James Pleasants [2013]Leland Rich [2011]Sean Silver [2012]Chris Sjue [2013]Mark Swandby [2011]Ann Swisshelm (AAC) [2011]Beau Welling* [2011]Sam Williams [2011]* Board-elected

** Voice, no vote

Off-site staff:

Sports Psychology ConsultantDr. John Coumbe-Lilley

Coaching Development DirectorScott Higgins

National Wheelchair Development CoachSteve Brown

National Wheelchair Curling Outreach Development DirectorMarc DePerno

Head Ice TechnicianDave Staveteig

Head Games OfficialBill Forsythe

USA Curling National Office5525 Clem’s Way

Stevens Point, WI 54482Office: 715-344-1199 • Fax: 715-344-2279

E-mail: [email protected] • Web site: www.usacurl.orgCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:

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Bev Schroeder, [email protected] OF COMMUNICATIONS:

Terry Kolesar, [email protected]:

Sandy Robinson, [email protected] SERVICES COORDINATOR:

Dawn Leurquin, [email protected] ASSISTANT:

Christy Hering, [email protected]

AMERICAN CURLING FOUNDATION & MUSEUMThe Museum is located at the Chicago Curling Club,

555 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062CURATOR: James M. Miller Jr.

2011 Glendale Ave.Northbrook, IL 60062847-272-7224

UNITED STATES WOMEN’S CURLING ASSOCIATIONOFFICERS

PRESIDENT Nancy SeitzFIRST VICE PRESIDENT Maureen GuaySECOND VICE PRESIDENT Bridget MatzkeSECRETARY Mary Ann HulmeTREASURER Carolyn MacLeodUSCA LIAISON Janet FarrPROMOTIONS & Nancy WilhelmPUBLIC RELATIONS

Changing leaves, changing shoes,must be curling in the air

Ideas? Complaints? Send

your thoughts to Curling

News Editor Terry Kolesar

[email protected]

715-344-1199, Ext. 202

From the Editor’s DeskA

Eager new curlers take to the ice at the beginning of the inaugural season at the Palmetto

Curling Club this spring. The club is housed at the Greenville Recreation Pavilion in

Taylors, S.C. Find out more at www.palmettocurling.com.

Curling South Carolina style

Your contact: Bev Schroeder, [email protected]; 1-888-287-5377, Ext. 203

Certifications

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Eight-EndersCape-tastic!

The Cape Cod Junior Camp, a USCA sponsored event, took place on Cape Cod July 18-21.

In total, 33 youth attended the camp.

Submitted photo

ape Cod hosted itsfirst internationalwheelchair bon-spiel July 22-26.

Six teams participated,including one from Canada,the German National team,and four from the U.S. Theformat consisted of a roundrobin followed by finals onSunday. The bonspielincluded dinners and a ban-quet on Saturday evening.Dr. Joo Young Park, theKorean WheelchairAssociation president, alsoattended the event in antici-pation of sending a teamnext year.

2010 Paralympic CoachSteve Brown and 2010Paralympic Team LeaderMarc Deperno were instru-mental in helping organizethe event as was SteveShaffer, the Columbuswheelchair coach whoassisted on the ice.

The event was successfulto the extent that plans areunderway to expand thebonspiel next summer.

by Russ Lemcke,

Cape Cod Curling Club

he following USA CurlingInstructor clinics areplanned for the GNCCregion. Please contact

Sandra McMakin [email protected] with anyquestions regarding clinics, certifi-cation requirements, or develop-ment opportunities for instructors

and coaches in the U.S. USA Curling Level I

Broomstones Curling Club(Wayland, Mass.) is hosting aLevel I Instructor Clinic, Saturday,Oct. 16. Registration begins at 8:30a.m. Class starts at 9 a.m. and endsat approximately 3 p.m. Pleasebring your curling gear as there areon-ice activities.

Participant fee is $50 whichincludes USCA fees, materials and

lunch. Please contact AlinaMartinez to pre-register [email protected]. Deadline for pre-registration is Oct. 10. Level Icourses are planned Oct. 2 atPotomac and Ardsley as well butthose registration dates have sincepassed.

USA Curling Level IICape Curling Club (Falmouth,

MA) is hosting a Level II InstructorClinic, Sunday, Oct. 17.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.Class starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4p.m. Please bring your curling gear,including a stop watch, as there areon-ice activities.

Participant fee is $50 whichincludes USCA fees and materials.Lunch may be purchased separatelyfor a small fee. Contact KennyThompson to pre-register at [email protected]. Deadlinefor pre-registration is Oct. 10.

USA Curling instructor clinics planned

Level I InstructorRon AubinAndrew BahrKatherine BentleyClare BergquistMathew BertonicaKelly BloomMegan BoyakDoug BurcheskySean BurcheskyRyan ClaussenDianne ClaySteven ClayLarry CookMikel CoulterRobert P. CrainGlenn DeruchieLinda EvenLea FranklinClifford GrayJohn HaleJames HarlowRonda HarlowDan HindererJennifer HindererArnie IwanickRichard LazarowichMichael LivelyDianne LyverStephen MarschallStephanie MartinSusan McDonaldNatalie McDonoughSue Mitchell

Pete MorelewiczJaclyn OtterspoorJacqueline PoissantSerge PoissantMaureen RiceBill RuddickKurt SchroederCassandra SimpsonJoseph SipznerGarry StasiukDavid StyleJennifer ViethEmma WendtAlan WilsonDarcie WilsonJon WilsonMarissa WrightElisa Yee

Level II InstructorJoey BataKatherine BentleyDarcy EllarbyMichael GravesArnie IwanickStephen MarschallNancy L. MurphyMaureen RiceJon Wilson

Level I OfficialKevin ArtisDavid BakemanEd BrezinskyGary G. CampbellCorey Crowell

Richard W. DoubleTim EbertJacob ElaDean GettingerDiana GettingerKathleen J. GiedtRonel W. GiedtMark McElweeMike OttoSteve RagotzyDon RimmerCharles SmithRick ThomasJohn Zimmerman

Level II OfficialKevin ArtisDavid BakemanElly BockleyKarl BockleyJames J. GriebschSusan RillingDon RimmerRick Thomas

Level I CoachJoey BataChad CarlsonLori KawleskiJon Mielke

Level II CoachJon Mielke

Level III CoachJon Mielke

by Sandra McMakin,

Chair, Instruction & Training

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DuluthOn March 11 the Ethan

Meyers rink scored aneight-ender in a leagueplayoff game at the DuluthCurling Club, Duluth,Minn. This is the fourtheight-ender scored at theclub in more than 40 years.Curling with Meyers wasTrevor Host, AnderSilverness and MeredithStewart.

ExmoorIn March 1965 the

“Pete” Tighe rink scored aneight-ender during theLadies Club Championshipon Sheet 1 at the ExmoorCurling Club, HighlandPark, Ill. Team memberswere “Pete” Tighe, CharTyson, Patricia Wright andIrene Brown. Eight-endersmust run in the Wright fam-ily, as Patricia’s grandson,Steve Wright, third on theSteve Schultz team, alsohad an eight-ender but onSheet Two at the ExmoorCurling Club on March 2,2010, during the MarchMadness event.

ACF&Mdonations

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Cape Codhosts

internationalwheelchairbonspiel

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omen of theUSWCA gathertwice a year toshare ideas,

design programs to serveour members and considerissues that concern womenand youth curlers across thecountry. It is no small com-mitment to volunteer on thecommittees and the boardof this organization, butwithout the year-round sup-port of our committeemembers and club repre-sentatives, there would beno regional Five-Year &Under Bonspiels, no All-American Competition, noNational Women’sBonspiels, no grants toyoung curlers by theWomen’s CurlingDevelopment Fund. And,

that’s just a small sample ofthe programs and servicesthat would disappear with-out those who work for theUSWCA for the love ofcurling.

This month at the FallMeeting in Cleveland,Ohio, we had a past presi-dent beginning her 49thyear of service to USWCAand we had six first-timeclub representatives whospent their time in orienta-tion meetings, brainstorm-ing sessions and curlers’networking events beforeheading into the boardmeeting to cast votes onbehalf of their own club.

New programming isconstantly being added tothe mix of longstandingUSWCA events, with each

addition designed to meetneeds and expectations ofan increasingly diverse mixof club curlers. The 2010-11 season marks the debutof The Circuit as well ascelebrating the longstand-ing tradition of the ScottishLadies Tour, an opportunitythat comes once per decadeas 20 visiting Scots curl atmember clubs coast-to-coast through the month ofJanuary. This year thewomen of the USWCAhave taken on an additionalchallenge as we begin aprocess of strategic plan-ning. Through surveys,individual interviews andthe process of “blue-skybrainstorming,” we arelooking at our strengths,our weaknesses and our

vision of what we need tobecome in order to bestserve the curling communi-ty in the next 10 years. Iinvite you to contribute tothis venture with your ownthoughts and opinionsabout the role of a nationalorganization whose missionis to develop, nurture andpromote the sport of curlingamong today’s women andall youth. You needn’t be acurrent member of theUSWCA or an active par-ticipant in our programs –we invite your input. Toregister a comment, an ideaor a concern, email me [email protected] or goon our website to leaveyour thoughts about whatwe do, who we are and howwe might change to best

meet the needs of womenand youth curlers.



Exciting future awaits all curlers

or the 12th year, theUSWCA is proudto sponsor juniorbonspiels as a way

to promote and support thegrowth of our nation’syouth curling. We’re excit-ed to announce that threebonspiels will be hostedacross the United Statesthis season.

During the 2010-11 curl-ing season, the junior bon-spiels will be hosted by thefollowing USWCA memberclubs:

East Region: NutmegCurling Club in Bridgeport,Conn., Feb. 25-27, 2011

Wisconsin/CentralRegions: Portage CurlingClub in Portage, Wis., Jan.15-17, 2011

West Region: St. PaulCurling Club in St. Paul,Minn., Feb. 12-13, 2011.The West Region Bonspielwill be held in conjunctionwith the 18th Annual Kyle

Satrom Memorial JuniorBonspiel.

Posters will be sent tothe host clubs and allUSWCA representatives toadvertise and promote theseevents across the country.Travel reimbursement wasalso made available to helpdefray the cost for juniorteams traveling to thesebonspiels.

If you have any ques-tions, please do not hesitateto contact Shelley Dropkin,USWCA Junior BonspielChair at 508-481-3860 orby sending an email [email protected].

he All-Americanhas been sponsoredby the UnitedStates Women’s

Curling Association since1966. The All-American isan inner-club event heldduring the curling seasonby clubs throughout theUnited States. The USWCAprovides beautiful All-American pins to eachmember-club for this event.

This bonspiel wasdesigned to encourage theinvolvement of women –especially new and lessexperienced women curlers– so they may have anational bonspiel experi-ence within their own clubsand to foster a greaterawareness of women’s curl-ing and the role of theUSWCA.

The 2010-11 curling sea-son is upon us. Hopefully,our USWCA member clubshave the All-Americanevent on their club calen-dar. If it isn’t in place, nowis the time to work thisevent into your club’sschedule. Encourage yourladies to be a part of thisvery special ‘spiel.

If your women’s mem-bership numbers are low,consider joining withanother USWCA memberclub to meet the eligibility

requirements.Consider giving your

event a true bonspiel atmos-phere, with good food, dec-orations, prizes and a funtime, ending with awardingthe All-American pins tothe winning team at thattime or when your clubawards are presented. TheAll-American is a wonder-ful in-club event with anational flavor becauseclubs all over the countryare holding the same eventon home ice.

To clubs that have notjoined the USWCA, consid-er becoming a part of ourorganization in order to beinvolved in our manyrewarding aspects as wellas becoming eligible to par-ticipate in our All-American, Senior Bonspieland National Bonspiel.

Be sure to join yourclub’s All-American thisseason. If you have anyquestions or are interestedin learning more aboutholding an All-Americanevent at your club, checkout the USWCA website,www.uswca.org, or contactGloria Martino at [email protected].

USWCA President

Nancy Seitz

[email protected]

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12 years and counting!

Watch for yourclub’s USWCAAll-American

by Shelley Dropkin, Chair

Junior Bonspiel Committee

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by Gloria Martino, Chair

All-American CommitteeThe USWCA is happy to welcome

the newest curling clubs across theland with women members from allwalks of life who want to enjoy thesport in different ways. Some arewomen who have recently taken up thesport in established curling clubs thatare already members of the USWCA.A growing number are new curlers innewly-organized clubs. In addition, theUSWCA welcomes men who wish tosupport our organization and achieveextra “ice time” with our intra-clubevents.

The USWCA is proud to have a rep-resentative from every member club asa voting member of the USWCABoard. This participation provides an

exchange of ideas and support forclubs across the United States.

Here are a few of the other benefitsof USWCA membership:

• National and the Senior NationalBonspiels

• USWCA regional 5-year & underand junior curling events

• Junior program equipment assis-tance

• Women’s Curling DevelopmentFund for support of women and youthcurling

• Incoming and outgoing Scot andFriendship Tours

• The Circuit – the newest USWCAsponsored program

Our history is impressive and we areproud of it. After 60 years, membershipin the United States Women’s CurlingAssociation is still the “best deal onice!”

Join the USWCA today, andmake a difference tomorrow

by Carol Wood, Chairwoman

USWCA Membership Committee

Junior bonspielsfind continued

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Create your club’sAll-American

event this season



he USA Curlingnational office wel-comed a new staffmember in July.

Christy Hering was hiredas the newadministrativeassistant, replac-ing Jean Lindnerwho moved tofurther expandthe hotel man-agement busi-ness she ownswith her hus-band.

Hering, anative ofFremont, Wis.,now lives inWausau, Wis., with her hus-band, Troy, who works as atechnician with the RibMountain Metro SewerageDistrict.

She is a 2000 graduate ofFox Valley TechnicalCollege with a degree inoffice administration.

Previous jobs includemanaging the office of herfather-in-law’s plumbingand heating business and

owning and operating asmall motel on the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail inWisconsin.

“When we have freetime, Troy and Ilike to spend itexploring thewilderness- hik-ing, biking,kayaking, snow-shoeing, etc.,”Hering said.“We have onefour-footed furrychild – a catnamed Mercury.

Her duties asadministrativeassistant include,

but are not limited to gener-al administrative support tothe USCA staff, volunteersand members. TheAdministrative Assistant isprimarily responsible formaintaining the USCAdatabase, assists with com-puter aspects of the Curling

News, the shipping andtracking of event equip-ment, and overall officemanagement.

New administrativeassistant joins USCA

New event aims to increase participation

he USWCA is excited toannounce the inauguralseason of the USWCACurling Circuit (The

Circuit). The Circuit is designed toincrease participation in women’sbonspiels and increase the competi-tiveness of women curlers not cur-rently participating in nationalplaydowns.

The Circuit will be held in eachof the four regions of the USWCA(East, Central, Wisconsin, andWest). Each region will have itsown Circuit competition and thetop points winner from across thecountry will win The CircuitNational Award.

USWCA Member Clubs willbenefit from increased participationin their events. The fee for anyUSWCA member club to include

their Women’s ‘Spiel in The Circuitis $100. This fee along, with thefees from The Circuit curlers, willdetermine the prize money for eachregion. The Circuit will not ask theclubs to change their ‘spiel in anyway. They simply need to report

the results of The Circuit Curlersback to their region coordinator.

The Circuit member club musthave their women’s bonspiel regis-tered as being part of The Circuit atleast one week prior to the event.But, of course, the earlier a ‘spiel isregistered, the easier it will be forCircuit curlers to learn about it andenter. The USWCA website willhave links to each participatingclub’s bonspiel invite.

The participating curling clubmust be a member of the USWCAto have their women’s bonspiel bepart of The Circuit.

Individual curlers will registerwith their region coordinator. Thefee for the 2010-11 season is $50.Curlers must have at least twomembers of The Circuit on theirteam to accumulate points. TheCircuit USWCA patches will besent to all participants.

Curlers can change teammates

from one ‘spiel to another. Curlerscan register for The Circuit anytimethroughout the season and mustregister before their second gameof an event to earn points from thatevent.

Points are awarded based ongames won, with first-event andfinal-event wins adding additionalpoints.

Curlers must be members ingood standing of the USWCA tojoin The Circuit.

Complete details for both indi-vidual and club participation alongwith registration forms are avail-able at www.uswca.org. Look forThe Circuit Event on the homepage.

The USWCA Curling Circuit isproud to announce the sponsorshipby Brooms Up Curling Supplies(www.broomsupcurling.com), andwe welcome additional sponsors tothis national event.

ince its founding in 1998, theWomen’s Curling DevelopmentFund has grown slowly and steadi-ly. Its purpose is to motivate and

support women “at the grassroots level”with financial grants. Through the years ithas funded the cost of ice rental at a 5-Year& Under Bonspiel, purchased time clocksfor use at USWCA National Bonspiels, andhelped the coach of a junior women’s teamattend a coach development camp. It hasalso compensated travel expenses for jun-ior women’s teams to attend the OptimistU18 event, as well as other women’steams.

Last spring, the WCDF helped a teamof young professional women from the SanFrancisco Bay Area Curling Club andSeattle’s Granite Curling Club attend anintensive training and curling event inCanada. The USWCA patches shown ontheir sleeves will be given to all recipientsof WCDF grants. Loreen Makishima,Davinna Ohlson and TC Altus are fromSan Fransico and Cyndy Eng-Dinsel isSeattle Granite.

To increase the income and awareness ofthis Fund, Peggy Rotton from the UticaCurling Club graciously offered to re-issuethe “Chick Pin.” The name originated in

her club from the label given some womencurlers by their male peers, who were wait-ing to take to the ice after the women fin-ished! This pin has proven very popular,and can be purchased for $5 with all theproceeds going to the WCDF. To order seedetails on the USWCA websitewww.uswca.org.

The Fund welcomes donations of anysize and all are tax deductible. These giftsmay be given in honor of someone or inmemoriam. All such gifts will be formallyacknowledged. Information about dona-tions or grant applications are available onthe USWCA website.

Developmental fund helps support many projects

by Anne Robertson,

Chair, USWCA WCDF Committee

Recipients of a WCDF grant were (l-r)

Loreen Makishima, Davinna Ohlson,

Cyndy Eng-Dinsel and TC Altus.

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by Dorothy Roach, Chairwoman

The Circuit Committee

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The Capital Curling Club inBismarck, N.D., will again host ajunior bonspiel and competitivecurling camp Oct. 22-24, whichcoincides with Teachers’Convention in North Dakota andMinnesota.

The event will draw teams fromacross the region and Canada. Theevent features a pool-type, round-robin, format. Two divisions – a

competitive and a developmental –will ensure challenging games.

Concurrent with the bonspielwill be the “No Boundaries”Curling Camp. The No Boundariesconcept combines top coaches andinstructors working together to pro-vide a series of training tracks.

Clinics will be held betweenbonspiel draws. This will allow theathletes to try the newly-learned

concepts as soon as the class isover. Cost for the event is $70 perperson which covers the bonspiel,clinics, and lunch and dinner onFriday and Saturday. Activitiesbegin Friday morning. Athletes areto sign up as teams.

Be sure to visit the NoBoundaries Curling Camp’sFacebook page for the latest infor-mation on this year’s instructors

and to check out photos from pastyear’s camps. A block of rooms hasbeen reserved at the Comfort Inn,1030 East Interstate Ave., BismarckN.D., under “Capital CurlingClub.” To make reservations, call701-223-1911. Cost is $72.40 pernight. For more information, con-tact Dave Jensen at 701-258-0647(H), 701-258-5201 (W),[email protected].

Register now for No Boundaries Junior Camp

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Elements of building a successful college curling program



he May 2010 issueof The Curling

News included anarticle about the

activities of the DenverUniversity Curling Club, aUSCA-recognized curlingclub organized and over-seen by students at that uni-versity. I would like to offersome thoughts on the con-cept of curling at the col-lege/university club level,and the experiences wehave had with the MichiganTechnological UniversityCurling Club (MTUCC)and the Copper CountryCurling Club (CCCC).

The MTUCC wasformed in 1994 shortly afterthe CCCC began opera-tions. The CCCC is a “tra-ditional” curling club thatbegan on arena ice and sev-eral years ago moved to adedicated facility on naturalice in a renovated historicalbuilding dating from thecopper mining era of ourarea.

The MTUCC has hadseveral rises and falls in thelevel of student involve-ment and membership dur-ing those 16 years due, inpart, to the skills and lead-ership of the studentsinvolved with the club, theinterest of the MTU faculty,and the ability of the CCCCto offer a curling experi-ence satisfactory to stu-dent’s expectations.

I have identified five keypoints that correlate to thehealth of our university’scurling club, and I believethat these points are appli-cable to other situations andlocations. They include:relationship with a tradi-tional curling club; level offaculty involvement; stu-dent leadership skills; stu-dent motivation to curl; andthe recruitment of new stu-dent curlers.

Integration with a traditional club versusindependence from a

traditional clubThe Denver University

Curling Club operates as acompletely independententity as far as the USCA isconcerned and is a com-pletely appropriateapproach. By contrast, theMTUCC operates entirelyunder the umbrella of theCCCC insofar as USCAmembership is concerned.All members of theMTUCC are required to bedues-paying members ofthe CCCC. The CCCCmakes sure that their mem-bership paperwork with theUSCA is taken care of. Aspecial student membershipdues rate of $40/year coversUSCA and GLCA dues andon-ice insurance costswhile allowing unlimitedcurling at a price which stu-dents can afford. With thismembership, students havefull voting rights in allCCCC membership meet-ings. MTUCC members areencouraged to form teamsthat compete in our regularclub leagues. In the pastfew years about two-thirdsof MTUCC members havedone just that. But, theMTUCC also has oneevening a week for theirexclusive use of the CCCCice. These evenings aregeared toward a much morecasual curling experienceand socializing with theirpeers. This arrangement hasallowed the students tobecome curlers in the tradi-

tional sense yet maintaintheir independence.

Faculty advisor interested in curling

MTU requires that allformally-recognized studentorganizations (clubs) have afaculty advisor. The role ofthe faculty advisor is toguide the students whenissues arise, and offeradvice and assistance incomplying with the univer-sity’s Student OrganizationGuidelines. If the facultyadvisor is also a curler withCCCC membership, he/shealso acts as a liaison withthe CCCC and is an advo-cate for the students.Students graduate and leavethe area. However, a facultyadvisor who is involvedwith the students, is a curlerand interested in a long-term relationship betweenthe MTUCC and the CCCCis an “institutional memo-ry” that both organizationsdraw from in future situa-tions.

Students with qualityleadership and

organizational skillsOver the years, I have

found that college studentshave pretty amazing self-organizational skills. Forthe most part, the leadersand followers sort them-selves out, and the MTUCCoperates quite smoothly.What needs to be avoided isthe hyper-leader (the cultfigure). We had an individ-ual like this several yearsago. He was amazinglycharismatic and MTUCCmembership exploded. Healso did all of the workrequired to keep the organi-zation in good standingwith the university. Then,unexpectedly, he droppedout of school. Just as quick-ly as the MTUCC member-ship exploded, it crashed.None of the remaining stu-dent members knew whatwas required of them, andtheir faculty advisor at the

time was indifferent and anon-curler. It took severalyears and a new facultyadvisor, who is a curler, torevive the student club.

Academic incentives to curl

One incentive that bringsin new student members isthe opportunity to earn aphysical education (PE)credit for curling. Thisarrangement is simple. Thestudent signs up for a PE“Special Topics” course andpays the tuition fee for thecredit and simultaneouslybecomes a member of theMTUCC (and by extension,the CCCC, the Great LakesCurling Association and theUSCA). The student attendsregular weekly curling ses-sions, whether on the tradi-tional CCCC league nightsor with the MTUCC onlynight. If the student is newto curling, instruction isprovided by a USCA certi-fied instructor via special“classroom” sessions.Students earn their credit bysimply logging their time.

Extracurricular draw to bring in new curlersThe biggest activity that

recruits new student curlersis the inclusion of curling,starting in 2004, as part ofMTU’s Winter Carnivalactivities. This annual eventincludes a number of com-petitions for which studentgroups (fraternities, residenthall houses and other cam-

pus clubs) participate andearn points. At the close ofCarnival weekend, pointsare totaled to declare aWinter Carnival winner.Curling became one of themost popular WinterCarnival sports. Each yearapproximately 50 teamscompete in four divisionsover two weekends. Formost students, this is theirfirst curling experience.Many come back the nextyear as regular curlers inthe MTUCC. Looking atthis past year’s list ofMTUCC officers, all beganregular curling after theirexperience with WinterCarnival curling.

Over the years hundredsof MTUCC students havegraduated and moved on toother locations around andbeyond the nation. I knowof several that are activemembers of curling clubswhere they now live, andhopefully those who do nothave a club locally will actat some point to start one.

In summary, our 16-yearexperience of curling as acollege/university clublevel sport has shown thatthe right incentives toattract students, and dedi-cated guidance from anadvisor with strong links toa traditional curling club,serve as means to a positiveintroduction to curling dur-ing higher education yearsand hopefully beyond.

by Gordon Maclean,

Chairman, College

Curling Committee

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Top 10 More “World Cup Soccer” Ways to Enliven the World Curling Championships:

10] Newly engineered “Jabulani” stones will intro-duce much needed additional unpredictability to therock’s trajectory.9] The constant buzzing of fan favorite vuvuzelahorns will thankfully drown out those annoying andever-present “hurry hard” sweep calls.8] Officials will monitor player conduct and give out“yellow cards” for “verbal abuse” involving foul lan-guage and “red cards” for “wardrobe malfunctions”involving garish Norwegian argyle pants.7] Key rule changes will vastly increase the numberof blank ends and lead directly to an onslaught of“spectator friendly” scoring droughts.6] Elite skips will emulate the top soccer stars byadopting prestigious “single name” monikers likeAngola’s “Loco” and Brazil’s “Kaka.”5] Successful hammer shots will be immediately fol-lowed by extremely silly and highly embarrassingcelebratory dances.4] Front-end sweepers will master the art of the“dive” by deliberately bumping into opposition play-ers, feigning interference, and then writhing in abjectagony as they flop around on the ice.3] Female fans caught sneaking into the champi-onship venue wearing all orange “Dutchy Dresses”from unauthorized rival sponsors will be given theoption of either being carted off to the local jail orremaining in the arena and watching the rest of thematches in their underwear.2] Tiresome and unnecessary tie-break games will bedone away with by simply having Germany’s infalli-ble cephalopod soccer oracle “Paul the Octopus”accurately select the winner in advance.1] The archaic and outdated “Spirit of Curling” willbe replaced by South Africa’s more delightful andjoyful “Spirit of Ayoba,” just as soon as someone atthe World Curling Federation manages to figure outwhat that actually means.

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hen notablecurlers passaway it is sad,certainly, but

also an occasion for reflec-tion.

John Pierre Jahant, 51,died May 19 in Illinois.John, Russ Armstrong, JimWilson and Tim Wrightwon the 1985 U.S. nation-als and were world semi-finalists at Perth. John, sur-vived by spouse Dale, wasone of those kind and color-ful characters bestdescribed by close friendRuss Armstrong: “My dearfriend John Jahant had beenin declining health for sev-eral years and passed awaypeacefully with Dale at hisside. John always had asmile and a hearty laugh,and would give you theshirt off his back. His manyclose friends came to knowand love his selfless, easy-going nature.

“A fantastic curler,John’s signature tuck slideand dead-on release was amain force in our team’s1985 national title. I trav-eled with ‘Yodel’ fromAlaska to Europe, and upand down the North Shore

in his bright yellowMustang, always laughingand enjoying life with everymile of the journey. Thoughhe left us too soon, hepacked more life, love andlaughs into his life thanmost. We will greatly missour good friend.”

This writer knew thatplaying against John Jahantmeant your bonspiel experi-ence would be even better,on and off the ice.

William “Bill” Strum,72, died Aug. 28 inSuperior, Wis. Strum wasthe only three-time U.S.world champion (1965,1974 and 1978) and was anOlympian (demonstrationsport) in 1988 and 1992(bronze medal, defeating2010 gold medalist teamKevin Martin). He wasinducted into the USCAHall of Fame in 1989. Whatmade Bill such a formida-ble competitor, who man-aged to remain at worldmedal level for over 27years? This writer had theprivilege to observe Billover many years and con-cludes that he had a “cham-pionship mentality,” a cer-tain mental toughness thathelped him perform wellenough to win at all levels(while being a truly nicefellow). It’s hard to define,but in this writer’s opinion,it’s the most important sin-gle characteristic an athletecan have, because it lever-ages the effects of naturaltalent, intelligence andwork ethic. Championshipmentality in a team sportalso includes an innate ordeveloped sense of how

best to be a part of a win-ning team. Before sportspsychology became popu-larized, Bill Strum and hisSuperior teammates haddeveloped the mindset theyneeded to be consistentwinners at world level.

Gunther Hummelt, 78,died July 3 in Europe. Bornin Innsbruck, Austria,Hummelt started curling in1959. He was instrumentalin founding several clubs inAustria, the Munich,Germany Curling Club andthe Austrian CurlingAssociation (circa 1980).He rose to lead the WorldCurling Federation as presi-dent from 1990-2000. Aman of great charm andbroad vision (in the view ofthis writer, who was fortu-nate to have observedHummelt in action), hecombined an astute politicalsense with a practical acu-men, resulting in greatprogress for curling aroundthe world under his leader-ship. Hummelt, coordinat-ing the efforts of manyeffective people, was a keycomponent of the ascensionof curling to full-medal sta-tus in the Olympic Winter

Games, and the elevation ofcurling as a respected mem-ber of the world amateursports community. Imme-diately after his presidency,Gunther was named theWCF’s first HonoraryPresident in recognition ofhis achievements. Heremained active and influ-ential in world curlingaffairs until falling ill short-ly before his death. For sev-eral years around the 1980s,Hummelt was a regular par-ticipant at the MilwaukeeKiltie Mixed Bonspiel.

Edward A. “Eddie”Wanta, 84, was a lifetimemember of the Clintonville(Wis.) Curling Club. Hewas also a World War IINavy veteran, a florist, aRotarian, and otherwiseactive in community affairs.

Forrest Moseley, 100, ofthe Portage Curling Club,who was recognized in theCurling News last season inhis 100th year, died overthe off-season. He’s the fel-low whose doctor madehim quit curling, for fear ofa fall, in his late 80s, butwho still, as a 100-year-oldfan, drove himself to theclub to watch curling.

Passing of curlers both sad and uplifting

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Marlene FalkFormer Arlington curler Marlene Falk,

73, Poynette, Wis., passed away May 13,2010. She is survived by her husband,Lewie Falk, a large extended family,friends and curlers from the ColumbiaCounty area. Her curling memories weremade as a spectator when she attendedthree consecutive World JuniorChampionships making wonderfulfriends in Fussen, Germany; Markham,Ontario; and Portage la Prairie, Canada.She traveled to many curling clubs towatch her husband curl and will bemissed greatly by many.

Thomas BaczewskiThomas Paul “Tom” Baczewski, 44, of

Mt. Iron, Minn., died Thursday, June 3,2010, in his home of a heart attack due todiabetic complications. He was born Oct.24, 1965, in St. Paul, Minn., the son ofFrank and Elizabeth (Gieffer) Baczewski.Tom was a member of Curl Mesabi,Virginia, Minn.

Bill StrumThree-time world champion and two-

time Olympian William “Bill” Strum,Superior, Wis., passed away Aug. 28,2010, at age 72 at his home. He was bornin Bemidji, Minn., on April 16, 1938, toEdwin and Gladys Strum.

Bill graduated from Superior CentralHigh School in 1956. He was a memberof the Wisconsin National Guard. Billmarried Betty Thomson on Aug. 13,1960. Bill had been a proud Partner inCentral Sheet Metal. He was a memberof Pilgrim Lutheran Church, and theSuperior Curling Club.

Bill had been a member of WorldCurling Championship teams in 1965,1974, and 1978, and had represented theU.S. in curling at the Olympic WinterGames in 1988 and 1992 when the sportwas a demonstration. He loved to golfand spend time with his grandchildren.

Bill was inducted into the USACurling Hall of Fame in 1994.

Make plans to attendNationals in Fargo

The Urban Plains Center in Fargo, N.D.,will host the 2011 USA Curling NationalChampionships Feb. 12-19.

The event will feature the nation’s topmen’s teams and women’s curling teams inthe weeklong competition. The championsof the tournament will go on to representthe United States in the 2011 Capital OneWomen’s World Curling Championship inEsbjerg, Denmark, March 19-27, 2011, andthe 2011 Ford Men’s World CurlingChampionship in Regina, Canada, April 2-

10, 2011. Playdown events for the Nationals get

underway Jan. 5-9 for the men at foursites: Seattle; Rochester, N.Y.; Bismarck,N.D.; and Medford, Wis. Teams not quali-fying from those events have a chance atthe Men’s Challenge Round, Jan. 19-23, inWaupaca, Wis. Because of lower numbersin year’s past, the women will not have aqualifying round, rather just the ChallengeRound, Jan. 19-23, in Grand Forks, N.D.,if needed.



Steve’s CurlingSupplies hasnew location

After 35 years in busi-ness, Steve’s CurlingSupplies is moving out ofthe basement and into anew facility. We’d like tothank all of the curlers inthe United States, as wellas the USCA, for your sup-port over the years. Ournew building is located justtwo miles north of theMadison Curling Club andeasy to find off of I-90 orHwy. 51.

We look forward tomany more years servingall of your curling needs,and invite you to stop by ifyou are in the area. Youcan find the address anddirections at www.steves-curling.com.

Good curling,Steve, Diane & Craig Brown

National champions headed to Cup

010 U.S. national championsPete Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.)and Erika Brown (Oakville,Ontario) will lead their teams

at the 2011 Continental Cup ofCurling this winter in Canada as theCup returns from a year hiatus.

The 2011 Cup is set for Jan. 13-16in St. Alberta, Alberta, nearEdmonton. This is the seventh editionof this Ryder Cup-like event and willbe sponsored by the World FinancialGroup. The Continental Cup featuresTeam North America composed offour Canadian and two U.S. teamstaking on six of the top European and

Asian teams representing TeamWorld.

Fenson and teammates ShawnRojeski (Chisholm, Minn.), Joe Polo(Duluth, Minn.) and Ryan Brunt (St.Paul, Minn.) along with Brown andher teammates Nina Spatola(McFarland, Wis.), Ann Swisshelm(Chicago) and Laura Hallisey(Medfield, Mass.) will team up withCanadian teams skipped by 2010Olympians Kevin Martin and CherylBernard and 2010 Canadian champi-ons Jennifer Jones and Kevin Koe inskins, mixed skins, singles, mixeddoubles, and team competitions dur-ing the four-day event at ServusCredit Union Place.

The World Curling Federation has

announced five of its six teams.Representing Team World will berinks skipped by 2010 Olympic silvermedalist Thomas Ulsrud of Norway;2010 Olympic bronze medalistBingyu Wang of China; 2010Olympic fourth-place finishers NiklasEdin of Sweden and Mirjam Ott ofSwitzerland; and 2010 women’sworld champion Andrea Schopp ofGermany.

This will be the seventhContinental Cup, all hosted inCanada. The event began in 2002 inRegina, Saskatchewan, and since theneach side has won three titles.

Tickets go on sale this month. Visitwww.curling.ca/championships/conti-nentalcup/.

by Terry Kolesar,

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ssociated Presswriter JanieMcCauley (SanFrancisco, Calif.)

has been honored with the2010 USA Curling BruceBennett Media Award forher writing in the lead-up toand during the 2010Olympic Winter Games.

The Bruce BennettMedia Award honors BruceBennett, who captured themany aspects of curling –the people, the competition,the strategy, and the skill.He was able to convey, inhis stories, the essence ofthe game for curlers andnon-curlers alike. He wroteabout curling with passionand enthusiasm. Bennettwas responsible for gener-ating interest in the sportand expanding the curlingcommunity throughout thecurling world through hisnewspaper stories, as wellas in curling publicationsthe U.S. and Canada. Hecovered local competitions,

national curling champi-onships, four World Curlingchampionships, and theOlympic Trials in Duluth in1998. Bennett was anambassador for all curlersand for the sport of curling.

The award is presentedto those who exemplifyBennett’s sustained journal-ism skills for the promotionof curling. McCauley’snomination was unani-mously approved by theUSA Curling Board ofDirectors during the associ-ation’s spring board meet-ing May 1-2 in Green Bay,Wis.

The award was created in2000 and has only beenpresented four other times,most recently in 2007 toNBC’s Jon Miller and PeterDiamond for their contin-ued dedication to help growthe sport of curling throughTV exposure.

McCauley, 34, wasassigned to the Olympiccurling beat last summerand eagerly began develop-ing feature stories on the 12athletes and coaching staff

to help the public learnmore about the 2010 U.S.Olympic curling team.McCauley fully embracedher role and visited with theteam at a media camp inGreen Bay in December tobetter acquaint herself withthe team and get some icetime to better understandthe sport.

In addition, McCauleywas the driving force in thedevelopment of the rela-tionship between SanFrancisco 49ers tight endVernon Davis and USACurling. Seeking to do astory to see if a professionalathlete could quickly pickup the sport, McCauleyasked Davis if he’d attend aLearn to Curl in the SanFrancisco area. A videopiece was created from thisexperience and Davis sub-sequently fell in love withthe sport. That led to himbeing named the honorarycaptain for the men’sOlympic curling team andhis involvement in the cre-ation of two promotionalPSAs for the association

and its members to use ontheir websites to furtherexpose the sport nation-wide. Davis then attendedtwo matches at the OlympicGames and spent time withthe team in Vancouver.Team members are current-ly working with Davis andhis agent on an upcomingfund-raiser and other proj-ects. Davis’s involvementwith the team helped bringadditional exposure forboth the sport and the ath-letes.

“I am beyond touchedand honored by thisaward,” McCauley said.“Thanks so very much, andknow that I loved everyminute of my experiencescovering curling, from thetrip to Green Bay throughthe Olympics. Thank youagain for all you did tomake this possible thewhole way. I’m thrilled theVernon story took off theway it did!”

This was the first timeMcCauley covered curlingat the Olympic Games. Shepreviously covered cross

country, jumping andNordic combined skiing inItaly at the 2006 OlympicGames in Torino and base-ball in 2008 at the BeijingSummer Olympics. A 1998graduate of WashingtonState University, she joinedthe AP in November 2000in Seattle in time for theMariners’ 116-win seasonin 2001 in Ichiro Suzuki’srookie year. When not cov-ering curling, McCauley isa baseball writer based inSan Francisco and also cov-ers college basketball, theNBA, San Francisco 49ersand college football.McCauley grew up inLeavenworth, Wash., and ismarried to fellow AP sportswriter Josh Dubow.

“The curling athleteswere wonderful to say theleast after covering BarryBonds’ home run chase forfive years. The hardest partof being in Vancouver was-n’t the 16-hour days watch-ing curling (I loved that!),but rather being away frommy 1-year-old daughter,Emma,” McCauley said.

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Associated Press writer honored for curling writing

Team leader applications now being accepted for four international events

SA Curling is now accepting applicationsfor team leader positions for the 2011 WorldJunior Championships, 2011 WorldWomen’s Championship and 2011 World

Men’s Championship.Detailed information related to team leader qualifi-

cations, duties and selection process can be found onthe USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org. Pleasenote that funding for the team leader positions ispending.

The application deadline is Oct. 25, 2010.Candidates shall submit their names and credentials,including a letter describing why they are qualifiedfor the position of team leader for any of the threechampionships listed. Candidates should indicate intheir letter of application which World Championshipthey are interested in applying for (candidates may

indicate interest in more than one championship inthe same application letter).

Candidates shall submit all materials to the USCANational Office via email to [email protected] (pre-ferred), or mail to USCA, 5525 Clem’s Way, StevensPoint, WI 54482. The USCA office will acknowledgeall submissions.

The 2011 World Championships the USCA isaccepting Team Leader applications for are:

• Men’s and Women’s Junior World CurlingChampionships – March 5-13, 2011, Perth, Scotland

• Women’s World Curling Championships – March19-27, 2011, Esbjerg, Denmark

• Men’s World Curling Championships – April 2-10, 2011, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

• World Wheelchair Championships – Feb. 22-March 1, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

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U.S. Army Major ChrisSjue (retired) of Fargo,N.D., was elected presidentof the United States CurlingAssociation (USCA) at therecent spring board meetingheld in Green Bay, Wis. Heis the association’s 50thelected president.

Sjue has served as aNorth Dakota director onthe USCA Board ofDirectors since 2000 andvice president of Member

Services for the past sixyears. He also has chairedthe USCA’s YouthCommittee.

Sjue succeeds outgoingpresident Leland Rich(Fairbanks, Alaska), whostepped in to fill the presi-dency position left vacantwhen Chris Moore lost hiscancer battle in February2009. Rich previously wasUSCA president in 1999-2000.

Sjue, a native of NorthDakota, is a Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corpsteacher at West Fargo High

School in West Fargo, N.D.He first learned to curl atthe club in North Portal,Saskatchewan, Canada, in1961. He is married withthree grown children. Heenjoys fishing in Alaskaand biking.

Sjue notes that his“immediate goal is to cap-ture the enthusiasm fromthe 2010 Olympics and addnew clubs and members tothe USCA.”

Also at the spring meet-ing, the following directorswere appointed to vicepresident positions: Jerome

Larson (Rio Vista, Calif.),Dave Carlson (Portage,Wis.), Kent Beadle(Hudson, Wis.) and JamesPleasants (Seattle). In addi-tion, Beau Welling(Asheville, N.C.) was elect-ed as one of four USCArepresentatives to the WorldCurling Federation. Hereplaces longtime WCFrepresentative/USCA direc-tor Andy Anderson(Glenview, Ill.) who waselected director of financeof the WCF in April.

North Dakota’s Sjue named USCA president

Seven new directors join USCA Board

hen the fallboard meetingcommencedSept. 18-19 in

Bloomington, Minn., fournew regional directorsjoined the United StatesCurling Association Boardof Directors. JonathanHavercroft (Norman,Okla./Oklahoma CurlingClub/At-Large region),Nancy Haggenmiller(Miltona, Minn./VikinglandCurling Club/Minnesotaregion), Gordon Maclean(Atlantic Mine,Mich./Copper CountryCurling Club/Great Lakesregion) and Gwen Krailo(Nashua, N.H./NashuaCurling Club/GrandNational region) are thenewest members. In addi-tion, joining the board asthe newest Athletes’Advisory Council-appoint-ed directors are CraigBrown (Madison, Wis.),Ann Swisshelm (Chicago)and Dean Gemmell (ShortHills, N.J.).

Havercroft started curl-ing in 1985 at the MontrealWestCurlingClub.He isthe cur-rentpresi-dent ofone ofthenewestUSCAmemberclubs –the Oklahoma CurlingClub. He also served asmembership director at theDallas-Fort Worth Clubfrom 2008-10. Havercroftearned a Ph.D from theUniversity of Minnesota in2006 and is employed as aprofessor in the PoliticalScience Department at theUniversity of Oklahoma.Havercroft’s spouse, Alice,

also is a curler at theOklahoma club.

Haggenmiller’s curlinginvolvement began in 1985at the St. Paul CurlingClub. In 2005, she foundedthe Vikingland CurlingClub in Alexandria, Minn.,where she has served aspresident and a board mem-ber ever since.Haggenmiller and her hus-band,Jerome,havetwochil-dren,whichkeepsherbusy asa stay-at-homemom.She attended the Universityof Minnesota andMetropolitan StateUniversity. She has been aninstrumental member on theUSCA’s Arena CurlingCommittee and Club andMembership Committeeover the years.

Maclean began his curl-ing career in 1986 at theMadison (Wis.) CurlingClub. He is the founder andcurrent president of theCopper Country CurlingClub in Calumet, Mich.Maclean earned a Ph.D inenvironmental remote sens-ing and owns his own busi-ness,workingas asatelliteimageand aer-ialphotointer-preterfor nat-uralresourcemanagement. He has servedon the Great LakesRegional Board ofDirectors since 1994.Maclean and his wife, Ann,have one daughter.

Krailo’s husband, David,

introduced her to curling in1988, and she was quicklycaptivated. She has servedat thelocal,regionalandnationallevel forcurling.She wasjust thethirdfemalepresi-dent ofthe Grand National region,serving in 2007. She also isa USCA-certified instructorand official, working atseveral major competitionsthroughout the years.During bonspiels in the past10 years, she has captured12 first-event titles.

Krailo is a graduate ofPenn State University withan engineering degree. Sheworked for U.S. Steel for10 years before transferringto Nashua Foundries, whereshe serves as the operationsmanager. Her son is a ser-geant in the U.S. MarineCorps Reserves, which hascreated many volunteeropportunities for Krailo,including serving as theFamily Readiness Officerfor Bravo Company 1/25thMarines based out ofLondonderry, N.H.

Brown is a two-timenational champion (2000,2008) and curls out of theMadison Curling Club. Heworks for the family busi-ness, Steve’s CurlingSupplies.

Swisshelm was a mem-ber of the 2002 U.S.Olympic Curling Team andwon the women’s worldchampionship in 2003.Both Brown and Swisshelmhave previously served onthe USCA Board. Gemmellcompeted at the 2010 U.S.National Championshipsand is very active in thesport at his home club inPlainfield, N.J. Many knowhim from his podcast atwww.thecurlingshow.com.

by Terry Kolesar,

Editor

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The Hollywood Curling Club kept busy all summer long

with Learn to Curl events all over southern California

and even in Las Vegas. Shown above is one of the events

at the Valencia Ice Station.

Photo courtesy of the Hollywood CC Facebook page

Oklahoma forms firstcurling club; Hollywoodkeeps busy all summer

Showing her allegiance to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, a

member of the newly-formed Oklahoma Curling Club calls a

shot during action at the Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond, Okla.

Photo courtesy of www.okcurling.com



The U.S. Curling Association isproud to recognize the followingsponsors who support our sport

and organization:

USA’s national wheelchairteam announced

ive athletes werenamed to TeamUSA’s wheelchaircurling team after a

three-day tryout at theGreen Bay (Wis.) CurlingClub over the weekend.

2010 ParalympiansAugusto Perez (EastSyracuse, N.Y.), PatrickMcDonald (Orangevale,Calif.), James Pierce (NorthSyracuse, N.Y.), JacquiKapinowski (PointPleasant, N.J.) and James

Joseph (New Hartford,N.Y.) were selected to theteam. Athletes named asalternates for Team USAinclude Tammy Delano(Rome, N.Y.), PennyGreely (Green Bay, Wis.),Laura Schwanger (Mantua,N.J.) and Bob Prenoveau(Chittenango, N.Y.). Thealternates will compete inevents and train as TeamUSA B.

Team USA’s athleteswere selected by a six-per-

son committee based onskills testing, game partici-pation and strategy assess-ment as well as interviewsto determine team/playercompatibility.

Team USA will competein several competitions andtake part in high perform-ance training camps in thelead up to the 2011 WorldWheelchair CurlingChampionship, Feb. 22-March 1 in Prague, CzechRepublic.

Team USA (back, l-r) Steve Brown, Linda Owens-Eisenhut,

Harry Kapinowski, Rusty Schieber, Marc Deperno, (front, l-r)

Augusto Perez, James Pierce, Jacqueline Kapinowski, James

Joseph and Patrick McDonald.

n 2008, USA Curlingpartnered withImmersion Media tolaunch the first two

phases of a three-phrasebranding identification anddevelopment project. Thegoals were to identify anddescribe the sport’s uniquecharacter; identify USACurling’s key strengths andweaknesses; shape thesport’s and association’sstrategic identity and mes-saging, and develop a plat-form for curling to leveragethis branding for education-al and marketing growth.

Phase 1 was a compre-hensive research study tounderstand the essence ofcurling, and to learn howvarious constituents viewthe sport and USA Curling.Approximately 30 peopleparticipated in extensiveinterviews, The surveygroup included “internaland external” subjects –longtime curlers, newcurlers, athletes, coaches,sponsors, former sponsors,USOC representatives, mar-keting people, CanadianCurling Association andWorld Curling Federationrepresentatives, TV industryexecutives, USA Curlingdirectors and staff.

Phase 2 consisted of thebrand strategy develop-ment. Key insights from thesurveys were gathered, spe-cific challenges and oppor-tunities identified, and thebrand platform took shape.A detailed summary of thesurvey findings was sent toall USA Curling memberclubs in the 2008-09 sea-son, but it is worth high-lighting some of the infor-mation again here.

There was general agree-ment amongst both internaland external respondentsthat this brand study will

help focus the entire curlingcommunity on key goalsand programs that willgrow the sport and ulti-mately benefit every group.A unified communicationsplatform will also enableevery stakeholder (includ-ing USA Curling, clubs,elite and recreationalcurlers, et al) to deliver asimilar message to all targetaudiences, includingprospective new curlers,media, sponsors, TV view-ers, and other existingstakeholders.

The “PersonalityPositioning” statementresulting from the surveyshows that:

• The typical recreationalcurler in the U.S. wasdescribed by respondents asan outgoing/sociable, mid-dle-class person who valuesfamily and integrity, notone concerned with appear-ances. They are individual-istic; understated; active butnot body builders; andstrategic thinkers who takepride in their passion for aunique, often misunder-stood sport like curling.

• There is a strong,unspoken bond amongst theworldwide community ofcurlers that is like a secretsociety, but not an elitist

one.• They would be more

like a Bill Gates (withoutthe wealth) than a DonaldTrump; more like aLabrador/Golden Retrieverthan a poodle; or more likea Buick than a Porsche.

Phase 3 of the projectwas further identity devel-opment for the sport andassociation followed byimplementation of thebrand platform. Thisincludes development anduse of consistent messagingand communication aboutthe sport and USA Curling.It also included an updatingof the USA Curling logo,and development of varioustaglines that can accompa-ny the logo as appropriatefor specific marketing orpromotional efforts (such as“Welcome to our house”and “Dare to curl” formembership developmentcampaigns).

All member clubs havethe opportunity to utilizethe USA Curling “member”logo within their clubs andlocal promotional pro-grams.

To receive production-quality files of the USACurling “member” logo,contact Terry Kolesar,[email protected].

by Rick Patzke,

Associate Editor

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New logos unveiled as part of branding project

Advertising disclaimer“None of the advertisers in this publication are

agents of the U.S. Curling Association, which hereby disclaims any liability for acts of any of the advertisers.”

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Apply now for 2012 Scots TourDear Fellow Curlers,

Every 10 years, theRoyal Caledonian CurlingClub (RCCC) invites ateam of 20 U.S. men’scurlers to compete inScotland for the Herries-Maxwell Trophy. The com-petition takes place at manyScottish curling facilitiesover a 20-23 day period.The USCA reciprocates byhosting the Scots in alter-nate five-year periods.

The Tour is characterizedboth by serious competitionand by social and ambassa-dorial duties between thetwo countries. The Scotswon the first six competi-tions, held between 1952and 1977. The U.S. ralliedto win the next five Tours,from 1982 through 2001(held in 2001, not 2002,because the OlympicWinter Games and WorldChampionships were hostedin the United States in

2002). The Scots recapturedthe Herries-MaxwellTrophy in 2007.

Selection to the 20-man2012 U.S. Scotland TourTeam will be made vianominations of individualmen signed by the presidentof their USCA memberclub and/or region. TheSelection Committeeincludes these five mem-bers of the last U.S. Tourteam: Andy Anderson,Mike Griem, GeorgeAustin, David Russell andSam Williams. The com-mittee will review nomina-tions with the goal ofselecting a Team by Dec.31, 2010. Criteria for selec-tion to the team include:service to curling; ambassa-dorial skills to represent theUSA abroad; good health(must curl as many as 30games in 21 days, plus par-ticipate in daily socialevents); competency as acurler, with willingness to

accept team and positionassignments; and be a maleUSCA member.

The 2012 Tour will takeplace in the range ofJanuary through earlyFebruary 2012, with theexact dates to be deter-mined by the RCCC. Tourmembers pay all their ownexpenses for the three-and-a-half-week tour, includingair and local travel, lodging,uniforms and incidentals(most meals and 4-6 nightsof housing are provided bythe hosts).

Based on past tours, ateam member’s financialcommitment is about$4,000, subject to currentfluctuations in airfare, cur-rency exchange rates andother expense levels.

For men interested inparticipating, Scots TourNomination Forms areavailable beginning Oct. 4,2010. A request for a formshould be sent to the USCA

office to Christy Hering [email protected],or to Andy Anderson [email protected]. Theform also will be posted onthe USA Curling website,www.usacurl.org.

The 2012 Team will have

as its goal to bring theTrophy “ back across thepond.”

Good luck and goodcurling!

Chris SjuePresident, USCA

The annual MemberServices fall mailing wassent in mid September toeach USCA-member clubvia mail to therespectiveclub presidentor main con-tacts.

This year’smailing fea-tures a newitem – a Learnto Curl pam-phlet. We took the five blueinstructional brochureswe’ve offered for the pastdecade and rolled them intoone easy-to-hand out item,which we hope will begreat at club open houses.Each club received a boxfull of many helpful items.If you’d like to order moreof anything, contact BevSchroeder, MemberServices Director, via emailat [email protected] 715-344-1199, Ext. 203.



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or the fifth straight year,The Chicago CommunityTrust has awarded a grantto USA Curling to further

assist in the growth of the Olympicsport.

USA Curling hopes to continueits upward membership growth pat-tern, which, once again, was great-ly enhanced post-Olympics withthe addition of several new curlingclubs and many in the planningstages.

The Trust has awarded grants to

the association every year since2006. Past grants have been used tohelp foster growth by studyingdemographics and producing mediaand marketing materials.

This year’s funds will be used tosupport several Member Servicesprojects to assist new and existingclubs with creating more publicparticipation opportunities with theend goal of attracting new curlers,including:

• Production and distribution ofa ready-to-air TV commercial(s) tobe offered to all USCA-memberclubs for broadcasting in theirhome area.

• Production and distribution ofeducational brochures, pamphletsand posters for clubs to utilize atopen houses and other communityoutreach events.

• Three to four mini MemberServices conferences to provideinformation and education aboutmembership building and develop-ment; icemaking; publicity andpromotions; on-ice instruction andtraining, and sharing of many otherbest practices in club development.

• Introductory and advancedcurling camps will be stagedaround the country, both for able-bodied and disabled individuals, to

further participation and develop-ment of new and continuingcurlers.

• Distribution of 28 sets of curl-ing stones imported from Scotlandas part of a deferred purchase pro-gram to help new clubs get started.

Funds for The ChicagoCommunity Trust grant originatefrom the Darwin Curtis Fund.Curtis was a prominent Chicagoarea curler in the mid-20th century.The proceeds from his bequestmust be used for projects intendedto increase public participation incurling in the United States.

The Chicago Community Trust awards grant

ACF&Mdonations

acceptedDonations to the

American CurlingFoundation and Museum, located in the ChicagoCurling Club, can be sentto 555 Dundee Road,Northbrook, IL 60062.The curator is JamesMiller Jr., 847-272-7224.

A playdown to selectteams for the 2011 WinterWorld University Gameswill take place Nov. 12-14at the Fargo-MoorheadCurling Club in Fargo,N.D.

The WWUG will takeplace Jan. 27-Feb. 6 inErzurum, Turkey. Registernow by following the linksat www.usacurl.org.

Hotel options near thecurling club (room blocksfor Nov. 11-15 are held atboth hotels under the name“World University GamesPlaydowns”):

• Days Inn and Suiteswww.daysinn.com

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Both hotels include apool, hot tub, continentalbreakfast and a shuttleto/from the airport.

Register now for WorldUniversity Games playdown in Fargo

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innesota’s JoePolo (Duluth,Minn.) andAlexandra

Carlson (Wayzata, Minn.)as well as the Paul Pustovarteam from Hibbing, Minn.,have been named the topathletes andteam for 2010as selected byUSA Curling’sAthlete/CurlerRecognitionCommittee thissummer.

2006Olympicbronze medal-ist Polo playssecond on thePete Fensonrink, whichwon the 2010USA CurlingNationalChampionshipsin March inKalamazoo,Mich. Theteam went onto finish fourthat the 2010Men’s WorldChampionshipin Italy, wherePolo was theNo. 2 rankedplayer at hisposition. Polo,27, who gotrecently gotmarried, is an engineer withLakehead Contractors.

Two-time U.S. juniorchampion Carlson helpedTeam USA capture thebronze medal at the 2010World JuniorChampionships inSwitzerland in March. Itwas the first world medalfor the U.S. junior women’sprogram since 2003.Carlson is a student atMilwaukee’s Marquette

University.The Pustovar rink suc-

cessfullydefended itsU.S. seniornational title inJanuary andthen went on towin the worldsenior goldmedal whenthey defeatedCanada, 4-3, atthe 2010 WorldSeniorChampionshipsheld in April in

Russia.Pustovar(Hibbing,Minn.) andteammatesBrianSimonson(Hibbing,Minn.), TomHarms(Pengilly,Minn.), DonMohawk(Nashwauk,Minn.) andDale Gibbs(Woodbury,Minn.) becamethe second U.S.

team to win the men’s sen-ior gold medal and firstteam since 2002.

The athletes will now benominated to the UnitedStates Olympic Committeefor consideration for theorganization’s annualawards. USA Curling wonthe USOC Team of the Yearaward in 2006 for the firsttime when Pete Fenson’s2006 Olympic bronzemedalists were honored.

2010 world senior champions,Minnesota’s Polo,Carlson honored

2010 World Senior Champions Paul Pustovar, Brian Simonson,

Tom Harms, Don Mohawk and Dale Gibbs were named the 2010

USA Curling Team of the Year.

Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation

2010 Team,Athletes of the

Year named

Restall, Sheffield namedtop coaches for 2010

oward Restall(Winnipeg,Manitoba) andEd Sheffield

(Madison, Wis.) have beennamed USA Curling’s 2010Coach of the Year andDevelopmental Coach ofthe Year, respectively.

“I am very thankful andhumbled that the USCAwould bestow this award tome,” Restall said. “To joinsuch great people as BobFenson, Steve Brown, ScottBaird, Jim Dexter and oth-ers who have previouslywon this award is quitegratifying.”

Restall was named 2010USA Curling Coach of theYear after helping theAlexandra Carlson rinkreach the podium at the2010 World JuniorChampionships. Carlson’steam repeated as juniornational champions inFebruary and then defeatedSwitzerland to win thebronze medal at World jun-iors. Restall has coachedthe Carlson rink since 2007.In that span, the team haswon two junior nationaltitles (2009, 2010) and wasrunner-up in 2008.

“I would like to thankthe Alexandra Carlson teamfor giving me the opportu-nity to work with themthese past years. They are afantastic group of youngladies. They, and other jun-iors that they competedagainst, are truly the futureof the game,” Restall said.“This team’s willingness tocompete and train, not justin the United States but alsoin Canada, showed theirdedication to winning.Working with players whoare dedicated and talentedmakes the ‘job’ of coachinga joy. They are fantasticambassadors to their clubs,their sport, the USCA andalso their country.”

Restall grew up inWinnipeg and began curl-ing at age 9. He is anaccredited Level 3 coachwith Curl Canada and alsocompeted at the provinciallevel for many years inCanada. He has been mar-ried to his wife, Theresa,for 34 years.

“I would also like tothank the parents for theirsupport during the pastyears. Their willingness tobelieve in what the teamwas trying to achieve ismost appreciated. I’d alsolike to especially thankKent Brorson for steppingin and coaching at someevents,” said Restall, who

is a self-employedconsultant incharteringocean ves-sels for graincompaniesaround theworld. “Iwould alsolike to thankthe USCAand all of thesupport stafffor theirassistancethese pastfew years,”

Sheffield was named2010 USA CurlingDevelopmental Coach ofthe Year for the countlesshours he has put in withboth junior and adultscurlers at the MadisonCurling Club. Sheffield hascoached several teams atthe Junior NationalChampionships as well.

Sheffield began curlingin November 1971 at theMadison (Wis.) CurlingClub at age of 28. “Thenext 14 seasons broughtmany men’s and mixedplaydowns including threeNational MixedChampionships and twoNational Men’sChampionships with amen’s runner-up medal in1980 and a Men’sChampionship medal in1982,” he said.

The roles of instructorand coach eased naturallyinto Sheffield’s curlingcareer.

“Curling instruction justevolved as seasons passedby – helping teammates andclub members improvedelivery techniques,” hesaid. “Since retiring fromthe insurance business in1999, curling instructionhas increased greatly –coaching elite curlers inmen’s, women’s and mixedcompetitions, and helpingyoungsters become eliteplayers and participate in

state and JuniorNational compe-titions. The mainemphasis of mycoaching is on-ice lessons todevelop individ-ual competencyand to correctdelivery flaws tocreate bettershot-makingskills.”

Sheffield sayshe encouragespractice, butunder carefulguidance. “I live

by the motto ‘Practice does-n’t always make perfect;but it will make perma-nent.’ I believe that repeti-tion of a faulty delivery willnot allow one to reach theirhighest potential. To build agreat team, all players mustbe highly competent andconsistent to engender con-fidence from teammates,”he said. “The best strategyis a made shot – and play-ers capable of making alltypes of shots under pres-sure comes from fundamen-tally sound deliveries.”

Sheffield has put incountless hours over theyears giving individual andteam instructions to athletesof all abilities and competi-tive levels.

“My greatest satisfactionis helping individualsbecome more proficient andunderstand why and howthey are able to deliver acurling stone better thanbefore – gaining an under-standing of the basics ofcurling stone delivery andenable them to help othersget better too,” he said.

The Coach of the Yearand Development Coach ofthe Year awards are deter-mined by the USA CurlingCoaching Committee.Winners of these awardsare nominated for theUnited States OlympicCommittee annual coachingawards as well.

by Terry Kolesar,

Editor

by Terry Kolesar,

Editor

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Polo

Carlson

Coach of the Year

2010 Howard Restall2009 Phill Drobnick2008 Phill Drobnick2007 Wally Henry2006 Bob Fenson2005 Neil Doese2004 Cyndee Johnson2003 Joni Cotten2002 Jim Dexter2001 Mike Liapis2000 Lisa Schoeneberg1999 Ralph Roza1998 Scott Baird1997 Bob Fenson1996 Steve Brown

2010 Ed Sheffield2009 Tim Muller2008 Mike Solem2007 Karyn Cousins2006 Mary Jaster2005 Dave Jensen2004 John Lesnak2003 Larry Barott2002 Lynita Delaney2001 Not awarded2000 Sharon O’Brien1999 Liz Johnson1998 Neil Doese1997 Ralph Roza1996 Michael Naylor

Developmental Coach of the Year

USCA Coaching Awards

“To join suchgreat people as

Bob Fenson,Steve Brown,

Scott Baird, JimDexter and oth-

ers who havepreviously wonthis award is

quite gratifying.”

Howard Restall,2010 Coach of the Year



The Funny Side

he music has stopped andeveryone has found theirseats with a new team oron no team and waits onthe wall for a partner to

swing by and take them on to thedance floor. For the team that hasan established line up a new seasonoffers the opportunity to reexamineways of doing things that helpedimprove on and off ice perform-ance last season and to redesignfresh ways of playing better thisseason. It is also like Spring clean-ing in that new goals can be deter-mined and set. Unlike establishedteams, newly formed teams will settheir goals as they come together,establish their on-ice leadershiphierarchies and their off-ice teambehavior norms as they find thebest ways forward so that they peakcome playdown time.

A tried and tested method of pur-suing playdown success and build-ing a successful season is to usethree levels of goals to focus ener-gy and direct motivation. The threegoal levels are process, perform-ance and outcome goals. A process

goal is a focus on asmall part of what youdo, like better bodymechanics for sweep-ing; a performancegoal is a desired stan-dard of play, like asecond making 90 per-cent of all doublepeels called in a game,and an outcome goalis the expectation ofthe final result. Of thethree goals, the out-come goal is the leastcontrollable.

Goals help you focus on a task,notice things that can impactachievement and help someone toself-correct something to increaseor decrease performance. They alsohelp individuals direct their effortand persist when things are diffi-cult. These behaviors are more typ-ical of people who achieve consis-tently in what they do than thosethat do not.

Goals mean that individuals on ateam can strive for continualimprovement, and feedback is

always present whenyou have a goalbecause when you dosomething, you meas-ure the differencebetween where youwere when you startedand where you arewhen you finished.Then you work onreducing the differ-ence between the twopoints. If you have nogoals, then you arefree of the responsi-bility of improvement

and focus on other things. But, ifyou want to govern your own stan-dards of play and be responsible foryour own improvement, then trythis exercise.

Finish the sentences below:Process goal for training:I want to work on my _____ in

practice so that I will ____ in thenext game.

Performance goal for the nextgame:

I want to achieve ____ in my(name standard) ______for the next

game.Outcome goal:At the end of the bonspiel/play

down/championship I want to haveachieved _____so that I can _____.

When you have finished thesesentences, share them with yourteammates and coach or someoneelse that cares about your successas much as you do. Personalaccountability to achieve goalsoften increases greater the publicawareness about what you are try-ing to achieve is present. Post yourgoals on your Facebook page oryour team website and tell folkswhat you are striving to achieve.

If individuals and the team arepracticing with the purpose toimprove and not simply goingthrough the motions, and they havean optimistic and realistic visionfor their future with access toresources, coaching and support,there is a stronger chance that theywill perform at their best moreoften than those that do not.There’s nothing left to do than justdo what you know you should doto improve. Go curl and improve!

New season equals fresh goals to focus on

By John Coumbe-Lilley,

USA Curling sports

psychology consultant

T

Championships Committee makes several changesThe USA Curling Champion-

ships Committee has had a busypast few months trying to makeimprovements to our champi-onships process. Under the direc-tion of Vice President ofChampionships Jim Pleasants, hereare some of the updates:

• The USCA Board voted toeliminate the one-year waiting peri-od for members of a new USCAclub to play in championships. Allmembers of USCA clubs will nowbe eligible to compete as soon asthe club becomes part of the appli-cable state or regional organizationor joins the USCA as an At- Largeclub.

• Please note that the registrationdeadline for the World UniversityGames is right around the corneron Oct. 22

• The format for men and

women advancing to the nationalsis new. Athletes should look at theUSA Curling website under theChampionships portal for the 2010-11 Championship Rules Bookletfor more details. The bookletshould be online in mid-October.

• Two direct berths to theNationals for men and women (twoeach) will be awarded to the twohighest U.S. teams on the year-to-date (as of completion of theCashspiel at Curl Mesabi inDecember) Order Of Merit (OOM)found atwww.worldcurlingtour.com.

Several updates have been madeto the event registration websitehosted by Compete-At. Here is alook at the 2010–11 USA Curlingplaydown registration processchanges, compiled by DawnLeurquin, USA Curling’s event

services coordinator:• E-mail invitations will no

longer be sent by the team regis-trant; anyone on a competing teammust register themselves.

• The registration fee is nowdivided up equally among the fourmain team members (skip, vice,second, lead). Alternatively, theentire team fee can be mailed withone check for the total if all teammembers choose the “pay bycheck” option during the finalphase of entry.

• There will no longer be a feefor fifth players and coaches (notpart of all teams); they must choosethe “pay by check” option duringthe final phase of entry to completetheir entry, but not submit money.

• All requirements for an eventmust be completed prior to thedeadline date and time, including

submitting acceptable proof of citi-zenship. Incomplete applicationswill not be accepted. It is the com-petitor’s responsibility to ensurethat all requirements have been sat-isfied by reviewing theChampionships Rules Book atwww.usacurl.org.

• Entrants will now submit theirteam roster during the entryprocess. This is used by the nation-al office to match up team applica-tions.

• Anyone who certifies that theyare a member of a USA Curlingmember club, but his or her namedoesn’t appear on the club’s rosterwhen submitted, will be notified. Acertified letter is mailed to the com-petitor in question who will thenhave 30 days to correct the problemor be rejected from competitionduring the following season.

A donation has been made in memory of ChrisMoore to the Chris Moore Legacy Fund by LaurelMaurer, Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Her employer,Progressive Insurance, made a matching donation.

A donation has been made to the Katie BeckMemorial Fund by George Grosskopf, Everett, Wash.

A donation has been made to the American CurlingFoundation and Museum in memory of Dr. O. GuyJohnson by Richard and Paula Arnold.

Donations have been made to the United StatesCurling Association in memory of Bud Chandler bythe following generous people:

• Phyllis and Paul Gleason, Winchester, Mass.• Dorothy Hackett, Hollis, N.H.• The Educe Group, Inc., Bethesda, Md.• Daniel P. Dacey, West Roxbury, Mass.• Elizabeth Chalmers, Framingham, Mass.• Robert Chandler, Sudbury, Mass.• Charles and Lederle Tenney, Plymouth, Mass.



he Midland Curling Clubis proud to host the 2011USA Curling MixedNational Championship,

our first national championshipevent, March 19-26. Hosting thisevent celebrates the construction in2008 of a new Midland CurlingCenter, thereby securing a brightfuture for curling in the GreatLakes Bay Region of Michigan.

For a glimpse of our history,here is my nomination of Doug andMarguerite Leng, founding mem-bers of the Midland Curling Club,to the Midland County Sports Hallof Fame. They will be inductedinto the Hall of Fame on Oct. 23.

The Lengs will deliver the cere-monial first rock at the USACurling Mixed NationalChampionship on March 19, 2011.Doug will use the stick to deliverthe rock, and Marguerite willsteady herself with a walker whileshe holds the broom. They willprobably have a spirited debateover what shot to call. We hope tosee you here.

How does an obscure sport likecurling get started in Midland?What does it take to sustain it for48 years? How did local curlingpioneers secure the future of thesport as the original curling facilitydeteriorated?

Doug and Marguerite Leng wereinstrumental in the 1962 foundingof the Midland Curling Club. Forover 40 years they helped developand sustain the curling program.They were leading contributors tothe campaign for the new MidlandCurling Center located on the cam-pus of our parent organization, theMidland Community Center. Fortheir seminal leadership, longevityof service, and generosity of com-mitment, Doug and MargueriteLeng deserve recognition by the

Midland Amateur Sports CapitalCommittee.

The spark that ignited curling inMidland was struck in the materni-ty ward of the Midland Hospital.The Lengs were both from Canadaso they knew something about curl-ing, but had never participated inthe sport. Francis Martin, whosewife occupied the bed next toMarguerite’s, had curled while sta-tioned at a dew-line defense stationin the far north. Martin suggestedthat they should start up curling inMidland. The Lengs immediatelyagreed and organization was under-way.

Curling began in Midland withloaned rocks on outdoor ice adja-cent to the City Ice Rink (it was notyet an arena). Recollections of thisearly curling in Midland mentionprominently the hazards of fly ashfrom the Dow plant fouling the icesurface, and the annoyances of theubiquitous skating music from the

Ice Arena. A dedicated curlingfacility would be necessary. Thiswould be an all-volunteer, trulyamateur proposition; no public orFoundation funding was available.All the members of the curling clubbought shares of stock. A buildingsite was acquired at Gerald Courtoff Bay City Road. Before bankfinancing was secured, the Lengspersonally underwrote the mort-gage for erection of the first ButlerBuilding with two sheets of curlingice. The Lengs were among thefirst Midland curlers to representthe new Club at bonspiels inCanada, and they reciprocated byorganizing the first bonspiels inMidland.

Despite being a relativelyobscure sport in a totally obscurelocation, the Midland Curling Clubsurvived. Bonspiels were held;local teams advanced to USCAnational championship events andMidland hosted regional andOlympic curling playdowns. But,with the dawn of the 21st century,the future of Midland curling wasvery much in doubt due to declin-ing membership and deteriorationof the original facility. Doug andMarguerite Leng were in the firstrank of pioneer curlers whostepped up to re-invest in a newfacility. They made a generous ini-tial commitment and issued anadditional challenge pledge tomatch the pledges of other curlers.

Doug visited every league to deliv-er a compelling campaign message:“I’m supporting the construction ofa new curling center because I lovecurling, not because I expect tocontinue curling for many moreyears. Please join me.”

The matching-grant challengewas met, resulting in six-figuretotal personal support from theLengs. Doug backed up their finan-cial commitment by serving on theBuilding Committee, which over-saw design and construction of thenew building.

The new Midland Curling Centeropened in November 2008. In acommunity that takes pride insuperior sports facilities, theCurling Center sets us apart. It isone of the finest curling centers inthe Midwest. And, it has been anunqualified success: membershiphas doubled; recreational and com-petitive curling is flourishing; andyouth curling has exploded. As forDoug, he continues to be a part ofthe Midland Curling Club’s extend-ed history. At age 81, he curls threetimes a week. On Jan. 4, 2010, hewas on the team that scored thefirst eight-ender in the new CurlingCenter.

Come out and enjoy the 2011U.S. Mixed National Champion-ship and check out our new homeand enjoy the excitement of anational-caliber event. See you inMarch!

Rich history on display as Midland plays hostby John Zimmerman, Chairman

2011 Mixed National Championship

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2010-11 Championship & Playdown ScheduleEvent:November:Winter World University Games Playdown

December:2011 U.S. Mixed Doubles ChampionshipWisconsin Junior PlaydownsIllinois Junior PlaydownsGNCC Junior PlaydownsGreat Lakes Junior PlaydownsWashington Junior PlaydownsNorth Dakota Junior PlaydownsMinnesota Junior Playdowns

January:U.S. Nationals Men’s Qualifying Round

Continental Cup of CurlingMinnesota Men’s & Women’s Club Nationals PlaydownsGreat Lakes Men’s & Women’s Club Nationals PlaydownsMountain Pacific Men’s & Women’s Club PlaydownsWashington Men’s & Women’s Club PlaydownsMen’s Challenge Round for 2011 NationalsWomen’s Challenge Round for 2011 NationalsGNCC Men’s Club Nationals PlaydownNorth Dakota Men’s & Women’s Club Nationals PlaydownsWisconsin Men’s & Women’s Club Nationals Playdowns

Illinois Men’s & Women’s Club Nationals PlaydownsGNCC Women’s Club Nationals Playdown2011 Winter World University Games2011 U.S. Junior National Championships

February:2011 U.S. Senior Men’s National Championship2011 U.S. Senior Women’s National ChampionshipIllinois Mixed PlaydownGreat Lakes Mixed PlaydownWisconsin Mixed Playdown2011 U.S. National ChampionshipsGNCC Mixed PlaydownUnited States Senior Men’s Curling Association National Bonspiel2011 Winter Deaflymics2011 World Wheelchair ChampionshipMountain Pacific Mixed PlaydownWashington Mixed Playdown

March:2011 World Junior Championships2011 U.S. Club National Championships2011 Capital One Women’s World Championship2011 U.S. Mixed National Championship

April:2011 Ford Men’s World Championship2011 World Senior Championships2001 World Mixed Doubles Championship

Dates:

11/12-11/14

12/9-12/1212/26-12/3012/27-12/2812/27-12/3012/28-12/3012/29-12/3112/30-1/212/30-1/2

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4/2-4/104/16-4/234/16-4/23

Site:

Fargo-Moorhead CC, Fargo, N.D.

Duluth CC, Duluth, Minn.Madison CC, McFarland, Wis.Exmoor CC, Highland Park, Ill.Schenectady CC, Schenectady, N.Y.Midland CC, Midland, Mich.Granite CC, Seattle, Wash.Capital CC, Bismarck, N.D.Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minn.

West: Granite CC, SeattleEast: Rochester CC, Rochester, N.Y.MW North: Capital CC, Bismarck, N.D.MW South: Medford CC, Medford, Wis.St. Albert, AlbertaMankato CC, Mankato, Minn.Mayfield CC, South Euclid, OhioGranite CC, Seattle, Wash.Granite CC, Seattle, Wash.Capital CC, Bismarck, N.D.Grand Forks CC, Grand Forks, N.D.Nutmeg CC, Bridgeport, Conn.Grafton CC, Grafton, N.D.Tri City CC, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. & StevensPoint CC, Stevens Point, Wis.Chicago CC, Northbrook, Ill.Philadelphia CC, Paoli, Penn.Erzurum, TurkeyFairbanks, Alaska

Broomstones CC, Wayland, Mass.Capital CC, Bismarck, N.D.North Shore CC, Glenview, Ill.Columbus CC, Columbus, OhioBlackhawk CC, Janesville, Wis.Urban Plains Center Arena, Fargo, N.D.Petersham CC, Petersham, Mass.Chicago, Ill.Vysoke Tatry, SlovakiaPrague, Czech RepublicTo be announced (date tentative)Granite CC, Seattle, Wash.

Perth, ScotlandMankato CC, Mankato, Minn.Esbjerg, DenmarkMidland CC, Midland, Mich.

Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaSt. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minn.St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Minn.

Registrationdeadline:10/22

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Mixed DoublesChampionship set in Duluth

The eight-sheet Duluth CurlingClub will host the 2011 U.S.Mixed Doubles ChampionshipDec. 9-12.

The registration deadline isNov. 29 with links being placedon the USA Curling website verysoon so teams can start signing up.The host hotel will be theRadisson Duluth. For reservations,call 218-727-8981 to get the grouprate of $75 plus tax per night.

Information about the Dulutharea can be found at www.visitdu-luth.com. Plan on a visit to theMidwest’s largest holiday lightsdisplay at www.bentleyvilleusa.org

You can fly into either theDuluth International Airport(DLH) or Minneapolis/St. Paul(MSP). Shuttle service is availablefrom MSP to DLH via www.skyli-neshuttle.com or www.jefferson-lines.com.

Co-chairs for the event areYvonne Novak, 218-348-0385 andGlen Novak, 218-348-0108.

HoustonOpen

The Fourth Annual Texas OpenBonspiel was hosted by the CurlingClub of Houston at the Space City IceStation on April 16-18 in Friendswood,Texas. Here are the results:1EW —Dallas/Ft.Worth Curling Club:Shanna Healer, Stephen Kleppe, ScottPowrie, Don Kleppe1ERU –Curling Club of Houston: GabeIverson, John McCormick, JamesWeber, Terry Butler2EW—Lone Star Curling Club: DarleneBarnes, Bill MacBeth, Michelle RichterDennis Dunn2ERU—DFW/Houston: MatthewGuthrie, Greg Duncan, DakotaAnderson, Carolyn Weeks3EW—Houston: Drew Peerless,Jennifer Struble, Pat Butler, DaveStignant, Mike Smith3ERU—Houston: Mel Sigurdson,Wendy Houston, Dave Houston, JohnFoulds4EW—Houston: Jean MacRae, SharonRounding, Alisdair MacRae, RobertRounding4ERU—Houston: Scott Mathis,Michael Wagner, Andrew Wagner,Tommy Kherkher

Park CityOpen

The 2010 Utah Rocky MountainBonspiel took place May 1-2. Here arethe results: 1EW—Dallas/Fort Worth: KrystalKulka, Andy Cooper, Steve Walton,Chris Alt1ERU—Lethbridge, Canada: SamanthaSimpson, Travis Davies, AviceDeKelver, Blake Simpson2EW—Lethbridge, Canada: Tokio Hori,Reg Pradzick, Bob Scott, Bus West2ERU—Ogden: Bob Heffernan, ErniePerkins, Wyatt Hill, Tyler Conlin3EW—Ogden: Mike Dellos, SteveButler, Carl Wolfram, Erwin Weil3ERU—Casper: Dean Boril, AaronElston, John Quinn, Chris Stone4EW—Denver: Justin Boshoven,Andrew Collins, Derek Aoki, JenMeuyen4ERU—Park City: Phil Collins, RodgerSawyer, Diane Dray, Dave Hood

San FranciscoOpen

The Golden Gate Bonspiel tookplace May 28-30 at the San FranciscoBay Area Curling Club. Here are theresults:1EW—San Francisco: Granite Busters,Lyle Sieg, Stacey MacNeil, Dan Rust,Chris May1ERU—San Francisco: Barry Ivy,Stacey Bast, Rebecca Nguyen, SpencerRahn2EW—Wine Country: DavidMarkowski, Brian Prowd, RickNovosad, Mike Hagerty2ERU-- We Count in Hex: AnthonyGiannini, Tri Banh, Ray Laurin, DaveCarlson3EW--Stick and Stones: Eric Macintosh,Mike West, Loreen Makishima, KellyJeffery3ERU-- Kings of the Klondike: DarolStuart, Clarence Jack, Lorenzo Roberti,Mike Menzies4EW--Brian Zaitz, Rick Novak, DavidHalper, Tom Rice, Kari Rice4ERU--Ron Phillip, Joanne Allison,Donny Browatzke, Cindy Phillip

MayfieldMixed

The 41st Evergreen MixedInternational Bonspiel took place at theMayfield Curling Club on Feb. 25-28.Here are the results:1EW–Mayfield: Mike Moore, TracieMoore, Roger Peckinpaugh, MarthaPeckinpaugh1ERU–Mayfield: Doug Dedolph, RitaDedolph, Jim Tschudy, JaneVan Vliet2EW–Cleveland Skating Club: KatyMercer, Guy Mercer, Peggy Savani,Paul Savani2ERU–Richmond Hill: TonyHoevenaars, Lynne Hoevenaars,Michael Tobin, Rosemany Tobin3EW–Dundas Valley Golf and Curling

Club: Cam Knapp, Barb Knapp, JoeSarvari, Theresa Sarvari3ERU–Brantford Golf and CountryClub: Reg Madison, Loretta Madison,George Brown, Sylvia Brown

Rice LakeOpen

The Rice Lake Summerspiel tookplace Aug. 27-29 in Rice Lake, Wis.Here are the results:1EW—Duluth: Jeff Issacson, PhillDrobnick, Cory Heitzman, MarkMikulich 1ERU—Green Bay: Dwayne Jacobson,Richard Maskel, David Carlson,Richard Berling

Wine CountryOpen

The Crush Bonspiel took place Sept.3-5 at the Wine Country Curling Clubin Vacaville, Calif. Here are the results:

1EW–San Francisco Bay Area: LyleSieg, Davinna Ohlson, Mason Kong,Richard Lazarowich1ERU–Park City/Lethbridge: CharlesFunk, Greg Basrak, Wendy Funk,Debbie Basrak2EW–Curl San Diego: OwenMcLachlan, Stefanie Smith, RyanMalthus, Francesca Somma) 2ERU–San Francisco Bay Area: RolandGong, Ericka Hailsocke, BillJokobowski, Sara Troy3EW–Vancouver: Bryan Mathews,Mike Blackwel, Patrick Tabuchi,Matthew David3ERU–Royal Caledonian/WineCountry/San Fran: Edith Loudon, EricHazard, Alan Barber,Jerome Larson4EW–Curl San Diego/Bowling Green:Richard Glauser, Ed Glowacki, MaryGlowacki, Jayne Woods4ERU–Curl San Diego: SummerBarnes, Mark Dossett, Tom Hemenway,Marychello Brown



New York Caledonian’s (l-r) George Austin, Peter Austin, Adam

Chebetar and Jim Parsons captured the 2010 Cape Cod Men’s

Summerspiel title.

Duluth’s team of (l-r) Cyndee Johnson, Karen Leksell, Twila

Yednock and Joanne Docteur won the Cape Cod Women’s

Summerspiel.

New York Caledonian’s George Austin won the Cape Cod Men’s

Summerspiel (above) and the Cape Cod Mixed. He teamed up

with (l-r) , Nancy Clancy, John Dorff and Julie Everett.

Winners of the Texas Open were (l-r) Shanna Healer, Stephen

Kleppe, Scott Powrie and Don Kleppe.

Winners of the Mayfield Evergreen Mixed were (l-r) Martha

Peckinpaugh, Roger Peckinpaugh, Tracie Moore and Michael

Moore.

Winners of the Rocky Mountain Bonspiel were (l-r) Andy Cooper,

Krystal Kulka, Steve Walton and Chris Alt.

Winners of the Rice Lake Summerspiel were (l-r) Mark Mikulich,

Cory Heitzman, Phill Drobnick and Jeff Issacson.

Winners of The Crush bonspiel were (l-r) Richard Lazarowich,

Mason Kong, Davinna Ohlson and Lyle Sieg.

Did you win a bonspiel?

Do you need to send in bonspiel results? Havequestions/concerns/comments about content in theCurling News or do you just need to check on yoursubscription? Send emails to Editor Terry Kolesar [email protected].

he United StatesSenior Men’sCurlingAssociation held

the 34th National SeniorMen’s Championships onFeb. 18-21. ColumbiaCounty was the host site forthis year’s event, and thehost clubs were Arlington,Lodi, Pardeeville, Portageand Poynette. There were64 teams in attendancefrom around the country,representing states fromboth sides of the countrywith a team each fromAlaska and NorthCarolina. Also representedwere the states of Illinois,Michigan, Minnesota,Nebraska, North Dakotaand Wisconsin.

The bonspiel openedwith the traditionalWednesday evening recep-tion party hosted by thePortage Curling Club withconsiderable help from theother host clubs. Thursdaymorning began with aDirectors breakfast wherethe committee selected nextyear’s host site as theChicago area clubs, whichwill be chaired by MikeGreim. The ceremonial firststone was thrownby Honorary ChairmanFrank Rhyme. The champi-onship format againallowed for three divi-sions–the Masters, SuperSeniors, and Seniors.

Master’s Division1EW–Arlington: BillMonteufel, BernieDushek, Art Woodward andDon Thurston. 1ERU–Ron Gervais rink2EW–Exmoor: LarryBrown, Joe Radleck, BobKohn, Jim Smith 2ERU–Joe Livermore rink3EW–Milwaukee: KenVanTill, Jerry Packard, TomTowers, George Holmes3ERU–Al Johnson rink 4EW–Arlington: LewieFalk Dave Qualle, CliffErstad, Gordon Dunn4ERU–Ted Cox rink

Super Seniors1EW–Exmoor: MikeGreim, Art Helt, DenisPepin, Steve Hatch1ERU–Steven O’Connorrink2EW–Wauwotosa: JackBaker, Quentin Swain, RobHaagensen, Vic Hybnette2ERU–Gary Dowd rink3EW–Marshfield: ClarenceTopp, Dean Markwardt,Tom Krake, Jack Lukasik 3ERU–Jeff Martin team4EW–Madison: DougMcIvor, Tony Perme, DonKind, Bruce Garner 4ERU–Portage: LaverneGriffin rink

Seniors1EW–Madison: Richard

Berling, Richard Maskel,Dave Carlson, Ken Spatola1ERU–Portage: HarryErdman rink2EW–Rice Lake: LarryAnderson, Gary Schiefler,Mel Pearson, Al Bolk 2ERU–Arlington: GaryHoffman rink 3EW–Centerville: BobHanson, Bob Hammond,Randy VanVleet, MarkEwing, Jon Stolp, 3ERU–St. Paul: ArtRuohonen rink4EW–Poynette: Dick

Shuster, Roy Wolfgram,Pete Caldwell, MerleOhnesorge4ERU–Madison: StanVinge rink5EW–Duluth: Tom Brozic,Doug cameron, JimParmeter, John Parmeter 5ERU–Clintonville: MerritSasse rink6EW–Rice Lake: DaleStoik, Gary Kucko, KraigSmith, Mr. Stanonik 6ERU–Madison: MikeFonger rink



Arlington’s Monteufel rinkcaptures USSMCA title

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The Women’s Sports Foundation was the first — andonly — charitable organization to offer grants to aspiringwomen athletes with elite potential. Between 1984 and2004, the Foundation awarded 1,200 grants to more than950 aspiring women athletes. Many of these women wenton to capture national championships and Olympicmedals, including figure skaters Michelle Kwan and KristiYamaguchi, alpine skier Picabo Street and gymnast KerriStrug.

The registration deadline is Nov. 12. Find out moreabout the grant and its guidelines at www.usacurl.org.

The Master’s Division was won by (l-r) Arlington’s Bill

Monteufel, Bernie Dushek, Art Woodward and Don Thurston.

The Super Seniors Division was won by (l-r) Exmoor’s Mike

Greim, Art Helt, Denis Pepin and Steve Hatch.

The Senior Division was won by (l-r) Madison’s Richard Berling,

Richard Maskel, Dave Carlson and Ken Spatola.

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Officiating clinic planned in Duluth

The Duluth Curling Cub will host a Level I and II offi-ciating course Nov. 13-14. Cost for the course is $15 plusmaterials. Contact the Duluth Curling Club for more infor-mation, 218-727-1851.

Laptop timing reference guide available

Clubs hosting USA Curling championship events thisseason that are planning to use the laptop timing systemare encouraged to check out the reference guide online atwww.usacurl.org/goodcurling.

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Broomstones to host officiating clinic

Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, Mass., will hostLevel I and Level II officiating clinics on Oct, 24. You cantake both classes or just one (for Level II, you must firstcomplete the Level I session). The USCA registration feeis $15 per level. If interested, contact Herb Kupchik [email protected] or (508) 653-7366 to learn more andreserve a place in the class.

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OCT 28–29Kettle Moraine, WI–Fall Fling W

OCT. 29–31Capital, ND–Early Bird OGranite, WA–Mixed Doubles XDMadison, WI–Halloween ORochester, NY–Big Pumpkin OUtica, NY–Skins C

NOV. 5–7Blackhawk, WI–First Chance WDenver, CO ODuluth, MN–Duluth Cashspiel CGranite, WA–Autumn Open ONashua, NH–Simply Curling OPlainfield, NJ–Founders OPotomac, MD–Jr. Friendly JRacine, WI MSchenectady, NY–Carosella WSt. Paul, MN–Stick ‘Spiel ST

NOV. 12–14Belfast, ME–Mainiac OEvergreen, OR–Interclub OFairbanks, AK–Yukon Title OCGrafton, ND–Concurrent MWMayfield, OH MMedford, WI–Silver Dollar OCNorth Shore, IL–Early Bird XPardeeville, WI–Screwball OPortage, WI–Curl for a Cure OSt. Paul, MN–Mixed Doubles XDUtica, NY–Wheelchair Int. WCWausau, WI—First Chance OWauwatosa, WI–Stick ‘Spiel St

NOV. 19–21Itasca, MN–Deer Hunters’ Widow WMankato, MN–Harvest OSchenectady, NY–Achilles MSt. Paul, MN–All American WWaupaca, WI–Blaze Orange WWauwatosa, WI–Funspiel O

NOV. 26–28Granite, WA–Cashspiel CGreen Bay, WI–Men’s Cashspiel CMSt. Paul, MN–Fireball 500 X

DEC. 3–5Alpine, WI MAppleton, WI–Holly Hog XCenterville, WI–Junior Open JFargo-Moorhead, ND OGranite, WA–Holiday ‘Spiel OMadison, WI–Cashspiel OCMayfield, OH WNorfolk, CT–Calder Cup MWausau, WI–Stick ‘Spiel St

DEC. 10–12Columbus, OH–Beers of the World ODetroit, MI–Senior One Day SMExmoor, IL–Continental MMadison, WI JMarshfield, WI–Green Horn OSchenectady, NY–10 & Under MSt. Paul, MN–Jack McCann MStevens Point, WI–Cashspiel CWaupaca, WI SM

DEC. 17–19Curl Mesabi, MN–Cashspiel OC

DEC. 31–JAN. 2Grand Forks, ND XMedford, WI–Curl Around the Clock O

2011JAN. 7–9

Appleton, WI MChicago, IL–Gloamin’ WDetroit, MI–International MDuluth, MN–Bruce Bennett MEau Claire, WI OFargo-Moorhead, ND XLodi, WI MMarshfield, WI WSt. Paul, MN–Cold Cash WWausau, WI–Highlanders WWauwatosa, WI–WOTS SM

JAN. 14–16Chesapeake, MD–Funspiel OChicago, IL–International MClintonville, WI MDuluth, MN–One Day WInternational Falls, MN OLake Region, ND O

Rice Lake, WI–Steinspiel XUtica, NY–Mitchell MWausau, WI–State High School J

JAN. 21–23Blackhawk, WI XCapital, ND–Outdoor OCenterville, WI SXDuluth, MN–Bert Payne JGranite, WA XMedford, WI–State Seniors SMNorth Shore, IL–Lassie WPlainfield, NJ–Thrifty OPortage, WI JThe Country Club, MA XTwo Harbors, MN MUtica, NY J

JAN. 25–26Exmoor, IL–Highlander WItasca, MN S

JAN. 28–30Albany, NY–Governor’s Bowl MArlington, WI MCleveland, OH–50th Mixed XFargo-Moorhead, ND OMankato, MN MPardeeville, WI –High School JRice Lake, WI–Badger State WSt. Paul, MN–Winter Carnival XThe Country Club, MA OTwo Harbors, MN OWaupaca, WI M

FEB. 4–6Alpine, WI XCenterville, WI WClintonville, WI XDetroit, MI–One Day WGranite, WA WKettle Moraine, WI XMinot, ND–Winter Fling XNashua, NH–Queen of Hearts WNorfolk, CT–Warm Hearts XPardeeville, WI–Watermelon OSt. Paul, MN–Ranger XWausau, WI–Badger State MWJ

FEB. 10–13Centerville, WI XItasca, MN–Sweethearts XLakes, MN–Vern Turner OMarshfield, WI MMedford, WI–State HS JRacine, WI XRice Lake, WI MSt. Paul, MN–Kyle Satrom JThe Country Club, MA MWausau, WI M

FEB. 18–20

Belfast, ME–Little Int. MCopper Country, MI ODetroit, MI XDuluth, MN–International MWGrand Forks, ND WGreen Bay, WI MHeather, MN MLake Region, ND–Bantam JMedford, WI–Snowflake WPlainfield, NJ JUtica, NY–Cobb XWauwatosa, WI W

FEB. 25–27Centerville, WI MChicago, IL XGrand Forks, ND–Can Am JHeather, MN WKettle Moraine, WI XLewiston, MI MWXMadison, WI–Curl v. Cancer OMayfield, OH XNorfolk, CT WPardeeville, WI–Red Baron MPotomac, MD–Kayser XSt. Paul, MN MUtica, NY–College JOWausau, WI–Silver Spoon O

MARCH 4–6Albany, NY–TAM OAppleton, WI–The Stick StBemidji, MN–Paul Bunyan MChesapeake, MD–GNCC Sr. SXGrafton, ND WKettle Moraine, WI JMarshfield, WI–Lobstein XNashua, NH MPlainfield, NJ–Stone MSchenectady, NY JVikingland, MN–Runestone O

MARCH 11–13Centerville, WI–Fun ‘Spiel OColumbus, OH–Wines WDuluth, MN–Dunlop XGrafton, ND MGreen Bay, WI–Shamrock WHeather, MN XNorfolk, CT–Elisabeth Childs WPardeeville, WI–HS Alumni OSchenectady, NY–Gordon Em. MWauwatosa, WI M

MARCH 18–20Belfast, ME–Woods Family OCenterville, WI SMCurl Mesabi, MN–Springspiel MGrand Forks, ND MGranite, WA–Jr. Novice J

Green Bay, WI JHeather, MN–Teen ‘Spiel JKettle Moraine, WI MLodi, WI XNutmeg, CT–Golden Handle OStevens Point, WI M

MARCH 25–27Arlington, WI SMBlackhawk, WI–Last Chance MDuluth, MN–House of Hearts OGrafton, ND XItasca, MN–Second to Last OMinot, ND–Shirtsleeve OPardeeville, WI–Spring Fling OPotomac, MD–Cherry Blossom OTwo Harbors, MN X

APRIL 1–3Fairbanks, AK–International MWGranite, WA–April Open OGreen Bay, WI–Funspiel OLake Region, ND XMankato, MN–Bunny XStevens Point, WI X

APRIL 8–10Hibbing, MN –Last Chance MPlainfield, NJ–Bonsqueal O

APRIL 15–17Coyotes, AZ–Desert Ice OEvergreen, OR O

APRIL 24–May 1At Sea, Caribbean–Waterspiel O

MAY 6–8Ogden, UT–Rocky Mountain O

MAY 27–29Hollywood, C–Blockbuster OSan Francisco, CA O

JUNE 10–12Granite, WA O

JULY 7–10Cape Cod, MA–Summerspiel X

JULY 10–13Cape Cod, MA–Summerspiel W

JULY 14–17Cape Cod, MA–Summerspiel MGreen Bay, WI–Tailgate O

JULY 21–24Cape Cod, MA–Summerspiel WcCapital, ND–Summerspiel O

AUG. 5–7Green Bay, WI–Senior Men’s SMTriangle, NC–Carolina Classic O

Don’t see your event listed or it’s list-ed incorrectly? Send bonspiel datesand corrections to Terry Kolesar,[email protected]



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