Poynette Curling Club

Poynette, Wisconsin is a two sheet curling club. We are looking to host a not to exceed eight team, two division, round robin format bonspiel. A five game guarantee. The dates are September 30th, October 1st and 2nd. There will be two draws on Friday, one at 6:15 P.M. and one at 8:30 P.M. A light dinner will be served.

There will be four draws on Saturday, starting at 9:00 A.M. The ice will be scraped after the conclusion of the 11:15 A.M. and prior to the 2:15 P.M. draw.

A draw to the button tie breaker will take place at the conclusion of the third draw for each team.

Saturday night is on your own. However, practice ice in one hour increments will be available to teams who wish to sign-up.

There will be four Sunday draws with the first starting at 8:00 A.M. and the last starting at 3:15 P.M.

Lunch will be served on both Saturday and Sunday.

Unlimited beer and soda will be available at the club.

The total cost for the entry is $220.00 U.S. per team.

Please send your entry to David Carlson at drcportagewi@frontier.com. The first eight teams for whom I receive entry fees from will be in the spiel. Entry fees are to be sent to David R. Carlson at P.O. Box 277, Portage, WI 53901.

This is an early season spiel for those who want to curl.

To: USCA Club & Regional Presidents

Hi everyone,

I launched the third and final contest of the summer this afternoon. The third contest is a trip to Las Vegas on Halloween weekend to curl in the bonspiel there. For a $25 donation, you can be entered for a chance to win this awesome trip – airfare, hotel, 1 spot in the SinSitySpiel.

Please help me out in promoting this contest. Send a direct email to your personal contact list, post the link on your personal Facebook page, call your Grandma and tell her that this is a great contest, tell your teammates…anyone who will listen. And, if you’re on the East Coast, you have luck on your side. The winners of our first two contests were BOTH from the Schenectady (NY) Curling Club!!

Here is the link: http://www.curlingrocks.net/contest

Thank you in advance! As always, your personal donations are welcome.

The contest ends Sept. 12.

Cheers,

Terry Kolesar
USA Curling

We’ll be having “Club Work Day” on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at 9:00am.  We’ll be doing a bit of cleanup of the club room and kitchen areas.  Cleanup should go quickly.  If you can spare two hands and two hours, we would really appreciate the help.

Poynette Curling Club needs 3-4 “new” curlers to round out a “new curler” league Tuesday evenings this fall.  This is a great opportunity for “new” folks to try curling and and bring more interested folks to the sport.  This league will run 7 Tuesday evenings from September 13th through October 25th.

Email Mark Kretzman kretzmann@gmail.com if you are interested and/or have questions about this league!

Attention friends of the Poynette Curling Club!  The 2011 Fall Raffle and Banquet are quickly approaching!

Mark Saturday, September 24, 2011 on your calendars now!

Like always, we’ll be throwing our fall party from 6:00 – 10:00 at the Poynette Village Hall at 106 South Main Street here in Poynette, Wisconsin.  Open bar, beefy sandwiches, for d’oeuvres, etc.  Tickets are $50 which admits you and another human to the festivities.  Every 10th ticket drawn in the raffle wins at least $100, sometimes $200, and one lucky dog will walk away from the evening with $3,000.

Email John Pederson at ijohnpederson@gmail.com if you need a ticket and/or tickets to our Fall Raffle and Banquet.

It’s that time of year!

Autumn curling in Poynette is on!  The ice house is being cooled and we’ll start flooding soon.

Team registrations have been rolling in steadily.  The Poynette Curling Club board recently approved bringing in a new sheet of rocks on a “trial loan” arrangement with the USCA for the fall leagues.

Our leagues run Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings beginning September 6 and ending October 27.  There will be two draws each evening: 6:15 and 8:30.  Rates are $125 per curler, $55 per curler for “sub only” participants.  Curling is open to all interested curlers, regardless of club affiliation.  All leagues are open format, no point limit, no fussing.

Download and submit team entry form or email David Carlson drcportagewi@frontier.com by September 2, 2011 if you are interested in getting involved.

In it’s 9th year, Poynette’s Curl for a Cure Bonspiel passed the $20,000 mark in raising money towards cancer research at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center.  In 2003, friends and family of Eileen Wild started this fundraiser not only to raise money, but to also raise awareness of the true nature of lung cancer, noting that early detection is key and that it’s not just a smokers’ disease.

This year’s event expanded over past years, bringing 20 teams and spanning into a 3rd day for the championship brackets.  In the end, Team Marquardt (Kurt Marquardt, Betty Marquardt, Kelly Smith, and Shauna Smith) edged Team Falk (Brittany Falk, Cody Falk, Kelsey Saager, and John Bauer), needing an extra end and a few inches of ice.

Special thanks to Barney, Jeanette, Jim, and Julie along with all of the others who volunteered time to make this an awesome event.  Your efforts are very much appreciated.

Follow this link for a number of great photos taken at the 2011 Curl for a Cure.

2011 Curl for a Cure Champions – Team Marquardt (Front)

2011 Cure for a Cure Runner Up – Team Falk (Back)

The Columbia County Monday Day ended the season on March 14, crowning a new champion: the Teeter rink from Poynette.  Joining Dean Teeter were Jon Vaningan, Jerry Trumm, John Reddeman, and Terry Thompson.  The Teeter rink completed the season with a stellar 14-1 record, the only loss coming at the hands (and sticks) of a strong Al Johnson rink from Lodi.

The season ended on a festive note at Portage, with prime rib for lunch and musical entertainment provided by Laverne Griffin’s “Hogliners.”

Here are the final standings so that you can settle your bets.

Caldwell: 6-9
Cook: 6-9
Erdman: 11-5
Erstad: 7-9
Falk: 11-5
Griffin: 8-8
Johnson: 5-10
Kretzman: 12-4
Monteufel: 8-7
Qualle: 10-6
Roe: 4-12
Teeter: 14-1
Thompson: 6-10
Tollison: 5-11
Zeman: 4-11

Many, many updates flew in this week. I’ll cut to the chase.

Ice Maintenance

No ice until Sunday, April 3. Peter is making magic down there.

2011 Men’s League Finals & Party

Sunday, April 3 will be the final match of the Poynette Men’s League playoffs. Team Marquardt vs. Team Koch. 5:30 dinner. 6:30 draw. $5.00 per person. Please, no wagering.

2011 Annual Spring Meeting

April 16 from 5:30 – ???

• 5:30 – Happy Hour. Bring an appetizer to pass. Reminder: Hot food hot. Cold food cold.
• 6:30 – General Meeting

Agenda

• Finance Report
• Minutes from Previous Meeting
• Summary of Past Season
• Future Plans
• Election of Directors

Curl for A Cure 2011

April 8-10 is the Curl for A Cure Bonspiel at Poynette Curling Club. If you are the donating type, please see Jim Falk (jimbof300@yahoo.com) or Barney Lohan (bjlohan@charter.net) with your donations for the raffle.

If you can spare a bit of volunteer time, there’s a sign-up sheet at the club. Else, show up. It’s a good time.

Sticks and Stones 2011

May 20 – 22 is the Sticks and Stones Bonspiel. Contact Peter Caldwell via traditional (peter@nosimport.com) or non-traditional (smoke signal) means if you can spare a few cycles volunteering that weekend. This guy needs all the help he can get.

Dates for Your Calendar

• April 3 – Spring Leagues Start
• April 8 – 10 – Curl for A Cure 2011
• May 20 – 22 – Sticks and Stones 2011
• September 24 – Fall Raffle Party

Fall Raffle Committee Heads

• Tickets – Jeff Koch, Joel Erstad, Stew Wild
• Food – Kurt & Betty Marquardt
• Bar – Dean Teeter
• Finance – Don Jackson

Women’s League 2011

Special thanks to Barb Wolfgram for compiling and passing along the results from the Poynette Women’s League 2011! Once the men’s season closes out we’ll make a special spot on the Poynette Curling Club Website to list this year’s winners along with past champions.

Tuesday Day League Winners

• Skip: Jane Caldwell
• Third: Sumiko Kretzman
• Second: Dottie Sutfin
• Lead: Suzanne Floyd

Wednesday Night League Winners

• Skip: Melissa Young
• Third: Shelly Cibulka
• Second: Penny Mularkey
• Lead: Roxie Brue

We also have a little bonspiel that we curl during the season called the All-American and the winners get pins for this and their names in the Curling News paper.

Tuesday Day All-American Winner

• Skip: Jane Caldwell
• Third: Mary MacLeish
• Second: Sandy Holl
• Lead: Jeanette Lohan

Wednesday Night All American Winner

• Skip: Brittany Falk
• Third: Jane Caldwell
• Second: Julie Karman
• Lead: Shannon Sheffer

Jeff Koch did a little tallying going into the last week of the Poynette Men’s League season.