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

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.

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.

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)

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

Alex Ebert from the Portage Daily Register visited the Poynette Curling Club this week to write a nice story about the Chinese Women’s Olympic Skip Betty Wang grabbing a little practice during the fall league.  Take a look!

Skipping stones: Curling Olympian from China playing in Poynette

Fall Curling Underway!

The fall curling season began this past week here at Poynette Curling Club with full leagues running Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.  The early ice typically brings folks from surrounding clubs including US Women’s Olympic skip Debbie McCormick.  This fall we also have Chinese Women’s Olympic skip Bingyu “Betty” Wang curing a few nights a week as she goes to school at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  Betty led her team to the bronze medal in Vancouver earlier this year.    Special thanks to Dave Carlson for doing the organizing and to the many folks from Madison Curling Club as well as surrounding clubs that make these leagues possible.

Fall Raffle Event

Poynette Curling Club’s Fall Raffle Party takes place Saturday, September 25, 2010.  6:00 – 10:00pm at the Poynette Village Hall at 106 South Main Street here in Poynette, Wisconsin.  Open bar, beefy sandwiches, hors d’oeuvres.  Tickets are $50.00 which admits you and another human being.  Every 10th ticket drawn wins at least $100.00, sometimes $200.00, on lucky dog will walk away with $3,000.  See Don Jackson if you are interested and don’t have a ticket.

Stix ‘n Stones Fall 2010 Cancelled

Peter Caldwell made a valiant attempt at pulling together a fall version of the famous Stix ‘n Stones Bonspiel (curl -> golf -> curl -> fun).  Alas, it’s really difficult gathering momentum for bonspieling at this time of the year.  We’ll let the anticipation build and get this taken care of sometime in the spring of 2011.

Planning a Bonspiel?

I’m hearing bits, pieces, and rumors of bonspiels being planned during the upcoming season at the Poynette Curling Club.  If you have dates and ideas, please pass them on to me so that I can get them onto the club calendar and help in getting the word out.   (John Pederson – ijohnpederson@gmail.com)

Facebook & Poynette Curling Club Websites

If Facebook is your thing, hop on over to our page on Facebook and “Like” the Poynette Curling Club.  You’ll see a few familiar faces and discover other connections in our larger curling community.  We also have the Poynette Curling Club (http://www.poynettecurlingclub.com) up and running as well.