The event kicked off on Wednesday evening with a welcome gathering at Portage Curling Club that featured the “music” of Laverne Griffin and his Hogliners. The guest speaker at the banquet, attended by about 350 people, was Columbia County’s own Debbie McCormick, fresh from the national championships in Green Bay and gearing up for her trip to Latvia.

The championships featured a four-game guarantee, and the draw sheet was designed so that teams would play in at least three, usually four, and sometimes all five clubs. The three teams that successfully made all the adjustments and never lost a game were the Schneider rink from Detroit (Masters Division), the Liapis rink from Bemidji (Super Seniors Division), and the Berling rink from Madison (Seniors Division).

The championships provided a great opportunity for the senior curlers to see old friends, make new ones, and tell (embellish?) good curling stories. Everyone is looking forward to next year’s event, hosted by Wausau in their brand new facilities, February 13-16, 2014.

Schneider rink from Detroit (Masters Division)

Liapis rink from Bemidji (Super Seniors Division)

Berling rink from Madison (Seniors Division)

For other photos from the USSMCA 2013 National Championships, visit our Flickr group.

The five curling clubs of Columbia County, Wisconsin, will jointly host the 37th U.S. Senior Men’s National Bonspiel, February 21-24, 2013. The bonspiel provides a great opportunity to see old friends, make new ones, and play in some of these smaller clubs that have such a long curling tradition.

If you have the opportunity, please print the linked Announcement and Entry Form and post them on your club’s board. http://www.poynettecurlingclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013USSMCA.pdf.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Columbia County.

Good curling,

Mark Kretzmann, Chairman
2013 USSMCA National Senior Men’s Curling Championships

Ladies and gentlemen, curlers and golfers, stix ‘n stoners….

It’s been too hot not to be thinking of curling, and golfing. So, we are. We’re thinking this fall.  September, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

4 events limited to 16 teams.

Friday draws at 2, 4, 6, 8

Golf for everyone Saturday at 9AM at Shepherd’s Meadow in Poynette. Golf format of team scramble head to head against the other team in your draw. 2 teams on a hole at once.

Lunch at the golf course.

Curling resumes at 2PM for 4 teams. The rest may stay and continue golfing.

Sunday are finals only of the 4 events.

As always, food and beverage at the curling club will be available all weekend.

Refreshments on the golf course will be a cash bar.

Price per team is again $260.00 includes golf and cart.

Please contact Peter Caldwell (below) as soon as you know you will be in. Advise of your teammates, please. There appears to be a lot of interest, so an early commitment is advised. Payment is preferred, but a reply will suffice.

Reply with your preferred Friday draw time!

Contact me (in order of preference) by email peter@nosimport.com cell (608)444-6906 home (608)635-7844

Mail Peter and Jane Caldwell
N4843 Hutchinson Rd.
Poynette WI 53955

Dates:  September 4th, 2012 – October 25th, 2012
Leagues: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Two Shifts:  6:15pm and 8:30pm
Rates:  $125 per curler

Autumn curling is open to all interested curlers, regardless of club affiliation.  All leagues are open format, no point limits.

2012_Autumn Curling Flier

Spring is here…it arrived a bit early this year. Your golf game should be fully honed, for the 5th annual Stix ‘n Stones Bonspiel in Poynette.

Dates are May 18, 19, 20, the weekend before Memorial Day.

• As last year, we are looking for 20 teams. 4 events.
• Friday draws at 12, 2, 5, 7, 9 (Ice will be re-conditioned before 5 draw.)
• Golf for everyone Saturday at 9AM at Sheperd’s Meadow in Poynette. Same format of team scramble head to head against the other team in your draw. 2 teams on a hole at once.
• Lunch at the golf course.
• Curling resumes at 1PM.   Last draw Saturday at 9.  Some may stay and continue golfing.
• Sunday semis of 3rd and 4th followed by finals 1st and 2nd followed by finals 3rd and 4th.
• As always, food and beverage at the curling club will be available all weekend.
• Refreshments on the golf course will be a cash bar.
• Price per team is again $260.00 includes golf and cart.
• New this year…as an incentive to those who can make a 12 Friday draw, we will reward those teams with discounted golf Friday afternoon.

We hope to make this fun event even better this year!

Please contact me as soon as you know you will be in. Advise me of your teammates, please. There appears to be a lot of interest, so an early commitment is advised.  Payment is preferred, but a reply will suffice.

Contact Peter Caldwell with your preferred Friday draw time (in order of preference) by email  peter@nosimport.com :: cell (608)444-6906  :: home (608)635-7844.

Peter and Jane Caldwell
N4843 Hutchinson Rd.
Poynette WI 53955

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.

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

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

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.