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Curling news for and
about the Ottawa Region
Curling in Russia
Brad Gushue will be curling in the
ADAMANT St Petersburg's Cup in Russia next week.
Check out the details here...
Some Curling History
Shirley Adams, a long-standing collector
of curliana from Nepean in the area of Ottawa, has been
in touch - see her comment here.
She is the source of two iron curling stones in my
collection. The first came from Bob, when he was
uncluttering himself before going to work and live
abroad when he retired. It had come, he said, from
Shirley, whom I met at the Glasgow Silver Broom in 1985.
Read More...
Continental Cup
The roster for the 2008 Continental Cup
in Camrose Alberta December 18-21 has been announced.
Former Ottawans Dawn Askin and John Morris will be there
playing for Jennifer Jones and Kevin Martin.
Read more...
RCMP News
RCMP's Paul Adams reminds us that the
plant will be starting up in six weeks. He also
announced: "Ian MacAuley , Mac Ice, has been signed to a
four year contract to make ice at the club. This
guarantees the excellent ice conditions that the club
has become known for in the city and the province."
Ron Brown
The curling community lost another curler
this week to cancer. Ron Brown was an avid competitor,
and Past President of City View Curling Club. He
recently curled out of the Ottawa and Navy Curling
Clubs. Funeral arrangements are in the
Ottawa Citizen.
Curling Book for Kids
Kim Perkins has written a children's book
about curling. Read the fully story on
curlingscoops. Click
here to find out how to order the book.
Junior SuperSpiel
The John Shea Insurance OVCA
Junior SuperSpiel's teams are now set. See the
website
for more details.
Jim Campbell on CCA
Board
Jim Campbell of Russell, was
elected to the CCA Board this week. Read more about the
CCA annual meeting on
The Curling News.
Carleton Heights Pre
Season Curling League
Carleton Heights Curling is
once again hosting a September Warm up league for
competitive curlers. For more details, see the
flyer
OVCA Junior Symposium
OVCA Junior Coordinator Mike
Moore announced that the Junior Symposium will be held
on Sunday September 14 at Carleton Heights from 9:30 am
to 1:30 pm.
Team Howard Fantasy
Camp
To be held in Guelph September
26-28th. Their mission: "to ensure that this camp is the
greatest curling experience of your life! Whether you
are looking for help with your slide, your strategy, or
you just want to enjoy some curling stories in the
hospitality suite, this camp has something for
everyone."
Website
Officiating Course
The OCA is offering
officiating courses on September 6 (Level 1) and
September 7 (Level 2) at North Grenville. Register
through
Curl Ontario.
Granite Seeking New
Manager
Granite Curling Club is
looking for a new manager. See the
Granite Website
for more details, or
download the form.
SuperSpiel Qualifer
The entry form is now available for the
OVCA Junior SuperSpiel Qualifier which runs October
18-19 in North Grenville. See the
Qualifier website
for the entry form and more details.
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