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1 PORTAGE CURLING CLUB PRESIDENT S ADDRESS Hello fellow curlers, The 2016/2017 curling season is fast approaching. We are set to start our curling season (if all goes well) on November 1st. For the last several years the board has been discussing how to get all members of the club involved in making our club more successful. As you may or may not know there are no paid members in our organization. Everything that is done making ice, maintaining the ice, painting circles, cleaning the kitchen, washing the linens, making sure there is soap and paper towels in the bathroom, working with juniors, running bonspiels etc. is done by members of the club. Some of our members spend hundreds of hours, some spend tens of hours and some spend a couple hours at the club working. This year, in an effort to determine how many hours it takes, what type of tasks are being done and who is doing them we are asking everyone to record what they are doing and how long it takes. The current board's vision is to see the workload spread out and figure out a way to accomplish this. There will be a 3-ring binder at the club with a page for each member. Over the next several months, please take the time to document your activities/donations and how long it takes. I realize this might seem like one more thing to do. However, I suspect we will find things being done that nobody realizes. Some of our members have been very active during the non-curling season. The League Chairs, Harry Erdman, Melissa Leeland, Shannon and John Schultz, have been busy getting the leagues planned and ready to go. The Long Range Planning Committee has been busy talking with other clubs and vendors, and getting bids to have a dehumidification system installed this fall. They are also looking at alternatives for painted houses and insulation in the ice house. Ken Ryczek has already begun working on the equipment in the basement and preparing for equipment start up on October 6. You will notice new benches on the ice this fall and an opportunity to order PCC curling apparel, thank you Brian Scheibach. The old chimney is down and the roof surrounding it has been repaired. Hopefully, our leaks in the viewing area are resolved. Our club will be busy with bonspiels this year. We are again attempting to start the season with a men s bonspiel, November The Hoopla Bonspiel will be held in December to honor Sue Weyh and raise money for a scholarship. The junior bonspiel will be in January to help our youth learn and continue their progress in curling. The Badger Women s Bonspiel is also in January and will be an opportunity for curlers from all over the state to enjoy Portage ice. The United States Senior Men s is in February, we are sharing this event with the other clubs in Columbia County. We finish the season with the Alumni Bonspiel in March. Some of these bonspiels are an opportunity for our club to make some money and the others are an opportunity to benefit the community and demonstrate what a great club we have. All bonspiels require a lot of work and can only be done with hard work from all of our club members. Please contact the chairs to find out what you can do to help. Finally, curling is a sport of respect, socialization, and competition. Please show respect to your fellow curlers, whether they have been on the ice for thirty years or three days. Help the new members feel welcome, teach them the rules of curling, show them how they can be active in the club (on and off the ice) and how to experience the full meaning of Good Curling! Jim Swan CLUB CLEAN-UP DAY Sunday, October 30, from 10:00-2:00 is clean-up day at the club. This is the day we dust trophy cases and chairs, vacuum, clean out the cupboards, clean bathrooms, hardwood floors, etc. The more people the less time it will take.

2 2016/2017 Board of Directors President: Jim Swan Vice President: Jim Shlimovitz Secretary: Tyson Swan Treasurer: Vietta Kampen Director: John Schultz Director: Sharon Trecek Director: Tim Handrich Building Chair-Mark Considine Ice Chair-Steve Benck Kitchen Chair-Val Nehls Long Range Planning-Steve Benck Ice Making Equipment-Ken Ryczek Ice Making-Steve Benck Rating Committee: Harry Erdman, Mark Considine, Joel Caulum and Dan Brunt Our Curling Representatives: USWCA: Stacie Heberlein Columbia County: Bob Daly WSCA and BWCA: Vietta Kampen PORTAGE CURLING CLUB Calendar of Events Sept/Oct: Preparation for Ice Making October 4: Ice Making Starts October 22: Jr Curling Sign-Up 8am-11am October 30: Club Clean Up 10am-2pm October 30: Fall Banquet 5:00 Cocktails 6:00 Dinner November 11-13: Mens Bonspiel December 10-11: Womens HoopLa Bonspiel December 16-18: U18/21 Bonspiel January 21-22: Junior Bonspiel January 26-29: Badger Womens February 16-19: USSMC Bonspiel ICE MAKING Ice Making will begin on October 4 th. The entire process lasts approximately three weeks, and work takes place most nights, starting at 7:00 PM, during that timeframe. Traditionally, members lend a hand at least one night, and there is plenty of unskilled work to be done, so don t let unfamiliarity be a hindrance. Members familiar with the process will be on hand each night to provide supervision. Skips, bring your team members for a night of camaraderie before the season starts. Steve Benck will schedule work groups for each night, and will use to notify members and provide periodic updates. Contact him at or benck.steve@gmail.com with any questions. March 6-9: Club Playdowns March 10-11: Alumni Bonspiel March 12: Ice Out PORTAGE CURLING CLUB ONLINE We are at portagecurling.com as well as Facebook. Like us on Facebook and learn about area bonspiels and info about our club. We appreciate all the time and effort it takes. Thank you Steve Dubberstein.

3 JUNIOR CURLING PROGRAMS Junior curling sign-up will be held on Saturday, October 22, from 8:00-11:00 AM. New for this year: 1)We are pilo ng a six-week program developed by USA Curling for the Li le Rocks group from 9-10am 2)We will be adding 15 minutes to each session for snack and socializa on a er the ice me. 3)There will be a sign-up for parents to help on ice and to bring snacks. We will be using SignUp.com to do this. Beginners: Saturdays 9:00 10:00 This level is primarily for youth ages 6 to 8. Most of these curlers will be new to curling or returning curlers who s ll need to work on skills. Curlers will learn basic delivery skills, ice safety, ice e que e and sportsmanship. Intermediate: Saturdays 10:00 11:00 This level is primarily for youth ages 8 to 10. The majority of the curlers have learned the basic skills and are ready to put them to use. Sliding, balance, delivery, sweeping skills will be emphasized. As the season progresses students will play half sheet games and learn basic strategy. Some curlers maybe moved up into the developmental group once they are able to consistently throw the stone to the other end with a balanced delivery. Developmental: Saturdays 11:00 12:00 This level is for middle school curlers with limited experience. Time will be spent learning or perfec ng deliveries, sweeping skills, strategy, e que e, sportsmanship, and half-sheet and full-sheet game play. As curlers improve they maybe moved up into the compe ve group. Compe ve: Saturdays 1:00 3:00 This level is for junior curlers who have developed their delivery and are ready to play more games, learn more strategy, and compete in bonspiels. Registra on for this group will be based on last year s skill level. The goal is for all curlers to compete in at least one junior bonspiel this year. Bonspiel dates will be available at sign-up. HIGH SCHOOL CURLING Mike Statz will coach the boys team and Jim Shlimovitz will once again coach the girls team. Please give them any help you can. They always need help preparing ice on Tuesdays and Thursdays prior to games, or help with transporting teams to away games. Please contact them and offer your support in any way. The team schedule can be found on the club website and posted on the bulletin board by sheet 1, so come out and show your support for our young curlers. is is Your Club This is a volunteer organization, and there are many ways you can help out: Make ice Prepare ice for leagues Volunteer at bonspiels (kitchen or ice) Help with juniors on Saturday Donate food or money to the bonspiels Sell extra calendars Help with the high school program Capital fundraising campaign Clean & vacuum when you see a need Load and empty dishwasher Take out the garbage PORTAGE, WISCONSIN

4 BEER CLUB NEWS The Beer Club was a smashing success last year. The addition of 2 new taps was very popular. All of the Beer Club members really liked the variety available. In fact, Beer Club membership doubled! Obviously, we will keep 3 beers on for the 2016 season. If you have a beer you would like us to add, please contact Jim or Tyson Swan. You can also stop in at Daly s Liquor to discuss availability with Dan. Now the bad news Unfortunately, the craft beer that everyone likes so much is a little more expensive. The Beer Club lost a little bit of money last year. We cannot operate in the red so we need to raise Beer Club dues Beer Club dues Men - $120 Women - $80 Thrivent Choice Dollars, AmazonSmile, and Pierce s Charitable Rewards FALL BANQUET & MEETING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 TH 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Donating has never been easier. If you are a Thrivent Financial customer, you may be earning Choice Dollars. The Portage Curling Club is now on their list of organizations. Each quarter you can Direct Choice Dollars to the club, and it doesn t cost you a dime. So far this year the club has received over $1,000 from Thrivent. If you have any questions, Vietta Kampen can give you more information. Amazon has a program called AmazonSmile where 0.5% of your purchases can go to a charity of your choice. Again, it doesn t cost you one red cent. Portage Curling Association, Inc. is already on their list. Go to smile.amazon.com to get started. Pierce s Markets has a Charitable Rewards program. When you use your Rewards Card the club receives a portion of the sales. To sign up, stop by customer service. Already have a card? They can also help you add PCC to your account. CLUB RENTAL

5 LEAGUE INFORMATION Monday Dinner League Monday: 5:00PM Chair: Harry Erdman Tuesday Night Women's League Tuesday: 6:30PM Chair: Melissa Leeland Wednesday Night Men s League Wednesday: 5:45PM & 8:00PM Chair: Harry Erdman Thursday Open League** Thursday: 6:30pm Chair: Harry Erdman Friday Night Mixed League Friday: 6:30PM Chair: Shannon and John Schultz shannon.schultz9@yahoo.com Sunday Night Mixed Doubles Sunday: 7:00PM Chair: John Schultz jschultz12002@gmail.com CLUB DUES 1 st Year member: $150 2 nd Year member: $200 3 rd Year & over Member: $240 Family: $525 Jr. Member (in all adult leagues): $125 Social Membership: $50 ½ year leagues $120/league (non-member dues, sub rules apply) Saturday/Sunday Juniors: $25 Returning Juniors: $40 Locker Rental: $15 If a junior member will be competing in a USCA event, they will be responsible for paying the USCA dues of $25.00 at the beginning of the curling season as well. **Thursday is an open league allowing men and women as well as sons and daughters. If there are enough teams to have two draws, the start time will move to 6:00, and a bell system will be implemented to ensure that the 8:00 draw is on time. Any men s team with 50 points or less in this league will be eligible to participate in the play downs at the end of the year. ADVERTISING PROGRAM FRIENDLY REMINDER Dues should be paid and a release form signed BEFORE you step on the ice. Skips, it is your responsibility to make sure all members on your team have paid their dues. The treasurer will be at each of the leagues during the first two weeks of the season to help facilitate this. On December 1st, a list of curlers with unpaid dues will be posted. After Dec. 15th, any team that plays with a curler who has not paid dues will forfeit those games.

Just a reminder: Early release on Friday, Jan.6

Just a reminder: Early release on Friday, Jan.6 * Please notify the office if there is a change in your early release program plans. January 2017 Family Newsletter Issue 6 Janssen Elementary PTO 420 Wallace