New card tables for a growing RKCC section ... Social Members!

The Royal Kingston Curling Club has more to offer than just curling ... how about a warm lunch and good game of cards?

(pictured here at one of our new tables, purchased from our friends at St.Lawrence Pools, are, clockwise from bottom left: Gloria Morrill, Rita Kuhnke, Carol Knowles and Norma Burns)

Recently, RKCC invested in 6 new card tables, specifically for use by one of our fastest growing sections ... Social Members! For several years now, Diane Labrie, along with help from a number of other RKCC members, has been organizing a Monday afternoon card league, where any interested member (Social and/or Active Curlers) can play Bridge or Euchre. Players arrive by 1pm, and move between tables until 3:30 or 4pm.

The only prerequisite is that you be an RKCC member. For those not interested in curling (info on this type of membership is available on our website), a Social membership at RKCC entitles you to all the facility privileges except for ice access, and is only $54 for the season. Interested in joining now? Then let us prorate the fee and you can start right away. Dues for the second half of 2010/11, would amount to only $32.40.

Hot lunches are served daily, and cost no more than $5.50 ... come early, enjoy some good food with friends and settle in for an afternoon of cards!

And, as of Thursday, January 13, there will be a second day of cards at the club!!! The same format will apply - euchre or bridge will be played and tables will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Start time will remain 1pm. All existing players are welcome to add the Thursday timeslot to their agendas.

Hope to see you and your friends at the club - Shuffle up and deal!!

GREY CUP PARTY UPDATE ...

Slight change of plans ...

The Royal Kingston Curling Club is still going to be welcoming members and guests out for the Grey Cup this Sunday, November 28th, but there will be no charge!!

Chili will be served for $4/bowl.

Get out to the club and watch the game with friends!!

Also, the Learn to Curl program is running from 7-9pm ... great way to get started in the sport!

See you at the club

Remember the old Wall of Fame? It can be yours ...

A number of deals to reuse/sell the old Wall of Fame structure have fallen through, and now it is up for sale to anyone who may be interested.

Here is the link to the kijiji site that hosts the ad ... please contact the office if you are interested.

But, remember, first come - first serve ... don't wait!

Christmas presents for curlers in Kingston, Ontario ...

Members and non-members alike, the RKCC proshop has a number of great items for that curler in your family.

Everyone can use a new broom head! And, there are a limited number of Support our Troops and Breast Cancer Awareness performance pads available now. Great stocking stuffers!!

Or, perhaps you are looking for more than a replacement head? There is no better time to be shopping for a new broom! The RKCC proshop has a wide variety of styles and colours to suit any curler's game.

For the beginner, a basic Fibreglass broom with Performance head, can be purchased in a variety of colours for only $64.95+tax. For the competitive sweeper, someone who demands a lighter and stronger shaft, we offer several Carbonfibre options, which range in price from $99.95 - $169.95. Included in the Carbonfibre choices, are the two brooms displayed in the picture above - Team Canada Olympic brooms from Vancouver 2010. RKCC member Emil Lindt, is pictured holding the retail version of the brooms that Team Bernard and Team Martin used to sweep their way to medals. And, the Team Martin broom is individually numbered out of 300 to commemorate their Gold Medal - only 300 were made for distribution in the world, and we have two left!

If brooms and broom heads are not exactly what you had in mind, we always have a range of other curling necessities in stock, ready to purchase. Shoes, stopwatches, gloves, curling bags, mitts, club pins ... drop by for a look!!

Gift certificates are available.

And, for club members, don't forget about Bar Bucks!!

With lunches served Monday thru Thursday, Bar Bucks come in handy for not only drinks, but food as well!! Another GREAT stocking stuffer idea.

When you are ready to shop, come on down to the Proshop at RKCC and let us help you put a gift under the tree that will put a big smile on the face of the curler in your family!!!

Happy Holidays!

Just in time for Christmas ... The Women of Curling 2011 Calendar!

Available now in the Proshop, this year's Women of Curling calendar features very tasteful photos of some of the sport's best women curlers, lending their support to a very worthwhile charity - Shoot for a Cure / Spinal Cure Research.

Suggested retail is $29.95+hst, but a limited number are available for just $24.95+hst ... don't wait, there are only 15 copies for sale!

TEAMS NEEDED for 3rd Annual Curl for a Cure Bonspiel - 100% of funds raised going to Camp Trillium!!

To all Kingston area curlers ... the 3rd Annual Curl for a Cure Bonspiel is scheduled for November 27 at RKCC, and the convenor, Ken Cross, is looking for additional teams.

The bonspiel is made up of 3 - 6 end games,with 2 draws starting at 8am and 9:30am.

Breakfast will be donated by Tim Horton's and lunch is being donated by Findlay Foods (salads and fresh chicken breast for the BBQ), and Mino's Village (rice).

The bonspiel is Open, meaning the teams may consist of any combination of Women, Men or Students - all are welcome. Never curled before? No problem, delivery sticks will be available to make participating easier - you can participate without having to get down into the hacks ... much friendlier on the body!

Each curler will receive a prize with a value of $25-$30, and there are many silent auction items to bid on.

The cost of entry is $75/person.

Please come out and support this event. 100% of the proceeds will be given to Camp Trillium - the Childhood Cancer Camp. This year, the camp will not receive funding from the Canadian Cancer Society, which totalled $350,000 last year, so this year's curling event is ever more important - please help keep this camp funded.

To register, you may contact Ken Cross directly at kcross8@slh.ca , or leave your information with me in the office and I will forward it for you.

See you on the ice!!