Updated hours of operation for the office - July and August.

The summer has been flying by - I hope everyone is enjoying the off-season!

There are so many interesting tidbits to discuss, most involving the very busy, summer calendar at the club. However, this entry is going to be short and sweet - the facility updates will soon follow.

I will be out of the office for a number of vacation periods this summer and, while some of the days will have abbreviated hours, there will be some dates when the office is closed.


CLOSED entirely:

Thursday, July 1
Friday, July 2
Wednesday, July 7
Monday, July 12
Monday, July 19
Wednesday, July 21
Friday, July 23
Monday, August 2
Wednesday, August 4
Friday, August 6


ABBREVIATED HOURS:

Tuesday, July 20 - open from 8:30am to 12:30pm
Friday, July 23 - open from noon - midnight
Tuesday, August 3 - open from 8:30am to 12:30pm
Thursday, August 5 - open from 9am - 1pm

Check back in the near future for updates to the summer operations.

Enjoy the summer break!

JUST ADDED ... 1 more Learn to Curl session - Sunday, April 18

Thanks to some RKCC calendar changes, we are VERY excited to be offering 1 additional Learn to Curl session this year ... Sunday, April 18, from 7-9pm!!!!

Therefore, anyone interested in Learning to Curl this season has 2 opportunities left:

1. Sunday, April 11
2. Sunday, April 18

For more info about our Learn to Curl, please see this previous post.

If you have any questions, please contact the office ... Good Curling!!

HAPPY EASTER!

Please note, the club will be closed Friday and Sunday.

However, there will be open ice for members on Saturday, from 11 - 4. There is a 2-sheet rental scheduled, but the remaining 4 sheets are available for members to get a headstart on working off the delicious, chocolate bunnies that we are all going to treat on!!!!!

The club will be open for regular hours, starting Monday morning.

On a related note ... to my wife, Christine ... Honey, all I want for Easter are some of THIS bunny's chocolate eggs!!!!

You tell me ... did the Evening Ladies have fun at their year-end spiel?!?

Upon arriving for the Evening Ladies Closing Bonspiel, held March 27, curlers were treated to a tasty morning buffet. Pictured fueling up for her balloon animal act, Linda Lott wants other spiel convenors to know that she is for hire!

Great prizes ... everyone left with something!

And, our very own ice maker, Rod Leeder, got in on the fun!

Ah, the dreaded "blow the peanut across the floor" contest ... followed by some sort of 2-person, balloon passing/breaking endeavour - the pictures of which, I could not post :o)

Here, Lynda Therien and Leanne Baker (dressed as leopards) threaten the camera person for taking photographic evidence of what Betty Bush was coordinating ... I am still not certain of all the details?

... so, do you think they had fun?

From the looks on the faces of convenors Joanne Miller, Betty Bush and Linda Lott,

... I'd say so!


Have a great summer and we hope to see everyone back next year!!!

Thanks to Robert J. Reid & Sons for their generous support of the Super Senior Bonspiel!!

Held on March 26, the annual RKCC Super Senior Bonspiel was another smashing success! Drawing teams from all over Eastern Ontario, the 24 rink event has grown over the years to where it now has a very healthy waiting list. Convenor, RKCC member Steve Quinn, attributes the success of the bonspiel to three, important ingredients:

1. an amazing volunteer team, captained by RKCC members Bill Duffe and Jim Lesley


2. a very generous title sponsor - Robert J. Reid and Sons Funeral Home


3. the ever popular prize table of fresh meat product, supplied by Quinn's Meats of Yarker, ON

These ingredients combine to help insure that all those in attendance go home happy, and full of food!!

Pictured above, at the sponsorship presentation ceremony (l-r): Gord Smith (Robert J. Reid employee and RKCC member), Warren Powell (Funeral Pre-Planning Director for Robert J. Reid) and Steve Quinn (convenor and RKCC member).

Congratulations to this year's winning team ... the Day rink, playing out of the Perth Curling Club. Above, Warren Powell presents the Robert J. Reid & Sons trophy to team members (not necessarily in photo order) John Hewitt (lead), Dave Crook (second), Brian Brose (vice) and Bob Day (skip).



Interested in acquiring an entry to this, or any other of RKCC's annual bonspiels? Please contact me in the office and I will be sure to pass your name on to the appropriate convenor! For a list of yearly events at our club, visit our website and click on the Bonspiels tab.

Until we see you on the ice again at RKCC ... Good Curling!

Former RKCC members win CIS/CCA University Curling Championships!

front l-r: Jon Beuk (skip), Andrew Inouye (vice), Chadd Vandermade (second) and Scott Chadwick (lead)

back: Dick Henderson (coach)

The Queen's men's curling team, former members of RKCC, have been crowned Canadian Champions. They defeated the PEI rink 7-6 in the finals, and have earned the right to represent Canada at the Winter Universiade in 2011 ... which will take place in Erzurum, Turkey!!



Two issues:

1. ... they curl in Turkey?


2. Knowing Jon, and his challenge to wake up and get somewhere on time ... how bad is it going to be losing 7 time zones on the trip there?

Congratulations to the Queen's Men ... Good Curling next year!!

You can check out the full story on the OCA website here.

RKCC Mixed teams playing at Regionals this weekend ... Tosh and Parafianowicz rinks!

The Mixed and Senior Mixed Regionals are being played this weekend in Smith Falls, and RKCC has two teams in the hunt!

In the Mixed competition, a new member to RKCC this year will be skipping a TEAM of new members ... all 4 players are enjoying their first season with RKCC!!

Lucas Parafianowicz came to our club this season from Nova Scotia, and has wasted no time in finding teammates for a possible Provincial Championship run. Interesting fact is, his entire team is made up of new RKCC members: Lucas (skip), Heather McMillan (vice), Rick Lyman (second) and Cathy Lyman (lead). Looks like our membership drives are working!!

In Senior Mixed competition, the "opposite of a new member" has once again qualified a team for Regional competition.

Alex Tosh (with a competitive curling resume as long as any in the area) captured the Senior Mixed zone title with his team of 3 other longtime, RKCC members: Alex (skip), Carole Rivington (vice), Randy Neal (second) and Nancy Tosh (lead). While the Parafianowicz team has less than 4 years of RKCC experience under their belts, the Tosh rink has a combined total of 75+ years of membership at RKCC!!

What a great weekend for RKCC ... you couldn't think up a better scenario for demonstrating the diversified membership of our club.

It all takes place this weekend at the Smith Falls Curling Club, which isn't so far away that you couldn't head up for the day to spectate. The Tosh rink will go on the ice for their first game Saturday at 9am, and the Parafianowicz rink slides off Saturday at 1pm. Follow along with updates from the OCA website.

Good Curling to both of these fine teams!!