Saturday, May 5th
11:00 Shotgun Start

Madison Curling Club Fund Raiser
For the beginner to the club pro
4 person Scramble, Sign up as teams or individuals
Includes food after golf with prizes

Hole Sponsorships available – Call Mike if interested

Sign up Deadline: April 27th

$90 per person (includes $35 per person donation to the club)

Send to:
Mike Kosovec
7022 Havenswood Dr
Madison, WI 53718
Home 249-3411
Work 241-1579

MCC Golf Hole Sponsor 2012.doc

MCC Golf Outing 2012 Entry Form.doc

MADISON CURLING CLUB TO HOST KRAUT SPIEL

This annual competition between the Arlington and Poynette Curling Clubs and the Madison Curling Club will take place on Saturday, March 10. Two draws are scheduled (9:30 a.m. and

1:00 p.m.). MCC will provide breakfast starting at 8:00 a.m.; Arlington and Poynette will serve a delectable feast of  sauer-kraut and pork after the first draw. A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the hallway near the men’s restroom; a minimum of 24 players is needed for each draw. You may sign up for one or both draws. Please sign up as an individual, but indicate if you wish to be on the same team as another player. Teams will be formed prior to each draw and new members are encouraged to participate. This spiel is open to all members of the Madison Curling Club. Stan Vinge is chairing the event;  Rob Wixson is the breakfast coordinator. Please contact Rob  at rgwixson@sbcglobal.net or 231-3385 if you can help with breakfast prep and cleanup.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

We extend a warm welcome to the following new members who have joined us for the second half of our curling season:  Betsy Brenner, Tom Caviezel , Shawn Dugan, Keith Green, Brian Hilgers, Jessica Kluesner, Anthony Rienzi, Elizabeth Robb, Nick Schieber, Sean Scott, Jenny Stevenson, Maria Swandby, Chris Tremi, and returning member Jim Siebers.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE FUNDRAISER

Plan to join your teammates, family, and friends for MCC’s third annual corned beef (or chicken) and cabbage dinner, 6:30 and 8:30 Monday through Thursday evenings, March 12-15. The dinner, complete with red potatoes, carrots, rye bread

and cookies, will cost $9 – well worth it for the mouthwatering fare prepared by Chef Steve Elmer. Steve will be seeking volunteers to help with the serving and cleanup.

MCC LAUREN KOSOVEC GOLF OUTING MAY 5

Plan now to enter the annual Madison Curling Club golf outing at the Door Creek Golf Course on Saturday, May 5^th. There will be an 11:00 a.m. shotgun start. This four-person scramble is open to golfers of all skill levels. Sign up as a team or as an individual; entry fee is $90 per person ($35 of which is a donation to Madison Curling Foundation). Entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, dinner and prizes. Deadline for signup is April 27^th. Hole sponsorships are available; contact Mike Kosovec at 249-3411 or 241-1579 for more information.

DAY RINK WINS STATE MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to the team of Steve Day, Emilia Juocys, Dan Wiza and Heather Van Sistine on winning the Wisconsin Mixed Playoffs held in Clintonville, February 24-26. They now advance to the National Mixed Championships which will be held at the Portage Curling Club, March 17-24. Timers and on-ice observers are needed; please contact Vietta Kampen or Jenny Brunt at 608-697-6510 if you can help them out.

MCC POST-SEASON MIXED/DRIVES EVENT

Grab your pardner and round up your team for this year’s Drives event which will take place March 24-25. Herding all the little dogies out onto the ice will be trail bosses Dave Nelson and Donnie Henry. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Rachel Nelson and Courtney Henry will be rustling up some grub at the chuck wagon. Entry fee is $20 per person/$80 per team; a sign-up poster is located near the club entrance. There is no team point limit, so put on your ten-gallon hat, saddle up, head on down to the Better-Than OK Madison Curling Corral and join the rest of the cowpokes for a fun weekend. Just one more request… leave your six-shooters at home.

NEW MEMBER APPRECIATION NIGHT

New members of the Madison Curling Club, returning members, family and friends are invited to the New Member Dinner on Wednesday, March 28^th beginning at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will enjoy a fabulous meal prepared by Chef Jason Rittel. We’ll celebrate the club’s newest members with games and prizes. There is no cost for new members and an $8 contribution for family and friends. We are also looking for volunteers to help out in the kitchen or donate a dessert. If    you have questions about the event or would like to volunteer, please contact Claire Cowan or Michael Pancook at mclairecowan @hotmail.com or 608-333-2753. We hope     you will join us for this fun-filled evening.

LEARN2CURL

The Madison Curling Club is offering two introductory instructional sessions on four Friday nights in March, from 8:00 to 10 p.m. The first session is on March 9 and 16; the second session will be held on March 23 and 30. As of this writing, 46 participants are registered and organizer Mary Parker indicates there is still time to sign up. So tell your friends about this opportunity and direct them to our club web site www.MadisonCurlingClub.com to try their hand at curling.

CONGRATULATIONS

… to Bridget and Chuck Soldner, on the birth of baby boy, Bryce Timothy, on January 18;

… to Sandy and Theran Michaelis, on the birth of baby girl, Celeste, on February 20; proud grandparents are Kathy and David Michaelis.

GOOD TIMES

The Madison Mixed Invitational Bonspiel took place February 8-10, and bonspiel chairs Richard Berling and Deesa Pence were pleased to host 18teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Ohio. They wish to thank the many volunteers who helped make the spiel successful by donating food, raffle items and most importantly their time. They especially want to thank the Leppings for Taco Night and Chef Mark McDermid for preparing a genuine New Orleans dinner for this Mardi Gras celebration. An added bonus was the college student dancing wait staff who delayed their 9 p.m. departure time because “they were having too much fun” at MCC – proof positive that curlers really know how to party.

Richard and Deesa are already seeking chairs for the 2013 Madison Mixed and ask for any suggestions you may have. Piped onto the ice by Tom Greenhalgh for the final draw were the following teams:

1EW:  Tim Ebert, Shelly Kosal, Grace Gabower, Todd

            Gabower (Madison)

1ERU:  Ian Journeaux, Pamela Oleinik, Michael Bennett,

            Stephanie Martin (Stevens Point/Wauwatosa)

2EW:  Susan Dukes, Todd Dukes, Anne Pryor,

            Steve Ackerman (Madison)

2ERU:  Jeff Neff, Diane Boles, Lester Boles, Cheryl Doud

            (Kettle Moraine/Madison)

3EW:  Doug Anderson, Patti Henning, Kris Henning,

            Mary Anderson (Stevens Point)

3ERU:  Steven Trac, Meredith Claeys, Bryan Ashley,

            Mallory Lopez (Madison)

4EW:  Dan and Carla Lynch, Steven and Mamie O’Connor

            (Madison)

4ERU:  Mary Parker, Rick Hammes, Miranda Hofmann,

            Ed Wallander (Madison)

HE’S A LIFESAVER

Kudos to Dan Lynch, who wasted no time in starting chest compressions on a fellow curler who suffered a heart attack while on the ice at the National Senior Men’s Bonspiel in Wauwatosa recently. Others soon came to his aid, the gentleman was revived and transported to a hospital, where he underwent double by-pass surgery a few days later and is reportedly doing well. Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive…

MCC MERCHANDISE WEEK MARCH 11-16

The new Madison Curling Club merchandise will be available for sale during the upcoming week, before and after each league draw. Please watch for fliers at the club for specific times.      For a price list of available items, please visit the web site at http://madisoncurlingclub.com/merchandise/ or check out the bulletin board by the water fountain to see a printout. For questions or to submit an order, please e-mail:  merchandise @madisoncurlingclub.com. Hannah Gaines and her helpers will be happy to assist you in finding just the right items for yourself or as a gift to that special person.

IN MEMORIAM

We extend our condolences to Tim and Kim Ebert and other family members, on the passing of Tim’s father, Russell Ebert, age 82, on February 20, 2012, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

We also note the passing of Destin Baxley, age 27, on February 15. Destin curled with the juniors and in other events with his Big Brother Ken Neidhart.

JUNIOR NATIONALS FOLLOWUP

It was an action-packed week with 10 junior women’s teams and 10 junior men’s teams competing for the honor to represent the U.S. at the World Junior Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, March 3-11. From the impressive Opening Ceremony on January 28^th to the awarding of the medals on February 4th, members of the Madison Curling Club stepped up to make this experience the best ever for the curlers and spectators alike. By all accounts, we were successful. Event Chair Paul Incha is to be commended for an incredible amount of planning and for assembling a truly hard-working support cast.

Special thanks to Mike and Linda Fonger for their steadfast work running the kitchen (those warm-out-of-the-oven cookies were enjoyed by all); to Lori Mountford and Paul Beebe for handling the officiating detail (and to all the timers and on-ice observers who carried out the tasks); to Joel Dietz and all who helped with the web site, live scoring and live streaming of the games on sheet three; to photographer Dan Wiza, capturing the moment; to Barb Morton and Hannah Gaines for merchandise sales; to Kathy Vinge for handling the opening reception, the closing banquet and hospitality all week; to Miranda Hofmann at the admissions table; to Richard Berling, volunteer recruit- ment; to Jeremy Roe, Mark Hartman and Scott Templeton for working on sponsorship, advertising and program; to Mike Fraboni and the ice crew; to Tony Wendricks, beverages; to Mike Harried who made the arrangements for the bleachers; to Tim Brickner, media liaison; and Tim Ebert, MCC President.

Making it into the Page playoff round in the junior women’s division were: 1) WI2 team Becca Hamilton, Tara Peterson, Karlie Koenig and Sophie Brorson; 2) MN2 team Cory Christensen, Elizabeth Busche, Anna Bauman and Sonja Bauman; 3) NY team Hannah Ely, Rebecca Andrew, Abigail Morrison and Rebecca Vanarsdall; 4) MN1 team Miranda Solem, Becca Funk (playing for the injured Mackenzie Lank), Julie Lilla and Chelsea Solem. In the one-two game, Christensen defeated Hamilton 8-7 and in the three-four game, Solem defeated Ely 6-2. Christensen advanced to the finals,  then Solem defeated Hamilton 8-6 in the semifinals to meet Christensen in the championship game, with Christensen winning 10-8. Of note, the Christensen team has added Becca Funk to its roster as fifth player, presently at the Worlds.

On the junior men’s side of the ledger, the following teams made it to the Page playoffs: 1) Massachusetts team Stephen Dropkin, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Derek Corbett, Ross Cameron; 2) WI2 team Blake Morton, Marcus Fonger, Tommy Juszczyk, Calvin Weber and Chris Bond; 3) WI1 team Evan Jensen, Zachary Taylor, Ron Bichler, Kelly Traska and Ben Miller; 4) ND2 team Kyle Kakela, Ryan Westby, Spencer Tuskowski, Kyson Smith and Paul Tharalson. In the one-two game, Dropkin defeated Morton 6-2 and in the three-four game, Kakela defeated Jensen 6-5. Dropkin advanced to the finals, then Morton defeated Kakela 6-1 in the semifinals to meet Dropkin in the championship game, which Dropkin won 9-8.

USWCA NEWS

Our USWCA Rep Judi Page, along with Dae Jean Jahnke (serving as Secretary to incoming USWCA President Bridget Matzke) attended the annual meeting during the recent national bonspiel in St. Paul, and reports that Carla Lynch has been selected to participate in next fall’s USWCA Senior Women’s Friendship Tour. The 16 players, representing a cross-section of U.S. curling clubs, will tour and curl in British Columbia the first two weeks of November. Congratulations, Carla!

In other USWCA news, the 2012 Senior Women’s Event will be held at the Mayfield Curling Club in Ohio, November 28-December 2. Applications will be due September 7, before our season begins, so plan ahead if you wish to attend this one. The Portage Curling Club will be hosting the 2013 National USWCA Event; applications for this one will be due December 14, with more details to be provided next fall.

MEMBER CONCERNS

Here’s wishing a speedy recovery to Maureen Kind, Tom Hilt, and Steve Webster following recent surgeries. We continue to send healing thoughts to Bridget Matzke, and to Cindy Lawton, who is undergoing another round of chemotherapy.

HERRIES MAXWELL TROPHY RETURNS TO U.S.

The 20 curlers on the 2012 USCA Scotland Tour successfully returned the Herries Maxwell Trophy to the United States after playing 147 competitive and 10 exhibition games, besting the Scots by a score of 1,075 to 797. The three-and-a-half week tour took the U.S. team to 20 venues across Scotland, from Inverness to Dumfries and Stranraer to Aberdeen.

Dating from 1805 and similar to the Trafalgar Vases awarded to heroes of the Battle of Trafalgar, the Trophy was donated in 1951 by Commander D. Herries Maxwell for competition between touring curling teams of Scotland and USA on a home and away basis.  The Tour has taken place every five years since 1952, with the USA winning six times and Scotland seven.

Tour Captain Mark Swandby reports that the competition was keen and the camaraderie, fellowship and friendship were over-whelming. He extended his congratulations to their Scottish opponents for the many hard-fought games, and further con-gratulated his own teammates for emerging victorious. The Tour will next take place on U.S. soil in 2017, at which time the U.S. hopes to defend its possession of the Trophy and do its utmost to match the warm hospitality shown by the Scots.

In addition to Tour Captain Swandby, other tour members from Wisconsin included Dan Brunt, David Carlson, Bob Dixon, Rich Lepping, and Bill Rhyme.

DISNEY WORLD PRINCESS IN OUR MIDST

We’ve seen her out on the ice and around the clubroom, sporting what appears to be a very pretty tiara, with pink feathers no less, and a lovely gold crown medal draped around her neck, so we know she must have accomplished something very special. Who is this royalty mingling with us commoners? Why, it’s none other than MCC Secretary Dae Jean Jahnke, who ran the Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World on February 26^th. There were 19,000 participants, of whom 95% were women. Dae Jean ran the 13.1 miles in 2:23.10, averaging 11 minutes a mile. She finished 3,972 overall and 127 in her age category which was 900 strong. The course went from the Epcot parking lot, wound through the Magic Kingdom, back into Epcot and finished in the Epcot parking lot. Congratulations, Dae Jean!

POTTINGER AND McCORMICK TEAMS PREVAIL

Congratulations to the team of Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, and Tabitha Peterson, who captured the gold medal at the National Women’s Curling Championship at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadel-phia, February 11-18. Cassie Potter’s team earned the silver medal and the Aileen Sormunen team won the bronze medal. The Pottinger team will represent the U.S. at the 2012 Ford World Women’s Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, March 17-25.

The Men’s National Curling Championship team of Heath McCormick, Bill Stopera, Martin Sather, Dean Gemmell, and Matt Hames, won the gold medal and will advance to the 2012 Capital One World Men’s Championship to be held in Basel, Switzerland, March 31-April 8. Pete Fenson’s team earned the silver medal and the John Shuster team won the bronze. The team of Craig Brown, Kroy Nernberger, Matt Hamilton and Derrick Casper finished in fourth place, having lost to the Shuster team in the three-four game of the Page Playoffs.

Also at stake in this year’s competition was the fact that the top two men’s and women’s teams secured berths in the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

PROGRAM SELLERS RAISE FUNDS FOR MCC

A huge THANK YOU goes out to Carla Lynch, Charlie Maring and Scott Reich for organizing program sales at the Kohl Center for the Badger women’s basketball games, Badger men’s basketball games and the WIAA state high school wrestling tournament. Thanks also to all the MCC members who volunteered many hours selling programs. These program sales provide much needed revenue for the Madison Curling Club, and are a money-making opportunity we would not want to lose.

2012 ROTARY WORLD CURLING QUALIFIERS

The Rotary World Championship takes place every two years and this year, it will be held at the Potomac Curling Club in Washington, DC, April 1-6. The team of Paul Matzke, Rich Lepping, Jim Sirianni, and Ted Tibbitts has qualified to compete in the 2012 Championships. Canada, Scotland and     the U.S. each have three teams entered, plus one from England. Good luck and good curling to these gentlemen!

PASSING THE CHEF’S HAT

The spatula and chef’s hat have officially been passed to Angus McKechnie, Eric Torre, and Bryan Ashley, whose first steak week February 27-March 1, netted a profit of $1,600 for the Madison Curling Foundation. This new steak team learned from the best and we thank Tony Wendricks for his many years of manning the grill and his service to the Madison Curling Club.

SATURDAY MORNING PICKUP CURLING WRAPUP

Whenever the ice was available Saturday mornings, 30 to 48 curlers gathered for pick-up curling. Thank you to Dick Nawratil, Beth Hilt, Cate Harrington, and Jim Hoelzel for organizing the teams and to Marty Nawratil for preparing most of the lunches that were served afterward. Those $3 lunches added to the Saturday morning enjoyment and resulted in a $300 profit with which they purchased raffle tickets for the carpet, with any winnings going back to the club… great idea! Thanks also to Tom Hilt and others who volunteered and to Dave Brown for early morning ice prep for our Saturday curlers.

OUT WITH THE CARPET

The season is winding down, but we still have a few fun events on the curling front. The Board and the membership have been volunteering and working very hard this past year to raise money for the “Take OutThe Loan” campaign and future improvements to our beautiful club. I know that we have been asking a lot out of all of you, but we get a great return on our investments. We love this wonderful game. It fuels our passion and addiction for competition. Win or lose, we are proud of this game, our team-mates, and our friends.

As we look down at our feet while we are stretching before a game… ummmmmm, we notice the duct tape holding the carpet together (worn out six years ago!). Dan Lynch is running the carpet raffle and you see the results so far, but we are still a long way from our goal. The plan all along has been to sell tickets outside of our membership, and we continue to pursue that goal.

We’ve sold 365 tickets. Only 22% of our members have responded thus far. If the other 385 members bought or sold one ticket each, we’d have close to the amount we need to refinish the floors and purchase new carpeting. But it is not a given.   The method of finishing will last the life of our club. No more wearing out after eight or nine years. We are calling on the 88% to try and sell or buy one ticket and we are on our way! A couple of bonspiels left out there, so let’s make this happen! There is still time – the drawing is mid April at the annual meeting.

Tim Ebert, MCC President

OPEN HOUSE A GREAT SUCCESS

The February 18^th Open House at the Madison Curling Club was well attended, with more than 100 interested persons trying out

our favorite wintertime sport. Garret Perry organized the morning session; thank you to all the club members who helped.

WORLD WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONSHIP FOLLOWUP

The U.S. National Wheelchair team captained by Patrick McDonald, with David Palmer, Jimmy Joseph, Penny Greely, and Tim Kelly finished in fifth place at the World Championships in Chuncheon City, South Korea. The Russian team won the gold, Korea won the silver, and China won the bronze.

NAME TAG REMINDER

A number of member name tags remain in a box on the counter between the kitchen and the office. Please pick them up soon and wear them with pride!

NOMINATING COMMITTEE SEEKING CANDIDATES

Members of the Nominating Committee are still working on completing the slate of candidates to fill the Board of Director vacancies left when Janet Crnich, Tim Ebert and Steve Schally complete their three-year terms. Nominees will be announced as soon as the slate has been completed. In the meantime, watch for their bios and photos which will be posted on the bulletin board at the club. Members of this year’s committee are Troy Mayne, Tim Ebert, Toni Swandby, Randy Blumer and Larry Baeder, chairman.

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 26-30 – Mansfield Event Playdowns

March 31 – Icebreaker Party

April 14 – Club Cleanup

April 18 – Annual Meeting

OTHER BONSPIEL RESULTS

January 13-15:  Marshfield Women’s

1ERU:  Carla Lynch, Jo Lippitt, Beth Hilt

January 19-23: 124^th Manitoba Curling Association Men’s

(with 352 teams, it is the largest bonspiel in the world)

1EW:  Craig Brown, Kroy Nernberger,

Matt Hamilton, Derrick Casper

January 20-22: Wisconsin State Senior Men’s, Appleton

1EW:  Mike Kosovec, Scott Reich, Mark Zylkowski,

                        John Harrington

            1ERU:  Stan Vinge, Bill Swanson, Joe Weber,

                        Don Kind

January 27-29:  Badger Women’s, Kettle Moraine

3EW:  Cindy Godar, Angie Montgomery,

                        Sara Dewey, Sandii Zylkowski

January 27-29:  Arlington Men’s

1ERU:  Stan Vinge, Rob Wixson, Sheldon Bender,

                        Joe Sokal

January 27-29:  Waupaca Men’s

1ERU:  Dan Lynch, Doug Pahl, Ken Levin,

                        Mike Kelzenberg

January 27-29:  German Masters, Hamburg

1EW:  Tyler George, Craig Brown, Rich Ruohonen,

                        Colin Hufman

February 3-5:  Kettle Moraine Mixed

1EW:  Steven and Mary Jo O’Connor,

                        Tom and Beth Hilt

February 3-5: Rice Lake Men’s Cashspiel

3EW:  Ken Neidhart, Adam Derringer, Jeff

                        Robinson, Josh Koehler

February 3-5:  Alpine Mixed, Monroe

1ERU:  Dave and Rachel Nelson,

                        Donnie and Courtney Henry

3EW:  Tony and Diana Wendricks, Joe Taylor,

                        Angie Montgomery

            3ERU: Al and Marnee Hafeman,

Dan and Carla Lynch

February 10-12:  Wausau Men’s

3ERU:  Terry Cunningham, Dennis Slauson,

                        Mark Andrews, Travis McGuigan

February 16-19:  64^th National USWCA Women’s

1EW:  Lori Karst, Mary Parker, Dawn Nonn,

                        Rebecca Reinhart

February 16-19: U.S. Senior Men’s, Wauwatosa

1ERU: Stan Vinge, Wally Henry, Tony Perme,

                        Don Kind

            3EW:  Richard Berling, Richard Maskel,

                        Walt  Erbach, Larry Baeder

                       U.S. Super Senior Men’s Division

3EW:  Steven O’Connor, Dan Lynch,

                        Tony Wendricks, Tom Hicks

February 21-22: Heather Women’s, Chicago

2EW:  Marnee Hafeman, Boots Stolt,

                        Clarion Gilbertson, Carla Lynch

            2ERU:  Cindy Godar, Beth Lepping, Terri Gleason,

                        Linda Fonger

March 3-4:  USWCA Five-Year-And-Under, Green Bay

1EW:  Tony Roth, Mark Mehler, Rebecca Reinhart,

                        Miranda Hofmann

            2ERU:  Callie Maursetter, Diana Gettinger,

                        Erik Maursetter, Dean Gettinger

The Learn 2 Curl Clinic will teach you the basics of curling, beginning off-ice where you will learn about:  the ice, equipment, warm-up and safety, etiquette, techniques for the delivery and sweeping, basic rules and strategies of the game.  After the off-ice instruction, you will practice the ABC’s of the delivery, sweeping the rock and ultimately play an end or two.

All Clinics are held at Madison Curling Club at 4802 Marsh Road, McFarland, WI 53558.

To ensure your comfort and safety on the ice, we suggest that you wear loose, comfortable clothing, and dress in layers.  Please be sure to have a pair of clean, flat, rubber-soled shoes to wear on the ice.  All other equipment will be provided.

Session Friday, Oct 12, 2012  from 8 -10pm & Friday, Oct 19, 2012 from 8-10pm

$40 per person

The National Women’s Bonspiel is an annual ten-end, 32-team women’s bonspiel held in St. Paul, MN Feb. 16-19;  with participation from member Clubs in each region of the nation. The location of the event rotates among the four geographical region: East, Central, Wisconsin and West.

The 11th Curl vs Cancer Bonspiel is slated for Feb 25-26 at the Madison Curling Club. This event has raised over $70,000 for the Carbone Cancer Center and we hope to increase our totals by $10,000 again this year.
Entry fee is $200 per team; however, you are encouraged to fundraise or donate more.

See you on the ice!

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Discover the hottest sport on ice — Curling!

Come to the beginners clinic on February 18 from 9 AM to noon.  Cost is $5.  Please wear warm, comfortable clothing and bring an extra pair of clean athletic shoes to wear on the ice.

Attendees of the Junior Nationals will receive a 2-for-1 discount.  http://2012juniornationals.com/

Be sure to also sign up for the upcoming Learn2Curl two week mini-sessions in March!