News and Announcements Archives (Prior Season)

08/30/06 - TCCA meeting on Tuesday Sept. 12th @ 7PM @ The Happy Gnome. 

08/30/06 - There will be a social and informational gathering at the Braemar Golf Course on Sept 7th for the Edina Curling Club. Click here for details.

08/29/06 - RULE UPDATE: With the adoptions of cutting the number of teams in our leagues comes a problem of all teams not playing the same number of games.  All leagues will have a 20 week season.  All byes will be a “W” (win). All ties must play off:
20 TEAMS (20 week season), 20 teams will have 4 byes;
19 TEAMS (20 week season), 16 teams will have 3 byes
3 teams will have 4 byes;
18 TEAMS (20 week season),14 teams will have 2 byes
4 teams will have 3 byes.

08/29/06 - On-line registration is now open for a number of Bonspiels!  If there is a link (shown on the right), you should be able to register

08/15/06 - On-line registration for leagues for the 2006-2007 season is now available.  Click HERE to begin!

08/14/06 - The 2006-2007 Dues Schedule has been updated on the website.

08/09/06 - July 2006 board meeting minutes are now posted on-line.  The next SPCC board meeting is August 14.

08/09/06 - Website Update:  In preparation for the upcoming member registration period, I have emptied (or in tech-terms, "truncated") the membership database.  All 2005-2006 membership data has been moved over to the "Prior Year" database, and is fully accessible in the MEMBERS area of the website.

08/08/06 - President's News Bulletin - "I wanted to take a moment to raise a communal toast to the two newest members of the Twin Cities curling scene, Edina Curling Club & Dakota Curling Club..." [read more]
08/07/06 - Grandfather rules for league registration have been revised and posted on-line

08/01/06 - Registration Update - Online league registration for the 2006-2007 season will start August 15th.  More details to follow in the SPCC Fall Newsletter.

07/11/06 - The MAY and JUNE 2006 SPCC Meeting Minutes are now on-line for MEMBERS to view.  Standard member login/password are required to view these.  Members should read up on board issues, as there are some important decisions being made that will affect play for the upcoming year.

06/21/06 - A Level I Instructor Clinic is scheduled during the 2006 USCA Membership Conference on July 27 from 6-11:35 p.m. at the Burnsville Ice Center. People are encouraged to sign up even if they are not attending the conference. To find out more, contact Bev Schroeder at the USCA office at 1-888-287-5377. Cost for the clinic will be $30 and can be paid the evening of the clinic. Please sign up by July 13 by talking to Schroeder.

06/16/06 - Read the June 2006 issue of the USCA's "Between Ends" (Word doc)

05/24/06 - The SPCC 2006 Golf Tournament will see curlers tear up the links on Monday, July 17th at 1pm at the Indian Hills Golf Club in Stillwater, MN.  Clear here for more info or to register

05/02/06 - Registration for Summer League Curling at the Inver Grove Heights Community Center has now opened!  This year's summer league will be for 7 weeks on 5 sheets of ice, with the first draw starting on June 7th.  Register by clicking HERE.

05/16/06 - Read the May 2006 issue of the USCA's "Between Ends" (Word doc)

05/15/06 - Cairn Lassies 2006 Fundraiser Winners: 2002 Signed Olympic Poster -Maureen Guay, 2006 Signed Olympic Poster -  Dick Goodspeed & Laurie Poluha, Handmade Quilt - Kim Greskowiak.  Plus a big thank you to all who participated.

05/15/06 - Gordy Savela of Grand Rapids, Minn. will run 13 marathons in 13 days to support Junior Curling. The run will take place during the last two weeks of May 2006 and will conclude with a media event in Duluth. Visit his website for more details, and to make a donation.
4/25/06 - The 2006 SPCC Summer Spiel registration has opened up.  Curlers of all levels of experience are invite to sign up!
Update:  Still looking for 2 teams!  Sign up ASAP!

04/20/06 - Pauline Shutte, mother of Paula (John) Armstrong, Jon (Jean) Shutte, grandmother of Jodi (Jeremy) Sigel, Rob Armstrong, Keri (Tim) Doffing and Tricia (Chris) Sterling, great-grandmother of Halle and Tanner Sterling, passed away Monday morning, April 17th. [Read More]

04/20/06 - There is a NEW Curling Club coming to the Twin Cities, to be located in Edina, MN.  Click HERE for details and registration information.

04/18/06 - Summer Curling Clinics are being offered this year at the Inver Grove Heights Veteran's Memorial Community Center.  Both adult and youth clinics are being offered starting June 7.  Register directly with Inver Grove Heights Parks and Recreation.

04/03/06 - Registration for the SPCC Spring League is well under way.  Both 6pm leagues are now full, but there are still a few openings for both 8pm leagues.  In addition, a few teams with first-time curlers are in need of experienced curlers.  Please click here for more information, or to register.
04/03/06 - The Novice Bonspiel (5 & Under Bonspiel) was held this past weekend, April 1st and 2nd at the St. Paul Curling Club. Forty teams participated in the weekend of curling and fun. Click here for the results.

03/17/06 - SPCC TO HOLD SPRING LEAGUES
The club will hold a six week season beginning the last week of April. Due to the tremendous interest generated from the Olympics we will be have two draws (6PM/8PM) on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The leagues will be open to both novice and veteran curlers. On-line website registration is now available.
03/23/06 - The SPCC Mixed Play down schedule has been posted on-line.
03/15/06 - The 2006 Play-downs schedule has been posted on-line for all regular Open Leagues, Competitive League, and the Metro League.  Mixed and Bonnies to be posted shortly.
03/14/06 - Stevens Point Curling Club Spiel - "The timing of this year’s spiel (on the weekend of March 24th) seems to be bumping up against a lot of spring break plans, and therefore, we are running with 12 teams. We are still looking to the “outside” for one more team, so if you know of anyone who might be interested….even someone willing to join up with another couple from another club."  Contact Cindy Berg if you are interested, or visit their website.

03/06/06 - CLUB OPEN FOR RENTALS THROUGH MAY
The club will remain open till the end of May. It is available for both corporate and private group outings. This is a great opportunity to introduce friends and co-workers to our sport. The club will be available most days, evenings and weekends. Only large groups will be booked for weekend nights. The calendar is filling fast so contact the managers to schedule your outing before it’s too late.

02/23/06 - Read this important League Playdown notice.

02/22/06 - The Cairn Lassies will have an Open House on Tuesday, March 28th @ 10:00am.  It will included instruction, demonstration, practice & a 2 end game.  We will also extend an invitation to join us to curl for the next 2 weeks.  Those dates are April 4th & April 11th.  Please wear comfortable clothing & clean shoes.  Contact to RSVP Laurie Arnold at laurie.arnold@mac.com.

02/19/06 - Bonnies are raffling a crystal curling stone picked up while Angie was in Halifax.  It’s on display in the first trophy case.  It is $5.00 per ticket and the drawing is at the Bonnie’s Spring Banquet on April 19th.  Contact Angie Hendel for info.
02/14/06 - The Dakota Curling Club is the first new club in the Twin Cities in more than 100 years!  The Dakota Curling Club currently plays on rental ice at the Burnsville Ice Arena and is looking for a permanent home nearby.  In our inaugural 2006 season, we are offering a unique 12 week league structure including 6 weeks of spring curling, a break for summer, and 6 weeks of fall curling. 

02/07/06 - The St Paul CC Junior Women’s curling team of Alex Carlson, Tabitha Peterson, Tara Peterson, and Sophie Brorson participated in the National Junior Championships in Duluth from January 28 – February 4.  The team put together a record of 4-3 in round robin play—which was good for a three way tie for second place.  The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals.  In the semi-finals, they were defeated 8-5 by the eventual champions from Wisconsin, who are coached by our own Dex. The girls would like to thank Nick Myers for his time and patience in coaching them.  They would also like to thank all the members for their support and words of encouragement.  Due to the generosity of the club and members, there were some funds left over after expenses and those funds will be given to the junior curling program here at our club.  Once again, thank you for your support and we hope that one year we can bring a National Junior Championship home to the SPCC. - Gaye

02/06/06 - Alana Getty (skip), Connie Kupferschmidt (vice-skip), Jen Watson (2nd) and Ericka Overgard (lead) took the first event at the Centerville Women's bonspiel this past weekend, Feb. 3 - 5! The Women's Bonspiel was hosted by Centerville Curling Club in Wisconsin. They have a great four sheet club and they put on a fun bonspiel with a TV Game show theme, many fun games, and an excellent Saturday night banquet. We had a great time. They are also looking for more teams for their mixed bonspiel coming up Feb. 10-12 if anyone is looking for a last minute weekend getaway. It's only a 2 1/2 hour drive. The club phone is 608-539-3651 and their website is www.centervillecurlingclub.com


02/01/06 - The Draw/Event results of the 2006 Winter Carnival are available here.  Team photos are also linkable.

02/01/06 - SPCC 2006 Elections Notice

01/31/06 - The January 30st Table Talk is on-line

01/25/06 - NBC release's final Curling TV schedule, available here as a PDF file. The SPCC has all three channels as part of their satellite package.  Be sure to check with your cable or satellite provider TODAY to make sure you receive CNBC, MSNBC, and USA channels. Update: TSN release's their Olympic curling schedule.  Click here.

01/27/06 - A Million Thanks!!! Alex Carlson, Tabitha Peterson, Tara Peterson, and Sophie Brorson would like to thank all the members of the SPCC who so generously donated money to support our team at the Junior Nationals.  We are overwhelmed by your kindness.  We will proudly represent the SPCC and the state of Minnesota at the Nationals during the week of January 28- February 4.  Thank you! - Alex, Tabs, Tara and Sophie

 Follow the standings of the US Junior Nationals here.

01/23/06 - The final five men's teams for the 2006 U.S. World Team Trials were determined at the Challenge Round this weekend at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minn. Qualifying to the Trials were the Rich Ruohonen, Troy Schroeder, Greg Eigner, Jason Larway and Todd Birr rinks.  The winner of the "US World Team Trials" - formerly known as the "US Nationals" - will then compete in the 2006 Men's Worlds held this year in Lowell, USA.

 Skip: Rich Ruohonen, Third: Nick Myers, Second: John Benton
Lead: Pete Annis, Alt: Tom O'Connor  (not in photo order)

01/19/06 - Registration has now opened up for the Men's International Spiel.  Looking for volunteers to help at the spiel. We’re also looking for donated raffle prizes. Contact Mike O’Neil @ 612.816.6758 or Scott Clasen @ 651.487.7840 if you can help with either.

01/17/06 - We have added a link to the Detroit Lakes Curling Club.  Drop by and visit them!

01/16/06 - Registration has now opened for the USWCA Under 5 Bonspiel.  Click here for details.

01/15/06 - Draw Schedule has now been posted for the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

01/11/06 - NBC announces that "Hockey and Curling will be focus of Olympic Broadcasts."  Will broadcast 26 draws, 15 of them LIVE.  Check out the Olympic TV broadcast schedule here.
01/10/06 - NBC re-launches Olympic Website

01/05/06 - Volunteers Needed for MN State Senior Spiel
 [Read More]

01/03/06 - Alex Carlson, Tabitha Peterson, Tara Peterson, and Sophie Brorson won the MN Women's Juniors in Eveleth - and will play in the Junior Nationals in Duluth starting Jan 28. [Read More]


01/01/06 - Mixed Playoff Bulletin

 12/30/05 - Final Alcohol Awareness Class being offered Jan 8.  Click here for more details.
12/29/05 - We will be doing some light cleaning at the club on January 8th beginning at 11:00am.  It should take no more than a few hours.  Please come out to the club and help out.  Contact Barb Gutzmer for more info.

 12/26/05 - USCA Extends Nationals Registration Deadline to January 4, 2006.  [click here for more info]

 12/21/05 - The SPCC's own Jim Dexter is featured on the front page of NBC's Olympic website as part of Cassie Johnson family slide show:

(Note: Above is a "screen capture".  To visit actual website and see the entire slide-show, click here)
12/13/05 - The December 12, 2005 Table Talk is now on-line
12/13/05 - Winners of the McCann 40+ Spiel: Kent Beadle
John Pollnow, Dave Puleo,Tim Doherty

12/09/05 - The November Board meeting minutes are available on-line for viewing.
12/06/05 - The Draw for the McCann 40+ Spiel has now been completed and is on-line available for viewing.

11/30/05 - Vote for your favorite Olympic Sport!  I have conveniently copied over the HTML code from the NBC website for easy voting.  Click HERE.
11/30/05 - The Canadian Curling Trials from Halifax, NS start up this Saturday.  TSN will return showing the round-robin play, with CBC showing the finals.  All games are available to watch at the club. Click HERE for TV schedule.  Times are all shown as EST.
11/30/05 - A reminder to all members that your curling dues are payable in full on or before December 1, 2005.  The club accepts cash, checks, or major credit cards.  Please keep our dues down by making prompt dues payments.
11/24/05 - The MN Seniors Spiel comes to the SPCC Jan 13-15.  Register on-line! [read_bulletin]
11/24/05 - The MN Seniors Spiel comes to the SPCC Jan 13-15.  Register on-line! [read_bulletin]

11/14/05 - NBC to double curling TV coverage: "Cult" sport? "NBC plans to air twice as much Olympic curling on its cable networks thanks to the cult status the sport achieved among TV audiences three years ago, says Mike McCarley, vice president of communications and marketing for NBC Sports." [read more]

11/10/05 - TSN has released their TV schedule for their first major curling event - the Canadian Olympic Trials held in Halifax, NS from Dec 3-9 covering two draws per day!  Drop by the club and see Ray, Linda, and Vic return to TV to  call the shots!
11/09/2005 - Member name tags will be ordered this week.  All NEW members will automatically have a name tag order for them.  Returning members may have a replacement name-tag ordered for them by clicking here if they have lost their old one.
11/08/2005 - This week at Bungalow Bill's at the SPCC - Seared Beef Tenderloin Tips w/mushrooms and onion in a balsamic sauce (this is great - I am eating one right now! -NM), and a Grilled Focaccia Sandwich.  Featured soups this week include Chicken Noodle, Cheesy Potato w/Herbs.  Later in the week, Bill is going to cook up some Butternut Squash soup as well.
11/08/2005 - The Wednesday 12:30pm Daytime Open League is looking for a few more teams to add to their solid 4-team (16 person) league.  For more information, contact the club, or send an inquiry to Duaine Olson [Read Bulletin]

 11/04/2005 - On-line standings of all our leagues are now available.  Standings found on the website are not the official standings.  Those posted at the club will remain the official standings.  NOTE: About 10% of standings do not get recorded because the draw results slips are not turned in after games.  Also, if you "make up" a game, be sure to inform the manager of the results of that game so it can be recorded.
11/03/2005 - Read this email bulletin regarding the St. Paul Winter Carnival Spiel

11/01/2005 - Sunday draws have been updated to reflect all teams registered for these leagues.  A preliminary draw was published last week to notify teams of draw times for last Sunday.  Now that all team registrations have been confirmed, the final draw has been posted.
10/27/2005 - Read Email Bulletin "This Week at the SPCC"

10/27/2005 - Registration has opened up for the Women's All American Spiel held on 11/29/05

10/17/2005 - Dex's Curling Clinic is ready for sign-up!  For $150, you will get 2 days of instruction, curling strategy, and analysis from 4 top-level coaches and players.
[Read More]

10/17/2005 - It is your responsibility to make sure your entire team is registered before your first game. Teams with unregistered players will not be allowed to take the ice until all their registrations are complete. If your game does not start on time because any player is not registered, the first end will be forfeited and a point will be hung.
[Read More]

10/13/2005 - Draw schedules for all leagues (except Sunday Novice) are now on-line.

10/12/2005 - Automated External Defibrillator (AED) The club now owns an AED.  Training on how to use this life saving device will be held on Tuesday October 18th at 6:30PM. The class is free and open to anyone interested. Just show up on Tuesday at 6:30PM. If you have questions regarding the training, please contact John Solem at John@solem.org

10/07/2005 - The final draft of the Club Calendar of Events has been posted to the website.  The updated contain a few minor changes for a couple of events in October.  The calendar is available for viewing/download in both MS-Excel and PDF formats.

10/05/2005 - Registration has now opened up for the 24th Annual Men's International Spiel, held on the weekend of February 24, 25, and 26.  Sign up on-line today!

10/05/2005 - September 2005 SPCC Board Meeting Minutes are on-line for members to read (member login required).  Note that the Annual Fall Board Meeting, open to All SPCC registered members is on Monday, October 10, 2005 at 6:30pm at the SPCC.  The Open League Open House is also the same evening.

09/26/2005 - 2005 Jack McCann Memorial 40 Plus Men's Bonspiel, December 9th - 11th 2005 - Merlin Orvik and John Angst are pleased to report that we are nearly halfway to our goal of 16 out of town rinks  and have 12 SPCC teams already registered. If you haven't put in your entry for the 2005 McCann, email us or register online as only a few spots are left for the local half of the field. If you have contacts from outside clubs you wish for us to contact please let us know.

09/26/05 - Still looking for a team to curl with, or is your team short a player?  Check out these helpful hints on making your team complete.

09/20/05 - Returning Members can order replacement name tags on-line.  Click here.  (SPCC member login/password required.)

09/14/05 - New Features added to the MEMBERS section of the website.  Add a personal profile and/or upload a photo of yourself!  SPCC member login/password required.  You must first REGISTER for the current season before you can add a profile, or upload a photo.

09/09/05 - Registered - but now need to update your existing registration to change a league, add team-mates, add yourself to the sub-list, etc?  Select "Update Registration" from either the LEAGUES or MEMBERS menu
09/16/05 - SPCC board announces that Bill Eisenmann has signed a one year kitchen lease... [Read more]

09/16/05 - SPCC member Lloyd Clasen passes away.  Lloyd Clasen a member since the mid-fifties...[Read More]

9/15/05 - Looking for volunteers to help get the club ready for opening day! The annual club clean-up will be underway Sept. 29, 30 & Oct. 1. We're really looking for people on Saturday, 10/1, but if you're not available that day and can make it either the 29th or 30th, that will work too! Start times on Thursday & Friday are 5:30, Saturday around 9:00 a.m. No special skills required, just show up and we'll find something for you to do. This is YOUR club! Let's make it shine for opening day. Call Mike O'Neil with questions @ 612.816.6758. See you down at the club.

09/10/05 - August Meeting Minutes available on-line for members to view.  SPCC member login/password required.

09/12/05 - Long time SPCC member Otto Gutzmer passes away.  Click here for obituary. [Read More]
09/12/05 - September Monthly board meeting at the SPCC, 5:30pm.  Guests always welcome.

08/30/05 - On-line league registration is now available! 

08/16/05 - SPCC Golf Tourney News - Bobby Tuccitto Jeff Gadjostik Mike Hedquist Todd Samarzia won the Golf tournament at -16. Field Events: Amy Lou Anderson won long drive and closest to pin for women. Todd Samarzia won Long drive and closest to for men Joe Spreitzer won long putt for men. The Event was held at Indian Hills Golf Club in Stilwater on Monday July 18th.


08/11/05 - SPCC Board of Directors announces the formation of a new Open Day League on Wednesdays [Read More]

08/09/05 - Interested in Curling for the 2005-2006 season?  Although our curling club is closed for the summer, many people behind the scenes are working to get ready for the upcoming year.  Click here to be added to our mailing list.
08/01/05 - The Preliminary Club Calendar has been posted to the web.  It will be finalized at the next schedule board meeting.
07/27/05 - June 2005 Board Meeting Minutes available for SPCC members to view
(Standard SPCC member login required to access)

06/24/05 - St. Paul Cash Spiel - The SPCC will play host to the St. Paul Cash Spiel October 14th through October 17th, 2005. [Read Press Release]