Download the Curling News app for iPhone, Android & Kindle By Terry Kolesar, Editor
magazine. How do you like it so far? (Second big gulp as I hold my breath for displeasure or praise.) Te Curling News will now be mailed quarterly with two additional digi-
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tal editions in the summer that we hope to jam-pack full of useful informa- tion for you to digest during the season and in the “off” months. Te four print issues also will have electronic editions that are compatible with tab- let devices so if you currently receive our bi-monthly electronic newsletter Stone Soup, you will automatically get the electronic version of the Curling News in your e-mail inbox. If you are scratching your head wondering what the heck Stone Soup is, you are not on the distribution list or it is getting stuck in your SPAM filter so send me an e-mail to sign up (terry.kolesar@ usacurl.org). We are excited to unveil the U.S. Curling News app as well, which brings the U.S. Curling News brand to life in a new format for your iPhone, Android or Kindle. You can download the app now by following the link from our home page, www.usacurl.org. Te Curling News has always been a labor of love for me due to my back-
ground in journalism and newspaper writing/layout. Te new magazine layout only will increase this through new challenges and excitement. I’ve had to learn many new things since the templates arrived from Quad Graphics just a few weeks ago. It just proves that you can teach an old dog new tricks. I’d like to thank the many volunteer contributors who pen col- umns, design comic strips and organize events that are submitted for inclu- sion in the Curling News. Some of these folks have been contributing long before I came onto this job. In particular, Tom Michael’s “Cocky Rocky” comic strip on Page 21 and Richard Maskel’s “Rocket Exhaust,” which is featured on Page 16 of this issue. We will continue to make improvements and take suggestions for content. Tanks for coming on this new adventure with us. We had a new face join us at the national office last month as a Member
Services intern was introduced. Normally when we talk about in-turns at the office, it is the curling term but this time we mean a paid assistant. So, if
// DEDICATION David and Jan Carlson of Portage, Wis., have made a generous cash do-
nation to the USCA in memory of Frank and Mary “China” Rhyme. Tey have hopes that others in the curling family may join them in honoring the Rhymes’ contribution to the sport of curling and their long-time positions as publishers, editors, and “all-everythings” for Te Curling News. Te Curling News, a successor to Te North American Curling News, was
a labor of passion and devotion for the Rhymes. In 1991, the Rhymes trans- ferred responsibility for Te Curling News to the USCA. Te USCA has con-
tinued the Rhymes’ work through the United States Curling News. To further the vibrancy and relevancy of the United States Curling News
as a premier means of communicating with the curling family across the United States, the USCA has embarked upon a transition to a glossy, 32- page magazine format with digital and social media components. It is in acknowledgment of the Rhymes that the first issue of this maga- zine is dedicated to the memories of Frank and Mary “China” Rhyme.
USA Curling (( 5 ell, here it is … gulp … the first edition of the U.S. Curling News
you call the office and a man answers, who is not Rick (he is out-numbered by women here 5:1, err, 5:2 now) it is our intern Ryan Maier. For more infor- mation on Ryan, turn to Page 7. As the leaves turn to colorful shades of red and gold and the Canada
geese start to honk outside my office window as they make the journey south, I’m further reminded that a new curling season is already in full swing and a very busy summer has come to a close. It’s time to dust off my curling shoes and broom and think about joining a league again. Or, maybe I’ll just bonpsiel this season and never practice. Maybe I’ll master my out- turn. (My former skip is laughing at that right now.) Either way, see you all along the ice or maybe even on it. Have a great curling season. n
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