USWCA NEWS New season ahead for five-and-under bonspiels By Millie Buege, USWCA 5 & Under Committee Chair
pated; one from Bowling Green Curling Club, four teams from Columbus Curling Club and one team from host Cleveland Skating Club. Even though the bonspiel was small, the games were all close, the food was delicious, and a great time was had by all. Congratulations to the winning team from Co- lumbus – Lisa Kluchorsky, Kara Gustavson, Leeanne Chandler, and Mary Kay Rohrkemper. Curling clubs in all five geographical areas hosted Five-and-Under Bon-
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spiels across the United States this past season. Te USWCA Five-and- Under Committee has lined up host clubs in every area again for 2016-17, although most have not yet set the dates for their bonspiels. Te Centerville Curling Club (Wis.) will host the Five-and-Under Open Challenge on Dec. 2-4. Janesville’s Blackhawk Curling Club (Wis.) will host a Women’s Five- and-Under Challenge (date TBA). In West II, the Evergreen Curling Club in Beaverton, Ore., will host the Five-and-Under Open Challenge on March 24-25. In Central, the Detroit Curling Club will host an Open Five-and- Under Challenge (date TBA). Host clubs and dates for USWCA 5 & Under bonspiels in East and West I will be posted soon. Please watch for updates in the next issue of the Curling News and on the USWCA Five-and-Under website.
Get your plaid on!
Waltham Curling Club to host 2016 USWCA Senior Women’s Bonspiel
By Jane Wilson, Waltham Curling Club
Waltham is the oldest curling club in the state of Illinois. Located in the bucolic farmlands of cen- tral Illinois, Waltham Curling Club boasts legend- ary hospitality in addition to its proximity to the charming towns of LaSalle County – Utica, Ot- tawa, and Streator, to name a few. Te club is a few short miles from the breathtaking Starved Rock State Park, and only 90 miles from Chicago. To reflect WCC’s Scottish heritage, the theme of the bonspiel will be “Te
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Calling of the Clans.” Te registration deadline is Sept. 8. Please see http://
www.uswca.org/senior-womens-bonspiel-2016 for entry rules, registration, and bonspiel information. Read more about Waltham Curling Club on Facebook or at
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he Waltham Curling Club will play host to the USWCA’s annual Senior Women’s Bonspiel, Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Triumph, Ill. Founded in 1884,
he USWCA’s Five-and-Under curling season came to an end at the Cleveland Skating Club (Central region) March 18-20 with the Five-and-Under Women’s Challenge. Six Ohio teams partici-
Winners of the USWCA Five-and-Under Women's Challenge at the Cleveland Skating Club were Lisa Kluchorsky, Kara Gustavson, Leeanne Chandler, and Mary Kay Rohrkemper of the Columbus Curling Club.
Te USWCA would like to thank the host clubs in all five of our geo-
graphical areas across the nation for promoting curling by hosting and con- tinuing to host Five-and-Under Bonspiels. n
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