IN THE NEWS


Want to volunteer in Vegas? A


Volunteer signup open to all in July


s announced earlier this year, the World Financial Group Con- tinental Cup will return to Las Vegas in 2017. If you missed the 2016 and 2014 editions, but heard how much fun it is, hurry


hard to get your ticket package as the event is on track to sell out. Go to http://www.curling.ca/2017continentalcup/tickets/ and reserve your tickets today. T e event, which is modeled aſt er golf ’s Ryder Cup and features tradi-


tional games, mixed doubles and skins competition, will take place Jan. 12-15 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. During the fi rst three weeks of sales, 3,000 event packages were sold. All of the rooms set aside for the event at the Orleans Hotel and Casino sold out, too! Rooms are now being secured for attendees at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, which includes a complimentary shuttle to take folks back and forth to the Orleans.


Volunteer signup was open to past volunteers earlier this year and will be


open to the public starting around July 1. Keep checking the USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org for updates. See you Vegas! ■


USCA Director profi le Courtney Schmidt, Great Lakes Region,


Vice Chairwoman of the Board Club: Mayfi eld CC, Mayfi eld, Ohio


Year started curling & where: 2003 at the Mayfi eld CC


Education: Courtney earned her JD from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1999 and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Wittenberg University in 1996


Occupation: Executive vice president, SureSite Consulting Group, LLC


Courtney is married to Daniel Schmidt. T ey have a daughter, Stella. USCA Committee(s): Executive Committee


Club and regional committee positions: As a 13-year member of Mayfi eld Curling Club, Courtney has had the opportunity to be involved in many club leadership roles.


Why do you volunteer for the USCA Board of Directors: “As the USCA began with its task of setting forth its new organizational mod- el a few years ago, there was an opportunity to be a part of the growth of the sport within the USA. With a strong national organization, the profi le of our sport is elevated within this country, which in turn drives new clubs and membership and programs at the local level.”


USCA Director profi le Beau Welling, Board-Elected member &


USCA rep to the World Curling Federation Club: Palmetto CC, Taylors, S.C.


Year started curling & where: 2006. I fi rst threw a curling stone at the 2006 National Championships at the Bemidji CC aſt er being prodded by Butch Rojeski and John Polo.


Education: Brown University, bachelor's degree in physics; Rhode Island School of Design, Landscape Architecture; Trinity


College, Visiting Scholar; University of South Carolina, master's degree in international business studies


Occupation: President and CEO of Beau Welling Design USCA Committee(s): Human Resources Committee


Why do you volunteer for the USCA Board of Directors: “In hopes of helping curling grow throughout the United States. T e world would be a better place if there were more curlers.”


To view the full biographies for Beau and Courtney, as well as other USCA directors, please visit the USA Curling website for longer ver- sions. Director biographies are a new feature of the Curling News to help our readers learn more about the association’s leadership.


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