CHAMPIONSHIPS Memory of late president lives on strong in curling By Terry L. Davis, Editor
dent of the United States Curling Association and passed away from cancer in 2009, was one of those leaders whose memory continues to live on in the curling community and beyond. Chris had a passion for growing the sport of curling, especially at the youth level. Tat passion will be brought to light again as his family is donating the trophies in his honor for the new USA Curl- ing U18 National Championship, which will be contested for the first time this winter at the Mil- waukee Curling Club. “We (Mike, Mary, Tom, and I) have been wait-
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ing for ‘just the right thing’ that the Chris Moore Legacy Fund could support,” said Tracie Moore. “When his fund was established, Chris expressed that he wanted it to have a two-pronged purpose: he desired to, one, promote the future of the sport of curling, and, two, promote youth curling at the grassroots level. While he always support- ed the elite championship events, he still had a heart for the grassroots curlers who are the bulk of those who participate in the Roaring Game that we all love so much.” Chris was in the middle of his term as presi-
dent of the USCA when his cancer diagnosis hit home. Chris had long served on the USCA
t’s not oſten you come across leaders who can be tough and funny at the same time. Ohio’s Chris Moore, who served as presi-
Generous donation from Chris Moore
Legacy Fund to be used to purchase trophies for USCA’s new U18 Championship
Board of Directors as a representative for the Great Lakes region and as USCA vice president of championships. “When Mike and I were approached with this
idea, we were elated,” Tracie Moore said. “Tis is a perfect match! By sponsoring the trophies for this new event, the sport will be promoted on a national level through young grassroots curl- ers, the up and coming future of the game. Te added bonus of this event is that it gives prom- ising younger curlers another venue in which to compete and gain experience, which ultimately may strengthen the field of competitors down the road, at the junior or adult levels. It would be a joy and a privilege to keep Chris’s memory alive by sponsoring this event!”
Te U18 National Championships will debut
March 8-12 with regional qualifiers beginning in December. “When the USA Curling U18 National Cham-
pionships and other youth development pro- grams were created by our High Performance Program staff last year, I immediately thought about how Chris Moore would have really gotten excited about this,” said Rick Patzke, USA Curl- ing’s chief executive officer. “Te U18 events hit on so many things that he got enthused about, including providing more grassroots opportuni- ties by keeping youths playing together locally, helping them to achieve goals as a team, and also furthering the pipeline of young athletes.” Te winning teams from the U18 National
Championships will represent the U.S. at the U18 Players Championship this spring in Ontario. “In addition to being a tremendous leader for
curling in the United States in so many ways, Chris was a friend and mentor to me, and to this day there are many words of wisdom from him anchored in my office and ingrained in my mind,” Patzke said. “I am so pleased that the Moore family has chosen to build upon Chris’s legacy by supporting the U18 program, and am also thankful for USCA Vice President Courtney Schmidt’s role in bringing this to fruition.” To learn more about the Chris Moore Legacy Fund, go to
http://donate.usacurl.org. Q
From the Klondike Gold Rush to Club Nationals
By Denise Kamm, 2017 Club Nationals Chairwoman & Fairbanks CC Manager
years! Tat’s right, curlers. Let’s take a walk down the historical journey of the Fairbanks Curling Club, which is proud to be the oldest organized sports group in Alaska. It was the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 that
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brought Scottish prospectors, and the game of curling, to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory
airbanks is excited to host the Club Na- tional Championships in 2017! We have been preparing for this event for 111
of Canada. Ten, in 1902, a new gold strike near what we now call Fairbanks attracted the pros- pectors to the interior of Alaska. By 1905, they established the Fairbanks Curling Club. Games were played on the open ice of the Chena River and on docks near the river. In 1908, curlers built a two-sheet rink that was all curling and no club- house. Tat building eventually became a church and still exists in downtown Fairbanks today. In 1962, our existing six-sheet club was built.
It is the northern-most dedicated curling club in the United States, and we’d like to invite you to playdown for the opportunity to join us for Club
Nationals, which will take place March 3-11. Playdown registration is already open for some regions. Te top 10 men's and 10 women's teams in the country will qualify to compete for the 2017 Club Nationals title. We hope to see you in Fairbanks this March! Q
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