Hello Fellows Curlers from across Canada,

Looking forward to hosting you in Calgary for the CGCC and Western Cup April 1 to 3.

There is one spot remaining in the Western Cup side of the bonspiel - could you please take a moment and let your leagues know. Registration is closing on March 15. Please use www.westerncup.com to register on-line.

We are also requesting team photos. We would like to put together a participant board for display at the rink over the weekend. If your representative teams have not already done so, please forward at your earliest convenience.

If you are NOT currently registered on a team for the OTRB 2010 and would like to be involved, you have two opportunities:

1) You can volunteer, or
2) You can put your name forward to spare.

A volunteer will help with selling 50/50 tickets, cleaning/busing tables, generally anything that the Organizing Committee will need help with.

Forwarded for the Loose Ends Curling League by Lee Mantha.

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We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for
out-of-town teams for the 1st ever bonspiel hosted by the Loose Ends
Curling League out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The BLUENOSE BONSPIEL will
be held at the Mayflower Curling Club September 3-5, 2010 (over Labour
Day weekend).

We wanted to get the word out for registration before April when many
curlers start thinking of Spring and Summer activities. Some benefits
to this bonspiel:

Registration for the Over the Rainbow Bonspiel 2010 has reached 36 teams; however, two spots are still being held for local teams until Sunday, Feb 21 at 7:00pm, at which point the spots will be offered to the out of town registrants currently on the waiting list.

Only 5 days left to secure your spot in the most popular gay and lesbian spiel in Canada! (Seriously... you might think I'm biased as the Co-Chair, but look at how quickly our registration keeps filling up every year!)

Mark Sunday, April 11 in your calendars, this will be our annual end-of-season curling and closing banquet. Registration will be held on March
14 and 21.

The schedule for Round 3 has been posted. Note that there is no curling Sunday, February 7th and a reduced schedule will be played on February 14th. Teams not playing this day have been rescheduled for Saturday, March 13 at 5:00 PM.

Due to the reduced schedule, the kitchen will not be open on February 14.

Local registration for the 5th annual Over the Rainbow Bonspiel (OTRB) will open this Sunday, February 7, 2010 at noon.

To sign up for the OTRB, complete the online registration at http://www.rainbowrockers.com and send a cheque in the amount of $370, payable to the Rainbow Rockers, to the following address:

OTR Bonspiel Treasurer
c/o Steve Horwood
221 North River Rd
Ottawa ON K1L 8B6

Just a reminder that Round 2 ends this Saturday, January 30. Games are scheduled for 2, 4 and 6 PM. Be sure to check the website to confirm your game time. All make up games for Round 2 must be completed by 8 PM Saturday. Round 3 starts Sunday. Drawmaster Patrick will be confirming Sunday game times following the 6 PM draw on Saturday.

There are a number of very close teams in this round. Those interested in determining how teams move up and down between divisions, please refer to the following link:

http://rainbowrockers.com/node/505

Euchre Night - SATURDAY!!

Winning ticket for 1:00/3:00 PM Sunday, January 17, 2009 - 727361. See Steve Horwood to claim your prize.