Empire State Bonspiel Results

The Schenectady women sent 3 teams to Utica to participate in this bonspiel. The event was made up of 16 teams that were from the US and Canada. The Schenectady teams were as follows:

Sch. 1: Marie Pletenik; Bunny Allaire; Shirley Burgess; Karen Hess
Sch. 2: Bette Sovik; Lisa Miller; Maxine Getty; Lisa Nieradka
Sch. 3: Dorothy Szymaszek; Flo Springstead (from Albany); Alice Rubin; Jane Caruvana

Although none of our teams made the finals, we won for “best party-ers”! And in the Saturday night special “Pot Lid” curling event, 8 teams participated that were made up of players from different teams. I skipped a team of curlers from Rochester, Ardsley, and Utica, to win the event (and boxes of Scottish Shortbread as prizes.)

We all had a great time, and did some great curling on super keen, swingy ice.

Alice Rubin

Junior National Championships at Broomstones Curling Club

This past week the Junior National event was being held at the Broomstones Curling Club in Massachusetts. The winning teams on both the junior men and women were from Minnesota. Visit www.usacurl.org to view results.

St. Patrick's Day Dinner

The new date for the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner is Friday, March 14, 2003. Chef Charlotte Colton has offered to chair the event, which is sure to mean a delicious, homemade meal. This is a popular event and she will need lots of help, so please call her and volunteer.

Nancy Wurth

Governor's Bonspiel in Albany

Two Schenectady rinks competed at the 16 rink event. I skipped a rink composed of Dion Warr, Dave Hooper, and Pat Fitzgerald (vice to lead) and Charlie McCullough skipped a rink consisting of Jack Fitzgerald, Shaun-Paul Manore, and Brian Lasiuk (Brian, I could not find your name in the directory so I apologize if your last name is misspelled – Maureen).

Charlie found himself in the finals of the 'A' event, for the Governor's Bowl, against Border, a Quebec team. My rink faced off against the sole Albany entry in the 'B' event, vying for the Hiatela Trophy. Regrettably, both of our rinks came up short. A big plus for the weekend is that our own Pat Fitzgerald won the coveted "Lead of the Spiel" award over the other 15 leads!

Dennis Quinn

Closing Party

The closing party to be held on Saturday, March 29th is always a great time, so mark you calendar and plan to attend. Margaret Brennan, veteran closing party chairperson (and a darn good one), has offered to chair it again this year. When Margaret took over this event she made some changes that resulted in record turn out and she's at it again. Margaret is looking for some new ideas to freshen up this event, and that means she needs people. Please contact Margaret if you have any interest in helping to plan our closing party.

Important Items to Note

• Beach Spiel on Feb. 8th – Sign up for some fun!
• Trash and Treasure Sale will be April 5th. We will not be selling any cloths. Connect with Dotty Sheehan on contributions and Charlotte Colton on the accompanying bake sale.
• Men and Women’s National Championships in Utica, New York from February 28th – March 8th. Visit www.usacurl.org for draw information and to send your GNCC teams fan mail when competition begins!
• Remember to visit the Curling Boutique to purchase equipment, clothing, etc.