Almonte Curling Club
160 Bridge Street K0A 1A0 Almonte, ON, Canada

Registration tonight! See you at the club, 7 to 9.

From the Membership Coordinators: For those of you that have registered.....Thank You. If you have not registered but want to Curl this season, registration closes on Saturday 19th Sept at 12 noon. Please visit our website for details. www.almonte.ovca.com In person registration will be held at the Almonte Curling Club on Thursday 17th Sept 7 - 9pm and Saturday 19th Sept 9am - noon. Visit the website to print out a registration form. Social distancing will be enforced and p...rotocols will be in place (please bring a mask). Registrations are taken on a first come, first served basis. Please Note: This year it is important to register by the deadline.......... the number of registrants will dictate whether we have a season. We remind you that, due to restrictions, Curling Brooms, Sticks and Stabilizers are not available at the club. The ACC will be renting out equipment for the season, (there is a limited supply) on a first come, first serve basis. It can be requested and paid for at the same time as registration. Please make a note on your registration form of the item(s) you wish to rent.You will receive it the first day of Curling. The cost is $50 per item for the season, of which $25 per item will be refunded when the equipment is handed in at the end of the season. If you are already registered and would like to rent please contact us by email. We are all in unknown territory this season and things can change quickly, so the ACC would encourage all members to please visit our website and Facebook page, often, as well as read all emails, carefully. These combined will give you the most up to date information. So let's get curling! Denny and Graham Jones ACC Membership co-chairs

ACC 2020-2021 Presidents Message Hello ACC members. I hope you are all doing well. It seems like a very long 5 months ago when our curling season came to an abrupt end in the middle of March due to the C-19 situation, Now with a new season fast approaching, I hope you are gearing up for what will be a very different curling season starting the second week of November. In my last message on July 11, I told you that the club was establishing a committee to review COVID19 rela...Continue reading

The curling season is fast approaching and your Almonte Curling Club executive have been at work forging a plan that will enable our members to Curl in this upcoming season, within the rules and regulations of Covid 19. The season will start on Monday 9th November. To comply with Curling Canada and Municipal guidelines we will be introducing PODS. PODS 1 - 6 are a group of curlers playing together twice weekly, POD 7 once weekly( This POD is for Ladies only, to be played W...ednesday morning) . YOU CAN ONLY PLAY IN ONE POD. Information on these PODS and their playing times are available on our website. Morning and Afternoon PODS will be capped at 24 persons for one draw. The evenings will be capped at 48 persons to allow for two draws. Start times may vary once the draw schedule is finalised. Each POD will have its own coordinator(s) drawn from its members. We are asking all curlers to have a registration form and payment to the Almonte Curling Club by Saturday 19th September. At the close of formal registration a decision will be made whether the season will go ahead based on those forms received. All registrations will be taken on a first come first served basis. Registration forms are available on our website www.almonte.ovca.com . Please email a completed registration form to [email protected]. A form sent this way must be accompanied by an e-transfer to [email protected] . We are unable to register you until both have been received by the club. We will also be holding two registration sessions at the Almonte Curling Club lounge, adhering to social distancing rules and regulations (so please bring a mask). The dates for these sessions are THURSDAY 17 Sept 2020, 7pm 9pm and SATURDAY 19 Sept 2020, 9am Noon. Payment can be made by e-transfer or by cheque. Your Almonte Curling Club executive committee will be present at those times to answer any questions or concerns you may have. We regret our usual leagues, Learn2Curl and Junior programs are unavailable at this time. PLEASE visit the ACC on our web page www.almonte.ovca.com and follow us on Facebook for all updated information on the upcoming season. Denny and Graham Jones ACC Membership Co-chairs

Congratulations Bud, an ACC member and Learn to Curl volunteer!

Have you answered your ACC COVID 19 Questionaire- Return to Curl yet? Check your email! It's really important that we hear from you so we can make sure the upcoming curling season is safe and enjoyable.

https://www.curling.ca//2/07/06/return-to-play-guidelines/

Cross your fingers!

Even curling hasn't escaped COVID...

Volunteering is fun, and it's Volunteer Appreciation Week! Thanks so much to all the ACC volunteers who run the club, maintain our great ice, make sure our events are a success, and make the ACC the great place it is! Stay safe everyone, and we'll see you as soon as we can.

John Christensen photographs many of our club events. Since the season is over, he's been taking photos around Almonte in this time of CO VID. Thanks John for sharing these great photos.

Message from Steve Conlon: Hello ACC Members... I hope everyone is doing well. Since we are still technically in curling season, I thought I would pass along an update on Allie. As some of you know he had his surgery on March 10th and everything went well... a week later he was home in Almonte and feeling very good. I briefly chatted with him today, and he is still feeling fine, he has home care come in for medical inspections, he gets a little tired from time to time but that is to be expected... he still has his GREAT positive attitude , I let him know that we are thinking of him... he his well on his way to a positive recovery.

Just an FYI re keeping our distances <3

Hello All Members.. Hoping that you are all doing well in your self distancing/isolation, there is an opportunity now to get out for a walk , get an early start to those spring chores. I realize these are anxious times for everyone , but hang in there folks. Remember things look bleak in the 8 end... but we end up coming out with the win... we have hammer against Covid -19

The curling season may be over, but our Little Rocks' good work and the generosity of our members will continue to be felt especially now, during these challenging times. ACC members donated $195 in cash and 235 pounds of donated food and household items. More information in The Millstone article at the link <3

To all ACC Members As of today the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has closed all municipal run facilities starting today March 13th at 6pm to April 6th In light of this decision we have no alternative but to cancel the remaining 3 weeks of curling and curling related events.... I apologize for this inconvenience but with the current global situation I believe this was the correct approach the town of Almonte to make. I would like to thank all the members for a great curling season and hope to see everyone back in October 2020 for the new season Be safe over the next few weeks and months. If you have anything at club you can pick items up before 6pm steve ACC President

YEAR-END BONSPIEL - MARCH 28, 2020 SIGN-UP FOR A POSSIBLE THIRD DRAW Due to the great response for the year-end bonspiel and to be sure we don't leave anyone out who wants to curl we are willing to add a third draw if we have a minimum of 16 curlers.... There's a sign-up sheet posted on the board at the Club. Thank You.

UPDATE ON ALLIE: Allie had his surgery yesterday and it went well. He was up for a short walk this morning and he's feeling good. It will be a long recovery but we're happy he's through this part.

Hey curlers, This is Susan Macaulay posting. Last night at Monday night curling, I had a conversation with a couple of fellow curlers about shaking or not shaking hands before and after games and taking other precautionary measures with respect to COVID-19. I have begun to implement the advice of an overwhelming number of healthcare professionals worldwide including the Kingston physician at the link below, and my family physician whom I saw yesterday. Also, our President Ste...ve Conlon asked last week that we forego shaking hands in favour of "elbow bumps" or an equally "safe" alternative. I invite you to read the helpful article at the link below, and please don't roll your eyes at me if and when I say I prefer not to shake hands. #TYSM and #goodcurling #bettertobesafethansorry

Saturday February 29 marked the launch of our club food drive, which runs until March 13. Thanks to Little Rock learners Margot, Mallory and Adam for the great posters (see their poster art live at the club when you bring your donation!). The group picture includes coaches Art and Evan looking big and important in the background :)

Almontes Little Rock competitive team scored 3 solid victories to win the OVCA Zone 3 Playdowns at the Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa on Sat 29 Feb. The young team defeated teams from Carleton Heights, Granite and Richmond to win first place overall by a commanding margin. Next up for the team is the OVCA Championship in Perth on March 28. Well Done Team ACC

Our left-handed friends from Oakville brought some great gear!

Join Arnprior CC for Doubles curling this Saturday Feb 22

Even curlers can be romantic!

Some how a couple of ACC stones slid into the Canadian Tire Centre last week to see what hockey was all about.

Younger ACC members were busy last weekend too! Bantam Boys place 2nd in North Grenville U15 Bonspiel on Sat, Feb 8. The Almonte team of Isaac Flieler, Evan Ziai, Lucas Johns and Owen Flieler, who were competing in their first event of the season, won both of their games to place second overall and win $140 in the North Grenville cash spiel. The Bantam team have made great strides this season with practices every Tuesday evening under the good guidance of Cecil DuBois and... Fred McGuire. Little Rocks place 3rd in Carleton Place Bonspiel on Sun, Feb 9. The Almonte Little Rocks team of Owen Flieler, Taylor Stoddart, Olivia Falco and Sophie Montgomery won 2 out of their 3 games, to finish third overall in the 16 team bonspiel in Carleton Place. The team is very well coached by Rod Stoddart. This is their first event of the season as they are preparing for the Zone Playdowns at the Granite Club on Feb 29.

Well, we gave it a good try and had a great time but in the end it was Richmond with the senior mixed, and Huntley with the men's, ladies' and mixed categories, giving Huntley overall honours. Thanks to Huntley Curling Club for launching this Cup, and to all ACC club members who came out to curl and to cheer the curlers on!

We have some catching up to do.

Thanks to the Senior and the ladies, Almonte is still ahead.