Plainfield Curling Club http://www.njcurling.org Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:10:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 40.555383-74.412289http://www.njcurling.org/http://www.njcurling.org/images/pcc_feedimage.pngPlainfield Curling Clubnjcurlinghttp://feedburner.google.com Swept Away! Curling is gangsta! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/cPcKSyH8GxA/ http://www.njcurling.org/2012/02/swept-away-curling-is-gangsta/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:17:31 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=1360 New York Times blogger Deb Amlen recently accepted our invitation to spend two hours learning the basics of curling and running up and down our ice as friendly payback for poking a little fun at the sport in an earlier column. But now she’s changed her mind! In her follow-up story, Swept Away: My Day on the Hog Line, she writes, ”I had more fun than I’ve had in a long time and I can tell you this: Curling rocks. Curling is gangsta.”

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2012/02/swept-away-curling-is-gangsta/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2012/02/swept-away-curling-is-gangsta/ 2012 P.C.C. Stone Now Accepting Entries! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/StK3Ks4TCp4/ http://www.njcurling.org/2012/01/2012-pcc-stone-now-accepting-entries/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:23:33 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=1330 We’re please to announce that entries to our 2012 P.C.C. Stone Men’s Bonspiel are now being accepted! This bonspiel will be held March 1st through 4th, 2012.

Our goal is to have an equal number of Plainfield teams and outside teams. Entries are accepted in the order they are received, though entries are not complete until payment and full team roster are provided. Please submit your entry today!

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Our awards shelf had been Bucket-less for several years, but we’re now very happy to have won the privilege of displaying The Bucket at the PCC!

The Bucket is also the name of the annual mixed friendly bonspiel we play against our Ardsley Curling Club neighbors to see where its trophy is displayed for the next year.

A big “Thank You” to Nicole Husch for championing this effort for the PCC and to the 25 of our members who brought their “A” game to Ardsley on Sunday, December 11 to secure a decisive victory for Plainfield!

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1st Event
Winners: Petrov (No Names)
Finalist: Ashford

2nd Event
Winners: DeJong
Finalist: Bajorek

3rd Event
Winners: The Michaels
Finalist: Heffner

4th Event
Winners: LBI CC
Finalist: Langanke

The results from all the games are available on our 2011 Founders Online Results page, and photos from the event are also online.

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2011/11/2011-founders-bonspiel-results/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2011/11/2011-founders-bonspiel-results/ 2011 Founders’ Bonspiel Weekend http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/lZ_YPQdZ0VM/ http://www.njcurling.org/2011/11/2011-founders-bonspiel-weekend/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:48:21 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=1251 We’re pleased to host our 2011 Founders’ Open Bonspiel this weekend! 20 Teams will enjoy our hospitality and compete in games running through Sunday, November 6, 2011.

Progress in the competition may be tracked online in the 2011 Founders Online Draw Sheets.

Good curling!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2011/11/2011-founders-bonspiel-weekend/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2011/11/2011-founders-bonspiel-weekend/ Pursuit of Happiness Results http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/6BJ89_70674/ http://www.njcurling.org/2011/10/pursuit-of-happiness-results/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:22:32 +0000 dean http://www.njcurling.org/?p=1232 Our first bonspiel of the season is complete, and the results are in.

The Pursuit of Happiness is an in-house bonspiel dedicated to the memory of three of our members who recently passed away, all of whom had a particular affinity for working with beginning curlers both on and off the ice. All teams consist of two experienced curlers and two beginners.

1st event winners
John DeJong, Elizabeth DeJong, Beverly Wiedemann, Joe Malone
1st event runner up
Bob Fox, Roger Bajorek, Sari Jo Niles, Jen Bajorek
2nd event winners
John Wilman, Craig Ingwer, Melissa Diener, Peter Cook
2nd event runner up
Mickey Mangold, John Pantina, Scott Alexander, John Wiedemann
3rd event winners
Bob Graham, Steve Nix, Kevin Abbey, Brian Ewart
3rd event runner up
Neil Sullivan, Bill MacDonald (super sub), Bruce Belschner, Kathleen Belschner
4th event winners
Sue Lindsay, Sheila Nickle, Jeff Michalowski, Justin Bruno
4th event runner up
Brian O’Byrne, Glenn Harmer, Debra Martin, Charlotte Clark

Thanks to Robin Kerr for heading up yet another successful event. Grant, Don and Eric would be proud.

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2011/10/pursuit-of-happiness-results/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2011/10/pursuit-of-happiness-results/ It’s Finally Time To Curl! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/wkqw2SDW-F4/ http://www.njcurling.org/2011/10/its-finally-time-to-curl/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:59:23 +0000 dean http://www.njcurling.org/?p=1228 Our season gets underway with the first league game on Wednesday, Oct 12, and the first bonspiel (the Pursuit of Happiness) the following weekend. While our leagues are almost full, there are still some opportunites for those who may wish to join the club. Contact Membership for information on what openings there are, and onto a waiting list if none match your availability.

We had a successful run of pre-season Curling Experiences, and are now looking forward. There are not any sessions currently scheduled, but we are looking at the calendar and maintaining a contact list. Visit The Curling Experience page to get more information as it becomes available.

As always, we will be running group outings throughout the season during the day on weekdays. The Outings tab above will get you more information.

Time to hit the ice!

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If you’re one of the many who recently caught the curling bug, we’d love to have you visit our club to give it a try. For a small fee you’ll get two hours of training and play time for this fun and unique sport, but space is limited! Please visit our Curling Experience page for more information and reserve your spot today!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/10/the-curling-experience-more-opportunities-to-try-curling/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/10/the-curling-experience-more-opportunities-to-try-curling/ The Curling Experience – Your Opportunity To Try Curling! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/Anu-ScZtI-8/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/09/the-curling-experience/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:38:24 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=990 We’re pleased to announce a new program for the public that we will be running this year: “The Curling Experience“

This is your chance as a non-member to get to try curling with no further obligations!

The Curling Experience is a two-hour program of curling instruction and game play. Each session is strictly limited to 16 participants, and will only be held if we fill up the session.

As a participant, you will be given a brief talk on safety, equipment and terminology, and teamed up with 3 other participants. Each team will have its own instructor to teach you how to deliver the stone, and how and why to sweep. After a bit of practice, you will get to compete in a short game of curling and have the opportunity to play each position! You are then invited to spend some time in our warm room to socialize with everyone at the session.

The fee for The Curling Experience is $25 per person. All you need to bring are a pair of clean sneakers, warm clothing, and enthusiasm! We provide all necessary equipment. This program is recommended for ages 12 & up.

UPDATE Oct. 5: Thanks to everyone who attended and helped out at our Curling Experience sessions! We hope to be able to offer a few more Curling Experience sessions in the coming months. Please watch our site for announcements!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/09/the-curling-experience/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/09/the-curling-experience/ Looking toward the 2010-2011 season. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/J13LC2UdSnw/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/05/looking-toward-the-2010-2011-season/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 13:52:31 +0000 dean http://www.njcurling.org/?p=967 When our ice was melted at the end of April — like nearly all curling clubs, we’re open from early October to the middle of April — an extraordinary season came to a close.

We saw the Olympics bring an incredible surge of interest in the world’s greatest game. There was our Open House in February — an event that was more like Woodstock than a day when a curling facility offers people a chance to try the sport for the first time. In April, we had another Open House and brought hundreds more through the doors and onto the ice. Going into the 2010-2011, we’re doing everything we can to accommodate people who want to join our two-sheet club and learn to curl. Our club has a long history of warmly welcoming newcomers but, for the first time ever, capacity is now our issue — a two-sheet facility can only accommodate so many curlers. (If you’re reading this right now and you want to start curling next season, make sure you’ve added your name to our new member waiting list. It’s in the sidebar on the right.)

There were other highlights during the 2009-2010 season. Many others, in fact. But here are a few that are worth noting.

Members of our club had one of our most successful seasons of competition, with junior, women’s and men’s players curling on teams that posted excellent results in both national events and area bonspiels. Thanks to a remarkable ice crew and some recent capital investments, the playing conditions at our club were outstanding. And our own bonspiels continued to reflect the PCC tradition of first-rate hospitality and friendly competition.

We’re pursuing some off-season renovations and planning for a successful 2010-2011 season. Next year, we’re expecting many new faces at our club. We know they’ll quickly discover why curling is such an incredible sport.

Enjoy the summer.

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