Another great bunch of eager newbies that will be joining our social leagues for the remaining of the season. The club ran 2 LTC sessions on Sunday evenings in the fall and now many of these graduates will be seen playing in our leagues or are enjoying themselves in the new Sunday evening Learn To Curl league with guidance from other members.

Congratulations to Tammy Lee - winner of the "Birdie" contest and Marie Claude Lachance  who drew her rock closest to good ole Saint Nick.

Thank you to all our dedicated volunteer instructors that contribute to the success of this ever popular program.

Registeration opens at Noon on 1 February 2025.

The Battle of the Sexes was held on December 14^th and the Men rebounded from last year's defeat with a solid victory. This year the men enjoyed some lovely ABBA serenading from the women, and the "Silent" end turned out to be as challenging as planned.  Congrats go to Gisele Cyr on winning the Golden Shoe for the "shot of the tournment" .

Of course, this victory means the Women get to make the rules next year, so be sure to look for it again in next season's events calendar for more curling hijinks!

It is always nice to hear about teams that play competative or recreational matches at other clubs. On Sunday, January 5 a new team formed from recent graduates of our double cadre of Learn To Curl students played a friendly match at Carleton Place. All team members were enthusiastic for the chance and enjoyed a great day.

On December 7th, Team Twining (Yuliah Do, Zoe Chapman, Julia Teevens, and Lilly Twining) - coached by Sharon O'Brien - competed in Kingston.

The girls were victorious, winning both the A Finals and the Hot Shot Challenge.

As our season picks up pace, we have various bonspiels and rentals that require assistance from volunteers to be successful.

Note: To view the Volunteer Interest list you must be logged in as a member before you click on a link in this post.

The roles we need filled to make these events go smoothly, are detailed on the Volunteer Interest list.

Post event synopsys provided by Cory Mundy, our Events Director.

This marked the 5th Annual Huntley U5 Kick-Ass Spiel. It has been running with great success since its creation by past President Blake Sinclair. We had a full complement of 16 teams in attendance, both from our club and others from the greater Ottawa area. The day was enjoyed by all with some great competition and great times spent meeting new curlers.

A new U12 team competed at their first bonspiel outside of Huntley, at an event held in Russell in early November. The boys rotated positions each game.

Pictured are Bryon Snow, Will Scott, Henri Charette and Jackson Lawson.

Post event synopsys provided by Cory Mundy, our Events Director.

This was our 2nd annual Huntley Mixed Bonspiel and it was a full day of fun, socializing and great food. We hosted 14 teams from our club and others from around the region. This was a great and welcomed increase from last year with only 8 teams. The members enjoyed multiple 4 end games all trying to earn a spot in the final.

The Huntley juniors had a very successful weekend at the Capital Curling Rideau Junior Open held in early November.

Congratulations to Team Goodings (Adrian van Boxtel, Joel Shepherd, Sam Baker, London Goodings) on winning 1st place overall. An outstanding finish in their first bonspiel of the season.

Further congratulations to Team Twining (Yuliah Do, Zoe Chapman, Julia Teevens, Lilly Twining) on winning the C Division final.

Registration is currently open.

Check out the details on last year's event.

Injuries can be avoided by following safety precautions. Some key recommendations to keep yourself safe on the ice include:

• Consider wearing head protection - strongly recommended!
• Check the condition of your gripper. Does it need to be replaced?
• Does your gripper shoe need to be replaced? Should you consider wearing another gripper?
• Always step onto the ice with your gripper foot first, and off the ice with your slider foot first (and slowly).
• Never go backwards on the ice as their may be an obstacle behind you.
• Never step over a rock.
• When holding a broom in the house, stand behind a rock rather than just in front of it.
• Never run on the ice or boards.
• Check your equipment throughout the season, not just at the beginning of a season.

Last year we shared news about David S. Florig's debut novel, The Stones of Ailsa Craig. That novel was named Best Historical Fiction of 2023 by Indies Today. The author is not thrilled to announce his second novel, The Shattered Curling Stone, is now available.