-Phil Bruce
The 2024/2025 season is fast approaching. Curlers are trying to remember where they put their curling equipment, starting to think about what leagues they are going to join, and are looking forward to getting back on the ice. But there are many people already at work getting things ready for the upcoming season and a small group of people that will start working on the ice long before the first rocks are delivered. Somewhere around the middle of September the ice crew will begin installing the ice for the season.
The ice-in process takes about two weeks to complete. The first step in the process is a good cleaning of the ice shed. Walls are cleaned, walkways are vacuumed and mopped, the ice pad is washed, and paint is touched up where needed.
The Curling Committee is getting ready for the 2024/2025 season. A significant schedule
change is the move of the Ladies League from Thursday to Tuesday. Ladies and Men will share
Tuesday evenings and weekly alternate curling at 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. There is no doubt in this
author’s mind that Tuesdays are the better day to curl with Thursdays oftentimes being occupied
by bonspieling and long-weekend travel. We are hopeful that this change will be well received
by our membership. It opened up a time slot for Doubles curling on Thursday at 6:15 p.m. All
of the league time changes can be studied in League Descriptions under the Curling tab on the
website.
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