07/11/08 - TCCA to host SUMMER Happy Hour - July 22nd @ 6:30. The Happy Gnome (next to SPCC), Refreshments & appetizers courtesy of TCCA. Come join us for a fun happy hour to meet new friends, learn about what the current curling events schedule in the Twin Cities & country & most importantly, learn more about the TCCA & what we have in store for the upcoming season.

The Happy Gnome is located at:
498 Selby Ave - St Paul, MN 55102
(next door to the St Paul Curling Club)

More info: www.twincitiescurling.org

06/20/08 - The SPCC Golf Tourney is coming up soon (July 14), and there are still a few spots open. Click HERE for more info.

04/21/08 - It is with sad news to announce the passing of SPCC member Rachel Orvik's father Edward Werronen. Information on Edward's wake and funeral service is listed in today's St Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star/Tribune, or click HERE.

04/10/08 - SPCC 2008 Golf Tourney held Monday, July 14th and the Indian Hills Golf Club.  Click here for registration form.

03/20/08 - World Curling/Grand Forks:  Tickets are still available to all draws in the World Men’s Curling Championship April 5-13, and SPCC members receive a 10% discount for tickets ordered directly from the arena box office at 1-877-917-4689.  Contrary to popular belief, there are still plenty of hotel rooms.  Click here  for specific properties and rates.

03/19/08 - Club playdown schedule has been posted. Please check your draw dates and time carefully!

03/11/08 - Congratulations to SPCC member Matt Perushek for bringing home the Gold!  Matt is a member of the 2008 World Junior Men’s Curling Champion Chris Plys rink.  After finishing round robin play as the number 3 seed, the U.S. team went on to beat Norway, Canada, and finally Sweden in the championship round.  This is only the third junior men’s Gold for the U.S. and the first since 1984.  Congratulations on your momentous achievement Matt!

03/04/08 - Registration is now open for the SPRING LEAGUE.  Registration will ONLY be accepted on-line.  Payment of $100 is due PRIOR to the first day of curling, payable at the office.

03/11/08 - John Schwab - "Schwabby" - passed away after a long illness on Friday, March 7th at the age of 47. Schwabby was a long time curler, beginning back in the late 70s at the Arden Hills Curling Club and moving to St. Paul in 1981 after Arden Hills closed. Schwabby curled at SPCC until the mid 90s. During his curling career he was a winner of several events including the Winter Carnival Bonspiel, repeat league and club champion and an 8 ender. Schwabby was also a regular of the US/Canada Goodwill Bonspiel and had numerous curling friends on both sides of the border. There will be a full announcement in the Pioneer Press on Wednesday. Visitation and service will be Friday morning. Schwabby was a great spirit and loved the game. He will be truly missed. RIP Schwabby - Mike O'Neil, President/SPCC

03/04/08 - Follow SPCC team Reuben Harris, Matt Peterson, Aaron Nunberg, and Zac Owens as they compete in the USCA Club Nationals in Mankato, MN.  Click HERE

03/04/08 - The St. Paul Curling Club would like to congratulate three members who are now 2008 US National Champions and will be heading to the World Curling Championships. Allison Pottinger, curling with Team McCormick - Rich Ruohonen & Pete Annis, curling with Team Brown, recently won the US National Championships and will compete at the World Curling Championships. The women's event runs March 22-30 and will be played in Vernon, BC. The men's competition runs April 5-13 in Grand Forks, ND. For more information on both events, check the websites at:
http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/2008worlds/index.asp or http://www.worldmenscurling2008.com/.
If you're able to travel and view the games live, fantastic! If not, there will be lots of action featured on CurlTV.com. That's a good reason to talk to the manager and get your personal code for your free CurlTV.com membership! For more info. on CurlTV, check their website at: www.curltv.com. Congratulations Allison, Pete & Rich! Good luck at Worlds!

02/27/08 - Absolute deadline for signing up for SPCC year-end playoffs is Thursday, March 6.  Please indicate on the draw sheets for your league whether your team is "in" or "out" of the playoffs. Teams that do not follow up by Thursday, March 6 will not be included in the year-end flight or championship playoffs.

02/24/08 - Spring League Curling is just around the corner, followed by a Summer Spiel on the weekend of May 31st.  The Spring League will start up on Monday, April 21st and continue for 6 weeks.  On-line sign-up is expected to be ready in the next few days.

02/13/08 - Follow our St. Paul members at the Karuizaw International Curling Championship in Japan.  Representing the Women's Team: Margie Smith, Debbie Dexter, Jen Kamarainen, Peggy Gazzola, and Theresa Hoffoss.  Representing the Men's team: Mike Farbelow, Nick Myers, Tim Solin, and Time Gartner.  Click here to follow all the action.

1/23/08 - All draws have been posted on-line for the 2008 Winter Carnival Bonspiel to start this Friday morning, 01/25/2008.

1/22/08 - Longtime SPCC member Delores Pollnow passed away suddenly this past Sunday. Delores was an active member of the club since the 1960s, curling with the Bonnies, Cairn Lassies and Mixed. She was an honorary lifetime member and past president of the Bonnies. Delores also volunteered her time as a USWCA rep. Her son John and grandson Bob, are both longtime members of St. Paul and still active curlers. While Delores had not curled in several years, she was at the club as recently as December watching John compete in the McCann 40+ Bonspiel. Visitation and service will be on Saturday. An obituary with more details should be in the paper on Wednesday or Thursday. Delores was a great SPCC member who loved the game and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

08/02/07 - There is incorrect information in the summer letter regarding the grandfather rule for league registration. The letter states that all 4 members of a team must be registered by the Sept. 15th grandfather deadline, in order to retain the team's grandfather status in a given league. This is incorrect!  Click HERE to read our correct grandfather rules on-line.

08/02/07 - The 2007-2008 Curling Calendar has been published.  Click HERE to view it.

08/02/07 - The membership database has been cleared out in preparations for registrations for the 2007-2008 curling season.  Also, the access password to the MEMBERS area of our website has been re-set.  On-Line Registration is expected to start August 15th, 2007 for the upcoming season.

06/26/07 - Al Payne 60, passed away suddenly on June 13,2007 after a short bout with cancer. Being the manager of the Richfield Ice Arena for many years, Al was well aware of the continued and growing interest in curling. He was a member of the SPCC for only 2 years, but thoroughly enjoyed the sport, and became quite adept at it, becoming a skip. A memorial service was held for Al on June 23,2007 at the Richfield High School where hundreds of relatives, friends, and co-workers paid their respects. He will be missed

06/22/07 - I am sorry to inform you that SPCC member Jerry Schwab has passed away. Jerry was a life long member who served on the Board of Directors... [Read More]

03/26/07 - The complete schedule for Club Play-Downs has been released.  Click HERE for the draw schedule.

03/25/07 - Bonnies Playdown Schedule now available
(PDF Download).  Contact Rose Marie Barton for questions.

03/24/07 - New Rock Handles Fundraiser - Get a rock handle engraved for a $50 donation! To help off-set the cost of the new handles the Board has decided to have a fundraiser. The handles will be engraved with sheet and rock numbers along with the names of the members that donate $50 per handle. 
Click here for more details. 
All handles are sold as of now, 10 April 07, but just in case someone drops out, please contact the club office and we will try to accommodate your request

03/22/07 - The SPCC team of Alex Carlson, Tabitha Peterson, Tara Peterson, and Sophie Brorson would like to once again thank the members for their support in the team's fundraising for the US Women's Nationals in Utica, NY.  The team finished 3-3 in the round robin play and then won a tiebreaker to advance into the Playoffs.  They lost in the Semifinals to the eventual champion- the Debbie McCormick rink. Thank you so much, it was a wonderful experience!  Signed,  Alex, Tabs, Tara, and Sophie

03/20/07 - SPCC Spring League is now accepting registrations!  This league starts April 23rd, and continues for 6 weeks.  Click HERE for more information and to register.

03/12/07 - Club Playdowns - SPCC league play ends on March 26. Tiebreakers are scheduled for Tuesday March 27. Club playoffs begin March 28 and will be played Monday through Thursday each week (plus Friday if needed) concluding with the Club Championship and Managers' Party on Saturday, April 21.
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03/09/07 - Rocks for Sale!  The club has ordered all new curling stones. We are selling the old stones from sheets one, two, seven and eight which are over eighty years old. We have ordered 128 Common Green Stones from the island of Ailsa Craig in Scotland. These are state of the art stones inserted with Blue Hone granite on both running surfaces. They are scheduled for delivery in August and should be in play next season.
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02/28/07 - The SPCC will be hosting the 2007 USCA Club National Championships on March 5th through March 10th. This event brings together ten state champions for men and women playing a round robin schedule during the week. There will be three draws each day, with games at 9 AM, 2PM, and 7PM Monday through Thursday, and at 8 AM and Noon on Friday with tie-breakers to follow. The semi-finals will be at 9 AM on Saturday with the finals at 2 PM. We have a need for many volunteers so please check the board near the back entry and sign-up to help if you can. We invite every one to come down and watch, admission is free.

We'd also invite you to show your support by purchasing event merchandise. We have great looking t-shirts and sweatshirts available, as well as stenciled pint glasses. We will have an opening ceremonies on Monday evening March 5th at 6PM. Please come down and show your support.

02/22/07 - You did it again SPCC members!! You rallied around a wonderful cause and through your giving hearts, we were able to raise for the Beck Family $3,110.00. We will send a card along with the check to Katie's, Mom and Dad next week. Again, thank you to all the ticket sellers and everyone who reached deep into their pockets. And the winner is, for one league membership, 2007/2008 - JEN KAMARAINEN. Congratulations!!! Thanks again,Margie and Debbie

02/16/07 - Katie Beck Curl-A-Thon will be held at the Bemidji Curling Club March 3-4, 2007.  See the USCA website for further details.  Download the actual registration form here (PDF)

02/04/07 - Fundraiser for Katie Beck!  A beautiful curler, a world champion and gold medallist, a friend and a member of our family at the St Paul Curling Club, this is Katie Beck. Unfortunately for us, after a long battle with cancer, Katie passed away December 30, 2006, at the age of 24.  [Click here for details].

02/04/07 - Registration has now opened for the "5 and Under Spiel". The bonspiel is open to teams from any club.  The team must be comprised of individuals with five (5) years or less of curling experience.  Click here for details and more info

02/01/07 - The 14th annual Kyle Satrom Memorial Junior Bonspiel will be held February 10-11 at SPCC.  Many past participants have gone on to     play in national and world curling championships -- 92 "alumni" have collectively played in 292 national championships and 37 have played in world championship events.  

Half of the 2006 USA Olympic curling team had participated in the Kyle Satrom Spiel and 3 of the 5 players on Team USA that won the World University Games last week have also played in the bonspiel.  One of the unique features of this bonspiel is that all participants receive door prizes.  If you are willing to donate prizes for the event (anything for kids age 10-21, including gift cards), please contact Donn or Linda Satrom or the club managers.

01/31/07 - Calling all male curlers... Don't forget to register for the St. Paul Men's International! 2007 is the 75th anniversary of this great tradition. Bonspiel dates are February 23-25 with registration cutoff on 2/18. 3 game guarantee with exceptional hospitality, merchandise and prizes for all participants. Sign up now!

01/23/07 - The Winter Carnival Draw has been posted on-line.

01/12/07 - Registration for the Rugg Spiel is now open.  Registrations only accepted on-line.

01/07/07 - On-Line registrations for bonspiels has now been turned back on.  We were dealing with a hack to our registration database which was resulting in a number of false registrations, spam-advertisements, and as a last straw, porn being uploaded to the website.  In order to register for any bonspiel, you will be prompted for a login/password.  For MEMBERS, this is the same standard login and password used to access the MEMBER database.  Non members will need to contact the club to obtain a GUEST login/password.

01/02/07 - Former SPCC member Katie Beck lost her battle with cancer on 12/30 at the young age of 24. Katie was a member at St. Paul while attending the U of M a couple years ago. She was also a member of the 2002 World Junior championship team. For more information on Katie's life, click on either of the two links below:
http://www.usacurl.org/ or here. Katie touched many lives and will be missed by all who knew her. - Mike O'Neil, President/SPCC

11/09/06 - Long time curler and SPCC member Romey Dalnes passed away after a long, debilitating illness on Wednesday, 11/8. Romey was an active curler at St. Paul for nearly 50 years. He was a past board member and very involved with volunteerism at the club for many years. Throughout his curling career Romey competed in numerous bonspiels. His last competition was at the 2003 National Seniors held at our club. Romey's son Jerry is carrying on the Dalnes tradition and has curled at SPCC since the 80's. Romey was a good man and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him on & off the ice. Funeral arrangements are pending; please watch the paper for an announcement.

Mike O'Neil
SPCC/President

11/07/06 - Member name tags will shortly be ordered for all NEW members to the SPCC.  If you are a returning member, and need a REPLACEMENT name tag, please order it here.  New members do NOT need to order name tags - they are ordered automatically.

11/04/06 - Goldline Curling Supplies is at the SPCC this weekend Nov 4/5).  Saturday, from 9:30am-4pm, and Sunday from 3pm-8:30pm.  They are well stocked in curling shoes, brooms, sliders, and many other curling supplies.

10/16/06 - Draws for the upcoming season are now being put on-line.  Please check back daily as new draws are being added.

10/02/06 - Registration for winter leagues is officially underway
at Dakota Curling Club with 25% of the spots filled after only one week! For more information on league openings and registration, check out the website at www.dakotacurlingclub.org

10/02/06 - The Cambridge Curling Club is looking forward to an exciting season and is welcoming new members.
Registration will open soon. For more info. check out their website at www.cambridgecurlingclub.org  or send
an email to info@cambridgecurlingclub.org

10/01/06 - League dues can now be paid DIRECTLY from our website.  You will be prompted for the standard member login and password.  Members are reminded that payments are due in full prior or on the first day of curling.  All team-mates must be fully paid, or that member will not be permitted on the ice.  Click HERE to pay your league dues.

09/28/06 - Fellow SPCC members – I regretfully announce another member of our extended curling family has passed. Russ Wann passed away on Sept. 25th after a long illness. Russ was a curler for many years at SPCC and will be missed by all who knew him. For more information on a memorial service, click on this link.
- Mike O’Neil, President/SPCC

09/27/06 - September Board Meeting Minutes posted on-line for members (Member Login Required).  Click HERE.

09/27/06 - Next Meeting for the TCCA is Oct 10th at 6:30pm at the Gnome.  All interested invited to show up and help out.

09/08/06 - Registration for New Curler Clinics has now started.  These clinics are intended for members who have registered to curl at the SPCC for the upcoming season.  If you are NOT a member, but want to attend a Curling Clinic, please consider the TCCA Curling Clinic instead.

09/06/06 - Fellow curlers - As communicated in the fall letter, full dues are payable no later than your first game. My advice for everyone is to pay well in advance of arriving at the club for your first game, to avoid the rush. You can do this by mailing a check directly to the club or by credit card over the phone. If you choose the credit card method, please call the club on or after Oct. 1 as this date coincides with the beginning of our fiscal year. The managers have been asked not to accept credit card payments prior to 10/1. It won't be long now. See you on the ice!
- Thanks, Mike O'Neil, President/SPCC

09/27/06 - Dakota Curling Club Bulletin - The DCC has secured a new location for curling in Burnsville this year.  [Read More]

09/21/06 - On-line dues payment will be available on the SPCC website starting October 1.  A easy-to-see link will be added on the front page on the website.  We have engaged SecurePay.com to process our VISA, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover payments. Beat the rush and pay on-line!

09/01/06 - The Dakota Curling Club has some important news for those interested in curling at this club this upcoming year.  Click here for details.

09/08/06 - Club cleanup has changed dates. Now scheduled for Sept 21-24. One week earlier. Help us prepare for the upcoming season. Volunteers contact Scott Clasen at 651-487-7840