The Curling Club of Houston has sent two teams to the 2009 Letici Kameny Bonspiel in Prague. The tournament begins Friday and runs through Sunday. To follow the action, you can use www.leticikameny.com to find out updated standings, and www.curlingpromo.cz for live webcams.
The teams first two games are at the following times: 6pm Friday Czech time(11am Central time) and 8am Saturday (1am Central time).
Best of luck to them all!
Having received a number of requests from people wanting a chance to try this fun sport for themselves, we have scheduled a pair of “Learn to Curl” sessions for February. The sessions will be from 10:00 pm to midnight on Friday, February 13 and Friday, February 20. There will be a fee of $15/person, which covers the cost of renting the ice. Dress in warm, comfortable clothing, including a jacket or sweater, and rubber-soled shoes (sneakers work fine). Bring a smile (these are enjoyable evenings!) and any questions you may have about curling — we’ll provide all the necessary equipment and instruction.
The Curling Club of Houston will host the Third Annual Texas Open Bonspiel the weekend of April 17–19, 2009 at Space City Ice Station. The bonspiel will be open format (i.e., teams may have any combination of men and women), with a $350/team entry fee and maximum participation by 24 teams. Initially announced plans for the 2009 bonspiel to be hosted in Austin had to be changed.
Here is the entry form. Additional details will be posted on the dedicated bonspiel website.
In the spirit of encouraging our members to visit and curl at other clubs, our Bonspiels page contains information on bonspiels to which The Curling Club of Houston has received invitations.
Most recent additions (1/17): March 26–29 in Laurel, Maryland (Potomac Curling Club); March 26–29 in Petersham, Massachusetts (Petersham Curling Club); April 24–26 in Scottsdale, Arizona (Coyotes Curling Club).
We kicked off our 2008–2009 season with an open house on November 2 (later than usual due to Hurricane Ike damage to the facility), and begin league curling two weeks after that, on November 16. Our league teams and season schedule are now on the Schedule page. All games this year will be 9:00–11:00 am on Sunday mornings, a half-hour earlier than last year. Game results in the form of season standings are on the Standings page.
Club membership dues are $50 for the year (payable upon joining) and ice fees are $315 for the year (payable $157.50 per half season). Ice fees are paid by regular curlers, those assigned to teams and curling regularly, and cover our costs of renting the ice on which we curl. (Student member ice fees are half that amount, i.e., $157.50 for the full year.)
Those planning to curl, either as regular team members or occasional spares, are requested to sign up by completing this online form.
Also print, sign, and bring with you the first day you curl, please, the appropriate liability waiver — for adults or for minor children. We ask that you also complete an emergency notification form; curling injuries are not common, but ice is slippery and it’s important we know where/how to reach someone in case anything happens to you.