Now accepting entries for Next Season!!

The Lone Star Curling Club is now accepting entries for the 2010 / 2011 season. Depending on the interest level, we plan on holding 2 and possibly 3 leagues of 10 rinks each in the new season. The existing Sunday morning time will be retained, but at least one of these new leagues are planned for a weekday evening.

Membership is open to people of all experience and skill levels. If you did not have a chance to participate in our Olympic Instructional League this spring, we have plans for an instructional Learn to Curl session in September prior to the start of the curling leagues. This session will teach new curlers the basics of delivery & sweeping.

In terms of fees, as was mentioned at the annual meeting, Chaparral Ice has given us notice that they are increasing our charge for ice time to $350 per hour for next season. This is a significant increase over the $250 per hour we paid this past season. A curling session will now cost the club almost $800.00.

The board has decided to keep the per game fees to the same $20 level as in this past season. This is feasible only if we have a full draw with 10 rinks. Since this is a large expenditure for the club, the one change for next season is that we will require advance payment for game fees. Preliminary plans are for 22 games. You may pay for an entire season ( $440 ), or two payments for each half season ( $220 in September & January ).

Membership fees for the new season will be $65.00 per person. This is an increase of $15 per person over last season. The membership fees covers all the general operating expenses of the club, such as insurance, US Curling Association membership, equipment, web site hosting, ice time for open houses, publicity, etc. The club is in need of some new equipment, and with ice fees at a break even level, we need to increase the membership fees in order to pay for the equipment. Equipment purchases discussed include additional club brooms (i.e.: we want everyone playing to have a broom), a measuring stick, and a second storage closet.

Since we will have a maximum number of curlers that can be accommodated, we will be setting deadlines for league signup. People who were members for the full 2009 / 2010 season will have first access to their desired league. Their deadline is July 1. The deadline for new members is Aug. 1. As in years past, you can join a league as an entire 4 person rink, as a group of 2 or 3 persons who wish to curl together, or as an individual. If you would like to play in multiple leagues, you can sign up for that also.

There are two steps to join the league for next season:

· Please email your intention to join a league to membership director Christina Gilsbach (membership@lonestarcurlingclub.org). In your email, please indicate:

i. Name, mailing address, preferred email address.

ii. Preferred curling time – i.e.: Sunday and / or weekday evening. If a weekday evening, list the preferred day(s).

iii. If you have organized a rink or persons that you want to curl with, please list their names.

· Mail or give a cheque for your membership fee of $65.00, payable to “Lone Star Curling Club” to Treasurer Landon Russell at:

7620 Yaupon Drive
Austin, TX 78759

We look forward to a great curling season. Please contact me (president@lonestarcurlingclub.org) if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.