Fall 2009 Great Lakes Curling Association, Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes

Date:  September 25, 2009
Time:  7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hampton Inn- Conference Room, 142, Campbell Hill Rd, Bowling Green, OH

Board of Directors

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John Zimmerman, Karen Hamilton, Paul Badgero, Donna Dickerson Cleveland, Gale Circle City,  Tom Seitz Mayfield, Ben, Kalamazoo (2), Mike Grave , Scott Piroth, Marcus Gleaton, Garnet Eckstrand Kalamazoo, Matt Dolloff Mayfield, Paul Eisenman, Gordon McClean Copper Country, Quinn Smith (proxy), Rob Borland (proxy), Noel Hanson (proxy), Robert Jennings Circle City, Kathy Kohtala, Sandra Takata GSMCC, Kerry Cholka GSMCC, Mark Friedman

1. Call to order: Quorum – 50%?  [In person; on conference call; by proxy]

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting:  May 2, 2009 Midland, MI note: we will distribute last year’s agenda and list bullet points since we do not have a true copy of the minutes due to a computer failure.  Secretary Sandra Takata

  • Motion: Accepted:

3. Treasurer’s Report: John Zimmerman

  • The financial statement is fairly stable and GLCA financially sound
  • We must get dues in early Jan 2010
  • Motion to accept minutes – accepted unanimous

4. U.S.C.A. Update: Badgero  2 reps -300-999 members

  • Get dues in – aim  Jan15 2010
  • Championship Committee – Bill Forsyth
  • Jr pds  Dec 26- Jan 3 – DCC 28-29
  • 5 sheets of championship rocks purchased – ready for Nationals
  • Ice Equipment purchased - $9300.00 for championships played at arenas
  • Ice making Certifications – just starting up – Anyone want to join the committee?  Does not need to be a board member.
  • Paul will provide further info
  • Gord Maclean- nomination – nominated by Paul second by Sandra

5. New Business:Elect Director to USCA – Three Year Term - May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2012

  • Carried – unanimous

6. Old Business:

  • Review – Host Club Rotation Schedule Playdowns
    • See website for calendar
    • Everyone email additions to Gord for posting
    • Oct 24  Midland
    • Oct 24-25  Officiating clinic Level 1, Level 2.  Info on USCA, GLCA and Kalamazoo CC websites.  $50/day
  • Kalamazoo USA Curling Nationals Organizing Committee
    • 7 went to Denver to Olympic trials
    • Volunteers are very enthusiastic
    • Duda Event – had Joe Polo out to event
    • Radisson is host hotel
    • Tickets –already sold 8 tickets
    • $10 opening day – ceremonies, men and women’s draw
    • General admission until finals
    • Fan zone, Bar, Restaurants, Bands
    • GLCA will take out an ad in the programme
  • GLCA Playdowns
    • Robb has put together guideline matrix for draw setups etc.
    • The guideline text will be updated in the next month or so. Will be distributed and will be decided upon well before the playdowns.T
    • These will be published online.
    • For this season Jr app Dec 1, Club Nationals Jan 7, Mixed Jan 21, USCA Nationals XXX
    • Detroit DCC Jan 15-17 m/w club playdown, Midland CC mixed Jan 29-31
    • Jrs is tentative – Detroit
    • Currently 3 club rotation for men’s and women’s, 4 club for mixed – encouragement of other clubs to participate (Columbus, CSC)
      • Mayfield 2011 m/w
      • Columbus 2011 mixed
      • CSC 2012 m/w
      • Detroit  2012 mixed
      • Columbus 2013 m/w
      • Lewiston 2013 mixed

7. Club Commentary/Calendar

  • DCC – Registration – Thursday leagues are already full.  Hoping numbers go up.  Plan to send officials to Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo – Registration – full 2 draws.  Fall is down from winter.  The learn to curls are bringing people in but not signing up for league. Will be sending out emails looking for commitments for Nationals.
  • Midland – Improvements to the icehouse – eg. heat.  Youth is growing quickly.  M/W/mixed are growing.  Big mixed spiel Halloween
  • Oct 24 instructors clinic.
  • GSMCC – Rocky Top successful.  Currently 6 teams Sundays.
  • BGCC – Ladies spiel Nov 7-8.  Ready for season.  University was looking at shutting down hockey team but won’t know until next year.  The curling ice may become mixed use.
  • Mayfield – Mens Nov 13-15. Evergreen Feb 25-28 Woodstock theme. Members are steady numbers.
  • Copper Country – Ice will be after Thanksgiving. Adding 2 nights of curling and juggling times to keep interest.
  • Columbus – 3rd sheet is in and being flodded.  Purchased a furnace and lights.  Video system is in.  Dec 11-13 open spiel.  Mar 6-7 womens.  Womens 5 and under. Mens date unknown.  Wheelchair curling clinic Nov 11-12.
  • Circle City – 501c3, lost the rink and now at PanAm Center.  Season Oct 23- end of January 1 night/w.  Feb- April – 2 nights/week
  • Cleveland  Skate Club – playing once/month through the summer.  Restructured the dues.  Start in late Oct.  Mixed last weekend Jan.

8. Next Meeting – May 1, 2010, Knoxville, TN

9. Adjourn Meeting

10. Karen motion.