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The Year in Curling 2007-2008 |
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Summer 2007All-Club Meeting - July 11 Summer League - July-September - The SFBACC holds a summer league in Fremont on Thursdays, 7:30-9:45 pm.
WineCountry Bonspiel, "The Crush" - August 31 - September 2 - The first full-length WineCountry Curling bonspiel is held. The national champion and world bronze medal winning Todd Birr rink attend as special guests and win. Doug McNabb, an SFBACC founder and skip of the club's 1978 national silver medal team, threw out the first rock. McNabb's 1978 teammates, Bob Kuhl and Jerome Larson (also the Crush host) were on hand to cheer him on.
80 Members - August - The SFBACC reaches the 80 member mark for the first time in about three decades. Fall 2007
Fall Leagues - October-December - Two fall leagues are held:
First Competitive Curling Meeting Held - October - For the first time in decades, California has enough curlers and clubs to need a state meeting to organize the selection of regional teams for competitive events. The SFBACC hosts this meeting, all California clubs are invited and curlers from the SFBACC and WCC attend. Club Adopts New Bylaws - October 12 All-Club Meeting; Board Elections - November 13 - This is the first time an online ballot is used - and voter participation is high. The new board:
Many thanks to our outgoing board members Dave Peck, Yvonne Reddy, Barry Ivy, Allan Barber and Gordon Mullin for your service to the club! WCC Curler is Alternate for National Wheelchair Curling Team - November - WineCountry curler, Patrick McDonald qualifies for a spot as an alternate on the National Wheelchair Curling team. Club Nationals Teams Determined - December
Winter 2007Open House - January 12 - The club and Sharks Ice host the winter season open house, Saturday, January 12 from 9:15-11:45 pm in Fremont. 2 Winter Leagues - January-March
Bylaws Revised - January 9 - The club passes revised bylaws (per the advice of our nonprofit lawyer) to assist with its 501(c)(3) application. Club Member in National Elite Qualifier and Challenge Round - January - Lyle Sieg plays for Team Brian Wight in the Men's National Qualifier in Schenectady, NY. Team Wight qualifies for the Challenge round in late January, but just misses the cut for Nationals. Boccespiel - January 19-20 - In an event co-sponsored with Campo de Bocce in Livermore, 16 curlers and 16 bocce players spend a weekend trying each other's sports. On Saturday night, everyone curls and on Sunday afternoon, everyone plays bocce. more photos
Club Nationals Playdowns - January 13 - All three California teams fail to qualify during the MoPac Club Nationals playdowns. The Arizona women and Oregon men are the winners. California teams: Team Coleman, Team Halpenny, and WCC Team Markowski. Mixed Bonspiel in Seattle - January 28 - Many SFBACC players travel to Seattle for a mixed bonspiel. Team Ivy (Barry Ivy, Miyo Konno, Jeff Tomlinson, Gabrielle Coleman) win the B-event. Team Kong (Mason Kong, Beverly Van Pelt, Mike Greenberg, Sarah Walsh) make it to the C-event semi-finals. Photo: Barry, Sarah and Mike chill after yet another flight delay on the way home. MoPac Mixed Nationals Playdown in Seattle - February 2-3 - Two teams featuring SFBACC curlers participate in the MoPac Mixed Nationals playdowns: Team Sieg (Lyle Sieg, Candace Seip, Brannon Wells, Nikki Larrabure) and Team Ivy (Barry Ivy, Miyo Konno (Seattle), Jeff Tomlinson (Oregon), Gabrielle Coleman.) Both fail ot qualify, losing to Team Maxie. Deaf Team Trials - March 1 - No tryout is held. Club members JoDee Dike-Johnson and Karen Officer are selected for the second time. All-Club Meeting - March 11 - The club holds an All-Club meeting. Sharks Ice hosts a pre-meeting reception and volunteer appreciation.
USWCA All-American - March 15-16 -Seven SFBACC curlers attend the second combined California, Oregon and Washington USWCA All-American in Seattle. SFBACC attendees: Trish Hambridge, Loreen Makishima, Pam Biesenthal, Alice Hartman, Barbara Feist, Wendy Feist, Gabrielle Coleman. more photos (Photos: some ladies from California and Oregon make a Denny's run; and the end of a game)
Instructor Training Sessions - March - The club holds its first Instructor Level 2 training class on March 15, and two instructor Level 1 training classes on March 22 and 29. All classes are held in Fremont and all classes are four hours long. More photos: March 22, March 29
Spring 2008Open Houses - April - The SFBACC and Sharks Ice host two opne houses for the spring season: Fremont, April 3, 7:30-9:30 pm and San Jose, April 8, 7:45-9:45 pm.
Pacific International Cup - April 16-20 - California sends a men's and - for the first time - a women's team to the Pacific International Cup in Richmond, BC. Both California teams finish with a 2-5 record and the Ca women win the sportsmanship award. Men's team: David Markowski, Dave Holt, Eric Hazard, John Tryon, Barry Ivy. Women's team: Colleen Foley (Oregon), Gabrielle Coleman, Beverly Van Pelt, TC Altus.
50th Anniversary Banquet - April 26 - The SFBACC holds a banquet to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Special guests include: Carroll McCune, Gordon Mullin, Jerome Larson (and Doug McNabb in absentia.) more photos More photos from Gabrielle and Cindy California Men Spice-up Hibbing's Last Chance - April - Brian Z., Tony G., Jesse E. and Daniel E. go to Brian's hometown of Hibbing, MN for the infamous "Last Chance" bonpsiel. The spiel features more than 100 men's teams, a wild time and a competitive field - and who does the local paper write about? California! Here's the article:
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501(c)(3) Status - May 30 - The SFBACC is granted 501(c)(3) status. All-Club Meeting - June 26
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Scottish Highland Games - July, August & September - The club has booths at the Monterey, Oakland (Dunsmuir) and Pleasanton Scottish Highland Games in an effort to spread the word about curling and recruit new curlers. 
Summer Picnic - August - The club hosts a "get ready for curling season" picnic in Sunnyvale. About 40 members and guests attend.
Side Sheet "Intro to Curling" - August - The club begins a free drop-in "Intro to Curling" program on the "side sheets" next to the summer league games in Fremont. 55 people participate; several become members.
Lyle's on CurlTV! - October - Lyle Sieg becomes the first SFBACC member to play a game on CurlTV. Sieg shoots second on the Brian Wight team in the "Bilesky vs. Wight" match in the Westcoast Curling Classic.
San Jose - Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 pm. League winners (photo right): Gabrielle Coleman, Andrew Bernard, Carl Norum, Matt Byom. (league photos by Brian Agee) 
NBC Curling Event - December 17 - NBC reporter Bob Redell joins the curlers at Downtown Ice in San Jose for a live report on the 11 am news. San Jose Mercury News reporters also cover the event which promotes an upcoming open house and the 2nd Annual Korbel Curling Challenge. 
Open House - December 22 - The club holds an open house in San Jose and has a great turnout of approximately 80 new people (about 10 of whom stay afterwards to play in the league.) Former SFBACC president and 1962 men's national competitor, Carroll McCune, joins in as well. 
San Jose, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 pm. The league is over subscribed. League winners (photo right): Doug Devore, Mason Kong, Melonee Wise, Wendy Van Wazer and Tim Richards 
The Blue Pumas - San Jose Winter League - excerpt from Gabrielle's Bay Area Curling News, "In a coincidence that could challenge our notion of the nature of the universe, a new team of Pumas has spontaneously emerged - The Blue Pumas. Much as with the original black Pumas, these new Blue Pumas sprung up from a team of newbie curlers who insisted on playing together on a team. Can a challenge match for Puma supremacy be far behind?" (Photo: Andrew, Nick, Chris and Logan - the Blue Pumas)
50th Anniversary of the SFBACC - March 13, 2008
Spring Season - April-June - The club holds two combined league/lesson sessions: 
Golden Gate Bonspiel: Celebrating 50 Years of the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club - May 23-25 - The SFBACC holds its first full-length bonspiel in decades. 24 teams participate. Special features: 4 game guarantee, wine tasting and lunch at the Tenuda winery, Midnight Mystery Tour. Winners: Ken Watson rink.