Announcements Archives

 
  12/20/04 - TCCA Receives 501(c)3 Tax Exempt / Charity Status from the IRS.  Read how this will greatly affect our ability to fundraise and accept donations.

12/02/04 - There is a new club trying to get off the ground in Willmar, MN. They have been given a month of summer ice, one night a week on Tuesday's at 8PM. They are starting tomorrow night with instruction, charging 5 bucks a head. If there are any displaced curling souls in the Willmar area, you can find more details at www.mncurling.org or by contacting Troy Gorans at tgorans@maracom.com.

11/10/04 - Read this incredible article on the ESPN website dated 1/8/2002.  Also show your friends at work all about the game with this other ESPN link.

09/27/04 -
Official Twin Cities Curling hats and pins are available directly from our website.  Please help support our efforts and purchase one or more of these items.

09/28/04
- New Curler Orientation Evening - Want to curl this year?  Want to know more about the sport?  Attend this informative evening where a curling video and presentation will be given. 
Co-sponsored by the St. Paul Curling Club and the TCCA

06/12/04 -
Annual Meeting and Party is to be held on June 19th!  Attend this important event and learn first hand how close we are to bringing a second curling club to the Twin Cities metro area
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05/05/04 - Our much anticipated Business Plan, which is close to 50 pages is now available for download as a 1MB Word document.  This Business Plan will serve as our general guideline for the formation of our new club.  Feel free to download it, and if you have questions, to contact us.

05/05/04
- Mark down this date - 1pm, June 19th, 2004 - TCCA Annual Meeting and Party:
 - Pot Luck Food
 - BYOB Beverages
 - Pontoon Rides
 - Bocci Ball
 - Good Times!
 - More details coming soon!

04/08/04 - Join our club TODAY!  Click HERE to become a member of our club or to donate to our cause.  Social memberships start for as little as $35

03/23/04 -
Watch our newly released Intro to Curling Video!  Have broadband and want better quality?Download the full-screen 45MB version here!  Either way, suggest download FIRST to your local computer, then viewing.  Both are in Windows WMV format.  Send me an email if you need a different format.  Also available in VHS, DVD, and full-screen PC video.

03/14/04 -
Curler and Club Demographics have been added to our "Survey" page.

03/14/04 -
Check out a LIVE Curling Cam located at the St. Paul Curling Club.  There is always some curling action between M-F, 4:00-12pm

03/11/04 -
A special sports program featuring highlights from the 2004 Nationals will be featured on NBC from 2-3 p.m. EST this Saturday. Be sure to tune in!

03/10/04 -
Meeting Minutes for the March 7 meeting have been posted on-line

03/04/04 -
In the News: "TECH IN ST. PAUL: Curl-Cam puts curling action on your screen"
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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03/04/04 - Want to see a live curling game?  Click HERE to see the Curl-Cam set up at the St. Paul Curling Club.  Curling can be seen M-F from 4pm to midnight.


03/01/04 -
Track all the activity of the US Curling Nationals held in Grand Forks, ND, including that of our fearless leaders, Ken Olson (Team "Ohio"),  Allison Pottinger (Team "USA"), and Doug Pottinger (Team "Washington 1").

02/18/04 -
USA Today article about curling, and you guessed it - we are mentioned (under our former name, West Metro Curling Club)

02/10/04 -
Meeting Minutes of our 2/8/04 meeting now posted on-line.

01/29/04 -
Visit our NEW link and add yourself to our Membership database.

01/29/04 -
Our February 8 Meeting Agenda has been posted.  This meeting was original scheduled for Feb 1, but was rescheduled due to SuperBowl conflicts.  We invite visitors to attend and learn first hand about our venture.

01/22/04 -
CURLING NEWS Hot Shots Curling Camp coming to the Twin Cities for the fall of 2004 to be held at the St. Paul Curling Club.

01/22/04 -
Construction photos and recent photos taken of the Centerville Curling Club from 01/17/04 visit.  We are making various trips to clubs throughout the mid-west to learn from their experiences.  We are also seeking photos (specifically taken during construction stages) of other curling clubs.  If you have any, please contact us.
01/15/04 -
Curlers eye western suburbs for future expansion.  "According to Mapquest, the distance between Eden Prairie's city hall and the St. Paul Curling Club is 23.66 miles. The estimated travel time is 30 minutes..."
Read more...

01/14/04 -
Curling's new popularity causes growing pains.  "When Ken Olson arrived for a curling match at the St. Paul Curling Club and soon was playing against guys who saw the sport on television and wandered in off the street, he knew something had changed..."
Read more...


01/13/04 -
Please provide us with contact information to help build our future member database.

01/13/04 -
Join our message board list and keep in touch with daily activities as they happen.

01/12/04 -
Final Results and Analysis of the SPCC Member Survey now on-line and the results are conclusive - curlers want and need a new facility!

01/07/04 -
Board Meeting Minutes for 1/4/04 posted and available to read on-line

01/06/04 -
Press Release: Twin Cities Get New Club. Planning for a new curling club in the western suburbs of the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN metro area is underway, with a target open date of the fall of 2005. Read more...

12/31/03 -
Business Plan template has been written.  The Business Plan Committee will now be working to complete this document for mid-February, 2004.  Once completed, we will make it available on the website.

12/25/03 - Survey results have been completed, with 430 people responding.  We will now start the analysis of this data and present it back to both our board, and the board of the St. Paul Curling Club.

12/18/03 - We are seeking someone who can assist us in various areas.  Can you help?

12/16/03 -
Committees and Officers Established

 

 

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