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Deep River Curling and Squash Club (DRCSC) in Deep River, Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

2006 Starting-Ice for curling information

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25th October News: Curling-ice by 28th October; Curling clinic on 1 to 5pm, Sunday 29th October, run by Chris Moore (Tel: 584-4245 )

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Wednesday 25th October 2006 update: Curling-ice by 28th October; Curling clinic on 1 to 5pm, Sunday 29th October, run by Chris Moore (Tel: 584-4245 )

More details when available and confirmed.

Sunday 22nd October 2006 update: Ice Compressor Failure : Being fixed, but Curling Ice delayed till further notice

More details when available and confirmed.

Friday 13th October 2006 update: Curling-ice by 19th October

Thanks to the volunteer ice makers, ice will be ready by the 19th of October.

Curling clinic on 1 to 5pm, Sunday 22nd October, run by Chris Moore ( Tel: 584-4245 )

League and curling starts on Monday 23rd October. Monday and Thursday night league draws are being organised by Ron Grozelle (Tel: 584-2996 )

Sunday 8th October 2006 update: Probable Deep River curling-ice by 21st October

A broken Brine pump, cause of the a delay in Deep River curling starting-ice, has been repaired by Pat Kelly and Evans Harrison. With assistance and advice from Peter Bunge, Pat and Evans used home made tools to take out the leaking pump-packing and then repacked to return the pump into working order.

Initial floods by the team of ice-makers have built up the ice to the point where it is expected that painting will start around Monday 9th to Tuesday 10th October. Assuming no unseasonally hot weather affects the ice, the ice-makers should know for sure by the 15th of October if the ice can be ready for the weekend of 21st of October.

The team of volunteer ice-makers for this year include Julian Bayley, Ken Deugau, Evans Harrison, Pat Kelly, Ray Walker, and Ken Wright; plus several handy spares. Making good curling-ice requires careful and dedicated preparation. Volunteers and occasional spares are welcome, and if interested should contact Pat Kelly by phone on 613-584-4004 or mail at PO Box 639, Deep River, K0J 1P0.

Pat Kelly and spares (Hugh Taylor and Bob French) performing a flood on the afternoon of Sunday 8th October 2006 as part of curling-ice preparation.

Photo caption : Pat Kelly and spares (Hugh Taylor and Bob French) performing a flood on the afternoon of Sunday 8th October 2006 as part of curling-ice preparation.

Sunday 1st October 2006: Possible delay for curling starting-ice

Starting-ice for curling was expected for the weekend of the 14th of October. At the Friday night wine, cheese and annual general meeting, Pat Kelly (Ice and Property) reported problems with a brine pump used for ice-making. Attempts to fix the over 20 year old pump have not been successful and it now looks like replacement may have to be purchased and installed before ice-making can start. If there is a delay on starting-ice, members will be informed via the club website and the NRT.

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