Campbellford District Racquet and Curling Club
381 Front Street North K0L 1L0 Campbellford, ON, Canada

Curling during COVID. Screening at the door, chairs set 2 metres apart in the lounge, one sweeper and masks everywhere. Everyone misses the social aspects of the game and postgame chatting, but are thrilled to have a safe activity in which to participate.

The winner of the Bateman print was Albert S. and Lynn F. Won the Blue Jay tickets. Congrats gentlemen!The winner of the Bateman print was Albert S. and Lynn F. Won the Blue Jay tickets. Congrats gentlemen!

Curling is going well because of the mountain of volunteers, making ice, doing COVID screening, fogging after every draw. Thank you, curlers for keeping on those masks!Curling is going well because of the mountain of volunteers, making ice, doing COVID screening, fogging after every draw. Thank you, curlers for keeping on those masks!

We know lots of people are wanting to get back to the gym. Unfortunately the staffing needed for COVID protocols make it prohibitive at this time. We have applied for a grant and if we get it, the gym will open in April. Fingers crossed!We know lots of people are wanting to get back to the gym. Unfortunately the staffing needed for COVID protocols make it prohibitive at this time. We have applied for a grant and if we get it, the gym will open in April. Fingers crossed!

Yes, we are re-opening. All leagues will resume as of Tuesday, February 16. Barry threw down a flood yesterday, so the ice will be top notch. A huge thank you to Barry and Ken for all their work. This would not be possible without you.

Get ready! Curling is returning next week!

CDCRC Will be closed as of Dec 26 because of the Provincial Lockdown. For those who will be missing the game of curling, here is a home version to try.

Trent Hills Pharmacy purchased this set of circles for the Curling and Racquet Club. They can be used for several years, keeping costs down for the future. Thank you for your sponsorship, Mohamed.

Ken Layton of Kinetic Energy seems pretty happy with his in-ice logo. And so are we! Thanks for your support of the Club in purchasing these rings which can be used year after year.

Looking for more curlers! We are opening up registration for curlers to join our leagues in January. The cost is pro-rated to be equal to what those who have already registered are paying $310, including tax to curl from January 4 until April 16. COVID protocols are in effect to keep our members safe. Registration deadline is December 15. Join one or more leagues and have some fun this winter. Call 653-4433 or email [email protected]

Another great sponsor! Thanks to John and Bev Hutchinson and Warkworth Golf Course for sponsoring a set of our new circles. They have always been generous in donations to bonspiels, and once again threw in their support when this new promotion was proposed.

A big thank you to our house sponsor at Cford Curling Club, HAMILTON SMIITH, seen here our techs Steve Nix, Deryk Bailey, Garrett Rivard

Practice times today are 1:00-3:00 and 6:30-8:30. Saturday 1:00-3:00Practice times today are 1:00-3:00 and 6:30-8:30. Saturday 1:00-3:00

Sweeping There is to be one sweeper only on each rock thrown. Sweeping is allowed from delivery hog line until all rocks come to a halt. In all cases, there is no sweeping of the opposition’s rocks. In four-person games, there is no sweeping by either skip on any rock. (Or vice-skip when they are holding the broom.)... In the two-person game, only the throwing team’s skip can sweep from the hog line until all rocks come to a halt. The idle skip cannot sweep any rock.

On Ice Protocols Physical Distancing (6 feet/2 metres). What’s that look like on the ice? Grab your broom by the end of the handle and extend your arm out straight. That’s about six feet. Swing around in a circle and that’s the space you need. According to our Public Health Unit, this is the most important rule to follow. The leads will determine who has hammer, so bring your own coin to toss or do rock, paper, scissors. They will then each sanitize the handles of the ...rocks for their team and then proceed to their designated positions. Do not congregate at the back boards when coming on and leaving the ice. Enter and leave with 6 feet/2M between you and the next person. Skips will immediately proceed directly to the target end. Seconds and Vice-Skips will go immediately down ice. Once hammer is decided they will proceed to their designated positions. No physical contact before, during or after the game. No handshakes, fist-pumps or high-fives. All skips and vice-skips when in the house must stay 6 feet/2M apart. Each player is responsible for selecting their own rock for play and must not touch other rocks. If other rocks need to be moved, use a broom to push them. At the completion of the end, only one player from each team should move their team’s rocks to the back boards. All others should stay distanced. Just because you are wearing a mask does not mean you can be closer than 6 feet/2M. See more

The Meyers Sports Club presented Ron Hart with a Special Recognition award on November 2nd, in recognition of his work with youth curling. Ron has volunteered with the junior curling program for 10 years. He not only spent time every Sunday with them, but took teams to bonspiels around the area and to playoffs in Ottawa. A big thank you to Ron for his dedication to young curlers.

Here I how sweeping will work in COVID times: There is to be one sweeper only on each rock thrown. Sweeping allowed from delivery hog line until all rocks come to a halt. In all cases, there is no sweeping of the opposition rocks.... In 4 person games, there is no sweeping by either skip on any rock. (Or vice-skip when holding the broom.) We all know skips could never sweep anyway. In the 2-person game, only the throwing team skip can sweep from the hog line until all rocks come to a halt. The idle skip cannot sweep any rock.

Adding to the shopping cart!

Here is a video of what curling will be like in 2020. It is like a dance on ice as players stay distanced from each other. We can do this and be safe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_KjKuUDbxQ

The Club closed very suddenly in March, but he voting for Volunteer of the Year had been going on for a couple of weeks. Normally, the presentation would take place at the yearly banquet in April, but of course that didn’t happen either. On October 19 the joint boards recognized the winner of Volunteer of the Year. Gord Reid has not only been the president of CDCRC, where he has put in an amazing amount of time, but also has done many improvements around the club. He personally installed new, energy efficient lights throughout the building and on the ice surface. You have probably seen him up on a ladder somewhere in the club over the last year. Congratulations to Gord Reid...Volunteer of the Year.

Sneak peak of this years houses- can’t wait to get them in the ice!!!! Thank you to our sponsors! Trent Hills Pharmacy Warkworth Golf Club Kenetic Energy Ltd

Thanks to Sue Dickens for this article in Trent Hills Now.

Last night the decision was made to go ahead with curling at CDCRC. There will be many protocols to keep the players safe and having fun. The bar will not be open at this time. Ice preparation will be moving ahead with a start date of Nov.16. Thank you for being patient. Let's have some fun!

The MacDougall Challenge is still on. Dave and Nan have donated $20 for every year they have been members of CDCRC. Can you do the same this year when the Club is having such challenging times? Go to the website to donate what you can.

Everyone wants to know "What is happening about curling in Campbellford?" The Boards have met twice trying to decide if it is safe for our members to curl with the upswing of cases of COVID in Ontario. All of the protocols have been approved by the Health Unit, but we want our members to feel and be safe. So the final decision has been postponed until October 19th, when the situation will be reviewed. Thank you for your patience.

Did you miss registration tonight? Don't worry! You have another chance on Thursday September 24. 1:00 until 2:30 or 8:00 until 9:00 pm. See you then.

Curl Ontario has informed us that the new provincial restrictions on group size do not apply to us. Registration for Curling Tuesday, Sept. 22. Please print off a registration form from the website to bring with you. www.campbellfordcurlingandfitness.ca

Curling registration will be Tuesday, Sept. 22. If your surname starts with an A-M come to the club between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. N-Z between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. All teams will be accepted..not first come first served. Details being emailed to members and on the website Friday evening.

Reminder of another Bottle Drive this month! We know you have another stock pile of empties ;) Supporting CDCRC and the Rotary Club of Campbellford

Thank you all for attending the AGM last night. We are trying to move forward, we are trying to do what is right and what is safe. At this time we are operating completely by volunteers. Committees for squash, curling, and fitness have been developed to consider opening each area individually. The squash committee invites any interested squash players to a meeting tomorrow night at 6pm to see how squash will be opening. Time to get back in the game!

Nan and Dave MacDougall have a challenge for you! They are going to donate $20 for every year that they have been a member of the club because they believe memberships have been a real bargain over the years, and they want to help the club through these challenging COVID times. Will you do the same?! : For more details, visit our webiste, www.campbellfordcurlingandfitness.ca

Have your empties piled up again!?

The Annual General Meeting is set for Tuesday, September 15th at 7pm. The messages below have been emailed to those who receive the newsletter.

Lots of exciting news will be released in the next few days! First of all, we are preparing to reopening with the safety of our members at the forefront. In order to do so we need staff! Please share! The sooner we can hire and train, the sooner we can open! This job ad can also be found on our website: https://campbellfordcurlingandfitness.ca

And the Beer Store is here! Over $3400 was raised to be split between the Rotary Club of Campbellford and the Campbellford Curling & Racquet Club! Thank you Trent Hills for donating to our Bottle Drive ! Shoutout to the Campbellford Beer Store for supporting this endeavor and Sharpe's Food Market for getting rid of all our cardboard!

Curling Survey:

Fitness & Squash Survey:

Hey members! You may have heard that as of today the Ontario government is allowing gyms to open. There are a lot of guidelines, which would mean big changes for our facility. Our volunteers boards are meeting very regularly to figure out what to do. Please take the time to complete the surveys posted on our page to help us out !

We still have lots of counting and sorting to do, but after today we are sure we surpassed our goal! Thank you Trent Hills! Thank you to the Campbellford Beer Store for working with us on this project- an exact dollar figure will come in a few weeks!

This is tomorrow!!!

Taylor, her sister, and mother are all members of the club here is some info if you would like to support their family through the difficult road ahead

$1200 and counting! There will be NO bottle drive this holiday Monday, and our final collection day will be Thursday, May 21st from 9am-1pm. Let’s try and reach $1500!!!

Please share: Just wanted to let you all know that one of our members, Jason Goff is not doing well. We are arranging a drive by his house today at 2:30 to show the family we are thinking of them. If you would like to show your support we are meeting at Ranny Gorge Drive and 5th line west

Attention Kettlebell Classers: Alec is hoping to run some zoom kettlebell classes: are you interested ? Let me know and I will connect you to him!

Just another reminder, every Monday and Thursday until further notice!

Congrats Nan & Dave and thank you for everything you do for the club! Sorry you had to cancel your party, and sorry I ran out of N for the road sign!

Doors open in 2 hours- time for spring cleaning !!

Curling humour: a child asked if these people were witches

I’m sure you’re running out of room to store those empties! Drop-offs start this Thursday, April 30th! Share the news!

The gym is closed and the struggle is real

Did you know our facility is NOT owned and operated by the municipality and the property we sit on and around us isn’t either. We lease the land we sit on and everything else is private property.

Check it out!! Smart Serve training is currently FREE !! Wine not

Fun home workout idea! Comment and tell us if you were successful!

From Canadian Blood Services It’s safe to donate blood during COVID-19, and critical for patients. The recent increase in cancellations is worrying, particularly in light of the blood shortages already being reported in other countries affected by COVID-19. If you are able, book an appointment and join our Blood Donor Clinic this Friday

Can’t go to the gym and looking for something to do? Help out your community in this time of need:

*Important Message from the Boards* As of this morning, the Government of Ontario declared a state of emergency. Our facility falls under the category of mandatory closures. Our volunteer board members are conducting email votes to try and resolve several issues, so please be patient as we are dealing with an unprecedented issue. WE WILL NOT BE PROCESSING MONTHLY PAYMENTS for the month of March for those members who pay monthly. The situation is changing hourly, we are trying our best to stay of top of it. Thank you.

Please see the message below from the CDCRC and Meyers Board in response to the COVID-19 virus. Curling and squash leagues have been cancelled for the remainder of the season and the gym is closed until further notice.

Sponsor Shoutout to John Boyle, thank you for your support !

Back by popular demand! Our Rotating Tap is now featuring the best of 2019 curling season beers. Prince Eddy's Brewing Co. Cream Ale- get it while you can!

Check this out! Have you heard of the Trent Hills Healthy Living Club!? They are organizing monthly activities for you to try, and this month is curling! Tell a friend and drop in this Saturday for a fun, learn-to-curl styled program!

#mondaymotivation

Sponsor Shoutout to Paul Vallis Real Estate, thank you!

Member Discounts !!!

Back by popular demand! Our Rotating Tap is now featuring the best of 2019 curling season beers. Longtooth Lager- get it while you can!

Today is the last day of Youth Curling for this season. Did you know this program is run completely by volunteers? Huge shout out to Ron and Gail Hart, Dylan Hart, Scott Mahoney, Karen Jeffs, and all the other parents who assisted throughout the year. More than 25 kids participated in curling this year and it wouldn’t be possible without these volunteers- THANK YOU!

One more week to order a Hurry Hard (or a couple) from our bar and enter to win!

Sponsor Shoutout!

Used brooms and sticks for sale - make an offer, proceeds will be going to the club!