If we do it the morning of the 24th, will that enough time for the
rocks to get cold? If there is any doubt, I'd vote for the 18th.


Andy

--- In Curl_SanDiego@yahoogroups.com, "Elliot Hicks" <ehicks@...>
wrote:
>
> I was able to talk to Pierre at the Iceoplex today. I have good
news and
> bad news. The bad news is that one of the sheets of ice at the
rink is
> going to be down for some unexpected repairs for six weeks starting
in
> mid-March. This means that we will not have any time available for
curling
> (free or paid) during this period, and we will be unable to start
league
> play until April. It sucks, but these things happen.
>
>
>
> The good news is that Pierre feels bad about this and is giving us
a slot
> from 5:30 to 8:30 on the 24th, and will try to get us one or two
additional
> slots before the ice comes down. Perhaps we can use these more as
> "pre-season draws" than regular learn to curl sessions (we'll still
do some
> teaching, but also try to fire up some games right away).
>
>
>
> One thing we need to plan right away is when to assemble the
stones - we
> could do this on the 18th, or late morning on the 24th - we could
assemble
> the stones and move them onto snow to prep for the open house that
evening.
>
>
>
> I'll send out an update to the list in the morning - let me know
your
> thoughts on how we should handle the next few months.
>
>
>
> -Elliot
>
>
>
> Elliot Hicks
>
> Blackbird Ventures
>
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>
> 619.807.2904
>