The U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship is in progress December 3-6, 2009 at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle. SFBACC's own Gabrielle Coleman and Barry Ivy participated, starting out with two victories but unfortunately ending up with two wins and three losses, out of the playoffs.

Follow the action at the Granite Curling Club's website.

**NEW TIME - Meeting at 7:30, party at 8:30, curling at 9:30***

We've got a big day on Tuesday, December 15 in San Jose - we'll have an all-club meeting starting at 7 pm, a party with Sharks Ice employees, and we'll teach the Sharks staff to curl from 9:30-11:30 pm. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend all of these events! For the meeting, we'll most likely be in the small conference room near the pool table in Stanley's.

In an effort to build community and communication in the region - a MoPac discussion group has been started. This is a place to go to get more information about our regional bonspiels and playdowns and to ask questions and stay informed about MoPac issues. Please join!

Wednesday will be the start of the 100 day countdown to the Vancouver Olympics. As part of their coverage, NBC's Today show will have Debbie McCormick, John Shuster and, I think their teams, do a special bit on curling. The Today show runs from 7 - 11 am - I don't know the exact time the piece will air, but I suspect it will be in the 8 o'clock or 9 o'clock hours.

Thank you to everyone who voted! The results are in and Jacket 1 in orange was the clear winner. (Jacket 4 was the runner-up.) Lyle and I will start working with embroiderers soon to get a sample made to be sure that the design and text will look ok. We certainly hope to use the design from Jacket 1, but, should the design not translate well to embroidery for some reason, we'll use the desing from Jacket 4.

Here's the winning look:
(Again - the final version will be in orange and silver/grey)