Edition 6

What’s happenin’ in the HOUSE:

• TONIGHT – It’s “Wear a Hat” Night!
• Division A – 6:40pm; Divisions B & C – 9:00pm; “Women’s Try Curling Clinic” 7 – 9pm (with wine?!)
• Next week: Bead Awards! Preliminary review of Logo submissions for vote in January.
• In the new year – We return to curling on Wednesday January 4th, 2023!

Laugh of the Week:

What’s the absolute best Christmas present?

• A broken drum — you can’t beat it!

Get to Know our WNL Teams:

Team Fendley

Janice: Worst experience is when I realized I needed to curl using the stick, it was a very difficult transition to make, but with the support of my amazing team I was able to conquer my apprehensions and now curl with confidence again. My best experience is not having to give up curling and hope to enjoy playing for many more years. 

Best memory as a team was making a double run back take out to take a 5! Worst memory is giving that 5 back in the next end. 

Our team is very easy going.

We like to laugh and talk when we’re playing. 

And we like to interact with our opponents too. We like to have a good time. 

Three of us having been playing together quite a few years now but Nancy is fairly new to our team. 

And she has fit in so easily with us, just like she was always on the team right from the beginning.

I consider myself very fortunate to curl with Nancy, Diane and Heather – wait for the new year when we will be sporting our matching curling sweaters!!

I am a person of few words when I have to write it!  Embellish as needed!!

Heather:  Janice, Diane and I have been playing together for a number of years and Nancy joined us part way through the season last year.  Janice spared on a team with Nancy in a different league and knew she would be a great fit for our team.  We will know she is staying when Janice finishes knitting her a team sweater.  

We all still laugh about our communication and must continue to work on it.  In one game all four of us were yelling back and forth with increasing volume and intensity…YES…NO…YES!…NO!…YES!!…NO!!…YES!!!…NO!!!!!…until the shot was finally made (no idea whether it was actually made but best to assume so now!).  We all burst out laughing realizing how ridiculous we sounded!!  

Janice, Diane and Nancy are a special group of women and I am so fortunate to curl with them each week.  Curling has introduced me to so many fantastic women!  

Nancy: As you have heard I am the newest member of the group.  It is tough to join a group of three that have been together for years.  However,  these three women were all welcoming and made me feel part of the team right away.  The best part of being part of the team is that we strive to be competitive while having fun.  I remember the yes - no - yes incident because I was the 'no' part.  lol.  I look forward to keep playing on this great team.

If our team eats out we usually meet at The Oakville Pump and Patio.

Stuff that will help us Curl better:

Simple tips on increasing power generation for take outs.

By: Helen Garside

• Place hack foot a bit higher in the hack.
• As your hips move back, the slider foot moves back in a flat position, going a little further than when you throw a draw, there is a slight pause then you begin your forward movement with rock forward, foot forward placing it in behind the rock then pushing out of the hack. 
• Leg drive, which means how hard you push yourself out of the hack.

Power generation is not created from pushing the rock with your arm. Doing so will bring you off the line of delivery and creates an unbalance delivery. Two factors that will not help you make your shot. 

Recipes Around The Rings:

Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks

These Christmas tree breadsticks are the perfect party appetizer for the holidays! They're filled with spinach dip and topped with garlic butter.

Prep Time30 mins

Servings: 20

From: https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/christmas-tree-spinach-dip-breadsticks.html

Ingredients

• 12 oz Frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
• 6 oz cream cheese softened
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup grated cheddar OR mozzarella cheese
• 1 tube refrigerated thin crust pizza crust
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a bowl, beat together the spinach and cream cheese.
3. Add garlic, salt, onion powder, chili powder, pepper, and Italian seasoning and beat to combine.
4. Add parmesan cheese and 1/2 of the cheddar or mozzarella cheese and beat to combine. (The other half of the cheddar or mozzarella cheese will be sprinkled over the filling when you shape the Christmas tree.)
5. Shape into Christmas tree as directed in the post.
6. Bake for about 22 minutes until quite golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom.
7. Melt butter and stir in garlic salt and seasoning, then brush over breadsticks.

Serve warm.

WNL Logo:

Last 2 weeks to submit your creations.

Here is another one of the submissions:

Deadline – Dec 21^st.

We will vote at our Pot Luck in January!

Special Pin Competition:

Remember your “special pins” – Have fun with it – and remember – it has to be ON PURPOSE!!

Skips – please send your individual team members bead numbers to me by Monday Dec 19^th (see my email below).         

First session prizes to be awarded Dec 21^st!

The “darning pin” is  on the bulletin board in an orange envelope marked Ribbon pin!  Please ensure you return it promptly for others to use if needed.

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