Saturday, November 25, 2023

The 2022-23 Toronto Curling Association (TCA) Youth Interclub league consisted of 16 teams from throughout the GTA. Organized by TCA Youth Director Julie Hastings, an Interclub six draws/games bonspiel was held this season at Tam Heather (Dec 10), High Park (Jan 21) and Dixie (Mar 25). Three Tam teams participated, with Team Turcotte in 3rd place, Team Sone in 10th place and Team Glauner in 15th place heading into the finals at Dixie. After some wonderful shots and a few misses, Team Turcotte won both of their games and came out on top with a draw to the button for the win in the main event final! Team Sone also won both of their games and the 3rd event final! Team Glauner was 1 and 1 and the consolation winner in the 4th event final; their Dixie games were skipped by Jason Sone because Declan Glauner could not attend. Special thanks to Julie for running this great event! And CONGRATULATIONS to all the Tam bantam and junior teams on their incredible achievements!!


Team Turcotte (L-R): Brandon Turcotte (Skip), Mark Ungar (Lead), Owen Freel (Second), Jonathan Cheung (Vice) (Photo credit: Patrick Cheung)

Team Sone (L-R): Ally Sone (Skip), Victor Zhong (Vice), Charles Bates (Front End); Missing: Hannah Wilk, Taylor Hardwick (Photo credit: Eryn Sone)


Team Glauner (L-R): Jason Sone (Skip), Liam McMichael-Schuh (Lead), Laura Harris (Second), Mackenzie Harris (Vice); Missing: Declan Glauner (Photo credit: Eryn Sone)

Thanks to all for their support of the Little Rock raffle for tickets to the Pinty's Grand Slam. Almost 200 strips of tickets were sold allowing us to update the equipment for the group.

Grand prize 2 Full Event passes was won by Deirdre McMillan
Second prize of 2 weekend passes was won by Diane Mitchelson

Congratulations to both of you!

Alison Harris
Little Rocks Coordinator

LADIES GRAND AGGREGATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Hello Curlers

Congratulations to Team Pleckaitis - Grand Aggregate Winner Daytime Team Entry and Team Hastings - Winner Evening Team Entry!

These two teams will be playing in the new Women's Club Championship game this Wednesday, March 28, 2023 at 7 p.m here at Tam Heather.

This is the start of what we hope will be a resurrection of the club-wide championship next year.

Please join us in cheering for your favourite team!

Women's Curling Committee

Attention Mixed Curlers,

As we continue with plans for our Mixed Closing, we need to have an idea of numbers. 

To date, only 10 teams have signed up which unfortunately does not give us enough teams for a closing spiel.  If your team is planning to play in the closing, would you please send in your application and entry fee as soon as possible.  If your whole team cannot play, but you would like to play, there may be another team in the same position, and we could get you together.

Please let us know ASAP so that we can decide on how to proceed.

Our email contact is:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you,
Your Mixed Committee 

Hello Tennis Members:

Tam Heather is looking for pictures and memorabilia to display at our 50th Anniversary Celebration on April 22nd

If you have anything that we can add to our display, please email or drop off at the office.

Thanks

The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling and Princess Auto are running a challenge within Toronto Curling Association clubs as to who can sell the most tickets for the 2023 Princess Auto Players’ Championship.

The top 4 clubs (one from each membership grouping, based on size) with the most ticket sales will be given the opportunity to play one of their club finals on Grand Slam ice at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto following the Friday night draw of the 2023 Princess Auto Players’ Championship!  Each week for the next four weeks, standings will be updated weekly.  If our club wins – we will be able to select any game, whether a club final or rematch of a final to play on the Grand Slam ice - Tam teams to be determined. Winners will be announced Monday, April 3rd.

Calling on our Tam Fam to purchase tickets for this event and possibly win the opportunity to have one of our Club Championship games played on the Pinty's Grand Slam ice at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. 

Tam Heather's Promo Code when buying tickets is - TCATam

Tam will also be adding 2 All Event passes for the Princess Auto Players’ Championship to our weekly 50/50 draw that will be drawn on Thursday, April 6th.

More info HERE

This year's Venerable Golf Tournament will be held on TUESDAY JUNE 6, 2023 at Remington Parkview Golf Club - Valley Course.

For more information, please click HERE to download the registration form.

Hello Tam Heather Tennis Members,

All Tam Heather tennis members pre-authorized payments were processed on March 13th, 2023.
If you would like to see a copy of your February statement, they are now available for pickup in the office.

If you have any changes to your credit card information for future billings, please let us know. Call the office and we will update your pre-authorized information.

Office hours are as follows:

Monday to Friday – 10:00am to 5:00pm

If the office is closed, statements can be picked up at the bar.

Eric Downer Stick FUNspiel

Thank you and Congratulations to the 41 curlers that took part in the Eric Downer Stick FUNspiel on Monday, March 6, 2023. By all accounts the participants had a great time and found using a stick to be both challenging and a lot of fun. The Chez Damiano, Ninth End Bar, and Tam Pro Shop Draw Prize Coupons that 26 of the 41 curlers won have already been used by some of the winners. A reminder that coupons are good until the end of this curling season. A new option of curlers sharing a position has now been used by some of our players who would rather play one 8 end game. To do this you just find another player who plays the same position, sign up in one box on the signup sheet and one plays the early game, has lunch, and one has lunch and plays the late game. The cash prize is then split between the 2 curlers.

Congratulations goes to the 2023 Eric Downer Stick Funspiel Championship TEAM HILLS with team members Don Hills, Ray Cockburn, Doug Best and Steve Rosen. Their team photo is posted on the tagboard and a shield has been engraved and put on the trophy in our Venerables trophy case.

Jim Young / Ross Ellis Memorial Bonspiel

This Bonspiel will take place on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, and is an Invitational Bonspiel having both Tam Heather and other Curling Clubs entering club teams. The cost is $200.00 per team and includes coffee, muffins, two 8 end games, lunch, over $1000.00 in cash prizes and includes gift baskets donated by our Sponsor Del Manor Wynford Retirement Living.

We still have space for 4 teams, so if you want to enter a team, please contact Fred Huggett at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Venerables Memorial Bonspiel

Our next Venerables Bonspiel will be the Memorial Bonspiel which will take place on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. This Bonspiel is in memory of all our Venerables Curling Club members who have passed away over the years. A special ceremony will be held to honour those who have passed away since our last Memorial Bonspiel.

At this Bonspiel your new Venerables Board of Directors for 2023 - 2024 will be introduced.

The Bonspiel will cost $25.00 per person and includes coffee, muffins, two 8 end games, lunch, cash prizes and a trophy presentation to the winning team. The sign up sheets for this Bonspiel will be put up on the tagboard from Tuesday, March 21st to Friday, March 31st. Don't forget you can sign up together with another curler if you would prefer to curl one game vs two games.

One last point is that we as a committee are always looking for your feedback, suggestions, and comments in an effort to make your Bonspiels reflect your needs and wants. All feedback from you as members will be discussed by our committee and you will receive a response.

Hope to see everyone at the upcoming Bonspiels!

Tam Heather Venerables Curling Club Bonspiel Committee
Fred Huggett, Jim Cross, Jim Christie, George Fernandez, and Peter Tibando

As we look forward to celebrating Easter on April 9^th now more than ever many people continue to struggle to put food on the table for their families. I am asking the members of Tam Heather to consider donating non-perishable items to the food bank.

Let us show our usual generosity and love through this outreach to our community and especially to those who are less fortunate than ourselves.  The donation bins will be located in the Women and Mens change rooms from Thursday March 9^th to Tuesday until March 22^nd, 2023.

Needed: - Non perishable goods and in particular the following:

• Flour
• Salt 
• Sugar 
• Cooking oils
• Rice

They have also need for Spices such as

• black pepper
• cinnamon
• paprika
• garlic powder
• turmeric
• ginger powder etc.

Items that are in high demand

• Diapers for Children and Adults
• Baby Food
• Baby Formula
• Female Hygiene Products.

If you chose to donate Grocery Store Gift Cards, the agency prefers cards to be no more than $25 each. Leave in the dedicated envelope in the office with Tony.

Thank you in advance.

If you have questions, please contact.

Jennifer Scott 416-918-0237 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.