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Ultimate Happenings: Issue 130 - March 26, 2000

OCUA Web site: http://www.ocua.ca

"Preserve wildlife - pickle a squirrel"

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CONTENTS:

  - The fields are fragile
  - OCUA - Registration Information
  - New Players
  - Thursday Night Men'S League
  - Layout For Life - Ottawa, On - May 2
  - Gender Bender - Fergus, On - June 3/4
  - Beach Tourney - Ottawa, On - June 17
  - Unnamed Tourney - Ottawa, On - June 17/18
  - Ontario Ultimate Frisbee High School Championships
  - Save The Rain Forest
  - Calendar Of Events

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THE FIELDS ARE FRAGILE:

Please, do not play or practice on any sportsfields (ours or
others). I know the weather is nice but the fields are soft
and easily damaged.

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OCUA - REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Read and follow these directions if you want your team to
play this year. Remember space is limited.

If you have any questions e-mail me at mharley@sympatico.ca

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STEP 1: SUBMIT YOUR TEAM REGISTRATION INFO VIA OCUA WEBSITE

  Deadline - April 17th

  This year we need every team to use the team registration
  form on the OCUA website to give us your team info.

  THE TEAM REGISTRATION FORM IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. WE WILL
  ANNOUNCE WHEN IT IS READY IN A FUTURE ULTIMATE HAPPENINGS

  To help you prepare we are looking for the following info:
  - Team Name
  - Night and division you wish to play
  - Is this a new or returning team to this night and division?
  - Main Contact
    - Name
    - Day phone number
    - Night phone number
    - *E-mail address
  - Back-up Contact
    - Name
    - Day phone number
    - Night phone number
    - *E-mail address

  If your team is returning and your team name was different
  last year we need to know what it was.

  We need information to make the captains meeting (on April
  19th) and the registration (on April 29th) go as smooth as
  possible. We also need this to figure out how many teams we
  have and if we have a spot for every team (new and old).

  * We need at least one valid e-mail address per team!

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STEP 2: ATTEND THE SPRING CAPTAINS MEETING

  April 19th
  Woodroofe High School
  7 - 9 pm

  EVERY TEAM MUST HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE AT THIS MEETING!

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STEP 3: PAY YOUR TEAM FEES AT REGISTRATION DAY

  April 29th
  Duke of Somerset (this is still to be confirmed)
  10 am - 4 pm

  EVERY TEAM MUST PAY THEIR TEAM FEES ON THIS DATE.

  Bring the following:
  - Cheque or money order for $750. (team fees)
  - *A separate cheque or money order for $25. (refundable
    roster deposit)

  Please do not bring cash. We also do not accept debit or
  credit cards.

  All cheques/money orders should be made out to the
  "Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association"

  *We require a separate cheque for the roster deposit so
   we can destroy it if the player rosters are submitted
   on time!

  !!! START COLLECTING MONEY FROM YOUR TEAM MEMBERS NOW !!!

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STEP 4: Start playing

  May 8th - Season Starts

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STEP 5: SUBMIT TEAM ROSTER INFO VIA OCUA WEBSITE

  Deadline - May 20th

  THE TEAM ROSTER REGISTRATION FORM IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. WE
  WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN IT IS READY IN A FUTURE ULTIMATE HAPPENINGS

  More information to come.

  If by May 20th we receive the information for at least 12
  players on a team we will consider that teams roster to be
  complete. In this case we will destroy the $25 roster cheque
  submitted at registration.

  If a team's roster is not complete by this date we will
  cash the $25 roster cheque.

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NEW PLAYERS:

If you are looking for a team stay tuned to Ultimate
Happenings.

Very soon we will announce that a form on the OCUA website
will be available for you to submit your contact information.
We will collate this information and provide it to any team
who is looking for players.

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THURSDAY NIGHT MEN'S LEAGUE:

OCUA will again be offering a Men's Rec League on Thursday
nights. This league will be run the same as the other OCUA
leagues on the other nights of the week. (ie. the 4/3 and 5/2
divisions.)

So we can get an idea of how many teams/players are interested
please contact:

Dean Manning
e: dean.manning@pwgsc.gc.ca
p: 748-2987

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LAYOUT FOR LIFE - OTTAWA, ON - May 27

All proceeds donated In support of The Cancer Research Society

When:
May 27th 2000, a one day tournament

Where:
Manotick - fields TBD

Who:
to register contact Hana Cammy at the Cancer Research Society
w: 613-233-9373
u: http://www.echelon.ca/samo/layout_for_life/

Cost:
Registration fee is $150 before May 1 and $175 after May 1

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GENDER BENDER - FERGUS, ON - JUNE 3/4:

2000 Gender Blender 3-4 Coed Ultimate Tournament
Fergus, Ontario On June 3rd & 4th

Hi everybody,

WHAT
Basically everything is as it has been in prior years. A
player fee covers the tournament charge, camping, 2 breakfasts,
1 dinner and parties on site. This year, the per player fee
has increased $5 to $65 ($50 US). The Increase will cover the
costs of hiring more people over the tournament weekend, among
other things. (There is still a minimum per team charge of
$780 -- i.e. $65 x 12 people -- or US$600).

WHEN
June 3 & 4, 2000

WHERE
Fergus, Ontario, 1 hour north west of Toronto

HOW
Team Deposits $200 ($150 US) are due March 1st. Cheques should
be made out to MARK EVANS and mailed to:

Gender Blender Ultimate Tournament
Station F PO Box 72
50 Charles Street East Toronto, ONT
M4Y 2L4
CANADA

Along with your cheque please include a team profile. In 200
words or less, tell us who you are, why you like co-ed, what
spirit means to you and your general level of ultimate. Please
send us your profile digitally (email submission or URL --
other than existing team pages please -- to nanmac66@yahoo.com)
or by snail mail, whichever you prefer as long as your words
are legible and/or audible.

--> Bids will not be accepted without a team profile.

IMPORTANT DATES

* Deposit / profile deadline date is March 1st.

* The list of teams admitted will be sent out by April 1st.

* Captains will have until May 1st to organize their team.
  Team deposits will be refunded up to May 1st should it be
  necessary, but not after that date.

WHO

For general information please check the Gender Blender website
at http://www.interlog.com/~tuc/gb/ whenever Dan gets the site
updated or just email him at dberman@interlog.com.

For submission enquiries or did you get the cheque questions,
please contact me at nanmac66@yahoo.com

I think that's it for now. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Nancy MacDougall

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BEACH TOURNEY - OTTAWA, ON - JUNE 17:

The 9th Annual Ultimate Beach Tournament

Britannia Beach - Saturday, June 17th 2000

All levels of teams are invited to spend a day on the beach
playing Ultimate.

Experienced and Recreational divisions

5 on 5 on the Sand! (co-ed / max 3 same sex)

Register your team NOW - Space is quite limited (it's a small
beach!)

$80 per team includes food & drink for all and a keg party
that night after the games

For info or registration contact:
Glenda Smith
  p: 737-3476
  e: glenda@iosphere.net

Steve Ott
  p: 747-0123
  e: samo_ott@hotmail.com

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UNNAMED TOURNEY - OTTAWA, ON - JUNE 17/18:

Mark June 17-18th on your ultimate calendar - Ottawa will be
hosting a co-ed tournament. More details to follow in a
couple of weeks time.

Cheers,

Doug Tahirali
Deb Murphy
Tournament Directors

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ONTARIO ULTIMATE FRISBEE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Bowmanville High School will be hosting the first ever OFSAA
sanctioned Ultimate Frisbee High School Championships on May
24th and 25th in Bowmanville (10 km east of Oshawa).

The invitational tournament is open to all Secondary Schools
in Ontario and to all teams (regardless of skill or experience).

Registration forms are available by contacting the tournament
organizers below.

Each team must have eligible players as per OFSAA regulations.

The teams are Co-Ed (3 of one gender, 4 of the other on the
field at all times)

Player fee of $25 will include tournament t-shirt, regulation
Ultimate Disc, guaranteed 5 games, spring water, fruit and
bagels, as well as a OFSAA 2000 Ultimate Tournament Package.

Contact Dan Macmaster, Dan Stokes, or Kevin MacLeod at B.H.S.
to register.

Bowmanville High School
49 Liberty St. N
Bowmanville, ON, L1C 2L8
p: (905) 623-4416
f: (905) 623-3269
e: imglobal@oix.com

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SAVE THE RAIN FOREST:

Hey all,

Well, I realize that this isn't exactly ultimate related, but
I think that this is pretty important, so I've asked Mike to
post it in UH anyway. Whether you are an environmentalist or
not, this is something simple that you can do to help our
planet. Simply go to the following URL, and click the button
there:
http://rainforest.care2.com/front.html/player75717

Each click results in a contribution to saving the rainforest,
a critical part of the earth's ecosystem, paid by advertising
sponsors, to The Nature Conservancy's Adopt An Acre program.
You can click the button once per day, until Earth day, which
is April 22. Compared to the millions of acres of rainforest
disappearing each year, this is a very small gesture, but every
little bit helps. I strongly encourage each of you to go to
the site daily to help out as much as you can. Once you've
clicked the button, you can register with the site, which will
add you to my group, enabling us to track the contribution we
make. You can then also invite your friends to join, and see
how much of a difference you and your friends can make. Thanks
in advance for your support!

Cheers!

Ken Lange
e: kblange@nortelnetworks.com

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

April 17    : Deadline for team registration information
April 19    : OCUA Spring Captains Meeting (Woodroffe High School, 7-9pm)
April 29    : OCUA Registration (Duke of Somerset, 10am - 4pm)
May 6/7     : TUT (Toronto, ON)
May 8       : OCUA season starts
May 20      : Deadline for player registration information
May 21/22   : Wax Clinic? - Info sketchy on this right now
May 27      : Layout For Life (Ottawa, ON)
May 30      : Catholic High School Tourney
June 3      : High School Tourney
June 3/4    : Gender Bender (Fergus, ON)
June 10/11  : U.F.O. (Oromocto, NB)
June 17     : 9th Annual Ultimate Beach Tournament (Ottawa, ON)
June 17/18  : Unnamed Co-ed Tourney (Ottawa, ON)
June 24/25  : Unknown Legends (Hamilton, ON)
July 8/9    : No Borders (Ottawa, ON)
July 15/16  : Flatland Frenzy (Winnipeg, MB)
July 22/23  : Parlee Beach (Shediac, NB)
July 27/30  : Nationals (Vancouver, BC)
August 12/13: Catch 'N' Release 2000 (Halifax, NS)

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