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           U L T I M A T E   H A P P E N I N G S            
                Issue 221 - August 8, 2002                  
                
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      OCUA - The largest ultimate league in the world!      
            (300 teams and 3700 members in 2001)            

                    http://www.ocua.ca/                    

"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." 
- Vince Lombardi

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CONTENTS:

- Pre-Nationals UPI Work Party
- Nationals Are Coming!
- Information About Fall League
- Pick-Up This Saturday
- Lost & Found
- Calendar Of Events

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PRE-NATIONALS UPI WORK PARTY

Saturday, August 10,  10:00 am

Rain date: Sunday August 11,  10:00 am

OCUA is looking for volunteers to help maintain our property 
on Manotick Station Rd and to get it in tip-top shape for 
our guests coming to play Nationals this year. Here is the 
list of jobs we need to get done.

1.  Miscellaneous field repairs.

2.  Improved signage.

3.  Storage container floor repairs and cleaning.

4.  Basic Lawn Maintenance

5.  Site Cleanup

6.  Anything else we can think of.

If you can attend please email craig.fielding@rogers.com so 
we can get an estimate of how much we can get accomplished. 
Of course, players who just drop by on Saturday to help out 
are also welcome.

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NATIONALS ARE COMING!!

OCUA is proud to host the 2002 Canadian National Ultimate 
Championships at UPI Thursday Aug 22nd to Sunday August 
25th. Come on out to see the biggest and best Canadian 
tournament of the year! A great chance to see some exciting 
quality ultimate, and show the community just how big 
ultimate really is. We look forward to seeing you there!

Visitors are encouraged to use the shuttle from St. Mark 
High School to UPI. For more information about the Nationals
in Ottawa, please visit http://www.ocua.ca/Nationals2002/

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INFORMATION ABOUT FALL LEAGUE

OCUA's Fall League is set to start on Sept.16th and will run 
to Nov.3rd. 

Teams can sign up for one of the following divisions:
- (2 div, 16 teams) Monday nights and Saturday mornings
- (2 div, 16 teams) Tuesday nights and Saturday afternoons
- (2 div, 16 teams) Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings
- (2 div, 16 teams) Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons

If there is enough interest, there is the possibility of 
having a competitive division made up of traveling 
teams/players, a woman's division, and coed for the rest. 
Cost will depend on what fields can be booked and how much 
they will cost, but it should be somewhere between $300-
$400/team with the usual $50 default/key deposit. 

The fields will be located in Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester and 
Orleans.

Nick, gm@ocua.ca

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PICK-UP THIS SATURDAY

3 pm at Riverside, bring a light and dark and lots of water.

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LOST & FOUND

Found: July 9 MEC slide sunglasses @ Sod Field 13?  (the 
farthest ones from the road) licollet@justice.gc.ca

Lost: At UPI-4, on Monday July 29, a VISOR: blue terry cloth 
with yellow numbers 24 on front. jodrm@rogers.com

Lost: Tuesday July 30 at Romulan black Cantel pager 
iaean@hotmail.com

Found: Timex Ironman Trialthlon Watch found at Laurentian 
fields on Tuesday Aug. 6th, 02. Also called 'TimexFlix'. If 
this is yours please send me an email to Karen at 
karenf@rogers.com

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

 Aug. 17-18  : Canadian Disc Golf Championships
 Aug. 22-25  : NATIONALS (Ottawa)
 Sep. 7      : Monday League Playoffs
 Sep. 8      : Wednesday League Playoffs
 Sep. 14     : Tuesday League Playoffs
 Sep. 14     : End-of-season Party
 Sep. 15     : Thursday League Playoffs
 Sep. 16     : OCUA Fall League begins
 
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