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Ultimate Happenings: Issue 56 - July 16 1998

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

"Who were the beta testers for Preparations A through G?"

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CONTENTS:

- Land Development Status
- No Borders Players Needed
- Co-Ed Tourney Looking For Teams
- Contact Info For Ultimate In Kitchener/Waterloo
- Slag Cheers
- Women Needed - Beach Tournament
- Player Looking For A Team
- Found

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LAND DEVELOPMENT STATUS:

So, you've been wondering what's happening regarding the land
we purchased last year. Or perhaps you are asking yourself,
"Land, what land"? Read on and learn.

Last year we formed a corporation called Ultimate Parks Inc.
and sold 550 shares. The money was used as a down payment to
purchase land to develop into suitable ultimate fields. It
was an amazing effort and now we own 100 acres about 5
minutes away from the current sod farm. OCUA, the Ottawa
Carleton Ultimate Player's Association, leases the land from
the shareholders of UP Inc. Now we are working on the
challenging job of getting the new fields ready for play.

July 20 to 23

During the week of Monday, July 20 and Thursday, July 23 a
member of the league will be visiting each playing field to
solicit members to purchase shares for the land development
project. During that time we are looking for a commitment to
purchase shares. We will record your name, phone number, and
email address and how many shares you are interested in
purchasing. The shares are $200 each and will be purchased
back by OCUA at $225. In September, we will arrange a time
for all members who committed to get together when they will
bring their cheques and sign a shareholders agreement (that's
right, you don't have to pay until September). For more
information on the share buy back please ask an UP Inc. or
OCUA board member or check out the land web site:
http://www.cyberus.ca/~ocua/UP-Inc/

What are we using the money for?

Now we know that many of you have contributed to the project
and your support is very much certainly appreciated. However,
not all of the shares were sold and that unrealised capital
is important to the project.

After a lot of study, we have decided to go with an improved
grading plan for the land. Grading is something you only get
the opportunity to do once. Better grading means improved
drainage, more uniform topsoil coverage and ultimately,
better turf. This plan will also allow us to have a temporary
parking lot and the ability to rent out the international
quality fields to soccer groups when we aren't using them.
We need to sell 100 shares to pay for this important
initiative.

Other initiatives that the league is working towards for the
land development include:
- Pond and natural wet land (to provide water for irrigation
  and provide important environmental and pure enjoyment
  factors)
- Irrigation system
- River bank ecosystem development
- Interpretative boardwalk
- Foot bridge
- Etc.

What additional financing options are we pursuing?

OCUA and UP Inc. are committed to developing the land in an
environmentally sound manner. The project will also be part
of a research project on sports grass and turf management
conducted by Kemptville College and the land developer.

We have been pursuing additional funding through several
avenues. Significant interest in the project has resulted
from our environmental initiatives. A firm called Green and
Gold will aid us in obtaining funding if we qualify for the
"Committed to Green" certification. Fortunately, we can
qualify for this status with very little change on our part
as we are already planning to do most of these things anyway
(organic turf management, water conservation, waste
management, recycling, composting). We would be the first
North American facility to be certified. We are also pursuing
other forms of sponsorship and doing some individual
fund raising. Suppliers of the products we use to develop the
fields are also being approached to be a part of the research
project and the environmental initiatives.

If you want more information on any of these initiatives
please see the Land web site for more details. We are
updating the site as you read this.

Can you contribute to these efforts? Please help us out by
contributing your time, energy, and expertise.

How can you help?

There are lots of ways you can contribute to our efforts:
Buy some shares
Volunteer to help obtain additional funding 
Buy some shares
Volunteer to help us communicate what we are doing to our membership
Buy some shares 
Volunteer to help us communicate to the world at large
Buy some shares
Volunteer some of your skills and talents (sell shares, help
out at the land, donate us something we need you have access
to, volunteer to help co-ordinate volunteers etc.)

If you want to volunteer please call:

Doug Tahirali
 e: 231-4662

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NO BORDERS PLAYERS NEEDED:

 Any players interested in playing in this weeks up coming
'No Borders' ultimate tournament please call Jack Webb at
231-6530. There is a spot for a local pick-up team "Suspicious
Pickups" (and many spots on this team for individuals) in
the 'B' pool. I am hoping to fill the roster with those
interested in seeing what tournament play is all about.

 The 'B' pool at No Borders tends to be fun yet challenging.
Hopefully we can make this happen as it is an experiment to
involve more players into that world of tournament play.

Jack
 e: 668prouf@sympatico.ca
 h: 231-6530

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CO-ED TOURNEY LOOKING FOR TEAMS:

 THE DEATH MACHINE and Deep River, Ontario's SUMMERFEST are
hosting the Second Annual Summerfest Co-Ed Tournament.

 In the heart of the beautiful Ottawa Valley is Deep River,
Ontario. Hamilton-based Death Machine is hosting a tournament
in Deep River on the August long weekend, July 31-August 2.

 The tournament will be of a relaxed 2/5 nature. The
tournament is run in conjunction with Deep River's annual
Summerfest. With the purchase of a Summerfest wristband (at
$11/each) you are entitled to participate in any Summerfest
activity, including the Ultimate tournament.

 For more information on Deep River or Summerfest please
visit this website:
 http://www.intranet.ca/~summerfest/index.html

 This is not a CUPA sanctioned event. You need not be a
member to play.

 If you would like to enter a team, or are looking for one,
please contact me.

Come see a beautiful town at play!

Brett Taylor
 h: (905) 525-9062
 e: taylorbw@idirect.com

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CONTACT INFO FOR ULTIMATE IN KITCHENER/WATERLOO:

I'm looking for contacts to give me some information about
Ultimate in the Kitchener/Waterloo area in the fall. Anybody
with some information please contact me.

Thanks

Colin James
 e: cjames@falls.igs.net

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SLAG CHEERS:

 As we all know the fun of Ultimate isn't the actual play but
the ability to slag the hell out of the other team and still
get a 5 spirit rating. I know there are a lot of good cheers
that have been made up this summer and I would like to
assemble some together and publish them in a future Ultimate
Happenings.

Therefore, please send your slag to me.

Thanks

Mike Harley
e: mharley@achilles.net

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WOMEN NEEDED - BEACH TOURNAMENT:

 I need women for the Britannia Beach tournament July 25th
and 26th. The team fee is paid, my female friends are backing
out at the last minute. You need not know how to play
Ultimate, you need know just how to have fun (say that 5
times fast:-}

E-mail Jeff ASAP please at 'homrbush@usa.net'

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PLAYER LOOKING FOR A TEAM:

Name : Mike Pressacco
Tel  : 820-0853
Level: Novice

"I'm looking to play Monday or Wednesday night. I'm a novice
but I learn fast."

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FOUND:

Found - white Mcgill University disc.
Found beside field # 12 at the Sod Farm.
My team will be playing at again at the Sod Farm Field # 12
on July 20th.


Allan Obas
Dingoes
 e: allano@cadabratech.com

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