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Ultimate Happenings: Issue 92 - April 23 1999

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

"Eschew obfuscation"

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CONTENTS:

- Mothra Try-Outs
- Stella/Wax Demo
- Wax Try-Outs
- Stella 1999 Try-Outs
- 1999 Voodoo Lovedolls Try-Outs

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MOTHRA TRY-OUTS:

Team Mothra, Ottawa's *FUN* Men's Competitive Ultimate Team,
Announces TRYOUTS!

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FEARSOME MOTH MONSTER TO STRIKE AGAIN THIS SUMMER (DP)

Disassociated Press has learned from sources in national security
circles today that the 20,000-ton radioactive ULTIMATE monster
that severely devastated US and Canadian cities last year is
expected to strike again.

Experts are predicting that the infamous Mothra - the mutant
moth arch-rival of Godzilla - will be much stronger this year.
Early seismological readings of the larval-stage monster, now
metamorphasizing somewhere in the bowels of the Ottawa sewer
system, indicate that the 1999 Mothra will be wielding new
supernatural powers when it emerges this May.
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Team Mothra will be holding try-outs Tues May 4 (6pm), Thurs
May 6 (6pm), and Sun May 9 (1pm) at the Experimental Farm near
the Observatory.  Headed by veteran competitive coaches Keith
Whyte and Steve MacNeil, the revamped Team Mothra will be
hitting 8 tournaments in the US and Canada, and expect to
emerge as a strong competitor this season. We will be practicing
twice a week in addition to tournaments.

If you're an A or B league player looking for a serious
competitive team that has World-Class Spirit (TM), come try
out! Please bring your cleats and a sense of humour.

NOTE: Team Mothra would also like to officially confirm that
it did NOT play the last point of '98 Nationals naked, contrary
to rampant speculation.  Several blurred photographs have been
circulating but we would like to assure the Ottawa Ultimate
community that they are clever, anatomically-correct fakes
from Loch Ness.

For more information, please visit http://www.nunatak.com/mothra
or contact Keith Whyte -- 237-4689 -- kjwhyte@hotmail.com

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STELLA/WAX DEMO:

Come on out to Manotick to see Stella/Wax do an Ultimate demo
on Saturday May 1st.

Larry Pegg has organized an Ultimate demo for Saturday May 1
at the Manotick Trade Show being held at the Manotick arena
west of the Manotick Mews plaza and beer store.

Larry's company Ecoview was invited to provide all natural/
organic turf grass management seminars to the folks in Manotick.
Their invitation came about due to their interest in the Ultimate
Sports Park being developed for OCUA by Ecoview. In particular,
they are interested in the all natural turf grass research
being conducted at the Sports Park.

The township of Rideau has adopted a phase out policy for
pesticide use and want support in educating the public on
sustainable lawn care. Here's a great opportunity to create
more awareness of our sport, to show the public that Ultimate
players are concerned about the environment and to promote
our new facility to neighboring Manotick and media.

Stella is providing the demo for the first 1/2 then a coed
2nd 1/2 featuring Wax guys and Stella.

We can also create awareness about the upcoming No Borders
and Nationals. Any ideas? Email lpegg@ecoview.com.

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WAX TRY-OUTS:

NOTE: TRYOUTS ARE NOW AT HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL!!

Ottawa waX is coming off a very successful 1998 season, winning
the National Championships held in Montreal.  We invite athletes
of all shapes and sizes to try out for the 1999 team, as we
look to defend our title in our own backyard. You should
attend the tryout if you just want to see what competitive
ultimate is all about.

The tryouts will be on Sunday, April 25 at 1 pm. and Tuesday,
April 27 at 6pm at HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL (just east of the
Lynda Lane fields, on south side of Smyth Rd.).

This year's schedule will consist of two practices per week
and eight weekend tournaments, including the 1999 National
Championship tournament, which is being held in Ottawa.
                      

For more information, please contact- 

Fadi Ayoub
p: 234-0742
e: g060705@med.uottawa.ca

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STELLA 1999 TRY-OUTS:

NOTE: TRYOUTS ARE NOW AT HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL!!

Ottawa women taking the nation by storm....
Ottawa's top competitive women's club team is looking for
you!

Do you want to join Stella this summer and have a blast
playing competitive women's ultimate??!!!

If you're undecided, come to the first tryout just to see
what it's all about....

The goals of the team this year are to have fun, to defend our
National Champions title at this year's National Ultimate
Championships in Ottawa, August 19-22, 1999, and to promote
women's Ultimate in Ottawa while attending several tournaments
in and out of town.

If you are interested in trying out but will be unable to
make all the tryouts, please contact Tanis or Hali (at the
numbers provided below).

1999 TRY OUT DATES - dependent on the readiness of the fields
Saturday April 24th 1-3pm
Tuesday April 27th 6-8pm
Thursday April 29th 6-8pm

Weather permitting, all tryouts will take place at Hillcrest
High School (located on the corner of Smythe Road and Dauphin
Road). If you are planning to attend tryouts, please call
Hali or Tanis to verify dates and location.

Team Contacts:
Tanis Lugsdin
e: tanis98@hotmail.com
p: 235-9594

Hali Gernon
e: gernon.hali@tbs-sct.gc.ca
p: 775-9936

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1999 VOODOO LOVEDOLLS TRYOUTS:

Voodoo Lovedolls Open Competitive Team
http://www.ocua.ca/Competitive/Voodoo/

Voodoo is back for another season, the 13th of a long and
storied lineage, beginning as Rays`n'Terrain in 1987. To give
yo a bit of a history lesson (please yawn now), we then moved
on as Roadkill Restaurant from 1989-1992, Grope of Seven in
1993, Mufferaw Joe in 1994, and finally, Voodoo Lovedolls in
1995.

This year, we're looking to rebuild around our returning
veterans, focusing on competitive ultimate while still aiming
for a lot of fun. We're looking at a 6 tournament schedule
(Toronto, Hanover, Rochester, Montreal, Ottawa, & Nationals),
as well as our ever-popular trip to Poultry Days as a
relaxation-type tournament. We definitely have some openings
this year, and so if your interested in traveling this summer,
feel free to contact us. Tryouts are currently scheduled as
follows, weather permitting:

Thursday, April 29, 6:00pm &
Sunday, May 2, 1:00pm

Both tryouts will be held at Jacques Cartier Park - check out
the website if you need directions to the fields. If you do
intend to try out, please contact me if you can, so that we
can get an idea of possible numbers. Thanks, and hope to see
you on the fields!

Cheers!

Ken Lange
Voodoo Lovedolls Administrative Grunt-type person :)
e: kblange@nortelnetworks.com
h: 225-0301

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