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           U L T I M A T E   H A P P E N I N G S            
               Issue 226 - September 5, 2002                
                
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      OCUA - The largest ultimate league in the world!      
            (300 teams and 3700 members in 2001)            

                    http://www.ocua.ca/                    

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old 
because you stop laughing." Michael Pritchard

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CONTENTS:

- OCUA Summer League Finals
- Playoff Eligibility
- Hey Captains...I Want To Hear From You!!!
- Thefts At Jacques Cartier Park
- Lost & Found
- Fundraising Auction - Fall 2002
- Calendar Of Events

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OCUA SUMMER LEAGUE FINALS

Well the end of another Summer League is upon us. The OCUA 
will be hosting its annual Finals Tournament over the next 
two weekends.

   Monday Finals     Saturday, Sept. 7th
   Wednesday Finals  Sunday, Sept. 8th
   Tuesday Finals    Saturday, Sept. 14th
   Thursday Finals   Sunday, Sept. 15th
   
League coordinators will be providing details of the 
schedules for each day. With the late start to the 
tournament this year, the later time slots may run into 
problems with light conditions if games do not start on 
time. Please make an effort to start your games on time and 
finish them on time. A horn will be sounded at the start and 
end of each round, but as most of you are aware this may not 
be heard clearly at the fields farther from the clubhouse 
rise.  Captains should still agree to a time piece at the 
start of every game and use it in case the horn isn't heard.

As in past years, parking will be an issue for the Monday, 
Tuesday and Wednesday finals.  A shuttle will be running 
between St. Mark's and UPI for these days. There will be no 
shuttle for Sunday, Sept. 15th.

Parking at UPI will be charged according to a sliding scale 
to encourage car pooling.
 1 person - $4
 2 people - $3
 3 people - $2
 4 people - free
 1 person in a two seater vehicle - $2
 2 people in a two seater vehicle - free

We will again have beer and a BBQ available after 11am on 
the Saturdays and after noon on the Sundays. All proceeds 
from beer, food and parking will be donated to Friends of 
Abandoned Pets, a local charity that rescues neglected and 
abused animals and places them with foster homes until 
permanent adoptions can be arranged.

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PLAYOFF ELIGIBILITY

Please note that to play with any team in the OCUA finals 
you must have played at least five regular season games with 
that team, be a registered player on that team (as per the 
online system) and registered on only one team per night. 

Captains should be aware of any tier/division specific 
changes that were introduced at the captains meeting.

Captains who wish to enforce the eligibility rules are 
advised to print out the rosters of the other teams in their 
pools from the online system. The system has been locked out 
to pervent any last minute additions.

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HEY CAPTAINS...I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

Between now and the end of October I will be forwarding you 
a short feedback questionaire via your coordinator. I would 
really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes and 
briefly answer the questions about how you feel the season 
went. This feedback is an integral part to improving the 
internal communications of the league and I want to hear 
from you!

The finals taking place this week end and next, will provide 
an excellent opportunity for you to have some discussions 
with your team around what they liked and what they didn't 
like about the past season. It would be great if you could 
take note of their comments so you can include it in your 
feedback. 

Have fun at the finals!

Robin Kealey
OCUA Director
communications@ocua.ca

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THEFTS AT JACQUES CARTIER PARK

Apparently there has have been several car break-ins and 
thefts in both Jacques Cartier and Gatineau Parks. This is
just a reminder not to leave valuables in your cars! 

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LOST & FOUND

Found: a set of keys at the SOD FARM back parking lot a few 
weeks ago. The key chain says CJOH There's a blue clip 
holding the keys There's a GM key on the chain. Jake 
234-5134

Lost: my keys as I was running to field #5 from the back 
parking lot. They are on a breakaway key chain with one side 
consisting of a car key with a remote, and the other side 
has 2 house keys and a bike key. This was September 4 at 
approximately 6:30. If anyone has found them they can 
contact me. garybegin@hotmail.com

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FUNDRAISING AUCTION - FALL 2002

The National Capital Division and the Outaouais Ski Zone are 
non-profit organizations dedicated to the development of 
alpine skiing excellence in Ottawa and Gatineau area youth. 
They oversee alpine ski racing programs, including the Nancy 
Greene and Skill Awards programs, as well as Juvenile and 
Junior racing programs. During the 2002/2003 season, the 
National Capital Division and Outaouais Ski Zone expect to 
have over 1,000 athletes in racing programs.

Since 2001 the National Capital Division and the Outaouais 
Ski Zone have partnered on the operation of the National 
Capital Outaouais (NCO) Juvenile and Junior (FIS) 
development ski teams. These two teams consist of male and 
female athletes committed to representing the Ottawa and 
Gatineau regions at provincial and national competitions. 
Among these Ottawa-Gatineau athletes, we hope to find 
Canada's next Nancy Greene or Ken Read.

The fall fundraising auction is the most visible fundraising 
initiative undertaken by the NCO teams.

Help support the 2002/2003 NCO teams by attending the 
auction; your support is sincerely appreciated.

Information 2002 event:
Date: Saturday, October 26 @ 7:30 PM
Location: Algonquin College (see web site for directions)
Admission: $5.00 / person (see web site for ticket 
information)

Tickets will be available starting September 15, 2002
Tickets can be purchased at all Tommy & Lefebvre stores
Tickets entitle the holder to $10 off any purchase of $50 or 
more at all Tommy & Lefebvre stores, offer valid until May 
01, 2003.

For Information: http://members.rogers.com/ncoalpineski/

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

 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
 Sep. 22     : Friday League Playoffs
 
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