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           U L T I M A T E   H A P P E N I N G S            
                 Issue 247 - March 13, 2003                  

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      OCUA - The largest ultimate league in the world!      
            (328 teams and 3800 members in 2002)            

                    http://www.ocua.ca/                    

"The glory of sport is born at the moment when the game and 
the person become one, when all the complexity of one's life 
finds a moment to emerge in the game." ---Timothy Shriver, 
Ph.D. 

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CONTENTS:

- OCUA SUMMER REGISTRATION FORMS - DEADLINE MARCH 17, 2003
- Nortel Fields - Looking For Nortel Employees
- WANTED: Articles and Photos for TOUR 
- Juce Co-ed Competitive Team Tryouts
- March Meltdown Ultimate Tournament
- Be Part of Snowball History!
- OSZ / NCD Alpine Skiing Championship Weekend
- Calendar Of Events

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OCUA SUMMER REGISTRATION FORMS - DEADLINE MARCH 17, 2003

The summer 2003 team registration forms are now available on 
the OCUA website:

http://www.ocua.ca/leagues/summer/current/reg.html

Summer league registration will follow a similar format to 
last year. Returning teams will have until Monday March 17 
to pay a $250 deposit in order to secure their spot on their 
night of play. All forms must be in OCUA’s mailbox by noon 
on the 17th, or be postmarked no later than the 17th to be 
accepted. The balance of the $950 team fees will be due at 
that Captain's Meeting / AGM on April 24th. 

If you have any questions regarding the process, contact our 
General Manager, Nick Roberts (gm@ocua.ca).

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NORTEL FIELDS - LOOKING FOR NORTEL EMPLOYEES

OCUA is in the process of trying to rent Nortel sports 
fields for the summer 2003 season. However, priority will go 
to the in house Nortel sport groups such as their soccer 
league. While this is more than fair, we think that a 
substantial number of Nortel employees play ultimate in OCUA 
and would like that fact to be recognized when we request 
fields. If you are a Nortel employee, and would like to help 
OCUA rent fields on your employer's grounds, please e-mail 
Jeffrey Taylor jmtaylor@nortelnetworks.com and let him know. 
Thanks,

Nick. 

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WANTED: ARTICLES AND PHOTOS FOR TOUR 

Do you have an article you’d like to submit for publication 
in this summer’s TOUR?  Please e-mail your story idea to me 
at tour@ocua.ca by March 15th. We are looking for your 
photos as well. If you have any great shots and are willing 
to give permission for their reprint, contact me.

Deadline for final submissions is April 4th.

Megan

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JUCE CO-ED COMPETITIVE TEAM TRYOUTS

Juce is Ottawa's hottest co-ed traveling team on a mission 
to win Nationals this year in Montreal and gain the right to 
represent Canada at next year's World Championships in 
Finland. Juce has a solid returning nucleus of players from 
its OCUA league champion fall team to build on. If you have 
the athleticism, skill, desire and positive team attitude to 
compete on the National stage then join us for this year's 
tryouts.

Tryouts will take place over 2 weeks at the end of 
April/beginning of May. Please register your interest in 
advance with Captain Rick Mallon. Juce prides itself on 
developing undiscovered talent so previous touring 
experience is not a must.

Tryouts
When: Tue Apr 22, Thu Apr 24, Tue Apr 29 & Thu May 1
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Where: Medhurst fields (1KM east of Woodroffe on Medhurst 
Rd)
Email: mallon@rogers.com

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MARCH MELTDOWN ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT 

~~~~~~~ New highlights of the tournament ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Team Fees include a dinner at the Fergus Inn.
Party afterwards for all ultimate players at the Fergus Inn.
Live DJ, free cover.
Great Prizes have been donated, such as Gaia cleats (from 
the ULTIMATE DISC GOLF STORE), Daredevil gear, and the grand 
prize of field time at the Ottawa U field.
The Tim Horton's Community Cruiser will also be stopping by 
with free coffee and donuts for players.

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2003 
Time: 10am to 5pm, captains meeting at 9:30. 
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive 

Tournament Format: 
4/2 Gender split 
Each team plays 4 games 
Each game is 50 minutes long 
Entry Fees: 
$125 per team.

Registration: 
Team spots are reserved on a first-come first-serve basis so 
register early by emailing marchmeltdown@hotmail.com with 
the following information: 
Captain's Name (First and Last) 
Street Address including postal code 
Telephone Number 
Email address 

Fees must to be received by Wednesday, March 19th in order 
to reserve your team's spot. Payment can be made in person 
to Julie Kwok, Julie Thompson, or Colin "Spence" James on 
Tuesday evenings at Landsdowne Park in the bubble. Other 
arrangements can be made for those people who are not in the 
Dome on Tuesday nights, by emailing 
marchmeltdown@hotmail.com. All payments will be via cheque 
made out to Julie Thompson. 

If you don't pay, you don't play! 

Individuals may also register via marchmeltdown@hotmail.com

The on-site Fieldhouse Bar and Grill will be open should 
people wish to grab some food or partake in some 'warming' 
beverages. Players are reminded to bring their own water. 

Prizes: 
Each team will receive a bag of goodies, including one 
Daredevil Discs Frostie per team!!! Other "door" prizes will 
be given out during the day, including a grand prize for the 
winning team.

All money raised (after tournament expenses) will go 
directly to the Ottawa School Breakfast Program. 
http://www.ottawaschoolbreakfastprogram.ca/. It is an Ottawa 
community charity that works in 86 local elementary schools 
and feeds 4,500 hungry kids every day. 

Post Party: 
Details about the location of the Post Party will be coming 
soon.... 

Want to help? 
Anyone who wants to lend a hand, please contact 
marchmeltdown@hotmail.com 

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BE PART OF SNOWBALL HISTORY!

Help break the Guinness World Record for the largest 
snowball fight (2500 people)

2 pm Sunday March 23rd
Carleton University,
Keith Harris Stadium - beside the Bronson Avenue entrance, 
free parking

Take part in a Throwing Skills Competition, co-hosted with 
the Ottawa Renegades, Ottawa Rebels

Then help break the record - we're looking for at least 3000 
people to break the Swiss benchmark

All for fun to help FM-CFS Canada - 
http://compassioninaction.ca

Make a donation for a snowball, or just help make it happen.

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OSZ / NCD ALPINE SKIING CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

OSZ-NCD Spring Championship Series:
The OSZ-NCD Juvenile and Junior championship series will be 
held Mach 22 & 23. This is the premier event of the season 
for all athletes, male and female ages 13 to 19, and the 
athletes will be competing for Gold, Silver and Bronze 
medals that will be awarded based on each athlete’s 
performance in a slalom race and a Giant Slalom race.

Weekend Schedule:
Saturday March 22
- Giant Slalom at Mt. Ste. Marie
Sunday March 23
- Slalom at Camp Fortune
- BBQ
- Presentation of 2003 Junior awards "The Hershey NCO Junior 
  Race Series"
- Presentation of Championship weekend medals Junior and 
  Juveniles

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

03/17/2003  : Deadline for returning teams to secure a spot
03/18/2003  : Touring Coed Team Meeting (location TBD)
03/22/2003  : March Meltdown Tournament (RA Center, Ottawa)
04/06/2003  : Ready For Spring Indoor Scrimmage (Carleton U)
04/24/2003  : Captain's Meeting (Nepean Sportsplex A, 18:30)

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