September 30, 2025

Midwest Curling Association Member Clubs and Members:

As I’m sure you are aware, the curling season is just around the corner. And for some, it has continued throughout the summer.

In the last few years, curling has grown both locally and nationwide. Within the region, we now have nine Clubs—Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Des Moines, Exmoor, Northwestern, St. Louis, Waltham, Wilmette, and Windy City.

And with 2026 being an Olympic year, interest in curling is expected to be high. Many of our clubs are planning Olympic watch parties and other events to help support the growth of curling in the region.

The Midwest Curling Association supports its clubs and members as curling grows in the region.  Throughout the curling season, the MCA hosts three free bonspiels for their regional club members. The Prairie State Challenge (November 1-2, hosted by Chicago Curling and Exmoor), the  5 Year & Under (December 5-7, hosted by Windy City) , and the Dar Curtis (February 28-March 1, hosted by Exmoor). We look forward to seeing curlers from all MCA clubs on the ice! 

In addition to annual bonspiels, the Midwest Curling Association coordinates regional playdowns for the U18 Junior Nationals, Club Nationals, Mixed Nationals, and Arena Nationals. The MCA playdowns are a wonderful chance to represent your club and curl competitively against other local teams. 

With a busy curling season ahead, please check out any additional regional events on the 2025-2026 MCA Events Calendar.

To keep up with our ever-expanding curling community, an important initiative for us this year is to enhance our communications by growing our social media presence and updating our website. Stay up to date with the MCA and register for all regional events at www.midwestcurling.com. Also, give the MCA Facebook page a like to stay current on events in our regional curling community.

To give back to our regional clubs, the Board of the MCA continues to support the MCA Grant program. Available to all MCA clubs, the grant money determined by each club’s annual membership can be used to enhance or promote the sport of curling at a regional level. We hope to continue this program for many years to come. 

I would like to thank Chris Longee for his service the last two years as President of the MCA.   He did a great job in helping to support and grow curling in our Region.   I would also like to thank the other MCA executive board members who are continuing with the Board: Kerry Dickson, Kate Hagenbuch, Ryan Koralik, and Eric Reithel.  I appreciate all that you do to support the MCA.  And finally, I would like to thank the MCA club representatives who are the voice of their clubs with the MCA.

We look forward to another successful curling season! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact your MCA representative or myself. We are always eager to help!

Good Curling!
Kevin Burns
President, Midwest Curling Association
midwestcurlingassociation@gmail.com