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Hack Chat with Tracy Sachtjen, Fifth Player of the USA Women’s Olympic Curling Team

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
2/18/10

February 17, 2010 ~ Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

Sunday and Monday we finally got to practice at the Olympic Curling Venue; it is only about 10 minutes from the Olympic Village, which is nice that we don’t have to travel too far. It is a very great venue, each team has their own locker room, and we had three love seats moved into ours and we decorated it with all our cards and signs from home so we could be comfortable when we were there, it looks sweet. The ice arena is nice and bright-the rings in the ice are blue and green, a little different than the typical red and blue.

Yesterday was our first game; we played Japan and lost in a measurement 9-7. It was a tough one, definitely not how we wanted to start competition but we have lots of games in front of us. There are ten teams at the Olympics for curling and we play a round robin, then the top four teams are in the semi-finals, #1 seed plays #4 seed and #2 seed plays #3 seed and winners play in the finals for the gold medal and the losers of that game play for bronze medal. After our game we went to the Proctor and Gamble house to spend time with our families and friends that are already here. My family will be here Friday, I can’t wait.

Today, we played Germany and had another heartbreaker; we lost 6-5 on the last shot of the game. I felt like the team played better and we are going in the right direction, we now just need to get a win under our belt and keep movin’ on!

Chat with you soon~

Tracy

Wendy Soucie Interview with Lodi’s Olympian Tracy Sachtjen

Rating 4.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
2/13/10

Social Media Expert Wendy Soucie (www.wendysoucie.com) recently interviewed Tracy Sachtjen prior to her departure for Vancouver, BC for the 2010 Winter Olympiad. Good luck, Tracy-

Hack Chat with Tracy Sachtjen, Fifth Player of the USA Women’s Olympic Curling Team

Rating 4.67 out of 5

Lodi, WI
2/12/10

February 11, 2010 ~ 1 Day until the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

Tuesday, we had the morning off of training, so we slept in a little, hung out at our Penthouse Suite and relaxed. Then teammate Allison and I decided to go for a run outside the Village and checkout Vancouver. It was a beautiful day, sunny and in the mid – 40’s plus Vancouver has a great running path around the creek. We saw many nice dining places and shops on our run. Then we were off to breakfast at the cafeteria, it was so busy, I would have to say most of the athletes have to be at the village now. We ended up sitting by other USA athletes and chatted with them a bit, it is great to hear about their sports and their training before they compete.

That afternoon the team went to practice at the Richmond Curling Club in the afternoon, I ended up staying back at the village to do media shoot, a station was interested in photo shooting our patriotic room and checking out our scenic view. I ended up meeting with the ladies at the curling club; we had a few meetings and off to dinner. We were invited to have dinner at my friend Doris’ house, I met Doris years ago at World Championships in Switzerland and then she ended up marrying my high school coach. It was so nice to hang out at a house and relax, have a great home baked dinner and to be able to taste test 3 delicious cakes.

Wednesday, was a busy day, practice again at the Richmond Curling Club and then off to pick up tickets and have lunch before our Press Conference. The official Press Conference went well, the 5 of us ladies and Coach Wally sat up on a stage at table while the media could ask any one of us questions. After that, each one of us walked around and had personal interviews. After the Press Conference we were off to the Nike House, which was another unbelievable experience, we were welcomed with open arms and a big duffel bag full of gifts for each one o f us. We were asked to try on the clothes and footwear in the duffel to make sure they fit us, you can imagine the oooh’s and ahhh’s from each one of us, we were spoiled again, but loving it. Nike personnel then took us to the USA House to show us where it was, what it was all about and show us how to register. The USA house is really neat, with many different activities to do while your there, I can’t wait till our families get to check it out.

We finally got back to the village in the early evening after the busy, busy day. Natalie and I had to rush off to a meeting, representing the men’s and women’s curling teams, with a representative from all other teams in Vancouver and conference call with the athlete representatives in Whistler to vote on our Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer. After all of the voting our USA Flag Bearer will be 5-time Olympian Luge athlete Mark Grimmette.

Thursday was another busy day in the Village; we had a workout, practice at the Richmond Curling Club and more media. Then we were off to the opening of the Proctor and Gamble House, all the USA athletes were invited to come and see all the neat accommodations they have for the athletes and their families. The Proctor and Gamble house is a place for your families to go and feel at home and a place to meet up with the athletes. Here is a little view of what they are offering: a Pringles Room with 24 flavors of Pringles – yummy, then a WII Room, a Spa Room, which definitely was a stop of mine, Pampers room for toddlers to play, place to drop off your laundry and pick it up in 24 hours, and lots of food and drinks. My family is going to love this place, thank you Proctor and Gamble.

We also, had the USA Flag raising Ceremony at the Athlete Village in the evening. All the USA athletes, coaches and staff gathered together and the ceremony was lead by Sandra Oh from Greys Anatomy. I met the youngest USA athlete, Freestyle Skier Ashley Caldwell who is the same age as my daughter, 16; we got a picture taken together. The ceremony was very festive and you can feel the excitement as we gathered with all the other USA athletes.

That was our past three days in a nutshell, I can’t believe tomorrow is OPENING CEREMONIES!

Chat with you later ~ Tracy

Hack Chat with Tracy Sachtjen, Fifth Player of the USA Women’s Olympic Curling Team

Rating 4.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
2/10/10

February 8, 2010 ~ 4 Days until the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

I am not sure where to begin explain my last three days.

We left Saturday for Vancouver, we arrived at the Vancouver airport and we were greeted by many volunteers, they were so helpful and nice. We then had to get our credentials before we picked up our luggage, which made it official that I am an Olympian! The Women’s and Men’s USA Curling teams were bussed to the hotel where we went through processing. During processing you get your Olympic gear, which was overwhelming. Three suitcases later, which were all filled with Nike and Ralph Lauren clothing, shoes and accessories was awesome, if anyone knows me, I love all that stuff! We then had to try on our opening and closing ceremony attire to make sure we knew how to wear it and to check if we needed any alterations, then off to ring fitting and to pick out our Olympic watch, fun, fun. We then took our three pieces of luggage to our room, instead of 4 pieces of luggage between two of us, we now had 10 pieces of luggage and as you can imagine not much space left in our hotel room.

Sunday morning, we had our last Team USA briefing, with 1996 Gold Medalist Dan O’ Brien in Decathlon and 1998 Gold Medalist Aerial Skier Nikki Stone, it was a motivating send off before packing up to move to the Athlete Village. We arrived in the Athlete Village and were taken to our Penthouse Suite; where all five of us are staying. We were told before we arrived how lucky we were to get this suite, that the view is unbelievable and it was quite spacious. Well, when we got to the door to our Penthouse Suite, we were in amazed by the view and when we opened up the door and saw the size of the suite we were pretty excited. On each of our beds there were gifts from P & G, which was very thoughtful; it was many of the things that you will need extra of when you are gone from home for over 3 weeks.

We then toured the Olympic Village, checked out the shop and maybe spent a little money. We decided to check out the Olympic Village Cafeteria, which has every type of food you can imagine. I made sure I went to McDonald’s so I could tell my son that I went to McDonald’s today and it was “free”. We went to the athlete hangout where everyone was watching the Super Bowl; there are pool tables, WII games and much more, and it’s decorated pretty funky.

Today[Monday], we had our first practice since we left home. It was at the Richmond Curling Club, it was nice to get back out on ice with the five of us girls and our coaches. We then went shopping to buy a few things to decorate our room. Went back to our Penthouse Suite (love saying that) for the next 3 weeks and did some patriotic decorating, it definitely looks very festive! Nicole, Allison and I went and had a workout with one of our USOC trainers at the athlete fitness center, which was quite busy, you can tell more athletes moved into the village today. Then off to dinner with the team at the athlete cafeteria, it seems every time I go there I never know what to have to eat because there are so many options. Then we went back to the Penthouse watched a movie and relaxed together, nice way to end the day.

Chat with you later ~ Tracy

Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson and I showing our patriotic spirit!

Hack Chat with Tracy Sachtjen, Fifth Player of the USA Women’s Olympic Curling Team

Rating 4.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
2/8/10

February 4, 2010 ~ 8 Days until the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

Today is the day I am packing my bags for Vancouver. I am having a hard time trying to figure out what to pack, I hear you get a lot of gear, but what about all the favorite things that we already have been sent? I also, want to pack all the nice cards and signs that everyone has given me this week to hang all over our Condo and locker room to feel all their good vibes through the next few weeks.

This week has been a busy one, getting our final practices in, finishing up work before leaving and the exciting “Good Luck” send off parties. Tuesday, my teammate, Nicole and I were honored at the Badger Men’s Basketball game versus Michigan State. Right before the game started we took center court with Barry Alvarez, which was also the same time that the Michigan State players came out to court, “WOW”, you could just feel the energy in the Badger Fans. I now understand what home field advantage really means at the Kohl Center, very intimidating. Then Wednesday morning at 5AM our Lodi YMCA workout group got to train at the Lodi Curling Club. We did a bit of a workout, then I taught them how to curl and we played a mini game. It was a lot of fun. That evening was my send off party at the Lodi Curling Club. I have pretty much grown up at the curling club, my parents curled there when I was little, I would go cheer them on and then I started competing at the Lodi Curling Club myself. It was a great evening, there were so many people there to send me off it was amazing. The Mayor of Lodi, Mikel Bilkey came and declared it Tracy Sachtjen day on February 3, 2010, which was quite an honor. It says something about living in a small city – I love LODI! I can’t thank everyone enough, on all their support and well wishes, I am a very lucky person.

I also found out today that it is official, I am the eldest female USA athlete in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, oh geez!

Chat with you soon from Vancouver~

Tracy

Lodian Tracy Sachtjen to Vancouver for Winter Olympics

Rating 3.50 out of 5

Lodi, WI
2/8/10

Lodi's Tracy Sachtjen will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as a member of the USA Women's Curling team. Go Tracy!

As many of you probably know, Lodi is honored to have Tracy Sachtjen, on the US Women’s curling team for the winter Olympics. Way to go! Attached is a copy of the TV schedule Tracy sent out yesterday – it starts on Feb 16 – and gives you the cable or dish channel you can watch and the local time.

Awesome! Please share with anyone whom may be interested.

USA Women’sCurling- Olympic TV Schedule

(Madison, WI Market)



Date	Time (CST)	Channel			Opponent	Charter	Charter HD	DirecTV	Dish

2/16/2010	4:00 PM	CNBC	USA	vs.	Japan	63		355	208
2/17/2010	11:00 AM	USA	USA	vs.	Germany	34	628	242	105
2/18/2010	4:00 PM	CNBC	USA	vs.	Denmark	63		355	208
2/19/2010	11:00 AM	USA	USA	vs.	Russia	34	628	242	105
2/20/2010	4:00 PM	CNBC	USA	vs.	Great Britain	63		355	208
2/21/2010	11:00 AM	MSNBC	USA	vs.	Canada	64		356	209
2/21/2010	8:30 PM	CNBC	USA	vs.	Sweden	63		355	208
2/23/2010	11:00 AM	USA	USA	vs.	China	34	628	242	105
2/23/2010	8:30 PM	MSNBC	USA	vs.	Switzerland	64		356	209

2/24/2010	4:00 PM	MSNBC	Tie-breaker round if needed			64		356	209
2/25/2010	11:00 AM	USA	First Semi-Final			34	628	242	105
2/26/2010	11:00 AM	USA	Bronze Medal Game			34	628	242	105
2/26/2010	5:00 PM	CNBC	Gold Medal Game			63		355	208

Curl to End Cancer Bonspiel

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
11/17/09

Dear Curlers & non-curler friends,

A "Curl to End Cancer" Bonspiel will be held at Lodi Curling Club this coming weekend.

We would like to host an open Bonspiel “Curl to End Cancer”. The Bonspiel will be in memory of family and/or friends that were members of our club who have died of cancer. The date of this spiel will be Nov. 20 (Fri.) & Nov. 21 (Sat.) with the spiel running 4-end games, 16 team limit, and brooms will be provided by the club, entry fee $100.00/team. A team will consist of two experienced and two new curlers, age limit a minimum of 12 years old.
We currently have six families who have generously offered to sponsor a Prize Basket in memory of their loved one. Prize Baskets are welcomed from other families who have lost a curler to cancer. If you would like to contribute to a Prize Basket already formed, please contact the captain/sponsor.

Below is a list of Family Prize Basket Sponsors:

Lori Cook Lloyd captain/sponsor: Tykie Wescott 444-4320
Joyce Dolson captain/sponsor: Theresa Dolson 592-7801
Gary Markgraf captain/sponsor: Donna Markgraf 592-4160
Bob & Laurie Reese captain/sponsor: Ron Reese 592-3547
Suzanne Weber Klopp captain/sponsor: Jane Geeslin 347-2456
Bernie Zeman captain/sponsor: Belinda Zeman 592-5716

We will sell Prize Basket raffle tickets at the Chili Feed and the Spiel, so we need to know as soon as possible what your Prize Basket will include prior to the Chili Feed. The money raised for each Prize Basket will go towards a charity of the family’s choice. Prize Baskets on display and raffle tickets for sale at the Lodi Curling Club, 704 Fair Street, Sat. Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., stop by to get your tickets. Good Luck!

All proceeds from raffle ticket sales go to several CANCER organizations.
$1/ticket $5/6 tickets

In addition it is our intent to promote & recruit new members interested in curling. Another idea is to have a ladies Wednesday night 5:00 draw, 6 or 8-end games. We hope again that members and friends will donate towards the events.
Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way and your support will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact:

Colleen Deans 849-3199
Donna Markgraf 592-4160
Chris Ness 592-3492
Tykie Wescott 444-4320

Also, don’t forget to check out the Lodi Curling Club’s new website at: lodicurling.org

LHS Football Opener

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
8/31/09

On Friday August 3oth, Lodi High School opened its football season against McFarland High School. Lodi lost in a defensive struggle 7-0. Gary N-Ski shot some video footage of the game and the inclement weather that created an hour-long rain delay.

River Currents

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Hanson's 52" Madison Chain Muskie

Lodi, WI Wisconsin
6/30/2009
by Gary Engberg
©2009 Gary Engberg Outdoors

Understand Fish Movement Through the Seasons for Success

Last week’s hot weather has raised local water temperatures to mid summer temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees. The warmer water has allowed all fish species to finish their spawning and recuperate for the rigors of this annual ritual. Even the last fish to spawn (largemouth, catfish, bluegills, and sunfish) are recovered and feeding heavily in local lakes and rivers.

What warm water, weed growth, and post spawn fish when all put together mean that fish are active, aggressive, and hungry. The metabolism of fish has been raised and most fish must regularly feed just to maintain their weight. The young fish of the year are trying not to be eaten themselves while feeding non-stop for their own growth. If you can now find fish, they should be willing biters! Read more »

Lodi Blue Lightening U11 Girls

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI
06/28/09

Lodi Blue Lightening U11 Girls
The 5th grade U11 Girls Lodi Blue Lightening soccer team would like to thank its coaches, sponsors, and parents for another terrific soccer season! The girls finished undefeated and in first place in their MAYSA Classic Division. Congratulations Lodi Blue Lightening!!

Front Row: Samantha Lindloff, Taylor Levihn, Skye Baron, Aidan Campbell, Kayla Rolli, and Kailey Shields.
Back Row: Assistant Coach Karl English, Alison Roach, Chyann Schmidt, Karli English, Jordyn Kellogg, Molly Ness, Grace Lee, Alison Kramer, Kennedy Herbsleb, and Coach Tim Herbsleb.

Lodi YMCA Announces Water Yoga and Tennis

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI-5/22/09

Lodi Tennis League – Season runs June and July – Regular tennis rules apply. 1 out of 3 sets. You will get a schedule with the name and number of the person you are to play each week. You are responsible to call and schedule your game with them for that week. Games are to be played from Monday-Sunday with scores called in by Sunday night. Please call 592-1076 to register.

Water Yoga-Relax your body and mind while concentrating on long gentle stretches and breathing exercises. Improve balance and flexibility. Thursdays 5:15-6:00PM. Contact the pool at 592-1076 to register.

River Currents

Rating 3.00 out of 5

The Austin Shuler Story

A few months back, I became familiar with Austin Shuler’s courageous story from John Nachreiner of Sauk City, Wisconsin. John, being an avid outdoorsman, had applied for a Wisconsin bear hunting permit the last 10 years before he finally receiving one for the fall of 2008. But, due to unseen circumstances John wasn’t going to be able to go on his hunt in northern Wisconsin.
John happened to tell Wally Banfi of the Wilderness Fish and Game store in Sauk City about his dilemma and Wally promptly put John in touch with a local hunter and outdoorsman, Dale Reeve, who in turn put Nachreiner in touch with bear hunter Steve Salmon of Mazomanie. This turned out to be a great piece of networking! Salmon is a member of the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association and a group of bear hunters and guides called the Stoney Lonesome Bear Hunters. Steve had helped the United Special Sportsman Alliance (www.childswish.com) before their annual picnic at the headquarters in Pittsville, Wisconsin. Steve’s wife is a cousin of the group’s founder, Brigid O’Donoghue. The game plan was to take Austin on a bear hunt in Wisconsin using the bear tag that John Nachreiner had donated to the U.S.S.A. for a critically ill child. Later, I’ll tell you more about this great and Christian-based organization. Read more »

Brett Favre Poll

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Rumors continue to swirl that Brett Favre wil undergo surgery to repair his bicep tear and join the Minnesota Vikings. We’d like to know you thoughts on Brett as a Viking.

4th Annual Jason Goninen Memorial Golf Outing

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI-4/27/09
Lakeland Hills Golf Course Lodi, Wi
May 16th, 2009 1:00 P.M. Shotgun Start
4-Person Scramble – 9 Holes
Flag Prizes, Raffle, Lunch Following Golf
Registration Deadline May 11, 2009
All Proceeds to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life
Entry Forms at the Golf Course or Contact lodigoninen@myway.com or call 592-5147

Lodi Sports Swap and Sale

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Lodi, WI-4/2/09

The YMCA Lodi Chapter and Activate Lodi are sponsoring the First Annual Sports Swap and Sale on Saturday April 18, 2009. The sale will take place from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Lodi Elementary School Gym. All kinds of sports equipment will be available for sale or swap. If you have some unused sports equipment to clean out of your house, this is the time to do it.

Everything and anything sports related can be brought and they should be in good repair. Sneakers (they really shouldn’t stink), bats, balls, cleats, bikes, skis, training gear, football gear, extra bike helmets, ski poles, hiking boots, binnoculars, hats, sports training books, nutrition books, healthy recipe books, diet books, winter gear, summer gear, items for swimming, boating etc.

If you want to sell something, it will cost $1 to reserve some floor space. Setup time is 7:00 am. If you come only to buy, then its free.

Please call the YMCA office at 608-592-1076 and make your reservation. Fact sheets for setup are available at the YMCA office.

Thank you for your help

Wendy Soucie
Activate Lodi Committee
YMCA Volunteer