Monthly Archives: October 2009

Kenmac Spiel continues after scarey evening!

Posted on by October 31, 2009

The monsters, aliens, and other creatures of the night were out in full force on Friday night, as the Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel got underway. Here’s a photo of some of those aforementioned creatures:

Halloween

Following curling action, and great food, the costume judging was held, with Frankenstein and his bride (Rob/Sheri) winning best couple, O Christmas Tree (Lorianne) winning most original costume, and Bob Marley (Joe) winning for the funniest costume.

Click for a slideshow of the evening’s shenanigans.

The bonspiel wraps up on Hallowe’sn with the first draw at 9 am.

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Sunday draws

Posted on by October 30, 2009

From now on, these draws will be published in the Saturday Guardian, and in the Draws section of CornwallCurling.com.

Sunday Nov 1/09 @ 7:00pm
 
Ice 2: G. Peters, T. Wiseman, P. Ling, B. Doucette vs D. St. John, T. Fahie, C. MacKinnon, W. Hunston,
Ice 3: H. Kamphuis, T. Turnbull, G. St. John, C. MacPherson vs A. Kennedy, A. Robichaud, J. Savard, M. Gauthier

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Kenmac Spiel Opening Draws

Posted on by October 29, 2009

Kenmac Spiel Opening Draws

Friday, Oct 30/09

6:30pm

Ice 2: J. Fairhurst, L. Fairhurst, C. Peters, D. Fairhurst
vs B. Duncan-Biagé, D. Sigsworth, T. Wiseman, TBA

Ice 3: T. Dunn, C. Morrison, F. Weiler, L. Egan
vs J. DeLuca, C. Nicholson, M. Craswell, P. Buchanan

8:00pm
Ice 1: Kenmac Team
vs D. St. John, H. Kampuis, G. St. John, TBA
Ice 2: R. Biagé, R. Rolfe, B. Craswell, D. MacEwen
vs K. Currie, V. Acorn, B. Graham, J. MacDonald
Ice 3: P. Neima, J. Callaghan, M. Lafontaine, P. Lang,
vs L. Davies, A. Davies, M. Beck, L. Turnbull
Ice 4: B. MacWilliams, M. Sanderson, D. MacKinnon, M. Matthews
vs R. Young, S. Boutilier, A. Kennedy, M. MacDonald

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Roddie MacLean a winner in Saint John

Posted on by October 29, 2009

Roddie MacLean

Photo: Bill Wesley, Howard Oakey, Roddie Maclean, Bill MacGregor

The Stathcona  Team of Bill Wesley [Truro} Howard Oakey [Halifax] Roddie Maclean [Cornwall] and Bob MacGregor [Halifax] were the B Division winners of last weekend’s 29th annual Saint John NB Riverboat Classic.

Thirty-four teams were entered, with the Norm Richard rink from the Richmond Winter Curling Club in BC winning the A event.

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Thursday night draw

Posted on by October 28, 2009

Here is the draw for Thursday night, October 29.  This draw will normally appear in the Draws section of CornwallCurling.com, and in the Thursday Guardian.

Cornwall Curling Club
Thursday, Oct 29  @6:00pm
Quartermaster Marine
 
Ice 1: B. Brown, N. MacKinnon, G. Groves, M. Matthews vs J. Fairhurst, K. Reeves, N. Smith, R. MacKinnon
Ice 2: AJ Campbell, C. Peters, B. Stevenson, V. MacDonald vs B. MacMillan, B. MacWilliams, K. Affleck, K. Johnston
Ice 3: J. MacMillan, H. LaPalme, S. Campbell, V. Taylor vs L. Fairhurst, S. DeWolfe, M. Cudmore, TBA
Ice 4: D. MacKay, D. Fairhurst, TBA, A. Doucette vs B. Trainor, M. Plamondon, B. Arsenault, TBA
 
 
 
Cornwall Curling Club
Thursday, Oct 29 @8:00pm
Quartermaster Marine
                                                                                                    
Ice 2: LH. Bondt, D. Crozier, S. Boisvert, K. Brown vs O. Younker, A. Craswell, C, Kirby TBA.
Ice 3: T. MacAulay, R. Boyle, D. Pineau, H. Verhulp vs R. Boyle, R. Rolfe, T. Wiseman. T. Gallant

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Fullerton rink in Ottawa Superspiel this weekend

Posted on by October 29, 2009

The Cornwall Curling Club’s Sarah Fullerton rink are among 16 junior women’s rinks, and an equal number of junior men’s teams, competing in the 16th annual John Shea Insurance OVCA Junior SuperSpiel, which gets underway on Friday morning, and wraps up on Sunday afternoon at four Ottawa and area curling clubs.

Fullerton rink

Photo (L-R): Whitney Young, Sarah Fullerton, Sara MacRae, Brenda MacMillan (coach),  Michelle McQuaid.

This event includes national teams from the USA and Scotland, no less than 8 Provincial Champions, 3 Provincial Junior Tour Champions plus 5 teams that came second in National or Provincial Championships. Former SuperSpiel champion Rachel Homan and her rink have made the short list to participate in the qualifying process to select the Canadian Olympic representatives.
Visit the event website at juniorsuperspiel.ovca.com  for more info and live results.

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Tuesday night opening draw

Posted on by October 26, 2009

Note: this draw will normally be published in Tuesday’s Guardian, and in the Draws section of CornwallCurling.com.

Cornwall Curling Club
Tuesday KFC Competitive
Oct 27, 2009
6:30pm
Ice 1: L. Davies vs S. Berry
Ice 2: R. Sweetapple vs D. Butler
Ice 3: S. Jeffery vs B. MacWilliams
Ice 4: J. DeLuca vs T. Dunn

 

 
Cornwall Curling Club
Tuesday KFC Competitive
Oct 27, 2009
8:30pm
Ice 1: B. Fowler vs S. Clow
Ice 2: R. MacLean vs K. Currie
Ice 3:  D. Rhodenizer vs P. Neima
Ice 4:  J. MacKinnon vs B. Spence

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Wednesday evening Qualifier Night draw

Posted on by October 26, 2009

The Wednesday evening draw will normally appear in the Draws section of CornwallCurling.com, and in the Wednesday Guardian.

The first night is Qualifier Night, with winning teams going to the A pool and runners-up to the B pool for Round One. To allow all eighteen teams to play on Qualifier Night, there will be three six-end games on ice one at 6, 7:30, and 9, with the remaining games being eight ends at 6:30 and 8:30. On subsequent nights, all games will be at 6:30 and 8:30, with one team in each pool having a bye.

6 pm (6 ends)
Ice 1: Kathy Reeves, Nancy MacKinnon, Heather Pierce, TBA
vs John DeLuca, Edmond Richard, Danielle Girard, Cindy Nicholson

6:30 PM (8 ends)
Ice 2: Karen Montgomery, Ronalda Baillie, Cyndi Russell, Vicki Cotton
vs Derek Gallant, Kelly Watts, Cathy Handren, Wayne Goodwin
Ice 3: Colleen Soltermann, Susan Carruthers, Sandie Williamson, Theresa Finkle
vs Martin Vanderaa, Darren Vanderaa, Bill Vanderaa, Vaunda Vanderaa
Ice 4: Ray Biagé, Rebecca Rolfe, Derek MacEwen, Neil Smith
vs Paul Neima, Gerry Curley, Mike Lafontaine, Rob Young

7:30 pm (6 ends)
Ice 1 Hank Kamphuis, Gordon Peters, Gerald Dykerman, Pat MacInnis
vs Rupert Sweetapple, Carol Sweetapple, Dick MacDonald, Marie MacDonald

8:30 pm (8 ends)
Ice 2: Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Roy Coffin, Jim Farquharson
vs Angus Kennedy, Darren MacLean, Matthew Hanus, Jennifer Hanus
Ice 3: Bob Fowler, Paul Durant, Jame Ballem, Cyndie Ballem
vs Jeff Taylor, Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, Johnathon Schutt
Ice 4: Karen Currie,  Valerie Acorn, Leonard Gotell, Mark Perry
vs Chris Hodgson, Mitch Freeman, Joe MacKinnon, Derrick Cameron

9 pm (6 ends)
Ice 1: Joerg Soltermann, Lewis Black, Hans Wicki, Dan Delaney
vs Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey

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First Monday evening draw

Posted on by October 24, 2009

Here’s the draw for Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. This draw will normally appear in the Draws section of CornwallCurling.com, and in the Monday Guardian.

Cornwall Save Easy 6:30 Draw
ICE 1- R. Young, W. Cunneyworth, D. Weeks, J. Clement
vs B. Duncan-Biagé, P. Horne, A. Campbell, S. Hughes
ICE 2- R. Biagé, K. Casey, F. Weiler, S. Boutilier
vs  B. MacWilliams, N. Yeo, C. Cunneyworth, S. Campbell
ICE 3- J. Fairhurst, B. Brown, G. Groves, L. Turnbull
vs L. Davies, R. Coffin, D. Sigsworth, N. Smith
ICE 4- A. Kennedy, T. MacDonald, G. Canfield, B. Murphy
vs M. Beck, A. Davies, B. Gardiner, B. Stevenson

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Tuesday night competitive draw

Posted on by October 23, 2009

The Tuesday night competitive league starts (you guessed it!) on Tuesday night. The 16 teams will play a full round robin, followed by a playoff round to be determined later.

Click for the draw (PDF format)

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Flashbacks: Kenmac Spiel Halloween Photos

Posted on by October 22, 2009

To get you in the mood for next weekend’s Kenmac Energy Opening Spiel, here are a few photos from past events. I never noticed before how much the Simpsons resemble the Flintstones! And that monster and cowboy look a lot alike, too!

Halloween 2007

Halloween 2005

Monster

Cowboy

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Cornwall residents voice support for new Curling Club/Civic Centre building

Posted on by October 21, 2009

WAYNE THIBODEAU
The Guardian
CORNWALL — Residents here appear to agree with the Town of Cornwall that it is time to replace the 40-year-old Cornwall Civic Centre.
The centre, located at 29 Cornwall Road, is home to the Cornwall Curling Club as well as numerous community organizations.

Click to read this story in today’s Guardian

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Thanks for the ice!

Posted on by October 19, 2009

Head icemaker Lance Lowther would like to thank the following volunteers for assisting in getting our ice ready in record time:

 Roy Coffin, Al MacCormac, Vern Chowan, Greg Groves, Ruth Stavert, Ernie Stavert, Jim Farquharson, Jim Fleming, Ray Biagé, Mark MacDonald, Dick St. John.

It takes a lot of work to make top quality ice. Thanks to all the volunteers for your help!

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Sign up now for the Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel!

Posted on by October 19, 2009

 The “official” start to the bonspiel season at the Cornwall Curling Club is the Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel, sponsored by Kenmac Energy, your Petro-Canada dealer.

This team entry spiel goes October 30 & 31.  Teams are guaranteed 3 games.

 Good Food, Good Friends Good Fun!

$100/team

PLEASE COME IN COSTUME (Friday) THERE WILL BE PRIZES!!

Food:

Friday evening meal (buffet) Saturday morning – muffins, fruit, coffee Saturday – Lunch

All games will be finished by 4:30 Prizes awarded after last game.

 You should be home by 5PM for the “Trick or Treaters”

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Cornwall Juniors win Moncton money

Posted on by October 19, 2009

Two Cornwall Curling Club  teams were in the finals of the 15 and Under division of the Codiac  Curling Maritime Junior Bonspiel,  held over the weekend at the Beausejour and Beaver curling clubs in Moncton. The Veronica Smith foursome from Cornwall defeated … Continue reading →

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Intro to Curling starts Monday night. Daytime curling delayed until Tuesday.

Posted on by October 18, 2009

Head icemaker Lance Lowther reports that the rocks will not be cool enough to permit daytime curling on Monday Oct. 19, but will be ready for the evening Introduction to Curling session Monday evening from 7-9 pm. Daytime curling will … Continue reading →

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Club Life

Posted on by October 17, 2009

Many of you will remember the visit to our Club from Dr. Heather Mair of the University of Waterloo Department of Recreation and Leisure, at our 2007  Countryview Golf Closing Spiel (she is standing up at the back of this photo). … Continue reading →

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ICE! (now with picture)

Posted on by October 16, 2009

They’re putting a few more floods on, but the ice is basically ready, and looking good! Congratulations to Lance, Roy, Al, and everyone else (all the ice-painters, including Jim, Ray, Mark, Dick, etc.) who helped get the ice ready in record time! … Continue reading →

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Registration Reminders

Posted on by October 15, 2009

This is a reminder that Junior (age 20 and under) registration will be Monday and Tuesday October 19th and 20th from 7-9 pm. The Junior program starts on the 26th. Registration for new adult members will take place in conjunction with Introduction to … Continue reading →

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Painting the circles

Posted on by October 14, 2009

Here’s a slideshow of the circle-painting action from today.  Lines go on next (should be easier, as,  for the most part, they use ribbons instead of messy paint!). The painting can be tricky. Lance says there can be large gusts of … Continue reading →

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Round-the-clock icemaking underway

Posted on by October 12, 2009

Here are a couple of photos of the tremendous progress that is being made in getting our ice ready. Icemakers Lance Lowther and Al MacCormac are literally working around the clock, with floods every few hours on a 24/7 basis.  … Continue reading →

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Wednesday night Ladder League

Posted on by October 12, 2009

The Wednesday night Ladder League will get underway on October 28th, with Qualifier Night, where teams will play other teams chosen at random, with the winning teams going into the A pool, and the runners-up going to the B division. … Continue reading →

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Breaking news – Ice ahead!

Posted on by October 9, 2009

Head icemaker Lance Lowther reports that, following repair of the brine chiller,  the ice plant is now  “up and running” .  It will be cold enough for the first flood by Saturday morning.

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News flash: Chiller is back!

Posted on by October 8, 2009

Photo: Chiller back in place The brine chiller has been repaired, and is back in place. The ice plant will be started up soon, with ice-making scheduled to get underway this weekend! … Continue reading →

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Golf/Curling Transition Spiel

Posted on by October 7, 2009

Subject to ice availability and to sufficient signup, the annual golf and curling transition spiel, at Countryview Golf Course, and the Cornwall Curling Club,  is set for Sunday October 18th. There is a signup sheet at the curling club, or … Continue reading →

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Ice plant status – looking good!

Posted on by October 7, 2009

The brine chiller has been repaired, and should be back at the Club tomorrow. After a couple of days of shakedown, the plant should be operational by the weekend, with ice scheduled to be ready by the 18th.

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Fall Newsletter

Posted on by October 7, 2009

Cornwall Curling Club FALL NEWSLETTER (2009-2010 Season) Here are a few news items that will be of interest. Renovations: It is not a rumour. Clubhouse renovations or complete renewal will start at the end of this curling season and be … Continue reading →

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50+ Club meets upstairs

Posted on by October 5, 2009

The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets every Tuesday at 1:30 pm, in the clubroom upstairs from the Curling Club at the Cornwall Civic Centre. Regular activities include auction, cribbage, and bridge. Admission is just $2. Watch for other events … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery now has over 1000 pics!

Posted on by October 2, 2009

I’ve been scouring the archives, and adding more and more pictures to the Photo Gallery. Pay a visit today, and relive some old memories. There’s more pictures to come, so check back often.  I’ve just  turned on the slideshow option, … Continue reading →

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Chiller thriller!

Posted on by October 2, 2009

Here are some photos, courtesy of Bev, from the exciting removal of the brine chiller from the Club. The thing, which is a big heat exchanger, weighs half a ton! Lowther Refrigeration, with supervision from our icemaker Lance Lowther, did the work, … Continue reading →

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News flash: Revised startup dates

Posted on by October 2, 2009

Here are the new timelines for the opening of the Club. We have been delayed one week,  due to the need to repair the ice plant’s brine chiller. The introduction to curling nights and new members registration now go Monday, Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Breaking news – Icemaking delay

Posted on by October 2, 2009

The Club has had to send our ice plant’s brine chiller unit to a welding shop for repairs.  This will likely result in a one-week delay in ice availability, which would affect the curling instruction slated for Oct. 13-15. Stay tuned for more … Continue reading →

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