Cornwall Curling Club

The minutes for the June 8th Board of Directors meeting are now available in the Member’s section of CornwallCurling.com.

The weather couldn’t have been any better again this year at the Cornwall Curling Club’s annual 9 hole best ball golf tournament at beautiful Countryview Golf Course in Fairview, with a great turnout again this year. As usual, there was some fine golfing on the course:

There was also lots of great conversation, and a drink or two, on the deck:

There were two barbecues in action, as Kimball (pictured), Bob, Carole, and others cooked the burgers and sausages to perfection:

Finally, all the teams had finished their rounds, and it was time to hand out the hardware. Roy Coffin picked up a prize for closest to the line (he was ON it), and for the long drive on hole number 6 (open to men and women).

Photo: Roy Coffin

Linda Fairhurst was also a double winner, capturing both closest to the pin and longest drive honours for the women.

Gord Peters was the closest to the pin on the men’s side, while Leigh Carragher had the longest drive.

The team of (right to left) Neil Smith, Marg Stewart, Eileen Blanchard, and Rupert Sweetapple won the coveted award for the “Most Determined” team. There were actually three teams tied for the highest score, and the Smith team were the lucky winners of the random draw.

The winning team of the day was the foursome of Gord Peters, Melody Beck, Matt Thomson, and Mike Lafontaine:

Photo (L-R) Lafontaine, Peters, Beck, Thomson

Team door prizes were handed out, with team names drawn from a hat. Click to visit the event photo album to see the team pics.

Thanks to the organizers, including Bob Fowler,  Rick Doiron, and Carl and Karen Currie from Countryview, and to the prize sponsors, including Countryview Golf Course, Kenmac Energy, Prebilt Steel, Traction Heavy Duty Parts, and Innovation PEI.

For those wondering whether the announced closure of the West River bridge will affect your trip to Countryview for this Saturday’s golf tourney, don’t worry – the construction has not yet started, so the bridge remains open. In the unlikely event that they close it by Saturday, we’ll let you know, but, as of now, the normal route is still in effect, and no start date for the construction has been announced.

Here is the Cornwall Curling Club golf tournament draw for Saturday, June 19th at Countryview Golf Club, route 19 in Fairview.

Golfers should arrive at least 20 minutes prior to their tee time, and are invited to take advantage of the complimentary driving range balls. Registration fee is $27 ($10 for Countryview members).

Good golfing!

10:30 – Neil Smith, Eileen Blanchard, Marg Stewart, Rupert Sweetapple
10:40 – Peter MacNeil, Bernie Field, Helen Smith, Kimball Blanchard
10:50 – Jack Fairhurst, Paula Ling, Carolyn Ross, Roy Coffin
11:00 – Linda Fairhurst, Mary Plamondon, John Deluca, Tom Dunn
11:10 – Dean Fairhurst, Vern Chowan, Lynda Turnbull, Krista Affleck
11:20 – Paul Durant, Derek MacEwen, Darlene Kneabone, Paul Neima
11:30 – Rick Doiron, Nucker Richards, Rebecca Rolfe, Valerie Acorn
11:40 – Mark MacDonald, Sue Doiron, Allan Acorn, Sherri Boutilier
11:50 – Leigh Carragher, Barb Duncan- Biagé, Donald Weeks, Barb Arsenault
12:00 – Carl Currie, Carol Carragher, Derek Gallant, Jeff Taylor
12:10 – Rob Young, Ray Biagé, Carolyn MacPhail, Gordon Matthews
12:20 – Gordon Peters, Melody Beck, Matt Thomson, Mike LaFontaine
12:30 – Leonard Gotell, Tracy MacDonald, Angus Davies, Jean Anderson
12:40 – Glen Thomson, Donna Beer-Green, Connor Graves, Greg Groves
12:50 – Thane Thomson, Carlene Peters, Tony Turnbull, Lew Black

This is a final reminder to sign up for the annual Cornwall Curling Club Golf Tournament, Saturday June 19 at Countryview Golf Course, route 19 in Fairview. To register, email Bob Fowler at rwfowler43@hotmail.com or get in touch with Carl or Karen at Countryview. The draw will be sent out the first of the week.

This is a nine hole, best ball event, and golfers of any experience level are welcome. There will be a winners circle and barbecue back at the golf clubhouse. Don’t miss it!

Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Barry MacWilliams of ADL, Matthew MacLean, Sarah Fullerton

Two Cornwall Curling Club skips, Veronica Smith and Sarah Fullerton, were among the winners of the PEI Curling Association’s annual ADL/Sport PEI Curling Awards last night at the Charlottetown Curling Club.

 The Kathy O’Rourke rink were the winners of the Team of the Year honours. The team, which includes skip Kathy O’Rourke, who throws second stone, Erin Carmody, who throws fourth, third stone Geri-Lynn Ramsay, and lead Tricia Affleck, were the first PEI team ever to play in a final game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women’s curling championships. Other nominees in the category were last year’s winners, the Brett Gallant foursome, and the Sarah Fullerton team, provincial junior women’s champions. Carmody and O’Rourke were also co-winners in the Female Adult category. Gallant, who set a record this season for the most wins at the junior nationals, won the Junior Male category, while Fullerton won the Junior Female honours. The O’Rourke and Gallant teams are from the Charlottetown Curling Club, while Fullerton is from Cornwall.
 
Other winners were Rod MacDonald, skip of both the Provincial Men’s and Senior Men’s championship teams, who won the Adult Male honours, Matthew MacLean from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, who won the age 15 and under Junior Male category, and Veronica Smith of Cornwall, who took the 15 and Under Junior Female award. Glen MacLean from the Maple Leaf,  who coached several winning teams in the junior age categories, won the coach of the year honours, while Cliff Poirier of Summerside won the Official of the Year category. Audrey Callaghan, a volunteer for many years at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and on the PEI Curling Association Board of Directors, won for Volunteer of the Year, while a special recognition award was given to Marilyn Sutherland, long-time curling coach and Master Course Conductor for the PEICA.
 
Certificates were also given out to the sponsors of the provincial curling championships, in recognition for their continued support for PEI curling. The PEICA’s Annual General Meeting was held in advance of the awards ceremony, with the current slate of officers returning for another curling season. There will be a new Executive Director next year, with Stephen Marchbank leaving to concentrate solely on basketball, and Amy Duncan taking over the PEICA Executive Director reins.

A large number of prizes were handed out at the Awards Ceremony which followed the Club’s Annual General Meeting last night. Thanks to all thirteen generous sponsors for donating the prizes.  New sponsors this year were Lance Lowther, sponsor of the Wednesday afternoon “Iceman” daytime competitive league, and Cornwall Pizza Delight, one of the sponsors for the Wednesday evening Ladder League.

The Lorianne Davies rink were the winners of the A Pool of the Tuesday night KFC Competitive League, and were all on hand to receive their gift certificates and be presented with the new plaque, courtesy of KFC’s Angus Davies.

Photo (L-R): Rob Young, Melody Beck, Lorianne Davies, Mark MacDonald, Club President John DeLuca

Three members of the B Pool winning team, skipped by Bob MacWilliams, were on hand to receive their gift certificates.

Photo (L-R): Myrna Sanderson, Bob MacWilliams, Ruth Stavert. Missing from photo: Jim Farquharson

Here is a complete list of all sponsors and draw winners:

Sunday Night- Sponsored by  Chandlers Cabinets and Millwork
Draw 1- Gordon Peters, Terry Wiseman, Paula Ling, Billy Doucette
Draw 2- Angus Kennedy, Whitney Hunston, Greg St. John, Billy Doucette

Monday Night- 6 p.m.
Sponsor- Cornwall Save Easy
Draw 1- Jack Fairhurst, Bill Brown, Greg Groves, Linda Turnbull
Sponsor- Cornwall Save Easy
Draw 2- Greg Groves, Angus Davies, Cyndi Cunneyworth, Neil Smith
Sponsor- New Glasgow Lobster Suppers
Draw 3- Rob Young, Joe Callaghan, Brad Gardiner, Neil Smith

Tuesday Night KFC Competitive
Pool A Winners
Lorianne Davies, Rob Young, Mark MacDonald, Melody Beck
Pool A Runners-up
John DeLuca, Peter Buchanan, Kimball Blanchard, Danielle Girard
Pool B Winners
Bob MacWilliams, Myrna Sanderson, Jim Farquharson, Ruth Stavert
Pool B Runners-Up
Scott Jeffrey, Shawn Myers,   Andrew Kennedy, Trevor Young

Wed. Evening Ladder League

Round One
Sponsor -  Murphy’S Cornwall Pharmacy
A Pool Winners: Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Roy Coffin, Jim Farquharson
Sponsor – Howard Johnson, Dutch Inn
A Pool Runners-Up: John DeLuca, Cindy Nicholson, Peter Buchanan, Danielle Girard

Round Two
Sponsor – Cornwall Pizza Delight
A Pool Winner:  Bob Fowler,  Paul Durant, Jamie Ballem, Allan Acorn
Sponsor – Cornwall Pizza Delight
A Pool Runner-Up:  Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Roy Coffin, Jim Farquharson

Round Three
Sponsor – Donnie Lowther Snow Removal
A Pool Winner:  Paul Neima, Angus Davies, Mike Lafontaine, Rob Young
Sponsor – Clyde River Golf Links
A Pool Runner-up:  Bob Fowler,  Paul Durant, Jamie Ballem, Allan Acorn
Sponsor – Clyde River Golf Links
B Pool Winner: Jeff Taylor, Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, Jonathan Schut

 Wed. Afternoon Team Curling-   “Iceman” draw sponsored by Lance Lowther
Paul Durant, Myrna Craswell, Barry Craswell, Joanne Durant

Thursday Night -
Draw 1 – 6:00 p.m.-Quartermaster Marine
Brenda MacMillan, Bob MacWilliams, Krista Affleck, Karen Johnston

Draw 1 8:00p.m.- Quartermaster Marine
Ray Biage, Hans Wicki , Helen Verhulp, Kathleen McCaffrey

Draw 2- 6:00 p.m.- Abegweit Outfitters
Joe MacMillan, Nancy MacKinnon, Greg Groves, Krista Affleck

Draw 2- 8:00 p.m.- Abegweit Outfitters
Russell  Boyle, Terry MacAulay, Cindy Nicholson, Helen Verhulp

Draw 3- 6.00 p.m.- Investors Goup- Grant Furlotte
Joe MacMillan, Krista Affleck, Gordon Canfield, Maureen Cudmore

Draw 3- 8.00 p.m.- Investors Group- Grant Furlotte
Ray Biage, Hans Wicki, Linda Matthews, Kathleen McCaffrey

Here are some highlights from tonight’s Annual General Meeting. Draft minutes will follow at a later date.

Hank Kamphuis, Cindy Nicholson,  Cyndi Russell, Colleen Solterman are leaving the Board of Directors, either completing their three year term, or leaving for other reasons. Four new board members were acclaimed:  Bob Fowler, Lorianne Davies, and Sherry Boutelier for a three year term, and Arleen Harris for a two year period (she had already filled in for much of this season).

 Bylaw change approved to have icemaker report to manager was approved.

Rodd Greco team entry bonspiel to be replaced by new Senior Mixed event, replacing PEI Senior Mixed, which the PEICA is no longer interested in hosting.

Bonspiels all profitable this year.

Club had many provincial championship and runner-up teams this year.

Acquisitions included end zone cameras for ice house, along with monitors, an automated defibrilator (AED), timing tables (built by Bob MacWilliams) .

Two new advertising signs purchased – Century 21 (Mike Lafontaine) and Traction truck parts (Gord Peters).

Juniors program in transition year. Successful with help from Greg Groves, Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Ann Worth.

Seniors continues to be successful. $1600 in bank for future projects.

President De Luca reported a very successful year. Next year will be exciting too, with co-hosting of national The Dominion Club Curling Championship. Lots of volunteers needed.

Finances similar to last year. Memberships constant but other costs are rising.

Club renovations: plans reviewed, 11 changes recommended by Club committee. No start date yet. Town not planning to replace ice plant – just the failed condenser. Club will be new construction all on one level, at the other end of the ice house (by the pool), with stadium-style seating for viewing the ice.

Artist’s conception of proposed new clubhouse:

PEICA President Shirley Lank reported that a new three year rotation for events is being proposed when current rotation expires after next season. A proposal is being brought up at the PEICA AGM to grow the Scotties by introducing a “Future Scotties” event at same dates and same club for female curlers who have not participated in Scotties in last five years. Eight teams. Also looking at having the Scotties at one club for the three years of the rotation in an effort to promote it fully and increase numbers. PEICA AGM is May 27 at the Charlottetown Curling Club.

Scholarships and Capital Improvement grants available from Curl Atlantic. Application deadline is May 30.

National Scotties profits to be divided among all seven clubs and PEICA.

Sarah Fullerton and Whitney Young from the PEI Junior Women’s Championship team presented the Club with a team picture as a token of their appreciation for all the help the Club has provided to them over the years.

Reports are that over $19,000 was raised at last Friday’s fundraiser for Club member Paul Horne, held at the North Shore Community Centre. with a huge crowd, including a large number of Cornwall Curling Club members, in attendance. Paul suffered a cardiac attack on the ice at the Club on January 18th, and has required home renovations, and will need ongoing occupational therapy and trips off-Island during the long rehabilitation process. As a result of this incident, with the help of sponsors including Cornwall Physiotherapy, the Senior curlers, and the family of one of our club founders, the late Rodney Walsh, the Club has acquired an automated defibrillator (AED), and put on CPR and AED  training for over 20 Club members and staff.

If you missed the benefit, but would still like to help out, Paul’s mailing address is Winsloe RR#9, C1E 1Z2.

From our archives, here’s a picture of Paul when he played third on the Peter Buchanan rink, who scored an eight-ender back in October 2008:

Pictured left to right are Peter Buchanan (skip), Neil Smith (lead), Gordon Canfield (second), and Paul Horne (third).

Curl Atlantic has implemented a scholarship to curlers who have enrolled full time in a post secondary institution. The intention of these awards is to allow talented athletes to devote primary sources of time and energy to training, rather than extensive employment in order to fund post-secondary education. Recipients will be expected to devote a full-time, shared commitment to sport and education exclusively. This award is not intended to reward past achievements but rather a means to pursue further achievements that surpass the current level of performance. Priority will be given to athletes attending Atlantic universities, colleges or vocational schools.

Please complete the following application and forward to the Executive Director of Curl Atlantic, Leslie Anne Walsh (curlatlantic2001@gmail.com), by May 30^th, 2010.  Along with your application please include a copy of your university or high school transcript and one other letter of reference other than your coach.  Disbursement of funds to the successful applicants should occur on October 1, 2010, upon receipt of enrolment confirmation.

Click for scholarship application form