Cornwall Curling Club

Welcome to the Cornwall Curling Club's News section, which will keep you up-to-date on all the activities at our Club during the curling season. Be sure to sign up on the right to get our News via email. Also, check out the PEI Curling news on the right from PEICurling.com.

Funeral for Mark Kinney, 33, is today
The Guardian

Former three-time provincial junior curling champion Mark Kinney was well known for his ability on the ice but off it he was described as the type of person who would do anything for a friend.

Our head icemaker Lance Lowther is recruiting  volunteers for ice maintenance for the Dominion Canadian Curling Club Championship (Nov. 23-28). For this event, the ice will need to be scraped after every draw . The Dominion provides ice volunteers (working a required number of shifts) with jackets, and Lance has been asked to send in the sizes as soon as he has the ice crew together. If you are interested in helping with the ice, please  call Lance at home at 566-2230.  Thanks for helping out!

Mark Kinney, who curled out of the Cornwall Curling Club, and skipped PEI Pepsi Junior championship rinks in 1993, 1995, and 1997, passed away suddenly on Canada Day.

Obituary

At Cornwall on Thursday, July 1, 2010, of Mark William Kinney of Cornwall, age 33 years.
Son of Bill and Janet (Hayes) Kinney. Brother of Melinda Stead (Jeff). Uncle of Ella and Zachary Stead. Grandson of Leland Kinney and Ethel Hayes. Predeceased by his grandparents, Joyce Kinney and Wilfred Hayes. Lovingly remembered by numerous uncles and aunts.

Resting at Belvedere Funeral Home from where the funeral will be held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Interment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
Visitation Monday from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
www.belvederefh.com

The co-hosting of The Dominion national curling club championship in November will necessitate some Club improvements, including newly sanded rocks, additional on ice viewing cameras at the home end, and draft beer! Volunteers are stil needed for the event. Fill out your form online, and mail or fax it to The Dominion.

Click here to volunteer!

The Commercial League was set up on a trial basis this past season, and was a success. There will be a Commercial League on Monday evenings, and possibly on Sunday for the upcoming season. The rates have been set at $600 a team for the season. Get in touch with the Club if you are interested in putting in a team.

The Cornwall Curling Club Executive for the 2010-2011 season were chosen at the June 8th Board of Directors meeting:

President – Karen Currie

Vice President – Jamie Ballem

Treasurer – Chris Montigny

Secretary – Arleen Harris

Past President – John DeLuca

The following Committee chairs were also chosen:

Membership and Draws Lorianne Davies, Bob Fowler

Finance Committee – Chris Montigny, Sherry Boutilier 

Publicity Committee – Karen to assist new chair (not yet chosen)

Facilities Committee- John Deluca

Bonspiels and Social Events – Jamie Ballem, Bob Fowler, Sherry Boutilier

Fundraising and Volunteers – Carol Sweetapple (Lorianne Davies will discuss some ideas with Carol)

Youth Program – Sean Ledgerwood

Daytime/Seniors – Carol Sweetapple will act until new rep appointed

Constitution and Bylaws – Jamie Ballem

PEICA Representative – Paul Durant

Please feel to contact any of the above with your suggestions. It looks like we have a great team in charge for the 2010-2011 season!

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