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
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
The lines (ribbons) are being put on the ice surface today. A few more floods, and we’ll be curling! … Continue reading
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
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
The icemakers are busy this morning painting the ice a nice shade of white! … Continue reading
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Here are the rates for the 2009-2010 season, as determined at the Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, September 15. Please note that, unlike some other clubs, ALL memberships, including one-draw memberships, give you the opportunity to play in members-only tournaments (entry fee applies), … Continue reading
Here are the scheduled events for the 2009-2010 season for the Cornwall Curling Club. Note that some dates later in the season have not yet been selected, some events have yet to be added, and that dates are subject to change. Please check the … Continue reading
Relive some of your favourite events from years past with CornwallCurling.com’s new photo albums page. We’ll be digging through the archives and adding more photos as time goes by, but we’ve put up over 800 pics to get started. Check out the … Continue reading
Here are the new executive and committee chairs for the 2009-2010 curling season: Executive President- John DeLuca Vice President- Colleen Soltermann Secretary- Cyndi Russell Committee chairs Financial -Chris Montigny & Colleen Soltermann Facility- John DeLuca & Paul Durant Membership and … Continue reading
The annual Pizza Delight/Subway/Howard Johnson Dutch Inn Junior Men’s and Women’s Cashspiel will take place Nov. 27-29 at the Cornwall Curling Club. Please mail entries with registration fee of $160 per team by October 31 to Brenda MacMillan, PO Box … Continue reading
The Cornwall Civic Centre, which houses the Cornwall Curling Club, the Lions Club, a day care, and a 50 plus group, will be receiving two million dollars in renovation funding as part of $five million in infrastructure money for the … Continue reading
