It’s hard to believe, but it is time to start planning the annual closing spiel!
This year, of course, the event will be the Red & Yellow Bonspiel!
We will have a short planning meeting (1 hour or less) on Tuesday, February 2th at 5:15pm in the board room of the club.
If you are interested in helping organize the event, please join us at that time!
We are entering a very busy period of the season – starting today we have rental groups, the 55 Plus Games, and provincial events starting.
It would be wise to bookmark the SCHEDULE page of the website! That page is currently updated through FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28th at https://cornwallcurling.com/schedule/
All morning and afternoon drop-in is cancelled next week Monday through Thursday – however, based on the U12 Provincial schedule we will be able to have drop-in on Friday.
Additionally, there are NO members or junior practices next week Monday through Thursday, except for Tuesday.
We will update the schedule page multiple times next week as well.
As always we like to remind members that these outside groups provide a significant portion of our budget each year allowing us to keep members fees lower and also allow our members to participate in various events throughout the year through our reciprocity to other clubs through special events like the 55 Plus Games and Provincial Championships.
We are excited to be hosting the 55 Plus Games once again at the club!
Monday and Tuesday, February 24th & 25th we will be hosting the 4-Person Curling event – with six men’s teams and three mixed teams.
On Wednesday and Thursday, February 26th & 27th we’ll be hosting the Stick Curling event – with seven ladies’ teams, six men’s teams, and six mixed teams.
During the event we’ll be having breakfast items available daily (free, but we’ll have a donation bucket out) and each day will offer lunch options for a small fee. Monday and Wednesday there will be soups and sandwiches, while on Tuesday and Thursday we’ll be having pizza from one of our club sponsors, Sam’s Family Restaurant.
Just a reminder that there is NO AFTERNOON STICK DROP-IN today due to a rental group.
The Scotties Playoffs are upon us – if you are in the Scotties Pick’Em Pool don’t forget to update your selections for the playoffs!
At present Robbie Doherty is in the lead with 59 points while Ian Reade, Mitch O’Shea, and Peter Murdoch are tied for 2nd with 58 points.
The club and its members would like to express our condolences to Hank Kamphius and his family at the passing of him mother, Willemina.
Obituary
Passed away at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Grimsby, ON on Friday, February 14, 2025, in her 97th year. Beloved wife of Hendrik Jan (John). Loved mother of Hank Kamphuis (Valerie), Gerald Kamphuis (Jane), Joanne McIsaac (Alan), John Kamphuis (Heather), Bernadine Gerrits (late Klaas), Wilma Harris (Ted), Tony Kamphuis (Ruth Ann) and Christina Bezemer (William).
Cherished Oma of Matthew (Lacy), Nick (Bethany Trainor), Mitchell, Amber Paglia; Alissa Kamphuis (Tyler Trainor), Marty (Dani), Kris (Dorothy), Anthony; Andrew McIsaac (Martine), Joshua McIsaac (Faith), Stephen McIsaac, Michael McIsaac (Emily); Andrea Hearn (Jamie), Carolyn McCarville (Nick); Rachel Koughan (Trevor), Isaac Gerrits (Emily), Hannah Gerrits (Jonathan Authier); Amanda Zorn (Charles), Brent Harris (Lauren), Kelly Harris Van Beilen (Nate), Mitchell Harris (Hayley Fallesen); Calvin, John, Alexandra Weinhardt (Andrew); Kyle Bezemer (Michelle Marano), Tallia VanGeest (Peter), Shannon De Boer (Brady), Makenna Thiessen (Kyle), Sophia Bezemer (Samuel Cross) and 38 Great Grandchildren.
Willemina Johanna Enserink was born on January 31, 1929 in Harfsen, the Netherlands. The tenth of thirteen children born to Gerrit Jan Marinus and Johanna Hermina (Hietkamp) Enserink, she grew up at “De Huurne”, their family farm.
The family’s experiences during WWII had a powerful impact during her teenage years with her family’s involvement in the Underground and their farm being damaged by a German V1 rocket. Mom and Dad exchanged more than 500 letters while Dad served in the Dutch army in Indonesia for 2 1/2 years.
Married on Jan. 18, 1952, Mom and Dad immigrated to Canada in July of 1953, with their young son Hank and in expectation of their second, Gerald. Mom’s gift of hospitality was put to great use hosting many new immigrants and individuals, stretching very meagre provisions to accommodate all who came. Years later, one of those new immigrants described Mom as PEI’s version of the Statue of Liberty, welcoming all with a plate of cookies in one hand and a board game in the other! Mom was an active organizer in Ladies Aid, Women Institute, Red Cross, 4-H, Vacation Bible School, church groups and many more organizations – while their family grew with the addition of Joanne, John, Bernadine, Wilma, Tony…and eventually Christina!
Moving to Grimsby, Ontario to work with Dad in establishing Shalom Manor in 1979, Mom faced each stage of life with grace in good times or bad. Her grandchildren recall fondly her times of uncontrollable laughter and the genuine delight she expressed each time she saw them arrive.
Mom served the Lord faithfully in special ways and through everyday tasks and she always saw the best in others because she knew that – just like everyone she met – she relied on God’s grace, His gift freely given in Christ Jesus.
Visitation at Mountainview Christian Reformed Church, 290 Main Street East, Grimsby, ON, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. where the funeral service will take place on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11 a.m. Private burial at Grimsby Mountain Cemetery prior to the Service. If desired, memorial contributions to Shalom Manor, 12 Bartlett Avenue, Grimsby, L3M 4N5, would be sincerely appreciated by the family. Correspondence: c/o Tony Kamphuis, 53 Alma Dr., Smithville ON L0R 2A0
The club is hosting a rental this weekend by the Island Pride curling group!
We are excited to have a full 16 team draw going on Saturday and Sunday, February 22-23.
Below is the draw schedule:
Good curling to all!
After a long journey our U18 National teams finally made it to Saskatoon and are ON THE ICE!
You can watch their games on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@CurlingCanadaVideo/streams
You can follow the event scores at: https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#/events/22099
The club is on our normal schedule for Wednesday, February 19th
As always use your own judgement based on conditions where you are and own your comfort level.
Based on RCMP reports of stranded vehicles and drifting it had been decided that the club will remain closed for the day.
Reminder: Club policy states that our Novice program will follow school closures so there is NO Novice program today
Due to the continued bad conditions the club opening has been further postponed until at least 4pm
An announcement regarding practice times at 4pm & 5pm will be made by 230pm.
Due to road conditions the opening of the club is delayed until at least noon.
A further announcement will be made by 11am if a further delay is needed
Due to worsening conditions and by request of those who have driven in, the club is closing early
No Monday Mixed or Monday Commercial league tonight
There’s a bit of wind at the club but nothing crazy – at present we are on our normal schedule for afternoon practices and evening draws.
If anything changes we will post here.
As always – use your own judgment based on your local conditions and check https://cornwallcurling.com/members/spares/ for team contact information if you need a spare or to let your skip or the opposing team know you aren’t able to make it.
An email just went out to our junior practice participants but we also wanted to post here:
Just wanted to remind everyone we are entering a crazy couple of weeks schedule wise at the club.
From Monday, February 24th through Thursday, February 27th we’ll be hosting the 55 Plus Games, then starting on Friday, February 28th through Sunday, March 2nd we start hosting the U12 Provincials, then from Thursday, March 6th through Sunday, March 9th we’ll be hosting the Club Championship Provincials.
We will have NO JUNIOR PRACTICES on the following dates:
We WILL have regularly scheduled practices:
Additionally, I have some open sheets:
Ken Harrott is the man!
A few months back Ryan Giddens asked about the possibility of getting a trophy for the Club Championship.
We drew up some plans and asked Ken if he could make it a reality and he has!
We are still waiting on the new custom rock handle that says CORNWALL CURLING CLUB CLUB CHAMPIONS and 34 plaques (the past 17 years of men’s and women’s champions).
The base is made of an awesome maple and stands 42″ tall with casters (because that thing is HEAVY!). On top sits one of the clubs old rocks as well.
Thank you Ken – it looks great!
The trophy will sit in the corner under the club’s collection of plaques each season as a centerpiece of the furniture.
Congratulations to Team Dennis Watts on winning the 2025 Cornwall Curling Club Club Championship this weekend!
2025 Men’s Champions: Dennis Watts, Erik Brodersen, Shane MacDonald, & Andrew MacDougall
Team Watts defeated Team Yogi’s (Doherty) in the 1v1 game to claim the 2025 Men’s Club Championship.
Team Yogi’s (Doherty) defeated Team MacDonald in the runner-up game to secure the club’s second entry into the provincial championship, which will be held here at Cornwall March 6th through 9th.
Team Creighton (Mellissa Creighton, Jenine Bodner, Sharon Campbell, and Amanda MacIntosh) will be representing the club as Women’s Champions, as they were the only team to register for the women’s event.
Good luck at provincials!
Special thanks to Ryan Giddens for all his help in organizing and promoting this event.
Happy Islander Day!
The club is open on its normal schedule – as always we encourage everyone to use their own judgement based on conditions where you are.
Please note that it’s business as usual on Islander Day at the club – all regularly scheduled events will proceed as normal (assuming the weather cooperates).
Hours, draws (both daytime and evening) and junior practice are all as regularly scheduled.
REMINDER: Round Robin selections and payments MUST BE RECEIVED by tonight at 8PM!!!
We are going to do a Scotties Pick’Em Pool fundraiser for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Team Yogi’s (Ryan Giddens) approached us and we thought it was a GREAT idea.
SCORING:
TIEBREAKERS:
ENTRY/SELECTIONS:
Here is the link to the pool: TINYURL.COM/SCOTTIESPOOL
PAYMENT:
PRIZES:
DEADLINE:
Note: We plan to do another pool for the Brier as well.
Clark Johnson’s name was drawn in the 50/50 draw but he wasn’t signed in – so the $236 carry’s over to next week’s draw!
The 2025 Cornwall Curling Club Championship Weekend begins THIS afternoon!
As we only had one women’s team register for the event before the deadline, they have automatically been crowned 2025 Club Champions and will represent us at the provincial event. That team is Mellissa Creighton, Jenine Bodner, Sharon Campbell, and Amanda MacIntosh.
We have a full slate of eight teams on the men’s side, who will battle it out for the title of Club Champions.
With new rules at the provincial level this year, we will have TWO men’s teams representing the club at the provincial event, which will be held here at Cornwall in early March.
Come out and watch the curling on ice and the Scotties on the TV!
A big THANK YOU to Paul Durant for making the new nameplate holders!
These will come in very handy as we enter our Club Championship Weekend and host provincial events in the coming weeks.
They look GREAT!
The club will open as normal today.
As always use your own discretion based on conditions at your location.
Due to expected road conditions the club will be closing today at 2:30pm.
That means we WILL have Afternoon Stick Drop-In (use your own judgment as always), but there will be NO AFTERNOON PRACTICES and NO THURSDAY MIXED LEAGUE.
Stay warm and safe!
We are aware and keeping an eye on the forecast and weather throughout the day.
AT PRESENT, we are open this morning’s drop-in draw and afternoon drop-in.
We will make an announcement around 2:30pm regarding at least afternoon practices at 4pm/5pm.
We will make an announcement no later than 5:00pm regarding tonight’s evening draws as well.
While the worst of the snow is supposed to be to the west, we are also aware of the possibility of high winds and freezing rain.
Thanks
The club hosted the annual U12 Funspiel on February 1st with a great turnout, including several teams from off-Island.
Thanks to Sarah Doak, our development coordinator for organizing and running this event and the volunteers who helped.
We’d also like to thank ADL for providing chocolate milk for the curlers!
As the season has progressed we have tried to keep the Thursday morning drop-in consistent as changing it causes confusion, however, this week in addition to having the afternoon stick league not happening due to provincials, we are also hosting a local PE class on Thursday.
So, Thursday’s schedule will be:
If you happen to show up at 9:30 on Thursday for curling, just grab a cookie and a cup of coffee as we’ll be starting at 10:00a.
Brock Spence’s name was drawn for the 50/50 but he wasn’t entered for the week or the year – so the 50/50 will carry over with $117 this week.
Toss in your toonie by Thursday so you don’t miss out!
The third round of the Monday Mixed League begins tonight!
See the teams and draw schedule below:
The 2025 PEI Seniors Curling Championships wrapped up at the Summerside Curling Club, with Team Shelly Bradley (Cornwall) and Team Eddie MacKenzie (Cornwall) claiming the provincial titles and earning the right to represent Prince Edward Island at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships in December.
In the women’s event, Cornwall’s Team Shelly Bradley dominated the best-of-five series, securing the championship in three straight games. Their consistent shot-making and strategic play proved too strong for Team London, who put up a strong effort but were unable to force a fourth game.
On the men’s side, Cornwall’s Team Eddie MacKenzie emerged victorious in a highly competitive triple knockout format. MacKenzie secured both the A and B qualifiers, while Cornwall’s Team Rousseau claimed the C qualifier. This set up a potential two-game playoff on Sunday, with MacKenzie needing just one win to clinch the title. He wasted no time, winning the first game and securing the championship without the need for a second match. Team Rousseau battled hard throughout the event and finished as worthy finalists.
With their victories, Team Bradley and Team MacKenzie will now prepare to represent PEI on the national stage later this year. Congratulations to both teams on their outstanding performances!
We are going to do a Scotties Pick’Em Pool fundraiser for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Team Yogi’s (Ryan Giddens) approached us and we thought it was a GREAT idea.
SCORING:
TIEBREAKERS:
ENTRY/SELECTIONS:
Here is the link to the pool: TINYURL.COM/SCOTTIESPOOL
PAYMENT:
PRIZES:
DEADLINE:
Note: We plan to do another pool for the Brier as well.
The annual Roadbuilders Spiel is Thursday, February 6th.
There will be:
The club will be hosting the Curl PEI Junior Tour on Monday, February 3rd.
There will be NO CURLING for the following times:
I haven’t made updates recently online about the 50/50 (sorry!) but here’s it’s been an exciting few weeks with three winners in four weeks!
Scott Ellis won $126 on January 16th
Jody Sanderson DIDN’T win $132 on January 23rd
Sharon Campbell benefitted from that, winning $255 last night!
The team of Bryan Sutherland, Ian Reade, Julie Scales, and Bruce MacKenzie secured a close win in Round 2 of the Thursday Mixed League, defeating Team Craig Moore 97 points to 93 points.
Bryan was wearing an appropriate shirt for the occasion!
Round 3 begins next Thursday evening:
The second round of the Thursday Mixed League finishes this evening, with a tight battle for bragging rights on the line tonight.
The third round will begin next Thursday with the following draw schedule and teams:
The annual U12 Funspiel is THIS Saturday, February 1st.
The draw has been set, the food has been ordered, and we are ready for a great day of junior curling!
The Upstreet Tuesday Competitive League finished up their first round just before the midseason break.
Team Yogi’s ran the table in the Commons Pool with a record of 8-0.
Team Dalton topped the Do-Gooder Pool with a record of 7-1.
Thanks to our long-time Tuesday sponsor Upstreet Craft Brewing for providing gift cards to each team!
The 2025 Cornwall Curling Club Championship draw has been set.
The event will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 14th and 15th.
As we only had one women’s team register for the event before the deadline, they have automatically been crowned 2025 Club Champions and will represent us at the provincial event. That team is Mellissa Creighton, Jenine Bodner, Sharon Campbell, and Amanda MacIntosh.
We have a full slate of eight teams on the men’s side, who will battle it out for the title of Club Champions.
With new rules at the provincial level this year, we will have TWO men’s teams representing the club at the provincial event, which will be held here at Cornwall in early March.
The 2nd round draw has been prepared for the Thursday Stick League.
We are entering the busy time of the season with provincials, the Roadbuilders, and the 55+ Games approaching so there are only 4 days scheduled for this round, but everyone will get to play each team in their division at least once.
Congratulations to the following teams for their round one performances:
IN-TURN DIVISION:
We had three teams tie with 10 wins in the first round of the In-Turn Division:
OUT-TURN DIVISION:
We had two teams tie with 12 wins in the first round in the Out-Turn Division, with both teams going 1-1 against each other:
The next round begins THIS Thursday:
Extending a big THANK YOU to the whole Cornwall Curling Club community for the generous support to the SSVP Pre-Christmas Food Bank Drive.
A special thanks to Myrna Sanderson and Elaine Hughes for organizing the event. Over 500 pounds of canned and dry goods were received as well as $625.00 in cash.
Bravo!
Food Bank Committee
The club and its members would like to express our condolences to the family of Joan Sawatsky, who passed away on January 25th. Joan was the wife of club member Chuck Sawatsky.
Her obituary is below:
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joan Sawatsky (née Gulliver) on the 25th day of January, 2025, after a bravely fought 7½-year-long battle with cancer.
Joan is fondly remembered by the members of Community Baptist Church in Charlottetown. Throughout the ministry of her husband, Chuck, Joan endeared herself to each congregation as a faithful and tireless worker who also liked to bring glory to God with her singing—whether it was in Nova Scotia, PEI or Florida.
Joan is the daughter of the late Murray and Ina Gulliver. She is survived by her husband, Chuck, her sisters Jean, Donna, Christine, Anna and Carol, her brothers Harry, Wayne, Kim and David, and predeceased by her brothers Jerry and Maurice. She is survived by her sons Cary, Bartley and Aaron and by her ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Joan left many memories at the Atlantic Baptist Nursing Home where she nursed for many years. She and Chuck enjoyed 56 years of blessed matrimony. Her deep faith and commitment to the Lord made her eager to meet him and we all look forward to the day when we will be reunited with her.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 28, at 2:00 PM at Community Baptist Church, 162 Sherwood Rd, Charlottetown.
The first annual Winter Jam took place at the club over the weekend and was a huge success.
Winners of the U20 Division were Team Mosher from Halifax Curling Club:
Runners-Up in the U20 were Cornwall’s own Team Dalton:
In the bronze game, Cornwall’s Team MacEwen defeated Cornwall’s Team Pater:
In the U15 Division, the champions were Cornwall’s Team Beaton:
Runners-Up in the U15 Division were Team Brothers from Montague Curling Club:
In the bronze medal game, Cornwall’s Team Myers defeated Montague’s Team Bell.
Here are more pictures from the day:
It was another exciting provincial for Cornwall teams, with all four finalists in the Masters Curling Championships hosted at Crapaud being affiliated with Cornwall Curling Club.
In the men’s division, Team Rousseau (Peter Rousseau, Mark O’Rourke, John Mullin and Phillip McInnis) defeated Team Weeks (Blair Weeks, Alan Inman, Larry Richards and Danny Kneabone).
In the women’s playoff, Team Berry (Shirley Berry, Karen Currie, Sherren MacKinnon and Sandra Sobey) defeated Team Rhodenhizer (Debbie Rhodenhizer, Nancy MacFadyen, Donna Marie and Karen Hardy).
Read more about the event at: https://peicurling.com/2025/01/20/2025-curl-pei-masters-curling-championships-event-wrap-up/
The winners of the talent show and trick shot competitions:
TALENT SHOW:
TRICK SHOW COMPETITION:
Let’s face it – the real winners were the crowd getting to watch all this!
Winter Jam Day 2 was a blast.
What’s not to love about lots of great curling, $1 hot dogs, karaoke/talent show, and a trick shot competition?
Today’s playoffs schedule is:
9:00am: U15 PLAYOFF ROUND
Consolation Bracket:
1:00pm: CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Prizes for the top three teams in each division are:
Day 1 was a success at the Winter Jam Junior Bonspiel
Pictures below
There was some confusion over tomorrow afternoon’s schedule
Just wanted to clarify that we DO have afternoon stick drop-in
NOTE: we will keep a closer eye on the clock than normal as we need the ice cleared by 2:30 for maintenance in preparation for our junior spiel
We do NOT have afternoon practice ice at 4pm or 5pm
