Cornwall Curling Club

Despite the event’s one-year hiatus, Team Red once again prevailed at the annual Your Independent Grocer Red vs Blue Celebration Spiel here at the Cornwall Curling Club, coming on strong in the final draw to grab a 781,000 to 737,000 point win over their Blue rivals, who lead throughout the week’s leadup events and right into the final draw of this event.

Thanks to our title sponsor Jonathan and his team at ‘Good’s Your Independent Grocer’, a hub of activity right here in Cornwall as everyone’s favourite stop for groceries and supplies!

(L-R), Sharon, Shauna

Lacey

Our weekend event was carefully planned by the Event Committee , including Lacey Gallant, Sharon Campbell, and Shauna McGill.

Paul

The committee also included Paul Neima, who was our amazing event Drawmaster (and as usual, sported some great Blue costumes, too)! Paul was super organized and so flexible in the face of constant change! Thank you Paul! Paul was supported by previous Drawmaster Ray Biagé. Thank you Ray for bringing your experience and suggestions with you.

We proceeded through the ‘Red and Blue~ Weekend Division’ with three cohorts of 32 curlers~ and this meant we could not all be together at one time as we could only have two of the three cohorts of 32 in the club at a time. While we were sad not to altogether, we certainly made the most of it!

It took much coordination and planning with the cohort separation and enhanced sanitizing rules this year resulting in a very busy weekend, but, by all reports, everyone had a blast!

Enjoying Sam’s Pizza!

Friday night curlers enjoyed a six-end game followed by some delicious pizza service~ which was provided in partnership with Sam’s Family Restaurant…. and was awesome!

Greg

Friday also included some Trivia fun with the one and only Trivia Master ~ Greg Lucas! Greg is truly a trivia rock star host and we thank him for spending the evening with us (and in some cases rushing along so we could make our cohort deadlines). Thanks Greg!

Saturday morning our curlers started the morning with a selection of freshly baked goods from Cornwall’s own Mary’s Bakery! The offerings, of course, included Mary’s legendary cinnamon rolls, as displayed here by Gary O’Sullivan, who was fortunate to win some at the prize table!

Lunch was a great meal of lasagna, Caesar salad and garlic bread!

Kelley

The Club staff was kept busy with bar service and sanitization measures and we thank Al, Kelley, and Debby for their great service!

The Red and Blue banker for the weekend was Carlene Peters and she was kept busy as teams cashed in! Carlene was a huge asset in her role and this event cannot proceed without her calculations — a huge commitment.

Anne with a Mary’s Bakery muffin!
Angela with some great prizes from O’Connor Glass, who also keep our bar staff safe with their donated plexiglass!

Thank you to Angela Sanderson who helped, as she always does, in any and all the ways needed. Thank you to Ann Boswall and Debbie Rhodenhizer who, while not participating in the curling, spent a good part of their afternoon helping us with lunch service and cleaning!

Sharon, with Katie Shaw (right), who helped out Friday evening

Shauna (right) with Gloria Turner, who also helped out

There were many participants who jumped in when needed to help, including Gary O’Sullivan, David Fullerton, and Jennifer Lenentine, and we are so very thankful. Your support is what helps to offer a fun couple of days of curling for so many!

Brent (left) and Chris

Saturday afternoon Club President Chris MacDougall, offered a genuine thank you on behalf of the membership to our Club Ice Technician, Brent, for leading our ice maintenance team, which includes Danny Kneabone, Mitchell Schut, and Chase MacMillan, and providing us great ice conditions all season!

Chris also thanked our Club Manager,  Lori, for her time and dedication to the club. Lori expressed that the club has such a wonderful membership, a hard-working Board of Directors, dedicated staff, amazing volunteers, and incredible support in our partners to be able to offer community recreation.

The door and winning-colour prizes were awesome and we are so grateful to all of our sponsors and members who donated items. Check out our photo gallery for lots of pictures of the prizes and winners!

Here’s a list of the many companies and members who donated prizes. Thanks to ALL of them for their support!

On Friday night, we drew for a Junior membership. All Little Rockers, Novice, and Junior curlers who participated in the various Red and Blue events were entered. Congratulations to the winner, Ben Bradley!

Carlene

Another fantastic year-end event here at the Cornwall Curling Club on Friday morning and afternoon as our Daytime Curlers competed in the ‘Daytime Division Red and Blue’ event!!

Going into Friday the Blue Team was leading the club-wide points race with 188,000 versus the Red Team who had 147,000 !!

There were some fantastic rivalries … and of course husbands and wives / partners in life were on different-coloured teams!!

So while Blue was leading the race going into Friday ~ the Red Team ended the day just winning the overall daytime points race and providing the first division win for the RED Team!!
Red Team : 106,000
Blue Team: 104,000

While the Red Team narrowed the gap the Blue Team was still leading the club-wide totals going into Friday Evening for the Your Independant Grocer Red and Blue event!!
Blue Team: 292,000
Red Team: 253,000

Our curlers on Friday enjoyed hot coffee, and some iconic cinnamon buns to start their day, and a delicious pizza lunch provided in partnership with Sam’s Family Restaurant & Pub!

Kimball

This day was created and lead by our daytime members Kimball Blanchard who was so super organized and pivotal in hosting this incredible event! Thank you Kimball!!

Kimball thank all of the volunteers who helped with the day by serving coffee and giving our prizes and more!

We were greeted at the door on Friday morning by our good friend Bill who was unable to attend. Bill could not decided who to cheer for, and so wore red and blue!

Paul

While Daytime Committee Chair, Paul Durant, was not able to attend the event Friday (but shown in photos) the Daytime curlers expressed a big thank you to Paul who has lead our incredible daytime curling membership with much dedication, invested compassion, and most of all with a light-hearted but razor-sharp sense of humour!
Thank you Paul!!

Bryan

Past President and former Daytime Committee Member Bryan Sutherland expressed thanks on behalf of the daytime members to the membership for their kind cooperation and support of the Club during this challenging but successful year. He also thanked all Daytime Committee members for the time they have spent in supporting the club, and reviewed all the ways the Daytime Committee helps our club and our community in their works.

Bryan thanked our Ice Technician , Brent, for his dedication and work in enabling us to have great ice this year to curl on!! Bryan also thanked our Club Manager for her time and commitment to the club during a very busy year, with many challenges relating to covid planning and measures.

So while the day was filled with lots of friendly competition and some really great curling, the reallly special part of our day … and our season… has been the community of curlers who arrive for our Daytime Drop-In League and our Wednesday League and shared laughter and sweet friendships during a year that tried to take our spirits. We prevailed and we have the sport curling and the warmth of club life and of community to extend much of our gratitude to!

Here’s our latest photo gallery. Click a pic to enlarge, use arrows or swipe to go ahead/back.

Here are the rosters, schedule, and other info for our Good’s Your Neighbours Independent Grocer Red and Blue Celebration Spiel, starting this (Friday) evening and wrapping up on Saturday!

Please check for your name, as we’ve had to make a few adjustments since the initial versions, and don’t forget to wear your colour! 

Although Red has won this event in recent years, the Blue team, as a result of our lead-up events has, at last count, a 29 lead point lead going into the weekend, so it’s going to be an exciting finish! As we’ve done in recent years, this spiel will follow a “skins” format. In skins curling, teams compete for “skins” rather than points. A team can win a skin by stealing an end or scoring two or more points in an end while with the hammer.

We are including the “Important Spiel Info” and the Event Schedule from our last post following the updated rosters.

2021 Red vs Blue Closing Spiel Teams
**UPDATED TEAM ROSTERS**

Cohort 1

Blue teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Blue Team 1 – Greg Groves, Paula Ling, Colleen MacDonald, Robbie Lenentine
Blue Team 2 – Susan McInnis, Mike MacDonald, Stephen Armsworthy, Lacey Gallant
Blue Team 3 – Joe Callaghan, Donald Weeks, Jeff Hannam, Amanda MacIntosh
Blue Team 4 – Terry MacCormac, Doug Kelly, Scott Carnall, Kevin Lewis

Red Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Red Team 1 – Shirley Berry, Carlene Peters, Elric MacDonald, Laurie Kelly
Red Team 2 – Angus Kennedy, Gerald Dykerman, Megan Davies, Jennifer Lenentine
Red Team 3 – Garth Cudmore, Andrew Robinson, Gloria Turner, Lisa Indris
Red Team 4 – Rob Gallant, Arleen Harris, Jenna Miller, Ella Lenentine

Cohort 2

Blue Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Blue Team 5 – Jody Sanderson Nelson Dougay, Darren Smith, Casey Gauthier
Blue Team 6 – Brent Irving, Susan Dowling-Shaw, Connor Bruce, Bryon Sutcliffe
Blue Team 7 – Paul Neima, Chris MacDougall, Heather Gauthier, Kathryn Roberts
Blue Team 8 – Julie Scales, Stephanie O’Keefe, Richard MacEwen, Derek MacEwen

Red Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Red Team 5 – Hank Kamphuis, Angela Sanderson, Shauna McGill, Kim Muise
Red Team 6 – Brad Gardiner, Jeff Taylor, Isaiah Dalton, Larissa Sanderson
Red Team 7 – David Fullerton, Gary O’Sullivan, George Piercey, Sheamus Herlihy
Red Team 8 – Bryan Sutherland, Robbie Gauthier, Nate MacRae, Kara Smith

Cohort 3

Blue Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Blue Team 9 – Brian McCarville, Alan Mason, Dawn MacIsaac, Ian Kielly
Blue Team 10 – Bill Hope, Linda Fairhurst, Mike Gibson, Kathy Thompson
Blue Team 11 – Kelly Watts, Geoff Boyle, Bijan Adatia (Fri.)/Don Gosse (Sat), Melissa Creighton
Blue Team 12 – Phillip McInnis, Kellie-Lynn Younker, Shelley Woods, Jill Edwards

Red Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Red Team 9 – Sandy Hope, Colin MacIsaac, Italo Marzari, Jenine Bodner
Red Team 10 – Danny Kneabone, Hans Wicki, Sharon Campbell, Patsy McCarville
Red Team 11 – Bruce Thompson, Katelyn Burgoyne, Josh Taylor, Bill McGuire
Red Team 12 – Mark MacDonald, Shelley Ebbett, Dario Zannier, Charlene MacQuarrie

Important Spiel Info

• We will be treating this event as three mini spiels and awards will be given at the end of each cohort event, and is not necessarily colour-based.  However, we will still be announcing the winning team colour at the end of the spiel, so the winning team will have bragging rights!

• We will be using a Skins game format, and the points allotted per end will be posted around the club.

• Please see arrival times for Friday below.  We need to keep a tight timeline to ensure we adhere to our Covid plan, and we will give you a more detailed overview of the weekend when you arrive on Friday.

  • Arrival Times for Friday:  Cohort 1:  5:00 Cohort 2: 6:30  Cohort 3: 8:40 (please do not come early as will be sanitizing between draws)

• Bar Service:

  • Round tables section goes to the right of the bar, while the rectangular tables section will go to the left.  There are to be no more than 4 people at the bar at a time — please remember to socially distance while waiting in line.

• Please remember to adhere to all Club guidelines during the event:

  • Wear a mask unless you are sitting at a table with a drink and/or food, or if you are on the ice.

  • Social distance in the club and the ice shed.

• Please remember to check the lost and found for any items left at the club, as it will be our last weekend.

• Registration Fee is $35 per player

• Please bring cash for your registration and 50/50 tickets- we won’t be accepting debit or credit cards for these. Also, remember to bring your quarters for trivia.

And finally, remember to come decked out in your best Red or Blue!

SCHEDULE

The Wednesday evening Ladder League, with round 3 sponsored by Clow’s Red & White and New Glasgow Lobster Suppers wrapped up last evening with some exciting curling action!

The Mark MacDonald rink won the “A” Pool, with only one loss in the round. The Brayden Snow team also had only one loss, but it was to MacDonald, so they finish in 2nd place.

“A” Pool winners (front row left to right, with Drawmaster Derek MacEwen behind in the centre): Geoff Boyle, Nelson Dougay, Mark MacDonald, Jonathan MacDonald

In the “B” Pool, the first-place honours went to the Paul Neima rink, who, up one coming home without hammer while playing their last game without their skip, won a closely-fought contest against the David Younker squad, going through a port to outcount their opponents. Team Neima finished with a 5-1 win-loss record.

Photo: Team Neima (red rocks) makes it through a port (yellow arrow) to outcount Team Younker

B Pool winners (L-R): Randy Goodman, Alan Mason, Jeff Hannam. Missing from photo: Skip Paul Neima

Team Neima’s only loss was to the Legion of Broom team skipped by Josh McInnis, who would have won the round, but lost according to the rules, as they left one game as a tie situation due to a pause in play the evening of March 31, and therefore only had four wins (and a tie) to Team Neima’s 5 wins (the rules specify that ties are broken by a draw to the button).

Thanks to everyone who participated this (interesting!) season, and we hope to see everyone back in October for another season of the Wednesday Evening Ladder League!

– Derek MacEwen, Drawmaster

Here are the final rosters for our Good’s Your Neighbours Independent Grocer Red and Blue Celebration Spiel on Friday evening and Saturday!

Please check for your name, as we’ve had to make a few adjustments since the initial versions, and don’t forget to wear your colour! 

Although Red has won this event in recent years, the Blue team, as a result of our lead-up events has, at last count, a 29 lead point lead going into the weekend, so it’s going to be an exciting finish! As we’ve done in recent years, this spiel will follow a “skins” format. In skins curling, teams compete for “skins” rather than points. A team can win a skin by stealing an end or scoring two or more points in an end while with the hammer.

We are including the “Important Spiel Info” and the Event Schedule from our last post following the updated rosters.

2021 Red vs Blue Closing Spiel Teams
**UPDATED TEAM ROSTERS**

Cohort 1

Blue teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Blue Team 1 – Greg Groves, Paula Ling, Colleen MacDonald, Robbie Lenentine
Blue Team 2 – Susan McInnis, Mike MacDonald, Stephen Armsworthy, Lacey Gallant
Blue Team 3 – Joe Callaghan, Donald Weeks, Jeff Hannam, Amanda MacIntosh
Blue Team 4 – Terry MacCormac, Doug Kelly, Scott Carnall, Kevin Lewis

Red Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Red Team 1 – Shirley Berry, Carlene Peters, Elric MacDonald, Laurie Kelly
Red Team 2 – Angus Kennedy, Gerald Dykerman, Megan Davies, Jennifer Lenentine
Red Team 3 – Garth Cudmore, Andrew Robinson, Gloria Turner, Lisa Indris
Red Team 4 – Rob Gallant, Arleen Harris, Jenna Miller, Ella Lenentine

Cohort 2

Blue Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Blue Team 5 – Jody Sanderson Nelson Dougay, Darren Smith, Casey Gauthier
Blue Team 6 – Brent Irving, Susan Dowling-Shaw, Connor Bruce, Bryon Sutcliffe
Blue Team 7 – Paul Neima, Chris MacDougall, Heather Gauthier, Kathryn Roberts
Blue Team 8 – Julie Scales, Stephanie O’Keefe, Richard MacEwen, Derek MacEwen

Red Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Red Team 5 – Hank Kamphuis, Angela Sanderson, Shauna McGill, Kim Muise
Red Team 6 – Brad Gardiner, Jeff Taylor, Isaiah Dalton, Larissa Sanderson
Red Team 7 – David Fullerton, Gary O’Sullivan, George Piercey, Sheamus Herlihy
Red Team 8 – Bryan Sutherland, Robbie Gauthier, Nate MacRae, Kara Smith

Cohort 3

Blue Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Blue Team 9 – Brian McCarville, Alan Mason, Dawn MacIsaac, Ian Kielly
Blue Team 10 – Bill Hope, Linda Fairhurst, Mike Gibson, Kathy Thompson
Blue Team 11 – Kelly Watts, Geoff Boyle, Bijan Adatia (Fri.)/Don Gosse (Sat), Melissa Creighton
Blue Team 12 – Phillip McInnis, Kellie-Lynn Younker, Shelley Woods, Jill Edwards

Red Teams (Skip, Mate, Second, Lead)
Red Team 9 – Sandy Hope, Colin MacIsaac, Italo Marzari, Jenine Bodner
Red Team 10 – Danny Kneabone, Hans Wicki, Sharon Campbell, Patsy McCarville
Red Team 11 – Bruce Thompson, Katelyn Burgoyne, Josh Taylor, Bill McGuire
Red Team 12 – Mark MacDonald, Shelley Ebbett, Dario Zannier, Charlene MacQuarrie

Important Spiel Info

• We will be treating this event as three mini spiels and awards will be given at the end of each cohort event, and is not necessarily colour-based.  However, we will still be announcing the winning team colour at the end of the spiel, so the winning team will have bragging rights!

• We will be using a Skins game format, and the points allotted per end will be posted around the club.

• Please see arrival times for Friday below.  We need to keep a tight timeline to ensure we adhere to our Covid plan, and we will give you a more detailed overview of the weekend when you arrive on Friday.

  • Arrival Times for Friday:  Cohort 1:  5:00 Cohort 2: 6:30  Cohort 3: 8:40 (please do not come early as will be sanitizing between draws)

• Bar Service:

  • Round tables section goes to the right of the bar, while the rectangular tables section will go to the left.  There are to be no more than 4 people at the bar at a time — please remember to socially distance while waiting in line.

• Please remember to adhere to all Club guidelines during the event:

  • Wear a mask unless you are sitting at a table with a drink and/or food, or if you are on the ice.

  • Social distance in the club and the ice shed.

• Please remember to check the lost and found for any items left at the club, as it will be our last weekend.

• Registration Fee is $35 per player

• Please bring cash for your registration and 50/50 tickets- we won’t be accepting debit or credit cards for these. Also, remember to bring your quarters for trivia.

And finally, remember to come decked out in your best Red or Blue!

SCHEDULE

This is a reminder that the Wednesday evening Ladder League wraps up this week with “Week 2” which was postponed from March 3 due to the 2nd Circuit Breaker. This means that six out of the seven weeks of the final draw will be played, with the “Week 3” draw that was scheduled for March 10, not taking place (we chose Week 2 rather than Week 3 to add to the end as it had the proper “A” and “B” pool draw times to line up with the previous week). No weeks have been missed due to stormy weather this year (and there’s none forecast for this Wednesday!), and three of the four weeks off due to the Circuit Breakers have been recovered, with one week added between Christmas and New Years, and two weeks added with the season extension.

April 14 (Week 2) – Postponed from March 3

6:30 pm (A Pool)
Ice 1:  A6-Firefighters vs A1-Robertson
Ice 2:  A4-MacDonald vs A5-Callaghan
Ice 3: A2-Quilty vs A7-MacDougall
Ice 4: A8-Gallant vs A3-Snow

8:30 pm (B Pool)
Ice 1:  B6-Younker vs B1-Neima
Ice 2:  B4-Groves  vs B5-Kamphuis
Ice 3:  B2-McInnis vs B7-Watts
Ice 4: B8-Joostema vs B3-Jack

The “A” Pool is sponsored by Clow’s Red and White and the “B” Pool sponsored by New Glasgow Lobster Suppers for Round 3.