Canadian Paraplegic Assoc. big winners at The Dominion

Posted on by November 29, 2010
Photo  (L-R): Myrtle Jenkins-Smith, Paul Cudmore, Shelagh Paul, Evan MacKinnon.
Although the Saskatchewan men and Alberta women were the champions on the ice at The Dominion Curling Club Championship, November 23-28 at the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs, the big winners off the ice were the PEI branch of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA PEI), the charity of choice for the many fundraising activities during the event, including 50X50 draws, a silent auction, raffles,  a “pick the winners” pool, a Grey Cup pool, various team fundraisers, and a hot dog sale.
 
Shelagh Paul, Vice President, Corporate Communications at event sponsors The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, presented CPA PEI with a cheque for $30,000 at the closing banquet on Sunday night. On hand from CPA PEI were Board of Directors President Myrtle Jenkins-Smith, Executive Director Paul Cudmore, and Evan MacKinnon.
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A Very Big Thank You!

Posted on by November 29, 2010

Good Morning Volunteers!
 
I would like to extend to you a very big thank you for volunteering with the 2010 Dominion Curling Club Championship here in Charlottetown and Cornwall. 
 
Kate has already updated you about the final results, but I just wanted to let you know how much you were appreciated for all of the assistance you gave to the players and host committee and especially myself.  It has been great working with you all and I hope that you enjoyed the event.
 
At the closing banquet last night, all of the guest speakers encouraged the players to go back to their provinces to promote the event in their home clubs…there was loud applause that they would not as they wished to return because of the hospitality of the Dominion and yourselves.  You have all made a very big impression on the players and I thank you for that.
 
All the best,
 
Karen Currie
Chair of Hospitality

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Play wraps up at Cornwall for The Dominion

Posted on by November 27, 2010

Thanks to everyone who went to watch, and everyone who helped out at the Cornwall Curling Club. Play wrapped up here this afternoon with the end of the round robin.  There were originally plans to have  women’s semis here tonight, but they have been moved to the Charlottetown club. Volunteers are reminded of the Volunteer Appreciation Night tonight beginning around 9:30 pm at the Charlottetown club. Hot dogs will be sold in aid of the Canadian Paraplegic Association, and the silent auction and other charity fundraisers will wrap up.

Forty players from the event will be back at Cornwall beginning at 9:30 am Sunday for a celebrity curling clinic. The event finals go at 2 pm at the Charlottetown club.

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The Dominion Curling Club Ch’ship Officially Open!

Posted on by November 25, 2010

Photo: George Cook throwing first rock, swept by Leigh Armstrong and Susan McInnis

Round robin play got underway on Wednesday at The Dominion Curling Club Championships, being played at the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs. The opening ceremonies were held Wednesday evening, with George Cooke, President and CEO of The Dominion General Insurance Company throwing the ceremonial first rock, and host committee chair Shirley Lank declaring the event officially open. Play continues through Sunday.

Click to view a photo album from the opening ceremonies.

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PEI rinks are ready for The Dominion Curling Club Ch’ship (Guardian)

Posted on by November 24, 2010

National curling club championships underway today in Charlottetown, Cornwall

by Al MacLeod

Despite a lack of experience playing together, sometimes a team just clicks.

Donald Clarey and his Montague rink was only put together about a year ago before beginning play today at The Dominion national curling championships in Charlottetown and Cornwall.

The championships, in only their second year, will see a total of 28 men’s and women’s teams from across the country compete until Sunday for the title of national club champion.

Clarey, along with third Larry Richards, second Michael Clarey and lead Cameron Lerch, won the Montague Curling Club title and went on to win the provincial club championship last March.

“(The Dominion) will be a big event,” said Clarey. “We’ll have a lot of fun.”

The Summerside rink of skip Kim Aylward, third Jeanne Duffenais, second Michelle Weaver and lead Debbie Caissy will represent P.E.I. in the women’s division.

Click to read this story in today’s Guardian.

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Dominion Curling Club Ch’ship kicks off with opening banquet

Posted on by November 24, 2010

A banquet on Tuesday evening at the APM Centre in Cornwall kicked off activities at The Dominion Curling Club Championship, Canada’s first ever championship for club curlers. Round robin play gets underway Wednesday morning at 10 at both the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs. There is no admission charge, but proceeds from daily 50X50 draws, raffles, and other fundraising activities will go to benefit the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA).

Master of ceremonies for the banquet was Robbie Doherty, second on the Robert Campbell rink, which won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on Saturday. Robbie kicked off the evening by introducing Premier Robert Ghiz, who welcomed the 28 men’s and women’s curling teams, from all provinces and territories to the Island.  Other speakers included Tourism minister Robert Vessey, Danny Lamoureux, Director, Championship Services and Curling Club Development at the Canadian Curling Association, Paul Cudmore, Executive Director of the PEI Branch of the CPA, George Cooke, President and CEO of  The Dominion General Insurance Company, Leigh Armstrong, Branding Coordinator for The Dominion, returning curler from last year’s inaugural event Kristy Frampton from Nunavut, and Jim Mann, host chair for next year’s event in Richmond BC.

Photo: Sonja Gaudet

The highlight of the evening was an inspiring speech and slideshow from two-time wheelchair curling Paralympic gold medallist Sonja Gaudet, from Vernon BC, who spoke about  how she managed to bring sports back into her life after her spinal cord injury, and what it means to compete as an athlete at events such as the Paralympics. She also invited curling clubs to integrate wheel chair curling into their programs.

The opening ceremonies for The Dominion will take place Wednesday evening  at 7:30 pm at the Cornwall Curling Club, with round robin play wrapping up on Saturday, and the men’s and women’s finals going Sunday at 2 pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club.

Complete details and results available at www.thedominioncurls.ca.

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Photo album from The Dominion opening banquet

Posted on by November 24, 2010
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Pepsi Juniors deadline is Dec. 5

Posted on by November 20, 2010

Pepsi

December 5th is the entry deadline for PEI’s first provincial curling championship of the season, the Pepsi Juniors, for curlers age 20 and under, which takes place January 2-4 at the Montague Curling Club. There will be a new junior men’s champion this year, as Brett Gallant of Charlottetown, who skipped the last five junior men’s winning teams, along with a Canadian Championship and a World silver medal, has elected to move up to the Labatt Tankard men’s event this year. Defending junior women’s are the Sarah Fullerton rink from Cornwall. The Tyler Smith rink, who will also be competing in the Canada Games, Feb. 11-27 in Halifax, are among the early junior men’s entrants, along with the Spencer Pitre and Alex Matters teams from Charlottetown.

 This year’s champions will advance to the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, January 29-February 5, 2011, in Calgary Alberta.

Entry fee is $45 per player. Enter online at PEICurling.com.

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Eye on the Hog

Posted on by November 18, 2010

The “Eye on the Hog” hogline violation detection system will be in use at our Club during The Dominion Canadian Curling Club Championship (unfortunately, it goes back after!).

It uses innovative technology to detect a magnetic strip frozen into the ice at the hog line and a bare hand touching the handle.  Circuitry in the handle turns on green lights after a valid release or flashes red lights if a violation has occurred.


The system is activated when the rock is tilted for cleaning.  Circuitry turns off when not in use to extend the battery life to over 150 games. Operation of the touch sensor is confirmed by green lights that flash when the handle is not touched.  Lights are off during delivery to prevent distraction.
If you would like to know more, visit http://www.eyeonthehog.com/
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Cornwall Jackson/Triggs Ladies Curling Spiel

Posted on by November 18, 2010

The Jackson/Triggs Ladies Curling Spiel will take place Saturday  December 4, 2010 at the Cornwall Curling Club.
 
First draw is at 9:00 AM. Morning snacks, a light lunch, and a pot luck dinner following the last draw will be provided by the Cornwall ladies.

Entry Fee is $100 per Team.  To register contact Valerie Acorn at 314-5682  or Bev McCormick at the Club – 566-4427 or manager@cornwallcurling.com.   Please Register by November 30, 2010.
The first 16 teams to sign up will be accepted. 
Please come and join us for our ladies spiel which is guaranteed to be a great time!!

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Angus Kennedy repeats as Kenmac winner in draw to button finish

Posted on by November 14, 2010

It was quite an ending to the A final Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel, as Angus Kennedy, down one coming home with hammer and lying one, tried to draw for the winning point, but had to settle for the tying single, forcing a draw to the button, which he put on the 4 foot. Opposing skip John DeLuca was a bit heavy, ending up in the 12 foot. Kennedy, who was also on last year’s winning team, was joined this year by Myrna Sanderson, and a couple of new curlers, Myrna’s daughter Angela Sanderson, who has recently returned to PEI from points west, and Angela’s husband Brent Irving. John DeLuca’s teammates were Debbie Rhodenhizer, Mike Lafontaine, and Cindy Nicholson.

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews from Kenmac Energy, Angus Kennedy, Myrna Sanderson, Angela Sanderson, and Brent Irving

Photo (L-R) Gordon Matthews from Kenmac Energy, John DeLuca, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Mike Lafontaine. Missing from photo: Cindy Nicholson

Here are the other section winners and runners-up, who all received prizes from Kenmac, including gift certificates for gas and for goods at Mark’s Work Wearhouse.

B section winners:

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews, Gerald Dykerman, Hank Kamphuis, Rebecca Rolfe, B Dykerman

B section Runners-up:

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews from Kenmac Energy, Tom Dunn, Frank Weiler, Perry Mohan, Mabel England

C winners;

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews from Kenmac, Jack Fairhurst, Shirley Berry, John Berry, Linda Fairhurst

C Runners-up:

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews from Kenmac, Dave Howatt, Matt Hanus, Betty Howatt. Missing from photo: W. Drake

D section winners:

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews from Kenmac Energy, Rupert Sweetapple, Rob Young, Cory Downey. Missing from photo: Ellen Weeks

D section runners-up:

Photo (L-R): Gordon Matthews from Kenmac, Ron Giggey, Hélène LaPalme, Paula Ling, Edgar Coffin

Besides the curling, events included curling trivia,  solving “Wordles”, a curler bingo game where you had to get signatures from fellow curlers who had accomplished certain things during their curling careers (e.g. scored and eight ender, or bought new shoes recently), a little bit of Karaoke, and a game of Deal or No Deal, with Matt Hanus and Betty Howatt going on stage in search of the $100 prize (one of them did get $40). 

Saturday lunch included meat on a bun with salad, while supper included spaghetti, and caesar salad.

While the champions were on the ice for the final draw, the rest of us took part in an auction, with Angus Davies serving as auctioneer. Monopoly money earned from our prowess in solving the trivia, bingo and puzzles, and from our lack of prowess for  losing our games was bid for mystery prizes, which included candles and glassware. The bidding was fast and furious, with Bob Fowler and Nucker Richards almost coming to blows over one item. The Club president was outbid for the final item, not knowing that money was being passed under the table to the opposing bidders from the event organizers.

For all the incriminating evidence, check out our slideshow (pics from Deal or No Deal will be along later).

Thanks to all the organizers, including Rob Young and Sherri Boutelier, Bob Fowler, Angus Davies, all the kitchen helpers, the ice staff, and everyone else involved.

Thanks as usual to our long-time sponsors Gordon Matthews and Kenmac Energy, your PEI distributors of Petro Canada products, including gas, heating oil, and propane. Be warned: the double-digit temperatures we enjoyed during the bonspiel will NOT continue all winter! Contact Kenmac today, and get your furnace serviced and fueled for the upcoming heating season.

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The Dominion National Curling Club Championship – Teams, Schedule

Posted on by November 14, 2010

Team rosters and the draw and schedule have now been finalized for next week’s The Dominion Curling Club Championship, which gets underway November 24th, and wraps up on the 28th at the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs.  Fourteen men’s and an equal number of women’s teams from all provinces and territories are competing in this second annual national championship for club curlers.

Full event information is available at www.thedominioncurls.ca.

PEI is represented by the team of Donald Clarey, Larry Richards, Michael Clarey and Cameron Lerch from the Montague Curling Club, and the rink of Kim Aylward, Jeanne Duffenais, Michelle Weaver, and Debbie Caissy from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. 

Photo (L-R):  Donald Clarey, Skip; Larry Richards, Third; Michael Clarey, Second; Cameron Lerch, Lead

Photo (L-R): Kim Aylward, Skip; Jeanne Duffenais, Third; Michelle Weaver, Second; Debbie Caissy, Lead

First draw is Wednesday Nov. 24 at 10 am at both clubs. Opening ceremonies go at 7:30 pm the same day at the Cornwall Curling Club, with draw 4 following  at 9 pm at both clubs. Round robin play wraps up Saturday the 27th with the 1:30 pm draw.

Depending on tiebreakers, the semi-finals will go either Saturday at 8 pm, or Sunday morning at 10 at the Charlottetown Curling Club.

The men’s and women’s finals, followed by the closing ceremonies, begin Sunday afternoon Nov. 28 at 2 pm at the Charlottetown club.

Complete team rosters and photos, along with the full round robin draw and playoff schedule are now available at www.thedominioncurls.ca/en/2010Event.aspx.

All games in the competition are eight ends.

Everyone is welcome to come out and see Canada’s finest club curlers in action. There is no admission charge. Proceeds from 50X50 draws, raffles and silent auctions during the event go to benefit the Canadian Paraplegic Association.

The Canadian Curling Association’s Curlcast system will provide end-by-end results, and some games at the Charlottetown club will be live-streamed (video only) on the internet.  The  live scoring and video will be available at  www.thedominioncurls.ca.

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Cornwall’s Sarah Fullerton and Jeff Taylor rinks win cash in Summerside

Posted on by November 14, 2010

The annual  Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel wrapped up this afternoon with two close finals at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with the Spencer Pitre team from Charlottetown edging the Alex Matters rink, also from Charlottetown, by a 10-9 score in the junior men’s s final, and the Lindsay Doucet rink from Chester Nova Scotia getting by the Sarah Fullerton team from Cornwall 7-6 in the junior women’s championship game.

Pitre was trailing 9-4 after eight ends in his ten end final, but made an incredible recovery, taking four points in the ninth, and stealing a deuce in the tenth for the win. Other members of the Pitre team are Matthew Nabuurs, Eric Pidgeon, and Connor MacPhee, with coach Peter Pidgeon. Playing with runner-up Matters were Chris Gallant, Kyle Holland, and Andrew Cameron, with coach Derrick Cameron.

Doucet and her team of Sarah Spafford, Meryn Avery, and Ellen Graham, with coach John Atherton, were trailing by one coming home, after Fullerton scored a deuce in end eight, and stole a single in the ninth, but Doucet took the win with a deuce in the final frame. Fullerton’s teammates are Michelle McQuaid, Sara MacRae, and Whitney Young, with coach Angela Hodgson.

In the junior men’s semi-finals, Pitre beat Cornwall’s Jeff Taylor team by a 9-2 score, while the Matters rink got by the Sam Ramsay team by a 6-5 score. The junior women’s semis saw Doucet score a triple in the 10th to tie her game, and steal a single in the extra end to win 8-7 over the Mary Myketyn Driscoll of CFB Halifax. In the other semi-final, Fullerton edged Tara LeGay of the Halifax Mayflower club 9-8.

Twelve  junior women’s and ten junior men’s teams took part in the annual cashspiel. The winning Pitre and Doucet teams each went home with $550, with $275 going to the runner-up Matters and Fullerton rinks. The remaining semi-finalists, Taylor, Ramsay, Driscoll, and LeGay, won $125 each.

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Photo Gallery from Kenmac Opening Bonspiel

Posted on by November 14, 2010

We’ll have a full report on the Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel later, but in the meantime, check out the photos in the Photos section of CornwallCurling.com, by clicking here.

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The Dominion Canadian Curling Club Ch’ship holds volunteer training night

Posted on by November 11, 2010

Approximately one-hundred volunteers crowded into the Charlottetown Curling Club on Wednesday evening, for training night for the second annual The Dominion Curling Club Championship, Canada’s first-ever national curling club championship, being co-hosted by the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs from November 23 to 28, with men’s and women’s curling teams from all provinces and territories competing. 

An overview of the championship, and a rundown of the on and off ice activities for the curlers, which will include opening and closing ceremonies and banquets, pub crawls, and an East Coast night with the Jon Matthews band, was provided by event chair Leigh Armstrong, who then introduced Evan MacKinnon of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA), the recipients of all profits from the event (although admission is free, a number of fundraising activities including 50X50 draws, raffles, and a silent auction will take place). 

Kate Arkilander from event sponsor The Dominion General Insurance Company then reviewed the volunteer handbook, and the volunteers then went into breakout sessions to receive an overview of their particular volunteer duties.

During the evening, Paul Cudmore, Executive Director of the PEI branch of the CPA had the opportunity to try out the Charlottetown Curling Club’s new wheelchair lift, donated by The Dominion, making the sport of curling more accessible.  One of the guest speakers during The Dominion will be Paralympic wheelchair curling gold medallist Sonja Gaudet, from BC.

Photo: Paul Cudmore from the Canadian Paraplegic Association tries out new wheelchair lift

Click to view a photo album from the evening.

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Opening draw for Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel

Posted on by November 9, 2010

The Kenmac will begin on Friday, Nov. 12th with draws at  6:30 pm and 8:00pm.  Plan to join us after your game for Deal or No Deal and a chance to win $100.00.   There will be plenty of fun events for your team throughout Friday and Saturday.  Check back soon for more information. 

6:30 pm Draw

Ice One
J.Fairhurst S. Berry, J. Berry, L. Fairhurst   vs. T. Dunn, P. Mohan, F. Weiler, M. England

Ice Two
R. Giggey, H. LaPalme, E. Coffin, P. Ling vs. J. DeLuca, D. Rhodenhizer, M. Lafontaine, C. Lafontaine

Ice Three
L. Davies, B. MacWilliams, L. Carragher, B. Arsenault vs. E. Stavert, R. Stavert, P. Durant, J. Duran

Ice Four
K. Currie, A. Davies, V. Acorn, TBA vs. R. Biagé, B. Duncan Biagé, D. Sigsworth, D. MacEwen

 8:00 pm Draw

Ice One
G. Matthews, M. Matthews, TBA, TBA vs. D. Howatt, M. Hanus, W. Drake, B. Howatt

Ice Two
L. Matthews, G. MacDonald, M. Praught, J. Dykerman vs. M. MacDonald, G. Canfield, D. Fairhurst, C. Carragher

Ice Three
A. Kennedy, M. Sanderson, B. Sanderson, A. Sanderson vs.  R. Sweetapple, J. Callaghan, C. Downey, E. Weeks

Ice Four
N. Richard, A. MacCormac, E. Hughes, J. Anderson   vs. H. Kamphuis, R. Rolfe, G. Dykerman, B. Dykerman

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Wednesday Senior Team Curling Draw Schedule

Posted on by November 8, 2010

Here is the schedule for the Wednesday Senior Team Curling Draw, with one sheet at 10 am,  four at 1 pm, and one bye each week,

November 10 – 10:00 a.m; Ray Biage vs Lester Calbeck

1:00 p.m – . Vern Chowan vs Sterling Stratton; Shirley Berry vs Roddie MacLean; Carol Sweetapple vs Tom Dunn; Paul Durant vs Charlie Campbell; Bye: Diane MacKay

November 17 – 10:00 a.m. – Roddie MacLean vs Diane MacKay

1:00 p.m. – Charlie Campbell vs Shirley Berry; Sterling Stratton vs Ray Biage; Tom Dunn vs Vern Chowan; Lester Callbeck vs Paul Durant; Bye: Carol Sweetapple

December 1 – 10:00 a.m. Vern Chowan vs Ray Biage

1:00 p.m. – Sterling Stratton vs Lester Callbeck; Roddie MacLean vs Charlie Campbell; Paul Durant vs Shirley Berry; Diane MacKay vs Carol Sweetapple; Bye: Tom Dunn

December 15 – 10;00 a.m. Sterling Stratton vs Paul Durant

1:00 p.m. – Carol Sweetapple vs Ray Biage; Vern Chowan vs Lester Callbeck; Diane MacKay vs Charlie Campbell; Roddie MacLean vs Tom Dunn; Bye: Shirley Berry

December 22 – 10:00 a.m. Tom Dunn vs Sterling Stratton

1:00p.m. – Shirley Berry vs Diane MacKay; Ray Biage vs Paul Durant; Lester Callbeck vs Charlie Campbell; Carol Sweetapple vs Vern Chowan; Bye Roddie MacLean

January 5 – 10:00 a.m. Roddie MacLean vs Carol Sweetapple

1:00 p.m. – Tom Dunn vs Paul Durant; Diane MacKay vs Lester Callbeck; Sterling Stratton vs Shirley Berry; Ray Biage vs Charlie Campbell; Bye:Vern Chowan

January 12 – 10:00 a.m. Tom Dunn vs Charlie Campbell

1:00 p.m. – Lester Callbeck vs Roddie MacLean; Carol Sweetapple vs Sterling Stratton; Vern Chowan vs Diane MacKay; Ray Biage vs Shirley Berry; Bye: Paul Durant

January 19 – 10:00 a.m. Carol Sweetapple vs Shirley Berry;

1:00p.m. Roddie MacLean vs Vern Chowan; Diane MacKay vs Paul Durant; Sterling Stratton vs Charlie Campbell; Tom Dunn vs Ray Biage; Bye: Lester Callbeck

January 26 – 10:00 a.m. Sterling Stratton vs Diane MacKay

1:00 p.m. – Carol Sweetapple vs Charlie Campbell; Tom Dunn vs Lester Callbeck; Paul Durant vs Roddie MacLean; Vern Chowan vs Shirley Berry; Bye: Ray Biage

February 2 – 10:00 a.m. Lester Callbeck vs Shirley Berry

1:00 p.m. Carol Sweetapple vs Paul Durant; Vern Chowan vs Charlie Campbell; Ray Biage vs Roddie MacLean; Diane MacKay vs Tom Dunn; Bye: Sterling Stratton

February 9 – 10:00 a.m. Vern Chowan vs Paul Durant

1:00 p.m. – Ray Biage vs Diane MacKay; Tom Dunn vs Shirley Berry; Carol Sweetapple vs Lester Callbeck; Roddie MacLean vs Sterling Stratton; Bye: Charlie Campbell

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Fullerton rink finish play at OVCA Junior SuperSpiel

Posted on by November 7, 2010

PEI Junior Women’s champions, the Sarah Fullerton rink from our Club wrapped up play this afternoon in the John Shea Insurance OVCA Junior SuperSpiel, which took place over the  weekend in Ottawa. They were the only PEI rink in the event, with teams from as far away as Switzerland.

The Fullerton rink, which includes Michelle McQuaid, Sara MacRae, and Whitney Young,  lost their first two games, to Roxanne Perron of Quebec City, and  Kendra Lilly of Sudbury, but won against Quebec’s Lisa Davies team on Friday night. On Saturday morning, the PEI rink lost 6-1 to the Stephanie Brown team from Kemptville ON., taking them out of the championship side of the event, and moving them into the consolation round.

On Sunday morning they edged the Colin Thomas rink from St. John’s 5-4  in consolation play [my nephew Spencer Wicks – Nancy’s sister’s son – is on that team.], but lost their noon game to Kendra Lilly of Sudbury by a 6-4 score.  Lilly then lost to Gustav Eskillson of Sweden in the consolation final.

In the championship section, Winnipeg’s Joey Witherspoon won the men’s final, 8-7 in an extra end over Mathew Camm of Ottawa, while Lauren Grey of Scottland won the women’s championship, with a 7-6 win over Katiie Lindsay of  Toronto.

Event Website: http://juniorsuperspiel.ovca.com

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Fullerton team in Consolation round at OVCA Junior SuperSpiel

Posted on by November 7, 2010

PEI Junior Women’s champions, the Sarah Fullerton rink from our Club, are competing in the John Shea Insurance OVCA Junior SuperSpiel  this weekend in Ottawa. They are the only PEI rink in the event, with teams from as far away as Switzerland.

The Fullerton rink, which includes Michelle McQuaid, Sara MacRae, and Whitney Young,  lost their first two games, to Roxanne Perron of Quebec City, and  Kendra Lilly of Sudbury, but won against Quebec’s Lisa Davies team on Friday night. On Saturday morning, the PEI rink lost 6-1 to the Stephanie Brown team from Kemptville ON., taking them out of the championship side of the event, and moving them into the consolation round.

At 9 ET (10 PEI time) this morning, they play the Colin Thomas rink from St. John’s in consolation play [my nephew Spencer Wicks – Nancy’s sister’s son – is on that team.].   The winner plays again at noon, with the consolation championship at 4 Eastern.

Qualified so far in the men’s championship round are the Joey Witherspoon rink from Winnipeg, and the Mathew Camm team from Ottawa.

Women’s qualifiers include Lauren Grey of Scotland, and Katie Lindsay of Toronto.

The semi-finals go at noon, with the finals at 4 Eastern.

Event Website: http://juniorsuperspiel.ovca.com

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Fullerton rink pick up win at SuperSpiel

Posted on by November 6, 2010

PEI Junior Women’s champions, the Sarah Fullerton rink from our Club, are competing in the John Shea Insurance OVCA Junior SuperSpiel  this weekend in Ottawa. They are the only PEI rink in the event, with teams from as far away as Switzerland.

The Fullerton rink, which includes Michelle McQuaid, Sara MacRae, and Whitney Young,  lost their first two games, to Roxanne Perron of Quebec City, and  Kendra Lilly of Sudbury, but won against Quebec’s Lisa Davies team on Friday night. The PEI rink now play the Stephanie Brown team from Kemptville ON this morning at 9 am Eastern. If they keep winning, they play at 8 pm Saturday, and then at 9 am Sunday in a  Qualifier game.

Event Website: http://juniorsuperspiel.ovca.com

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The Dominion Curling Club Ch’ship Volunteer Training Night

Posted on by November 5, 2010

The Dominion Curling Club Championship, taking place at the Charlottetown and Cornwall  curling clubs from November 23-28,  will be holding volunteer training on Wednesday, November 10th from 6:45 pm to 9 pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club. All volunteers are asked  to attend.  At the volunteer training, you will meet the host chairs and receive your volunteer information package.  You will also learn about the event and your assignment.  Volunteer Handbooks are being emailed to all volunteers early next week, and will also be  handed out at the training night.

Also, please take the opportunity to visit our online Volunteer Information Centre and ensure that all of your contact information is correct.  If you have not already done so, please update your emergency contact information.  The Centre is found at https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=18667.  If you have forgotten your password, you can go to the site and click “Forget your password?”, and your password will be e-mailed to you.  Your login name is your e-mail address.  If you have issues logging in, please email Kate at karkilander@thedominion.ca.

Thanks to all volunteers for your help in making this fast-approaching  national curling championship a success!


Photo (L-R): Shirley Lank, Buttons (The Dominion mascot), Susan McInnis 

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Cornwall’s Sarah Fullerton rink competing in Ottawa SuperSpiel this weekend

Posted on by November 5, 2010

PEI Junior Women’s champions, the Sarah Fullerton rink from our Club, are competing in the John Shea Insurance OVCA Junior SuperSpiel  this weekend in Ottawa. They are the only PEI rink in the event, with teams from as far away as Switzerland.

The Fullerton rink, which includes Michelle McQuaid, Sara MacRae, and Whitney Young,  lost their first two games, to Roxanne Perron of Quebec City, and  Kendra Lilly of Sudbury, and play Quebec’s Lisa Davies at 8:30 Eastern tonight.

Event Website: http://juniorsuperspiel.ovca.com

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Entry deadline approaching for the Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel!

Posted on by October 31, 2010
This is an open mixed fun spiel open to experienced curlers, new curlers, commercial teams, and non curlers who want to try the sport. This event is open to other clubs as well as Cornwall. Team entry and single entries are welcome. All teams must be mixed (skip and mate of opposite sex). 
 
When: Friday, Nov. 12th and Saturday, Nov. 13th  
Cost: $25.00 per player 
 
Entry Deadline: November 5

 

Includes curling on Friday and Saturday, snacks on Friday night, lunch and supper on Saturday, great prizes for first place and runners-up in four divisions and plenty of fun on and off the ice!  

 

 To register, sign up at the Cornwall Curling Club, phone the club at 566 – 4427, or email us at info@cornwallcurling.com.

 And remember, the heating season is upon us. Give Kenmac Energy, PEI’s PETRO-CANADA Distributor,  a call at 566-2295 for all your oil and propane heating and hot water needs. 

  

 
 
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Stick Curling – time change from last year

Posted on by October 29, 2010

The Stick Curlers have decided to change the draw times for this year:  1pm – 3pm (instead of 12:30 – 2:30  last year).

Stick Curling is held on Monday and Thursday.


Photo courtesy of Bob’s Stick, Montague

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Cornwall set to co-host Canada’s 1st-ever National Curling Club Ch’ship

Posted on by October 26, 2010

 

TORONTO, October 26, 2010 – The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company today announced further details of its second annual The Dominion Curling Club Championship, to be hosted from November 23 to 28 at Prince Edward Island’s Charlottetown and Cornwall Curling Clubs.  

Men’s and women’s teams from each of Canada’s provinces and territories will be represented in round robin competition, all vying for the honour of being named 2010 Canadian Curling Club Champions. The teams’ places in the event will already have been hard-won, with each rink having taken home the championship at their provincial or territorial playdowns.  

Also on hand for the week-long tournament will be 2010 Olympic Curling Coach for Canada, Jim Waite, and 2006 Paralympic Gold Medalist curler, Sonja Gaudet.  

Last year’s inaugural The Dominion Curling Club Championship made history as Canada’s first-ever national championship for club curlers, welcoming curling greats Glenn Howard, Mike Harris, and Sherry Middaugh, and awarding national titles to teams from Ontario’s Chatham Granite Club and High Park Curling Club. 

“We’re thrilled to be back for our second annual The Dominion Curling Club Championship,” says George Cooke, President and CEO of The Dominion. “The Dominion has been a longtime supporter of amateur sport in communities across Canada, and once again this November, we’ll get to see our country’s finest club curlers compete on the national stage.”  

All profits from The Dominion Curling Club Championship will be re-directed to the Canadian Paraplegic Association and developmental curling initiatives in communities across the country.
  
For further information:

Leigh Armstrong
Branding Coordinator
The Dominion Curling Club Championship
905-299-3653 or larmstrong@thedominion.ca

For more about The Dominion Curling Club Championship, visit thedominioncurls.ca or find them on Facebook.

  

For more about The Dominion and its products, visit thedominion.ca. 

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Mark your calendars (Bonspiel dates)

Posted on by October 25, 2010

Here are the dates for this season’s main events at our Club:

Oct 29-30  O’Connor Glass Junior Cashspiel (20 and Under)
Nov 12 & 13  Kenmac Energy Opening Spiel (mixed, team and individual, open to other Clubs, too)
Nov 19-20 Seniors Tour (50+)
Nov 23-28 The Dominion Canadian Curling Club Championship (co-hosted with Charlottetown)
Dec 3 & 4    Ladies Fall Spiel (women’s, open to other Clubs, too)
Dec 7 & 8    Lorne MacPhail Memorial Spiel (Seniors, open to other clubs, too)
Jan 21 & 22  CK Carpet (club spiel)
Jan 27-31 Provincial Scotties (women’s)
Feb 4, 5, 6    Club Dominion playdowns (teams)
Feb 18, 19    Francofun Spiel
Mar 11-13    Senior Mixed (50+, open to other clubs, too)
Mar 17-20 Island Petroleum Provincial Junior Mixed
April 1 & 2   Countryview Closing Spiel (club spiel, single entry)

Stay tuned for more info on each event as it approaches!

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Sign up now for the Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel

Posted on by October 23, 2010
This is an open mixed fun spiel open to experienced curlers, new curlers, commercial teams, and non curlers who want to try the sport. This event is open to other clubs as well as Cornwall. Team entry and single entries are welcome. All teams must be mixed (skip and mate of opposite sex). 
 
When: Friday, Nov. 12th and Saturday, Nov. 13th  
Cost: $25.00 per player 
 
Entry Deadline: November 5

Includes curling on Friday and Saturday, snacks on Friday night, lunch and supper on Saturday, great prizes for first place and runners-up in four divisions and plenty of fun on and off the ice! 

 To register, sign up at the Cornwall Curling Club, phone the club at 566 – 4427, or email us at info@cornwallcurling.com.

And remember, the heating season is upon us. Give Kenmac Energy, PEI’s PETRO-CANADA Distributor,  a call at 566-2295 for all your oil and propane heating and hot water needs. 

 

 
 

 

 

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Sunday league starting up

Posted on by October 22, 2010

Chandlers Cabinets and Millworks
Sunday Oct 24@ 7:00pm
 
The Sunday evening league will start  this weekend, with registered curlers showing up and being placed on teams. There is still room for more members. Anyone interested in curling in this draw please come to the Club this Sunday before 7 pm.

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Thursday evening draws

Posted on by October 20, 2010

Here are the opening Thursday evening draws. Draws will normally appear in the Thursday Guardian, and in the draws section of CornwallCurling.com.

Thursday Oct 21@6:00pm
Quartermaster Marine
Ice 1: L. Black, R. Rolfe, V. Taylor, C. Wicki Doucette vs B. MacWilliams, D. Girard, B. Arsenault, TBA
Ice 2: J. Fairhurst, C. Peters, M. Cudmore, J. Ferguson vs E. LeBlanc, L. Fairhurst, D. Fairhurst, S. Ferguson
Ice 3:D. MacKay, K. Affleck, D. MacKinnon, H. Wicki vs M. Plamondon, A. Doucette, M. Matthews, V. MacDonald
Ice 4: G. Groves, N. MacKinnon, G. Canfield, TBA vs A. MacCormac, P. Ling, S. Hughes, TBA
 
 
Cornwall Curling Club
Thursday, Oct 21@8:00pm
Quartermaster Marine
Ice 1: H. Bondt, J. Boisvert, K. Anderson, J,. MacDougall vs R. Boyle, C. Gallant, K. Brown, G. Mallet
Ice 2: A. Caswell, A. Gallant, P. McCarron, TBA vs C. Currie, D. Pineau, T. Gallant, E. Weeks
Ice 3: T. Wiseman, N. Maclon, M. Wilkie, TBA vs D. Crozier, G. MacLeod, K. McCaffrey, TBA
Ice 4: C. Downey, H. Verhelp, O. Younker, TBA vs L. Chisholm, D. Godfrey, T. MacDonald, TBA

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Volunteers needed for Junior program

Posted on by October 18, 2010

We are short on instructors for the Junior Curling Program on Mondays and Thursdays.  At the moment, Greg Groves is our only instructor.

If you can help out, please give our manager Bev a call at 566-4427, or Ann Worth at 675-2916.  Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

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Tuesday Night Competitive League Schedule for 2010-2011

Posted on by October 18, 2010

 October 19

6:30 Ice 1: Neima vs. Spence, Ice 2: Sweetapple vs. Fowler, Ice 3: MacLean vs. Butler, Ice 4: MacKinnon vs Taylor

8:30 Ice 1 Rhodenizer vs. Currie, Ice 2 Davies vs. Fullerton, Ice 3: Birt vs. DeLuca, Ice 4: Hope vs Peters

Byes: Berry, MacWilliams

October 26

6:30 Ice 1: Sweetapple vs.  Neima, Ice 2: MacLean vs. Spence, Ice 3: Davies vs. Taylor, Ice 4: Rhodenizer vs. Butler

8:30 Ice 1 MacKinnon vs. Fowler, Ice 2 Birt vs. Currie, Ice 3 Peters vs. Berry, Ice 4: MacWilliams vs. DeLuca

Byes: Hope, Fullerton

November 2

6:30 Ice 1 Rhodenizer vs. Spence, Ice 2 MacKinnon vs. Neima, Ice 3 Hope vs. Taylor, Ice 4 MacLean vs. Sweetapple

8:30 Ice 1 Peters vs. Fullerton, Ice 2 Berry vs. DeLuca, Ice 3 MacWilliams vs. Currie, Ice 4 Davies vs. Fowler

Byes: Birt,  Butler

November 9

6:30 Ice 1 Davies vs. MacLean, Ice 2 DeLuca vs. Butler, Ice 3 Rhodenizer vs. MacKinnon, Ice 4 Birt vs. Sweetapple

8:30 Ice 1 Hope vs. Neima, Ice 2 MacWilliams vs. Spence, Ice 3 Fullerton vs. Taylor, Ice 4 Berry vs. Currie

Byes: Peters, Folwer

November 16

6:30 Ice 1 MacKinnon vs. MacLean, ice 2 Sweetapple vs. Rhodenizer, ice 3 – Davies vs. Neima, Ice 4 Birt vs. Spence

8:30 Ice 1 MacWilliams vs. Butler, Ice 2 Peters vs. Taylor, Ice 3 Hope vs. Fowler,  Ice 4 Fullerton vs. Berry

Byes: DeLuca, Currie

November 30

6:30 Ice 1 Berry vs. Bulter, Ice 2 Fullerton vs.Neima,   Ice 3 MacWilliams vs. MacKinnon Ice 4 DeLuca vs. Sweetapple

8:30 Ice 1 Birt vs. Davies, Ice 2 Hope vs. Rhodenizer, Ice 3 Currie vs. Spence, Ice 4 Taylor vs. Fowler

Byes: Peters, MacLean

December 7

6:30 Ice 1 Peters vs. Neima, Ice 2 Taylor vs. Berry, Ice 3 MacWilliams vs. Sweetapple,  Ice 4 Fullerton vs. Fowler

8:30 Ice 1 DeLuca vs. Spence, Ice 2 Hope vs. MacLean, Ice 3 Davies vs. Rhodenizer,  Ice 4 Currie vs. Butler

Byes: Birt, MacKinnnon

December 14

6:30 Ice 1 Currie vs. Sweetapple, Ice 2 Fowler vs. Berry, Ice 3 Fullerton vs. MacLean,   Ice 4 MacWilliams vs. Davies

8:30 Ice 1 Peters vs. Rhodenizer, ice 2 Hope vs. Birt, Ice 3 Butler vs. Spence, Ice 4 DeLuca vs. MacKinnon

Byes: Taylor, Neima

December 21

6:30 Ice 1 Fullerton vs. MacWilliams, Ice 2 Currie vs. Hope, Ice 3 DeLuca vs Peters, Ice 4 Butler vs. Davies

8:30 Ice 1 Taylor vs. Birt, Ice 2 Fowler vs. Rhodenizer, Ice 3 Spence vs. MacKinnon, Ice  4  Neima vs. MacLean

Byes: Berry, Sweetapple

January 4

6:30 Ice 1 Curries vs. Peters, Ice 2 Fullerton vs. DeLuca, Ice 3   Folwer vs. Birt,  Ice 4 Butler vs. Hope

8:30 Ice 1 MacLean vs. Berry, Ice 2 Sweetapple vs MacKinnon, Ice 3 Neima vs. Rhodenizer, Ice 4 Taylor vs. MacWilliams

Byes: Spence, Davies

January 11

6:30 Ice 1 Fowler vs. MacLean, Ice 2 DeLuca vs. Hope, Ice 3 Currie vs. Davies,  Ice 4 Neima vs. Berry

8:30 Ice 1 Peters vs. MacWilliams, Ice 2 Butler vs. MacKinnon, Ice 3 Fullerton vs. Birt,  Ice  4 Spence vs. Sweetapple

Byes:  Taylor, Rhodenizer

January 18

6:30 Ice 1 Fowler vs. DeLuca, Ice 2 MacKinnon vs. Davies, Ice 3 Taylor vs. Currie,  Ice 4 MacLean vs. Birt

8:30 Ice 1 Sweetapple vs. Hope, Ice 2 Spence vs. Peters, Ice 3 Butler vs. Fullerton,  Ice 4 Rhodenizer vs. Berry

Byes: Neima, MacWilliams

January 25

6:30 Ice 1 Butler vs. Taylor, Ice 2 Berry vs. Davies, Ice 3 Rhodenizer vs. Birt,  Ice 4 Spence vs. Fullerton

8:30 Ice 1 Neima vs. DeLuca, Ice 2 MacLean vs. MacWilliams, Ice 3 Sweetapple vs. Peters, Ice 4 MacKinnon vs .Hope

Byes:  Fowler, Currie

February 1

6:30 Ice 1 Birt vs. Berry, Ice 2 Spence vs. Taylor, Ice 3 Sweetapple vs. Fullerton,   Ice 4 Rhodenizer vs. MacWilliams

8:30 Ice 1 MacKinnon vs. Peters, Ice 2 Fowler vs. Butler, Ice 3 Neima vs. Currie,  Ice 4 Davies vs. Hope

Byes: MacLean, DeLuca

February 8

6:30 Ice 1 Davies vs. Peters, Ice 2 Rhodenizer vs. DeLuca, Ice 3 Neima vs. Butler,  Ice 4 Spence vs. Fowler

8:30 Ice 1 Birt vs. MacWilliams, Ice 2 Sweetapple vs. Taylor, Ice 3 Berry vs. Hope, Ice  4 MacLean vs. Currie

Byes: MacKinnon, Fullerton

February 15

6:30 Ice 1 Taylor vs. DeLuca, Ice 2 Currie vs. Fullerton, Ice 3 Berry vs. MacKinnon,   Ice 4 Fowler vs. MacWilliams

8:30 Ice 1 Sweetapple vs. Davies, Ice 2 Butler vs. Peters, Ice 3 MacLean vs. Rhodenizer, Ice 4 Neima vs. Birt

Byes: Spence, Hope

February 22

6:30 Ice 1 Taylor vs. MacLean, Ice 2 Currie vs. MacKinnon, Ice 3 Fowler vs. Neima, Ice 4 Peters vs. Birt

8:30 Ice 1 MacWilliams vs. Hope, Ice 2 Berry vs. Spence, Ice 3 DeLuca vs. Davies, Ice 4 Fullerton vs. Rhodenizer

Byes: Butler, Sweetapple

March 1

6:30 Ice 1 MacLean vs. Peters, Ice 2 Folwer vs. Currie, Ice 3 Hope vs. Spence,

8:30 Ice 2 Berry vs. Sweetapple, Ice 3 Birt vs. Butler, Ice 4 Neima vs. MacWilliams

Byes: Davies, Rhodenizer

March 8

6:30 Ice 1 Birt vs. MacKinnon, Ice 2 MacLean vs. DeLucca, Ice 3 Sweetapple vs. Butler,  Ice 4 Berry vs. MacWilliams

8:30 Ice 1 Hope vs. Fullerton, Ice 3 Rhodenizer vs. Taylor

March 15

6:30 Ice 2 MacKinnon vs. Fullerton, Ice 3 Deluca vs. Currie

8:30 Ice 2 Davies vs. Spence, Ice 3 Taylor vs. Neima, Ice 4 Fowler vs. Peters

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Commercial League starts Monday

Posted on by October 17, 2010

The commercial league will begin tomorrow, Monday Oct. 18th at 8:30 pm. 

 The draw will be determined when all teams arrive.

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Draw for Welcome back to Curling Night

Posted on by October 15, 2010

Here is the draw for Welcome Back to Curling Night on Saturday Oct. 16

4 pm

Ice 1: Gordon Matthews, Chris Currie, Dean Fairhurst, Shirley Ferguson
vs Jack Fairhurst, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Mike Lafontaine, Shelley Murphy

Ice 2: Tom Dunn, Danielle Girard, Mary Plamondon, Jack Ferguson
vs Lew Black, Joe Callaghan, Robert Kennedy, Linda Matthews

Ice 3: Paul Neima, Carlene Peters, Tony Turnbull, Ellen Weeks
vs Angus Kennedy, Cindy Nicholson, Bob Murphy, Corey Dunphy

Ice 4: Karen Currie, Melody Beck, Leigh Carragher, Meaghan Wilkie
vs John DeLuca, Lynda Turnbull, Paula Ling, Carol Carragher

5 pm

 Supper

6 pm 

Ice 1:  Tom Dunn, Danielle Girard, Mary Plamondon, Jack Ferguson
vs Angus Kennedy, Cindy Nicholson, Bob Murphy, Corey Dunphy

Ice 2: Gordon Matthews, Chris Currie, Dean Fairhurst, Shirley Ferguson
vs John DeLuca, Lynda Turnbull, Paula Ling, Carol Carragher

Ice 3:  Jack Fairhurst, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Mike Lafontaine, Shelley Murphy
vs Karen Currie, Melody Beck, Leigh Carragher, Meaghan Wilkie

Ice 4: Lew Black, Joe Callaghan, Robert Kennedy, Linda Matthews
vs Paul Neima, Carlene Peters, Tony Turnbull, Ellen Weeks

7 pm

Munchies and social time

Good curling!

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Wednesday Night Ladder League Teams, Rules, Qualifier Night Draw

Posted on by October 15, 2010

Welcome to another season of the Wednesday Night Ladder League, with the first round sponsored by Don Lowther Snow Removal.

We are pleased to welcome back all of last year’s teams (with a few lineup changes, and a few players still being recruited), with the exception of the Jeff Taylor rink, who have moved up to the big leagues (Tuesday). This means we have a “perfect” draw of 16 teams, with no byes. In keeping with our tradition of starting fresh each season,  the first night, Oct. 20 will be Qualifier Night, with teams playing other teams at random, with the winners advancing to the A pool, and the runners-up going to the B.

Looking at the calendar, I see that we will have no curling on November 24, as The Dominion Curling Club Championships opening ceremonies and a women’s draw will be taking place here. After Qualifier Night, this gives us Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10,  17 , Dec. 1, 8, 15, and 22 as dates before Christmas, and Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, and March 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 as dates after (we will not curl on  Dec. 29). This makes 21 weeks divided by three full seven-night round robin draws, with the second round starting a week before Christmas (Dec. 22), and the final round beginning February 16. If we miss a night due to storms or other reasons, that night’s draw will be cancelled, and the schedule for subsequent nights will not change. We will follow last year’s format of having everyone from the A pool on at one time, and everyone from pool B on at the other, with the times swapping each night.

RULES: This is an open, semi-competitive team entry league. Eight end games, with any combination of male and/or female players permitted. To keep this league on a less competitive level than the Tuesday night league, no more than two players on one Wednesday night team may be members of the same Tuesday night competitive league team. This rule will also apply if spares are needed. If you call up a spare from your Tuesday team, they should be replacing another team member that plays on Tuesday night, so that there are no more than two Tuesday night players on the ice.

No ties: Skips will draw to the button (with sweeping) to resolve individual game ties. Only the throwing team may sweep the rock — the opposing team may not sweep behind the tee.

League Points will be awarded as follows:

3 points will be awarded for a win, 1 point for a loss, 0 points for a loss by default. Scores will be kept as well, to be used only in end-of-round tie resolution. In the event of a default, the non-defaulting team will receive a score of one point for each scheduled end.

At least one regular team member and at least three players in total must be present to avoid a default. Team members can play any position and can change from game to game. When teams are tied in points after a round, the win/loss record of those teams against each other shall be used to determine their ranking (provided that the two teams faced each other in the round). When the ranking of teams cannot be determined by comparing round win/loss records against the teams involved in the tie, the ranking shall be determined by the score differentials of the teams who are tied. If they are still tied, the full score differentials of the teams who are tied will be used.

In the event of a cancellation, the cancelled week will not be played, and all subsequent draws will remain where they were.  Any cancellations will be posted on CornwallCurling.com.

Ladder format: At the end of each round, the bottom three teams from the A pool will descend the ladder to Pool B, while the top three teams from B will climb the ladder to A. The winners of both the A and B pools from each round, and the A pool runner-up in the final round will receive a prize at season end, courtesy of our generous sponsors.

The buzzer will be used to ensure the teams are off the ice within the 2-hour time period.  If the buzzer sounds, teams will complete the current end in play to finish  the game. If tied, the standard draw to the button will then take place.

Here are the team rosters (players can play any position and change from night to night if they want)

1.       John DeLuca, TBA, Peter Buchanan, Edmond Richard
2.       Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Roy Coffin, Jim Farquharson
3.       Joerg Soltermann, Lew Black, Hans Wicki, Dan Delaney
4.       Colleen Soltermann, Susan Carruthers, Sandie Williamson, Theresa Finkle
5.       Bob Fowler, Paul Durant, Jamie Ballem, Allan Acorn
6.       Chris Hodgson, Joe MacKinnon, Derrick Cameron,  Mitch Freeman
7.       Karen Montgomery, Ronalda Baillie, Vicki Cotton, Cyndi Russell
8.       Ray Biagé, Rebecca Rolfe, Barb Duncan Biagé, Derek MacEwen
9.       Paul Neima, Brad Gardiner, Mike Lafontaine, Dwayne McNeill
10.   Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey
11.   Kelly Watts, Derek Gallant, Wayne Goodwin, Cathy Handren
12.   Gordon Peters, Hank Kamphuis, Gerald Dykerman, Pat MacInnis
13.   Karen Currie, Valerie Acorn, Mark Perry, Len Gotell
14.   Kathy Reeves, Nancy MacKinnon, Heather Pierce, TBA
15.   Angus Kennedy, Cindy Nicholson, Terry Wiseman, Linda Matthews
16.   Martin Vanderaa, Bill Vanderaa, Darren Vanderaa, TBA

Here is the random draw (numbers chosen via random.org) for Qualifier Night, October 20th.

Wednesday October 20

6:30 pm

Ice 1: Bob Fowler, Paul Durant, Jamie Ballem, Allan Acorn
vs Gordon Peters, Hank Kamphuis, Gerald Dykerman, Pat MacInnis

Ice 2: Kathy Reeves, Nancy MacKinnon, Heather Pierce, TBA
vs Ray Biagé, Rebecca Rolfe, Barb Duncan Biagé, Derek MacEwen

Ice 3: Paul Neima, Brad Gardiner, Mike Lafontaine, Dwayne McNeill
vs Chris Hodgson, Joe MacKinnon, Derrick Cameron,  Mitch Freeman

Ice 4: Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Roy Coffin, Jack Farquharson
vs Colleen Soltermann, Susan Carruthers, Sandie Williamson, Theresa Finkle

8:30 pm
Ice 1: Karen Currie, Valerie Acorn, Mark Perry, Len Gotell
vs Karen Montgomery, Ronalda Baillie, Vicki Cotton, Cyndi Russell

Ice 2: Angus Kennedy, Cindy Nicholson, Terry Wiseman, Linda Matthews
vs Kelly Watts, Derek Gallant, Wayne Goodwin, Cathy Handren

Ice 3: Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey
vs Joerg Soltermann, Lew Black, Hans Wicki, Dan Delaney

Ice 4:  John DeLuca, TBA, Peter Buchanan, Edmond Richard
vs Martin Vanderaa, Bill Vanderaa, Darren Vanderaa, TBA

Sponsors:

Don Lowther Snow Removal, Murphy’s Cornwall Pharmacy, Howard Johnson Dutch Inn, Cornwall Pizza Delight, Clyde River Golf Links

– Derek MacEwen
Wednesday Night Drawmaster
derek@derekmacewen.com, 569-4437 (H), 566-8726 (W)

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Sign up by Thurs. for Welcome Back to Curling on Saturday

Posted on by October 12, 2010

All returning and new members are invited to join us for a fun evening of curling, pizza and munchies on Saturday, October 16th beginning at 4:00pm.  You’ll have the chance to get back into curling with 2 four-end games as well as catch up with old friends and meet some new ones.  You can sign up at the Club or call us at 566-4427 or email info@cornwallcurling.com, or Sherri at srboutilier@edu.pe.ca.  Deadline to signup is Thursday evening.  Entry fee is just $10 per person.

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Daytime curling – update

Posted on by October 4, 2010

The draws schedule sheet mailed out to current club members indicated that daytime curling is held Monday through Thursday mornings. There is, in fact, daytime curling Monday through Friday mornings from 10 – noon (and has been since the Seniors competitive league was moved from Friday to another timeslot). We apologize for the typo! The online version has been corrected to reflect this change.

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Welcome back to curling night – Oct. 16

Posted on by October 6, 2010

All returning and new members are welcome to join us for a fun evening of curling, pizza and munchies on Saturday, October 16th beginning at 4:00pm.  You’ll have the chance to get back into curling with 2 four-end games as well as catch up with old friends and meet some new ones.  You can sign up at the club during your registration night (Wed. October 6th for returning members, or Oct 12, 13, or 14 for new members), or by contacting the Club at 566-4427 or info@cornwallcurling.com, or email Sherri at srboutilier@edu.pe.ca.  Hope to see you there! Entry fee is just $10 per person.

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Free Intro to Curling sessions!

Posted on by October 11, 2010

If you would like to try out the sport of curling, be sure to attend one of our free “Introduction to Curling” nights, October 12, 13, and 14, 2010 from 7-9 pm. Come one night, or all three if you wish (we will have beginner and more advanced sessions each night). There will be a lesson on curling, including its basic concepts and ethics, followed by a video, and then you will take to  the ice to throw some rocks and have some fun. Bring clean sneakers, and wear stretchy or loose pants, and a light jacket. Everything else will be provided. These sessions are for adults only (junior curlers receive instruction as part of their regular program) and there is no charge, and no obligation to join the Club.

Curling is a wonderful sport to pass the winter, get some exercise, socialize, and have some fun!

Photo from a previous year. Sorry – Guy Hemmings will not be here this year!

 

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Icemaking underway for 2010-2011 Season

Posted on by September 30, 2010


Photo: Lance putting the base coats on the ice surface

The Club ice plant, complete with a brand new condenser unit, is running, and base coats are being applied by head icemaker Lance Lowther (pictured) and his crew, in preparation for ice availability in time for our free curling instruction, which begins on Oct. 12.

Also coming this year is Jet Ice, courtesy of The Dominion Curling Club Championship, which our club is co-hosting with Charlottetown, along with additional end-zone viewing cameras at the near end.  Jet Ice is a water treatment system designed to ensure consistent ice from end-to-end.

Jet Ice Tanks

Photo: Jet Ice tanks

Also look for new blue and gray colours for the rings at both our club and the Charlottetown club. These are the corporate colours of The Dominion General Insurance Company.

We’ll see you on the ice!

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Schedule of Draws and Leagues 2010-2011

Posted on by October 4, 2010

From Little Rocks right through to Seniors, the Cornwall Curling Club has a curling draw for everyone.

Sunday Mixed Draw 7 PM – A fun non-competitive draw.  This is a single entry draw and teams are made up by the drawmaster and changed every six weeks

Monday through Friday Daytime Drop In 10-Noon – This is a great atmosphere for those who would like to come curl during the morning hours.  It is a single entry draw with teams being made up each day.

Monday Stick Curling 12:30-2:30 PM

Monday Little Rocks (age 6-7) 4-4:45 PM

Monday Novice (age 8-12) 4:45-6PM

Monday Mixed Draw 6:30-8:30 PM – A fun non-competitive draw.  This is a single entry draw and teams are made up by the drawmaster and changed every six weeks

Monday Commercial League Draw 8:30-10:30PM – A fun non-competitive draw for business sponsored teams

Tuesday Junior Team Practice 4:30-5:30

Tuesday Competitive League 6:30-8:30 & 8:30-10:30 PM – This is a team entry draw for our clubs competitive teams

Wednesday Daytime Competitive League 1-3PM plus extra sheet at 10AM – This is a team entry draw for our clubs competitive daytime curlers.

Wednesday Junior Team Practice 3:30-5:30 PM

Wednesday Ladder League 6:30-8:30 & 8:30-10:30 PM – this is a team entry draw for semi-competitive teams.  All teams remain the same for the curling season.

Thursday Stick Curling 12:30-2:30 PM

Thursday Novice 4-5:30 PM

Thursday Mixed Draw 6-8 & 8-10 PM – These are single entry leagues with teams being made up by the drawmaster and changed every 6 weeks.

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2010-2011 rates (unchanged from last season)

Posted on by September 30, 2010

All memberships, including one-draw memberships, give you the opportunity to play in members-only tournaments (entry fee applies), compete (entry fees apply) in provincial championships, book practice time on Sundays when ice is available, and spare in any league without additional cost (if you are thinking about joining another club, be sure to ask how their membership compares).

Payment terms for adult memberships are ½ due on registration night and ½ due on December 1.  Youth memberships are due at registration.

Memberships may be paid with Debit, Credit Card, cheque, or cash.  GST will be added to these rates.

Adult Membership:

One Evening Draw per week                      $195

Two Daytime sessions per week                $195

Adult Unlimited Evening Draws only     $295      

Adult Unlimited Daytime Draws only    $265

Adult Unlimited (Daytime and Evening)  $315

Couple Unlimited                                              $550

Full-time Student (19+) Unlimited            $215

Youth Memberships:

Little Rockers (ages 6-7)               

  For one session Oct-Dec or Jan-Mar      $50

  For both sessions                                           $80

Novice (8-12) and Juniors (13-20)              $120

Jr. membership plus one evening draw $215

Other

Social Memberships (attend club functions, curl only in weekend club spiels (extra cost)  $35

Non-Members “walk on” fee per draw (when space available)    (pay at bar)

  Junior (GST incl)                                              $5

  Daytime (GST incl)                                          $7

  Evening (GST incl)                                      $10

 Locker Rentals (per season)                        $25 ( Subject to availability. May be shared – some co-ed lockers are available in hallway.)

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From the President: Welcome to the 2010-11 Season!

Posted on by September 30, 2010

Dear Members and Prospective Members:

Welcome to another exciting season of curling at the Cornwall Curling Club!  On behalf of the Board of Directors I wish all our returning and new members the best in their curling endeavors and hope that they enjoy the great comradeship and spirit of our Club.

The Cornwall Curling Club will be an exciting place this evening, with the co-hosting of The Dominion Canadian Curling Club Championship (November 23-28), The Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championship (January 27-31), as well as the Rodd Provincial Senior Mixed (March) as well as our own Club curling spiels and events throughout the year.  We look forward to seeing as many people and teams as possible from our Club compete and participate in these events.

Membership Fees:  Fees will remain the same as last year.

Registration:  As usual, returning members/teams will be given priority for any draw hey curled in last year.  In the case of the Tuesday and Wednesday night team-entry leagues, there must be at least 3 returning members to keep your existing team spot, followed by 2 returning members having priority over any new teams.  Special consideration may be granted for the exception to this rule only by the Committee Chairs – Lorianne Davies and Bob Fowler jointly.  If you have any concerns about the draws, please make them known to Lorianne and Bob before registration.

 The following is a list of dates for the start of the season

Returning member registration (7-9 pm) –   Wed. October 6th

Introduction to Curling & Registration –     Tues. October 12th

Introduction to Curling & Registration –     Wed. October 13th

Introduction to Curling & Registration –    Thurs. October 14th

1st Curling Draw of the Season-                     Sun.  October 17th

 As always, the success of our club relies heavily on you our members, sponsors and volunteers.  Please let myself or any one of our Board of Directors know what is working and what isn’t.  We are committed to working hard to oversee the well-being of your club.

Have a great year in curling,

 Karen Currie, President

 Board of Directors- John DeLuca, Arleen Harris, Sean Ledgerwood, Lorianne Davies, Carol Sweetapple, Paul Durant, Sherry Boutilier, Jamie Ballem, Bob Fowler, Chris Montigny and Bev McCormick our Manager

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Cornwall’s Fullerton named CCA Jr. Athlete of the Week

Posted on by September 13, 2010

Junior Athlete of the Week: Sarah Fullerton

(Canadian Curling Association) This week’s Junior Athlete of the Week is Sarah Fullerton of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.

 
Sarah Fullerton

Birthdate: March 8, 1991
Birthplace: Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Hometown: Cornwall, P.E.I.
Curling Club: Cornwall Curling Club
Current Team: Team Fullerton
Position: Skip
Delivery: Right
Nickname: Fully

Getting to Know Sarah Fullerton

Sarah is building up quite a collection of Prince Edward Island honours over her young career. She claimed her first provincial curling title way back in 2003 when she captured the P.E.I. 11 and under title, and followed up three years later with a 15 and under title, and between 2006 and 2009, won three 17 and under crowns and finished second another time.

Fullerton also represented P.E.I. at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, gaining her first taste of national-level competition. 

One of the up-and-coming stars on the Atlantic Canada curling scene, Fullerton was named her province’s Junior Female Athlete of the Year in 2009, and her team was named the province’s Team of the Year in 2008.

 Fullerton’s dream of curling at the M and M Meat Shops Canadian junior championships finally came true last December when she, Michelle McQuaid, Sara MacRae and Whitney Young, along with coach Brenda MacMillan, won the provincial junior championship, and went on to post a respectable 6-6 record to place sixth at the nationals in Trois-Rivieres, Que.

 Fullerton also gives back to the sport; she’s a Level 2 certified coach and has taught young curlers at her home club in Cornwall. And off the ice, she’s equally successful; in 2009, she won a variety of scholarships (PEI Mutual Education Trust Scholarship, UPEI Frederic S. Davison Scholarship and the 2009 UPEI Inspiring Excellence Entrance Scholarship), in addition to working for Parks Canada as a heritage presenter at Green Gables Heritage Place and Province House.

 


Click thumbnail to enlarge (Photo: Brennan Schnell) 
  


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Click thumbnail to enlarge (Photo: Brennan Schnell) 

Quick Hits with Sarah Fullerton

 Do you have any superstitions?
“I’m not overly superstitious but I have a lucky charm that I always keep in the pocket of my curling jacket.”

 Three people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party.
“Sandra Schmirler, Ellen Degeneres and Channing Tatum.”

 If you could be a star any other sport, what would it be, and why?
“I would want to be a freestyle skier! I think it would be so thrilling and I’ve been really interested in it ever since Alexandre Bilodeau won the first Olympic gold medal for Canada, at home, last winter!”

 If you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why?
“It would be good to have a rule that if a rock picks you can re-throw it because it’s so unfortunate when your team or your opponent loses a good shot to a pick. It would also be fun to have a rule that rocks could hit the boards from the hogline in . . . that could get interesting!”

 What music do you like to listen to before a game?
“Anything with a good beat really or something motivating that will get me pumped up!”

 Favourite:
— Website? “Facebook”
— Order from Tim Hortons? “Toasted cheddar cheese bagel with cream cheese and an apple juice!”
— Vacation destination? “I really want to go to Australia and Scotland someday.”
— Junk food? “Popcorn with butter and dill pickle seasoning!”

 Do you have any pet peeves?
“1. When people crack their knuckles or any other part of their body; 2. When people are late; 3. Complainers”

 Three things you always travel with?
“1. Cell; 2. iPod; 3. Mastercard”

 First thing on your Bucket List?
“Skydiving!”

 Favourite pastime between draws at cashspiels?
“Checking Facebook, listening to music and snacking!”

 One thing most people don’t know about you?
“I’m scared of bats.”

 What is the biggest misconception about curlers?
“That we aren’t athletic.”

 Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal:
“Open draw to the four-foot!”

Link to story at the CCA Website

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Sterling Stratton gets to enjoy lawn bowling with the help of a new apparatus

Posted on by August 25, 2010

(Charlottetown Guardian) Not even a pair of arthritic knees can stop Sterling Stratton of Charlottetown from playing the sports he loves.

In 1988, at the age of 50, Stratton thought his curling days were over, but he was able to return to the rink after an extensive hiatus with the assistance of a device called a delivery stick.

He has never looked back since, winning numerous championships with the Cornwall Curling Club’s stick curling team.

The delivery stick hooks to the curling stone’s handle and allows players with restricted mobility to deliver a rock, using a release mechanism, from an upright position out of the hack.

With the use of a device that applies the same logic as the delivery stick, called a bowling arm, Stratton is again able to conquer his physical limitation and continue playing another sport he loves — lawn bowling.

Click to read this story in today’s Guardian.

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Former junior curling champion remembered for generosity (Guardian)

Posted on by July 6, 2010

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.

Kinney died suddenly Thursday in his home of Cornwall. 
He was 33.
Kinney, who played out of the Cornwall and Charlottetown curling clubs, was a gifted curler and skipped P.E.I. Pepsi Junior championship rinks in 1993, 1995 and 1997.
Chad MacMillan, a member of the 1993 and 1995 championship teams, said Kinney was competitive and all business when he was on the ice, but off it he was a kind and caring friend.
 “He was a friend that would do anything for you. He would give you the shirt off his back,” MacMillan said.
MacMillan said Kinney was a dedicated curler.
“When he was on the ice he had his game face on, which we were thankful for because it took us places.”
He had an intense passion for the game, MacMillan said.
“He was an enemy on the ice if you weren’t on his team.”
MacMillan said he was shocked to learn of Kinney’s death.
“He’ll be missed.”
Kinney is survived by his parents, Bill and Janet (Hayes) Kinney; a sister, Melinda Stead; two grandparents, a number of uncles and aunts and a nephew and niece.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Belvedere Funeral Home in Charlottetown. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel today at 10 a.m., with interment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. 
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Volunteers wanted for The Dominion ice crew

Posted on by July 5, 2010

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!
Ice photo

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Three-time PEI Jr. Champ Mark Kinney passes away at 33

Posted on by July 3, 2010

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

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More cameras, draft beer coming for The Dominion!

Posted on by June 26, 2010

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 Dominion

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Commercial League rates set for upcoming season

Posted on by June 26, 2010

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.

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