Things are shaping up for the Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors (age 50 and over) Curling Championships, which start Thursday Feb. 20, here at the Cornwall Curling Club, with opening ceremonies at 6:15 pm, and opening draw at 7 pm. We have a piper and an anthem singer for the opening, and a number of dignitaries have been invited.

The event draw and schedule now available at the event website: PEICurling.com/seniors

Six men’s and five women’s teams are taking part, including the Bill Hope, Shirley Berry, Karen Currie, and Carol Kennedy teams from our Club. Defending champs are the Rod MacDonald and Nola Murphy rinks. Murphy is not back this year.

We still need volunteers – most games now have timers, but there are still some open spots on the signup sheet, which is up at the Club.

We need a person for each draw to mind the door/sell 50×50 tickets. There will be no admission charge, but we will have a voluntary donation jar at the door, as well as 50×50 tickets sold and programs available at the door. The 50×50 seller will also make a trip through the audience to sell tickets in advance of the drawing.

We also need a person each draw to update the website with the current scores. We have a new laptop dedicated for that purpose, and instructions will be provided.

The daytime curlers will be selling lunch at noon Friday through Sunday. There is a signup sheet for a committee to prepare the food, as well as signup for each draw to serve the food.

Your participation will help make this event a success!

–  Derek MacEwen
Event Chair